Party Dress for a Corgi

Hi Guys and Gals...This is my first instructable and I'm very excited about it. I haven't sewn in over a decade and just bought myself a sewing machine and wanted to see what I can do. I have an adorable Corgi that loves to wear clothes, but she's in between sizes so finding cute outfits for her isn't always easy! I decided I'd try making a dress for her (for her birthday coming up next month)

I'm in no way a professional seamstress, and the making of this dress wasn't used with any templates or copying a design. As far as I know this 100% original and of my own personal tastes and creativity (though I got the idea for the flower from a fellow creative online). With that said, I hope you enjoy. Let's get started making a dress for a Large-XL size Corgi :-D

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Step 1: Create Pattern - Cut Out

For the fabric of the dress I used my boyfriends old T-shirts. A white T-shirt and (a black T-shirt for trim and details). Depending on the size of your dog, bigger shirts are always best...

Measure your dog, and create a pattern of the kind of dress you'd like to make.

Take the fabric (white T-shirt) and lay it out on the table. Take your dress patterns and pin them to the fabric. (you should have one front piece, back piece and a 'skirt' piece -I folded them in half to make it easier to keep things even. Don't cut along fold. Now you should have 3 pieces of white fabric cut out in to the shapes of your patterns.

KURBIDOOKI says: Oct 12, 2011. 6:23 PM

I've had Corgis for >40 years now, and have 2 Corgi boys now. They wouldn't be cought dead in a "dress", but I think it is absolutely precious!. It is so hard to find anything ready-made that will fit a Corgi, and even patterns have to be modified. I remember several of my Corgi girls that would have loved this. Five stars for you for a great outfit that is just adorable!!!