Any one
that knows me knows that my world revolves around my dog,
Lizzie-Lou. She is the light of my life. So, of course when it
comes to the comfort of a dog, nothing is too over-the-top. This
creation, dear readers, was just to ridiculous not to share and it
has snapped me right out of my blog funk and back into action.
Behold the Painter's Drop Cloth Monogrammed Doggie Duvet
Yes, that
is right. I fussed this much over a dog bed. It seems silly unless
you know what a princess my Lizzie is. Here is a snapshot of her
just today, enjoying the patio at Starbucks:
When we
returned home from our coffee and walk, I decided to wash the
covers on her dog beds-yes plural, she has one in the living room
and one in the bed room (which is kind of pointless because she
always sleeps in our bed, but I digress). The living room dog bed
cover has seen better days. It was faded and the zipper had broken,
but the pillow inside was in good shape. I thought about heading to
Ross or T.J.Maxx to see what I could find in
the way of size giant dog beds (my little darling weighs about 80
lbs) and then I got to thinking….surely I could come up with a
solution. I mean, the pillow was fine and a new dog bed, even from
a discount store, was going to cost at least $40. So I started
poking around the craft room and found:
6x6
plastic backed painter's drop cloth
Green
craft paint and fabric medium
Pretty
cloth ribbon
Sewing
Machine
Cardstock
I
am not very skilled with the sewing machine, so I knew there was no
way I was setting in a zipper. The ribbon gave me an idea though:
why not make Doggie Duvet!? So I removed the old cover from the dog
bed and got to work. I folded the drop cloth over the dog bed and
it happened to be the perfect size. Before pining or stitching the
side seam, I cut 6 inch lengths of ribbon and pinned six of them,
three on one half of the end I planned to leave open and three
across from them on the other half, and stitched them into place.
Next I folded the fabric in half, right sides together, and
stitched the length of the duvet. I trimmed the other open end down
to fit the length of the pillow and stitched it up too. And finally
I turned the duvet right side out.
To make
the monogram, I cut an 11 ¼" letter "L" out of a 12x12 sheet of
card stock using the Cricut. I
took the sheet with the "L" cut out and centered it on the duvet.
Using a pencil, I traced the letter onto the fabric. And with a
paint brush, I mixed the craft paint and fabric medium per the
directions on the bottle and filled in the pencil outline. I let
the paint dry and heat set it with my iron, per the package
directions. The whole project took about 30 min and was super
easy.
I
love the way Lizzie's new dog be looks in the living room-much
cuter than the old faded cover and perfect for my spoiled
pooch.