Dillon's Dog Bed
01-01-2011, 06:13 PM
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Howdy y'all :c)
I made a dog bed for a good friend of mine for Christmas. He has a husky named Dillon, and I made him a denim bed. For the top, I used the rag quilt method, but put the edges to the inside. Each square on top had denim on the side that is seen as well as on the inside, with batting in-between, so it's really durable! Most of the jeans I used were old ones I bummed off of friends, but the pocket on top came from a pair that I found at Goodwill. I made rag quilt letters to spell his name in a bandana fabric on the front edge of the bed. Dillon's Dad was THRILLED with it, and I was really happy with how it turned out.
BTW.....I just made my very first quilt back in August. I had always told people that the closest I come to sewing is cross stitching.....I get cross every time I look a needle in the eye! LOL! But a quilting group was started where I work, I figured I'd at least try it, and dang it if I didn't go and get hooked! LOL!
Donna
I made a dog bed for a good friend of mine for Christmas. He has a husky named Dillon, and I made him a denim bed. For the top, I used the rag quilt method, but put the edges to the inside. Each square on top had denim on the side that is seen as well as on the inside, with batting in-between, so it's really durable! Most of the jeans I used were old ones I bummed off of friends, but the pocket on top came from a pair that I found at Goodwill. I made rag quilt letters to spell his name in a bandana fabric on the front edge of the bed. Dillon's Dad was THRILLED with it, and I was really happy with how it turned out.
BTW.....I just made my very first quilt back in August. I had always told people that the closest I come to sewing is cross stitching.....I get cross every time I look a needle in the eye! LOL! But a quilting group was started where I work, I figured I'd at least try it, and dang it if I didn't go and get hooked! LOL!
Donna
Front edge of bed with name showing
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Pocket on top of bed with bandana
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Side of bed with "Southpole" logo
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01-01-2011, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by annieshane
Now that is an undertaking to be sure. This must be BIG dog. What did you use for stuffing?
So glad you have been bitten by the quilting bug, it is so much fun!
So glad you have been bitten by the quilting bug, it is so much fun!
Hi Annie :c)
The stuffing is what got me. I wanted to use a foam pad because I was afraid that polyfil or some other type of stuffing would eventually bunch up. But when I called around to see how much it would cost me, the cheapest price I found for a pad to fit it was $70.00! I ended up using some old eggshell mattress toppers that I glued together using spray adhesive. The bottom of the bed has an open slit like you see on throw pillow covers so the padding can be taken out to wash the cover. :c)
Donna
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