Dogs winter suit making

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Hi :wave: I am brand new here and to pattern making. I would love to make a snow/ winter suit for my dogs. Anyone has any advice or input? Would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Barb

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Hello and welcome to the Seamly forum, @Barb_Rahal

:grin: I’ve only every made a coat for mine to wear in winter

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Nothing fancy but it does keep them warm.

I put the measurements into the Variables Table because my 3 are very different sizes and I can just edit them in the pattern if I want to make them new ones:

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Here’s the pattern if you’d like to have a closer look:
Dog Coat - Deni.sm2d (19.0 KB)

The process is just like making patterns for people, perhaps you can find some instructions on the internet for the type of suit you’d like to make.

Edit I did a quick search and found this that may give you some idea: Leena's.com: PatternMaker Tutorial Web Site and there are a number of pattern images on Pinterest that you could copy using your dog’s measurements.

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WOW Grace, you are AMAZING!!! Thank you so so much. I will defintely check your pattern and the link to the tutorial. I have seen some pinterest images, just wasnt sure if I can change the measurements as I am new to all this but love sewing!

I will keep you updated and share what I end up making! Thanks again!! smiles Barb

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I normally draft a pattern from a tutorial using the measurements given in the tutorial, so that my draft looks identical to theirs and then change the measurements once I’m done to fit the person/pooch that I’m drafting for.

The tutorial is for a different software, but you should get some ideas from it on what measurements to take and how to draft the pattern.

Have fun.

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