DIY Dog Coat

Sew a coat to keep your dog cozy in the cold! Measure your pet and cut a rectangle of decorative fabric. Cut two pieces of fabric for the neck strap and another two pieces for the belly strap. Cut a rectangle of plastic table cloth, oil cloth or thick fabric, such as corduroy, for your coat to have a waterproof or insulating inner liner and sew the liner to the decorative fabric rectangle. Hem the edges of the strap fabrics, hem the edges of the coat with a ribbon or bias tape and attach the straps to the coat. Decorate the coat with a square of fabric for a pocket and sew buttons onto the coat at the optimal location for each strap.