Time for October’s free design. I thought maybe we’d had enough birds and flowers recently, although I suppose you can never have too many birds. At any rate here’s something different – three butterfly designs (OK, two butterflies and a moth…) A while back I was experimenting with using my computer printer to print designs on fabric, so I tried reproducing a page from an old Latin book on biology. I then stitched these three butterflies on the printed fabric. It turned out well enough and had a nice vintage look to it Anyway, I thought I’d pass on the embroidered butterflies I used to make the picture.
Three butterflies stitched on fabric printed in a computer printer
The butterflies come as three separate files (each for the 4×4 inch hoop) so you can stitch them separately if you like – you don’t need to stitch them together as I did. Also, when I digitised these, I was in my Mylar phase, and these do stitch very nicely over Mylar, if you want to try it. But they’re also OK stitched just as they are, on plain fabric. The stitching is quite thin, though, so any printing on the background may show through a little
If you'd like these designs, just click on the "Comment" button at the bottom of this post. In your comment, ask for the butterflies and I'll send them out to you. BUT: be sure that you haven't blocked your e-mail address from Typepad – if you do, then I won't know where to send the designs. I answer all messages, so if you don't hear from me, something has gone wrong with the system somewhere, and the most usual reason is that people have blocked their e-mail address
The butterflies, I would love them to flutter my way.
Thanks
Michelle
The Butterflies are lovely!
Michelle
Metamorphosis–the hope that, as we move into a new season where sleep and migration take over many animal lives, all things will become new again in time. What a lovely embroidered symbol of hope! Thanks, and I would love to have the embroideries.
the butterflies are so pretty I must find a place for them
these are beautiful-my niece will LOVE them! thank you!
may I have the butterflies. Thanks
It’s true, we can’t get too many birds. But I just love these butterflies. They are wonderful and I would be so happy if you would send them to me.
Thank you!
I put the red squirrel on a bib. I think one or more of these butterflies will go on the next bibs. Thank you. Sharleen
Mia, Using an old biology page in Latin that you printed on fabric is a fantastic background for your butterflies and moth. I would love to have these designs and I wonder if sparkly netting might be kind of neat instead of mylar. Thanks for considering my request for you lovely butterflies and moth designs.
Gail
I would love these butterflies to me they always lift the spirits. Smiles
Charmaine
Very pretty… My daughter loves them. Again, thank you for sharing your creativity with us.
Can I please have the free Butterflies, thank you
Cheryl
I would love to have these beautiful butterflies. Thank you for your generosity!
Laura
I would love to have these beautiful butterflies. Greatly appreciated.
These are very exquisite butterflies. Thank you in advance for sharing them!
Awesome butterflies! I would love to have them. Thank you very much!
Lovely butterflies. Would you send them to me, please? Thanks
Beautiful butterflies, l’d enjoy stitching them.
I love the butterflies and how you presented them.
could I have the designs? thanks
Oh my gosh. I would love to have the beautiful butterflies. What a brillant idea to stitch on fabric with such a nice background. Thank you.
These are so beautiful! And writing on fabric is all the rage right now. I would love to put these on some new fabric I just got. Thank you! Sent from the AQS quilt show I Des Moines.
Judy
I Love butterflies! These are so pretty. May I have them? Thank you so much for your generosity.
Cathy
These are absolutely beautiful. Please send them.
OH MY! I would love to embroider your outstanding butterflies and moth. Please?
Lovely, lovely creatures. I love them hovering above the page — so very clever. I too would love them.
Please send me the butterflies. I love realistic-looking butterflies & moths, but all the ones I have are very dense, which isn’t great for some projects. I especially like Luna Moths! Thank you.
Beautiful butterflies. Please send them to me as well. Thanks
The butterflies are exquisite! I would love to receive them! Thank you for making them!
I would love these. Thank you B Briwn
Very Nice Butterflies! Yes please, I’d love to have them as well.
Please send me the butterflies and the moth. I like how you put them on the biology page. Great idea…..Thanks, Barb
I’d absolutely love these beauties to flutter my way. Gorgeous! And very clever idea, embroidering them on a copy of a page from an old Latin book.
Hello, I would love to have your beautiful butterflies Thank you
Cathy
What pretty butterflies. Would love to have them. I am the pe 7 person. Thanks & want to try them in mylar.
I’d love to have your butterflies and love that you embroidered them over text. Thank you so much.
I love butterflies. Please send them my way. Thank you
Your butterflies and moth are beautiful. Great idea stitching them over the printed fabric. I appreciate your sharing the designs and also your comments on your creative thought processes. I always look forward to your emails and blog. Please send me these designs.
I love the butterflies. Please send them to me. Your designs are always so new and different.
These Butterfly is beautiful. I would love to have them. Thank you
I love the idea of the book page underneath. Yes, please, I’d love your butterflies.
Oh, and mylar phase? Do we need to hear more about your various “phases” on your blog once your exhibitions are taken care of?
🙂
yes, they are beautiful. I would love to have them. Thank you
They look amazing on the book page fabric.
Would love to have the butterflies,
just to flutter around free.
With my beautiful wings.
Another month is starting…Happy October, Mia. Well, they are not birds, but they have wings so that counts. LOL! The butterflies are beautiful. Thank you.
I would love the butterflies, they are beautiful. Thank you!
oh yes, love them please
I would love to have these beautiful butterflies.
You are a gifted artist! I would love to have your beautiful butterflies!
Gorgeous! I’d love these. The moth, although very different, reminds me of the luna moth we had residing under our overhang one year. Thank you so much!
