#needleworkmonday :: Ball experiment that turned into a mini cushion

Happy happy August #NeedleWorkMonday!

I had a plan. A plan to sew a ball for my nephews to play indoors. I did a quick research, and it didn't seem so hard. Just sew 6 pieces of a pattern and stuff them with filling and voila. Looked simple, sounds simple but...



I drew a pattern to cut.


And chose the fabric - a cheap polyester fabric that feels a little like plastic which would fit as a ball.


The fabric was first folded into 6 sides, like how we fold a fan, and I pinned and traced the pattern.




The pin helped to keep the paper and fabric in place.


Then, with 6 pieces of the same shape and I started sewing.


I used the pattern on the fabric as a guide to make sure the sewing was properly carried out.


I was starting to get excited once I managed to sew on 6 pieces of the fabric together, joining them one by one, leaving a gap for the last joining to turn and for the filling.


At the top and bottom, I joined the pieces by sewing them shut by hand.


And turned the insides out.


I used a microfiber batting filling which I got from Daiso, a chain store from Japan.


And stuffed the filing in. I also added some socks to fill in the gaps.


At the end of it, I hand sewed the opening shut.


But alas, it looked like a mini cushion!


Maybe, I should have went with 5 fabric pieces instead of 6. Hmm..

I shall try again, after I check out more videos :D

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