Make an Easy Strip Butterflies Quilt with Jenny Doan of Missouri Star!
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Here, Jenny shows you how to create these sweet little butterflies using a pack of 2.5″ strips and a little bit of yardage. These butterflies are so cheery and make me excited for Spring time!
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Learn to sew with Jenny Doan as she teaches quilting tutorials from the heart. She’s the smiling face of Missouri Star Quilt Company! Stitching together simplified quilts full of love and laughter, Jenny makes quilting friendlier than ever before. With over half a million CZcams subscribers and more than 150 million views to date, she has sparked enthusiasm for quilting across the globe.
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I think with some left over batik fabric blocks, a tote bag will be pretty with the center of the butterfly in black, and the 2 1/2" strips as a handle would be darling. I was waiting for Jenny to pop back in with a table runner or something else to temp us with another project, lol, love you, JENNY! ;) Thank you so very much!
Will try this I've been looking for a quilt for a long time. I remember me and my Grandmother making this quilt when I was a little girl. Thank you so much.👍🏾
What a beautiful memory.
Since starting to watch Jenny's tutorials, I have made more quilts this year. I found this a really easy quilt because of the short cuts. Love ya Jenny!
I am thrilled to hear that you enjoy our tutorials! I hope you share photos with us on Facebook and Instagram of all your beautiful creations!
I love these butterflies! My own inclination is to put a black (or dark purple) strip in for the body. I think any color would work great though!
My husband has bought me a holiday in the U S for Christmas and it includes time in Hamilton and a vouchers to spend lots of money!!! Best present ever! From Sue in England!! Merry Christmas! See you in June next year.
How exciting Susan Harper! We are looking forward to your visit!
I'm just amazed that you keep churning out such great designs. Love you Jenny
Another lovely quilt in another wonderful tutorial! ⭐👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎉 And 91% of the viewers that rated it voted with "I Love It!" 💕❤ Thank you so very much, Jenny, for inspiring us!
Very nice tutorial, easy for a beginner too. Great tip when sewing strips together, sewing opposite directions to prevent bowing. Thanks for sharing!
Jenny, I watch your tutorials faithfully. I am making the butterflies right now and ordered the material from MSQC to make the cat quilt. You make it looks so easy and it gives me so much confidence. Rock ON.
My grandmother LOVES butterflies! Now I know what to make her. Thanks, Jenny! Love from Oklahoma
She will love it!
Super, MSQC!! I've been working on butterfly blocks too.
I love your rendition, I'll try those next. There are never enough butterfly blocks.
Ooooh thank you! I just afore butterflies 🦋 I'm excited to work on this soon.
yes, another project for my retirement....only 5 months to go.... thank you Jenny and Happy Holidays to your great team.
You're so close! Congrats!
Missouri Star Quilt Company
Thanks Jenny, all I can say another fantastic block. Thank you for all your awesome ideas. I got into quilting thanks to your positive and fun way of teaching. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and safe New Years.
Love the fabric! Thanks Jenny 👏🏼
I just finished this using a Birds of Liberty Roll and it turned out fantastic! the 1930's Prints look amazing. Thanks for the video.
Jenny, my favorite thing on earth is butterflies and for you to make this quilt is a great gift for me. I don't know if I can keep up with you, because every time I want to make one of your quilt you come up with another amazing idea. Now this one for sure I will make as my first quilt for the new year. Thank you for all the inspiration and love you put on your teachings.
Butterflies are so beautiful, and we are so glad you really enjoyed this tutorial. We really appreciate your support Ylbahooker123, and hope you have a fun time working on this project! :)
This is just beautiful. Definitely on my must-do list for next year. And the blocks large enough to make matching cushions. Thanks again Jenny.
That would be darling!
Want to thank you and all your amazing staff for making our lives richer one quilt at a time.
Thank you so much for the kind comment KT Mint! We really appreciate it! :)
i also like that the block are 12"....I have a king size I need to make, so this will make it go fast! Brilliant!
