The butterfly.
What better creature to symbolize beauty and transformation all in one?
When I first thought about designing this quilt, I wanted to have something to represent the things I had overcome in life:
Divorce
Drastic change in how I’d provide for my family
My young daughter’s stroke and the road to recovery
… And that’s just naming a few of the things that really stood out.
My little family had transformed. Overcome.
I transformed and overcame.
As a quilter and designer, of course I had to create something to capture this feeling. The celebratory beauty behind moments of transformation that represented all we had been through.
But I wanted to do it in a subtle way and in way that everyone could relate to.
Enter: The Butterfly
Using shapes from the Accuquilt GO! Heather Feather #1, Heather Feather #2, and Heather Feather Border dies, The Butterfly is a work of art you’ll want to create to display in your home or share with a special someone. Exquisite stitching detail on the embroidered applique draws you in to take a closer look where beautiful details await your eye.
What's included...
This is a design that I truly love and that’s been very popular, so I created a few different ways you can use The Butterfly for your projects:
Detailed Instructions
Create The Butterfly in 3 sizes, each size in it's own project
3 Different Ways to Prepare Your Appliqué Shapes
Use printable templates; AccuQuilt GO! Heather Feather #1 & #2 dies (large butterfly only); or SVG files with your favorite electronic cutting machine
Multi Formatted Designs
Use these designs in all brands of embroidery machine. Includes: ART, ART80, DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, PCS, PES, VP3, XXX
The Butterfly 100
Featured in the Butterfly Quilt, measuring 47" x 38.5"
Requires a hoop that is at least 200mm x 300mm
The Butterfly 70
Featured in the Butterfly Body Pillow, measuring 60" x 26" - fits a 54" x 20" body pillow form
Requires a hoop that is at least 150mm x 240mm
The Butterfly 50
Featured in the Butterfly Body Pillow & the Butterfly Throw Pillow, measuring 20" x 20" - fits a 16" x 16" pillow form
Requires a hoop that is at least 150mm x 240mm
No appliqué shapes required for this butterfly - it's all stitching!
The Butterfly 100
- The Butterfly 100 design measures 28.77” x 21.99”
- Use the full-sized shapes from the Heather Feather dies or cut the shapes with the included SVG files and your favorite electronic cutter
- Hoop size of at least 200mm x 300mm is required
The Butterfly 100 is featured on The Butterfly Quilt that measures 47” x 38.5” which you’ll get detailed instructions for with your purchase
The Butterfly 70
- The Butterfly 70 design measures 20.15” x 15.40”
- All applique shapes can be cut with the included SVG files and your favorite cutting machine
- Hoop size of at least 150mm x 240mm required
- The Butterfly 70 is featured on The Butterfly Body Pillow that measures 60” x 26” and fits a 54” x 20” body pillow form – detailed instructions on how to make the pillow is included with your purchase
The Butterfly 50
- The Butterfly 50 design measures 14.37” x 10.99”
- No applique shapes required – this one’s all stitching!
- Hoop size of at least 150mm x 240mm required
- The Butterfly 50 is featured on The Butterfly Throw Pillow that measures 20” x 20” and fits a 16” pillow form – detailed instructions for the pillow is included with your purchase
- The Butterfly 50 is also featured on The Butterfly Body Pillow
Midnight Butterfly
Quilting in the Hoop Designs for The Butterfly
You've fallen in love with The Butterfly design collection, and you're longing to make your own version of this stunning quilt. But there's a problem: you really want your finished quilt to look like the one in the photo - and you have no idea how to go about quilting beautiful feathers.
Problem over!
The Midnight Butterfly provides you with gorgeous quilted feather designs for The Butterfly 100 Quilt that can be quilted in the hoop on your embroidery machine. The Midnight Butterfly also includes quilted in the hoop designs for quilting The Butterfly Body Pillow.
To use The Midnight Butterfly designs to quilt your Butterfly 100 Quilt first, then add the embroidered applique and then add a false back, you will need a hoop size that is at least 200mm x 300mm.
To use The Midnight Butterfly designs to quilt your Butterfly 100 Quilt after the embroidered applique is finished so the quilting will be visible on the back of your quilt, you will need a hoop that is BIGGER THAN 200mm x 300mm. A hoop size of at least 240mm x 360mm is recommended.
To use The Midnight Butterfly designs to quilt your Butterfly Body Pillow it is recommended that you quilt the background first and then add the embroidery and embroidered applique, using a false back. You will need a hoop that is at least 200mm x 300mm.
The Midnight Butterfly contains quilting in the hoop designs only. Embroidered applique is NOT included - it can be found in The Butterfly.
What color will your butterfly be?
$79
Includes:
Detailed instructions to make The Butterfly in 3 sizes, each size in it's own project
3 different ways to prepare your appliqué shapes
Detailed instructions to QUILT the Butterfly 100 Quilt and the Butterfly Body Pillow
Multi formatted designs for use in all brands of embroidery machine, including:
ART, ART80, DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, PCS, PES, VP3, XXX
