Making a Crib for Nappy Choo ~ Part 1

I've had this front part of a doll house floating around the house for a few years. It was in a miniature doll shop at Morpeth with a few broken parts and the man in the shop gave it to me when I was looking for a door to make my daughter a fairy door. As you can see that never happened (no surprises there)  lol...

A fellow Nappy Choo enthusiast mentioned using doll house stair bannisters and this prompted me to demolish the front of this house panel for just that reason - Thanks Jules xx

I then found a few other bits of wood from my stash or supplies, measured all and cut them to fit. I didn't use a scale as such, but baby Bella was happy to test it out for me  xx

I also cut the corner posts in half for the corner joins on the crib, they are a perfect size, after a bit of sawing and sanding off the rough edges, then a bit of gluing (with Bella's help overseeing of course)  :)

Now to wait patiently for the glue to dry, sigh..........

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 Nappy for Nappy Choo Tutorial

I'm sharing a little how to today, on making your little baby BJD, Nappy Choo a little nappy.

Supplies:

fabric

lining

stabilizer

snap fasteners

general sewing supplies

Cut out your nappy pattern on the line...

Trace the pattern onto your lining fabric, make sure to mark where the opening is...

Cut a piece from the outer fabric and stabilizer (if needed), pin fabric together with right side pattern on the inside of the lining, (stabilizer on bottom)...

With small stitches sew on the line, starting and finishing at the open section...

Gently tear away your stabilizer if you've used it. Cut out the fabric leaving a seam as you go, and extra fabric at the opening for ease of turning through...

Turn through, and press if desired...

Sew a small stitch around the edge, this seals the open section as well, and stitch your snap fasteners in place...

All ready for Nappy Choo...

If you have any questions please don't  hesitate to ask.

I'd love to see any photos of your Nappy Choos in there nappies.

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A friendly meeting  ........

Our baby BJD doll, Baby Bella snuck in for a little photo during Sweet Pea Art Dolls photo shoot

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Baby Bella xx

Having lots of fun with our little Nappy Choo doll ~ baby Bella.

Here she is modeling her new little dress that I've made for her.

Luckily she's quite photogenic xx