Butterfly Mini Quilt

Sunday, November 1, 2015

I pattern tested a paper pieced butterfly pattern (available here) for Aylin Nilya (@aylin.nilya) - another Instagram "friend." I used a Moda charm pack of Soho Chic fabric by Sandy Gervais. I had won the charm pack on the Missouri quilt shop hop from Carol’s Country Quilt Shop in Van Buren, MO (now closed). I had to be very careful when piecing, as I didn't have much extra fabric at all!


Paper pieced butterfly mini quilt



Paper pieced butterfly mini quilt

When visiting our friends Jeremy and Laura in Omaha, Nebraska, Laura and I visited several quilt shops. One of the shops had a few of the Soho Chic fabrics, so I bought three of the fabrics to use for borders and backing.


Paper pieced butterfly mini quilt
Paper pieced butterfly mini quilt
Paper pieced butterfly mini quilt
I quilted it by stitching in the ditch around all the pieces in the butterfly wings so the quilting wouldn’t distract from the butterfly design.
Paper pieced butterfly mini quilt
Paper pieced butterfly mini quilt
I printed a label on printable fabric and ironed it onto Heat-N-Bond then ironed it onto the back of the quilt.
Paper pieced butterfly mini quilt
Paper pieced butterfly mini quilt
I mailed it to my friend, Traci, for her Pay It Forward 2015 gift with the Bible verse 2 Corinthians 5:17 – “In Christ, you are a new creation!”
Paper pieced butterfly mini quilt

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