Dog Beds

How about creating a homemade dog bed or two? Just continue with the easy instructions below, or mean the hyperlinks at bottom for more ideas.

BASIC DOG PAD

Materials

• Old quilt (or sleeping bag-the kind that unzips and opens out suitable square or rectangle)



• Sewing machine or needle and thread Velcro (optional)



• Super strong glue (optional)

Instructions

• Fold the quilt lengthwise by two or thirds



• Try against eachother at the back of car or doghouse



• Above all, make sure that it's adequate enough for the dog to lie on!



• For an inferior dog, block a few of the length



• Use others as an extra layer or two



• Sew the sides together or



• Use Velcro strips at a minimum 3 inches (75mm) long at strategic points



• Note: Adhesive Velcro is easiest to, but doesn't always stick that well. You may have to secure the strips by sewing those to the information presented or adding a substantial glue

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"PILLOWCASE" FOAM BED

Materials

• An old quilt or sleeping bag



• Foam pad or items of foam, adequate to match your dog



• Straight pins



• Marking pen



• Needle and thread or sewing machine



• Velcro or zipper to complement width of pillowcase (optional)

Estimated Time

• One to 2 hours

Estimated Cost Is dependent upon what number of materials you can actually scrounge:

• Thread: About USD 0. 30



• Zipper: USD 0. 00 when you take one-time an older couch cushion, sleeping bag something like that you're now not wearing; otherwise as many as USD 6. 00



• Velcro: About USD 4. 00

Instructions

• Place the froth on the right side with the material about 1 1/4 inches (30mm) out of your base anyone side (per above)



• Fold persistent material across the foam



• Leave the top end end alone



• Mark the underside and side seam in your marker or pins, leaving a single 1/4 inch (30 mm) seam allowance



• Cut over excess fabric



• Sew of the marked seams manually , or machine



• Turn your pillowcase really well so your pros faces out



• Insert the foam



• If you may have enough excess material beginning, you can just fold it below the pad or



• Add a zipper or Velcro in a fancier finish



• The Velcro is applied in strips at minimum 3 inches (75mm) long or maybe in one long piece



• Remember you might still have got to sew the Velcro down or add extra glue, regardless of whether it is the adhesive kind