Remember last week, when we made the base of this bed? Today, we are doing the bed linen in this separate post, or all the pictures would slow it down.
I wanted this dollhouse bed to feel soft and layered, almost like a real romantic-style bed you would find in a cottage bedroom.
So for this project, I made a pleated bed skirt, a padded blanket, and decorative bedding using fabric, hemming tape, and a few simple materials.
Everything was done without sewing.
Materials I Used
- Thin fabric
- Fusible hemming tape
- Iron
- Paper towels
- Aluminium foil
- Decorative lace trim
- Fabric glue
- Scissors
- Craft knife
- Cutting mat
Step-by-step tutorial
Step 1: Making The Pleated Bed Skirt
For the bed skirt, I started with a long strip of fabric. I made it much longer than the actual side of the bed so there would be enough material for the folds.
I then placed fusible hemming tape along the top edge of the fabric strip.
Then I folded the edge neatly over the tape.
Next, I folded the fabric back and forth to make evenly spaced pleats and sealed the edge with an Iron.
I pressed each fold with the iron so the pleats would stay in place.
You can already see the bed skirt shape starting to form here.
Once the pleats were finished, I glued the strip around the lower edge of the bed base. And covered it in place by adding another piece of hemming tape (push hard).
Step 2: Making The Main Blanket
For the blanket, I cut a rectangular piece of cream-colored fabric.