KyLakeLogHome Ky i
Jenny you are the best. This is a wonderful tutorial. Thank you
Beautiful
Just want to thank you Jenny for all you have shared with us this year. Can't wait to see what 2017 brings.Merry Christmas to you and your family and all the staff at the MSQC... God Bless you all.....
I think it would also be cute to put a black sashing strip down the center of the butterfly to make it stand out.
Karen McGrady that's a great idea!
Great idea, think I'll try that!
Love that idea!
and you could applique a little heart at the top of each sashing strip for the antennae too!
and leave the cornerstones white
Hermoso tus trabajos felicitaciones
Hi Jenny! GORGEOUS, beautiful quilt. Love it! Can't wait to make one. . .
What a pretty quilt this is! And I love how it's quilted with Butterflies! Any little (or big) girl would love this one!
Mary Ellen Brennan baby quilt pattern
So glad you like it Mary Ellen Brennan! It's perfect for all ages!
Thank you Jenny for showing me that I can quilt and I am no longer scared to try it. Love your videos and I will be quilting at the first of the new year all thanks to you!!!!
Love butterflies!
Love mine i just made! Use black for the body and then put them on point to make them look like they are flying!
What a great Idea to turn them on point!
I love this one also! So many to make. Thank you Jenny!
This one is a little more involved but I love a challenge. Going to try this one sometime soon to. Like I said before, I love watching your video's and since I am left handed to, you are very easy to follow.
You are wonderful to share, thank you, thank you, and thank you! Making this for my granddaughter. Blessings and Prayers for your continued success. Eileen
How cute. Thank you for mentioning your quilting pattern also. Batik is my favorite so this is on my list to make.
I love it! It always makes my day when I get a notification that you have a new tutorial for me to see! I can hardly wait to turn it on and watch you make another beautiful fun quilt! You always have new techniques to show how to make a block easier or more fun to make it! Please keep up the awesome videos!!!!!
So glad you enjoy them, Shelly!
I love your channel. I've learned so much from watching you. You a very talented quilter and remarkable teacher. It's a beautiful quilt. I'm making a butter fly quilt myself. But I'm using butterfly print with a center big butterfly. I can't wait to make it. I love to show you it and my star spangled banner one I'm doing now.
Thank you so much 😊 once again you are so amazing 😉 and thank for showing us the tutorial ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hi Jenny ,through watching your tutorials I've learnt so much, you have made me realise that quilting should be fun and something to take your time over no need to rush if you want to make something to be proud to give as a gift , so thank you very much and I hope you have a fabulous New Year ,Jane. Xx
Thanks for the sweet comment Jane Barrett! We really appreciate your support, and hope you have a wonderful New Year as well! :)
ty for awesome video I made this & also used your pillow case video lov :) ty
Thank you Jenny, a real neat quilt !
I love it when you say some craziness it makes me laugh
Wow, jusy what I was looking for!! I've started a quilt for my niece and I wanted to make it larger so a border of butterflies will be fantastic. I look forward to get started. Love your tutorials!! From a really foggy and cold North Wales xxx
Thanks so much Jenny. My next quilt retreat project!!! I love it.
You'll love making it Diane Arthur! Happy Quilting!
Hello Jenny,
Darling i love you and your so beautiful Quilts, but especially your exactly and precise explanations, so I can do them also,
Thank you sooo much !!!! 💝😍😘
👏👏👏👏👏precioso!!! Gracias por hacerlo todo tan fácil 💐💐💐💐💐
I am in the process of making this for my 4 year old granddaughter, I am using black in the center of the butterfly's (her moms request) and as the cornerstones, also my butterfly's are 3 shades of the same color. Example, light, medium and dark purple for one, light, medium, dark blue for another, etc. I am also mixing it with some applicate flower blocks she wants to. Her 2 year old brother helps me by sitting and watching me sew and handing me the strips (not always the right ones) but we are having fun. I love watching your tutorials, I am a mother of 7, 5 boys and 2 girls, and right now 20 grandchildren so I have lots of quilts I can make.
