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February 1, 2021 By Brandy 26 Comments

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FREE Bean Bag Chair Sewing Pattern (2 Sizes!)

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A cozy place to read or watch TV. This bean bag chair sewing pattern is easy to follow and perfect to sew up for kids or adults! This post was originally shared in 2013, but has been updated with revised pattern links. This post contains affiliate links.

You might also like these DIY projects: fleece pillowcases, teddy bear sleeping bag tutorial or our chicken bean bags!

little girl sitting on bean bag chair

Homemade Bean Bag Chair

Making your own beanbag chair might seen intimidating, but it’s actually a fun project! What kid (or adult) wouldn’t want their own bean bag chair? This bean bag pattern comes in two sizes! For kids or adults. You can make a liner/insert and fill it with bean bag pellets, or simply make the outer shell and fill the inside with stuffed animals! The stuffed animals are cozy and are an inexpensive filler, and it provides toy storage at the same time.


homemade bean bag chair

This bean bag chair was made by sewing up a liner, filling it with styrofoam pellets, then placing the liner inside of the outer cover. The cover is washable and easy to remove if something gets spilled. I love that it doesn’t require sewing in a zipper, just velcro! It does not include instructions for adding a fabric handle, but that would be easy to do before filling it up with the foam filler pellets.

Bean Bag Chair Sewing Pattern

It took me about 2 hours to make the kid size chair and I foresee more in the future. The pattern is a free one from Stardust shoes. I did not create it or claim ownership of it. The original website is no longer around, but I still had a copy of the pdf pattern and instructions so I’m sharing it here. If I ever find that it is being hosted on their website again, I’ll link to the website.

Click here for the KIDS pattern.

Click here for the ADULT pattern.

fabric and bean bag filler

DIY Bean Bag Chair Supplies

Fabric Yardage:

  • 3 yards (kid) or 6 yards (adult) of fabric for the inner bag
  • 3 yards (kid) or 6 yards (adult) of fabric for the outer bag

Additional Supplies:

  • Scraps pieces of fabric for the appliqué
  • 30” of 3⁄4” wide hook Velcro
  • Sewing Machine
  • Pins
  • Scissors
  • Thread
  • Measuring Tape
  • Bean bag pellets (1 bag for kid size, 3 bags for adult size) or LOTS of pillow stuffing
  • Printable Pattern (KIDS) or (ADULT)
toddler sitting on bean bag

Best Fabrics To Use For a Kids Bean Bag Chair

  • Outer layer: home decor fabric, canvas, lightweight upholstery fabric or denim, corduroy (lots of different fabrics would work, you just want something sturdy).
  • Inner lining: cotton, muslin (I used broadcloth, but an old sheet would work great!)
finished bean bag with Mickey Mouse fabric
The shell has a velcro closure to make it easy to take off and wash. You can use batting or styrofoam pellets. I chose to go that route. I found a big bag for about $12 at Walmart.
toddler on bean bag

Click here for the KIDS pattern.

Click here for the ADULT pattern.

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  1. Karen says

    April 19, 2013 at 5:33 am

    So cute!!! The Walmart you got the pellets at ~ is this a regular store or one with a fabric section? Just curious what section of the store you found these. Thanks!

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    • Brandy says

      April 19, 2013 at 6:17 am

      Thank you Karen!

      This Walmart had a fabric section, but I actually found the bags of pellets in the furniture section! They sell bean bags chairs and the bags of pellets are right next to them and the slipcovers to go over them. At the one I went to, it was by all of the college/dorm type furniture/lamps and alarm clocks. So even if yours doesn’t have a fabric section, you would probably still be able to find the pellets!

      Reply
    • Brandy says

      April 22, 2013 at 3:53 pm

      This comment has been removed by the author.

      Reply
  2. Megan Barnes says

    April 19, 2013 at 9:57 pm

    I cant find the tutorial. can you post it or a new link for it?

    Reply
  3. Megan Barnes says

    April 19, 2013 at 9:59 pm

    I cant find the tutorial. can you post it or a new link for it?

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      April 19, 2013 at 10:34 pm

      I just checked into it. It looks like none of the Michael Miller tutorials are coming up right now. Hopefully it is a glitch that they can fix quickly. I will have to see if I can find it another way. Thank you for letting me know!

