I made Miss Bess a quilt. She loves it, I know, because of the holes she put in it, just to let everyone know it is HERS! I hope to start making "Bowser Blankies" and "Kitty Kovers" (That is what I call them) to start, for the animals in the neighborhood and then maybe branch on to selling them.

In our cold Minnesota weather, when Bess has to go out and then come in (like 10 seconds), she jumps on the couch and looks at me like "Yah, Well, where's my blankie, it's cold out there, you know!"

Seriously, Bess likes to chew on her quilt. I don't know why, but every time I turn around I have to patch it and then patch a patch!!!!!!

Edie

There is a kitty quilt on all my chairs and sofa. They always end up sleeping on one of the quilts. I usually just use scraps and stitch them to something soft, usually fleece. They will usually paw until they have the soft side up and snuggle into that. There are 4 rescue kitties living with us. One is 11, one is 10,(we knew when these were born behind a neighbors garage) one is about 6 (close as the vet could come) and the latest is about 3-again as far as the vet could tell.

O yes, Our cats, Lily and Kramer have a quilt and they love it. It serves two purposes they lay on it and it keeps the cat hair off the footstool.

I gave my daughter's dog a quilt for Christmas (and he loves it!).

I save all my lonely scraps and ugly fabrics and make them into soft quilts for my furry babies. They don't mind if my stitches are uneven or if the colors don't match or anything. I do that all the time. My daughter is attempting to learn to sew by making cat quilts.

Trudy has 2 of them - one upstairs and one down and NO ONE is allowed to take them out of her beds.

I made my dog Lily a quilt 2 years ago. It's hers. In front of the couch in the living room - she uses it all the time! :mrgreen:

OH PLEASE, ask your daughter for a pic of that so you can show us. My daughter has two goldens. I am sure they would love quilts but I have to do my daughter and two granddaughters and SIL first. LOL

I have used the bandanas from when my dogs gets groomed to make their quilts! They love them. Course, they also have a full size bed quilt on the floor that they love just as much and ours on our bed!

Mine will three housemates will definitely have their own quilts.

Currently two dogs and one cat.

Sounds like a great use for those "scraps" we're always wondering what to do with". Our loving pets deserve the best too. Don't cha know !! :lol: :-D :-D

[quote=OmaForFour]OH PLEASE, ask your daughter for a pic of that so you can show us. My daughter has two goldens. I am sure they would love quilts but I have to do my daughter and two granddaughters and SIL first. LOL

I will ask her for a pic. It has been 12 yrs since I made it and I can't remember what it looks like. I never made a quilt for my golden as he was always hot and liked to lie on the tile by the front door.

Yes, I made one for my granson's dog. I
put his dog's picture in the center of
the quilt. They have such neat fabric
out for pets. Betty Lee

I made these for my DD's cat & dog.

I made one for my "granddog" and told my daughter I'd make them for all of her friends who have dogs. I have all of this great dog fabric and thought that would be a great idea.

I don't have grandkids, only granddogs. I've made them many bandanas, but now my daughter wants me to make them quilts. I made small quilts for my cat and my dog and she wants one for her dogs, too. I will do it- when I find some fabric on a deep sale!

Oh yes. I made a cute mat using doggie fabric for my DD's dog. I'd like to make some for the local animal rescue.

My dogs would ruin a quilt if they slept on it, so instead, their kennels have beautiful quilts over them. Serves a couple purposes. They feel secure in their own little houses, and they are decorative in my house. My dogs were kennel trained, now the kennels are just their bedrooms where they can come and go.

I just made a flannel and fleece doggie quilt for the car... for my SIL's doggie. Was cute. And you know what...? When it was unwrapped, my SIL put it on the floor/carpet for her. She came right over, pawed it up on one end, circled around, laid down and went to sleep with her head on the rucked up part. So cute. I'll make her more.

My 7 cats all have 'fleeces' which are remnants that I bring home from Joannes. I don't bother to even hem them. The cats dig in them, play on them, sleep on them. They protect my chairs and sofa from claws and when they're fur'rd or been thrown up on... in the washer they go. We must have 20 or so kicking around. lol.

Don't they all LOVE fleece!

I plan to make one for my dog and I cat house too.

