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But they are so nice to look at.

I have about 6 vintage butterfly quilts and love each one of them. Yours is very pretty too and I know it was a lot of work.

Since I've had a few people ask about the pattern, I'm adding it here.

I made my own pattern for this. I found some pictures I liked the overall look, but did not find a pattern to my liking. Many were harder than I wanted to deal with, or pieced in a way that would have made it difficult to fussy cut like I wanted to do.

Butterfly wings are mirror images, and I wanted to keep that as much as possible. I selected fabrics that were either small enough that it would not matter, or had a suitable print to fussy cut.

I was going for an 8" square, so I took a piece of paper and lined out what I wanted. I stuck with 90deg angles as much as possible to make cutting easier. I extended each piece on the outer edges so I could trim and square up after each rectangle was sewn, and then sewed each pair together.

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And then I made Left/Right sets. Out of each fabric, I cut a set of top and bottom wings, and then I mixed and matched them together, though some worked out better to keep together.

Here are some closeups to help show the method.

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http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps5zduzhym.jpg

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The body is fused and satin stitched on top. I made a template and drew on the antenna, and satin stitched them at the same time. I did cut strips of tear away stabilizer and used them under each to keep the stitching from puckering the fabric - especially needed for the antenna.

Thank you for sharing all this wonderful information. The pictures are beautiful and your instruction/how to information are easy to understand. I really appreciate your sharing.

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Originally Posted by audsgirl (Post 7337042)

It's very cute! I know my daughter would love it. I have been collecting butterfly fabric, but I haven't had a clear plan for using it. This gives me ideas. You did a wonderful job.

Leslie

I, too, have been collecting butterfly fabrics and not sure what to do with all of it. This is a great quilt, but I am sure after all of those butterfly blocks, you must just want to say "fly away, Butterfly!"

And, Macybaby, your pattern is very creative!

Not only is your quilt beautiful. I love the fabric combinations you used. Very Pretty.

Beautiful quilt really like that block pattern.

OMG, that is gorgeous!!! You did a fantastic job.

you did a beautiful job and I just love your butterflies.jan