Moths and Butterflies

Here are the first few iterations of a series I'm working on.

This one is called "Black Swallowtail", finished size 15"x15"

I enjoyed creating some of the wing pattern using stitching instead of pieces of fabric.

Next I decided to try out a commercially printed background fabric. Just to see...

The first two butterflies are pretty straightforward and realistic, so for the next one I'm playing around with a new arrangement.

This one (just a work in progress so far, not quilted yet) is called "Morpho Helena Pinwheel":

I drew from the top wing of a Morpho Rhetnor Helena butterfly, and repeated the shape and pattern around to form what I thought would kind of look like a flower but it looks more like a pinwheel. 

This may or may not be what the final quilt looks like. I'm just having fun with different design possibilities!