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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