We make a lot of projects for our friends and family. I thought it might be nice to take some time and focus on the four-legged member of the family for once. That’s why I came up with this Dog Bandana Collar Tutorial with Free Dog Bandana Pattern! This is a fun and easy sewing project that is perfect for beginners. This project is easier than most simply because our pup is small and adorable. To make this for a larger dog you would just need to account for a bit more fabric. I thought this little bandana was so cute. I picked out some cute pet-inspired fabric but you could use whatever you have on hand. My pup wears this just fine. Making your own dog collar at home is a fun project and great to do with the kids. Plus, you can make a few of these and give them away to your dog-owning friends. They make cute Christmas gifts or stocking stuffers and you can make these for much less than you could find in-store. This is the first of my sewing projects I want to do for my pets, so if you love these kinds of sewing projects be sure to check back for more pet-friendly fun!
You only need a few basic supplies for this cute dog bandana collar. Some fun fabric, thread, a few clips, and your sewing machine. This sewing project also comes with a free printable pattern to help you cut out the bandana shape and other fun fabric pieces. Gather up your supplies from the list below and let’s get started!
What You’ll Need:
- 1 Paw Print Piece 10″x10″ Fabric (or print of choice)
- 1 Green Piece 10″x10″ Fabric (or color of choice)
- Free Printable Dog Collar Pattern
- Thread (match color of fabric)
- Sewing Machine
- Iron or heat press
- Thread Clippers
- Sewing Clips
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Rotary Cutter, Cutting Mat, & Ruler
Dog Bandana Collar Tutorial with Free Dog Bandana Pattern
Start this dog bandana collar tutorial with free dog bandana pattern by washing, drying, and pressing your fabric. This process acts as a preshrink for your fabric so that your stitches won’t get messed up the first time you wash it. Once you have done that, you need to print and cut out your pattern. Lay the fabrics so that it is face down. Lay the cut-out pattern on top of the fabrics and pin it in place.
Next, using the chalk, pen, or pencil, mark all the way around the pattern pieces.
Now remove the pattern and use the scissors to cut out the pieces. You will need one pattern cut out of each fabric.
Next on this dog bandana collar tutorial with free dog bandana pattern, lay the two triangle pieces on top of each other so the right sides are touching. Pin them together down the two sides.
Now it’s time to sew! Using a 1/4 seam allowance, sew them together down the two sides but leaving the top open.
Now turn it right side out and iron it so that it is nice and flat.
Lay the two long strips on top of each other so the right sides are touching. Pin them together along one of the longest sides. We are about halfway through this dog bandana collar tutorial with free dog bandana pattern!
Next, using 1/4 seam allowance sew them together along that one side.
Now lay it face down and iron it so that the seam flaps are opened.
Next on this dog bandana collar tutorial with free dog bandana pattern, with the fabric still laying face down, fold each of the ends over by 1/4 inch or just slightly over 1/4 and pin in place.
Sew that pinned area down try to stay about the middle of that fold. Do both ends.
Fold the flaps in half along the seam and iron flat.
On the raw edge side of the triangle piece, fold them in by about 1/4 inch. Then insert the raw edge side of the long pieces inside of the triangle piece and pin them in place.
The last step in this dog bandana collar tutorial with free dog bandana pattern is to sew them together. Sew across the pinned area to sew together. Be sure to do a backstitch at the start and finish of this one.
And that’s it! Now your dog bandana collar is complete and ready to class up your furry friend. I think this turned out so cute! If your pup is larger, you can scale up your pattern using these steps or just cut your fabric a little more generously.
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Dog Bandana Collar Tutorial with Free Dog Bandana Pattern
Sew a cute collar for your favorite pup. Easy sew and makes a nice gift too!
Materials
Tools
Instructions
- Lay the fabrics so that it is face down.
- Lay the cut-out pattern on top of the fabrics and pin in place.
- Using the chalk, pen or pencil, mark all the way around the pattern pieces.
- Now remove the pattern and use the scissors to cut out the pieces. You will need one pattern cut out of each fabric.
- Lay the two triangle pieces on top of each other so the right sides are touching. Pin them together down the two sides.
- Using a 1/4 seam allowance, sew them together down the two sides but leaving the top open.
- Now turn it right side out and iron it so that it is nice and flat.
- Lay the two long strips on top of each other so the right sides are touching. Pin them together along one of the longest sides.
- Using 1/4 seam allowance sew them together along that one side.
- Now lay it face down and iron it so that the seam flaps are opened.
- With the fabric still laying face down, fold each of the ends over by 1/4 inch or just slightly over 1/4 and pin in place.
- Sew that pinned area down try to stay about the middle of that fold. Do both ends.
- Fold the flaps in half along the seam and iron flat.
- On the raw edge side of the triangle piece fold them in by about 1/4 inch. Then insert the raw edge side of the long pieces inside of the triangle piece and pin in place.
- The last step is to sew them together. Sew across the pinned area to sew together. Be sure to do a backstitch at the start and finish of this one.
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