The other day I decided that the time was ripe to revisit my Starfruit Cushion Tutorial, and attempt to make a larger Footstool. I cut 9″ squares out of upholstery fabric, and sewed them up with 1/2″ seam allowances (instead of 1/4″). So far, so good.
Next I stuffed the upper section with poly-fill, which took more than half of a large bag, (which was all I had). I threaded the buttons through, while the footstool was still small enough, using dental floss for strength. Then I started feeding this beast with bits of torn, old sheets that were too thin and ripped to reuse, and leftovers from the tee-shirts I had cut up for my rag-rug.
I quickly moved onto old kindergarten tee-shirts, that were too paint-stained, (to pass on to anyone else) and too small for the rag-rug. The footstool swallowed them whole, and still looked hungry. Eventually I ran out of rags too feed it, but it is only half-stuffed. I am thinking that it will take quite some time to finish this beast.
But that’s OK, it may look a bit deflated and squidgy, but Lotta approves.
Have you ever stuffed anything with old clothes and scraps?
I’ve used scraps of polar fleece for stuffing. It worked out well and was easy to wash.