I am all a Flutter! 🦋🦋🦋
Welcome, Sweet Peas and Happy Monday .
My heart is overflowing with love and happiness.
"Why?" you ask.
Well shucks, for all kinds of reasons, but I am bursting over this gorgeous hand appliqued quilt top that was sent to me from dear Susan. ❤🤗
Aaw Swoon!!! Flutter ! Flutter!
Is it not stunning? It is composed of 20 butterfly blocks made from ladies handkerchiefs.
Knowing how I have been working on butterfly quilts for the last 4 1/2 years in memory of my sister, sweet Susan gifted me this beauty.
Would you like to take a look at some of the beautiful blocks ?
Each little butterfly is so unique . The handkerchiefs are so intricate and colorful and were carefully folded to create the most perfect butterflies. .
This one reminds me of my Granny with the muted earth tone colors.
Isn't this one striking?
The original quiltmaker embroidered a little head and antennas on each butterfly using matching floss.
This butterfly is a dazzling.
Have you ever made a handkerchief butterfly block?
Immediately when Susan sent me the quilt, I purchased the batting and found some backing fabric. Then I thought about how I wanted to quilt each block. Well, I began the other day and may I say that I am in love!!!!!
The first butterfly is quilted. I am hand quilting a flower, vines, and leaves in each block. I have high hopes to quilt at least 1 block a week.
Sorry for the bad lighting on all of the photos. It gets dark early in the holler. 😏
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| The first block is hand quilted. |
When I quilt and stitch , I think of my family , friends and tales of long ago. Do you do that?
As I was quilting this butterfly block, I thought about my sister and how she and her friends loved the TV show "The Golden Girls". I think they saw each and every episode more than once. My sister and her crew each called one another the name of one of the characters based on their personality. This butterfly reminded me of my cousin who my sister and their friend Miss C. nicknamed Rose. This memory brought a smile to my day.
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"Thank you for being a friend
Traveled down the road and back again
Your heart is true
You're a pal and a confidant
And if you threw a party
Invited everyone you knew
You would see the biggest gift would be from me
And the card attached would say
Thank you for being a friend. "
The Golden Girls theme song
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Is that little diddy going to ring in your head all day? Hee! Hee! It will mine.
Thank you so much, dear Susan for the most precious gift and for the warm memories that this quilt is bringing back to me. You brought tears to my eyes and filled my heart with more love and hope.
Yesterday I finished "Hot Cocoa" , a darling freebie from my sweet friend, Dianet at Parchesdeamor blogspot.
The little marshmallow snowmen are the cutest! I will stitch the next 2 in the series before I fully finish this one. Thank you so much, dear Dianet. I will begin Ho Ho Ho today.
Today is errand day. That means going to get groceries and some soil for the garden and just maybe , mind you , I will find myself at the thrift store. Hee! Hee! Fingers crossed I can find some thrifty goodies. I am looking for cross stitch finishing pieces and vintage lace on this trip.
Have a Marvelous Monday, Sweeties!
As Always...
Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all
Melisa
"Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world. "-John Evelyn
Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤
Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy who loved the farm so much.
I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo.
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| Chalk art from my grandson |
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Really gorgeous.
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