Hey guys, I made a teepee and campfire for a dollhouse.
I figured they could be used for camping outside of the house
or for the fireplace and bedroom,
and here’s what I did.
First, I made a 4” x 5” rectangle.
Then, I drew a triangle and cut it out.
I cut 3/4” from the top.
This template was for the 3 sides of the teepee.
I also made a 1/4” wide strip.
This was used for the seam allowance around all of the pieces.
I traced the side template onto thin fabric 3 times, with the seam allowance.
Then, I cut 1” from the top of the template
and cut the bottom piece in half.
This was for the front of the teepee.
I traced those pieces onto fabric
adding the seam allowance.
I made a 3/4” x 4 1/2” rectangle
and traced it onto fabric,
with the seam allowance.
I made 4 of these to wrap around the poles of the teepee.
I folded along the line, folded it over again,
and sewed it, for the top and bottom of the 3 sides.
For the front of the teepee, I folded and sewed the middle section first.
Then, sewed bottom of the pieces.
I sewed the top of the smaller piece.
Then, connected the 3 pieces.
I sewed a zig-zag stitch along the edge so the fabric wouldn’t fray.
For the rectangle, I turned it around, and folded the seam
so the marks would be on the outside part of the fabric.
Then, I sewed the top and bottom of the rectangle.
Next, I needed to connect the pieces.
I aligned a side piece and the front piece, with the backs facing out.
I folded a rectangle piece in half, with the front facing out,
and aligned the edge between the 2 pieces.
Then, sewed it.
I repeated this with the other 2 side pieces.
I aligned the both pieces, with the backs facing out,
placed the folded rectangle pieces between them, and sewed them together.
I trimmed the sides and around the ends.
Then, sewed a zig-zag stitch.
Turn the teepee inside-out.
I cut 4 dowels at 7”.
I ironed along the sides of the tepee and added the dowels.
Wrap them with string and the teepee is done.
For the fire, I used about a 1 1/2” x 1 3/4” piece of felt for the logs.
I glued 1 end, rolled it, and glued the other end.
I made 3 of these.
I added a dot of glue to the ends of the logs and formed a triangle.
Next, I cut a flame shape out of gold felt.
Then cut a slightly bigger piece in orange,
and a larger piece in red.
I made 2 gold, 2 orange, and 1 red piece.
Then, I glued them together.
Glue the fire between the logs
and the campfire or fireplace is done.