This tufted doll mattress and pillow fit the clothespin dollhouse bed perfectly. It’s quick and easy to make and perfect for the tiny rag doll.
how to make a tufted doll mattress
You will need:
- the sewing patterns
- a basic sewing kit
- fabric scraps – I used a sweet print from French General – so perfect for a little mattress.
- wool stuffing
- embroidery thread and needle
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1. Cut out the mattress from cotton fabric, pin with right sides together and stitch as shown.
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2. Pull the fabric sides apart at the corners
3. Open the seam allowance with your fingers and press the seams together. Stitch across at 1/4 inch. Do this for all 4 corners.
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4. With all four corners sewn the mattress should look like this.
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5. Turn the mattress right side out and stuff
6. Close the opening with the ladder stitch or little whip stitches.
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7. Place the pattern on the mattress and poke through with a pencil to mark the tuft locations. Mark both sides. When you place the pattern match up the seam lines on the pattern with the mattress seams to get accurate placement.
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8. Use embroidery thread and a long needle to sew the tufts. You can use this method for hiding your knots. Begin by making a knot on one of your tuft marks.
9. Stitch straight through to the mark on the other side. Stitch through two or three times, pull as snug as you like and knot. Repeat for all the tufts.
10. With all the tufts sewn use you embroidery needle to move stuffing around where needed.
The mattress is finished! You need a tiny pillow and case.
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1. Cut out the pillow and case fabric. Pin with right sides together and stitch as shown. Trim off the corners of the seam allowance.
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2. Turn the pillow right side out, stuff it and stitched closed.
3. Leave the pillow case inside out and turn the open edge over about 1/4 inch. Place the pillow on it and decide how long you would like the case to be.
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4. Trim away about half the seam allowance and fold the edge over again. Stitch the hem. Turn the case right side out and put the pillow in.
It’s so sweet I can hardly stand it.
Place your sweet finished mattress on the bed.
Put the pillow on top. And make your tiny rag doll very cozy.
Share your little beds and mattresses on instagram with hashtags #annwoodpattern and #missthistlesociety – I’d love to see! And stay tuned for more Miss Thistle Society projects.
Oh my goodness…you are so very generous with your talents! Thank you very much for these wonderful tutorials!!
Yes. I love them!
Simply perfection. Thank you so much! ❤️
Wonderful Ann. Thank you so much for sharing this with us (those who hope to make such wonderful things one of these days!).
Another fantastic tutorial! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
And countless tiny dolls get their very first good nights sleep thanks to you! Lovely – Thank you.
Your talent and generosity are amazing! Can’t wait to try making the bed and mattress. Thank you soooo much
I am going to try to make the bed using a smaller size clothes pin. Thanks for the tutorials and the patterns. I am so grateful of you for sharing these wonderful doll items to make. I have my doll. Now she needs a room box.
“So sweet I can hardly stand it.” I know!
It takes me back to my love of small dolls and their accessories! Love it love it!
Thank you bunches!!
how wonderful! thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much! I want to get started right now, so cute.
Soooo cute! Loved it!Thank you so much for sharing.Love from Brazil!Christine
I’m July from China, and thanks for sharing. I made my own bed and mattress, pillows and comforter just the way you did. They’re perfect. They’re cute. Love you, Ann.
On beds:
Dear Ann Wood,
Thanks so much for your tiny doll bed ideas. You have helped me graduate from using bank check-book boxes, which are far less atrative, to using wire and clothespins. Much better! My tiny dolls, mice, etc. thank you!
Ann Louise Chandler
Thank you Ann, I simply love your patterns, also your step by step photo tutorials are great ! It makes it so much easier for me to follow along
Thank you for this. Using some ticking I had lying around, I just made four mattresses for the beds my husband built (for the dollhouse he is building for our grandkids). Very cute!
Thank you for a great tutorial. I made a bed and need to make a mattress. This will work out nicely.
What is the measurements for the mattress
I just fell in love when I saw this tiny bed ,and just made my first one . Now off to make the mattress pillow and blanket . Thank you for sharing this wonderful pattern ♥️