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A Place to Rest Your Weary (Plastic) Bones
Last month it occurred to me that Pia might be tired of standing in the corner. I purchased a bed so she can lay down and close her eyes for awhile. After researching, I found the Ikea Duktig doll bed. It’s a pretty good value, nicer than some other doll beds I had seen and is a lot wider so she can actually roll over. It comes with a mattress, pillow and a flannel blanket.
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Although it comes with these things, we both agreed that it was a sorry excuse for a mattress. I’ve been looking for the right mattress material. I wanted it to look old-timey. Everything I’ve seen has been either too thick, too thin or the wrong shade of blue. Goldilocks much?! Lo and behold, I found it at Joanns. It’s even called Mattress Ticking Fabric! It was a match made in heaven.
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To create the mattress, I measured the top and side of the base and allowed 3/8″ seam allowance. Two rectangles were cut: 19.75″ L by 12.75″W.
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To create the side piece, I measured around the perimeter of the base. This piece was 62.75″ in length. Since I wanted the mattress to sit higher in the bed (depth), I cut it 2″ wide.
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When all is said and done it’s basically a box cushion with piping, lol. I stuffed it with leftover Poly-fil and handsewed it closed.
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I showed it to Pia. She tested it out. But Little Miss Particular wasn’t satisfied.
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Out of fear of her hulking out and turning into the Bride of Chucky, I went ahead and tufted the mattress. Yes, I created all six buttons and handsewed all six of them. I sewed until my hands ached. With every stitch I could feel her eyes over my shoulder, silently supervising.
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In my stash I had 1″ button covers from Wawak. But they didn’t come with the plastic tool. No problem. I cut a 1.5″ x 2″ piece of fabric, gathered all around until it became a cup, stuck the button in and snapped the back into place.
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As far as the pillow goes, that thing is as flat as the board it sits on! Who wants to lay on that… it’s practically a placemat for your head! I felt for her.
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I thought the original was too long so I cut two rectangles 7.8″x 5.8″ and stuffed them again.
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It ended up a little smaller than expected (should have used 1/4″ seam allowance, or even cut it larger) but it’s definitely an improvement from the original.
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I’m pretty happy with it. Pia was too.
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Except…
then Homegirl asked for fitted sheets and a pillowcase!!
The nerve!
Back to the sewing room I go….
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