You can alter the dimensions as you wish, but these instructions are for a bag 28 inches (71 cm) high with a 50 inches (130 cm) diameter. For this size, each length of fabric needs to be 6 yards (5. 5 m) and 60 inches (150 cm) wide.
Corduroy Denim Flannel Fleece Velour
For this size chair, you will need a 30 pounds (14 kg) package of foam measuring 36” x 36” x 48” (0. 91 x 0. 91 x 1. 22 m). As an alternate material, you could also use packing peanuts. Just be sure they are the type that won’t dissolve when exposed to water, just in case you spill anything over your bean bag chair. [4] X Research source
In case you need a refresher, the circumference of a circle is the total distance around its edge. The diameter is the distance of a straight line drawn from one side, through the center, to the opposite side. The radius is the distance of a straight from the center to one side.
If you don’t, simply make a second mark that is even with the first and at least 27 inches from either side. Use a fabric pencil or chalk to make your marks and outlines, since these will wash away when you’re all done.
Have your partner place the point of their pen, pin, or whatever in the center mark of your circle. Pull the string tight between the two of you so that your chalk or fabric pencil is exactly 27 inches away from their pen or pin. Have your partner keep their pen or pin perfectly still and straight as you circle the table, tracing a perfect circle over your fabric as you go. Be sure to keep the string pulled tight between the two of you until you complete your circuit. Also make sure that both of you keep your tools perfectly vertical, not at an angle, as you pull the string tight between them.
Once you’re done, you should have two identical circles cut from each fabric, all of the same size, for a total of four circles.
Once you have two equal rectangles from one fabric, do the same with the other, for a total of four rectangles of equal size, with two of each of fabric.
Once you’re done, each rectangle should measure 170 inches (4. 32 m) long by 32 inches (0. 81 m) wide. In sewing, the “right side” refers to the “pretty” side: the one that’s meant to be on display on the outside of whatever you’re sewing.
The seam allowance refers to the distance between the edge of the fabric and the seam that you are sewing. The heavier the fabric, the larger your seam allowance should be. When sewing, remove each pin as you come to it.
The zipper isn’t strictly necessary for the inner bag. If you’d rather do without one, simply sew the bottom circle to the rectangle as you did with the top. Only this time, leave an open gap roughly 24 to 36 inches (0. 61 to 0. 91 m) long. Later, once you are done stuffing the filler inside the bag through that gap, sew it shut. That said, if you are using expanding foam, a zipper is strongly advised. This way you don’t have to sew the gap shut as the foam expands inside the bag.
Continue unzipping the zipper a little bit at a time, pinning its halves to the bottom circle and rectangle as you go, until you reach the end. Start sewing the zipper first, using your sewing machine’s zipper foot, with a seam allowance of a quarter inch (0. 61 cm). Once the zipper is sewn to both the bottom circle and the rectangle, sew the circle and rectangle together as you did with the first circle.
If you didn’t use a zipper for the inner bag, pin and sew the gap shut once your filler is inside. Once your inner bag is sealed, stuff it into your cover, zip your cover shut, and you’re done!
