The Quiltmakers Butterfly Forest Applique 12 Beautiful Butterflies & 6 Wreaths – 8 Fusible Projects
by Felicia Brenoe
C&T Publishing Hardcopy – $22.95; e-book – $15.99
There is a bit of a Jane Sassaman feel to the colors and textures of the butterflies gracing the pages of Felicia Brenoe’s newest book The Quiltmakers Buttefly Forest. The cover quilt has a bit of a Baltimore Album kind of feel with a dynamic color story breathing new life as the butterflies dance across the quilt. As often happens the story behind the book, or pattern is intriguing with a trip to the Amazon Rain Forest with a friend, Felicia left inspired and ready to make new quilts.
Butterflies Rising made by Felicia Brenoe; quilted by Gina Perkes
Looking at the quilts the imagination is stirred to listen for the gentle flap of butterfly wings, hoping to sit or stand still long enough for a butterfly to land on me. Felicia’s use of color, in these stylized butterflies sets the imagination free to explore color, and wing shape. Rather than copying mother natures homework, Felicia took the basic shapes of the wings to create each butterfly, allowing them personalities all their own.
Funky Butterfly Placemat
Eight projects give us enough room to explore, play, create, and decide how our butterflies can look. And then Felicia said something in her applique directions that made total sense, “Use a small stitch. It may seem counter-intuitive but it is much easier to get a smaller stitch to look neat, than a big one.” Well hey now, that is different. Felicia goes on to speak about our own “Quilting Personality”, and it’s importance. If something goes a little off this is a decision making moment for us: do we need to take the time in that moment to fix whatever isn’t just so, or can we let it go. Essentially this is up to the quilter and ya know what? She’s totally on it here. These are our quilts, to do with as we wish, things happen and it’s all good.
Twilight Butterfly Pillow made by Felicia
Oh and and the imagination can see these butterflies being made individually to create a mobile for a kids room, or hung up a wall like Butterflies Rising (see first quilt above). Every quilter needs a Butterfly Forest. Are you inspired to create yours?
2/10 – C&T Publishing
2/13 – Generation Q Magazine
2/14 – Michael Miller
2/15 – Butterfly Threads Quilting
2/16 – Janome
2/17 – Live Originally
2/19 – Island Batik
2/20 – Pat A Sloan
2/21 – Felicia’s World
We do have an opportunity to you to win a copy of The Quiltmaker’s Butterfly Forest. Share with us your favorite batting: cotton, poly or wool by Monday February 20, 2017, we’ll announce the winner on the 21st. US winner will receive a hardcopy; outside the US an e-book.
Congratulations commenter #29 – Rachell! We will contact you to make arrangements to get the book to you.
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COMMENT #1
I like cotton batting.
COMMENT #2
It depends on what I am going to do with the project. I like cotton for most projects or 80-20 if it has Minkee on the back. However if I’m going to hang it on a wall I use wool.
COMMENT #3
Love to use wool for special quilts. Cotton is my go-to.
COMMENT #4
Love cotton batting – so lovely to machine quilt with! churcae(at)auburn(dot)edu
COMMENT #5
I love using a poly batting or a cotton depending on the project.
COMMENT #6
What a beautiful book. Cotton is my go to but wool is my favorite.
COMMENT #7
My favorite batting is 100% cotton, but I’m interested in trying wool batting because of its warmth and loft.
COMMENT #8
Like Cotton Batting best! Thank You for sharing!
COMMENT #9
I always use cotton or a poly blend……both by Warm and Natural Company. survivor972002@midco.net
COMMENT #10
I am a fan usually of all cotton batting. Thanks for the giveaway! Cotten.gloria@gmail.com
COMMENT #11
I like cotton batting.
COMMENT #12
I recently used a bamboo batting and loved it. It wasn’t too thick so it made a nice drapey baby quilt.
COMMENT #13
Cotton is my favourite, but I also use poly quite a lot!
COMMENT #14
Cotton batting is my favorite. I use it quite often. Thank you, peterstankovich@comcast.net
COMMENT #15
I generally use cotton batting but so many people favor cotton/poly blends that I want to try that option soon..
COMMENT #16
I tend to use cotton batting as a goto, but have started experimenting some with wool for a higher loft with some custom quilting designs. Thanks for sharing. I would love to win a copy of this gorgeous book
COMMENT #17
My favorite batting is Cotton. I like Warm N Natural the best.
COMMENT #18
Amazing butterfly patterns! Love wool batting! Thank you, Susan
COMMENT #19
my favorite batting is cottn.
COMMENT #20
Yes!
COMMENT #21
I use both cotton and poly batting.
COMMENT #22
I like cotton batting the best. Good luck everyone! angielovesgary2 atgmail dotcom
COMMENT #23
Cotton batting is my usual choice, but I have seen some great results with wool and would like to try it!
COMMENT #24
When creating Art quilts, I like wool batting. Philanthropic or gift quilts, I use cotton batting.
COMMENT #25
I love cotton baiting! What a great quilting book! I’d love to have it!
COMMENT #26
Love wool batting. Love the Twilight pillow. Beautiful!!
COMMENT #27
I missed the comment deadline but I like cotton batting more than most.
COMMENT #28
Cotton is KING!
COMMENT #29
my favorite batting is 80/20 cotton/polyester. It’s got the best of both cotton and polyester. it soft, draped, strong, is easy to quilt, and warm
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