Sunday, April 26, 2009

Butterfly Garden

I have started playing around with Leanne Beasley's Butterfly Garden Pattern. I am making it for my older niece who is in need of a grown up girls quilt on her bed. I made her "Matilda's Station" when she was about 4 so I think it is time she had a girlie quilt.
As I want to make it bed-quilt size and Eliza's favourite colour is purple I have decided to make the background bordered squares pastel and then applique purple hearts and butterflies all over it. I may also applique pastel daisies as well?? I am going to leave out the stitcheries this time around.
The butterflies and hearts are only sitting there at the moment...when I have a few more squares completed I will start placing and stitching.

26 comments:

Mary on Lake Pulaski said...

Like the mobile butterflies. They appear to be flying around the flower garden.

Anonymous said...

Lookin good Cathy!! Lx

Narelle said...

This is going to be one gorgeous quilt!

Lynda said...

Your quilt is going to be so beautiful - the colours are very pretty.

Melinda said...

Love it!

Yvette said...

OK, you have just convinced me that I need this pattern. Beautiful job!

Karen said...

Absolutely B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!!! The colors are very happy;)

Fer said...

It's going to be a very pretty quilt - perfectly girlie!!

Karen said...

Soft & pretty would be a good description of the quilt blocks you have pieced. Very girlie!

Scottish Nanna said...

This Is GORGEOUS I love it.
Hugs Mary.

Myra said...

This quilt is going to be wonderful. Love all the fabrics you are using... Very nice! 8-)

Peg - Happy In Quilting said...

Love it Cathi.....the purple and soft colours look so good...

Anonymous said...

Pretty quilt and little girls love purple.She is going to love you even more!

Anonymous said...

Hello Cathy, love what you have done with the Butterfly Garden...the colours are gorgeous...interested to see the finished quilt....Warm Regards Lyn

Unknown said...

So Love the Fabrics you are using here...Very Pretty & Girlie...
cheers

Jenny of Elefantz said...

The purple butterflies really fly off the quilt blocks - love it!!

Simone de Klerk said...

Lovely, and how happy your niece will be once it is finished!

Sarah said...

SO pretty Cathy! I never thought to whip it up without the stitcheries..... It will look so nice in the colours you chose! I was thinking of making that for a wedding gift - thought the wedding was going to be a year or two off, so thought I had heaps of time, but the date is set for just over 4 months!! So, I have picked another pattern!
x Sarah

Unknown said...

That is beautiful , lovely colours.

Quilter Going Bananas said...

Great idea to make one without the stitcheries, and faster too! LOL
Lucky duck that niece of yours :^)

Julie said...

Beautiful work Cathy, your niece is such a lucky girl!

Rosie said...

A very very pretty quilt. I am amazed.....nahhhhh ... blown away by the amount of quilts and projects started/finished/on-going. Its so gorgeous to see Issi with needle and thread in hand!

Kimonos and Sushi(OLD BLOG) said...

That is going to look so pretty when it is finished great work so far.

hetty said...

This is going to be beautiful! I love the way those little butterflies seem to be fluttering around on your quilt!

Julie said...

Looks like you had a wonderful time, are you a leftie?

Bec said...

Gorgeous! Love the purple butterflies! Bec xxx