Redwork, Block 16-Butterfly

It had to come down to a butterfly to be included in the insect part of this project, actually this is a moth, a blue mortho, I think. I really liked the lines of this insect and try as I might, I couldn't find a Monarch graphic.

One last note of interest on Redwork, at the turn of the century when this technique became popular, it also created a boom in the selling of a home based business to housewives. Redwork was sold in the five and dime shops as a pre-printed block, these blocks were called penny blocks as they cost so little. Soon the handwork industry (or maybe just those career building ads), were selling a package with the means of printing your own blocks. They came with paper, a perforater and blue powered ink to be shaken over your designed paper that was placed over your fabric. Needless to say, although many woman bought into this ideal, none became rich from it. 4 blocks left....wooo hooo! C&G Design