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My latest stuffed animals pattern is ready for puppy pre-school!

Jun 20, 2014 | Blog, NEW Toy Patterns

I had such fun creating my British Bulldog stuffed toy sewing pattern design, I had to make another right away!

Meet Butch and Bella the Bulldogs!

Bulldog sewing pattern - Pauline McArthur

Forget man’s best friend – these pups want to play with EVERYONE!

The bulldog pattern  has LOTS of  ‘doggy’ parts (ooh , can I say that here? – hee hee) so I don’t think it’s a great pattern for beginners (who should really start with one of my EASY patterns!) HOWEVER, it’s NOT a complicated pattern.

If you can sew a straight stitch you’ll be able to sew them! Plus I have also created a photo tutorial for Butch and Bella so you can see EXACTLY how to sew these

bulldog ‘besties’!

Bulldog pin tail - Pauline McArthur

With lots of clever toy-making tips and tricks so you’ll be able to

whip them in a flash!

Bulldog ears - Pauline McArthur

The Butch & Bella Bulldogs Toy Sewing Pattern is available to download from the website NOW!

I wonder which YOU would like to sew ~>
a British Bulldog or a French Bulldog?


Pauline McArthur - Funky Friends Factory. .

Till next time…

Happy Sewing,

Pauline

xxx

47 Comments

  1. Shirley Smith

    Definitely the British Bulldog as my parents had one when I was a teenager.

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  2. Pauline - Funky Friends Factory

    Oooh, can’t wait to see how your bulldogs turn out. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeez come post some pics on my Facebook page when they’re sewn? 😀

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  3. Emily

    I like the British bulldog they are such sweet natured dogs.

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  4. Audrey

    Neat dogs.

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  5. Robert Welborn

    I am a big crafter!!!! I try to make anything I can associated with English (British) Bulldogs. I want to make your British Bulldog! It looks adorabull!!!!!I have a store, that we even donate a portion of all sales to benefit bulldog rescues.

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  6. Reenie Penglase

    Def British!! Dad always always had Mack Trucks when we we kids (& still does) so takes me back to my childhood! !

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  7. Robert Welborn

    I also forgot to add that I have two English Bulldogs….Spike and Alberta (Bertie). I Love Love Love Bulldogs!!!

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  8. Jennifer Kate

    I like Butch the British Bulldog….I like is cute little ears 🙂 Well done on another great pattern Pauline!

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  9. Charlotte

    British bulldog!

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  10. Jess

    I love the English bulldog it looks amazing x

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  11. melle e

    Ooh!!!

    The frenchie! I can sew see him in Eiffel tower and Parisian girl fabrics!

    *squeal*

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  12. Deb Mogridge Dawidowicz

    ohh,la,la….. the French Bulldog for me

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  13. Anita

    Frenchie all the way 🙂 woof

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  14. Debby

    They are both cute, but I think I would do British First.

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  15. Lee

    My daughters love the French bulldog so that’s the one I would sew 😉

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  16. Naomi

    I think the French bulldog as my son loves them

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  17. Jeannie

    The British bulldog! Love the fabric chosen too! Super cute!

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  18. Trina

    British bulldog- love the ears!

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  19. Melissa N.

    FRENCHIE! But I would still make both as they are both adorable!!!

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  20. Melissa N.

    I also pinned these cuties!!

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  21. bobby amber

    Omg both r adorable!!!! But if I had to choose I would say British

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  22. janet conlon

    Love them both & it’s hard to choose. But I would like to make Bella Bonjour the French Bulldog. I would sew her in a gorgeous french doggy fabric.

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  23. Amy victoria

    I would choose the British bulldog as I would make it for my baby boy. X

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  24. Emma Banks

    Ooh they are both gorgeous but I do have a soft spot for frenchies!

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  25. Carmen

    I’m really in love of those dogs! I will make a thousand of those!! 🙂
    I like the most the French Bulldog 😀
    But still…. Both are AWESOME!!

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  26. Chris Schrank

    I would love to make the English Bulldog for my daughter-in-law’s bed. She is from England and is starting to decorate with English themed items.

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  27. Andie

    Being of British blood I would have to go with the British Bulldog! They are so gorgeous!!

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  28. Michelle

    British bull dog!!!

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  29. Elena

    I think I’d make the British Bulldog; he looks just like the dog in the new Sherlock Holmes movies 🙂

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  30. Stephanie

    British <3

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  31. Jenny C

    Sew cute!! I love both but would make Butch first I think 🙂

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  32. Amy

    I like the British bulldog. We are hosting a British 12 yr old lacrosse player summer and my daughter an true dog lover thought we should get a real one to make him feel at home. My sister in law also rescues dogs and has two bulldogs.

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  33. Denise Foy

    British bulldog are great !

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  34. Christine Behrendt

    French bull dog of course ……. cute and always cuddly.

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  35. Sharon Gobbo

    British Bulldog for sure!!!
    I prefer “Butch”, beefy dogs 🙂

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  36. Sarah

    British bulldog <3 it

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  37. Claire

    British bulldog for me to cheer me up after our World Cup disaster!

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  38. Pattie

    British Bulldog all the way!

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  39. Mavis Alain

    Anything French! Am still working on Honey – still headless but the hippos were a smashing success! I made the hippos for a wedding gift last summer and used some of the colors from the wedding. They now reside in their new home and I hear that they are house hippos who come out at night and get into trouble!

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  40. Hilary

    British bulldog…..because I am from Britain!

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  41. Gail Hester

    Love the British one but both are adorable!

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  42. Debbie Rogowski

    I prefer the British Bulldog, he looks just like a English Bulldog. Bella looks more like a Boston Terrier and that was the onlly kind of dog that ever bit me lol

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  43. Genevieve Hamilton

    British! We used to gave 2. They are my all time favorite dog. 🙂

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  44. Jean Benson Thompson

    These are so cute… Nice Sewing Projects on this whole site. I would choose the French Bulldog…

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  45. Lauren

    French bulldog all the way 🙂

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  46. mary

    I’d do one of each simultaneously .. now I’ve spotted that the only difference is not colour .. I guess I’m not very observant

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  47. Samantha Vermule

    French bulldog please 😀

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