Thursday, September 22, 2011

How to make a Wiener Wonderland!


I had a fun week creating  a  wiener wonderland here. I was constantly thinking about the next wonderful wiener I was going to make, whether for Halloween or Christmas. I started with some Christmas wienies.   



This is my very warn, holey pattern for the minis.




A close up of how bad it looks! I really need to make another before this totally disintegrates! The tail is about off.




These are my sophisticated stuffing tools. They were free. 


Berthold

I started with Christmas doxies. If you have a red wiener dog...



Bertram

you must also have a green. Unwritten rules of wiener creating. 



Burchess

And then because I had brown and pink felt , I made this one, which is my fave. 
All my Itty Bitties start with a "B"



The Welcoming Crew




I then added some Hallowienies. Boo....




and Batdog. Here is Batdog's description:
"Every wiener dog has large dreams...dreams of being able to look those Great Danes in the eye, of running with the grace and speed of a Greyhound, of flying to the rescue of all fellow wieners and small brothers. Every wiener dog wishes he were BATDOG! "




Now for the bigger boy. This pattern is a stubby version that I just lengthen when I cut. The pencil line is for the leg placement.


Willy

Willy was a bit time consuming as I had to sew together all the pieces (placemats in a former life) and change thread constantly. Then I gave him felt eyes to see with. No one wants to be blind - not even a Hallowiener. 




Finally, I decided to make a dachshund skirt. I have plenty of kitty skirts in The Cat Rack, but wanted to add one to Dogbarks since I sold the only one last week. This two piece pattern is also the one I use for pillows. I randomly cut out legs, tail, and ears. 



This fabric was a nice find at a thrift store. An unused bit of  yardage made of some natural blend fiber. It bled quite a lot when I washed it in hot water. But a cold water wash should be just fine now. The doxie is a wool houndstooth in black and white. Handsome little fellow! 

You can click on any picture to see them in my shops. 
Hope you all get a chance to have a Wonderful Wiener Week, too! 

14 comments:

  1. I love all your wienerland creations. :) Sasha also gives a paws up to you.

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  2. Oh I love everything. Love everyone of those stuffed dogs, love how you create them, can see why/where you have to change the thread colors, and then you finish with that fabulous skirt. Great job.

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  3. I've fallen in love with Bertram! <3 Green suits him well!

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  4. Those are such great wiener dogs. We love the Willy one. That is so neat. You sure do a great job. We also love the picture you drew of the cat. Terrific stuff. Keep up the good work. Take care.

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  5. Love the bat wienie! Great creations.

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  6. Your Wiener Wonderland is Wunderful!!

    Woofs and Licks,
    Maggie Mae

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  7. Thank you all for liking my doggies! If you sew, you know that they take on little personalities and become real-ish. So I will tell them what you all said! They will do a happy dance!

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  8. so great! I love all of them and also seeing them from paper to finished product.

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  9. These are so cute! I love the little scarf accessories!!

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  10. This was a lot of fun to read, Patty.
    I love the half visible dog motif... which i think is a great success on pillows (such as the one i got) or clothing. The corn dog is super cute- love the four legs.
    well done !
    xo
    Nicole

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  11. i finally figured out how to comment on a post!! duh - anyway, the doxie skirt is so cute - many thanks for following me - and now that i figured out how to add a comment, you'll be hearing more from me

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