Oh! That sounds wonderful! I have some slightly fuzzy blankets that my two dogs, Sammy (a little 11 lb mix rescue) whose goal in life is to see how tall his pile of toys can get, and Porscha, our black Schnauzer, about 25 lbs. I've been thinking of converting those blankets to some type of cover for a pillow with a zipper that I could wash....this sounds like the perfect pattern....

I'm a lazy pet construction person. My pets are fosters. They scrounge, they drag, they chew and they chew... Also volunteer at the local Animal Foundation - that's where the fosters come from. So my practice quilting pieces - those muslin sandwiches that I use for thread tension, testing patterns and stitch length and general playing around, get sliced and diced with a pinked edge rotary cutter blade. They are cut to "cage size" and given to the "cat" department at the Foundation for lining cat cages. These wash fairly well and generally last through 4-5 cats. When I find a good buy on yucky fabric...that stuff we don't make into quilts - I make a simple bag out of it and drop it into a clean waste paper basket. Into this "bag" go my scraps and threads. When the bag is full, I stitch up the end and they become "squishy" beds. Most are about 24" x 36" before they are filled. The shelter pets like to nest and these make perfect nesting beds. They are also throw away beds. Dogs don't take these home and when they get dirty they are a bit too heavy to be washed. My fosters also like these beds and drag them all over the house.

I will making Chippy a long hair jack russell terrier a new coat for spring and maybe some new bandanas. I will make some quilts for the local humane society. Chippy loves his quilt and I am sure the dogs at the humane society will love their's too.

I have a Great Dane who has his own couch. But I would love to make these for the local shelter. Or for my cats.

Wires' rule! My WFT, Gracie, is the beneficiary of many sewing projects and my constant sewing room companion. She's always eyeing my stuffed animals, have to remind her they are not terrier toys ;)

I came home from work one day this week to foam rubber all over the floor from a chewed up corner of a dog bed. So, unfortunately , I don't make dog beds, but I do spend a lot of time & energy mending their old ones.

Pearl is adorable! Now I want a Wire Fox Terrier! Having had a Welsh Terrier for about 12 years, I learned to know and love their personalities. Thanks for showing the pictures of Pearl - what a love she must be!

I have a huge13 month old Black Lab / Am Pointer mix named Gibbs. Yes, we are NCIS fans!! I won't be sewing a bed for him, as he has a huge one from Costco, but I had heard of the scraps idea and my wastebasket (lined with an old pillowcase) is filled and ready to sew shut! I have some fun fabric with dogs on it - so I thought I would sew a pillowcase for the outside cover and donate it to the local Humane Society!