July has definitely been the month for seeing Tiger Swallowtail butterflies in our yard!
So it is completely appropriate that Joy challenged us to use butterflies in our July Table Scraps project. I spent some time early in the month googling "butterfly quilt blocks" and there are tons out there. Looking for a fairly simple block that was on the small side, I was inspired to check out Nancy's butterfly quilt block that she's using for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. It is a Robert Kaufman free quilt design called Hope Takes Flight, and is made using two 5 inch squares - or leftover charm squares if you have them.
This has an interesting construction method, and I always enjoy trying something new,
but I did struggle to get the wings to be symmetrical, which you can probably see in my photo. Hence the name "Wonky Wings!"
Fortunately, I was making something small, so I just made four butterflies, and didn't worry too much about the wonkiness. I used some charm squares, and one scrap of an aqua batik that I've been working with this month, plus leftover binding strips in aqua that came from some other project, and voila!
About 16 x 11
The back shows the simple quilting I did - the orangy-pink is a leftover from my Paducah Stars quilt.
This fits the little chest in the front entry perfectly! It was ready for a new topper.
Linking up with the July Table Scraps Challenge at the Joyful Quilter,
and at Alycia Quilts for Finished or Not Friday.
At SoScrappy for ScrapHappy Saturday
Quilting is More Fun than Housework for Oh Scrap!
Melva Loves Scraps for Sew and Tell Monday.
17 comments:
What a perfect little topper! Love the prints you chose for those pretty butterflies. I remember Nancy's and that she didn't like the one she made with the "poison bottle" print. :D Your quilting sets it off so nicely!
Just perfect for your table with that little pop of orange in it.
Very cute. The pop of orange really works. Congrats on a fun finish.
Cute little finish! Good for you for trying something new!
What a nice table topper!
Love your buttflies! *Wink wink*. And the pop of orange paying homage to next month’s color! Very clever! It’s perfect for your entryway chest and all the bluebird and summery dough bowl fillers!🩵
Oh what a cute table topper, Diann. I love your butterfly blocks.
fits the table so well! it looks good
Hi Diann, what a cute finish! I guess I had better hurry up and finish mine on time :-)
Nice, Diann!!! I like the orange butterfly thrown in with the aqua bunch, too! They don't look wonky from here.
What a fun project! It looks great sitting on your table and that one orange guy just looks so happy hanging out with the others.
What a cute little table topper!!
Super cute!!! You just caught the butterfly in motion haha
So cute & no wonkiness visible!
Adorable, Diann!! FREE pattern for the win.
What a cute finish. You did a great job. I particularly like the color combination.
Diann, I think the wonkiness is the butterflies fluttering by! Lovely colours.
Jane in Australia
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