Quilted butterfly

Tami Gray Voth on Instagram: "Well, these were fun! After I finished making the drawstring bags I had six dresden plates left that I wanted to use for something. I’ve never made butterflies, but I thought the quilt pieces might be perfect. 🦋 I used the same quilt on the back with the exact same quilt placement. The clothespin is glued in place and there are raw edges that may fray. Available May 27 between 6-6:30 p.m. EST. #butterfly #butterflies #butterflylove #quilt…

Happy Blogiversary to Pink Doxies! Six years of color-filled posts shared with friends and family, laughter, tears, and lots and lots of love! Thank you all for being part of my world, and letting me into yours. I am truly blessed! I have to say it. Time is flying by! It's been 6 years since my first post, and though I'm still a quilter, I'm a changed quilter now. (Maybe a butterfly quilt was more than apropos.) Most of my time is spent longarm quilting for others, and I've been especially…

Here’s a lovely idea for using up some of your scrap fabric! You can now create these beautiful fabric butterflies and moths. You can make anything from a magical brooch pin, or as ornaments for your cozy home, or just a fun little project for you to create good-looking fabric butterflies and moths. Use this […]

Make a unique 'quilted' wall hanging to decorate any room in the house! These kits are fun and easy to make because they require no special tools, sewing, or gluing! Each kit comes with pre-cut foam board, assorted fabrics, a pattern and detailed instructions for creating your wall hanging.Details:Fall Butterfly design12" x 12" finished sizeLaser cut designNo glue or special tools neededFrame not includedMade in USAContents:Pre-cut foamboardAssorted fabricsPatternDetailed instructions

DIY Origami Fabric Butterfly Free Sewing Pattern & Tutorial: hair clip, rings, home and fashion decoration

In this month's issue of Simply Sewing Magazine, I have a guest feature sharing how to create a Liberty Scrap Fabric Butterfly.

Today I'm back as a guest blogger on my friend and fellow Riley Blake fabric designer Amy Smart's blog Diary of A Quilter, where I'm sharing a tutorial to make this sweet butterfly wall art! There is something about butterflies that are just so cheerful, don't you think? I loved making them in all these mixed colours, using some of my favourite fabric prints. The butterflies are backed with felt, and the fusible web used to adhere them to the felt adds an additional layer of stiffness. So…

When I started making scrap quilts, that is, quilts with lots and lots of different fabrics, I thought that I still needed one big chunk of background fabric. I'd see the materials list and it would look something like this: Sometimes it would require even more background fabric. Think 3 or 4 or 5 yards.