Your WellieWisher(TM) or other 14- to 15-inch doll will sleep like a baby in her CPVC bed designed just for her with our Snug As A Bug Collection! This full-color pattern book includes instructions for building a CPVC bed frame with attached headboard and footboard. Tips for prepping your pipe is included, as well as step-by-step construction photos to help with assembly. This project is easy enough for most beginners ... no power tools needed!
Looking for an easier option with no zipper? Check out our alternative "Easy No-Zipper Doll Mattress" tutorial designed especially for use with this pattern!
Need help finding PVC project supplies? Check out our PVC Parts & Supplies page for links to our favorite sources!
Be sure to check out the other patterns in the Snug As A Bug Collection ... the Basic Bedding Set and the Ruffled Bedspread & Pillow Sham!
Supplies Needed:
BED FRAME:
- 7 feet of almond color CPVC CTS pipe - 1/2 inch
- CPVC 1/2-inch fittings (slip): 18 TEES, 8 END CAPS
- Optional: sandpaper (medium and fine grit), spray paint for plastic, contact cement
MATTRESS:
- 1/2 yard fabric (cotton, pre-quilted cotton, muslin, broadcloth, ticking)
- 1 inch thick upholstery foam - enough for one 7×16-inch piece
- One 5-inch vinyl zipper
- Approximately 8 feet of bias tape maxi piping (optional)
- Thread
TOOLS:
- Small handheld PVC pipe cutter, hacksaw or miter saw
- Measuring tape or yardstick
- Sewing machine
- Seam gauge
Finished Dimensions: Approximately 7 inches wide by 17 1/2 inches long by 7 1/4 inches high (at headboard)
About the Author :
Pattern designer Kristin Rutten is the creator, owner and sole operator of Matilda Jo Originals, a rural Montana company which provides sewing patterns for doll clothing and accessories under the brand name "Matilda's Closet" and PVC furniture plans under the "AptOne8" label. Matilda Jo Originals focuses on providing modern designs with realistic details. In addition, the underlying goal of the business is to provide a positive role model for young girls, offering ideas, projects and pursuits designed to inspire big dreams.
All patterns are designed to be user-friendly, with step-by-step full-color photo instructions. Patterns are fully tested before release by the "Team Tillie Testers" and support is always available directly from Kristin via email and various other online platforms. Kristin likes to say that using her patterns is "like having Matilda Jo sitting in your sewing room guiding you through the process!"
In addition to titles available on Amazon, all patterns and various other supporting products are available directly from the company website, in addition to a wide variety of tutorials, contests and other resources.
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