My 8 y/o granddaughter and I watched a youtube video of the makings of a bean bag chair for the American Doll. Needless to say she had to make one--no not one but two--one for her cousin's doll also. We went through some scrappy fabric and found what she liked. She was torn between which she'd keep for herself and which to give away. She stitched them [with my help] at my old Kenmore and when the attention span waned in favor of an old t.v. show she was also watching took over I finished it. She did, however, whip stitch the holes closed by herself. Another use for old plastic recyclable grocery bags. Yep, that is what they used in the video--good enough for me.