I asked for thoughts on what to do with my fabric collection, and you all had great ideas. I will be trying most and featuring them here. Today, I decided to start working on an Easter project for my nieces that was shared by Me Sew Crazy. The idea is that you make six or so bean bags that look like bunnies, and kids can make it a tossing game, like Baggo, if any of you have played that! Kids just stand a few feet away from their Easter basket and toss the bean bags, trying to make it into the basket.
One fat quarter of fabric will make three or four bunnies. The first step is to cut the pattern and trace it onto your fabric using a disappearing sewing marker. You can get this pattern here.
Two of the bunny cutouts will make one bean bag.
Place them together, right sides facing each other, and sew with a small stitch, close to the edge. Leave about one inch open at the bottom to insert a funnel.
Using the opening, turn the bunny right side out. With the help of a funnel, fill with poly beads, rice, or beans. I used navy beans, because they are cheap and small. Pin the opening shut.
Sew the opening to seal the bean bag, and you are one bunny down, several more to go. I plan on making two sets in different colors, so that the nieces can play on teams. Thanks, Me Sew Crazy, for the great idea!
For two sets of three:
Fabric: $2.00
Beans: $2.00
Total Cost: $4.00
Traditional Baggo Game: $99.00