First Dog Bed Finished

 After looking at my huge garbage bag filled with fabric trimmings and waste every time I do anything in my sewing room I finally decided that if I just took an hour out of my projects I could probably get a dog bed stitched and stuffed with the smaller pieces that didn't need cutting down.  I had a good tutorial that I had watched enough times so I knew how I was going to proceed but I just needed an hour to do it.  Yesterday I finally found that hour and I was quite pleased with the result.  These dog or cat beds are two parts and I've only made the inner part so far and here it is:

Not a thing of beauty but I don't think Max will care.

I just grabbed a big piece of cotton broadcloth and chalked on the lines to form the channels which I partially stitched, leaving an opening at the top for stuffing. Stitching and stuffing were quick and then I stitched the openings closed and threw it in the drier to defluff it because it was covered with lint from my scraps and then I tidied up the mess in my sewing room which is an essential step.  It used about half the bag of trimmings but the rest need to be cut down to smaller pieces.

There is an outer, nicer cover that has to be made and Marybeth gave me a whole roll of blue velveteen which will be perfect.  I will just make a pillowcase style cover with an end that tucks in.  That will be washed more often than the inner bag.  This one is going to Bowser to be tested by my sister's dog, Max who is an aficionado of pillows and dog beds so I hope it passes muster.