Quilt From a Photo (Dog with a Teddy)
 

I saw a Facebook posting called Forgotten Dogs of the Fifth Ward (you can search Facebook for the posting under Fogotten Dogs and dog with a teddy). I emailed the photographer and she gaveme permission to use the photo in a quilt. I will make a lap sized raffle quilt for the organization and an appliqued piece for her mom. In our email she said her mom is a quilter so I will send the extra applique for her mom to piece into a quilt for her daughter. (I only like to do applique). So for those of you who asked how to do it, here goes.
* I printed out the photo then enlarged it to 11 by 17 on a color copier.
* using an ultra fine point Sharpie I traced around all the changes in color and shading.
* the Sharpie bleeds through to the back and that will be my pattern.
* the back of the traced pattern (on 11 by 17 paper) is enlarged to the correct size for the quilt.
* now that I can see how big and complicated the actual pieces will be, I decide which ones work for me and which ones do not. I use white out to get rid of unwanted lines then once again trace the pattern making sure there are no "unconected" lines. Each line must be closed and make a separate piece which will be numbered.
* I now have a large pattern with the numbered pieces on one side and the bleed through back side as the placement guide.

This is as far as I have gone. Next is the toughest part which is deciding which pieces go over and which go under the joining pieces.

oh now, i want to know what happened to that dog!!!

OMG that is amazing how you do it thanks so much for the info

I saw the photo and broke my heart. Amazing and anxious to see it when finished.

Beautiful work but very sad reality picture. Wondering what ever happened to that doggie???? I am an animal lover so this pic sure does tug at my heart strings.

Heart strings picture, for sure. Your quilt will be fantastic. You're off to a great start!

I look forward to seeing your quilt. The process you describe is roughly what I used for the eagle on my avatar quilt and the 2 dog quilts I've made. I did my enlarging on my printer, taping segments together, but I know people who have had a copy center do theirs. If you have 2 copies, one can be your guide and one cut up as a pattern. For my border collie quilt, I did a lot of thread work in the quilting process to simulate the fur.

Wow! You are doing such a wonderful thing to make this and raise much needed funds for these precious rescues. Bless your heart.

What a great thought and quilt.

That is going to be an amazing quilt, can't wait to see the finish! Thank you for taking the time to share with us and especially to donate your talents for a good cause!