Okay guys call me the wild one but I am using graphite for the first time to mark butterflies on a white quilt area… 30 of them to be exact!
See!…
Yep… I used my coupon and got one at JoAnn’s but it came with white lead… so I had to buy the graphite.. harder than pencil lead for sure… you have to mark with conviction to get it to mark… but then it is so nice to have a skinny line to sew on 😀
Wanna see some more butterflies??? How about from the back!
And a nice close up of the front!
I am quilting the border of the white areas with 40/3 YLI thread in white and quilting the butterfly in white Pearle 12 cotton thread for more depth… once it is washed it will show itself a bit more without being in your face like the rest of the quilt! lol
Hope you enjoyed the butterflies… I am .. and loving my new marking pencil that will now work on any color I have and wash right away ! Yippee!!!
Have a blessed crafty day!
Kathi
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Simply gorgeous!
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my goodness!! you're doing 30 of them?? have fun!!! they look gorgeous!!
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Kathi, this is amazing! I am LOVING all that hand-stitching, and the butterflies are beautiful. This is a really special quilt.
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Those butterflies are looking stunning. I like using the Pilot Frixion pens for my quilting. I can make lines as dark as I like and they stay until I iron them out. (My last hand-quilted quilt took a year to make and the marks still ironed out beautifully at the end.)
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I am in awe of you. Amazing.
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