Welcome to day #2 of the Time in a Bottle blog hop! Carol of Just Let Me Quilt challenged us to make something with hourglass units. As soon as I saw the theme, I knew what I would make. I had some leftover economy block units (square in a square in a square) from my Bloom quilt that I had been planning to turn into flowers. Hour glass blocks turned on their side would make excellent butterflies for this garden!
I did decide that the hourglass blocks needed a butterfly body in the middle. I have the butterfly die for my Accuquilt cutter so I used that body but cut it in half and then shaped it a little, since these butterfly blocks are only 3" finished.
All fabrics are Island Batik. The flower centers are leftover from the Precious Pinks bundle and everything else is from the Tickled Pink collection from a few years ago--I made butterflies for that quilt, too! The quilting is wavy lines to make it look like the butterflies are in flight.
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Emily you are so clever, and I love your little quilt. Thanks for sharing this with us.
ReplyDeleteThe hourglass butterflies are so pretty and go so well with the flowers. Love the colors of the quilt too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! I love the butterfly blocks, great idea!
ReplyDeleteWow..You have outdone yourself xo
ReplyDeleteLove the addition of the butterflies!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is one amazing quilt! I love the economy block flowers and the butterfly idea with hourglass bodies is a great idea! Thanks for sharing your lovely finish with us!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea using the hourglass blocks to make butterflies! Clever! Your quilt is beautiful and makes me think of spring.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I actually was thinking of doing something with butterflies for my project, but couldn't quite make it work in my mind. Your butterflies are a great addition to the flower blocks, and together they make a beautiful project.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is so precious and is perfect to think of spring. Love it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun way to use up extra blocks! Making butterflies out of hourglass blocks is genius!
ReplyDeletePerfect bonus quilt!
A pretty springtime quilt, Emily!
ReplyDeleteHourglass blocks do make fabulous butterfly bodies! The quilt is lovely!
ReplyDeleteI agree, those hourglass blocks needed the cute butterfly in the middle! A lovely, Springy quilt!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet little garden you've quilted! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThis is SO pretty, Emily! And, your other quilt is gorgeous too! This definitely is a perfect spring quilt!
ReplyDeleteI like how you used the hourglass blocks for the butterflies!
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable with those butterfly hourglass blocks...love it! The quilt just screams "Spring" and will brighten any room. Great job on this challenge, Emily!
ReplyDeleteAdorable quilt, and how clever to turn the hourglass blocks into butterflies! Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect hourglass quilt. I love the conversion to butterflies and the use of the leftover blocks. Thanks for hopping along!
ReplyDeletehow fun to turn them into butterflies!
ReplyDeleteCute project!
ReplyDeleteI love this those butterflies are so cute
ReplyDeleteGreat fabrics, and love your butterflies. Very pretty quilt.
ReplyDeleteI love that you've turned hourglass blocks into butterflies. It's a super cute quilt.
ReplyDeleteI love your gorgeous springtime garden.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful modification to the hourglass block Emily
ReplyDeleteYou are so creative to make beautiful butterflies our of the hourglass blocks! It' a beautiful tribute to spring! :-)
ReplyDeleteOh wow, Emily! What a great idea to turn them into butterflies! They look so cute around the flowers! xx
ReplyDeletePretty and Spring, beautiful quilt.
ReplyDeleteA very pretty finish! The pink and teal is a lovely color combination. And you used up leftovers, that really is a win/win finish.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful quilt. I love the concept of the butterflies from hour glass blocks.
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