What a wonderful family you must have Carol! Quilting is a great activity to do with kids! Thanks for your response, and keep up the great work! :)
I too, think it would be cute to use a black strip to represent the body....but a very cute idea.....been meaning to make a butterfly quilt for a while. Thank you for making it super easy!
Merry Christmas from the UK, thank you for this lovely quilt. You have inspired me though 2016 and look forward to all you wonerful tutorials in 2017, I would never have become a quilter without you!
Love this quilt.
Beautiful quilt! My dad used to say measure t wice cut once ha!
Good advice whether you're building a quilt or building a house!
The only thing I would change is the Butterfly body....I would not make it out of Background Fabric, I would make it Black or Brown so it can really stand out.....i gotta try this, Thank You Jenny
Merry Christmas!
I agree with Karen McGrady below, about the black sashing down the center. It was my first thought. And beautiful as this is, I think I would like to do it in all polka dots!
What a creative touch to the quilt tina reaume! We'd love to see a picture of your finished project sometime!
This would be great for using up leftover strips from other projects! :-)
Beautiful quilt.... thank you Jenny for all the marvellous tutorials you have given us this year and I would like to wish you a merry Christmas 🎄 and a fabulous new year
Jenny he hecho este trabajo , es fácil y queda muy alegre , gracias por todo
Good clear Instructions . Im just learning and I love watching you videos >
Lovely lovely lovely as always.....I do think 💭 that a black strip down the middle of each butterfly 🦋 would be good too
Good one! Merry Christmas Jenny and all at MSQC!
so cute
Yay I'm making this next!
Thanks for the great video, this is a darling quilt! You make these quilts look so attainable. Love it.
Feliz Natal para senhora e sua família
i like this one! very good tutorial, have to get round the right ways of doing things due to confusion but lovely quilt and colours are so beautiful. I have so much to do with a lot of white background I think I need a bolt of white lol
Beautiful quilt and beautiful fabric! Thanks for another great tutorial and quilt idea. Merry Christmas to all at MSQC!!
LOVE THIS !!!!
Maggie Probyn I
This would be really cute in grey/tan tones and black background to make moths - instead of butterflies.
What a fun idea!
That would be magnificent. I am using the batiks right now, but I love the moth idea.
Thank you so very much!!! I had recently emailed asking if there was a butterfly pattern. My mother is fighting cancer and loves butterflies. I want to make her a quilt for Mother's Day using butterflies. You have made my Christmas!
Jamie Baronet
We are sorry about your mother, and we'll keep her in our thoughts and prayers. I'm sure she'll just love this quilt as a gift for Mother's Day!
Am I the only one who thought that iron was pure wizardry?! The quilt was beautiful but I couldn't help but think how ingenious that iron is o.o
It's a fabulous iron Suyi Kiyohara! We actually sell it, and you can find it by clicking on this link below.
www.missouriquiltco.com/shop/browse?q=Oliso%20iron
Merry Christmas, Thanks for all your wonderful tutorials. hugs from Ky 💙
Thank you Robin Mudd/SimpleDesigns! We hope you had a wonderful Holiday!
Merry Christmas Jenny! Thanks for all your wonderful tutorials. I will definitely be ordering this one. I can see it done scrappy too! And maybe little black antennas on each butterfly...?
I really want to be among the first to view your tutorials Jenny, so sad I know.....
I'm in Australia are the moment but only an hour in and there are already over 1700 views. Off to watch now x
Hope you enjoyed it!
Teresa Lavender
Missouri Star Quilt Company yes
jeni cada vez que haces un video me quedo pegada en la pantalla de lo bien que lo haces ,, bravo y olee , te admiro mucho un beso muy grande desde barcelona
Thank you so much Carme! We are so glad you've enjoyed our tutorials! What tutorial has been your favorite so far?
no te puedo decir cual es mi preferido , poque eres una artista con lo que haces ¡eres sinpatica y encantadora ,,haciendolo mas facil de lo que es ..,, -- ahora estoy mirando alguna tecnica rapida para hacer una colcha a mi hija ¡¡ un abrazo muy fuerte desde barcelona
Oh my, I love this! It would be perfect for my little girl... Then I'd have to find one like this in a ladybug for my other daughter...
