........and I "invented" it! (also made a wheel the other day.... :oops: )
I was looking for a 3D butterfly and could not find one.

I hope you like the idea and maybe someone has ideas for improvment.
Granny

that is really neat, thanks for sharing, Love butterflies

Thank you for sharing your idea with us :D:D:D
I can see a lot of different possibilities with this block :D:D:D

Thanks ! Great Job :thumbup:

This is a block with lots of possibilities. By the way, I reinvent the wheel everytime I do anything. Maybe that is why it takes me so long to get anything done.

How cute! Won't we have to stitch down the top wings so that when it's washed, doesn't crumble up? This is a wonderful idea, keep creating more !

By the way...li like that 1st photo of the flower!

i made 1 with similar concept, with crinkly plastic toy filling between layers of batting a couple months ago, in a quilt ive been working on for a friends baby due in July

What a great idea with the crinkly plastic toy filling! Where did you buy that?? As I will not use that particular block I did not sew it down, but I think a similar stitching like on the lower wings would be fine. Maybe also put some thin batting under the applique of the lower wings to make it a bit puffier.

Look forward to more input, thanks so much.
Ever thought of a ladybug in 3D?
Granny

Thanks for sharing

lol actually... it was in a toy sent to my 5 yr old lol... she loved the toy, but was a bit old to enjoy the crinkle (you know long distant relatives send things at times without realizing a kid isnt a baby anymore lol) she didnt want it in there, so i took it out, and decided it might come in handy :D

the 1 in the picture was my second attempt to make it... the first was pitiful, lol.
when i held up the finished top, i found i had to pin the loose wing down to take a picture or it flaps loose. lol i have 1 section left to hand quilt and them binding, then im done and sending it off to Texas :D

Lady Bugs would be cute. Love your butterflies granny_59 and yours too Tanya

wow, cute butterfly block, thanks for sharing

Looks good - don't know what use a wheel would be though :lol: :lol: :lol:

What a great idea!

Great work Granny :thumbup:
How will this butterfly block work into your quilt?

I like it!!

I also like your "ugly" flower in the first picture. Would you share how you did that one??? :D

Wow, that is so cool. You are an artist.

Nice! Thanks for sharing.

what a delightful idea.. and thank you for sharing this. Some time ago I found a pattern for the pin wheel block, which I love and this one showed me how to make the pin wheels three D. This has been my most signature baby quilt for the passed 12 years. And so many of quilting friends, much, much more advance then I had never seen it done. Basically I had learned how to do prarie points before they were the in thing.. I wanted to figure it out and I did. So I salute you for your wonderful 3D block.

blue

now that is some smart thinking, i really like the way that you tucked the in. 5 stars :thumbup:

Thanks for the tip on making a 3-D butterfly. This method can be used to make flowers, etc.

Some good ideas here! Thanks :)

I love it....I love butterflies.

Margie

That is just to cute

Very Cute, keep up the good work.

Cookie

How about dragonflys...anyone know of blocks using a single as done with the butterfly?

i dont see why not, eighty...
if the wings are applique, just make 2 of each piece and sew them together, except where they attach to the body :D
turn them to right side. then attach them in the seam that attaches the body to the background :D...

i think.

double posted the message, sorry :D

There is a wonderful 3D butterfly quilt that I adapted into blocks different than the original design it is called "Butterflies are free Quilt" by Judith Sandstrom very simple butterflies and they are very cute to. I added a single layer of quilt batting (warm and natural) to the butterflies for a little more stiffness and they turned out great did the quilt for my new granddaughter. I don't remember for sure but I think I got it from Quilters World.
But it even has a valance with it . very cute hope you enjoy.

Good show! <wave>

What great ideas and I love how you shared the 'ugly' part first and how it evolved. Thanks to for you others who also shared. This is a great place to learn new things. Thanks everyone!

thanks you all granny i like the top picture what type of pattern did you use for the block with with flower

ADORABLE!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!

There was no pattern. I sewed two pieces of frabric in the shape of a flowerpedal right sides together and turned it inside out, raffled the bottom and sewed it to a corner of the block. Make four of them for a flower.
Hope this helps
Granny

thanks granny that sure help i was thinking maybe adding a yoyo in center with a cute botton in center of yoyo to make a flower yoyo