Tuesday 3 February 2015

A Little Bed Spread

A lot of progress has been made on the 1:24 scale house since the last post. I have been very lazy, and so here is the first post in three months! I have wallpapered the four main rooms. Today I went to work on doing the covers of the little Phoenix Miniatures bed that I bought some time ago. 

I made the mattress of two layers of corrugated cardboard. I covered them with white cotton from a shirt I murdered for the purpose.


I discovered that some wide threaded cross stitch cotton I had looked perfectly like a woollen knitted blanket in 1:24, so I used it for the bed spread. I tasseled the end by pulling out a thread. 





It looks good in the blue room. 










 Still plenty of work to be done!

12 comments:

  1. You did a fine job on the bed! I also noticed two other things. One is if there is a fireplace/Chimney on the first floor, it make sense to have one on the above floors too. Also, I see a little of how you put the light up. I would love to see how you will wire it since the wall paper is already up. on both floors. Please share when you get to that part! :-)

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  2. Hello Emily,
    Terrific job. The scale of the fabric weave really is perfect for miniatures. Well done. The pictures are all beautiful.
    Big hug,
    Giac

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  3. The little bed and bedcovers are just lovely. In fact the whole house is coming along really well. I'm looking forward to seeing more!
    All the best
    Vivian

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  4. The little bed is so sweet, and the cover really brings it to life, I like the finish on it. I love the house detailing you've done too. I murdered a bed sheet recently for making cushions.... :D

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  5. The little bed looks wonderful. What a wonderful little blue room.

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  6. La colcha para esa cama de escala 1/48 ha sido una buena idea.
    UN abrazo
    Maite

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  7. Preciosa cama y la ropa de cama finísima y muy bonita.la elegancia en la sencillez!!!!
    Besos.

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  8. Brilliant idea! Looks great.

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  9. The bed and the rooms that you have shown, all look SPLENDID! I love the folded over top sheet that you have made for the blanket- Very Cleverly done!

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  10. Your wonderful build is coming along beautifully! I especially love the last photo of the whole house. Looking great!

    Doug

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  11. Thanks for your reply about the laser cutting. My husband has managed to sort of get our little cheapie cutter going, so I have cut a few prototypes but will still keep looking for a cutting service.

    Thanks for the compliments on (one of ) my current build. The panels were made by Robert Dawson from the Modelroom. I have just stuck them together to paint! They are beautiful, something for me to aspire to in my work, as making thus sort of panelling is something I want to try and then get good at.

    I am loving your Fairfield too, and will watch for new posts. I have the same thoughts about detail in half scale, hence why I am making kits for sale. All the best!

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