Gumdrop Pillows

Here is a picture of the nearly finished product! I think it turned out super cute. I just know Maddi is going to love sitting in it and reading books. In fact, I wish I had one to plop into and read a book. I think Ryan is on to something wanting a giant gumdrop pillow.
I still need to add a little stuffing and sew up the last side. And speaking of stuffing. So I went the store to buy the polyfil. I wanted to get enough to do both pillows. So instead of buying a ton of little bags, I just bought one big box of polyfil. I was a little worried about it being enough for both pillows but figured I could go grab a little extra later if I ended up needing it. Well, it came time to stuff the pillow so I opened the box and the polyfil started growing out the top of the box. "Wow, that stuff was really jammed in there tight," I thought to myself. "I will definitely have enough for both pillows." So I pulled the bag out of the box and undid the twisty tie and opened the bag, and then the stuff really started to grow. It was like those little black snakes you can get at the 4th of July that just grow and grow and grow. The polyfil box that started about knee high was now the length of my bed!! I believe I have enough stuffing to craft with for the next 10 years! Oh well, live and learn. Chalk it up for another sewing lesson I have learned the hard way.