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How to fold an origami bed

Fold a blue strip into a quilt with a white sheet showing, then add a brown headboard and footboard and a white pillow.

You need: A 5 x 15 cm blue strip, brown 6 x 10.5 and 5 x 7 cm pieces, a 6 cm white square and glue. Medium, 11 steps, about 12 minutes.

Steps

  1. Quilt: sheet edge. Blue side up, lying across. Fold the bottom edge up a thin strip, about 1 cm. The white strip is the sheet.
  2. Quilt: turn it down. Fold the left end over to the right, about 2 cm, so the white back shows like a turned-down quilt.
  3. Headboard: brown rectangle. Set the quilt aside. Take the bigger brown rectangle, brown side up, standing tall.
  4. Headboard: sides behind. Fold the left and right edges behind to the middle, so it is tall and narrow.
  5. Headboard: round the top. Fold the two top corners behind a little.
  6. Footboard: small rectangle. Set the headboard aside. Take the small brown rectangle, brown side up, standing tall.
  7. Footboard: sides behind. Fold the left and right edges behind to the middle, the same way.
  8. Pillow: white square. Set the footboard aside. Take the white square, white side up.
  9. Pillow: in half. Fold the top half behind, down to the bottom edge.
  10. Pillow: fluff it. Fold all four corners behind a little so the pillow is puffy.
  11. Make the bed. Glue the headboard and footboard behind the ends of the quilt, legs below. Tuck the pillow behind the quilt by the headboard.

Sweet dreams!

Draw a few quilt seams on the blanket. Make a teddy to tuck in next to the pillow.

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