A New Betsy McCall Room!

 

This is Sophie's case room. I made it for her

a couple years ago. It is the

perfect size for her.

But now, with Melanie AND Sophie, 

it is too crowded!!

Finding Melanie

This will be the girls NEW case room.

As you can see, it is much roomier.

BUT it needs furnishing.

SLIPPER CHAIR TUTORIAL!

I will start by making two new slipper chairs.

I like to use thin cardboard.

An empty kleenex box is perfect.

I cut a circle approximately 2 3/4" in diameter.

Using a cereal bowl I make a half circle 6" long and

about 2" high.

Then I cut a piece 4" by 1".

Using my cardboard I trace the shape on my fabric.

Fold the fabric over and sew along the shape.

This will upholster the back and front of

the seat.

Turn your fabric right side out. Hotglue some batting

to the colored side of  the cardboard cutout. Then cover the 

seat back with the fabric and hotglue to the bottom of 

the seat back.

Next hotglue some batting to your seat and

hotglue four sides of your fabric to the seat.

Then pull all four corners tight and

 glue them down as well.

Now your 3 pieces are ready to assemble. Hotglue

the 4" strip of cardboard to the seatback and

add the seat on top.

The chair will be approximately 9" around. I cut out a strip

of fabric 18" long by 1 1/2".  This is hemmed and gathered.

Starting in the middle of the back hotglue this gathered

 fabric around the base of your chair.

Finish the chair with ric-rac or ribbon all around the gathers.

Then I like to add a bow in back.

I made two chairs so each girl has a place to sit.

This next part I got help from my husband.

A similar bunkbed could be made with popsicle sticks.

My DH is helping me make bunk beds.

We cut out this shape for the two ends.

Then we had two 8 1/2" rectangles for the bunks.

All glued together!

And some pink paint.

I hotglued some gathered lace around the 

beds to act like a skirt.

I used thin cotton batting doubled and covered 

with fabric for the mattressess. Then I 

added some pillows and a thin fabric 

for a blanket.

This is what I have so far.

This will not be the floor!

This is just sitting on my ironing board.

The two little dressers I found

at the dollar store. They will 

be painted as well.

As you can see, there is plenty of

room for both Sophie and Melanie.

I will continue working on this case

and share the finished room in my

next post!