rvquilter

Thank you Feathers.

BarbC

Vicky -- where do you find the patterns for your dog quilts? I would love to do a dachshund one. Barb C

danna738

Try this site. I love just looking at the different blocks.
http://www.silverliningsoriginals.com/cc/c.html.

Let me know when you do a Doberman or Rottweiler> I would love to see them!

rvquilter

Did you want pieced or appliquéd as mine are? I personally don't like the pieced ones. IMHO it makes the dog's face look fractured liked you're looking through glass. That may be what you like though.

Celeste

Dana738,

Here is a website I found that has my beloved Doberman as well as a Poodle for my parents, a Dachsund a Rottweiller and quite a few more.

You pay a yearly membership fee and can print as many of the patterns as you like during that year.

There is a problem I've discovered when I printed the Dobie and Poodle.
It does not tell you how many colors they used, how much material to get (except for the background and borders), or which pieces are the different colors. I wrote last week about that and still have not heard back from them. Before you pay, I suggest you contact them and let them know of the problems you heard of and ask if they have been taken care of. I went to two quilt stores for help. Both places could not tell how many different shades of black, for instance, were needed to complete the project, and were dismayed at the lack of the above mentioned information.

http://www.nmia.com/~mgdesign/qor/mascot/mascot.htm

Good luck, and if you decide to use this, don't forget to post a picture!

rvquilter

That is the one I use. They figure for the cheap cost that you can figure those questions out for yourself. I do. I just pick some fabric that looks good and go for it. :}

Celeste

[quote=Celeste]There is a problem I've discovered when I printed the Dobie and Poodle.
It does not tell you how many colors they used, how much material to get (except for the background and borders), or which pieces are the different colors. I wrote last week about that and still have not heard back from them. Before you pay, I suggest you contact them and let them know of the problems you heard of and ask if they have been taken care of. I went to two quilt stores for help. Both places could not tell how many different shades of black, for instance, were needed to complete the project, and were dismayed at the lack of the above mentioned information.


Well, they wrote back and pointed out that they let us know on the website that we wouldn't get those things! I still would do it for the patterns. Just a little disapointed since I'm not one of those people comfortable with picking colors!

I did remember something I'd heard or read before, and discovered that printing the picture in black and white helps some to distinguish the different blacks, etc.

mar32428

Hi, I too am planning a couple of quilts about dogs and cats. My grandaughter is a vet tech and animals are a part of our lives. I do paper piecing and found a book on birds and dogs. The birds turned out great but the quilt isn't finished yet. Photo to come.

A friend sends me lots of email with cute dog and cat pictures. I have transfered them to fabric and am just getting started to make two more quilts. Ah, the joys of being retired and living alone. I can even quilt at three in the morning and nobody minds. Not even my three dogs and two cats.

k_jupiter

I have a West Pecos Chihuahua (aka Great Dane) named Wagnes for also obvious reasons. You don't leave food on the table and you don't leave glasses on the coffee table.

Nice dog quilts.

tim

Diane007

Nice work....