Murphy bed and quilt finally finished!
09-10-2014, 06:05 AM
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Murphy bed and quilt finally finished!
Hello all,
Well it's been an interesting 6 week project. Create and install a Murphy bed and a topper quilt for my granddaughter. Project took about 100 hours and $1400 for materials. All in all it was a challenge to do two time consuming projects at the same time, but when Kylee was propped up in her new bed reading a book the other night, it was worth it! I doubt I will ever do multiple projects again. Days in the shop fabricating the bed and early morning/late night quilting was pushing the bar higher and I am glad it's done-whew!! The smile
on Kylee's face made it all worthwhile. Kylee picked out the top and bottom thread colors and the quilt pattern. All quilt fabric is leftover/donated pieces. I made the quilt a two sided one. Hope you enjoy.
Rodney in Ponchatoula, La.
Well it's been an interesting 6 week project. Create and install a Murphy bed and a topper quilt for my granddaughter. Project took about 100 hours and $1400 for materials. All in all it was a challenge to do two time consuming projects at the same time, but when Kylee was propped up in her new bed reading a book the other night, it was worth it! I doubt I will ever do multiple projects again. Days in the shop fabricating the bed and early morning/late night quilting was pushing the bar higher and I am glad it's done-whew!! The smile
on Kylee's face made it all worthwhile. Kylee picked out the top and bottom thread colors and the quilt pattern. All quilt fabric is leftover/donated pieces. I made the quilt a two sided one. Hope you enjoy.Rodney in Ponchatoula, La.
09-10-2014, 06:16 AM
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09-10-2014, 06:24 AM
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Actually her room is small and a permanent full size bed was out of the question. Kylee at 11 yrs. old out grew the twin bed and the Murphy frees up a lot of space during the day. My only concern was the ceiling fan and it turned out to be no problem. Everything turned out just fine.
09-10-2014, 07:05 AM
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Nice job all around. I see you did the same thing we did with our Murphy bed...but it close to the wall...have you been challenged when you have to put the sheets on? Ours is a queen size and didn't have any choice...we were just happy to get it done and in...sure makes great space for play time!
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