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    Old 10-04-2011, 12:56 PM
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    I want to make some dog beds, but they have to be washable. What would you use to stuff them with?

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    Old 10-04-2011, 01:04 PM
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    I've read that people put scraps of fabric in them. Just chop them up.
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    Why, fabric scraps of course! I got the idea from my LQS. They collect scraps & make beds for the local animal shelter. Using their idea, I made a bed for my 2 cats to have in my sewing room. They love it & use it everytime I let them in there. And you can throw the whole thing in the wash with no worries. :)
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    I use the tiny scraps of fabric that are too small to be a crumb. I keep a pre-sewn pillow case by my cutting table to fill for the next dog bed.
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    I Tried to make dog beds with the scraps from trimming, but when I washed the bed for the first time, everything kinda clumped together and was hard. How do you keep them fluffy? I did put them in the dryer, but they never fluffed back up. I had quilted about 6" apart to make baffles so all the scraps wouldn't clump in one spot, but they clumped within each 6" square.
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    Old 10-04-2011, 01:12 PM
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    I use cut up foam and fabric scraps.
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    Old 10-04-2011, 01:18 PM
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    I have started using old bed pillows, you know the poly batting filled ones? You cut the batting up with scissors, or your rotary cutter and stuff a bag, sew the top closed and Viola'!
    I found out that the stuffing , once cut up, doesn't stick back together again and remains soft & fluffy after one of my favorite pillows exploded in the washer at the Laundry mat. There was a snag in the tub & it ripped open the case... after I dug all the stuffing out & took it home I had to make a new case for it... Genius!!!!! I re-did all my pillows that turned lumpy after getting washed. They stay fluffy, wash after wash... Oh, and I used washed canvas painters tarp for the cover, it's a neutral color, can take a beating, softens up nice ... I used the tarps for slip covers on the couch also, dog slobber, grand kid snacks, it all washes out. And they're relatively inexpensive.
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    Old 10-04-2011, 04:12 PM
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    I personally would use old towels, sheets, etc..
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    Old 10-04-2011, 04:19 PM
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    The dog bed I bought had a removable , washable cover. The inside "mattress" was stuffed with shredded cedar bark. It smelled wonderful and kept the bed vermin free no matter if you used it outside in a dog house or inside on the carpet, etc. Because the cedar was shredded, it was soft. the dog never complained.
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    Old 10-04-2011, 05:00 PM
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    Our local shelters won't take pillows with scraps inside anymore. They take too long to dry in the dryer...just an FYI.
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