Fabric Dachshund
I LOVE dogs, always have, always will. I live with a 13 years old and very bored Dachshund that sometimes answers to the name Cookie and a hyperactive black lab, Eli. I wish I could adopt a third one but the italian government considers them “a luxury product” - go figure, and therefore applies to them the highest level of taxation!!! Polemics aside, it was pretty obvious that if I wanted to use my newly found skill set to make a toy for my niece it had to be a puppy. I was inspired by Sian Keegan’s Ollie, but the one I was planning to make had to be bigger.
As it seemed simple enough, I decided to draft the pattern for it myself … and I found the 3D design classes I took in college, quite useful for the purpose (spatial visualisation and all). To give it a bit more shaping … and make it stand not splay I used darts. The fabric for the main body is woven wool, and the ears, tail, nose and the collar are felted wool. I used two buttons for the eyes cause I like the classic fabric toy look and chain stitched by hand eyebrows and mouth. The colors I chose were not inspired by my doxie but by hers, Duffy, and is 35 cm long (tail not included).
As it seemed simple enough, I decided to draft the pattern for it myself … and I found the 3D design classes I took in college, quite useful for the purpose (spatial visualisation and all). To give it a bit more shaping … and make it stand not splay I used darts. The fabric for the main body is woven wool, and the ears, tail, nose and the collar are felted wool. I used two buttons for the eyes cause I like the classic fabric toy look and chain stitched by hand eyebrows and mouth. The colors I chose were not inspired by my doxie but by hers, Duffy, and is 35 cm long (tail not included).
What I’ve learned:
- to draft a fabric toy pattern;
- what are the darts and how to use them to give shape;
- seam allowances … I intended for it to be a bit longer but I did not consider the seam allowance;
She loves it... :)
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