Tuffet Party
**Update: 2/23/15 If you’re looking for the Tuffet Demo & the foundation piecing tutorial, it can be found here
The tuffet party for the SewMod group was a success!
We met on Sunday and I couldn’t be happier with how everyone’s turned out. Let’s start form the beginning, shall we.
1st there are tuffet “cakes”, 6″ foam and heavy plywood, sprayed together with upholstery adhesive.
Jelly roll strips are foundation pieced onto muslin and sewn together.
Cover the cakes and staple underneath.
And if you work really, really hard….
your cakes grow up to be tuffets.
I used a Soul Blossom jelly roll on mine. I still need to paint my feet.
I had a great time and I hope the other girls did too. Vicki suggested trying the Amy Butler Gum Drop Pillows next.
Sign me up Vicki. I’m in!
SewMod
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February 20, 2011 at 7:02 pm
Andrea Krauss
I wanna make a gum drop pillow too!!!!
February 20, 2011 at 7:48 pm
Shelley
Thanks Lorrie! They turned out so cute! Those gum drop pillows remind me of bean bag chairs. What the heck, I’ll give it a try :)
February 20, 2011 at 9:04 pm
Sonia
Well done. Soul Blossom looks great as tuffet, they all look great actually. Thanks for sharing.
February 20, 2011 at 9:36 pm
Kelly
Great job! It would be hard for me to pick a favorite. Where did you get the pattern?
February 21, 2011 at 8:05 am
Jeanne
Now that was a successful gathering! Those tuffets are wonderful! Well done Lorrie!!!!
February 21, 2011 at 8:16 am
Pattie Crum
I feel like the biggest loser, and not in a good way, because I didn’t get mine done.
February 21, 2011 at 10:00 am
Karen
Very cool. I love watching the progress on all your projects!
February 21, 2011 at 5:07 pm
SarahB
I made the smaller gum drop pillow for my 2 year old son for last Christmas and packed it with plastic grocery bags (because he LOVES the crinkle sound they make). It’s not stuffed as tight and he uses it like a bean-bag chair… I also put a zipper on one side seam so I can take the bags out and wash the cover as needed. I loved the pattern and how well written it was!!
September 8, 2013 at 12:46 pm
Martha Briese
That is SO awesome!!! What fun!!!!!
November 16, 2015 at 2:04 pm
donna lensmeyer
How many jelly toll packets do you use
November 17, 2015 at 8:58 am
Lorrie
Hi Donna
One jelly roll should be sufficient. A jelly roll is typically 2-1/2″ x 42″. To do the foundation piecing, I generally work with a strip that is 2-1/2″ x 22″. So you could use one strip of a jelly roll twice(cut in half) if needed.
Thanks for your question!
Lorrie:)
July 28, 2018 at 2:22 pm
Yollande
How wide is the fabric between your stitching lines Lorrie? Love how small you made it. Thanks
July 29, 2018 at 12:22 pm
Lorrie
Hi Yollande
I used 2-1/2” jelly roll strips and sewed with a 1/4” seam which makes the fabric measure 2” after it’s sewn.
August 5, 2018 at 9:36 pm
Yollande
Thank you for your reply. It really looked so much smaller than 2inch finished. I guess photos play tricks with the eye. I have all my fabrics cut to 2 1/2 and anxious to get started…….