 Do you have an old funky dog? Do you have an old funky dog bed? We did so we needed a dog bed that we could change the cover on and wash the cover And we'll show you how we made it right now for ten dollars ten dollars Hey, what is up this week? We are making a dog bed We're making a little dog bed because we have a little dog. We have a nineteen-year-old Datsun She sleeps all day every day And she drools and things come out of everywhere. She's old. She's goopy, you know old goopy Datsun Well, she goes through those beds from Ross weekly weekly We're buying a new bed from Ross because you try to wash them, but they get all lumpy and She's she's like an old princess. She's the princess in the pee of old Datsun ladies That's what's most important with our dog bed is we're gonna need something that has a washable cover So that I can take it off wash it and put it right back on and not have to wash all of the foam That's our plan. That's the plan. That's the plan. So step one steal some plans from Martha Stewart. Oh, I Like that step one found a little video instructional video and Wrote my own plans, which you'll see down below because there were no plans I had to write all the notes down really quick transcribe, but I have learned how to make a Reusable cover dog bed. So the first thing you're gonna need to do is use some Oh, I guess the second thing first thing was to steal the video first thing steal a video Second thing Buy some fabric so you're gonna need something that's a little bit durable so this is a canvas fabric and You don't want anything that's too dark cuz it's gonna show the dog hair You don't want anything that's too light because it'll show the dirt. So you want something that's kind of neutral No, that's a big balance. You gotta find that's right. So this isn't my favorite fabric, but it was a nice neutral Oh, and we got it from Walmart. How much $2 and 50 cents a yard So this project is gonna take about a yard and a half of fabric. That's five dollars Well for two yards, it's five dollars because that's what we purchased But for this size dog bed, which is 18 by 24 the bed is 18 by 24 But you're gonna need to add three inches for the foam. Here's where I lose Garrett with the math You have to add three inches for the foam Which we also got it Walmart that'll make two dog beds so it's 20 24 plus 23 inches for the foam plus an inch and a half for the seams. So now we're at 27 and a half and then we're going to do a little fold over if you'll see here I have the top piece is going to have is it's a little bit longer It'll be at 37 and a half inches in length and you're gonna cut that in half and we're gonna use that as a nine inch overlap We're making a giant envelope. Yes. It's like a pillow sham when you stuff a pillow and a pillow sham We're gonna stuff some foam in this. Oh, we're stuffing it this dog bed cover. All right three three make a little edge So here We're going to fold to make a nice neat edge You're just gonna fold a quarter of an inch a half of an inch and do a little top stitch So we've already done our little fold and press that in neatly. Yeah, and next thing is top stitch So let's move some of this out of the way. Do you want to try and sew? Oh, yeah, I'll try this out You can do this part because I think it'll be kind of easy There will be some pieces that maybe aren't as easy, but I think you might be able to try this one I'm not sure that Garrett's ever tried to sew before. Yeah, I have I Sewed in eighth grade homec. I think I made a surf. No, I made a skateboard pillow in eighth grade homec I made the wheels and everything. Well, let's brush off those sewing skills and see what you got here Gas me in. Okay. Well, I think you're gonna have to sit You're gonna sew just like a quarter of an inch in from Is it just like level with the foot? Yeah Well, maybe line up this edge with the edge of the foot You see that and that gets gonna give you about a quarter of an inch So if you keep this lined with this you're good to go put the presser foot down Yeah, um, do I just start going? I would put the needle in put the needle on the record Yeah, and then start go. Oh, that's slow. Yeah, there's like a fast speed push down on the pedal harder You got to back it up because you've got to like keep it because it's a big fine fabric won't you back that thing up? This is probably not a good idea Hey, do I use the pedal while I'm backing up? You are right. That's the only way it's doing Check behind me. Where are my blind spots? This is down. All right. Go and it's too fast You can slow the speed down right now remember see it way over there You're gonna keep the side of the pedal level or a little watch your fingers babe lined with the side of the fold My foot got a little antsy. Yeah, see that's run me. All right second piece same as the first All right, why don't I take over this piece? All right, we'll see who's looks better. You did a great job Thanks, babe Next step is sewn together. Wait next step is who's had the better who had the better seam? Let's see. Oh, what's what's a bit wonky? Oh Thank you All right, next thing you're to do is pin wrong sides together you got that wait pin the wrong sides together. Yep, so Wrong sides together just like this. What we're gonna do is we're gonna add a French seam So once it seemed together, it's gonna have a little edging around it but the seam is gonna be nice and Finished looking so I'll show you I'll show you guys we get it's gonna be finished like blind hair and blue eyes Yeah, something like that now we got to pin these together pin them if you got them So what you're gonna do is you're gonna sew a seam all the way around at about a quarter of an inch So I'm gonna pin them together. So the quarter inch seam And then you like that Lesson learned keep this at a quarter of an inch because the next thing you're gonna do is you're gonna turn it inside out And so a half of an inch and if you have this at anything larger than a half of an inch Your inside seam is going to show take the pins out Flip it inside out. Now that we have it turned inside out now So a half inch seam all the way around now. We'll turn it right side out and stitch it another half inch Now that we have it flipped right side out, we're gonna sew our last half inch top stitch right along the edges Okay, now that we have our half inch top stitch on top. We have our nice finished French seam. Doesn't that look nice? Next step is to add to the depth for the three inch foam. So what we're gonna do is add a Pocket corner so we have to turn it right inside out. Sorry back to inside out back to inside out So what we're gonna do here is you're going to make a little triangle with the seams So you need to match the seams up Do you see this make a little triangle and you're gonna measure down so that the Length across the triangle, which is the base of the triangle is the depth of the foam So our foam is three inches deep. So we're gonna sew a three inch seam Right across the bottom of the triangle The base of the triangle and that will create a three inch deep pocket Okay, now that we have our four pockets time to turn it inside out and see if we did it correctly All right fingers crossed fingers crossed. All right. So now our corners are done check it out Now it's time to cut the foam and shove it on in there So 18 All right, we'll do it your way Bread knife think we're through duck Oh Our nice dirty scene. I think you got her all squeezed in there All right. Yeah, I think that'll leave it It looks comfortable No We can get Gracie and put it on there. All right. Let's go get the dog. Yeah, look at that Oh, thanks for checking out our video. It's time for her to go back to sleep and we're gonna go put the bed away Let's go put it in our kennel. Sure. You can slobber on it I think that today if you enjoyed today's video, please give us a like and a share and if you haven't already Don't forget to subscribe Button will be down below and hit the bell to be notified of our new episodes every week Thanks for watching and before you go, please watch one of our past episodes. Take a peek Watch something subscribe like and share