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Quilting: Butterfly quilt
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Butterfly quilt

Butterfly quilt

Butterfly quilt

Pattern Info

Pattern info for this project can be found here:
Mother's Handkerchiefs

Instructions

Pattern is in hardcover book titled "Gramdmother's favorite Quilts", by Sandra L. Hatch. Cover shows a quilt called "Sunshine and Shadow".. Great book. Loaded with super patterns.

Difficulty:

Category: Quilting

Type of item: Home Decor

For: Children

Style: Retro / Vintage


Materials

This was made by using applique to place the old-time ladies handkerchiefs on a block background. Handquilted it with a stipling design.

What was your inspiration?

Daughter choose the pattern.

What are you most proud of?

It looks like I wanted it to.

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

Practice folding the hankies .

 

6 comments

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angie41179 on craftsy.com
Feb 17, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
love this quilt i am going to make one.
yankee on craftsy.com
Feb 22, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
So glad you like it. My oldest daughter, in Maine, now owns it. It took me awhile to accumulate all the hankies but it was worth it. the hankies are folder into the butterfly shape. I found the pattern in one of my books. If you would like the name of the book, email me and I will send it to you. dorothyeman@windstream.net Thanks again for the compliment. I just finished handquilting a smaller quilt titled "forever friends" and it came out very nice.
the sewer girl on craftsy.com
Nov 09, 2011    Flag as inappropriate
Thank you so much for showing me the quilt. I have all of my grandmothers hankies and have been looking for a butterfly quilt to make them with for many years. This might be the one!
MargeneHi148519 on craftsy.com
Oct 25, 2011    Flag as inappropriate
beautiful..reminds me of my grandmothers who always carried a lace hankie
dawiley62277675 on craftsy.com
Oct 14, 2011    Flag as inappropriate
beautiful' luv luv luv
kathy1234 on craftsy.com
Oct 13, 2011    Flag as inappropriate
i love this quilt.