I came across an adorable play house on Ohdeedoh submitted by Camille back in January. It has got to be the sweetest little playhouse I’ve seen in a while. I LOVE the shingles and the quilted walls. I would love to make a little space for Gianna like that and I think I will replace Duncan’s “fort” (see below) when Gianna is ready to move out of her crib into his old toddler bed.I found even more inspiration for this project on Ikat Bag who made a Princess Pavilion over a circular table. I think the windows are precious (but how did she construct them?) and think a few flowerpots might be fun for Gianna’s Cottage Canopy.
Some thoughts on this project:
- I’m planning on using old sheets as much as I can. I have some nice floral ones that will do nicely.
- I would like to put some pockets on the inside for her to store all of her “babies” in. She has so many in her crib and we don’t have a spot to store them in the kids room.
- I thinking about making one “wall” roll up/down. And put some windows on it, and maybe a faux door. We can have it up for sleeping and down if she wants some quiet play. I will probably throw this idea out though in order to make the project doable in the time I have.
- Duncan’s fort got unbearbly hot so I might hide some vents in the roof.
- The fort sagged a lot. I will use more velcro to secure it and make sure I have a snugger fit. I might have Andy move the bed into my sewing area so I can actually test out the fit as I sew.
So I am hoping to be able to scrap together time to do this before her second birthday. Is four months enough time? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to use it as a transition out of the crib into a wonderful girly paradise of a bed?
Oh so cute!!! I want to make one!!! Now I just have to get a sewing machine and learn how to use it….. 🙂
🙂 I love machine sewing so much better than hand. I can’t believe you are hand sewing those cute little dolls. That would drive me crazy.