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Nice work, Beverly

Nice job, Beverly, but, as I recall from personal experience, it's more work trying to dress the dog than actually creating a pattern, refining the fit, and sewing those little barely-bigger than Barbie-doll pieces... Cea

Lovely -- although I don't get the feeling the pup agrees. ;-) Most canines are just not that into fashion. Their owners, on the other hand.....

Thanks, it was ... interesting. :-} My first attempt at "from scratch" pattern drafting.

Oh, it's rather funny, that piece of dog wear! If she doesn't mind - well... And a lot of dogs really hate rain, as far as I know. Civilisation doesn't stop with humans, I guess. ;-) Anyway, the reflector stripes are a very good thing, especially since the dog isn't always that close to the person on the other end of the leash who has reflecting bits and pieces on himself (if it is leashed at all, in some cases, dogs being a bit like wilful little children). We get reminders to put reflecting or even luminescent items on dogs in wintertime on TV every autumn. Must be some kind of issue.

I just thought about the legs: If this task should ever come to you again, wouldn't it be a solution to sew the hems there first? You could baste the legs in, pin the right length, then undo the basting, sew the hem and then the rest of the seams. Hmm, on the other hand, you are a far better sewing person than I am, so if you didn't do it the way I just said, I guess you must have had a reason. Sorry if my suggestions offends.

And I think I saw your new website for the first time (at least, I realized that it is your new website). What I miss is a larger picture of your award-winning 'first' dress, other than that - great. I guess you'll put up the instructive parts later? I really liked your 'how to fix a plug on an iron'. Great work, all of it, as usual.

U.

Thanks!

She did not object too strenuously, she has other clothing pieces her humans put on her.

The most difficult bit was sewing the hems on those sleeves/legs. I sewed in-the-round, so it was a tight fit, I had to remove my walking foot and use the original presser foot.

She really does not mind. They take her on trips often, and she has a variety of garments/collars/harnesses she allows them to put on her. The color was definitely her human's choice...

She really does not mind. They take her on trips often, and she has a variety of garments/collars/harnesses she allows them to put on her. The color was definitely her human's choice...

She doesn't mind, and this was for a vacation trip in about a week to Vancouver Island, B.C. Canada. They expect lots of rain, and dealing with a soaking wet dog on vacation does not add to the fun.

That would be a solution, but I have never liked "flat sewing". I much prefer the finished look of sewing in-the-round, even for a silly project like this or DGD's doll clothes, back when I was making those. :-} I zig-zagged 1/8" elastic on the fold line, sewed the seams, then turned and sewed the hems. I learned sewing from a woman who would never allow short-cuts if long-cuts produced a superior garment. ;-}

Thanks, Ursula. I am slowly re-building all the information I had on my previous site, but it will take a while. Here is the dress you are asking about, I just enlarged it:

Daughter's dog, so my granddog. Makes all the difference. ;-) And McKenzie stand still and allows DD to work the pants legs on... just like dressing a baby.

I have several sweaters I knit, from a pattern I developed, for my Shih Tzus to wear after they have their hair cut short. Nothing more pathetic than a Ssssshivering Shih Tzu. ;-D