Another dog outfit

I have mentioned that my little dog gets cold very easily. I found this gap sweater at a thrift store for $4.00. Its cotton, mens XL.

 
I cut one of the arms off...I cut it so that the stitching holding it to the body came with the arm, to help prevent it from unraveling.
 
 
Then I cut along the sleeve side seam starting form the shoulder and moving toward the cuff. I saved enough near the cuff to make a rolled turtle neck and a breast piece. I used another doggie clothing article to measure how far to cut. But you could measure your dog. It needs to open up just before his front legs.
 

Slide it on over his head! Its pretty fashionable don't you think?
I may crochet around the edges to finish it off and perhaps a little flap and button under the belly to help hold it in place. He wore it yesterday in his crate on our trip to Boston. Very comfy for sleeping in the car!

Kathy

I've been painting saucers

Pebeo porcelain 150 paints.

These are my initial experiments, not yet baked in the oven.

I'll post a pic after the cooking. Since the paint is dishwasher safe once cooked, I'm hoping they will last in the garden as plate flower centers.

 

I am not a painter. I wouldn't know what to do with a big plate, but these little saucers were fun! Since the paint is expensive I bought only 3 colors, plus a black "pen" and a gold outliner.

Thanks for looking.

Kathy

Quick dog coat

I'm making a winter coat with a breast piece and everything from a womens XL quilted jacket for Iggie, but I needed a quick coat yesterday. So I had noticed that the sleeves of the coat were basically the right shape for a doggie cape. Here you see I cut out a scoop for his head. The long ends will be velcroed in the front of his neck.



Cut down a neck tie with one end sewn on top middle and the other velcroed across after passing under his tummy to hold in place: Voila!



Some of the edges should be finished, but because of the way the coat was made some of them don't need to be.

Thanks for looking.

Kathy