Butterfly quilt

Back in October I shared a post here on my Butterflies quilt and this week I was able to quilt it up and even get the binding on! The pattern is by Laundry Basket Quilts and I used batik fabrics from my stash. I think a lot of them were from the Paint Box Batiks and Over the Rainbow batiks collections. Once I had the blocks done I debated about appliqueing the butterflies down or just quilting them down. I know I would be happier if I did machine appliqued so took that extra time to do just…

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…

When I started making scrap quilts, that is, quilts with lots and lots of different fabrics, I thought that I still needed one big chunk of background fabric. I'd see the materials list and it would look something like this: Sometimes it would require even more background fabric. Think 3 or 4 or 5 yards.

Hello there, beautiful people! Guess what? We are learning how to quilt today! Will you join us?

My Flutterby block is foundation paper pieced and sews up quickly with just three simple sections. The pattern includes the butterfly as shown and ...

Try making some of these butterfly quilt patterns to brighten the days until it is warm enough for the real ones to be fluttering about outside!

Today was our last Guild Day of 2024 and also the day of our Christmas party. We started the day much as usual with work being done on quilt tops from comfort blocks we had worked on throughout 2024. Myrna had demonstrated the Berry Bushel block and one group was working on the assembly of the blocks. I was working on borders for the Squiggle block I had demonstrated while Iris and Moira were hand stitching bindings. Sandra is working on joining some Twinkling Star blocks, Lorna is joining…

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I’m so excited: I finally finished a quilt! Last night I added a navy binding to Baby Butterfly Patch. Here’s a peek at the pieced backing with my all-time favorite novelty print. As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, I modified the Butterfly Patch…