Applique Butterfly Garden

Materials:

• Fabric 1—1 yard
• Fabric 2—1½ yards
• Fabric 3—1½ yards (also for appliqué)
• Fabric 4—1½ yards (also for binding)
• Appliqué fabrics—scraps or fat quarters
• Fusible web product—1½ yards
• Backing—53" x 53"
• Batting—53" x 53"
• Accuquilt die cutting machine
• Accuquilt GO! Circle-2", 3", 5" (55012)
• Accuquilt GO! Critters (55030)
• Accuquilt GO! Daisy (55327)
• Accuquilt GO! Fun Flower (55334)
• Accuquilt GO! Funky Flowers (55042)
• Accuquilt GO! Rose of Sharon (55045)
• Accuquilt GO! Round Flower (55007)
• Accuquilt GO! Stems & Leaves (55331)
• Accuquilt GO! Strip Cutter-1½" (55024)
• Accuquilt GO! Strip Cutter-2½" (55014 or 55017)
• Accuquilt GO! Strip Cutter-4½" (55054)
• Accuquilt GO! Tulip (55328)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Cutting Directions:

Fabric 1:

• Cut 1—33½" square

Fabric 2:

• Cut 2—4½" x 50" strips cut lengthwise
• Cut 2—2½" x 50" strips cut lengthwise

Fabric 3:

• Cut 2—4½" x 50" strips cut lengthwise
• Cut 2—2½" x 50" strips cut lengthwise

Fabric 4:

• Cut 4—2½" x 50" strips cut lengthwise for binding
• Cut 4—1½" x 50" strips cut lengthwise

Appliqué Fabrics:

• Apply fusible web to the wrong side of selected fabrics following manufacturer’s instructions.
• Cut a variety of appliqué shapes using quilt diagram as inspiration.

Sewing Directions:

1. Remove paper backing from appliqué shapes.
    
2. Reserve a few ying critters to appliqué after borders have been added.
    
3. Lay out shapes as desired on 33½" background fabric square on large pressing surface.
    
4. Fuse shapes in place following manufacturer’s instructions.
    
5. Appliqué edges of shapes by hand or machine.
    
6. Layout and sew Fabric #2, 2½" strip; Fabric #4,
    
7. Repeat for Fabric #3, 2½" strip; Fabric #4, 1½" strip; and Fabric #3, 4½" strip. Press toward Fabric #3 strips. Make two.
    
8. Pin and sew pieced border strips to background square matching centers. Start and stop stitching ¼" from corners of background square.
    
9. From right side of quilt top, arrange border miter so seams of Fabric #4 match and corner lays at. Press lightly.
    
10. Pin and sew each corner starting ¼" from inner corner and following pressed crease. Press seams toward border. Trim excess border strip.
     
11. Add remaining appliqué shapes.

Quilting and Finishing:

1. Layer batting between quilt top and backing.
    
2. Pin or baste layers together.
    
3. Model was machine quilted with an all-over design.
    
4. Add binding, mitering corners.

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