Novelty Dog Bandanna

If you want to add a bit of colour and fun to your dog’s collar this post is for you. Our kids are all grown up and have flown the coup so our cute little Jack Russels have become the next victims for my craft projects.  I made my dogs these cute Flannel dog bandannas using an old flannel shirt.

Flannel fabric

Dog collar

Cricut vinyl cutter

Pins

sewing machine

I found a shape called a Reuleaux triangle which just looks like a triangle with curves on the sides. This shape was perfect, I just cut one side flat. I printed the shape onto a piece of paper and spent the next 10 minutes chasing my dogs around to measure the size of their necks. I think they knew something was coming.

Fold your fabric in half and place the template on the fold and cut out the shape. The last image is the unfolded fabric.

Next, you need to fold the fabric right side in and pin it in place, so the edges don’t move while you are sewing them.

Sew a seam around the edges mine was about 1 cm from the edge. You don’t want the seam to be too wide or the seams will be too bulky. Leave a gap big enough to turn the fabric back around the correct side, which will be sewed up later. Turn the fabric around the correct way and push out the seams using a ruler or whatever you have handy. You can now iron the seams flat and add another row of sticking close to the edge. This will keep the bandanna looking tidy.

Use your dog’s collar as a guide, and fold the bandanna over the collar and pin it in place. Make sure you leave enough room for the buckle or other accessories to pass through. Then sew along the pinned line. It is a good idea to go back and forth with the sewing machine at the beginning and the end to secure the stitching. That was the bandanna finished. 

For this step, you will need a Cricut/cameo vinyl cutter or similar product. I typed up a quote in Cricut design space and selected the font I wanted to use. You can add images or paw prints like mine. You can get tons of images from sellers on Etsy if you are unable to convert your own. I cut out the images and text onto iron on vinyl using the cricut vinyl cutter. Remove the excess vinyl and you are ready to iron on your quote.

Place the quote in the correct position and cover with a thin cloth or parchment paper. Using a hot iron with no steam push down on the quote for about 30 seconds. Lift up the corner of the film to see if the text is sticking to the fabric. If the film does not peel away, press the iron on for another 15 seconds. Don’t rub up and down like you are ironing clothes or the text can smudge, just push down. And that is your pet bandanna done.

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