"Tea For Two"

Early day spent with Twirly Swirly Girl, a message on our answering machine waiting for our return home. "Mom and Dad, thank you so much for coming to visit me. It was the best day ever. I just love you guys so much." Glad of heart, an evening spent in contentment.
It seems quite a few of you are building your own dollhouses and have asked how I have made my little chair.I am happy to share the process, but please know this is a one time project, and I have just let my fingers take me where they will. From the comments left, there are many sites where beautifully crafted furniture can be found.
I have used felt for my furniture and hand sewing, but fabric and machine would make for such quick work of this project. Using chipboard, I have cut two, same size, the shape for my couch. Using cardboard as pattern, cut four felt. Using first the button stitch and then again the running stitch, sew both sides of a 1/2" wide strip of felt to the cushion pieces creating back and seat of couch. (Note: I use this double sewing technique whenever I want to turn pieces so that seams won't show.)
Positioning both couch pieces together, button stitch the center edges together. Note that I have trimmed both cardboard patterns and placed them along outer edges. Stuff both pockets that have been created.
Stitch securely the center seam DO NOT CUT YOUR THREAD. This is the back seam of the couch and will be hidden by the ruffle.
Bring needle from back to just in front of back cushion piece, tack stitch back cushion piece, needle goes through center seam where you have sewn two pieces together. (I hope the picture helps! The idea is tack forward the top cushion)
You can see I have taken a few extra tacks at the edges to make the couch have a right angle.
Hooray! Your sewing is behind you now! Do you love your glue gun as much as I do mine? I have had the same little gun for 15 years now. I'm very sentimental about it. I have used a heavy weight, double wired ribbon for my ruffle. It is too wide; so I will fold under the bottom edge. Measure ribbon twice the circumference of your couch. Crimp the top edge with very tiny pleats.
Beginning in center back of couch, hot glue ribbon just below top seam of bottom cushion. This will create a thin well your piping will rest nicely in. Glue on piping as shown, stop for arms to be made and attached.
Having made so many pegdoll arms, I decided to use the same technique for the arms of the couch. I have covered a small button with extra ribbon, rolled felt around button to find glue line, thin bead of glue, cut excess felt away.
Measure arms to couch, and cut at a slight curve as pictured. Hot glue seams together. A bead of glue on back and bottom seams, attach to couch.
Hot glue piping in place covering arm seam. There you have it. The ruffle is sturdy enough to hold the couch firmly in place, but little wooden balls painted for legs would be so cute as well.
Truly such fun to create this little house. Did you notice the wall sconces? They are vintage candle holders with the tips cut off and filled with a pearl! I just love the minty green ones in the first photo!

It is time to set aside my little house for a time. I am already imagining a mini book to make about this little house - too cute! Valentine's Day is nearly here. A gift box of chocolates has inspired a new penny rug to create. Valentines last minute to make and the most wonderful White Velvet Sugar Valentine cookies to share!