Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Who Wants to Flitter Through a Kaleidoscope of Butterflies Link Up?

Cathy wrote last week she's starting a quilt using some of her butterfly fabric in a kaleidoscope pattern! Many other kaleidoscopes are floating around the Internet. Wouldn't it be great to share them all and publicize the need for butterfly habitat improvement, too?

We think a link up might be fun. Very casual. Any information about butterflies, release events, planting, festivals is great. We'll also share photos of quilts we're making with butterfly fabric. Or any kaleidoscope or butterfly quilt. Quilters are an inventive group. :-)

Clusters of monarch butterflies
at Natural Bridges State Park, CA

Again, here are the parameters:

  1. Celebrate butterflies and other pollinators with photos of butterflies, pupae, or larvae in your area and/or the plants they feed on AND/OR
  2. Use butterfly fabric OR
  3. Use any kaleidoscope or butterfly pattern (Don't forget those fabulous designs by Paula Nadelstern!)

Let us know if you're interested in the Kaleidoscope of Butterflies link up starting February 1.

Enjoy the day, Ann

12 comments:

Lisa in Port Hope said...

I have a butterfly quillt in progress I could share. Neat idea!

Mystic Quilter said...

Well I'm just about to begin a Kaleidoscope - when my fabric arrives after leaving Texas on the 14th and apparently now in Chicago - hopefully any day now it will be on my doorstep!! I would go with the link certainly with my kaleidoscope and I do have a wonderful piece of butterfly fabric into the bargain. Is this going to be a monthly over the year?

Lisa J. said...

I'm not working on a kaleidoscope but I am backing my next quilt with butterfly fabric so I'm in.

Ann said...

Oh, good. I'm so glad you're going to share it.

Ann said...

Your fabric will get to New Zealand sooner than I ever will. We are thinking monthly for this year. I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Ann said...

Butterfly backing sounds neat!

Cathy said...

You know I'm in!

Ann said...

I'm so glad. I love your quilts-in-progress!

Monica said...

I have heaps of butterfly projects, but I don't know if I can get any of them in hand by Feb 1. We'll see!

Ann said...

I hope you can, Maureen. Your quilts and flowers are always so joyful, it would be great to see how you interpret butterflies.

Stephie said...

I have some butterfly fabric that I'm unlikely to use and would be happy to send it to anyone that would like some! I'll publish it on my blog on the link up! Great idea to highlight butterfly conservation Ann :)

Ann said...

What a kind thought, Stephie. I'm sure someone would love and use it.