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Alice Brooks Pieced Butterfly Pattern

Posted on June 15, 2011August 31, 2016 by Martha

In a couple of posts here and here, I have talked about this pattern and shown a couple of blocks. I have finally managed to scan the entire original pattern. You will notice that my butterfly is different, having 4 D pieces in each wing, as opposed to 3 in the original pattern. It was necessary for me to re-draft the pattern in order to accommodate the vintage quilt swatches I wanted to use in this quilt. I also decided to eliminate a couple of seams. My altered pattern is available here, in case you prefer the 4-piece version.

This is a wonderful pattern for hand stitching (I pieced with a running stitch, without papers), but it is probably not a good choice for a beginning quilter.

Because this pattern is large, it will need to be tile printed. Clicking on the pattern image below will open a full-sized pdf file. Scroll to the bottom of that image, and click on the download button. Open the downloaded file in Acrobat Reader, and select “poster” in the print dialog box. This will allow you to tile print the original pattern size on multiple sheets of letter or legal sized paper, which you can then trim and tape or glue together.

24 thoughts on “Alice Brooks Pieced Butterfly Pattern”

  1. Chris Jurd says:
    June 15, 2011 at 11:42 pm

    It’s really beautiful Martha. I guess you are using old pieced arcs?

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  2. Tina says:
    June 16, 2011 at 4:05 am

    Those are really pretty. I’m not sure I’ve seen that pattern before.

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  3. angie says:
    June 16, 2011 at 6:05 am

    Beautiful Martha! I love the color combination of your vintage fabric. Perfection!

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  4. pratima says:
    June 16, 2011 at 6:28 am

    Beautiful sparkly butterflies! the piecing looks complicated. Yours are wonderful! thanks so much for the pattern, Martha!

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  5. Barbara says:
    June 16, 2011 at 3:01 pm

    I’ve never seen that pattern – it’s gorgeous! (And thanks for the not-for-the-beginner advice! Not that it’s likely!)

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  6. Allie says:
    June 17, 2011 at 8:32 am

    That is so gorgeous! Thanks for the pattern, Martha – it’s really beautiful in vintage fabrics, especially!

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  7. Nicky says:
    June 21, 2011 at 11:37 pm

    Truly lovely butterflies – one for the to do list!

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  8. kathy says:
    July 1, 2011 at 7:16 pm

    I have seen these beautiful butterflies before but never saw the pattern. I want to try to make one.

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  9. nanette says:
    July 5, 2011 at 3:17 pm

    Really really really cute.

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  10. kathy says:
    July 11, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    I love the butterflies. I do not know how to print the pattern and the instructions in a larger print.

    Kathy

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  11. Carol Caruso says:
    February 28, 2012 at 6:17 pm

    I love this butterfly. I brought it to my quilt group but they are all pushing 80 and thought it would be too hard. Anyway, I’m going to do it myself.

    I saw this pattern in a vintage quilt that was being displayed at the History Museum in Atlanta, Ga. I took a picture of it because it struck me so deeply. Haven’t had time to draft the pattern so THANK YOU for doing the work for me.

    Just lucked into your blog and enjoy it. Carol

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  12. Karen Beigh says:
    March 2, 2012 at 7:21 am

    The Butterfly block patterns always seem to intrigue us. I like the block with the turquoise color best.

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  13. Barbara says:
    March 7, 2012 at 11:06 am

    Oh my! I will never get out of this site…it is wonderful. I love this Butterfly…what size would you recommend to copy the pattern?
    Thank you for all the things you do and give for free…it is so nice of you.
    I follow your blog, now I will follow you on Pinterist

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  14. Rita says:
    August 5, 2012 at 9:34 pm

    Thank you for this wonderful pattern. I have a quilt made with this pattern. It is made with feed sack cloth and was hand-stitched by my mother in the 1930’s. It was quilted by my granny with a treadle powered Singer machine (which really ruined the quilt). However, warmth was the predominating necessity, not aesthetics. I cherish it anyway, but it could have been a show piece. I am going to make at least a nap size quilt using my scraps.

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  15. frances says:
    January 24, 2013 at 5:37 am

    Have looked for this pattern for years. It was originally called Gay Wings. Thanks for sharing.-

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  16. Gramma Lynn says:
    September 30, 2013 at 2:56 pm

    I made this quilt for my daughter when she graduated from medical school. It took most of her last year at Tulane Med. Sch. all hand made & queen size. I am very upset due to an in-law borrowing the pattern & doesn’t remember!! Is it possible to find it?

    Mahalo & Aloha from Hawaii

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  17. Rita says:
    February 21, 2015 at 9:41 am

    Thanks for the inspiration (draft of Butterfly pattern – 4 piece wing).

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  18. Betty Fischer says:
    April 22, 2015 at 4:49 am

    Absolutely adorable. Love the vintage pattern especially the small prints!

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  19. Marta Briceno Ch. says:
    May 3, 2015 at 9:15 am

    I love QUILTING love to know more.

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  20. Candida Zambrano says:
    May 12, 2015 at 5:43 am

    Muy lindo trabajo.

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  21. Deby Wine says:
    June 11, 2015 at 1:49 pm

    I just love this butterfly pattern. I printed it and it was a bit over the printed page. I had to print a couple copies, and lay them over each other (flipped) to ge the the exact picture. It seems a bit larger than yours, and I am wondering if you added a 1/4″ seam to the pattern pcs., or if you just sewed? Mine look larger than yours, and judging by the quilt picture in the pattern page, it will make for a larger block with fewer needed in my quilt. (ggod thing) thanks for your help Deby

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  22. Marg says:
    July 8, 2015 at 6:15 pm

    Oh dear I’ve tried in vein, but just can’t get your pages showing instruction, fabric needed, pattern pieces, cutting blocks, etc. I can’t print instructions. are we able to get these or are you just being a tease with design 7405 lol. Would appreciate your help if possible, thank you.

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  23. Susan says:
    July 10, 2015 at 7:35 am

    Beautiful !

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  24. Joan says:
    August 20, 2016 at 2:36 pm

    Design 7405 is perfect for my butterfly enthusiast quilting friend. I tried to print the pattern but with no luck. Please advise.

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