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carol45 07-15-2012 06:12 AM

DOggie Quilts
 
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I was invited to a wedding shower for the daughter of very close friends. I know the daughter, but not very well. I know they have 2 small dogs, so I made these doggie quilts from my stash (mostly with scraps from a bed quilt I made for my DGD http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t143145.html). I backed one with minky and one with fleece, and used that quick technique for prairie points that was posted on here.
I think they will make a cute gift.

XYZ123 07-15-2012 06:13 AM

Both quilts are adorable. Great job.

barbo117 07-15-2012 06:17 AM

They are so cute, what a wonderful idea! I am a dog (and cat) lover and owner and I know I would be thrilled to pieces to receive these as a gift, as would my pets. I think your gift is well thought out and how wonderful for the young lady to receive two handmade items!! I love the doggie faces in the first quilt especially. Good job.

rrhaigh 07-15-2012 06:27 AM

Your quilt is adorable and I love your prarie points. I am looking for fabric with dogs to make a simple quilt for both my pups. LOL, yes even quilts for my darling pups! I searched for the info here on prarie points, but didn't find anything. Can you post the link? Thank you for sharing your quilt picture - love it!

Neesie 07-15-2012 06:29 AM

Too, too cute!!! :thumbup:

carol45 07-15-2012 06:34 AM


Originally Posted by rrhaigh (Post 5366346)
Your quilt is adorable and I love your prarie points. I am looking for fabric with dogs to make a simple quilt for both my pups. LOL, yes even quilts for my darling pups! I searched for the info here on prarie points, but didn't find anything. Can you post the link? Thank you for sharing your quilt picture - love it!

The link is:
http://www.sewwequilt.com/2012/02/it...-shows-us.html

When I made these prairie points for the doggie quilt, there was a problem with the seam allowance when they were inserted into the border seam—this was not because there wasn't sufficient seam allowance (although there wasn't a whole lot); this was because the prairie points were so irregular at their base. I would recommend making them slightly bigger and then sewing a straight line that stabilizes them as far away from the base as necessary; then that line can be used as a seam line to attach them to the quilt top (or bottom) before the final seam is sewn—this will ensure that there aren't any raw edges that peek out of the final seam.

fxsts93kf 07-15-2012 07:08 AM

What a well thought out gift! She is going to love them!

quilter824 07-15-2012 07:55 AM

The quilts are very cute and what a thoughtul thing to do!I've got 1 dog 2 cats and your welcome to come by any time.

rrhaigh 07-15-2012 07:59 AM

Thank you for the link. I saved it and will definately be using it! Much appreciated!


Originally Posted by carol45 (Post 5366364)
The link is:
http://www.sewwequilt.com/2012/02/it...-shows-us.html

When I made these prairie points for the doggie quilt, there was a problem with the seam allowance when they were inserted into the border seam—this was not because there wasn't sufficient seam allowance (although there wasn't a whole lot); this was because the prairie points were so irregular at their base. I would recommend making them slightly bigger and then sewing a straight line that stabilizes them as far away from the base as necessary; then that line can be used as a seam line to attach them to the quilt top (or bottom) before the final seam is sewn—this will ensure that there aren't any raw edges that peek out of the final seam.


Quilt Novice 07-15-2012 08:10 AM

So cute! Great idea for gifts!


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