For a lady who loves making throw-size quilts, I am finding myself sewing more and more small projects lately. Remember last year’s zippered pouches and thread catchers? Well, I think I’ve entered my mini-quilt era.
It all started with a simple guild challenge: Bring in a bit of fabric, blindly swap it for someone else’s fabric, and then make something with that new-to-you print or solid. I ended up picking a fabric I had never seen before. Now that everything has been cut up and sewn back together again, it’s best viewed on the back ...
I immediately saw butterfly forms in the design and thought of my own Butterfly Season quilt. Relying on a pattern I had already designed and sewn seemed like a sneaky way to respond to this challenge. But I was plotting this mini (ahem!) the night before the guild meeting where everyone was unveiling their creations. It was a matter of making a Butterfly Season mini-quilt or going empty handed! In the end, I was happy to make this little bit of loveliness and to share it with my guild mates.
Now the question is, What should I do with this beauty? I hang mini-quilts on the bulletin boards in my kitchen, but they’re all smaller than this one, which finishes at 12 inches by 15 inches. So I’ve decided to give it away to someone who needs a pick-me-up. Instead of holding a formal giveaway, I will be posting it in my main shop (that is, not Etsy) for $0 and free shipping. Want to learn more (because I expect this to be so much fun I’ll do it again in the future!)? All the details will be shared in this week’s newsletter, which will go out tomorrow. If you’re not a subscriber, you can sign up here.
Related links:
- More on the original Butterfly Season
- Not-Your-Typical Jelly Roll Quilts (which contains the Butterfly Season pattern)
- The FBTB newsletter
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