So, the poppies and cornflowers decal gave me an idea. This would be 'Poppy's Bed' - Poppy being an as yet unmade rag doll.
The bed's ready for her though!
A quilt from small scraps, in blues and reds, a pretty pillowcase and a lace-trimmed, snowy white sheet (made from an old heavy cotton pilllowcase).
A made-to-measure mattress - old tablecloth on one side...
... and vintage ticking on the other...
...with buttoning to keep all the stuffing in the right place! It is quite worrying how much I enjoyed this! 'Get a life!' some might say!
But if it's okay for Guy Martin...
(after all, he made a mattress and waxed lyrical about it)
...it must be okay for me too, Boss!
Hmmm...Looks so snuggly that one of Miss U-t-B's old rag dolls has climbed in!
Don't get too comfy Christina - Poppy's on her way!
Wiah my bed looked like that. Nellie my middle daughter had that dolly bed but I took it to a school I worked in and when I left I didn't reclaim it. Boo. I also left lots of other stuff but I miss the dolly bed, the Betty Spagetti and the Little Tykes building set that my eldest daughter used to love playing with. I just have to be content with the fact that lots of other children have had pleasure playing with them. Oooh just remembered have got a really old dolly bed in the garage that could do with a make over. Another project to add to the large list.
ReplyDeleteI'd quite happily climb in that bed, if I was small, looks sooo comfy,I love the little mattress xx
ReplyDeleteIt's adorable, I have acquired two or three dolls beds with the intentin of making bedding for them and have never gotten around to it, now I feel inspired!
ReplyDeleteThat's gorgeous - I want it!! It's adorable. Well done! Abby x
ReplyDeletePoor Christina will have to find someplace else to sleep when Poppy arrives. The bed is adorable but your mattress and quilt make it so special. I love it all!
ReplyDeleteI have a vintage cradle in my living room which I also dressed with a red ticking mattress and quilt made from scrap corners of another small quilt I made. You make me want to have another to do too. :-)
Hugs from Holland ~
Heidi
Wonderful. I want a superking size one just for ME! xxxxxxxxx
ReplyDeletelooks like a bed little dollies would have fun jumping on ...I'm thinking of the song Grandma's feather bed now !
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