Butterfly quilts applique

BUTTERFLY

The patchwork group that I attend are hosting a BOM this year, with different members of the group demonstrating a technique or a block that they have enjoyed doing and are happy to share with ever…

After putting it off for a few weeks and having to stop for another project in between, I finally finished my Alice Butterfly Quilt! I love, love butterflies so when I found this pattern by Elizabeth Hartman, it was a no-brainer. I purchased it faster than you can say “butterfly”. And I couldn’t not do it in purple sin

Hello! It’s Stephanie from Sissy Belle Sews back to share this fun butterfly wall-hanging project with you! Fabric Butterfly Applique Wall Hanging I recently painted and re-decorated my sewing space, and I’ve been busy making new pretty things to hang on my light-pink walls. I don’t know if it’s because I’m so excited it’s no […] Read more...

Hello there. I've had a busy week trying to make some headway with this quilt. I've never done so much machine applique and found it to be quite time consuming. Last time you saw this, I had all the pieces cut out but nothing sewn down. Now I have everything where it should be...... For the sunflowers I used variagated thread. Next up .... time to add a bit of detail to the butterflies. I am really looking forward to quilting this. Then I added the churn dash blocks around the edge…

Sheril Drummond lives in Lexington, Kentucky, where she publishes her blog, Serendipity , sells her beautiful patterns, designs and creates ...

Our guild is having a retreat this coming weekend so I am getting a few project ready to take. I loved the Butterflies quilt pattern by Laundry Basket Quilts the first time I saw it and had to make it. I used batik fabrics from my stash and spent the weekend tracing and cutting out the butterflies. My husband even joined me at the kitchen table and traced about half of the butterflies for me! I have all the blocks fused and ready to applique down at the retreat. The one thing I’m trying to…

Last week we highlighted a fun pollinator quilt with The Bee Quilt. This week we are highlighting quilt blocks that feature another favorite pollinator, the butterfly. A butterfly’s brightly colored wings make replicating them in quilt form playful and fun. Check out these free butterfly quilt blocks and decide how to best put them to […]

Happy Blogiversary to Pink Doxies! Six years of color-filled posts shared with friends and family, laughter, tears, and lots and lots of love! Thank you all for being part of my world, and letting me into yours. I am truly blessed! I have to say it. Time is flying by! It's been 6 years since my first post, and though I'm still a quilter, I'm a changed quilter now. (Maybe a butterfly quilt was more than apropos.) Most of my time is spent longarm quilting for others, and I've been especially…

With a few simple steps and some advice from the experts, you can take the stress out of fusible appliqué and enjoy happy stitching.