10 dog quilts to celebrate your fluffy friend

Are you looking for something that will celebrate your endless love for dogs? Then scroll down to find ten of the cutest dog quilts that we, at Gathered, have absolutely fallen in love with!

Between complete quilts, blocks, and even kid toys, you’ll definitely find something that you and your loved ones will absolutely adore. What’s more, most of them are beginner-friendly! But rest assured that they will still certainly impress everyone around you.

Maybe you can even make a quilt that looks like your own puppy. 

If you’re looking for more beginner-friendly quilt patterns, you can have a look at our 10 simple quilt patterns to begin your quilting journey. And if you’re new to quilting, you can follow our beginner’s guide to get you started!

10 adorable dog quilts

1. Puppy Pair by Jo Carter

What’s better than one sausage dog? Two sausage dogs! 

Mix and match neutral solids to piece this adorable Dachshund duo mini quilt, that you can complete with cute flapping ears.

The pattern features easy-piece Foundation Paper Piecing templates, in-depth instructions and hand-drawn illustrations to help you through the process. You’ll love the detail you can achieve with Foundation Paper Piecing!

• This adorable pattern by Jo Carter was first published in issue 52 of Love Patchwork & Quilting Magazine and is now available as a digital pattern on Etsy! 

2. Puppy Quilt Block by Nadra Ridgeway

If you want to start slower, you can make this lovely yet simple Puppy Quilt Block!

Play with fabric designs and colours to make your quilted dogs as realistic or creative as you like. Nadra used autumn-themed fabrics, in yellow to dark-brown shades, as this block is part of her Fall Sampler Sew Along. 

• Find this woofing Puppy block pattern by Nadra Ridgeway of Ellis and Higgs on her website.

3. Silly Sausage by Lucy Ward

Are you ready to make something different? Then it’s time for you to create these sweet little plush toys!

This is a scrap-happy pattern where you’ll be able to use your favourite fabric scraps to make loveable silly sausage dogs. You can create different characters for each pooch through your choice of fabrics.

Now get to your sewing room to make the most of your fabric scraps and bring a ditsy duo of canine softies to life!

• You can find this pattern in the digital edition of Love Patchwork & Quilting issue 87 on the LP&Q App, Zinio, Pocketmags and Readly.

4. Mythical Wieners by John of Art East Quilting Co.

Let your creativity run wild with this mythical pattern! Enter a fantasy world full of unique sausage dogs. 

You can make a full quilt or individual blocks for smaller projects. The individual blocks have such creatively funny names including: The drag-ween, the uni-ween, the griff-ween, the dach ness monster, the front-facing merweens and the sideway merween.

This project is designed using conventional piecing techniques, so no paper-piecing!

• Enter the Mythical Wieners world now on John’s website!

5. Clamshell Cuties by Jo Carter

Run through beautiful green hills with these endearing Frenchies! 

Mix simple piecing with adorable appliqué shapes to sew these little dogs hiding in the fabric valleys. The digital pattern features easy-piece clamshell and appliqué templates, in-depth instructions and hand-drawn illustrations to help you through the process.

The pattern includes templates to make a whole menagerie of patchwork animals including French Bulldogs, Rabbits, Owls, Bears, Lions and Raccoons. The choice is yours!

• These cute clamshell templates were first published in issue 53 of Love Patchwork & Quilting Magazine and are now available on Etsy.

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6. Golden Retriever by Elen Gromova of SelenaQuilt

Time for a big-dog quilt! We have absolutely fallen in love with this Golden Retriever quilt by Elen Gromova. 

This quilt is made using technology Paper Piecing. Make it for a Golden Retriever lover or to show off your own puppy!

This pattern includes five different versions of a Golden Retriever so that you can make it look as realistic as you like. 

• Elen has also made several block patterns for other dog breeds, so you’ll definitely be able to find one representing your dog! Find the patterns on her website. 

7. West Highland Terrier by Ingrid Alteneder

Who doesn’t love a cute little Westie? Depict your favourite companion with Ingrid Alteneder’s pattern from Joe June and Mae.

This dog quilt block is made using Foundation Paper Piecing and comes in three different block sizes – 8in square, 10in square and 12in square.

• You can make this adorable quilt block through Ingrid Alteneder’s website.

8. Animal Magic by Jo Hart

Give other animals some love with this set of five fun blocks of the cutest creatures! 

Mix Foundation Paper Piecing with appliqué techniques and use up even the smallest scraps from your stash to make these sweet blocks. The patterns include a dog, cat, rabbit, sheep and chick!

With five cute designs, the hardest part is choosing which to make first!

• You can find this pattern in the digital edition of Love Patchwork & Quilting issue 95 on the LP&Q App, Zinio, Pocketmags and Readly.

9. Corgi Pet Puppy Dog by Gracey Larson

Now get your dose of Corgi puppy love with this precious block pattern!

This block is made using traditional machine piecing, no paper piecing is used or needed. The pattern includes written instructions as well as coloured graphics to guide you as you construct the block. 

This block pattern is part of Gracey’s vast dog quilt block collection, so you’ll definitely be able to spot your own dog!

• Find this pattern along with many other dog patterns on Gracey Larson of Burlap and Blossom’s Etsy store.

10. Silly Sausage by Gaby Sartori of Tomte Studio

Feast your eyes with this really cute and funny pattern of a sausage dog dressed as a hot dog!

You’re sure to enjoy Foundation Paper Piecing with this sweet Dachshund mini quilt with a fun foodie twist. 

The digital pattern features easy-piece Foundation Paper Piecing templates, in-depth instructions, full-colour photos and digital illustrations to help you through the process. 

• This fun pattern was first published in issue 126 of Love Patchwork & Quilting Magazine and is now available as a digital pattern on Etsy. 

11. Puppy love by Debbie von Grabler-Crozier

Last but not least, after all these quilts celebrating our best friends, it’s time to treat your favourite canine companion to an oh-so-comfy patchwork dog bed!

Your puppy is going to fall in love – and asleep – in this cushioned bed by Debbie von Grabler-Crozier. 

• The Puppy Love pattern was first published in issue 110 of Love Patchwork & Quilting Magazine and is now available as a digital pattern on Etsy.

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10 Cat quilt patterns to make 

Are you more of a cat lover? Then head to our article listing 10 of the cutest cat quilt patterns we could find! 

In this article, you will also find a free Foundation Paper Piecing cat pattern made by Jo Carter that was originally published in Love Patchwork & Quilting Magazine. 

Another dog bed for your little pooch

Find some of your favourite fabric scraps to make a cosy cushion for your fluffy friend! You can sew a patchwork cushion with a fun twist by creating a cute bone motif.