      Reply
    • Brandy says

      April 22, 2013 at 3:54 pm

      I received an email that all of the links have been restored on the Michael Miller site! Yay! You should have no issues clicking through to the pdf tutorial.

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        December 21, 2013 at 9:05 am

        It’s not allowing me to get the tutorial either

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        • Brandy says

          December 21, 2013 at 10:38 am

          The Michael Miller site is down right now for the tutorials. It did that a few months ago, but then fixed itself and is now down again. I have no idea what is going on, but it is frustrating because they have some awesome tutorials! I will let you know if I see that they are working again!

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          • Jessica says

            December 21, 2013 at 10:53 am

            Thanks

  4. [email protected] says

    April 20, 2013 at 12:54 am

    I will need to check out Walmart – whenever I looked at the beans they were more expensive than that so I passed on this project. Thank you for the heads up! It turned out great! Saw you on TT&J

    Reply
  5. Laura says

    April 20, 2013 at 1:35 am

    I would have thought syrofoam beads were more expensive than that… For $12, I will seriously think about making one… but I will probably try to reinvent the wheel, cuz thats just what I do. Found you on Tatertots and Jello.

    Reply
  6. Maureen says

    April 21, 2013 at 1:50 pm

    Brandy,

    I have seen these pellets at K-Mart also. Just FYI. Love the blog!

    Maureen

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      April 22, 2013 at 3:55 pm

      That is great to know for those who live closer to a Kmart, thanks Maureen!

      Reply
  7. ROSEMARY KURASZEWICZ says

    February 1, 2021 at 7:37 pm

    How big is the bean bag you are covering?

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      February 1, 2021 at 8:31 pm

      I don’t have the bean bag anymore, this is an old post, so I’m not sure what the final dimensions ended up being.

      Reply
  8. Brenda wallace says

    September 5, 2021 at 5:00 pm

    I need help , I’m have hard time find bean bag pattern. On my spare time try to find something to do. Retire from nursing home . Work there 15, year. So now I found another hobby, I love call my daughter is work with k8. Can your help. I went 6 store ( no). I lov sewing that will keep me buisnessed& I love children as well elderly. Wait for comment

    Reply
  9. PATRICIA Davis says

    October 8, 2021 at 11:18 am

    Really having a hard time understanding how to lay out the fabric. Is there a video tutorial?

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    • Brandy says

      October 8, 2021 at 1:23 pm

      Hi Patricia! I’m sorry I don’t have a video for the bean bags and the tutorial wasn’t my own. I just followed it when I made my bags!

      Reply
  10. Lisa says

    October 26, 2021 at 2:51 pm

    I have printed out your pattern but it does not have the exact dimensions on it. It printed on 8 1/2′ X 11′ paper. Does anyone know what the actual dimensions for the pieces are?

    Reply
  11. Diane says

    October 30, 2021 at 4:26 pm

    The kid size pattern is for what age child? I need to make one for a 5-year-old boy. Just curious as to what is approximately the finished size. Thank you.

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    • Brandy says

      October 30, 2021 at 8:38 pm

      Hi! My daughter in the photos was 2 years old, if that helps. I no longer have the bean bag chair that I made in these photos (taken in 2013). She used it for a few years! I did not create the original pattern, only linked to it so I don’t have exact measurements unless I were to make it again. I’m sorry!

      Reply
  12. Brenna says

    December 8, 2021 at 9:43 pm

    Hi there,

    I ordered a beanbag that is 36″ in diameter, and am just wondering if the kid size cover will fit it nicely?

    Many thanks
    Brenna

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      December 8, 2021 at 9:58 pm

      Hi Brenna! I can’t remember the dimensions exactly, and got rid of the beanbag that you see in the photos a couple of years ago. I want to say that it was smaller than that, but I’m not sure. I’m sorry!

      Reply
  13. Hazel says

    December 17, 2022 at 12:51 pm

    you do not mention the width of the material you used.

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      December 17, 2022 at 5:05 pm

      It’s been so long, but I’m pretty sure it was 45” wide.

      Reply

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