Tufted Bedding Set (retired)
Apr 4, 2007 20:39:15 GMT -5
Post by Keri on Apr 4, 2007 20:39:15 GMT -5
Released in 2000, retired in 2008. Paired with but sold separately from Kit's Day Bed.
Kit’s chenille bedspread has decorative fringe, and her throw pillow has tufts of yarn. The braided rug keeps her feet warm on the chilly attic floor. QDAQ $22
I don't have the small rug, so I can't comment on it, though I'm ordering it a a replacement part soon.
Grade: C
Why?
I don't like the colors of the spread. It's very bland and could be so much more cheerful and cute to match the bed frame. Also, it is stiff and catches on the mattress if I try to adjust it. Instead of shifting the way it lies (say to get it more centered), the spread and mattress move. That's kind of frustrating. Also also, I don't like that the spread isn't lined, so that you can see the stitching that keeps the tufts attached. Since it's the only sheet/blanket for the bed, and by the way, why don't they offer more for historical beds???, it doesn't look very comfortable for my doll. Also, I don't care much for the throw pillow. I think they should have included another full-sized pillow, for when the trundle is extended, or a pillowcase or something.
I dunno, I just wasn't overly thrilled with it. Besides, Kirsten's and Addy's quilts have so much awesome story to them, and Kit's...not so much.
I have been told since I originally posted this review elsewhere that the bedspread is very authentic for the time period. My main problem is that it doesn't seem very comfortable to sleep under without another sheet, but we don't get a sheet set for Kit, much less any historical doll. It is a personal preference, though.
The throw pillow is about half the size of the bed pillow. It is offwhite and had a tufted decoration that matches the bedspread, also in offwhite. It's a cute addition to the set, but nothing really awesome.
The bedspread itself is a medium-thick piece of green cloth with blue chenille stitched to it in a diamond and dots pattern. The fabric isn't very soft, but I like running my hands over the tufts. I like the texture and how it feels. The green is the same shade as the pillow that comes with the bed, a minty green, and the blue is robin's egg, or thereabouts. Inky says it looks like someone attached Cookie Monster to the blanket.
When on the bed in single-mode, the spread easily falls to the floor on either side. It is a square shape, or mostly a square shape, with a fringe on all but one edge (presumable, that's the one near the head of the bed).It only overhangs on the ends a very little bit, and because of the way the bed is put together, it can't hang down at the foot too much or else it will get crumpled. It doesn't overhang the sides at all when the trundle is open, except for a bit of fringe, which makes it seem kind of small to me. But I can see how it'd be silly to use a bedspread that big on the smaller version of the bed...
(also, despite the C grade, I really do love this set. It's just not as awesome as it could have been, really)
--- KERI
Kit’s chenille bedspread has decorative fringe, and her throw pillow has tufts of yarn. The braided rug keeps her feet warm on the chilly attic floor. QDAQ $22
I don't have the small rug, so I can't comment on it, though I'm ordering it a a replacement part soon.
Grade: C
Why?
I don't like the colors of the spread. It's very bland and could be so much more cheerful and cute to match the bed frame. Also, it is stiff and catches on the mattress if I try to adjust it. Instead of shifting the way it lies (say to get it more centered), the spread and mattress move. That's kind of frustrating. Also also, I don't like that the spread isn't lined, so that you can see the stitching that keeps the tufts attached. Since it's the only sheet/blanket for the bed, and by the way, why don't they offer more for historical beds???, it doesn't look very comfortable for my doll. Also, I don't care much for the throw pillow. I think they should have included another full-sized pillow, for when the trundle is extended, or a pillowcase or something.
I dunno, I just wasn't overly thrilled with it. Besides, Kirsten's and Addy's quilts have so much awesome story to them, and Kit's...not so much.
I have been told since I originally posted this review elsewhere that the bedspread is very authentic for the time period. My main problem is that it doesn't seem very comfortable to sleep under without another sheet, but we don't get a sheet set for Kit, much less any historical doll. It is a personal preference, though.
The throw pillow is about half the size of the bed pillow. It is offwhite and had a tufted decoration that matches the bedspread, also in offwhite. It's a cute addition to the set, but nothing really awesome.
The bedspread itself is a medium-thick piece of green cloth with blue chenille stitched to it in a diamond and dots pattern. The fabric isn't very soft, but I like running my hands over the tufts. I like the texture and how it feels. The green is the same shade as the pillow that comes with the bed, a minty green, and the blue is robin's egg, or thereabouts. Inky says it looks like someone attached Cookie Monster to the blanket.
When on the bed in single-mode, the spread easily falls to the floor on either side. It is a square shape, or mostly a square shape, with a fringe on all but one edge (presumable, that's the one near the head of the bed).It only overhangs on the ends a very little bit, and because of the way the bed is put together, it can't hang down at the foot too much or else it will get crumpled. It doesn't overhang the sides at all when the trundle is open, except for a bit of fringe, which makes it seem kind of small to me. But I can see how it'd be silly to use a bedspread that big on the smaller version of the bed...
(also, despite the C grade, I really do love this set. It's just not as awesome as it could have been, really)
--- KERI
The braiding is beginning to unwind, though that can easily be remedied with a stitch or two. 
