Make a Pet Bed
what you'll need
- 2 yd. fabric
- Polyester fiberfill
- Egg crate foam or 2" thick foam
- Thread to match fabric
- Basket
- Newsprint
- Tape
- Scissors
- Marker
- Electric knife or box cutter
- Needle/thread
- Sewing machine
- Straight pins
- Iron/ironing board
Instructions
- To make pattern for bed, tape newsprint together to make a large sheet of paper. Lay basket on top of paper and outline bottom on newsprint; cut out pattern.
- Fold fabric in half, right sides facing. Center and pin pattern on fabric. Cut around pattern ½" from pattern edge; remove pattern.
- Pin fabric pieces together. Sew approximately ½" from raw edges of fabric leaving a 6"-8" opening for turning and stuffing. Turn right side out; press seams flat.
- Pin same paper pattern to foam. Cut foam piece same size as pattern with electric knife or sharp box cutter; remove pattern. Roll up foam and insert into bed cover; unroll foam inside bed cover. Use polyester fiberfill to stuff the bed to desired loft. Whipstitch opening closed.