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Darcy the Dachshund is the Friday Fiver Today!

September 5, 2014

Darcy Friday Fiver

Guess what? Today the pattern for Darcy the Dachshund is just $5! Crafterhours celebrates Fridays by choosing a pattern or indie-made item to be the Friday Fiver and I’m so excited that they’ve chosen Darcy this week.

Dachshund Collage

I have a few fun additions to this pattern in celebration. First, I made a template for a cute felt dog bone you can stitch up for Darcy. Download the dog bone for free here.

Darcy and Bone

And I’m excited to now be carrying safety eyes and oval-shaped noses in my online shop! Adding facial features to a softie can be kinda nerve-racking, but safety eyes (and noses) make it so easy. If you’ve never used them, watch my 1-min. video and you’ll be ready to go.

For Darcy I used:

  • 1 pair of 8mm eyes
  • 1 nose

The pattern includes instructions for making a felt nose and felt eyes, too.

Darcy with Felt Eyes

The deal is only live for 24 hours so head on over and get it now!

Filed Under: Abby Glassenberg Design Patterns, Sew With Me

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Comments

  1. Emily says

    September 5, 2014 at 10:12 am

    Doh! I already own that pattern. I like the dog bone, though; my kids will get a kick out of that.
    Also, I love him in the plush fabric!

    • Abby says

      September 5, 2014 at 11:09 am

      Thank you, Emily!

  2. Kim says

    September 6, 2014 at 11:01 pm

    so cool to see her in different versions!
    you are always so awesome with the details the bone is a great addition 🙂
    Darcy is simply adorable though I may be biased since dachshunds are my favorite

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