This year we have quite a few family Christmas events to go to and I thought it would be cute to dress Whiskey up a bit for the festivities.
![dog-bow-tie](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6550703635_4dc4a7582d.jpg)
Doesn’t he look handsome with his little Christmas dog bow tie? It only took 10 minutes to make it and I was able to do it all with some scraps I had in my fabric bin. You could use the same bow pattern for just about anything – headbands, tops, its up to you.
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6550698641_a1206ef04d.jpg)
Take a rectangle of fabric that is twice as wide as the bow you want.
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6550699385_8f2306f5d1.jpg)
Fold the fabric in half with the good sides in and stitch along one side.
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6550700017_d957b6ffe8.jpg)
Turn inside out and then move the seam to the centre.
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6550700557_f09097c3fd.jpg)
Fold the top and bottom edges in.
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7165/6550701167_eefd367d64.jpg)
Press with an iron for a couple of seconds.
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6550701601_2019f2f821.jpg)
Fold the bow in half with the good side on the inside.
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6550701943_dd68654d4f.jpg)
Fold each side over again. This is what the back will look like.
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6550702309_b17c4864bc.jpg)
And here is the front view. Pin and set aside.
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6550702861_183698f6e4.jpg)
Take another scrap strip of fabric and fold it in thirds.
![dog-bow-tie](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6550703203_12bc279427.jpg)
Wrap around the bow and secure with a couple of stitches at the back.
![dog-bow-tie](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6550704377_e952af7748.jpg)
I attached it to Whiskey’s Christmas Collar with a couple of stitches that I can remove after the holidays.
![dog-bow-tie](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6550704775_442c730dd6.jpg)
Now Whiskey is all ready for the festivities to begin!
Oh, Whiskey you look so handsome in your bow tie!!! Merry Christmas Amanda, Garrett & Whiskey!