Step 1. Sew
2 assorted print 2 7/8" half-square triangles together, as shown
in Diagram I, to make pieced square. Make 56 total and set aside.
Step 2. Trace templates on paper side of paper-backed fusible web.
Cut apart, leaving small margin beyond drawn lines. Following manufacturer's
instructions, fuse to wrong side of appropriate fabrics; cut apart on
drawn lines.
Step 3. Finger-press white-on-white 8 1/2" square in half diagonally
twice; use folds as placement guide. Referring to Diagram II, position
template fabrics in alphabetical order. Following manufacturer's instructions,
fuse in place. Make 2 of each arrangement shown. Appliqué edges
by hand or machine using buttonhole stitch (see Diagram III).
Step 4. To make antennae, work stem stitch (Diagram IV) using black
embroidery floss. Make French knot (Diagram V) at end of each antenna
to complete Butterfly Blocks.
Diagram I |
Diagram II |
Diagram III |
Diagram IV |
Diagram V |
Step 5. Referring to Assembly Diagram, arrange
and stitch block row using 2 blocks and 1 strip of 4 pieced squares;
make 2. Make sashing row using 8 pieced squares and 1 white 2 1/2"
square. Sew block rows to sashing row.
Step 6. Stitch 2 strips of 9 pieced squares each; sew to sides.
Stitch 2 strips of 11 pieced squares each; sew to top and bottom. Stitch
1" x 25" peach solid strips to sides; trim even with top/bottom.
Stitch remaining peach solid strips to top/bottom; trim even with sides.
Sew green print 3? x 30? strips to sides; trim even with top/bottom.
Sew remaining green print strips to top/bottom; trim even with sides.
Assembly Diagram
Step 7. Layer and baste quilt top for quilting
method of your choice. Janice machine ditch quilted the seams. By hand,
she outline quilted the butterflies. Janice stitched an X in the white
center square and a rectangle in the quilt center, which she echo quilted
outward through the block backgrounds. Bind quilt with green print fabric
(See Basic Quiltmaking
Instructions).
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