Doggy Fashion

As you may know, it rains a lot here in Portland. The dog really needs a walk regardless of the weather. Last month, as a another storm was barreling down on us here (incidentally, we have just been hit with another one, with two more on the way) I decided to use some of the the leftover fabric from Sarah’s raincoat to make the dog her own protection from the elements. To get the basic shape I traced out on of her “ready to wear” jackets on a piece of paper (after folding in half) and added a some seam allowance. One of the nice things about fitting dog clothing is that if it stays on and doesn’t slide off, I reckon it pretty much fits.

The construction was fairly simple, I cut out the basic and shapes and belly straps (it also attaches on the front). I sewed the raincoat fabric inside out to a lining made out of cotton (cotton from a two dollar twin sheet from Ikea that I bought long ago as a potential bag lining). The Sewist helped me insert the straps between the lining and the outer-shell and I used iron on velcro (which the Sewist just informed me is known as “hook and loop tape” in the sewing world). To finish it off we made a giant button hole to fit her harness through and some pink top stitching to add some flash.

As you can tell she looks damn cute in it and matches her mother’s weather wear. Next time I will make it a longer to cover her derrier a little more. All in all, a fun little project for my best gal.

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