Need Tips on Making Deluxe Quilted Doggy and Kitty Beds
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Need Tips on Making Deluxe Quilted Doggy and Kitty Beds
I know that a lot of you make pet beds for the local animal shelters. My shelter asks for towels, not beds, so I'm a bit clueless as to what goes into the dog and cat beds. I want to make a few, really nice beds that have removable, zippered covers. For the filling, I have a lot of fabric and batting scraps. I was thinking of adding some shredded foam to the mix. Any other tips that you all can give me? Thanks!
~ Cindy
~ Cindy
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I don't make fancy ones. I buy fleece (3/4-1 yd), fold in half and sew them around 3 sides leaving an opening for turning then stuff with fiberfill. It works well for my dog. I've bought ones with covers thinking they would be easier to wash. She finds the opening and works the inner pillow out. if she makes a hole in the liner in the process, all the stuffing gets removed. Doesn't happen when they are sewn shut. I can fit the whole thing in my washer and dryer. The kennel does the same when we board her. Now I can't do that for DS's dog, she loves to shred fleece. Doesn't matter if it's her bed, a throw or the kids' pjs.
Personally, I wouldn't use foam because of the mess if it gets a hole. Fiberfill and fabric scraps are bad enough.
Personally, I wouldn't use foam because of the mess if it gets a hole. Fiberfill and fabric scraps are bad enough.
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Bakermom...you have a very clever little pooch. LOL. I'll keep the fiberfill in mind...thanks.
My dogs are 50+ pounds each, so I need some bigger beds with lots of padding. One of my girls is elderly and she has her moments of incontinence, so I need it to be completely washable. I'm wondering about making a liner that is waterproof.
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There are free patterns on allpeoplequilt.com maybe something like these would work...
http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/bags-p...ws/3-dog-night
http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/bags-p...eature-comfort
http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/bags-p...ws/3-dog-night
http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/bags-p...eature-comfort
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There are free patterns on allpeoplequilt.com maybe something like these would work...
http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/bags-p...ws/3-dog-night
http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/bags-p...eature-comfort
http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/bags-p...ws/3-dog-night
http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/bags-p...eature-comfort
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If you are making beds for the shelter, don't go to any great lengths. Beds have to be constantly washed and get torn up. That's why they ask for towels. Basically anything for the shelter is going to be a disposable.
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Man Sewing YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0e3ZN3gfFg He is making a dog bed for a smaller dog, but it would not be hard to make it larger.
To handle incontinence, I would make the tube and top layer of the bed out of PUL, the fabric diaper covers are made out of. Them make several small pads that can go inside for your old gal. You would just have to wash the pads.
For stuffing I would not use cotton fabric scraps, if you ever had to wash the bed it would take forever to dry. I would use fleece scraps, poly batting scraps, but mostly pillow stuffing.
To handle incontinence, I would make the tube and top layer of the bed out of PUL, the fabric diaper covers are made out of. Them make several small pads that can go inside for your old gal. You would just have to wash the pads.
For stuffing I would not use cotton fabric scraps, if you ever had to wash the bed it would take forever to dry. I would use fleece scraps, poly batting scraps, but mostly pillow stuffing.
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