Wonder how the beach ball one would work, except use black to snow ball the corners for legs, just a thought!
Another beautiful quilt from you. Merry Christmas and happy new year!!! happy holidays. Bless you all!!! the coming year will be even more success in all your life segments.
Thank you for a sweet quit. I think I'll try it with "spring" or "summer" colors. I need to get moving, I have so many in the do pile!
Spring or summer colors would just be perfect with this pattern Kimberly!
I made this one for a fundraiser for my great niece who has/had cancer. Then COVID hit, and it hasn’t been raffled off yet!
good to know about the bowing i didnt know that
Oh my god I love it, but even more I have a friend who this would be perfect for. Doesn't matter I have way to many projects ongoing as is, this will be great! A great time to use the batik strips and FQs I'd been hankering to use for a while.
Thinking about it, I'm going to be using blue, purples, and greens for the butterflies with black sashing; the boarder and backing fabric will be sea-tone batik. The rare kind of under-the-sea butterfly! Now I can listen to the Moana soundtrack on repeat while working on it.
Sounds like you have a fun day planned out Riddle 11! Those colors sound perfect! We'd love to see a picture of the finished product sometime!
Love this - and thank you for mentioning how you quilted it. I'm still so unfamiliar with the different designs you have available. Could you please, if possible, insert that in your tutorials when you show the backing fabric :)! I would love that!
Merry Christmas to everyone at MSQC - you all do such an amazing job!
Thanks for the great suggestion, Sigi. We'll try to do that!
Merry Christmas to you and your staff and Have a Very Happy New Year. I love this tutorial. I'm gonna make one of these only I think I'll put black for the body instead of white.
Love that idea! Merry Christmas to you as well!
Merry Christmas Missouri Star
I love watching your videos. You are always churning out so many new ideas, and make it all seem like so much fun! Did you square the butterfly blocks before sewing them together? Is squaring always necessary or a matter of personal choice? Or being very fussy and careful, lol.
I stitched a long oval with as a body with perle cotton and tied the dangling ends as antennae.
Cute! Will you ever do a tutorial of a Lemoyne star block using 45 degrees templates for diamonds? Or a lone star quilt for a more advanced project! Thanks and keep these tutorials going! Waiting for them each Friday!! Merry Christmas everyone there! Laura 🎄🎄🎄🎄
Those are both beautiful blocks, Laura. Jenny typically likes to keep her projects quick and easy, but if she can come up with an easy way to make them I'm sure she will! :)
Laura Latino I already did a tutorial on the lemoyne star! It's called big stars! I am still working on an easy way for the lone star!
just like woodworking measure twice cut once
Absolutely!
Hi Jenny, I love this quilt and would like to make it fit a twin bed with the Lecien - Princess Rose Jelly Roll I got from you. I need to add an extra row so it will be 3x5 rows instead of 3x4 rows. My question is how much extra fabric do I need to purchase? Did you use all the 2.5" strips in your quilt or will I have enough for a twin size? Your tutorials are great and I enjoy your happy and positive outlook. Thank you for sharing your talents and gifts with us.
Jenny, i am in Love with your videos!! I do have a simple question..not quilting related. What is the bit with the duck quacking at the beginning of your videos?? Please keep these videos coming...the more, the merrier!!
I love this quilt! I was wondering, is it possible to use a different color strip for the center of the butterfly that off sets the wings and the background of the square?
-Butterfly
That's what I was thinking, too.
