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Pin the piece from step 10 to the top and attach to the top using a ½seam allowance. She was able to make one herself for about half the cost of buying one even with using designer fabrics.
Sew the hem up.
How to sew a dog crate cover. Jessie from Dimplicity shows how she made a cover for her dogs crate. She was able to make one herself for about half the cost of buying one even with using designer fabrics. Its fully lined and has piping peeking out from the seams.
Its made from squares of fabric so even though the seams are long the sewing is easy. What can I use to cover my dog crate. Allow your dog to enter the partially covered crate on her own gradually increasing the time she is expected to spend inside and then lower the cover on one side after a couple of days.
How do you cover a crate with fabric. Cut two pieces of fabric and sew each into a cover. Place the right sides together and sew almost all.
Some dogs like to have the top and sides of their crates to be covered. Rather than buy a crate cover I decided to make one myself. In this tutorial I share the step by step process I used to make a crate cover so that you can make one too.
On the door end you will only be sewing the TOP of the fabric to attach it as a Panel which can be Rolled Up and secured in place. Sew or glue the seam pf each of the side panels to the top panel. Finish off the seams.
Turn the cover right side out and slide it over the dog crate. Alternatively you could purchase one online. I like for my dog to be able to see out of the crate when it is closed.
To make the front window I took each piece and ironed over 14 inch on one side. Then I hemmed all the way across one side on the top pieces. On the side pieces I hemmed until I was 2 inches from the top and 4 inches from the bottom of the inside.
I started with a stack of 1x2s my go-to boards because theyre light and easy to work with and cut four pieces to make a little rectangle that fit around the bottom of the crate. Then holding more wood up against the rectangle I cut four more pieces and build a second identical rectangle that would fit around the top of the crate. Diy dog crate cover carefully clever diy dog crate.
She was able to make one herself for about half the cost of buying one even with using designer fabrics. Dogs love to feel cozy and covered but throwing a blanket over a kennel isnt exactly stylish and premade covers run 40. Hem the bottom of the cover.
Put a hem in the 2 pieces that make up the flap. Cut some strips of fabric about 4 inches long and 1 inch wide to use as ties to hold it to the cage. Sew 2 ties in each corner.
Wrap around the bars of the cage and tie to prevent the cover from moving around. These will hold it securely. Let Rover inspect it and enjoy.
Then I pinned each piece into place adjusting as needed - and stitched all the seams. I happened to have some trim on hand that matched the fabric perfectly so I just tacked that into place around the front of the crate and the door. For the crate cover seams you could also use Stitch Witchery if you dont have a sewing machine.
The trim would probably. Sew the hem up. Fold in the sides ¼twice press and sew down.
Pin the piece from step 10 to the top and attach to the top using a ½seam allowance. The sides for the window side of the cage cover are about 2 wider than one third the total length of the side so that the window side should not leak light. Cut and apply the slats to the crate cover.
Starting with the top cut eleven 1x4s to 29-inches. To evenly cover the top without ripping down the wider boards cut four additional 1x2s to 29-inches. Working from the right side of the crate squirt a bead of wood glue onto the frame and nail a 1x2 flush with the end piece.
Sew or Glue the Sides Together. Heres where you see how easy it is to make a dog crate cover. First pin the pieces together inside out.
Note that you will only attach the top end of the front panel leave the sides unpinned to form a flap. Try the cover on the crate. How To Make A DIY Dog Crate Cover.
Before buying the material for your crate cover youll have to measure the crate. Youll need to take the proper measurements for the 3 pieces of fabric listed. But I wanted to disguise it a bit more and kind of blend the crate more into the style of the room.
So I began to think about a diy dog crate cover. I was considering buying a crate cover for her dog crate actually but two things stopped me. One is that Lucinda always tends to pull in fabric that is near her crate if she can reach it.
Put the 2nd cover inside the 3rd cover. Close up the end on the right with stitching so your puppy cant have a loose fabric edge to chew on. If you want extra protection sew a strip of fabric onto one side and attach the pillow to the bottom of the crate you will need to remove the plastic tray at the bottom to do this.
Its super easy. Measure all five sides of the crate front back two sides and top. Cut pieces of fabric about 2 bigger than your dimensions enough for seams and hemming.
Lay the Top piece on the crate wrong side up and pin the Sides to the Top piece also wrong side up so that they hang down in place. So nice to have this luxury vinyl floor for the durability of spills and easy clean-up in the lower level. To read more on it go to my site and type in luxury vinyl in the search boxSewing this dog kennel bunny hutch fabric cover takes simple sewing skills back in my site you can find the basic instructions for sewing a simple panel.