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Quilted jewelry is not common, so I decided to combine my love of jewelry with my love of sewing, painting, and fibers to make this unusual necklace. ...
I started by selecting my image and the paints to use. A paint tray and paint brushes will also be needed.
I traced the selected butterfly image onto white cotton fabric. I was able to see the image through this fabric, but you may need to use a light box,...
These are the paint and perle cotton colors I chose for this butterfly. The cotton will be used for the necklace cord and for the decorative quilting...
Starting to paint.
More paint.
The image is painted, and I have twisted the perle cotton into a cord and attached a clasp.
Here I have torn two squares of cotton fabric that will become the back of the quilt. I used a heavy cotton fabric, but I would advise using a lighte...
Decide how long you want the necklace to be and position the cord accordingly, with the waste ends pointing up. Also make sure you orient the clasp c...
Pin the cord into place.
Pin the cord into place.
With butterfly painting right side up, fold one of the backing pieces in half and pin in place with folded edge centered over butterfly. Keep cord fr...
Fold other backing piece in half and line folded edge up with other folded edge. Keep cord ends free and pin in place.
This is just an image to show you how things are lined up.
Turn the whole thing over. You can see the butterfly and where the cords are. I pinned the waste ends of the cord in place when pinning the backing ...
Stitch around the outline of the butterfly, through all layers of fabric. I used an outline stitch, and made sure I stitched through the cord at each...
This is how it looks on the backing side. Notice the cord coming out of the opening. Make sure you do not catch the cord in any of your stitching. ...
When stitching is complete trim the excess fabric around the butterfly to about a 1/4" seam allowance. Very carefully slash the seam to the stitching...
This is a closer look at the seam trimming and clipping. Be very careful with this step!
Put a dab of Fray Check on the cord coming from the seam. This part of the cord will be inside, and you do not want it to unravel and come loose.
Now cut the cord and turn the piece right side out. This may be tricky with the small pieces and tight curves and points. Be careful not to poke thr...
Now that it is turned right side out it is time to do the quilting. I used the same colors of perle cotton for the quilting that I used in the cord. ...
Using the opening on the back, stuff lightly with quilt batting. For this small piece I used polyester batting. I actually cut the piece in two and ...
This picture shows the quilting stitches on the upper wing section and body. I also did a line of outline stitch around the whole butterfly, just on ...
This is how the back looks. Try to keep it neat and use small knots and weave in the thread ends so they do not show.
This is the finished necklace. This butterfly is about 3.25" wide by 2.75" high, and the necklace length is about 22". I hope you like it. Thank yo...
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