Dogs in quilts

The other day at the National Gallery we were noticing the various dogs in the paintings - and sure enough, in the bookshop was a big fat book about dogs in art! (And it's not the only one of its kind...) Then this pooch romped into my inbox -

"Mendelssohn" by Franki Kohler

so I went looking for some other dogs in quilts. First, some portraits, then some abstracts and/or some patterns...

This is Sammy (via this blog)-

This block pattern can be customised to your dog or your friend's dog -

Two pets remembered - and many more dog quilts here -

From the colour distribution, this could be a heat-seeking dog ... I like the idea ... (from here) -

Strangely little is required to make individual personalities (from here) -

How to piece a bassett hound? now he needs ears (via) -

Scotties are probably the cutsie dog par excellence for quilt patterns -

Getting much more abstract, here's another pattern -

And another abstract rendition (from here) -

I had honestly forgotten that I contributed to this plethora of pooches with "Yappy Dog", made for the Little Gems raffle in 2008 -

So, enough already! Besotted dog-lovers might want to visit this pinterest board, which has some excellent portraits.