My dad has been the president of a youth baseball league for my most of my life. It’s across the street from where my parents live, so I spent majority of my younger days running around there! All three of us played ball when we were little, so we’ve have a lot of memories there. My dad always jokes that he’s going to set up a tent on the outfield for KPA and I when we get married right on home plate. (It’s not going to happen that way, Dad-sorry!) Anyway, my Dad asked me to make him some bean bags for the little t-ball players!
I was more than happy to start this project. I had some thick red canvas on hand and I knew they would be perfect for the bags. First thing I did was I embroidered “baseball stitches” on white linen to get the look of an actual baseball.
After I embroidered the 4 circles I cut them out. The embroidery hoop left an impression on the linen, so it was quite easy to cut out a circle. Then I cut the red fabric into 6 by 6 inch pieces.
I used some Fray Check on the embroidery so it would be able to withstand the wear and tear of being thrown around by five year old kids (hopefully this helps). Then I sewed them onto the red canvas. 
Then all I needed to do was sew up the squares! And tada!
Most bean bags last well when you put in gravel (for a fish tank), but these need to be extra kid-friendly, so I’m going to add some rice in the inside and sew up the rest! {They could use a good ironing, too!} I’m happy with how they came out. I’m sure the little guys will not even care about how cute they are, but at least I know! Hope you enjoy, DAD!
