Space Crew Felt Beanbag Friends

Space Crew Felt Beanbag Friends

If you enjoy playing the game Among Us, you will love making these little felt space crew beanbags! They’re also perfect for simply playing with and acting out stories from a space station. Really, who wouldn’t love some pastel astronauts?

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These sweet little space friends fit in the palm of your hand and are completely snuggable, but they also stand up and can play together. Of course, it’s quite possible that one of them is an imposter and you won’t want to be alone with it. But probably not…these are just all cute!

Characters in the game Among Us don’t have faces like this, but we couldn’t resist adding a simple kawaii face. And to keep this simple, this crew has a flat space pack for easy stitching.

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Now, your first task is to make some beanbag pals!

what you need:

Space Crew Felt Beanbag Friends
  • Felt
  • Embroidery Floss
  • Stuffing
  • Coffee Beans or Other Large Dried Beans
  • Needle
  • Scissors
  • Printable template

how-to:

Space Crew Felt Beanbag Friends
Step 1
Cut out the pieces for each space crew member. Use white felt for the face piece and a color for the other pieces.
Space Crew Felt Beanbag Friends
Step 2
Embroider the face with three strands of black embroidery floss. Use french knots for the eyes and a scallop stitch for the mouth.
Space Crew Felt Beanbag Friends
Step 3
Stitch the face to one end of the long oval shape. Use three strands of white embroidery floss and take tiny stitches around the edge of the felt.
Space Crew Felt Beanbag Friends
Sew the space pack to the other end of the oval shape using three strands of matching embroidery floss.
Space Crew Felt Beanbag Friends
Step 4
Fold the oval in half, then squash the fold to make a flat base.
Space Crew Felt Beanbag Friends
Stitch across the edges of the flat base with running stitch. Use three strands of matching embroidery floss. Next, bring the needle out through the edge of the felt so you can stitch the rest of the beanbag.
Space Crew Felt Beanbag Friends
Step 5
Stitch around the sides of the beanbag until you get near the other side. Add some stuffing to the top of the head.
Space Crew Felt Beanbag Friends
Step 6
Fill the bottom of the space crew member with beans. It helps to poke them down and into the stuffing a little. It will hold more than you expect!
Space Crew Felt Beanbag Friends
Step 7
Stitch the opening closed, forming the flat base like at the beginning.
Space Crew Felt Beanbag Friends
That’s one crew member, but it’s so much more fun to have a friend for your little beanbag…
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…or even a whole bunch!

This space crew is here to help you complete tasks as you go through your day, or maybe just make you smile.

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There’s something super fun about setting these up and having them look like they’re in an emergency crew meeting or just trying to look casual in the space station cafeteria. And of course, we’re always suckers for a rainbow of anything…even astronauts on a mission!
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The big question is, which one of these looks sus to you?

Happy crafting!