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Dog corner, bowl & dog tag
Wauzi and Kitty could use a new blanket, a cup or a dog tag again? Here are the DIY instructions.
What you need for the dog blanket:
Fabric requirements:
- Dark blue corduroy fabric: 80 x 50 cm plus 1 cm seam allowance per side (for the back of the pillow)
- 2 strips a 4 x 74 cm plus 1 cm seam allowance per side
- 2 strips a 6 x 46 cm plus 1 cm seam allowance per side
- gray wide cord:
- 2 strips a 10 x 50 cm plus 1 cm seam allowance per side
- 2 strips a 17 x 32 cm plus 1 cm seam allowance per side
- orange cotton fabric:
- 33 x 21 cm plus 1 cm seam allowance per side Volume fleece 80 x 50 cm (fabric department)
- tape measure
- fabric scissors
- pins
- Sewing machine and matching yarn
- sewing needle
- possibly buttons or zipper
That's how it's done:
1. Fold the fabric pieces for the front of the pillow into the photo and stitch them together on the seam allowance right to right. In each case note the offset. Sew all edges together.
2. Place the large blue piece of fabric for the back on the right side of the patchwork side and attach it to the patchwork side. Sew all edges except for a 25 cm wide turning slot.
3. Turn the pillow over and fill with the fleece.
4. Close the opening with needle and thread. Alternatively, sew buttons or a zipper.
Props: Sofa: Ektorp, Ikea Cushion: Pad dog toy: crocheted bone about 6 euros, rope with loop about 7 euros www.peppers-choice.de
What you need for the dog bowls:
- Letter template (craft shop)
- dark blue fineliner
- 2 dog bowls
- dark blue acrylic paint
- shiny orange acrylic paint shiny
- Oilcloth piece about DIN A4
- Maskingtape (craft shop)
- fine brush
It's that easy:
1. Use the letter template to draw the name of the animal on the bowl with a dark blue fineliner.
2. Using a thin brush, trace the letters with dark blue acrylic paint.
3. Paint a dog paw on the second bowl with orange acrylic paint.
4. Cut the oilcloth as a base, glue edges with masking tape.
You need this for the dog tag:
- a piece of gray thick felt (about 8 x 8 cm)
- a piece of blue leather (about 9 x 9 cm)
- greaseproof paper
- Embroidery thread in orange
- Lochzange
- Schlagösen Set
- strong drawstring
- compasses
- fabric scissors
- pencil
- sewing needle
It's that easy:
1. Use the compass to draw a circle of 7 cm diameter on gray felt and an 8 cm diameter on the blue leather. Cut out circles.
2. Write the dog name on parchment paper the size of felt circle.
3. Lay paper on the felt and with orange yarn in the backstitch. Carefully tear out paper under the seam.
4. Use the punch to punch a hole in both parts.
5. Insert the lug with the enclosed tool.
6. Attach the tag to the collar with a strong drawstring.
