Monday, August 26, 2024

National Dog Day 2024

It's National Dog Day - the day to celebrate dogs! Come link up your posts about those special dogs in your life, real or in fabric!

The linky party is open today, August 26, till midnight, Sunday, September 1, with guaranteed cuteness! Who can resist adorable puppies???

I'm sharing more pics of my grand-puppies. When hubby and I visited my son in May to work on their bathroom, Tito became quite attached to us. You can see him sleeping with us, parked up against my rear end. I'm the white lump at the bottom of the picture, laying on my side and curled up to give him room.

He can be quite the bed hog! He loves human companionship and constant attention. There's a reason my son calls him a Velcro dog!

Po, my son's other dog, is much more mellow. He loves his human that's for sure, but he's certainly not a Velcro dog. Instead, he's an all-around great dog!

Now onto dogs in fabric. Over the years, I've designed several dog-themed blocks: a dog bone, a dog house, plus an applique dog block set and a curved pieced dog block.

Add to that list my newer dog block, Puppy Love, inspired this year by National Puppy Day on March 23. This one is a simple 12" appliqued quilt block that really shows the love we have for dogs.

I went even further with the love theme, placing my applique on a background full of hearts. But you can choose whatever kind of background you'd like.

This year's National Dog Day has inspired another new block, my first to-be-seen 12" Paw Prints block!

This one is a take on a Bear Paw block, changing it up a bit. When my Paw Prints blocks are staggered by row in a quilt, it looks like an animal has walked through the quilt - how cool is that?

Alright, we've seen my grand-pups, we've downloaded free patterns, now it's time to see everyone else's dogs - enjoy! Linky open till September 1, 2024.