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Web-only Bonus Pattern
Vintage Quilts

Butterfly
Owned by Janet Lyles
Download PDF Pattern

FINISHED QUILT SIZE
72 1/2" x 84 1/2"

NUMBER OF BLOCKS
(Finished size)

42 Butterfly Blocks
... 8 1/2" x 8 1/2"

Butterfly Quilt

PLANNING A REPRODUCTION
Enjoy selecting a variety of prints and solids for your butterflies. This quilt would look wonderful made up in 30s reproduction prints.

 

FABRIC REQUIREMENTS
Ivory solid (block background) 2 yards
Assorted solids (head, body) 1/2 yard total
Assorted prints (wings) 2 1/4 yards total
Yellow solid (background) 3 3/8 yards
Beige solid (binding) 7/8 yard
Backing (piece lengthwise) 5 3/8 yards
Batting Double size

OTHER MATERIALS
Sewing thread
Embroidery floss, black
Quilting thread (hand quilting)

CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS
(Click here to download *Template diagrams)
Ivory solid
126 squares 1 3/4" x 1 3/4"
42 Template B

42 Template B reversed (BR)
42 Template E
Assorted solids

cut 42 matching sets of:
... 1 square 1 3/4" x 1 3/4"
... Template D
Assorted prints
cut 42 matching sets of:
... 1 Template A
... 1 Template A/R
cut 42 matching sets of:
... 1 Template C
... 1 Template C/R
Yellow solid
... 30 squares 9" x 9"
... 6 squares 14" x 14", cut in half twice diagonally to make 24 quarter-square triangles (2 left over)
... 2 squares 7 1/2" x 7 1/2", cut in half diagonally to make 4 half-square triangles.

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