Monday, 7 March 2011

Butterfly

This little six-inch butterfly is a pattern from the 1930's, but the fabric is very modern. I used scraps from a quilt top I made last year for a dear friend. It’s from Moda’s Soiree line by Lila Tueller. I bought a jelly roll to make the quilt top, and all my leftovers are tiny triangles. I’ve been thinking for some time about making a lap quilt or wall hanging out of butterfly blocks, and so I made this practice block to see if I liked the pattern. Most of the other butterfly patterns I’ve been looking at are appliqued instead of pieced, so this one has my early vote. I love to watch butterflies flying. They never make a beeline anywhere, because they don’t use their eyes to navigate. They smell their way along, following invisible wisps of aroma.

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