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Mariposa - means Butterfly

Mariposa . . . 

means Butterfly and seemes like the perfect name for one of my new creations!


This is one of the eight Butterflies, using a coordinating blue batik and blue batik print

Another Butterfly using a coordinating gold batiks


 First, make the half square triangles for the two-tone wings


 
Cut them apart and press seams open















A neat stack of butterfly wings - almost ready.


Using this nifty pressing bar makes pressing super easy.

The wings are designed to be a bit over-sized and are easily cut down to the correct size.  

Use a square ruler with a diagonal center line to make this even easier.
 Ta Daaa - all cut and ready!


Mariposa Sneak Peek

Here are the Butterflies - there are a total of eight in the large quilt and four in the table runner.  I am putting the finishing touches on the pattern so it is ready for release by May 2015

 

Hope you enjoyed this picture presentation.  Stay tuned for more upcoming patterns.



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  1. ETFebruary 22, 2015 at 7:44 PM

    Nice butterflies and fun pattern!

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    1. Southwind InspirationsFebruary 26, 2015 at 7:36 AM

      Thank you!
      I am glad you like them. They are scheduled to be released this Spring - NLT May. I'll post about it on my Facebook page and in my newsletter

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  2. Southwind InspirationsNovember 8, 2015 at 1:00 PM

    Thank you Janine and it its so much easier than many quilters think :)

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  3. UnknownFebruary 6, 2016 at 6:23 PM

    Informative piece . For what it's worth , if people wants to merge two images , my secretary discovered a service here http://goo.gl/BMCPYt.

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