Remmy's Hoodie

Today Remmy got her brand new hoodie that I made for her. She looked so cute in it, other than the fact that she didn't really like the part that went over her head. She freaked out until her head came out the other side. Other then that she really didn't mind wearing it at all.

Here are some pictures of her in her hoodie.

I will totally be making more of these for her and I might try to make one for my aunt's dog as well. Next one that I make will be orange and black flannel.

Over and out,
An Engineer in the Kitchen

Finishing Touches On Remmy's Hoodie

I loved making this little hoodie for Remmy so much that I might actually make her another one. Lindsay requested one with brighter colors; any suggestions?

Here's the last little bit that I had to do to finish it up. Very excited that I get to give it to her tomorrow afternoon!!

The cuffs attached to the sleeves, decided to put the green fleece on the outside to add a little color to the camouflage.

After many swear words and fingers being poked by the needles, the first sleeve was attached. Starting to really look like something. Attaching the sleeves to rest was the hardest thing to do.

 

Both of the sleeve attached. This was the step when I realized that I didn't have that much left to do at all!

Next thing to do was sew up the sides...this step is the step that I broke not one but two needles; one for each side.

Last step was at attach the bottom cuff. (Sorry for the poor picture.)

Okay actually the true last step was to go back and trim some of seams.

I can't believe that this didn't take that much time at all (I believe all of 3 days and not even continually working on it for those 3 days; just kind of here and there.) And I am past happy with the results. Will definitely be making another one for the pooch. If only I could find something like this for my massive dogs, then I'd be all set.

Going over to Lindsay's house tomorrow so I will update with pictures of Remmy hopefully wearing her brand new hoodie.

Over and Out,
A Engineer in the Kitchen

Update on Doggie Hoodie

I have been working on the hooded sweatshirt for my friend's dog, Remmy. I have actually got quite a bit done and it doesn't seem like it has been taking that much time at all to do it. Seems like thing that took the longest was the actually cutting out of the fabrics.

I made a slight adaptation to the pattern that I bought, by adding a fleece lining. I couldn't find a camouflage sweatshirt material, all I could find was t-shirt material and I then I thought this way it could be reversible.

I first sewed the lining and the outer fabrics together (with the right surfaces on the outside).

After I sewed all the lining to the outer fabric it was finally time to work on the pattern. First thing they had me do was sew the front to the back.

Close up on the seams, then I cut a small slit at the V.  (This makes it much easier when attaching the hood to the rest of the hoodie.)

Next on to the hood; very simple to make just sewed the edges to gather.

Cousin Zack so happy that I made him try on the hood. He was so happy when I told him this was going online and that he had the Michigan State University blanket when he is a University of Michigan fan.

Next I sewed the bottom of the hood together; it looks like a hood now.

Then it was time to attach the hood to the front and back. After poking myself a million times in the fingers with the needles, it started to actually look like a sweatshirt.

Close up on the hood attachment.

Hopefully at this rate I will be able to get this finish by tomorrow morning; hasn't taken as long as I thought it would.

Over and out!
A Engineer in the Kitchen

Hoodies for Dogs!

I have a slight addiction to two stores...Barnes & Noble and Joanne Fabrics. I can spend countless of hours at both stores and not even buy anything. Big D hates going to these two stores with me mainly because he knows that he'll have to sit around waiting for me.

Anyways, on Friday I went to Joanne Fabrics to start on a little something something that I am making for a friend's son (will post on that later once I start it). But when I was looking through the pattern books I found the cutest thing I have ever seen for a dog.

Hoodies for dogs!!! Now I looked at the pattern and it said for extra small to medium sized dogs...I don't think my dogs classify as extra small to medium size being that they both are black labs. Sam weighs in at approximately 120 pounds and Dakota is approximately 60lbs.

I really liked these and really wanted to make one so I thought of a surrogate dog that I could make one for...in comes Remmy (short for Remington), this is my best friend's Lindsay's dog (yes my best friend has the same name as me.)

When I showed her which one I wanted to make for Remmy, she thought it was the coolest thing as well (great minds think a like right). However, Matt (Lindsay's boyfriend) said that I could only make one for her if it was Realtree camouflage. So I am making a hooded sweatshirt for a dog that is reversible (little adaptation to the pattern); with camouflage on one side and green fleece on the other.

I will periodically update on this project. Hopefully it won't take to long to make but with my busy schedule you never really know when I will have that much time to work on it.