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You can purchase the pattern for this pouffe here.  Detailed instructions can be found here.

union jack pouffe - you can make your own

Pouffe – a low seat or footstool.  You may have seen them in magazines or catalogs with the spelling ‘pouf’.  I looked it up and a ‘pouf’ is the stacked up hairstyle.  A ‘pouffe’ is what I created!

Melaine from My Sweet Savannah sent me a photo of a pouffe and asked if I could make her one.  It looked easy enough so I agreed to make her one.  She sent me an antique grain sack and some scraps of vintage fabrics that had writing on them, and a drop cloth.  From those I created her pouffe.

how to make a pouffe!

As I was thinking about how to create the pouffe I had the bright idea that this would be a great thing to use as a contribution to the magazine Celebrating Everyday Life.  So poor Melaine had to wait weeks for her pouffe, as I designed a pattern, made her pouffe and 4 others, photographed them, sent the photos to Jennifer and got all the magazine stuff done first.

pouffe - make your own

She was amazingly patient with me – thanks Melaine!  Her pouffe was my favorite, I love old grain sacks.

how to make a pouffe!

It is fun to come up with other ideas for these ridiculously cute and easy-to-make pouffes 🙂  You can find the pattern for sale here – after purchasing the pdf pattern will be emailed to you.  You may print it and use it for personal use only.  Re-selling the pattern is not permitted.  Not for commercial use, or for producing items to sell.

The instructions for making the pouffe are here.

If you make one I’d love to see it, so make sure you let me know!

pouffes (1 of 8)

I will be taking several of these pouffes to The Vintage Marketplace at the Springfield flea in a couple of weeks.

Pouffe - how to make your own - pattern available

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend – I spent yesterday working on all kinds of projects for The Vintage Marketplace and I will soon be sharing some of them with you.  Today I am working on my next contribution to the magazine – I’ll be playing with some Christmas decor!!!

Jill

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  4. Jill, you’re SO talented. I’ll bet Melaine loves the pouffe you made. And if not, I’ll take it! 😉 And your pictures are beautiful. Love the staging, lighting, everything. What a great contribution to the magazine. Well done!!

    Debbie

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  5. Those are just darling, Jill. I’ll bet Melanie loves hers. For some reason she had dropped off my reading list so I “found” her again thanks to you! xo Diana

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  9. Gosh, why can’t you be my neighbor? I could keep you busy with so many wonderful sewing projects. I love these poufs you made. So cute! I love the mix of fabrics you put together. That makes them so interesting. I’ll have to check out the tutorial.

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  15. Love!!! So, so cute! I may have to attempt one. I saw the cutest idea for a small one for little people and I was struck with the idea and thought it might be fun to make for our baby nieces.

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    • You could download my pattern and shrink it for a smaller pouffe! They are so easy! And you can order the bean bag fill from walmart.com – have it shipped to your walmart and you pick it up. free shipping that way!

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  18. Good Afternoon Jill, What a fabulous way to make a pouffe. Do you know, I remember these pouffes were so popular in the 1960’s…. they were made of leather and we loved them, but you have created a much softer look, which fits with today’s lifestyle. I am going to print the pattern, as I have a lot of family visiting over Christmas time and they would be so handy, to either sit on or put our feet on.
    Jill, thank you for resurrecting such lovely memories. I have become a new follower through Google + and I look forward to reading more of your posts.
    Best Wishes to you,
    Daphne

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  19. These are just the coolest…and I love that you designed and produced them yourself. I saw them in Jennifer’s magazine and was so thrilled for you. Good luck in Springfield too!

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  23. I love these and one would look perfect in my newly finished basement. I’m not a sewer(wish I was) and I’m not close to the Vintage Marketplace and was wondering if you will be selling any on ETSY? I would love to buy one.

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  25. Jill,
    Is the drop cloth you used for Melaine’s pouf a tight enough weave to keep it stable? Also, how has the bean bag filling held up? I want to make these for my boys to use while gaming so they’ll need to be sturdy! I was thinking I should fill them extra full so they won’t squish down quite so far like bean bags do. Any suggestions?

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    • Hi Lauren! I haven’t asked Melaine how hers is doing but thanks for making me think about that! I need to do that. One thing I would suggest – as you are filling it keep pushing the bean bag fill down as tight as you can. if you wanted to add a zipper or velcro to open them back up you could always add more fill after they have been used a few weeks or months. I’ve toyed with the idea of adding zippers or velcro to the ones I sell but it just makes the price have to go up so much I haven’t done it. Still thinking on a way to do that and keep the price down! The drop cloth is a great cloth for these I think but if you want them sturdier than just the drop cloth use part heavy antique grain sack like Melaine’s is. Every other panel on hers is grain sack. Also, check your home improvement store – I think Lowe’s has 2 different weights of drop cloth. the 10oz is heavier and you would probably like that better. Home depot had 2 weights the last time i bought from them too.
      And please ask any more questions you have or if I didn’t answer something well enough!

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  28. I love your pouffle. Would love to make some. Have downloaded the pattern but cannot get a copy of the magazine in digital or print form from your link. How do I get the instructions?
    Many blessings,
    Denise

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