Batik Butterfly & random sewing

I have a UFO finish to share that was actually done in June.  But I forgot to share it at the time for some reason.  I present the Batik Butterfly . . . 

This is the 6" block version of the Sewcialites 2 sew-along.  I did blocks in all 3 sizes with different colorways for each.  This final one is all batiks and set into a butterfly design.  My plan for this quilt is to give it as a wedding gift for a fall wedding coming up.  

This zoomed in photo gives a more accurate depiction of the saturated colors and it shows off the pretty quilting much better.  The thread is a colorful variegated.  

We really didn't have any plans for the 4th of July this year, so of course I spent some time in my sewing room working on some very random blocks.  

This is another Carol Doak paper pieced block.  It was the block she released to celebrate reaching 14,000 members on her social media.  I just couldn't resist giving it a try, and since patriotic blocks can always be used in a QOV sampler that's what I did.   This is a definite winner.  I'll make this one again sometime.

The other random block I made yesterday is a Christmas block from Fat Quarter Shop's free Star of Wonder sew-along.  No plans to do the whole sew-along, but you never know.  I used fabrics left over from the Christmas tree skirt I made for myself this spring.  This first block is 16" finished, and the whole project is only 48" square - IF I make the rest of the weekly blocks.  No promises!  One 16" would make a nice pillow or a nice start of a table topper.