Scottie Dogs

I originally undertook this project as an alternative to the "Love Bears" after the first few turned out so ugly. However, I resigned myself to just doing the "Love Bears" anyway because the scottie dogs are too time-intensive and somewhat fragile in comparison. I am happy that I did these because I now feel I have officially entered the world of softie-making and I'm ready to try more challenging projects. The scottie dogs were pretty simple and fun to make.

I got the (free) pattern here.


Cutting out the pattern pieces. I finished this red scottie dog before I started taking pictures. I decided to try making the blue one a little bigger.


Demonstrating how even the larger scottie dog pattern pieces can all still be cut from just one piece of 20-cent craft felt. This looks a little tight, but I got them to fit even better the next time.


Using flour on my finger to mark the location for the eyes.


Sewing one together. This one I used black beads for eyes. On the others, I used a silk stitch to embroider the eyes on. I'm sewing this one together using a navy-colored embroidery floss.


The head gusset in place.



Finished dark blue scottie.


Finished light blue scottie (not my favorite).


Finished charcoal scottie (my favorite).


Charcoal scottie in hand. I might go back and do bead eyes because the black stitching doesn't really show up enough.