How to measure a doggie for a coat

I know I said last week. I just havent had time and Im not real sure about this blog thing. I am trying. Please bear with me. Ok so let's get started. The measurements I took were: around the neck making sure to add some clearance for movement. You will want it about as tight as a collar but some overhang for velcro. I found that 2" pieces of velcro worked best, so the doggie garment didn't shift around while being worn. I measured around the widest point of the mid-section for the "chest" measurement. Make sure to add a few inches for overlap for the velcro again 2" is good. You want it to fit snug but not confining. Measure the length from the collar to right above where the tail starts. You can make it shorter in length if needed for boy doggies, if you know what I mean. You really need to take this into consideration when placing your belly straps on your pattern. I also took a length measurement across the shoulders of the doggies to get the side to side length, boy or girl this measurement doesn't matter. I took a piece of brown paper bag and transferred my measurements. I folded the paper in half and cut out my pattern so both sides were identical. I am sorry I can't add photos of my pattern. When I get the pdf figured out I will update this post with my pattern. My model is a chihuahua, her chest measurement was 14" and length from neck to tail was 16". My pattern will fit small dogs and you can cut it in half both ways and add enough paper to compensate for your doggie measurements. Any questions please contact me and I will get back with you as soon as possible. Thanks for reading! Peace and Love be with you always

New Doggie!!!!!!!!! Here she is!!

Let me introduce Mimi to blogland.......She is a rescued Chihuahua. I put in for her and I got her, I'm so happy. I lost my baby(doggie) last year :(  She came pre-named and since my grandkids call me mimi too it was just fate. Mimi is perfect therapy for me, I loved her before I met her. She will be the focus of my first tutorial. I thought long and hard about which one of my little crafty things I was gonna do a tutorial on, and BAM it hit me. See her little coat? I made it pattern and all !!!!! She's a short haired chihuahua and needed something for cold weather. We can't have her being cold now, can we. Being the crafter that I am I knew I could make something. I looked online and there just wasn't much to find a tutorial or pattern for doggie clothing. So .... I upcycled an old sweatshirt for the lining and bandana fabric for the outershell. I will show you how I measured her and made my own pattern. This weekend I will be making a few more coats for Mimi and I will take pics as I go and TRY to make a tutorial out of it. It will be my first EVER, Please be kind. Peace and Love be with you

6 months between post = Bad blogger

Since I now have one follower. TEE HEE HEE Thanks Jo!!! I really did forget I even started this blog and I don't check my Gmail account very often!! New Year = time for a change. OK so for the tutorial I promised, Im gonna have to reacquaint myself with this so it will be a few days for that post, OK Jo? LOL Here's to blog post Number 2 and I promise I won't wait 6 months for the next one. In my defense I got married this past June.  This is a pic of my new hubs and me on our wedding day.