So - cue the 1/4" plywood, the Exacto knife, and a load of my best creativity !
I took the frame of a doll bed that had long ago lost it's mattress support, and cut a new base for it using the Exacto knife. Not a method I would recommend - please, use a saw ! Even a hand saw would be better than an Exacto !
Some finessing, and the base fits, and is ready for the new mattress.
Then I took an iron-on of the letter "K" (for Ken, which is what my Bear calls his doll) and ironed it on to the footboard of the bed.
Grab a chunk of 2 1/2" high memory foam that was an old mattress topper, and cut it down to size.
Okay - that works, but now it needs sheets !
And I do NOT have a pattern for doll sheets.
Bah - who needs a pattern for SHEETS I say to myself, as I measure and cut, as I sew and I hope.
It turned out, but not perfect. The fitted sheet needed more length and width to really go under the foam, at least a couple extra inches. And my fitted corners were - let's just say - NOT good !!
The flat sheet and pillow case worked out nicely though.
And to top it off with the best part - my little boy is thrilled with the new bed for his doll !!
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