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| Left, the tissue box cover made from stamped metal (fretwork). Center, Sew a simple mattress and pillow to match the tissue box cover. Right, Now your doll has a lovely place to sleep at night. |
I found a tissue box cover at resale that I thought would make a very nice doll bed. I chose to leave it white so that someone small could use multiple color combinations to blend in with this item in the future.
Supply List:
- one tissue box cover of any style of color
- cardboard
- fabric to cover the cardboard
- simple cotton fabric for the doll's mattress and pillow
- needle and thread to match
- fiber filler or a foam mattress pad
- hot glue gun and hot glue
- Depending upon the weight of the doll you wish to use this tissue box cover with, you may need to cut a piece of cardboard out to fit on the under side of the cover to support the doll and her mattress. If you do this, paint the cardboard support a color that blends in with the fretwork of the cover.
- Wash and iron the white cotton fabric before cutting and sewing the linens.
- Sew a simple doll mattress by cutting out two identical rectangles the same width and length of the tissue box cover. Don't forget to add a seam allowance to these rectangles of 1/4 inch before cutting them out.
- Sew a straight seam around the two stacked rectangles minus a two inch gap.
- Turn the mattress right-sides-out and stuff the cotton filler through the two inch opening. Be careful not to stuff the mattress too much! I think I will need to remove some cotton from my own example. If the mattress gets to thick, the doll will roll out of bed too easily! Wew, how exhausting!
- Cut, sew and stuff a small pillow for the bed in the same way.
- Now all your little bed needs is a blanket and perhaps a comforter. I will cover these lessons in future posts.
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| This little Forever Best Friends doll is tucked in for the night with a proper set of bed linens and a cozy pillow. She is wearing comfortable pajamas too. |
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