Black or gray, with your colors, even purple would set the center of the butterfly off so well. Think I will give it a try. Thanks
I am a fairly new quilter and am halfway done with this quilt. It is lovely! However, I can't see on the tutorial where you say how wide the sashing strips need to be between the butterflies. Are they 2 1/2 inches? Thank you in advance Jenny. You are a blessing to me. I stay up til after one o'clock in the morning just watching your tutorials. LOL God bless you!
Never mind....I figured it out. Thank you.
Love this quilt, I'm also wondering about the corner stones. I have made a few of your quilts.
Sandy Thornton sorry about that ..2.5 inch squares sewn to sashing strips
Sandy Thornton ..hi it's jenny and I got the corner stones from the leftover piece from making the block set. I just cut 2.5 inch strips and took them apart and used them for the corner stones.
I'm having trouble following the math. If the strip squares are 6 1/2" each (unfinished), when the pairs are sew together, shouldn't that yield 12 1/2" (unfinished), so the center white strip should be 12 1/2" by 1 1/2", vs the directions of 12" by 1 1/2"? And then when the other wing is added, shouldn't the unfinished width be 13 1/2"? Did I miss a trimming step?
Julia, my math comes out the same as yours..
Julia Graves how do u square it up
Made my first butterfly, and yes my length came out 12 1/2” x 131/2” wide. I had to stretch and ease my center strip to fit , since I cut all the pieces. Ironed the finished butterfly and I think it’s going to work out, used lots of starch it is laying flat.
I realised the block was 13.5 inches wide, before I cut my sashing. Phew!!
A binding wasn't mentioned or that I could see. Did you bind it and if so what did you use. Did you use the border and self bind? Would really like to know. Love you tutorials.
Thank you.
I am sorry but i have a question: Is it better to make a complete butterfly or is it better to do them in steps and get them all done at the same time?
Hey Guys! Could you think about doing a tutorial on cutting and attaching borders? Like how and where you join the strips. Seams in the middle or does it matter? Sides first or top and bottom? Just so we know how YOU do it.
Lol! You could call it, "The rest of the story" and quote Paul Harvey at the end. .... And now you know... The rest of the story.
Oops, I think I just found one that you did already!!
Thanks for taking the time to mention this suggestion fhood100! We're glad you found what you were looking for!
hello Jenny, i am a big time fan of
your quilts. I am working on this butterfly quilt with batiks right now and want to know if the strips (between the rows) are 1.5 “ and the corner stones are 2.5”?
not sure how to match them please guide me
That is a great question! The body of the butterfly is 1.5" and the squares for snowballing are 2.5" squares. Each butterfly block will not be a square just so you are aware. I hope this helps!
Thank you Jenny for your reply. I was able to finish my quilt and everyone who sees it loves it and so do I 🥰
Wish i can send you the picture of my version of butterfly quilt is there an email address .
Enjoyed watching you design this quilt and subscribed to your channel. What kind of iron is that that pops up?
I’m making this quilt right now. My squares came out 1/4” bigger, and the 1.5” strip in between is measuring 13”! Looks the same, so I guess it’s ok?
I need to figure out how to do this with charm packs. I want to make this but have already purchased charm packs for my sisters quilt
If I use red, white, and black fabrics would it look strange to use black honeybun strips for the body of the butterfly? Also, what is the size of a king quilt?
Joyce Anglin Miller when I make a king for my bed I try to get my quilt about 114 x114
I think that would look darling, Joyce!
How big is the finished block . I love this...wonder if it could be done in a smaller size....I would love to do this for friend's baby quilt....only on a smaller scale . Merry Christmas to you and those at Missouri star quilts
This would make a darling baby quilt Trayne1837! It's about 12", and could possibly be done in a smaller block. We'd love to hear how it turns out!
So if I do a 6inch block.... I should use 1.5 strips...( I am not that good at this, but I can play with some scrap material to make it and see..). that should give me a 3.5 block... I will work on it...
If I want to make a king size butterfly quilt I did choose one roll that you used but do I need two and what did you use for the backing and how much of the backing do I need
Will you be getting any more of the coral leaf water yardage in - I would love that for the outer border. Thanks