Another late night sewing project

{yellow stripes canvas - Ikea / pink dots - Joann's}

I saw this floor cushion on Living with Punks and just knew I had to make one. A floor cushion was on the to do list anyways so this was just perfect. I can't remember if I saw the tutorial first and bought the fabric for it or the other way around, but I'm super pleased with how this project turned out. I smile every time I look at it! Those yellow stripes are just plain happy. The pink polka dot piping was a last minute decision and added a second night of sewing but totally worth it! So, what are you waiting for? Go make one of these. They don't even necessarily have to be for kids. Amy over at Ponder and Stitch made a fabulous grown up version!

I didn't have a compass handy to create the circle template needed so I got a little DIY. I grabbed a pencil/pen/whatever, a pushpin, a teeny bit of cardboard (to push the pin into), and some ribbon in lieu of string. Kinda like this. I had a reeeeeally hard time getting a nice, even circle so I simplified things a bit. I grabbed a full piece of newspaper, folded it along the fold lines and drew only a quarter of a circle. When cut and unfolded, I ended up with a perfect circle!

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