Those that know me know that I REALLY like dressing up animals. So, when I found out that my sister was coming home for a visit (so excited) I thought I would really like to buy her dogs some presents (a.k.a clothes/bandanas). As I was looking at stores, even at discount stores, I was shocked how expensive dog clothes are! Seriously, I can find myself a shirt for half the price and dog clothes are WAY smaller (what’s up with that?).
As I was standing in the store I quickly decided that a yard of fabric and some Velcro would cost me way less than what they wanted for their dog clothes. So, I quickly went to the fabric store and bought some fabric that looked perfect for my niece dogs (which I fondly call NOGS). Then all that was left was to design a simple bandana that can easily be customized with different colors or seasonal fabrics! Are you ready to make an easy DIY dog bandana for your furry love? Then let’s start!
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What You Need!
- Quilting Cotton ~ 1/2 yard
- Velcro
- Matching Thread
- Free #64 ~ DIY Dog Bandana Printable Pattern ~ Available in The Pattern Stash! Head on down to the bottom of the page, fill out the form, and instantly receive an email with the password!
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FYI!
All sewing is done with a 1/4 inch seam allowance.
Important Info!
When printing the sewing pattern PDF make sure to adjust the print settings. After you click on the print button in the PDF the printer dialog box will come up. On this screen you want to change the default zoom page size to be Actual Size. If you don’t change this setting then the pattern will print smaller then intended (so sad!).
Sizes Of Pattern
This pattern is made in four different sizes to fit all sizes of furry loves! To see what size your pup needs measure their neck and use the below guide (sizes are in inches).
- Small ~ 13 to 15
- Medium ~ 16 to 18
- Large ~ 19 to 23
- Extra Large ~ 24 to 27
What To Do!
To begin the DIY dog bandana you need to download the free pattern from The Pattern Stash. Once you have the pattern you need to cut your fabric pieces.
Next, place the two fabric pieces right sides together and pin.
Then make sure you leave a 2 inch turning hole on one of the sides of the triangle.
Next, sew around the entire DIY dog bandana except where your turning hole is. Once you have sewn around the edge, trim all edges to reduce seam bulk.
Then using the turning hole turn the dog bandana right side out and press with iron.
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Next, turn under the turning hole and press really well with the iron.
Then top sew around the entire dog bandana. You want to sew pretty close to the edge and make sure that you sew over your turning hole that you pinned.
Next, cut a length of 2 1/2 inch piece Velcro and sew it to one side of the band.
Then cut a 1 inch long piece of Velcro and pin it to the other side.
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STOP! Before you sew on the smaller piece make sure that you have the Velcro on the right side of the band! An easy way to figure this out is to simply pull up the band to make a circle and make sure that the Velcro is in the right spot.
Then sew around the smaller piece of Velcro.
And….. that’s it! You’re super cute DIY dog bandana is finished! Now if you wanted you could easily customize this bandana by adding a sassy saying iron on to it. And as an added bonus the bandana is double sided so you could totally add two different sayings!
I just love how simple and quick these DIY dog bandanas are to make! And they cost way less than anything I could find at the store! I just know my sister’s dogs are going to love them!
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I tried to print the Tutorial and it wont let me print it without printing the ads etc. I did sign up for the pattern stash and entered the secret password, but I cannot print the Tutorial, only the pattern.
Please advise
Hi Lynda! Unfortunately you can’t print the tutorial straight from the website. However, I do offer a printer friendly PDF of this tutorial in the It’s So Corinney shop at https://itssocorinney.com/shop/.