Ok so its not a hack as such,
M loves her dolls bed from ikea,
However the bedding for it …. no thanks ,
So heres a basic tutorial on what i did to make some matching bedding that would co-ordinate with the girls new room a bit more.
I’ve made a monochrome one here as our firls will use it with their OOH NOO pram too.
The ikea DUKTIG bed
Fabric – We used a 1 meter and had plenty left over.
- you could use contrasting fabric for the sheet if you don’t want it to match
Some wadding / batting
*Optional* 1 meter Elastic
Scissors or rotary cutter
Sewing machine
Make sure your bed is built etc
I prefer to cut all my fabric , elastic and wadding at once. Then sew all together , personally I find it faster and I generally want to get scissors and cutters out of the way ASAP.
For the quilt , cut two pieces of fabric & one piece of wadding to 40 x 45 cm.
Place your fabrics right side together with the wadding in between , sew around the edges leaving a 5 cm gap at the bottom . Turn it right side out. Stitch your opening closed.
You can top stitch this all the way round if you desire but it is optional.
For the pillow Cut 2 pieces of fabric and wadding to22 x35 cm. ( OPTIONAL I add 2-3 layers of wadding for a fluffier pillow )
Stitch the same as the quilt.
For the sheet , Cut one piece of fabric to 50×70 cm.
You can simply turn the edges over 1cm , iron , and stitch down for a ” flat sheet” , or turn over 2cm , iron and stitch leaving a 3 cm opening , thread through your elastic , knotting together and stitching your opening closed. This will create a ” fitted sheet “. ( I am creating the fitted version for this.)
Monochrome poly cotton – ebay
Wadding – ebay
Rotary cutter & Mat – Hobby craft.