Snug as a Bug Collection

Your WellieWisher(TM) or other 14- to 15-inch doll will sleep like a baby in her CPVC bed designed just for her with our Snug As A Bug Collection This full-color pattern book includes instructions for building a CPVC bed frame with attached headboard and footboard. Tips for prepping your pipe is included, as well as step-by-step construction photos to help with assembly. This project is easy enough for most beginners ... no power tools needed Looking for an easier option with no zipper? Check out our alternative "Easy No-Zipper Doll Mattress" tutorial designed especially for use with this pattern Need help finding PVC project supplies? Check out our PVC Parts & Supplies page for links to our favorite sources Be sure to check out the other patterns in the Snug As A Bug Collection ... the Basic Bedding Set and the Ruffled Bedspread & Pillow Sham Supplies Needed:

BED FRAME:

- 7 feet of almond color CPVC CTS pipe - 1/2 inch

- CPVC 1/2-inch fittings (slip): 18 TEES, 8 END CAPS

- Optional: sandpaper (medium and fine grit), spray paint for plastic, contact cement MATTRESS:

- 1/2 yard fabric (cotton, pre-quilted cotton, muslin, broadcloth, ticking)

- 1 inch thick upholstery foam - enough for one 7 16-inch piece

- One 5-inch vinyl zipper

- Approximately 8 feet of bias tape maxi piping (optional)

- Thread TOOLS:

- Small handheld PVC pipe cutter, hacksaw or miter saw

- Measuring tape or yardstick

- Sewing machine

- Seam gauge Finished Dimensions: Approximately 7 inches wide by 17 1/2 inches long by 7 1/4 inches high (at headboard)