Doll Furniture Tutorial

 So, like many things I do, I just decided to try making some

doll furniture.  This will be furniture to fit a small fashion doll

like Little Miss Revlon or a Barbie sized doll.

SO! Let's go!

I found a cardboard box, just something I have sitting around.

A shoebox or a shipping box would work.

First I cut out a rectangle 4 inches by 9 inches long.

I made a fold at about 1 3/4 inches.

I use a ruler pressed on the cardboard to keep my 

fold straight. 

The back of the sofa is 3 1/2 inches by

9 inches. I used the ribbon roll to draw a nice curve

for the sofa back. 

This is how these two pieces will be assembled.

BUT DON'T DO THAT YET!

 First we want to cover everything with fabric.

Just so you can see how these 

2 pieces will make a sofa shape.

(I had to retake these photos because I forgot!)

Here is my actual sofa and the beginnings of arms.

Before assembling, I covered all the pieces with fabric.

The fabric needs to be large enough to 

fold over and cover both sides. 

 Hot Glue fabric folded over the bottom of the back. 

Then fold in the sides and hotglue.

I added some thin flat batting in the shape of the 

front before folding over and finishing the front.

When the folded seat and the back are all covered

with batting and fabric,

hotglue them together underneath.

On to the arms...

Next is the sofa arms.

This flap looked almost like the shape of a sofa arm,

so I started by cutting this off.

I wanted to round off the arm a little.

I use any round item I can find to draw

a curve and cut it out.

  

Again, cover everything with fabric.

You'll need 4 cardboard pieces for the arms.

This will make a front and a back for both sides.

The inside arm facing the sofa cushion will be 

covered with batting then fabric. 

You can see here the 2 arm pieces were glued together 

then covered with a strip of  folded and pressed fabric.

All my rough ends are underneath or on

the bottom.

 A close-up of the arm after being attached to the 

sofa seat and back.

And another.  You can see this is far from perfect.

But I don't worry about perfection!

I added 2 little pillows in the same fabric

and the sofa is done.

NEXT!

A little slipper chair.

I cut out a little circle using a ribbon spool,

and another piece of cardboard for the back.

The back can be any shape you like,

just be sure it wraps around the seat.

Again, batting and fabric cover

the seat before assembling.

Here are the seat and back covered.

The seat is hotglued to the back and then a row of 

ruffled fabric is added all the way around.

Again I use some folded and pressed fabric to finish.

Here are the two finished pieces.

"What is this all about?"

You may ask.

Well, here's a hint.

OH my, what did I do?