TEEPEE pattern!!!

I am only to happy to share where I got the teepee pattern from  that I showed yesterday- it was really easy to make.
 here is the link.

I have been wanting one for ages and keep seeing them for $300 and was not about to pay that much. I came across this pattern after trying another one that was quite frankly crap.

As you can see I made a few adjustments to it as I was not loving the "artwork' on theirs- why is it often so bad on those home improvement shows- ... anyway I appliqued the front as you can see - it took longer to do this than the whole teepee.

I used calico, its really cheap $5/m. The hardest part was the sewing a huge item so make sure you do it on a big table.

I also skipped a few steps that I thought were uneccessary... because god forbid I ever follow a patttern to the letter - It makes me feel so restricted, stifled...fenced in... ( I am sure this is why I cannot bake- no room for skipping steps and not being precise, not when you are learning anyway?)

I didn't put elastic on the dowl or do any of step 6 or 7.  I just put the bamboos peices through the casings  and then got a peice of fabric to wrap around the top and tie in a knot- this keeps it together. Maybe if you have older kids or more than one child going in and out it may be worth doing that bit. But I just wanted to get it made and when they started talking about drilling holes... they lost me...

It needs adjusting - straightening and retying at the top -every week or so but that takes 2 mins. I got the bamboo locally from a mates place but you can get it at Bunnings- it looks nicer than the dowel I think. This is from the inside. Its quite big inside- I can get in- and Iit  reckon fits 3 kids comfortably, but 5 have giggled in their together.

I have sold a few to people that saw it before it was finished. I also thought you could use different fabric for the two front panels to make it look a bit more one of a kind.

Anyway, let me know how you go , I would love to see yours!!!