How best to use this butterfly fabric
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How best to use this butterfly fabric
My SIL loves butterflies and I'd like to make her a small quilt, I guess a lap quilt, for her birthday. The fabric is this one
and I'm having difficulty envisioning what design would work best for this medium sized print. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.
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I would create a nice background then fussy cut butterflies and applique them on, maybe with a big bouquet or something. There are some wonderful butterflies on that fabric that could be used for many quilts
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I would make a snowball and nine-patch pattern. Pick up the colours of the butterflies in the 9 patches. here's one I found on google http://quiltaddictsanonymous.com/201...ng-not-eating/
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I used this fabric in Warm Wishes, using it as the focus fabric and picking colors from it. It could be very striking. You can cut the block any size you want. Since you are making a small quilt use small blocks. I think I used a six inch block for a full-sized quilt.
Another pattern (one of my favorites) would be the D9P with this as the corners and picking out the other brights for the rest.
Another pattern (one of my favorites) would be the D9P with this as the corners and picking out the other brights for the rest.
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