A Small Yet Big Sewing Project

As most are aware, we have 2 dogs. Some may not even classify them as 'dogs' being that they are so small too! Tilly is a yorkie-poo and Charlie is a chihuahua.

As most are also aware, the fall season is here and that means the colder weather is slowly moving in (although, with the 3 nights in a row of having frost, I'd say the colder weather is moving in faster than I would like!)

Last winter we had a black and red sweater for Tilly for her to wear when we took her outside in the cold. Being she's such a little body and likes to take her precious time when finding a place to do her business, she would get cold quite quickly! So the sweater was our alternative to keep her a little warmer :)

Well, being the crazy person I am, I had the idea to MAKE little sweatshirts for my dogs for this coming winter to keep them warm. I figured it would be something fun I could do, something that would pass the time, and also something that would even look nice (and not like a weird dog sweater!) I had my idea, and I went with it! I found some camo fleece (to be supportive of our amazing soldier we miss so much!) at WalMart that was pretty cheap (cheaper than most other patterns) and it even came in pink for Tilly! So I went ahead and got some. And then the adventure started.

I do not have a sewing machine other than a little $12 one I got from Big Lots a few years back. It wasn't a bad one, and it did a good job on smaller projects, but apparently when it comes to sewing 2 pieces of fleece together, well, it's simply just too much work for that little thing! So what option did that leave me with? Yes, that's right. I was going to have to sew them by hand and do it the old-fashion way with a needle and thread. It should be so bad, right? HA...
I sat and made Tilly's sweatshirt all in one day. It took nearly 5 hours! Needless to say, Charlie's is not finished yet because I haven't had a craving for 'sitting around sewing a sweatshirt by hand' recently since then :P But with the weather starting to get colder, I just might have to work on that some more so that I can get it done! It is started, so that counts, right? :P

I decided to take a picture regardless of Charlie's unfinished product (you notice his doesn't have any sleeves! And you can't tell, but the hood is actually only pinned on, not sewn yet!) Here's me the little beasts 'in the hood' :P