Bean Bags!

Need Bags for bag toss because your roommate lost yours? Or do you feel stuck because you don't have sewing machine, and you have never hand sewed? This will teach you how to make bean bags for corn hole by hand. Now the tailgate will be more exciting then just grilling and drinking beer! The time to make one bag takes about 45 minutes hand stitched, and it costs between $20 and $25 dollars to make eight. I would recommend inviting the people who would also use these to come over to help make them.

Step 1 Materials

Scissors

1. Cloth - Half a yard for each color. Find a fabric that feels strong. thin cloth will break down. I try to stick with a thick polyester and cotton.
2. Thread - buy a small spool of thread. Get a thicker thread made for upholstery. I find that it holds the best.
3. Needle - get a pack of needles. the more you have, the more people can help you.
4. Guts –

- Beans which are the typical guts to put inside the bag work well because they don’t weigh down the bags as much. The problem with beans is that they might mold and break down when wet.

 

- Corn almost just as typical as beans are also good. Corn however tend to be a little more harder and have a more rough feel while the bags are being held in the hand. Corn like the bean might start to mold and break down if they get wet.

 

- Plastic pellets I think are the best option out there. They aren’t too heavy because they are plastic. They leave a nice feel in your hand when you’re holding them and they don’t break down when they get wet. The big downside about plastic pellets is the cost. They can cost close to five dollars to almost fill 2 bags so you would be spending between $20 to $25 just on the guts.

 

- And lastly Popcorn seeds. In this tutorial I will be using these. Popcorn seeds are nice because they don’t break down like the corn and beans do. Plus they leave a good feel in the hand for throwing. Plus they’re cheap; you’ll spend less then $5 to fill all the bags easily. The downside of popcorn seeds is only the weight. They tend to make the bags a little more heavy then the rest of the options.

 

* The guts depend how you like the feeling or how much you want to spend. I have made bags in the past with beans and to stop the molding and breaking down we put them in plastic bags. The downfall here is that sometimes you can feel the plastic bags from the outside.

5. Ruler – Just need a basic ruler or even a tape measure would do

6. Scissors

7.  Measuring cup – I would recommend at least a 2 cup measuring cup

Comments

[pancho del rancho]

make a big one like the ones at wal mart that would be cool