I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!! We enjoyed a week long family vacation including visiting friends & family, a trip to the zoo, a bed & breakfast, and attending the Alamo Bowl (Go Beavs!). We have spent this last week recovering from the one thing we didn't want to bring home from our trip...a nasty virus! Althought I didn't get the bug, I was still home all week taking care of the boys. So, I used my down time to make some no-sew fleece pet beds.
Sasha & Dione, trying out their new beds
I bought the dog bed pattern at Hancock's for $3, fleece on sale for $2-6/yd, and spent $10 on used blankets & pillows from the thrift store for the stuffing. I still have fleece left over to make more beds (I bought a ton...it was on sale and I had a coupon!!!) so I may make a few more beds for donating or gifting.
Onyx on the smallest bed
As you can see, there are three different sizes, and two different shapes. For the first bed I made, I followed the dog bed pattern to make the largest bed with contrasting colors and made the orange circular bed. Following the pattern left me wasting too much fabric and taking too much time to cut the fringe. So after I completed the first bed, I decided to make it simple - a rectangle using the maximum amount of fabric from the 1 3/8 yards of fleece I had already bought for the pattern. Essentially, I made a no-sew blanket then stuffed it to make a pet bed! Easy peasy! Bonus - they are completely machine washable!!
My modifications were this:
*Line up my two fabric choices & straghten up the edges with a rotary cutter and quilting ruler.
*Trim off a 5x5 square on all the corners.
*Use THIS amazing tool to quickly & easily cut 5" fringe, 2" apart with a rotary cutter. (I am not kidding - if you want to make any fleece blankets/pillows - go buy this ruler!) I must note that I used pins to hold the blanket together as it made lining up the ties a whole lot easier when I took the whole thing to the couch to work on in front of the TV.
*Leave open about 5-10 ties so you can stuff it with a blanket/stuffing.
*Finish tying and voilia! A cozy, no-sew, fleece pet bed!
My modifications were this:
*Line up my two fabric choices & straghten up the edges with a rotary cutter and quilting ruler.
*Trim off a 5x5 square on all the corners.
*Use THIS amazing tool to quickly & easily cut 5" fringe, 2" apart with a rotary cutter. (I am not kidding - if you want to make any fleece blankets/pillows - go buy this ruler!) I must note that I used pins to hold the blanket together as it made lining up the ties a whole lot easier when I took the whole thing to the couch to work on in front of the TV.
*Leave open about 5-10 ties so you can stuff it with a blanket/stuffing.
*Finish tying and voilia! A cozy, no-sew, fleece pet bed!
Onyx decided that he needs to sleep in the biggest bed...of course!
~If you decide to make your furries a cozy, no-sew fleece bed, be sure to share your photos with me as I'd love to see how they turn out!
~Also, check out this tutorial on how to use your fleece scraps to make dog chew toys - fleece is great way to help clean their teeth!
~Also, check out this tutorial on how to use your fleece scraps to make dog chew toys - fleece is great way to help clean their teeth!
