
Back to the minky, and an entirely-in-the-hoop plush pug.

After all my complaints about flat-sewn pieces that require hand assembly for dimension, that was what I went with for the pug head because come on, itās a pug, it needed a flattish face. Iāll have a version thatās even flatter (with appliquĆ©d muzzle and ears) but the three-part version is my favorite.

The body is very little changed from the elephant body, and in the final version I shifted the tail a little higher on the backside. I also didnāt bother with any top stabilizer while embroidering the pawpads so theyāre a little rough, and I didnāt trim jump threads. I also left the ears fawn, which okay only tends to happen on dogs that donāt have much black on their muzzles either, but this was a quick sample run.

Iām hoping to collect a whole little library of plushie patterns to dump on Etsy in a group. And a freebie for the blog, of course. Iām always open to suggestions!