I have been noticing that when I do my hand sewing, I never seem to know where to put my feet. My chair is lovely for my joints. Yes, it could do with some refinement and I think I should sand some of the sharp edges off but it works on my hips. I feel like I should build another. I will paint turquoise or red when I do. But my chair was needing an ottoman.
I looked at different types online. I wanted something I could build or make. I also knew I needed softness. The cube shaped ottomans appealed both in terms of price, size, and softness possibilities.
On a rainy Sunday afternoon, I picked up two pieces of upholstery fabric. Each one yard. It is enough to make two ottomans. I cut six 18 inch by 18 inch squares of each and started stitching.
I will say the stitching on the stiffer fabric was easier then on the softer fabric. But not terrible. I fashioned a t shape from all the squares and then sewed that together so I had a cube with one side still open.
It was cheaper to buy inexpensive pillows then the amount of polyfill I would need. Six standard pillows fit into each of the ottomans. The cashier thought I was having guests over.
I pinned that last opening and hand sewed the edge together. I bent every single straight pin. The squeeze clamps the boyos use in knife making actually worked much better. If I were making many of these, I would invest but instead I borrowed.
Now there are two lovely ottomans.
The blue one sits by my sewing chair and is quiet lovely. The brown/grey one above sits by my Beloved's rocking chair. It gets used quite often as well. Not bad for an afternoon of work.