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Punching up a Pet Bed From "Embellish This!" episode DEMB-110

Host Dena Fishbein shows you how to make a personalized bed for your favorite dog.

Materials:

Dog bed
Cream polar fleece
White polar fleece
Blue polar fleece
Pattern for bone
Pins
Scissors
Cream-colored wide rickrack
Fabri-Tac
Iron
Ironing board
Embroidered iron on letters that spell out your dog's name
Embroidery floss or cotton string
Big needle

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D

1. Glue the wide rickrack around the parameter of the dog bed using Fabri-Tac (figure A).

   Note: Start it in the center of one side because you will be placing a heart in the center of each side and that way you can hide the seam. Be sure the tips of the rickrack are glued securely in place.

2. Cut large blue and small white hearts out of the polar fleece. Glue the white small heart onto the top of the blue heart. Glue the hearts onto the center of each side over the rickrack (figure B).

3. Cut a template and use it to cut out the bone from the cream polar fleece (figure C).

4. Using black heavy cotton yarn or embroidery floss, stitch around the bone using large stitches.

5. Place the iron on letters in center of the bone. Iron them on the front with no steam for about 25 seconds and then turn over and iron the back the same or according to the manufacturer's specifications.

6. Using Fabri-tac glue the bone on the diagonal on the top of the bed (figure D).

RESOURCES :

Beacon's Fabri-Tac Glue
Website: www.beaconcreates.com

Paper Trimmer
Fiskars
Website: www.fiskars.com
Fiskars Brand Inc.
Website: www.fiskars.com

Nordic Fleece
Note: Nordic fleece can be found at your favorite fabric shop, or you can ask the retailer to order it.
David Textiles, Inc.
5959 Telegraph Rd.
Commerce, CA 90040
Phone: 323-728-3231
Fax: 323-725-6710