Sam the dog likes to wear pyjamas. Well, actually, what I mean is that she sleeps better when she is wearing a dog coat. We thought that this was because she was getting cold overnight – she’s an old lady at around 15 years – but even on warm night she seems to like to wear something. Maybe it’s the slight pressure calming her down, like a Thundershirt, but whatever the reason, she doesn’t wake us up at 2am if she’s dressed. She has a couple of woolly coats, which are fine for the winter, but we were concerned that over the summer these would be too warm and so I have been looking at different options. Then, Mr Snail finally wore a pair of his sweatpants so thin that they were impossible to repair and I saw a scrappy opportunity. A bit of deft scissor work and Sam has two lovely soft cotton coats…
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I’ve been inspired to write this (and future) ScrapHappy posts by Kate, Tall Tales from Chiconia. On the fifteenth of every month lots of folks often publish a ScrapHappy post, do check them out:
Kate (me!), Gun, Titti, Heléne, Eva, Sue, Nanette, Lynn, Lynda,
Birthe, Turid, Susan, Cathy, Debbierose, Tracy, Jill, Claire, Jan,
Moira, Sandra, Linda, Chris, Nancy, Alys, Kerry, Claire, Jean,
Joanne, Jon, Hayley, Dawn, Gwen, Connie, Bekki, Pauline, Sue L,
Sunny and Kjerstin
If you fancy joining, contact Kate and she’ll add you to the list. It would be lovely to see more non-sewing posts, but any use of scraps is welcome.
The Snail of Happiness 
katechiconi
/ August 15, 2020That’s a really inspired repurposing of a sweatpant leg! Lucky Miss Sam is smallish and Mr SoH’s sweatpants would fit. I fear none of the Husband’s legwear would fit round Mouse – he’s slender, but has a very, very deep chest. Plus, although he likes trailing dramatically around the house wearing his red blankie like the Hound of the Blankievilles, he doesn’t really like clothes except for his Thunder Shirt, and that only on tolerance. Oh, and his warm coat on nippy mornings (yes, we do have those, although you’d probably call it summer…).
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The Snail of Happiness
/ August 15, 2020It was a surprisingly good fit – just snug enough. And, because there were two legs, she’s got two of them to allow for washing.
I used to knit coats for greyhounds and was always amazed by the difference in girth around their chests and waists.
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katechiconi
/ August 15, 2020I know! It’s like they’re wearing a corset to nip their waists in. Make constructing garments a bit tricky…
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Laurie Graves
/ August 15, 2020Nice! What a dear dog.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ August 15, 2020She’s still very terrier-ish, but a bit slower than she used to be
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cedar51
/ August 15, 2020what a wonderful idea to remake a summer coat for a gorgeous old dog…
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The Snail of Happiness
/ August 15, 2020Often, she behaves like a much younger dog, but she does like her home comforts these days
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Wild Daffodil
/ August 15, 2020Clever! Happy Scrapper, Happy Dog.
I am repurposing some old wire fencing in my Scrap Happy post today.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ August 15, 2020Oh – that’s a new material to write a scrappy post about
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Nice Piece of Work
/ August 15, 2020Sam looks so sweet all curled up in her pyjamas !
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The Snail of Happiness
/ August 15, 2020It’s deceptive – she is still full of terrier-ness
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nanacathy2
/ August 15, 2020Love the notion of a dog’s pj’s – there’s a whole children’s picture book needs writing on this one…
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The Snail of Happiness
/ August 15, 2020Now, that’s an idea…
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DawnGillDesigns
/ August 15, 2020that’s adorable.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ August 15, 2020She does look cute in photos
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tialys
/ August 15, 2020Very interesting. Both of my dogs are complete fools whenever there’s a thunderstorm so they obviously need something like this.
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Going Batty in Wales
/ August 15, 2020Aaaah!Lucky Sam. Hope Mr Snail got some new sweatpants too.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ August 15, 2020He did – I don’t think he could live without them!
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Kim
/ August 15, 2020So sweet – but I understand the terrier reference 😁. I had to look up Thundershirt. I think they weren’t invented when my old dog could have benefited. He used a storm as an excuse to climb on my lap – and he was well beyond lapdog size 🙄.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ August 15, 2020Sam used to get really stressed with thunder and fireworks – fortunately, she’s somewhat deaf now and is much more relaxed about them
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onesmallstitch
/ August 15, 2020ah-h, Sam looks very cozy in her new pj’s, sweet dreams little doggie.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ August 15, 2020as you can see, she’s very contented
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anne54
/ August 15, 2020Even dogs need onesies, especially ones made with love. 💜
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The Snail of Happiness
/ August 16, 2020Yes, they do
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Susan Nixon
/ August 16, 2020That is extremely clever! What a great idea.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ August 17, 2020It was a lucky coincidence that she is just the right size.
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AJ
/ August 17, 2020What an awesome idea! Glad you could upcycle:)
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Born To Organize
/ September 14, 2020How dear!
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