Bassinet and Stand

by Kalei Anne Lundberg

copyright 2001

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1. Book fold to center.

2. Book fold to center again.

3. Pinch to mark
center, then valley fold
to center, crease and
unfold.

4. Valley fold to
crease just made
in step 3.

5. Valley fold and
unfold to the folded
up edge.

6 Unfold to step
2.

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10. Valley fold. Note: this
fold will align on the top
edge of the diagonal
crease.

11. Valley fold. Note: This fold
will be half the distance of the
flat edge on the side of the
flap.

12. Unfold the accordion
pleat and form the box.

7. Fold and unfold top layer
for landmark.

8. Valley fold to crease.

9. Valley fold and unfold the
diagonals.

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13. (Side view)
Mountain fold flap to
the inside and reform
the accoridan pleat to
lock the box shape.

14. Make a dart by pinching along the
center line until the bonnet curves
forward. crease to the left. Then inside
reverse the extra paper to the inside of
the model.

15. Make a small valley
fold on the tip to lock
the dart and create a
smooth line to the
bonnet edge.

Stand: (Made from the same size paper.)

1. Do the star precrease thing and collapse
into a waterbomb.

2. Valley fold the top third down, crease and
unfold.

3. Inside reverse fold the top flap.

4. Inside reverse fold the same flap again.

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5. Repeat steps 3 & 4 on the other three flaps.

6. Unfold model.

7. Mountain fold the corners behind noting
the landmarks. Box pleat the center section
so that it is just a tad wider than the width of
the basket.

8. Reform the corner crimp folds along
existing creases. Flatten the center of
the model and pinch a slight depression
to cradle the basket.

9. On the inside mountain
fold the corners of the crimp
folds. These folds should end
short of the corner. Their only
purpose is to keep the stand
from spreading open too far.

10. Fini!! Just nestle the
basket on the stand.