Quilted Kitchen: Butterfly Quilt Block & Butterfly Cake Recipe
Butterfly Quilt Block
Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):
- Lt. Blue: Cut ONE (1) 3 7/8″ square. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (This is paired with the Blue 3 7/8″ square which will create TWO (2) Half-Square Triangles. They’ll also create the center of this quilt block as needed to sew it together.)
- Lt. Blue: Cut ONE (1) 6 7/8″ square. (This is paired with the White 3 7/8″ square which will create TWO (2) Half-Square Triangles. This quilt block only needs ONE (1) of these Half-Square Triangles when it’s sewn together. It’ll also be the upper right-hand corner of this quilt block.)
- Blue: Cut ONE (1) 3 7/8″ square. (This is paired with the Lt. Blue 3 7/8″ square which will create TWO (2) Half-Square Triangles. They’ll also create the center of this quilt block as needed to sew it together.)
- Blue: Cut ONE (1) 6 7/8″ square. (This is paired with the White 3 7/8″ square which will create TWO (2) Half-Square Triangles. This quilt block only needs ONE (1) of these Half-Square Triangles when it’s sewn together. It’ll also be the lower left-hand corner of this quilt block.)
- White: Cut ONE (1) 6 7/8″ square. (This is paired with the Lt. Blue 3 7/8″ square which will create TWO (2) Half-Square Triangles. This quilt block only needs ONE (1) of these Half-Square Triangles when it’s sewn together. It’ll also be the upper right-hand corner of this quilt block.)
- White: Cut ONE (1) 6 7/8″ square. (This is paired with the Blue 3 7/8″ square which will create TWO (2) Half-Square Triangles. This quilt block only needs ONE (1) of these Half-Square Triangles when it’s sewn together. It’ll also be the lower left-hand corner of this quilt block.)
- White: Cut TWO (2) 3 1/2″ squares. (These are paired with the Lt. Blue/Blue Half-Square Triangles as needed to sew this quilt block together.)
- White: Cut TWO (2) 3 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ rectangles. (These are the upper left-hand & the lower right-hand corners of this quilt block.)
Butterfly Quilt Block Diagram
Butterfly Quilt
Sew TWELVE (12) “Butterfly Quilt Blocks” to end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished & 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.
Butterfly Cake is a Free Recipe from Betty Crocker!
I am a new quilter. Self taught is not always a good thing. Any suggestions for a beginner would be greatly appreciated. Love all your patterns.
I love both design’s
Hi Brenda! Congrats on joining the rest of us quilters who are self-taught! It’s the way that I learned to quilt & I feel it’s the best way to do it! My best suggestion would be to read all of the instructions first. Then read the “Tutorials” page to make sure you’re familiar with the specialty elements of the quilt block (i.e: Half-Square Triangles). Then cut all of the pieces of the quilt block. Lay them out so you’re able to see what the block will look like when it’s finished. Then start sewing the specialty elements together. Once those are complete you should be able to sew the rest of the quilt block together! Feel free to contact me if you have any further questions!
Hi Shelly! Thanks much for your compliment on my quilt block!