Y’all, I did it!!  I made a pouf!

It’s far from perfect but I love it – and I can’t believe that it’s possible to make something like this by just following a simple pattern!

I followed the BHG tutorial pretty closely, and I thought that it was easy to follow for the most part.  I was surprised that actually sewing the pouf with the sewing machine was the easiest part!  The only steps that I thought were hard were stuffing the pouf (mine was lumpy no matter how hard I tried) and basting the octagon fabric pieces onto the top and bottom of the pour (I could definitely have benefited from one of those curved needles).

I stuffed my pouf with 3 old throw pillows, 2 cut up towels, 2 pillow cases, a fitted sheet and some fiberfill that I already had.  The only supplies that I had to buy were the fabric, the upholstery thread and some StitchWitchery – so the whole shebang cost less than 30 buckeroos!  Not too shabby for a DIY pouf when poufs retail for over $100.  Yay!

Did you decide to jump on the bandwagon with me, Kim and Meredith and sew up a snazzy pouf?  If so, we want to see it!

Here’s how to show us your pouf:
1. Include the Pouf-A-Long button above on your blog with a link to one of our pages.
2. Post about your own pouf on your blog. (You can also link up to a past post for your DIY pouf.)
3. Link up below! You can link up here or at Welcome to Heardmont or NewlyWoodwards. Include the permanent link to your post (not just your url) and your link will show up on all of our blogs.
4. Check out the other poufs and comment! Make some new friends and congratulate your peeps on their awesome poufs.

Thanks for playing along with us!  :)  (UPDATE:  I got word that there seems to be a problem with my Comments, so if you have trouble leaving one feel free to send me your comment in an email and I’ll post it for you.  Thanks!)