Last year I joined the Butterflies in the Garden block swap. When I got all the gorgeous blocks back from everyone, I wasn't quite sure what to do with them. About mid-December, I found the PERFECT marbled blue fabric and suddenly knew what I wanted to do. And, more importantly, who it was for! It went together very quickly. Due to some sewing machine issues, I wasn't able to get it quite finished in time for the gift exchange day, but that was ok. I gave it to my niece, Emi. I've known her from before she was born, and have the privilege of being her "Other Mama". She is a gorgeous young woman, will be 16 this summer, and has young men tripping over themselves to get close to her. She has a glow about her that even complete strangers gravitate to. Everyone loves her. I have been honored to be involved in her life from the beginning, and watching her grow and develop into this amazing young woman has definitely been one of the best things in my life. She continues to grow and change and evolve, like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly.
I knew I wanted to quilt around each butterfly, but didn't want the back to have a thousand different colors, so I used blue in the bobbin and matched the thread to the bakground for each butterfly. This was kind of fun, because I opened up this giant ziplock bag of thread that had been my grandmother's. Some of the spools are wood and cost 5 cents! I had every color I needed, except olive green.
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Completed Quilt, spread out on my sewing table
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topstitching on an orange butterfly
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Topstitching on a green butterfly
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The back
I knew I wanted to quilt around each butterfly, but didn't want the back to have a thousand different colors, so I used blue in the bobbin and matched the thread to the bakground for each butterfly. This was kind of fun, because I opened up this giant ziplock bag of thread that had been my grandmother's. Some of the spools are wood and cost 5 cents! I had every color I needed, except olive green.
2014-01-06 23.17.40.jpg
Completed Quilt, spread out on my sewing table
2014-01-06 23.17.53.jpg
topstitching on an orange butterfly
2014-01-06 23.18.02.jpg
Topstitching on a green butterfly
2014-01-06 23.18.14.jpg
The back
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