I may moan a lot, but actually I do love it when someone asks me to make something different. I've made knitted sofas in the past, plus other knitted furniture for the animated film, but this is the first time I have been asked to make a felt sofa. Initially, I was thinking to make it in the same way as a knitted one, all soft, no inner structure, more of a soft toy. However, after thinking about it and considering that this is part of a set for a grown woman, not a child, I decided to use foambard as the base. So the lighter purple part is made from pieces of foamboard stuck together and then covered with felt, also stuck, and then sewn around the seams with embroidery silk. The cushions are made from just felt and stuffing - I added the buttons to not only look cute, but also to keep the shape. The knitted rug is also part of the set.
Now I have to make the pair of cheeky pugs that will sit on it!
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