I always think of this one as a "spring" quilt and one year I took some quilts outside to take pictures of them with the spring flowers.
These 2 are my favorite quilts for hanging in the apple tree :-)
This was a very simple quilt! Nothing but squares sewn together. I bought pre-cut 4" squares on Ebay that all have butterflies on them. I arranged them with the idea that I would quilt meandering butterfly flight paths along each particular fabric ending in a butterfly. Well.....this was my very first machine quilting attempt and I found it was harder than I thought it would be! I realized that I would not be able to quilt the butterflies at the end squares and that they would not show up anyway! So.....I added little 3-D butterflies here and there!
I loved all the fabrics! I tried to take a picture of the quilting, but it is hard to see on these colorful fabrics.
Two of the small butterflies I tacked on.
The label
These 2 are my favorite quilts for hanging in the apple tree :-)
This was a very simple quilt! Nothing but squares sewn together. I bought pre-cut 4" squares on Ebay that all have butterflies on them. I arranged them with the idea that I would quilt meandering butterfly flight paths along each particular fabric ending in a butterfly. Well.....this was my very first machine quilting attempt and I found it was harder than I thought it would be! I realized that I would not be able to quilt the butterflies at the end squares and that they would not show up anyway! So.....I added little 3-D butterflies here and there! 
I loved all the fabrics! I tried to take a picture of the quilting, but it is hard to see on these colorful fabrics.
Two of the small butterflies I tacked on.
The labelI learned a several things from this quilt. I started it in 2002 and got the main body finished and didn't know what I wanted for a border. I took it with me to Seattle to visit my sister and we went to a quilt shop where I picked out 4 possible fabrics. She talked me into using all 4! She also taught me how to miter them together at the corners and they turned out better than I thought they might. The quilting was a learning process and after the thread broke for the 20th or so time, I was ready to scream, but I persevered and learned some patience!
Finished it up in 2003.
Small lap quilt.....54" square.
4 comments:
this is my VERY favorite of everything you've showed so far. The colors combos are amazing and I love the way the border sets it off.
Sandy: If you know how to use a sewing machine, you could make a quilt just like this one....it is by far the easiest thing I've shown :-) I didn't even cut the squares out!
The butterfly fabric is beautiful! And so is the quilt. I like the border choices also.
I am really focused on fabric at the moment. I am kind of making up a quilt top as I go and yesterday did 5 crazy quilt squares with 5 different pink shades and patterns. I also have 4 embroiderer squares on a beige background, so I now have 9 (3-3-3) blocks for the center piece. Now I need an anchor for it all, with maybe a few brownish tones I think so I'm still hunting for fabric. Next week maybe I 'll slip across the border to Houlton, Maine and see what I might find there.
I am enjoying this blog very much. Your work is so lovely.
Ann: This sounds wonderful! I can't wait to see a picture of it! Fabric is addictive :-) I have a huge stash and still keep buying. You can buy on-line, also. There are lots of pre-cut squares avialable on Ebay....that is where the butterfly fabrics came from. It's a nice way to get a lot of something you are looking for with the same theme or color.
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