Dachshunds -- Lots and Lots

This is another quilt that I just finished. The fabric with the dachshunds was given to me by a friend some months ago. I was always looking for a pattern for inspiration. One day I found that pattern. I was able to find the perfect border fabric in my stash. And here is the finished quilt. It measures 35" x 45". When I was piecing the top together, I got down to the bottom red strip. Guess what? I had no more red. I had to wait for several weeks before any of the quilt stores opened up.

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I used a pretty piece of flannel for the backing and did all the quilting myself.

My "Fancy Foxes Quilt"

Sometime ago I saw a picture of  a quilt made with a pattern called "Fancy Foxes". I was hoping to try and make a quilt of my own someday. Well, with all the time we have spent at home these past four months I got my chance.

I needed some little boy quilts and decided that this would be the perfect time to make this pattern. I tried to figure out how to make the block myself. I got pretty close but could not get the lower part of his face to look right. So. I found the pattern was made by Elizabeth Hartman and was available as a PDF download. So as soon as my PayPal payment when through, I was able to download the pattern. Here is a link to the pattern -- Fancy Foxes.

Oh, what fun I had seeing each fox's face completed.

The finished quilt measures 34" x 46". For the background I used Kona medium gray fabric that I had purchased at JoAnn Fabrics. Thankfully I had written the color along one of the selvages because I ran out of the fabric. When I was able to go into the store earlier this month I found that they still had some of the fabric.

For the backing, I had a piece of light gray flannel that was perfect. I pray that some little baby boy will enjoy this quilt.

"William"--The Baby Bear Quilt

This quilt, called "William" is a pattern that can be found in the book Fat Quarter Baby Book by It's Sew Emma . The first time I saw a picture of this quilt I fell in love with it. I was looking for  a design for baby boys and this quilt was the perfect answer. The quilt will be donated to one of the charities that our Pieces and Patches Quilt Guild sponsors. It really was a very simple pattern to do. I got a lot of enjoyment out of making the quilt and I hope some little boy will enjoy having it.

I used 2-inch finished squares so this quilt is a little small. The quilt finished to 34" x 38". If you used 2.5-inch finished squares, your quilt would measure 42.5" x 47.5". If you were to use 3-inch finished squares, the quilt would finish to 51" x 57".