When we first adopted our dog, Yoshi, he was totally spoiled! For a few years, he was treated like royalty, until we had kids. As the story often goes, he fell down a rung or two, getting less attention and love than before we had kids. I ought to make it up to him and make one of these cute sewing ideas for dogs!
A few notes:
- please be safe and supervise your dog when they’re chewing on any of the DIY dog toys!
- when you’re stuffed dog beds, shred up your waste fabric and use it instead of stuffing
Also check out my list of dog clothes sewing patterns and 13+ dog hand embroidery patterns!
Pin this list of sewing ideas for dogs with this link or collage photo below, and click through to pin any individual images from their original site:
Sewing ideas for dogs
See how to sew a dog bed with sides, here on Swoodson Says.
Sew a scrappy dog leash with this fun tutorial from Sew Can She
Sew a diy dog bandana with a free pdf pattern here on Swoodson Says!
How to sew a dog bow tie, tutorial at Polka Dot Chair and works for human owners too!
You’ll never guess what’s inside this dog toy! Check it out at Andrea’s Notebook.
If you want to take it one step further, sew a leash and custom collar with this tutorial at Sew4Home.
Easy tutorial for this fleece dog bed over at Dog Under My Desk patterns.
A sweet, free dog harness sewing pattern at Sew Mama Sew
Adorable tutorial; how to sew a dog Christmas stocking at Pillar Box Blue
If you take lots of walks, this reflective dog bandana at Pretty Handy Girl would be perfect to sew up for Fido!
I don’t have a picture of my dog on it yet, but he has 100% claimed this diy floor cushion! It is fast to sew and washable, which is a huge plus, here on Swoodson Says.
If your dog stand shivering at the door, while you search for a towel, sew this clever dog paw towel that hangs on the door! Tutorial at Mary Martha Mama.
Not pictured:
- Sew the coziest upgrade for your dog’s kennel, with this tutorial at Kevin & Amanda
- An easier sew than a collar from-scratch, make this collar slipcover from Bite Sized Biggie instead
No sew fabric projects for dogs
- Braided fabric strip dog chew toy tutorial at This Blog is Not For You
- No sew dog bed from Diana Rambles
- Octopus ball fabric craft tutorial at Yes Missy
Holly
Monday 13th of January 2025
How do I get the poop bag tutorial? I want to make that! Thanks!
Stephanie - Swoodson Says
Tuesday 21st of January 2025
sorry not sure where that link went! Fixed it and here it is: https://design-fixation.com/2013/03/free-sewing-tutorial-dog-waste-bag.html
Lisa
Wednesday 30th of October 2019
The easy tutorial for this fleece dog bed over at Dog Under My Desk patterns link isnt working or at least not on Wed. Oct. 30,2019 @10:50pm.
Stephanie - Swoodson Says
Tuesday 28th of January 2020
https://blog.dogundermydesk.com/2011/06/fleece-dog-bed-tutorial/ :)
Stephanie - Swoodson Says
Wednesday 8th of January 2020
Sorry about that Lisa, trying to figure out where the tutorial went!
Lucy
Tuesday 17th of September 2019
Thank you for the stocking pattern. I can't wait to start on it right away.
Claire
Sunday 20th of January 2019
Great roundup. I love the bow tie, but I'm not sure how Toby would feel about it. Thank you for including my pet stocking.