January 21, 2020

Dog Collar Bandana Tutorial

Tutorial for FOUR Different Sizes!

I love my pups! Really, they bring a lot of happiness and laughter into my life. Because they mean so much to me, I decided to make them some cute bandanas. My dogs are active animals, so I made these bandanas so they attach firmly to the dog collars – that way the bandanas don’t come off so easily. These Dog Collar Bandanas are super cute and super easy to make! This tutorial includes 4 different sizes as well, so no matter the size of the dog, there is a size for them. Enjoy!

Dog Collar Bandana Tutorial Hope Corner Farm

Materials for the Dog Collar Bandanas:

At least a Fat Quarter or larger of cotton fabric
Matching thread
Rotary cutter
Cutting mat
6″ x 24″ quilting ruler
Pins
Iron
Seam gauge or hot hemmer
Sewing machine

Cutting Instructions:

Small Bandana- 7″ x 8″

Medium Bandana- 9″ x 10″

Large Bandana- 13″ x 12″

Extra Large Bandana- 15″ x 13″

Cutting the fabric for the Dog Collar Bandana Tutorial Hope Corner Farm

Preparing the Shape of the Dog Collar Bandana:

To begin, place the fabric rectangle face-down on the cutting mat.

Preparing the Dog Collar Bandana Hope Corner Farm

Next, fold the fabric in half. Fold it in half by folding the long side in half.

How to fold the Dog Collar Bandana Hope Corner Farm

Folding the fabric for the Dog Collar Bandana Tutorial Hope Corner Farm

After the fabric is folded in half, cut the bottom of the fabric at a 45* angle. To cut the angle, place the 45* line even with the folded side of the fabric. See the picture below.

Cutting the Dog Collar Bandana Hope Corner Farm

After cutting the 45* angle, the bandana looks like this:

The cut out Dog Collar Bandana Hope Corner Farm

Pressing the Edges of the Dog Collar Bandana:

Next, press under ALL of the edges of the dog collar bandana. The edges need to be pressed under 1/4″ all of the way around. Remember to press towards the wrong-side of the fabric.

Pressing 1/4" for the the Dog Collar Bandana Hope Corner Farm

1/4" edge on the Dog Collar Bandana Hope Corner Farm

Preparing to Sew (Pinning the Bandana):

Before sewing the dog collar bandana, fold the edges of it over an additional 1/4″ and pin in place. This keeps the fraying edges tucked safely inside of the seam.

Pinning the edges of the Dog Collar Bandana Hope Corner Farm

Sewing the Bandana Edges:

Stitch all of the way around the dog collar bandana, close to the inner edge of the pressed edge (it would be a scant 1/4″ seam allowance). Don’t forget to backstitch when starting and stopping the stitching. This keeps the bandana from falling apart.

Sewing the edge of the Dog Collar Bandana Hope Corner Farm — While stitching around the bandana. This shows the scant 1/4″ seam.

The sewn edges of the Dog Collar Bandana Hope Corner Farm — After sewing all of the way around the bandana. Notice that all of the edges are sewn down.

Sewn edge of the Dog Collar Bandana Hope Corner Farm — A close-up of the hem around the edge of the bandana.

Sewing the Dog Collar Channel:

After sewing the hem around the bandana, the “channel” for the dog collar to go through needs to be sewn.

First, fold the top edge of the bandana down until it meets the corner of the 45* angle.

Preparing for the channel in the Dog Collar Bandana Tutorial Hope Corner Farm

Press this fold in place.

Pressing the channel in the Dog Collar Bandana Tutorial Hope Corner Farm

The channel where the dog collar goes through the Dog Collar Bandana Hope Corner Farm — Close-up of the fold for the channel.

Now, sew across the bottom of the channel all of the way across the bandana. This usually ends up as a scant 1/8″ seam allowance. Don’t forget to backstitch at the beginning of the seam and at the end of the seam!