Pet Creations

With 4 craft shows coming up in the next 6 weeks, I've been pretty busy! For the week, I have been concentrating on my four-legged customers, creating over 75 new pet bandanas, in 4 sizes. I plan on making at least 25 more, and will be more selective with the fabric on these. I want to do some in college prints, john deere, and some others. For the first 75, I was using up a LOT of scraps in my stash. What you see here is the largest size (20" from point to point at the top of the triangle) and the smallest (7" across the top).

This is a unique pattern that Alison helped me develop. She had bought one for my grand-dog, Penny, that had a casing at the top, to fit over the collar. She asked if there was a way I could add a way to make the "ring" on the collar (where the leash attached) come through the bandana. As you know if you've ever put a bandana on a dog, it ends up under his chin, becoming more of a bib than a bandana! So, I added a buttonhole and we tried it out on Penny - it worked! I've sold quite a few through the years, but really needed to replenish my stock for the shows.

The one in this picture is the one I thought Carrie was going to take home tonight for another of my grand-dogs, Mumble. The colorful peace symbols will look great against his black coat, and it matches the new purse that I gave Carrie while she was home. She picked it out from some I had made; the top of it is the same fabric as the bandana. I'm going to drop it in the mail to her, I think she just forgot that she hadn't packed it. They'll look great out taking a walk! Here's a couple of shots of Carrie's new bag. When I saw this fabric in an online store, Hawthorne Threads, I knew I had to have it for fall! The buttons are vintage, that I bought at an estate sale - aren't they great?