Finished another 3. At this pace, it is going to take years before I'm finished.

DOG #8

DOG #9

 This is a very tedious process, but I am enjoying it in some ways. Here are numbers four through six.

DOG #4

DOG #5

Wow, that was more cutting and more pieces than I think I have ever seen. After finally getting everything cut and prepped, I was able to start putting together 1 dog at a time. There were many times when I thought I would loose it with all these small pieces. Here are the first 3.

DOG #2

Dogs in Sweaters quilt is full of dachshunds and holds special significance to me as I have been a dachshund lover since I was 5 years old and got my first puppy. I named her Duchess and she lived to be 17 years old. Since that first love, I have owned several more and currently have two of those little stubborn things that I wouldn't trade for the world, so when I saw this pattern in a local quilt shop, I knew I had to buy it and add ANOTHER quilt to my to do list.

It was not until I purchased the pattern that I realized just how many pieces there would be to put this thing together. The pattern, which was designed by Elizabeth Hartman, is designed to either make using 9 or 15 different blocks. I was only going to do 9, but my husband said, "oh come on, if your gonna do it, do it right and make 15." So me being a dummy I agreed to doing 15 of them. 

I started the project this weekend and will post as I finish additional blocks as this will be a very time consuming project getting all the pieces cut out and then actually assembling them and keeping it all in some type of order.

My fabrics were purchased from Missouri Star Quilt company. I used a cream solid for the background; light brown for the bodies; dark brown for the ears and tails; black for the eyes and nose as well as the sweater trim. For the sweaters, I ended up using a flannel. I had bought some vintage looking fabric at first, but by the time I started the project I had changed my mind and wanted a more country look to my dogs.