Puppy Dog Quilt

In my quest to share quilts that I've made but never blogged, I introduce you to the first Puppy Kisses quilt I made!

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This quilt actually started back in January 2024. A local mom shared that her newborn son had been diagnosed with cancer, and he was going to have to start chemo at just two weeks old! The thought of that as a fellow mom was heartbreaking, so I reached out to her to ask if I could make a quilt for her son. She graciously accepted the offering. Now that it's been more than a year later, I can share that her baby is healthy and cancer free!!

This whole quilt was made from fabrics from my stash. I didn't buy anything to make it - which makes it free, right?!

I used minky, sherpa, and faux fur fabrics for the dog ears. 

And I used blues and greens from my stash for the nine patch blocks. 

I smiled SO big when this little dog came to life on my ironing board! Isn't he the cutest??

I'm always looking for ways to make projects a "two-fer." Meaning they can serve more than one purpose. And in this case, our local 4-H club needed a service project, so I actually prepped all the dog face fabrics, but then had the kids in our club trace, cut out, and iron on the rest of the faces. I even had them sew the ears and turn them right side out! The photo below is of my own three boys (not pictured are the dozen or so other kids that helped too!).

After the kids made all the dog blocks, I arranged them with the nine patches and sewed the top together.

This lime green fleece fabric was the perfect backing fabric - and it was in my stash! I did use an 80/20 batting so it would be really snuggly. 

I loaded it on my longarm with my SewTite Magnums, then free-hand quilted a medium sized meander design. 

I quilted one row at a time, lifting the dog ears up and out of the way as I got to them. This could be done on a computerized longar too. Just flip the ears up and quilt one row at a time.

I used a light cream colored thread so it blended in with the dog faces.

Once quilted, I just trimmed it and machine sewed on the binding.

I was absolutely THRILLED with how it turned out! 

All the dog faces have such personalities!

I love being able to involve kids in the quilt-making process so they can get bitten by the joy of creating too. 

The mom that received the quilt loved it, and I hope it brings joy to her baby for years to come!

After making this one, I went on to make another (see that one HERE), and it became the Puppy Kisses quilt pattern. So now you know the story behind the quilt!