Reading Cushion Tutorial

Inspired by Land of Nod reading cushions

You will need:
    Home decor fabric - 1 yard+ depending on how big you want it
    Thread - either contrasting your fabric or the same, depending on how you want it to look
    Fiberfill - 16 oz + depending on how firm you want it

The reason the materials aren't very specific is due to the fact that first one I made was perfect for my two year old, but much too small for my bigger kids, so I adjusted the amounts on a whim.

Here are my basic instructions for the two year old sized pillow.

First, I drew a 17" in diameter circle for my pattern on tissue paper.

I then cut out two of these circles from my fabric.
The next piece, for the sides, needs to be 9" x  51.5" long. You will have too piece it together if your fabric is 45".

Next, sew one of the circles to the long side piece by stitching together on the backside of the fabric.

After this is done, sew the next circle on in the same way.

Now you will have an empty shell of your cushion. There will be an opening where the side piece needs to be closed. Sew this halfway shut, you will need it a little open so you can stuff it wil fiberfill.

Turn the the cushion shell right side out and stuff away until you reach desired amount of poof.

Then hand stitch the rest of the opening closed.

Et Voilà!

For my bigger boys, I doubled the size of the circle, changed the side piece to 12", and the length adjusted accordingly.