tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post5633628725643556783..comments2023-04-17T08:53:10.080-04:00Comments on Lakeview Stitching: March ButterfliesMonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224346283881001640noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-30730079448921386522016-03-13T11:05:24.827-04:002016-03-13T11:05:24.827-04:00Layin'around on the couch and catching up on m...Layin'around on the couch and catching up on my blogs. It's gray, raining, and chilly here. Your bright butterflies are brightening up the day. It will be over so fast today as we set the clocks ahead last night. I always hate the day when we switch over although I will enjoy the longer daylight in the evenings.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04066177625064170284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-17134818128484399552016-03-10T09:30:51.412-05:002016-03-10T09:30:51.412-05:00This looks great and I've just read your respo...This looks great and I've just read your response to Ann - what a lot of work! But it is paying off.Kajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417544341324291385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-37954500151975072012016-03-04T09:53:15.707-05:002016-03-04T09:53:15.707-05:00Thanks, Christine! It is gorgeous today, so it is ...Thanks, Christine! It is gorgeous today, so it is easy to appreciate winter when the skies are blue! But, spring is pretty too. :DMonicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596185668087389269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-71310329353274134142016-03-04T09:51:39.557-05:002016-03-04T09:51:39.557-05:00Thanks, Jillian! Yes, I had a feeling my Australia...Thanks, Jillian! Yes, I had a feeling my Australian friends would appreciate that photo. Last night we had even more snow, and with the sun today, it is pretty bright out there!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596185668087389269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-37614916411294383742016-03-04T05:36:57.511-05:002016-03-04T05:36:57.511-05:00What a joyful pretty block! It gives a taste of sp...What a joyful pretty block! It gives a taste of spring in the Canadian winter, which season I love more than spring!Quilting Storieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452509937736643935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-33468904585359900432016-03-03T01:38:53.653-05:002016-03-03T01:38:53.653-05:00Wow - that landscape couldn't contrast more gr...Wow - that landscape couldn't contrast more greatly than with ours at the moment - another week over 34C! No wonder you are working on butterflies. I especially like the goody-blue one. Such a lovely bright block.Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05076197012454643657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-11555601249790060782016-03-02T12:44:00.503-05:002016-03-02T12:44:00.503-05:00I love flutterby's roll on spring. Yours are ...I love flutterby's roll on spring. Yours are a lovely reminder it's not far away.<br /><br />With smiles<br />KateKate @ Smiles From Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17525561534884021883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-14811092451637363492016-03-02T12:33:57.974-05:002016-03-02T12:33:57.974-05:00There may not be any real butterflies fluttering w...There may not be any real butterflies fluttering with the snowflakes, but the ones your just finished are marvelous. The colors work perfectly with the colors of the block. Lots of wonderful stitching and fussy cutting. Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-91537663839061620162016-03-02T09:11:33.654-05:002016-03-02T09:11:33.654-05:00Today we have beautiful white snow and blue skies,...Today we have beautiful white snow and blue skies, so the colours of winter are still working for me! But either way, bright colours and sun feel right. I can feel the season changing. Thanks very much -- it's nice to get this project going again. :DMonicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596185668087389269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-86673835971957443052016-03-02T09:08:30.902-05:002016-03-02T09:08:30.902-05:00Yes, I started with white fabric, traced the desig...Yes, I started with white fabric, traced the designs, painted in all the colours with Tsukineko inks, and then finished them with the needleturn applique butterflies and lots of stitching. I think next month I will show all the stages, it's interesting to see it come to life! Thanks, Ann. :DMonicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596185668087389269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-71401754026085430662016-03-02T02:15:45.614-05:002016-03-02T02:15:45.614-05:00what a lovely project you are working on and so c...what a lovely project you are working on and so colourful a real beauty the butterfly is. All we need now is for spring to come, having the mildest winter ever here it now sounds like we are in for a cold spell and snow forcast for Eastermargarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225676137708827434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-91145665308267411102016-03-01T22:29:22.895-05:002016-03-01T22:29:22.895-05:00So happy to see this project up again. I think we ...So happy to see this project up again. I think we all need the bright colours of spring right now.Seams Frenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783229116723144338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-3515544813308437372016-03-01T19:23:48.448-05:002016-03-01T19:23:48.448-05:00This is such a delightful pattern. I love all your...This is such a delightful pattern. I love all your stitching and it looks like some parts are painted or inked. As Cathy said, you've chosen perfect fabric for your butterflies. I especially like the way you positioned the circles on the wings. Thanks for linking this grand project with Kaleidoscope of Butterflies. What will you have next month? Can't wait.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922656955543465650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-87674023971159041622016-03-01T19:10:03.020-05:002016-03-01T19:10:03.020-05:00No real life butterflies here either. We had snow ...No real life butterflies here either. We had snow flurries this a.m. So yellow seems to be a good thing to work with to keep away the blues. Sweet butterflies! Perfect fabric choices if you ask me. Looks like some fun stitching too. Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com