I only hand applique, but I guess you could machine stitch it. I have nevered tried, I used them as take along work. :-)

Thanks so much for posting!

Fabulous tutorial

When I made mine, I sewed it on the machine.

Thanks for the great tut. Love these butterflys.

really neat..u done a great job tutorial.

Thank you so much...excellent tutorial. Most useful.

thank you

Adorable - I' saving this one. Thanks so much.

Anxiously awaiting the pics.

I would like to see also ! The one I am working on is my first of butterflies.

I am sooo glad the tute is understandable for all.
Thank you all for the compliments !

Thanks so much -- I have been saving hankies in order to do this -- now to get started.

Thanks a lot for the tutorial. At last I found the way of folding the hankies. I sh. start collecting good ones and keep them away from my grand kids!!. :lol:

Me three :lol:

Thanks for sharing,now I know what I can do with my many old hankys.I too will ad this to my tutorials.

What a cute idea!! Never saw butterflies made this way before, but they are really lovely!!! Such a neat way to use old hankies, too!!! Thanks ever so much for the tutorial.

Those are quite lovely. Where did you find those lovely hankies?

The tute was great. Thanks

What size are the hankerchiefs you are using? - Just beautiful

I'm not sure, they are ladies hankies that I have had for many years, they were given to me. They might be 8 to 10 inches, not a perfect square. I will try to measure some later & post it.

They were given to me many years ago.

I have never seen this before...Thanks for sharing..

I started one of these almost thirty years ago. Our local church ladies group, The Friendship Club, all donated me hankies and I made about 8 signature blocks. Those dear ladies are all now gone and I'm now inspired to get out those other 12 to finish....thanks for the inspiration. Better late than never, I hope.

thanks for the great tut but i'm going to different colored napkins to try this!!! can get them at the dollodr store, 6 in a package!!

I am so glad you showed us how to do that! I have been saving all my mom's older hankies with thoughts of using them in a quilt or two. This is perfect!

Thank you! Thank you!

You are very welcome !! :D

Thanks ever so much! I recived several hankies that were my mil as well as my hubbys grandmothers and greatgrandmothers and am going to make into this quilt and this tut will save me many headaches.

I have absolutely no hankies, but the block is so nice that I may go off and try to find some, or attempt to make it from squares of pretty fabric (finding a good way to finish the edges).

Thank you for a truly lovely idea!

retta97 - I am glad it will help you. You should check out how Fabric Whisperer is doing a quilt with the Butterfly hankies. She has posted here. :-)

I have thought about trying it with fabric squares & doing the edges with one of the fancy stitches on my machine.
I have one that does a scalloped edge. May try it later this year. :-D

These butterflies are so sweet. I've kept the hankies my grandmother gave me all those years ago and now I could display them properly. Thank you.

Thank you so very much. I have be looking for this tutorial for a very long time. I want to make some pillows for the mothers at my and my sister's churches.

Great tute. Thank you.

I am glad it will help !! :-D :-D
Please post some pictures when you get them done ! :D

Makes me happy to be of some help or enjoyment !! :D

What a lovely way to use those hankies.

Great tutorial!! Thanks

I saw a quilt done with hankies a long time ago and since then I have been gathering them. I am so happy to see this tut and I will certainly be trying one very soon. Thank you for such a great tut.

Glad to be of help !! :-)

thanks so much for posting this about the hankies I am going to try making a quilt from my grandmothers hankies. this was very helpful