Our favorite dog day of the year has arrived!
The Oakland A’s Bark at the Park!
This was our second time attending the dog day game. Last year’s game was such an awesome experience that we’ve been looking forward to this game all year!
Mr. H and I took Doc and Rollie again. They wore the same jackets that they sported last year, with the exception that this year my MIL embroidered their names for them. And yes, Rollie is named after Hall of Fame pitcher Rollie Fingers.
The pattern I used for the dogs’ jackets is McCalls 6455. I made these out of cotton broadcloth from Joann’s and added vintage A’s patches to sport them up. I cut some elastic and sewed it on Doc’s hat so he could wear it. Last year I sewed ribbon and tried to tie it around their necks, but that did not work. The elastic works much better for dogs!
The dog parade is the best thing about dog day as we get to parade around the field with our pooches. Isn’t that awesome???!! Unfortunately, we did not get to parade around the entire field like last year. And then we get sit in the stands surrounded by dogs. Life can’t get any better than that!
My husband is apparently turning me into a bit of A’s convert. I do come from an A’s family, but I’ve been a SF Giants and a Texas Rangers fan for most of my life. It seems quite blasphemous to be sporting A’s attire when one is a fan of rival teams, but hey, I look good in green and yellow. 🙂 I also wanted our lil family to be photographed! Last year it seems that our dogs got the shaft as photographers were taking photos of all the dogs around us. This time, I wanted us to be A’s superfans and get noticed. After all, why would anyone ignore our dogs? And they didn’t! Lots of photos taken of both! 🙂
I made a special skirt for this game. This is the Blue Ginger Doll Peggy skirt. I made it out of a yellow cotton blend broadcloth from Joann’s. I would not recommend using such a light fabric for this skirt, but I was going for an exact color match to my tee and this was it. I lined it with a white cotton batiste as it’s a bit sheer.
Why does this fabric not work well for the Peggy? Or at least for this version of the Peggy. Well, there is a lot of top stitching going on and with the details like button tabs and such, it is just too light of a fabric to handle all of that. The denim I used to make my other Peggy fared much better. This one looks less than perfect and all wrinkly in the sewing room photos, but thankfully does not look that bad when I’m wearing it.
I am VERY happy, however, how this skirt turned out. I just LOVE it. My mom came by when I was taking these photos at home and thought I looked very BOLD. I don’t have a problem with being bold. 🙂 I like color. BRIGHT COLORS! And I know how to wear ’em!
Happy Sewing!
- Tee: Majestic
- Skirt: Blue Ginger Doll Peggy skirt in yellow cotton broadcloth, made by me
- Shoes: Swedish Hasbeens cork wedges
- Earrings: Bauble Bar
Brilliant outfits all around! What fun to take your darling doggies out to a special event. My dear Labrador wouldn’t be able to contain her excitement. She was super excited when she got patted by All Blacks rugby players coming out of training once upon a time. Not that she knew how famous they are in these parts. She doesn’t have any special doggy outfits, but I have a very frilly floral apron that she wears sometimes as I discovered it makes an excellent dog dress. Luckily she has a good sense of humor!
You look awesome! And I love the outfits – I’ve been meaning to make Jessie Dog a winter coat but haven’t got a pattern yet (a friend has made one and is hopefully sending it our way soon).
Thanks, Sophie-Lee! It’s so easy to make a dog coat! It would be cool to make a wool one!
Eeeee, adorable family! 😀 Love that skirt on you. I wish I could wear yellows. Super gorgeous.
Thanks, Andie! You can wear yellows!!! Just don’t put the color too close to your face if it’s a shade that doesn’t look great. That’s what I do with the shades that make me look sallow.
Now I don’t know who any of these teams are…but there are dogs and your outfit is very cute, so I like it! 🙂
Thank you, Katie!!
Awww! Your dog in the last photo looks so much like my border collie mix, Blackberry! You totally rock the yellow and the bold color is fantastic. Love it!
Thanks, Jan! Aren’t border Collies the best?!
Cute skirt & great combined dressing for the day!
del
Thanks, Del!
You make an adorable superfan. I desperately need a solid skirt to pair with graphic tees, so thanks as always for the inspiration!
Thanks, Laura! That’s exactly why I’ve been making solid colored skirts!!
Cute skirt, cute doggies, and cute A’s t-shirt, too!
Thank you, Michelle!
Awww! How fun, I love dog events, even though my little doggie is getting crankier and crankier as he gets older. Just try taking a dog to an airport, they turn into instant celebrities! I love that you made a skirt for the event, I would have totally done the same!
Dog events are the best!! And you can easily judge the quality of a person’s character if they ignore or look losses off at seeing your dog! Especially when your dog is sweet and friendly.