Purple was the Rainbow Scrap Challenge for July. This is hosted by So Scrappy. I do know it’s August, and Teal is the colour for this month. But sometimes, things don’t get done right when I want them to and they need to wait to be finished! This is the Butterfly quilt from the book Picture Patchwork book by JoAnn Lepore. This is the 4th quilt I have made from this book. Hmmm … I think I highly recommend that you buy it!
And here’s a close up of the quilting. I used Rocket for the straight lines, and free motioned the curves on the dark purple and swirls on the lighter purples.
Quilt Stats:
- Size: 56″ square
- Fabric: Island Batik: various purples and
- Hobbs Batting: Heirloom 80/20
- Aurifil Thread: 50 weight
- Piecing & Quilting: #2600 (Dove Grey)
- Silly Moon Rulers: Rocket
- Schmetz Needles: Universal 80/12
- Oliso Iron
Don’t Forget
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One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
Linking to:
- Wednesday Wait Loss @ Inquiring Quilter
- Happy Needle and Thread @ My Quilt Infatuation
- Andrée / Free Motion Mavericks @ Quilting & Learning – What a combo!
- Put your Foot Down @ A Quiltery
- TGIFF @ Slice of Pi
- Finished or Not Friday @ Alycia Quilts
- Off the Wall Friday @ Creations – Quilts, Art, Whatever
Quilting Gail 
LOVE your butterfly, Gail!!!
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Thank you, Nancy!
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Hi Gail, I really love your quilting on the butterfly quilt. Having the curves in the dark and the swirls in the light adds consistency. It looks lovely. Thanks for linking up to FM Mavericks. Have a great weekend.
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Thank you very much!!! It was a fun quilt to quilt! And thanks for hosting Free Motion Mavericks!
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I love purple so to me, this quilt is perfect! What a lovely butterfly. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2025/08/20/wednesday-wait-loss-446
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Thanks, Jennifer!! And thank you for hosting WWL!!
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This is beautiful, Gail! I love butterflies and purple butterflies are even better! LOL The quilting is great too!
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Thank you very much Brenda! I really enjoyed quilting it!
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The butterfly quilt turned out beautifully!!!! Great job on the quilting. I did buy the quilt and will be making several quilts !
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Thank you!! Make sure to show me the quilts you make!
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Sew cute!
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Thank you!
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Nice job, Gail! Love the butterfly and the quilting looks great!
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Thanks, Susie!! It was fun to quilt!
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That is a gorgeous finish! The quilting really makes the wings look lacy!
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Thank you! I didn’t think of that, but you’re right!
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I love this purple quilt and I think piecing, and quilting 56 inch quilt in less than 2 months is FAST work. Sue (sueclive at aol)
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Thank you!! It’s easy to sew together if you web it!! And the quilting is fun!
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Your butterfly is a perfect purple finish! 🙂 I love all the quilts you have made from this book!
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Thank you!! It’s a great book!
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I love your purple butterfly! I can’t wait to see what you do with teal!
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Teal is a simple, but older pattern … hopefully, it’ll be finished soon!
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