Hi, love these butterflies. Would you please sent them to me? Jan
Beautiful Monarchs! My friend was just showing me pictures of these butterflies that she saved the caterpillars, fed them milkweed and watched them make cocoons and hatch out to these beautiful butterflies.
With these designs I could surprise her!
I would LOVE for you to send me the butterflies! They would be so cute on a summer dress.
Mia, how beautiful. Your butterflies remind me of a design pack from UrbanThreads.com called Miniature Menagerie
http://www.urbanthreads.com/products.aspx?productid=UTP1170
If you click through the designs, somewhere they have a quilt made up using butterflies a lot like yours. Please have them flutter my way. Thank you so much.
I would
My I ask for yur lovely butterflies
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I love butterflies. I would like these if I may, I always find a place for them.
Olga Williams
colakids@sbcglobal.net
What a fascinating idea to print your base fabric. Did you use a laser printer or special ink? I would love to try embroidering the butterflies and moth. I like the ‘thin’ stitching as it echoes their fragile wings. Thank you very much for your posts.
Mia, I would love to have these pretties. I love butterflies. Thank you. Best to you always.
The butterflies are extremely beautiful, I sure would like to have you send me the files.
I would love to have to butterflies, they would look good on some pillow cases I am doing.
Shirley
These are lovely. I really like the way you placed them on a printed page. Please send them my way.
What beautiful embroideries. I would love them. Thank you!
These are beautiful. I love butterflies and would put them on everything, if I could.
I would love to try these designs. Thank you
What gorgeous butterflies, the attention to detail with your color variation – you can just feel their movement in flight
Butterflies are free – lovely – look forward to getting them.
Please, I would live these
The butterflies are outstanding. It is so generous of you to offer them. I would love to have them to stitch out.
I love butterflies and I have a granddaughter that likes them too I would love for them to fly my way, so I can use them for both of us. Thank you so much.
Diane
Would love the butterflies
Very impressive..I would love these designs please.
would love to receive your butterflies.
These are gorgeous! I would love a copy.
Could I have the butterflies?
I would love the butterflies!
Thanks
I’m new to your lovely designs and would love to try the butterflies. Thank you!
I am new to your site and would love love to try your designs
I’d love the butterflies.
Fyfee
Beautiful butterfly’s. May I have their design please. Thank you for being so generous.
I love the butterflies. Please send them my way.
Hello Mia, I wish to have your beautiful butterflies, please…
Lenka
I would love to have the butterfies and moth Thanks
Please send the butterflies my way. Thank you!
These are so lovely! I would love them!
Thank you so much for sharing!
🙂
Beautiful I would love to have them please.
I’d love these! I just discovered your blog – lovely designs. Thanks.
The butterflies are very pretty, and I would love to have them.
Thank you for generously sharing your talent!
J
the butterflies are lovely. I would also love to have them. Marsha
I love these butterflies. It makes me mindful of the fall season we are entering. Would you please send these to me?
Thank you,
Marilyn
I love these butterfly’s and would love to have the pattern. Thank you
Mary
Amazing digitizing! Can’t wait to put the butterflies on something special. Thanks so much!!
Lovely creations to say the least. May I please try them on my machine
Trying again for your butterflies!
Thanks for letting me know there was a problem!
You’ve done it again – just beautiful and the printed background makes the butterflies extra special.
Yes, I would like to have you forward the butterflies.
Thank you.
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Try it again. I think I have the right boxes checked now. Your butterflies are worth it!
I love the Luna moth and would like to have you send me the butterflies also.
May I have these gorgeous butterflies in V6 please. They can cheer any project up 🙂
Hope I’m not too late but I would love these butterflies please. They look so delicate.
I would love to stitch out your butterflies and moth. I use to collect them as a child. Thank you.
Hi Mia
I am afraid I am going to repeat all the others so I ´ll describe them in Danish.De er bare smukke.Og jeg vil da blive glad for at få dem. Hilsen Karen
would you please send me your wonderful butterflies?
thank you
Angelika
Please could you send me the free butterflies.Many thanks. xxx
Awesome butterflies. May I have them too?
Is it too late to ask for the beautiful butterflies? Darn, I have to stop going on vacation.
What a neat way to display them, I like that idea. The butterflies are lovely too!
Lovely butterflies – I really would like to make them. Please send them to me. Thank you so much in advance.
Please send me these beautiful butterflies–love, love the printed fabric you embroidered them on.
Thank you.
I would love to have a copy of the embroidery files for the butterflies. Thank you.
diese Schmetterlinge sind einfach wunderbar. Vielen Dank bader
Lovely butterflies. Would love to have them.
Thank you.
I love your butterflies and would love to have a copy. Thank you.
Would love the butterflies.
Thank you.
Maggie
I am making a butterfly quilt for my great niece who loves butterflies. I would love to put some of these on her quilt.
Would really love the butterflies. Thank you,
Gina
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Is it too late to ask for these beauties? I would like the set, please and thank you!
Olga Williams
Oh my, love them, all three of them! Please send them along the way. Enjoyed the pretty Quail and fire horses, too, but the butterflies are way too lovely.
Would love to stitch out the butterflies. So clever. Thank you
These butterflies are beautiful!!
I would like to have them they are very pretty,thanks in advance!
Wonderful butterflies. I would appreciate to have receive the designs.
How lovely.
i just saw the butterflies i hope its not to late to get them
would love to have the butterflies
I would like this free design it is beautiful thank you. PES format
Love Your BF Designs.Thanks from MISSISSIPPI USA.