Table Scraps Challege Butterfly using RSC’s Aqua

 

Joy gave us the prompt of Butterfly!  Angela selected Aqua as this month Rainbow color. Hmmm? 

Most of my project for TSC this year have used Crumb Blocks. So can I do a butterfly using Crumbs? Of course I can! 

So, I built crumb blocks from the aqua scraps on my cutting table and some from the scrap basket. As I made these 8 Split Nine Blocks , 

I sewed scraps!

As I stitched these zipper blocks

I sewed crumbs into blocks.  

Then I spied Nancy’s blocks for RSC! She is sewing butterflies. Using a free pattern from Robert  Kauffman called Hope Takes Flight! ..  imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?

I cannot do a quilt in two weeks, but I sure can do a placemat or two. An employee at a LQS is organizing a sew-in to make placemats for Meals on Wheels. So now I have a donation location! 😃

Shoot!!  I didn’t get any photos of the process. But it was trial and error. Measure and cut and sew. Some frankenbatting and a useable piece of aqua and white gingham for the backing then layered and ready to quilt. I used my favorite serpentine stitch on my machine in  diagonal rows in the main part of the placemat , then horizontally in the floral parts. There is some straight line stitching around the butterfly. 

I finished stitching the binding down on Thursday at my stitching group. So this is the Table Scraps Challenge entry for July. I’m linking up with The Joyful Quilter today. The last weekend of the month is always the due date for Table Scraps Challenge. 

Can you see the crumb winged butterfly or “flutterby” as my son always said when he was little! Does she need antenna? 

The back! Who doesn’t love gingham?

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!