Soft and Light Fabric Cone for Dogs. Cotton with Light Padding and Rigid Insert! This Cone is light, comfy, and holds its shape! My poor baby! We’ve been having trouble keeping her both healing and comfortable. Since we’ve had to make use of this cone for almost 3 weeks at this point with no end in sight, I created this cone so she’d have something more comfy to sleep in. It is lightweight, soft, but still solid enough to offer protection. And it is custom fit to her!
We tried it out and she liked it! This sample needs some finishing touches but it came out just perfect! Soft, comfy, light, and handmade just for her. It’s hard to tell but this cone holds its shape yet is super light with light padding. Since the sides are cotton, it is much more comfy than a cold plastic cone or a donut (which she hates). She has many contraptions and the poor thing is still so good about it. But I ended up coming up with this to make her feel a little more cozy, comforted, and cared for. They do know. And I think care like this helps!
If your dog may need a cone for an extended time, perhaps give this a try. The only caveat is this isn’t meant for “rambunctious” dogs who may tear through it in no time. Although it is durable (and completely safe if destroyed), it may lose its effectiveness with too much wear and tear. Also, it is not washable as the insert is not machine washable. Must wipe clean or handshake!
Materials:
- Cotton Fabric (Cotton-Poly Blend. A quilting cotton is ideal.)
- Lightweight Batting (Warm & Natural Needled Cotton Batting)
- Medium-Heavy Canvas Insert (I used Primed Canvas for Screenprinting)
- Thread (Gutermann Polyester)
- Stencil (I traced an existing cone. Earth Collar is my fave.)
- 1″ Wide Velcro (Approx. 4″ long. I used Dritz)
- Sewing Machine
Construction:
This pattern uses very common sewing and quilting techniques to construct. It includes sandwiching layers of fabric together, sewing inside-out first before turning right-side out, inserts, and topstitching.
Notes:
Alternative Inserts and Padding include Pellon Sew-In Stabilizer or any stabilizer you think may work best. The bonus is even a very stiff stabilizer can still be very lightweight but give the necessary protection a cone is meant for! Also, I am using a very thin batting but a thicker batting can be used for even more padding and durability.
Add a stitch design to quilt the layers together for a nicer finish and added stability.
Canvas should be extremely stiff with very fine canvas backing. Go to the art store to pick this out in person. Canvas Insert is “primed canvas” which is a heavyweight canvas that is coated. This is not iron-able nor washable.
If using velcro with adhesive, it may be best to handsew the velcro to hold it in place. The stickiness of the velcro backing may cause sewing machine to stick or jam!
