A quilter who goes by the name of StudioBeth loves to fold hankies till they are shaped like butterflies and then she appliques them to her quilt design.
She reports it is all rather like making paper origami and gives some hints on design considerations.
She has a wonderful example made by a woman named Pauline G, who won a prize for it at her county fair in 2003.
Pauline didn't get her hankies from her sainted old grandmother, as the quilting cliche usually goes - she had to go out and buy brand new ones, but it still looks wonderful !
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I learned to make origami Peace Cranes, exactly at this time of year, a long time ago.
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These origami butterflies remind me of those Cranes of Hope.
Butterflies are great if you have a ton of hankies but what do you do if you only have one hanky and its a family heirloom ?
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