Inspired by travels to the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador Let your creativity take flight with quilting inspiration from butterflies of the Tiputini Biodiversity Research Station! Beginning with the magnificent 12-block sampler of butterflies and wreaths--an ideal block-of-the-month--you'll sew 8 enchanting projects that capture nature's beauty. Introduce contrast, embellishment, and negative space as you sew large quilts, pillows, wallhangings, and placemats. Full-size appliqué patterns are included, plus an easy guide to raw-edge fusible appliqué. * Nature's magic, sewn with fabric! 12 full-size butterfly patterns and 6 wreath patterns that stitch up fast * Raw-edge appliqué a block each month to finish the exquisite Tiputini sampler * Try your hand at 8 projects, from large quilts to pillows and placemats.