DIY: How to make a fleece dog or cat bed (no sew)

 Hiya

Here is a blog to (try to) explain how to make a no sew fleece cat / dog bed. You will need the following:

• Fleece fabric (or a soft comfy fabric of your choice)
• Polyfill stuffing
• Scissors (sharp)

Cut two identical size pieces of fabric the size you wish your bed to be and place them on top of each other. When cutting the size of your fabric remember to allow  approximately 5cm extra around the edge to allow for the seam.

 Working your way around the edge of the bed cut 5cm long slits in the two layers of fabric.  Space these out approximately 3cm apart.

Cut the corners off entirely as they will only get in the way when making the knots.  You should now have something that looks like this!

Next, you want to start tying knots with the tab of the top piece of fabric and the tab of the bottom piece of fabric.  Take one of the tabs of the top piece of fabric in one hand and the corresponding tab from the bottom piece of fabric in the other and tie a single knot with them together.  Work your way around the whole bed leaving a corner open ready for stuffing!

Now take your stuffing and put it inside via the corner you have not tied up yet. Pack it out (you will need a lot of stuffing) but be careful not to make it too rigid so that it is soft and comfy for your dog or cat.

The brilliant thing about the knot system is that if you want to wash the bed, you can just untie it, take the stuffing out and wash the fabric!

Anywho, that is how I made my no sew cat / dog bed.  I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and enjoy making your own one.  Any questions please feel free to comment below and I shall do my best to ask.  Be sure to let me know how your project goes too!

Robin Sparkles

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