11/06/2026
Dog cave - hooded dog bed
Maggie ❤️🤎🧡 LOVES being under blankets and a few weeks back I bought her a big chain store bed with a hood… within a day there were holes in it as she loves to dig and scratch before settling in. Then I started looking around for a “better” quality one, but who knows how real the reviews are nowadays and can they withstand a pup scratching?
Seeing that I do have plenty of fabric myself 😬 I was out to make my own.
I bought a new dog bed … a big one, with sturdy corduroy fabric , and cut into minky fleece fabric to make “basically” an envelope cushion cover … within the hood sewn in, in between the layers .
First photo is end result , second photo starting point.
Bed is 48x38 “. I made the minty green dot fabric the cushion cover ( cut at 50x40”)
Made the hood ( 35x50, but cut the sides from 50 wide to 40 - trapeze shaped)
First sewed cushion cover and hood together , just on top of each other , the way you want it to show in the end. Then added the envelope backing sides on top —- right side of fabric facing the cover and hood . Zig zag your way around … twice … tadaaa !
Hope that makes sense .. Called Maggie inside for a quick inspection… she scratched , gnarled, dug and found some toys in her bed . A quick side eye and outside she went … bones to chew, chickens to stalk … hopefully it will become a fav spot to sleep !
If you haveany questions , let me know !