Bean bag, bean bag.

Cathie's birthday is coming soon.
When I asked her what she would like for her birthday, she said that since I was crafty I could make her a bean bag for reading.

You may have guessed by now that I am French. Bean bag sounds a little bit like "bin bag" when I say it. It took me some time to understand why very few people were excited about this projects. Few looked mildly put off even.

We went to the fabric shop to select the right fabric. Oh dear, not another fabric shop. I loved it. I even found out that there is an upholstery fabric shop in Abingdon.

We found a stripped fabric (another stripped fabric, honest I wasn't the one picking it). Bought a light fabric for the inside bag and a zip.
I used a very simple online pattern for this.

The light fabric was on sale at a reduced price (£1/m), it was the one!
As you can see, this fabric was made for fans of the Newcastle Football Club. I have another 2m, email me if you know a Newcastle football fan...I've got some left.

This is the outer fabric. The outside is brown and the inside is light fold. I'll use both and alternate the pannels.

The inside bag is assembled with French stitching.

Zip stitching. If I do another bag following this pattern I will buy a longer zip (60 or even 70 cm). The opening looks too small.
I'm even thinking to fill the inside bag after inserting it in the outside bag and stitching it shut by hand.

Bag waiting for its beans.

Cathie on her bean bag