Juliet is a talented designer of many unique foundation paper piece patterns; I have pattern tested some for her, and am in awe of her latest designs, among them the Big Bear, a 30" handsome fellow.
Anyway, she sent out a challenge for us to show her our interpretation of her butterfly pattern and the deadline for entering the challenge is tonight.
I'm always one for a challenge but had decided not to take part as I really had too many other things I should be doing. However, it was a wet day and I thought maybe a sew day was in order.
First of all though, there was this to do —
And finally, there was this —
As with all Juliet's patterns this was a great pattern to sew- her designs are always straight forward, and while they seem a little complex, the detail really makes them shine. I'm not overly convinced that I have chosen the right fabrics however it's done now and I'm fairly happy with it :-)
There is a Mr Linky on Juliet's blog *here* if you want to go and see what others have sewn up. Thank you Juliet :-), I had a lovely day!
Now it's back to doing what I should have been doing!
Happy creating, :-)
Dear Raewyn,
ReplyDeletewhat an awesome butterfly you have done, the fabrics are great and it looks w-o-n-d-e-r-f-u-l!!!!
Beside all your farm work...
Many hugs from far away...
sigisart
Your butterfly is beautiful! Quite a day you had!
ReplyDeleteI think the colours look great. What a neat idea, you obviously have plenty of patience. The calves are still looking cute by the way.
ReplyDeleteI think your fabrics go well together and I loved the insight into your day at work!
ReplyDeletelove seeing those calves having breakfast.
ReplyDeleteYour butterfly looks amazing.
Your butterfly is lovely--very "Old World" looking. I like those muted colors...hugs, Julierose
ReplyDeleteYour butterfly is beautiful...I love it! :0)
ReplyDeleteI think your butterfly is lovely! So pretty and delicate!
ReplyDeleteYour butterfly is gorgeous. It took me over a week to make mine, and you just whipped yours right out. WOW!
ReplyDeleteNo wonder I never get anything finished.
Wow, you did it in one day, you are amazing, it took me almost 2 weeks and I didn't have any baby calfs to feed. Love your fabric choices so pretty.
ReplyDeleteOh My.....your butterfly is stunning......
ReplyDeleteYour butterfly is beautiful, you could do lots of things with that design. Yay for rainy days :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty butterfly and whipped up in no time! Gosh you're fast! Or I'm even slower than I thought :) I love your attention to detail with the fabric patterns all facing the "same" directions.
ReplyDeletehungry little bubbas.........the butterfly is beautiful......
ReplyDeleteYou are an inspiration Raewyn! and a beautiful block as well!
ReplyDeleteYou sure love challenges Raewyn. Your butterfly is wonderful. I love your choice of colours.
ReplyDeleteThat's very well done Raewyn...the first of many perhaps?
ReplyDeleteThe calves are looking bonny.I hope you didn't get washed away over the weekend.
I actually love your fabrics & colour choice Raewyn, it looks great. Its a rainy day here today so am off to sewing room myself.
ReplyDeleteLove your fabric choices! Looks awesome, pretty and feminine.
ReplyDeleteYour butterfly is awesome , great job !
ReplyDeleteWow, you really like to throw yourself in the deep end at the last minute! It looks wonderful.
ReplyDeleteLove your babies and your butterfly. Can't believe that you managed to do all that in one day! Guess it sure helps that your real babies have flown from the nest and no one's calling out M U M!
ReplyDeleteWOW!! Your in-one-day butterfly is gorgeous! When you set your mind to it, you're a quilting phenom in speed and fabric choices.
ReplyDeleteHow old are the calves? They certainly aren't shy about shoving in beside others to get their milk. I can remember the feeling when rubbing the curly hair on top of their heads (I'm a farmer's daughter).
A brother and his 2 sons have a Holstein milking operation on our family farm. It's a bit bigger than when I was a child there, but cows and calves and barns are still home to me.
Simply gorgeous! I think you definitely had great fabrics. And I can't believe you whipped this out in one day, with everything else you had to do! You are a marvel! : )
ReplyDeleteOMG that butterfly is so gorgeous Raewyn,i love it ,well done and i can see life is busy down at the farm.xx
ReplyDeleteWow! Your butterfly is so beautiful, Raewyn.
ReplyDeleteI just love Juliets work she is truly talented!
ReplyDeleteBut I think I love milking time down on the farm just as much too . . . pretty exciting for a city girl
Very pretty butterfly Raewyn, although I know what you mean about being unsure of colour choices. Sometimes with all those tiny pieces the end result is not always what you expect.
ReplyDeleteA busy day... and what a lovely butterfuly you came up with... so many little pieces...
ReplyDeleteHugz
Gorgeous butterfly! You are such a busy girl!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful butterfly Raewyn!! I love the colours. Like too those curly headed calves!! Seems like another busy day for you.
ReplyDeletethe fabrics are spot on for this lovely butterfly. Glad you were able to take part after seeing to all your livestock
ReplyDeleteThat is a very cool butterfly! Clever stuff. Looks a bit wet up your way, are you still getting the rain? We had a day of rain yesterday, first day of spring will do that! Nice here today though, slight breeze and I can see my daffs dancing in it xx
ReplyDeleteUm, do you get more hours in your day than me, Raewyn?! Wow, what a busy life - the farm work, and then your beautiful sewing of the pretty butterfly - it looks great, well done, you succeeded in the challenge, methinks x
ReplyDeleteHa Ha there is certainly some speediness envy in your readers :) It is a lovely butterfly :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful butterfly, I love the colours, a very clever pattern.
ReplyDeleteSo impressed that you managed to fit a butterfly into your busy schedule!... and what a beauty it is! Thank you for taking part in the challenge. J x
ReplyDeletewow that is beautiful , so worth the effort! glad you shared it with us
ReplyDeleteKathie
Life on a farm is so different!! Your butterfly is gorgeous. Sure are a lot of little pieces!
ReplyDeletegorgeous butterfly!
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