I made one for my cat. I was tired of her hair on the couch. She seemed to know it was for her. Then when we went to FL I put it on her favorite chair on the lanai and she pulled it off. On the ride down she likes to lay on it, but in the condo she doesn't.

I took a class from a gal who only makes quilts for her dogs. She said her grown kids said they had as many as they want, and asked to not be given any more. So now she sews for her two collies. She made a beautiful Niemeyer paperpieced quilt -- for the dogs. Now that is LOVE!

I made quilts for all my dogs and cats plus a small one that hangs over a perch in my parrots cage.
She likes to sit under the quilt with it draped across her back. She is a very touchy feely type parrot so maybe this is why she likes it on her.

OK I have to ask ... is there a pattern for those little quilts? They are just too adorable! I think they would make wonderful gifts for my friends who are owned by pets!

Peggy

Haven't made a quilt for our dog yet but I have made a pillow for her and she loves to lay her head on it and go to sleep at night. I guess I'll have to get busy and make a doggy quilt also.

WOW! You are not kidding!

My heart goes out to your daughter. We had to make the decision twice over an 18 month period of time ... both fur babies were 13 years old. One had diabetes that just finally went haywire after 2 years of giving her insulin injections.

I will keep your daughter in my prayers.

The second one I think might have had a heart attack. He let out this hideous cry and went completely limp, out cold. I kept calling his name and when he finally opened his eyes he whined with every breath. It broke my heart to lose him but even more it broke my heart to see my big, 23 y.o. son crying while he held him when the vet gave him the shot.

Now my newest little guy (10 years old) has gone almost completely blind following two infections to his pancreas (sp?) that left him an insulin dependent diabetic.

My dog thinks the quilts on my bed are just for him. My best friend had asked me to make a rag quilt for her dog Missy. I made it for her and she just loved it. She said Missy slept on it all of the time. Christmas a year ago, her husband was in a bad accident that totaled the car. Thank God he wasn't badly hurt but Missy was thrown thru the back window and took off. They searched for weeks and she was a basket case. This was a dog that she had rescued off the highway years before. Eventually she got another dog and she asked me to make her a quilt. She just couldn't give Missy's quilt to another dog. We talk about people who don't appreciate what we do but this certainly isn't the case here.

My daughter said that she took Gracie's quilt with her to the vets and the dog died with her head resting on the quilt as she did every nite. Breaks my heart.

Our dog is the love of our lives....and she has her own quilt, as shown in my avator. And Lizzie loves her quilt.
Janet

I like making small wall hanging sized quilts with scraps etc. I have one for the little dog's bed, a quilted placemat for the kitt's bowl and another little quilt covers a chair to keep the cat's hair off.

My cousin got a puppy a few yrs back, and she doesn't have children. I made a quilt for the puppy cost was $80 for the material. I thought she would use it just for laying on or covering. She used it for when the puupy was eating. Oh well, my cousin has no idea what it takes to make a quilt she can't even sew a button on. At least I used good material, and with all the washing it would last.

Actually, I've been thinking about making one for my daughter's Great Dane. I made her a huge dog bed to fit the natural wood frame my SIL made. Every night they cover her with an old flannel robe and I've been thinking that she needs her own quilt. :-) But first I have to make a quilt for my next grandbaby (the 8th) which is due in March. Maybe Alta will get her own quilt next Christmas.

My cat s do that too. One of these days I'm going to trip over one of them.

No No No you are not the only one I have 3 dogs a Newfoundland and Australian shepherd and a very tiny yorkie (she is only 3 1/2 lbs)my petunia is 179lbs Miss sidney is real big either she is only 60 lbstunies quilt is twin size sidneys is lap And my Molly's is a dollquilt size Enjoy your baby

quilterPam hello and welcome to the board it does get addicting everyone here is so great and always a ear for a problem come to chat and jump right in alot of great gals and a few gents too. we are like a big family So welcome and come join the fun. where are you located I am in MI.

of course i make a quilt for all my babies!! we don't use the "d" word in our house!! she doesn't know what they are!! LOL

My dog lays in her "box" with a pillow bottom and a quilt in the box. She moves it around until she gets it just where she wants it.

I don't have pictures but all the animals have quilts. I have made them for friends dogs and my dog has a few. I even sent a quilt home with every foster I was able too. When I get around to making a new quilt for my bed my Andy is going to get a matching one.