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Time: 20 mins

Sew a beautiful butterfly mobile.
I was inspired by this post about paper butterflies on craftster. The photo on the left is of my mobile hanging on the wall and the one on the right is the mobile hanging from the ceiling. I made each butterfly two-sided with contrasting fabrics. I think it would be sweet in a child’s room or you could use more adult fabrics and hang it in celebration of spring. A smaller version of this butterfly could also be used as an embellishment or could be made as a garland.

Posted by The Long Thread from Atlanta, Georgia, United States • Published 27th July 2012 • See The Long Thread's 7 projects »

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Step 1
Cut fabrics and interfacing according to template: butterfly.pdf (48KB)
Step 2
Sew fabrics right sides together with interfacing on top (as shown below). Begin sewing about 1 1/2? from the top center of the butterfly and sew around until you are again 1 1/2? from the center (this will leave an opening about 3? wide). Trim excess fabric, particularly around curves, and turn right sides out through opening. Press down corners. Fold under fabric at opening 1/4? and press down. Sew opening closed. Repeat for other two butterflies.
Step 3
Cut the full length of monofilament (about 4?) and thread through the needle. Take first butterfly and fold accordion-style. Hold in place with one hand. Then insert needle at the center top of the butterfly and pull through (you’ll have to push hard to get it through all layers of fabric) leaving the length at the top of the butterfly that you’ll need to hang it (about 12-18?). Thread monofilament back up through the butterfly and then down again. This should be secure and you will not need to make a knot. Continue to next butterfly leaving a space between them. Repeat. Tie a knot at the end and trim the monofilament, leaving an inch so the knot won’t slip out.

All done! Obviously, if you are going to hang this above a crib, you should hang it securely and well out of the child’s reach.