Tuesday, October 18, 2016

The Evolution of a Butterfly

OK.. call me crazy...

It is Heart and Hands Retreat this weekend in Kenosee Lake, Sk

Ordinarily......

 I try to pick a mindless project so I can concentrate on visiting.

Not this year....

This Butterfly has been in the cocoon stage for awhile...


With it's many blocks to contemplate,

it has taken alot of thinking!!


I gathered a few interesting stripes, batiks and prints


Started cutting out the blocks and bagging them for retreat


But as they got more complicated.

I remembered how I was able to keep the last project all together for guild


As I cut each set of blocks, 

I layered them on my design board and Press and Sealed each layer


This way.... it's all laid out and ready to sew when I get there!!



Genius!!!

What may not be so GENIUS is what the end result will be!!
Might be more 'Mad Scientist' or  'complete do-over'...

Stayed tuned...

Christa



12 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for sharing this information. Would love to see the progress on the Butterfly quilt

    Jymmi Kaye

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  2. Go for it, Christa! And be sure to post the results next week. Have a great retreat.

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  3. Hi Christa. Can you share a bit more on your design board construction? Thank you in advance for sharing Jymmi Kaye

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    1. I will do a post for those boards. They are fabulous!

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  4. I've always loved this quilt and of course, yours will be fantastic. Have a great time at the retreat.

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    1. We will see now won't we!! Feels like a bit of a guessing game. Looking forward to retreat!

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  5. Please say hello to everyone for me. I got to go for ten years. Lovely and warm here, flowers still blooming. Happy quilting Katina

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