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Instead, I used this fabric covered duvet ottoman I had made years ago.

The duvet was ridiculously thick and so I never used it as an actual blanket.

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And so it worked perfectly as a DIY dog bed EXCEPT the cover was not removable.

Now that my puppy is 8 months old, its time to give him something more permanent.

Truthfully, I didnt even realize how stinky his dog bed was until I went to take it apart!

A dog laying on a dog bed.

Not to mention the tears in the fabric as well!

The fabric was not nearly as durable as it needed to be.

Boy, that shop owner really knew what she was talking about.

A dog laying on a dog bed.

Its the same fabric we used to make thishanging chair hammockand these portablehanging laundry bags.

Its light enough that its easy to sew but durable enough to withstand my dogs nails.

This leaves a large gap opening for the zipper to be sewn into making the dog bed cover removable.

Patterned dog bed.

Press the seam allowance open and continue pressing the allowance in by 12 along the full length.

Stitch them together with a 1/4 stitch.

Be sure to back stitch at the start and end of all stitches to secure.

Patterned dog bed.

Pivot 90 degrees at all 4 corners as youre sewing and continue until the sides are sewn on.

Turn the dog bed cover right side out and stuff the dog bed inside.

The larger the opening the easier itll be to stuff it inside.

Showing a hole in a dog bed.

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DIY Removable Dog Bed Cover

Materials

Instructions

Showing a hole in a dog bed.

A dog laying on a dog bed.

A dog laying on a dog bed.

Zipper and canvas fabric.

Zipper and canvas fabric.

Removing the cover from the dog bed.

Removing the cover from the dog bed.

Measuring the dog bed.

Measuring the dog bed.

Measuring the dog bed.

Measuring the dog bed.

Showing different shaped cut options for your fabric.

Showing different shaped cut options for your fabric.

Sewing the zipper onto the canvas fabric.

Sewing the zipper onto the canvas fabric.

Pressing the seam together.

Pressing the seam together.

Pressing the seam together.

Pressing the seam together.

Sewing the zipper onto the canvas fabric.

Sewing the zipper onto the canvas fabric.

Attached zipper.

Attached zipper.

Pinning the canvas fabric to hide the zipper.

Pinning the canvas fabric to hide the zipper.

Sewing the zipper through all layers for the fabric canvas.

Sewing the zipper through all layers for the fabric canvas.

Extra long zipper.

Extra long zipper.

Cutting the end of the zipper.

Cutting the end of the zipper.

Folding and sewing the cut zipper.

Folding and sewing the cut zipper.

Sewing the dog bed closed.

Sewing the dog bed closed.

The zipper attached to the dog bed.

The zipper attached to the dog bed.

The zipper attached to the dog bed.

The zipper attached to the dog bed.

Inserting the dog bed into the removable cover.

Inserting the dog bed into the removable cover.

A dog laying on a dog bed.

A dog laying on a dog bed.

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