Strip Butterfly Quilt Block
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Do you love butterflies? If you do, this pattern from Missouri Star is the perfect quilt project for you! Not only is it cute, but it is also quick and easy to make. You can finish one in just a few minutes, making it a beginner-friendly pattern. You can make them in different colors or combine them with your flower blocks for a beautiful garden quilt.
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To make this block, you only need a pack of 2 1/2″ print or colored strips and background fabric. Three strips in different colors are sewn together and then cut into squares. Each piece is snowballed and then sewn in pairs. The last thing to do is add sashing in the middle, and you have the quilt block.
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Easy Strip Buttery Quilt Pattern Materials
- background fabric
- one pack of 2 1/2″ print strips
How to Make a Strip Butterfly Quilt
Step 1:
Open your pack of print strips, and choose three strips in different colors. Sew them together with a 1/4″ seam allowance.
Step 2:
Cut the strip set into 6 1/2″ squares.
Step 3:
From your background fabric, cut 2 1/2″ strips, then sub-cut into 2 1/2″ squares.
Step 4:
Take two of the blocks and rotate them so that the lines are in a vertical position. Take four 2 1/2″ background squares. Place the first two on top of the first block at the right top corner and left bottom corner. Next, place the remaining background squares on top of the second block at the left top corner and right bottom corner. Sew them diagonally from corner to corner. Trim the corners, open, and press flat.
Make two of each block.
Step 5:
Arrange the four blocks just like a four-patch, forming a butterfly. See the photo below for reference. Sew them in pairs, top and bottom pieces.
Step 6:
From your background fabric, cut a 1 1/2″ x 12″ strip. Place it between the two units, then sew them together.
Repeat steps 1 to 6 for the remaining strips. Sew the blocks together in rows with a 2 1/2″ sashing between each piece.
Strip Butterfly Quilt Block
