Lee in Richmond

I did end up buying the book to go with the quilt. My quilt ended up two-sided with asymmetrical sides, so quilting was a bear, and in fact I mostly used ties (hundreds of them it seemed like!). I used bias tape with leaves to travel from the caterpillar, via cocoon, to the butterfly. I was so excited when the glue dots on the ties finally dried that I mailed it off without a picture! Here is the last one I got before sandwiching the two sides.

kareno

Okay maybe I am wrong, but shouldn't the caterpillar be first? He did come before the butterfly right? They are very cute though. Great for a baby or child's quilt!

Lee in Richmond

The caterpillar is on one side and the vine thing connects him, via the cocoon, to the butterfly on the other side.

cherisews

Lee, I love it! You said you wanted the quilt to be "quiet" and you did it so wonderfully!! It has just enough color and movement to capture a child's attention without being overwhelming. Your vine is a great way to connect the two sides. Great job!!

tessagin

I would add some things the caterpillar feeds off of and then what the butterfly feeds off of and then add a line of connection.

Lee in Richmond

Thank you so much for your kind words -- people have had mixed reactions to the whole thing. I will say it was probably the hardest quilt I have ever made, in that there was no pattern and I am not original at all. I tore out and redid almost everything except the original two panels. Now I'm off doing the polka dot star quilt I have been itching to get started on!