bearisgray

Let us know how they work out, please.

SusieO

My sister makes them. She only uses one thickness. When the balloon pops you can take it out and put in another one. I think they are neat.

Flour Sack Mama

Neat! We have a bouncy ready-made ball with something similar on the outside that is a lightweight, felt-like brushed fabric.

Peckish

How neat!!! My SIL is returning to Africa in November with her church mission group, maybe I can make some for her to take. Would you be willing to share the templates, if possible?

wanda lou

thats so cool.

Yarn or Fabric

I had never heard of such a thing... but here's a tutorial to make one without the round circles on the end.. http://madquilter.blogspot.com/2010/...l-balloon.html

How do you get the balloon inside and out? Is there a spot that you unsew or is there a spot that just isn't sewn so you can put the balloon in and out of it?

Peckish

She has a buttonhole on one end, you insert the balloon and inflate it.

Thanks for the link - that will work for me!

Yarn or Fabric

Thanks! I don't know how I totally missed that part.
I am planning on making some for my boys I think. They're a bit older but I know they will love these!

tangledthread

I would love to share the templates if I knew how, if the link works, that is great, if not, let me know and i will work on uploading a pdf. Thanks all.

tangledthread

These are fantastic! I couldn't believe the change a little cotton cover makes to a balloon! You really can bounce it and throw it just like a ball! The circles on the end are very slow to sew on, so I have 25 ready to go, hopefully it's enough!