Susan’s Insect Patterns
Nancy’s Eastern Tailed-Blue Butterfly
My recent trip home to my parent's home was supposed to be purely fun. What was unanticipated was mom spending a week in the hospital and undergoing emergency surgery. I sewed this little butterfly while sitting in the OR waiting room, trying to keep my mind busy so I...
The Lively Ladybug
.I found this ladybug pattern languishing on my iPad. I designed it some time ago but never made it. I'm not very good at cutting nice even circles so I used a paper hole bunch for these. I hope you enjoy this little weekend project! If you are reading this via email,...
The American Copper Butterfly
The next installment in the butterfly theme is the American Copper. Once again, the limitations of felt colors challenged me. But an endless supply of felt colors could be a problem for me! Rather than tiny pieces of felt for the spots, I used beads, but you can also...
The Handsome Black Swallowtail Butterfly
Hannah has a vision for a butterfly tree for this year's WHRL Christmas Tree Festival. She gave me a punch list of butterflies to work my way through. The Black Swallowtail is the first of a few to come. Enjoy! If you're reading this from your email, click "Continue...
The Beautiful Buckeye Butterfly
The Common Buckeye is such a pretty butterfly with its big, colorful "eyes." For something so small, there's a lot of detail in recreating them in felt. I've tried to do her justice! Enjoy!
The Maine Mourning Cloak
I first discovered the Mourning Cloak butterfly during my trip with Hannah to the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden this summer. I learned that this big, bold, butterfly actually overwinters in Maine. This is a one-sided ornament that I turned into a magnet. Repeat the...
The Dazzling Dragonfly
I enjoy designing patterns that are realistic looking. I didn't quite hit the mark with the dragonfly. It was a challenge with their see-through iridescent wings; I opted for white. Make the body any color that suits your fancy. In my test dragonfly pictured, I used...
The Beguiling Bumble Bee
Yesterday, after I'd finagled my morning coffee from a camp stove on the porch due to the power outage, I sat down and designed this little Bumble Bee. Since starting on butterflies a couple of years ago, this has been a much-requested design - a perfect spring...
Eastern Swallowtail Butterfly
The Eastern Swallowtail Butterfly is the most common butterfly visitor to my garden. When the Asian Lilac is in bloom they flit and fly about feasting on the blooms. I've been known to park a chair next to the lilacs and lie in wait with my camera. Enjoy!...
The Lovely Luna Moth
Luna Moths are so beautiful and graceful. Count yourself lucky if you've seen one - they live such short lives. Just a couple of months and it will be the season for these elegant creatures. Dream of summer as you create this moth! [sdm_download id="30457" fancy="1"...
The Magnificent Monarch Butterfly
It's finally spring! And as I'm waiting for the two feet of snow in my garden to melt away, my thoughts are turning to preparation for Milkweed and Monarchs. This butterfly is a bit oversized, measuring 5.5" from wing-tip to wing-tip. A piece of wire tacked on the...
A Note on Copyright
I am happy to share these with you for your personal, not-for-profit use. You are encouraged to make these in any form (ornaments, felting, quilting, applique, etc.) and sell for, non-profit fund-raising. You may not redistribute the patterns without express written permission or sell the patterns.
At this time I cannot grant permission for commercial use of my patterns. If you have questions about your intended use of the patterns, drop me a note!