Tonight while the kidlets were sleeping, I decided to make a fabric balloon ball. I found a
free pattern for these a while ago & I have been keen to make one with some dinosaur fabric that a friend gave me. I'm planning to take one camping with us in the holidays. A balloon ball is light (so it won't damage things in a tent), packs away very small once deflated and is safer for babies than a regular balloon.
I was a bit surprised how quick this project was!
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| Inside-out |
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| Empty, finished ball |
The trickiest parts were the two ends, but I found it didn't matter if the pieces didn't quite match up, I just mowed straight over the top of them with the overlocker and they turned out fine! You could still sew one of these quite easily with a regular machine - you would just need to be a little more careful to match the pentagonal ends to the side pieces.
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| The top piece has an opening, so you can insert the balloon |
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| The bottom |
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| It had an eggy balloon shape - I may have inflated the balloon too much! |
I'm excited about playing with this with the boys tomorrow. It bounces quite well.
I'm pretty happy with it! Going to make a few to put in the present box (would be a good first birthday present).
3 comments:
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