A Cushion for Levi

Pinterest strikes again! I saw this cute floor cushion/pouf for toddlers on Pinterest and followed this tutorial for making it.  I made it out of regular quilting fabric (however, by no means was this a "cheap" fabric), not a home decorating or sturdier fabric which means it may not last as long, but I couldn't pass up the print once I saw it.  I checked out a quilt store near me this past Saturday that had a TON of great fabrics.  Once I spotted this one I knew I had to do something with it and I immediately thought of the pouf I had seen.  Sold.

 I made the whole thing on Sunday - it probably took me a total of about 4 hours and the total cost was about $15, most of which was the fabric (only 1 yard needed!) since I bought the piping and filler on sale.  Justin took some action shots of me hard at work.  It really was pretty simple - I even used piping!  The only thing was the tutorial I followed called for the side piece to be 51.5".  I even cut it about 52"+ to give me some wiggle room, but I was still a little short so I had to finesse it a bit to make it work.  I needed about another inch or so and it would have been perfect.  Also, I could not find my compass to make the circles (geez, I've only had that thing since about 6th grade and haven't used it since) so I used a pushpin, some string, and a pencil.

 

I gave it to Levi this morning while he was eating breakfast.

 

 

Reinforced handle! The lines aren't perfect but that's the beauty of homemade.

It works!