I am heading to Texas to visit with my son and dear daughter-in-law in a couple weeks. DIL, Andi, was recently gifted with a sewing machine....which she hardly knows how to turn on...much less use. so i am on a mission to impart some sewing knowledge to her. they raise little dachshunds so she thought she could make them some accessories to sell .... along with the puppies.
So yesterday i played and made a dog leash. really, really, simple...took about 15 minutes. the little clip on the end is actually a key chain clip that i found at JoAnn's. i probably need to get a better clip that is a bit sturdier and not plastic....but little hotdogs are pretty small so i think it would work, too.
And i tried a little bandana. just a simple triangle of fabric that is hemmed on the edges. i think it needs Velcro as a closure instead of tying a knot. that way, it the dog gets caught on something...he can pull himself free.
I also got a pattern at JoAnn's and tried a simple little coat. these could be embellished with laces and trims. this one is quilted...with a batting inside. it has a binding around it...which is a pain on the curves. i am going to try another and just stitch it right sides together and turn it....no binding. i just have to add the velcro to this one.
The inside fabric and binding is the same as the leash. and there is a little D-ring on the top to hook the leash on. now we are ready for a walk.
And for something quilty......last week at quilt class we had a project that cut off little triangles. these triangles were made of 4 different fabrics....and were about 1.5" wide. they were so cute....too cute to throw away. although no one had a problem with tossing them but me. LOL so i brought them all home and made some crumb blocks with the little triangles in the middles.
You have to look close to see the little triangles....here's a closer shot of this one
I even put 2 of them together and made a little square of them.
I decided not to make the pattern that we learned...it was a fan shape...sort of like a dresden plate when you put 4 of them together. so i used my practice pieces for crumb blocks, too. look back at the first picture....the block on the top left...with the red, white and blue fan shape is part of what i did. there's another in the second picture...the bottom right block. i like them as crumb blocks better.
Now...duty calls....back to the quilt on the frame.
So yesterday i played and made a dog leash. really, really, simple...took about 15 minutes. the little clip on the end is actually a key chain clip that i found at JoAnn's. i probably need to get a better clip that is a bit sturdier and not plastic....but little hotdogs are pretty small so i think it would work, too.
And i tried a little bandana. just a simple triangle of fabric that is hemmed on the edges. i think it needs Velcro as a closure instead of tying a knot. that way, it the dog gets caught on something...he can pull himself free.
I also got a pattern at JoAnn's and tried a simple little coat. these could be embellished with laces and trims. this one is quilted...with a batting inside. it has a binding around it...which is a pain on the curves. i am going to try another and just stitch it right sides together and turn it....no binding. i just have to add the velcro to this one.
The inside fabric and binding is the same as the leash. and there is a little D-ring on the top to hook the leash on. now we are ready for a walk.
And for something quilty......last week at quilt class we had a project that cut off little triangles. these triangles were made of 4 different fabrics....and were about 1.5" wide. they were so cute....too cute to throw away. although no one had a problem with tossing them but me. LOL so i brought them all home and made some crumb blocks with the little triangles in the middles.
You have to look close to see the little triangles....here's a closer shot of this one
I even put 2 of them together and made a little square of them.
I decided not to make the pattern that we learned...it was a fan shape...sort of like a dresden plate when you put 4 of them together. so i used my practice pieces for crumb blocks, too. look back at the first picture....the block on the top left...with the red, white and blue fan shape is part of what i did. there's another in the second picture...the bottom right block. i like them as crumb blocks better.
Now...duty calls....back to the quilt on the frame.
Love your doggie stuff! And how nice you are to teach your DIL sewing that is useful to her!!
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