I’m on a bit of a roll with these now! I’ve been stitching these two little projects over the last couple of weeks but I couldn’t show you until my daughter had returned from her travels so I could give her one.
I spotted the dachshund on Pinterest first and managed to trace it back to Etsy to a shop called Little Beach Hut, Sarah designs and sells both patterns and kits for lots of cute little cross-stitch projects.
My daughter Helen has got a thing about dachshunds at the moment so I decided to stitch one as a tree decoration for an early present. Whilst I was ordering it I spotted a pug, as my son James has a pug called Eddie I just had to get that one too!
They were both very quick and straight forward to stitch taking probably a couple of evenings each. I just had to make them into something! I looked at the making up ideas on Twisted Stitcher and decided to do a mini pillow with the pug and a flat ornament with the dachshund.
In my stash I had some mini pompom trim which happened to go well with both, together with two coordinating fabrics for the back. I stitched James’s first, the pompom trim proved very fiddly on the machine as it was so small, trying to get the seam close enough to the edge of the trim. I managed it eventually and was pleasantly surprised how easily the stiff aida fabric turned through the little whole I left in the seam. I stitched on a red ribbon loop and the first one was finished.
Oops!
I laced the dachshund onto some card and chose some santa fabric for the backing, it was a bit heavier than quilting cotton so it was a bit of a struggle to glue it down but a heavy book did the trick. As both side were a bit on the thick side there was a bit of a gap between the two layers, I glued them together first (with a heavy book again!). I decided to stitch the mini pompom trim on so the braid bit covered the gap and the pompoms were nicely lying to the front, stitching a hand-made hanging cord in at the same. This also had the advantage of enabling me to hand stitch the two sides together at the same time…
Unfortunately I didn’t check which way up Santa was, so Santa thinks he’s in Australia 🙂
I think these two look very cute, hopefully they will come out every year for Christmas. Hopefully I’ve still got time to make myself a little something before Christmas, one of Faby Reilly’s humbugs is calling me!!
I’m linking up with Kathy’s Quilts tomorrow for Slow-Stitching Sunday, why not follow the link and see what everyone else has been stitching.
thecraftycreek 
Just adorable! Your kids are lucky…
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Thanks Elizabeth, I’m also lucky to have two kids that appreciate home-made presents 🙂
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Those are the cutest dog ornaments I’ve seen! Nice work. Those will be on the tree for years and years.
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Thanks Stacey, I hope so 🙂
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They are so cute
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Thank you, I think so too!
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I really cannot decide which one I like best. Both lovely, and I’m sure they’ll become heirlooms 🙂
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Thanks Kate, I don’t think I have a favourite with these two either 🙂
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these are beautifully made . . . as for upside down Santa, no one will be looking at the back, so don’t worry ^^
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Thanks Claire
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These are adorable, and will be enjoyed for many years to come!
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Thanks Kathy, I hope so 🙂
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Very cute and I am sure they will come out each year for Christmas (if they even want to put them away for a whole year!) 🙂
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Thank you, hopefully the start of a Christmas tradition 🙂
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I just love these! The sweater on the dachshund is adorable and the pugs scarf makes him look quite dashing! Lucky kids!
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So cute. I’m going to check out the site and see what other dogs they have!
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These are so cute! And you have finished them so well.
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Those little dogs are just adorable!
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These are adorable!
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All adorable! I love Little Beach Huts patterns! I have many saved on my wish list, my favorite being the badgers hanging stockings 😀
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Those are so cute!
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These are gorgeous! You’re so lucky to have someone to give to that will appreciate the time, skill and effort that has gone into them.
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Both gorgeous and will delight all those who see them on the tree.
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My daughter wouild love the pug. I never got round to the head portrait of one with a santa hat on as it didn’t turn up until too late, but it’s on the list for next year.
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