Louis came for another holiday visit -- my how he has grown. From 5.5 lbs last year to 11.4 lbs this year. You can see the difference in the size of the water bottle! (same brand)Ohio had a little more snow and colder weather than he's used to in Georgia, so we decided it was time for a new coat. Actually we have a couple more planned as well. The first one is from McCalls 6218. We shopped the stash and decided to use the same blue fleece from last year and paired it with a traditional woven plaid for the lining.
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Once I started sewing it became clear that the blue fleece should be the lining to provide comfort and warmth -- and the plaid for the outside. The blue fleece was better for the contrasting scarf. Here's the finished coat.
Maybe I don't know how to measure dogs, but I thought his length is 14" and his girth is 16". I had measured around his belly and from the pattern envelope it would seem that the Large is the correct size. It seems too big around, but we accommodated that by trying it on him and then deciding where to attach the velcro.
1 comment:
Those coats are adorable. Louis is so metro. :-) Jean
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