Saturday 7 August 2010

Pet on Quilts Show!


Here's my entry toSewCalGal's Pets on Quilts Show 2010. The pattern called Perfect Pooches by Daisy Chain Designs jumped out of me when I saw it at a quilt show and I just had to have it. I adapted the original design slightly to make it bigger by adding more paw prints and bones at the top and bottom. It has been admired whenever I have shown it at quilt group events and people have offered to buy it but I don't want to part with it!   I made this a while ago but it is still a favourite because we have two dogs of our own and my daughter has two as well. All have their own unique character and are great fun.

 Here's Kate having a snooze on my 'Red Square' quilt on the spare bed in my sewing room - she always likes to be close by!
Kate (collie/greyhound) with Meg (Border Collie) and Pringle (greyhound/saluki). Pringle is Jennifer's dog and he's named after the crisps (chips to those from the USA). Have you heard of Pringle the  makers of  Scottish jumpers? Well that's a perfect name for this dog as he was born in Glasgow and can do this.............
This leap in the air was from standing on all fours and nearly took out the light on the ceiling!
Finally the 4th, youngest and liveliest dog in our lives - Fudge. This is a puppy photo. He's not much bigger now but he's a bundle of energy and much scruffier looking than in this photo. He's a Bedlington/Whippet cross.

Well I'm really looking forward to seeing all the pet quilts in the show! Visit SewCalGal to follow the links to all the participants.

22 comments:

  1. Love the doggie quilt!!! I have a feeling there is a lot of activity with that many dogs around.

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  2. That dog quilt is adorable!! Cute little pups!

    All of the pics of the dogs are great, and boy Pringle IS a high jumper! wOw!

    SheilaC

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  3. That quilt is great, but the dogs are adorable. I just want to cuddle up with Kate.

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  4. Great quilt! Love your doggies too!

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  5. Kate on the quilt just steals my heart!

    LuAnn in Oregon
    http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/

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  6. Adorable quilt design with the dog theme with the dog bones and house.

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  7. I'm so glad you chose to show the doggie quilt. You've made some fantastic quilts, but this is definitely my favourite.

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  8. Love the dogs and the quilt!

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  9. you dog quilt is so cute and your dogs are adorable

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  10. I love your dog quilt! I can see why a lot of folks would want to buy it from you. What cute fur babies you have! Fudge is adorable,

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  11. What a cute quilt and even cuter companions!

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  12. I've been visiting all the entries in the Pets on Quilts Show, multiple times. And I realized I never left a comment. Love your post, your entry, and hearing insights about the furry four legged loves in your life. I do believe you have beautiful four legged children, hear are clearly loved. And your quilts are inspirational!

    Thanks for sharing.

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  13. Beautiful dogs. And I'm amazed at high Pringle can jump!

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  14. Oh your dogs rare so gorgeou!

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  15. lOVE YOUR PERFECT POOCHES - THE REAL ONES AND THE QUILT!

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  16. The dogs are great - the fabric AND the real ones!

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  17. Love your quilt! As the owner of a dachshund, I love anything and everything with a doxie on it:

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  18. Your dog quilt is so cute. The dogs look like so much fun.

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  19. Love the doggie quilt. Kate looks as though she is not giving up the bed, trying to get her nap in before you-know-who (Pringle) starts jumping on the bed :) You must laugh a lot at these characters! What a great bunch! Thank you for sharing.
    nsue21702 at gmail dot com

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  20. How cute, love your doggie quilt. You must be very busy...

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  21. OMG your babies are adorable. Fudge is the cutest puppy!
    I really enjoy your quilt, thank you for sharing it!
    I just got back from two weeks in southern England and am insisting on calling chips, Crisps as well as my cats are now Mozzies and I have to remind myself that back home in Canada we say "How are you", not "Are you alright". I really did not want to come home to Canada, its nice here, but I loved England!!

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