Blue Butterfly

Quilt Documentation # 132

This quilt is the result of one of Northern Ontario Fibre Artist's mini workshop. Whenever our group meets, one of more of our members demonstrates a technique or application and then everyone gets to play and experiment.

Blue Butterfly

The print in this quilt was made by squirting acrylic or fabric paint between plastic page covers that had been cut open on 3 sides. The cover was closed and the paint was spread around by rubbing the plastic. The cover was opened and two black squares of fabric were placed back to back inside the cover for a mirror image.

I cut out the shape and fused the 7½” painted squares side by side on black printed fabric.

The black at the edge of the wings and the head were cut out of ultra suede.

Ultra suede wing edges

 I used the little semi circular pieces that I cut out of the wings on the centre of the body.

Quilted body following the lines in the paint and bits of ultra suede

The quilting was free motioned using black, grey and gold thread and a row of heavy gold thread was hand stitched at the edge of the wings.

Blue Butterfly - back (label and sleeve)

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DOCUMENTATION:

Quilt Name: Blue Butterfly

Description: paint - applique

Pattern: original

Size: 19” x 16”

Fabrics: 100% cotton, ultra suede

Predominant colours: blue, green gold, black

Construction Techniques: fused and quilted

Back: 100% cotton

Batting: ?

Edge finish: Double fold french binding, top stitched using decorative machine stitch

Quilting: Free motion quilted on Domestic Machine

Quilted by: Terry Whyte

Sleeve: yes

Label: yes

Date completed: 2010

Inspiration:

Quilt History: Displayed at the Kirkland Lake Mile of Gold Quilters' Guild - 2011 Quilt Show

Maker: Terry Whyte