Ladybug Paper-pieced Pattern

About a week ago, I added paper-pieced ladybugs to an Add-a-Border round robin block.  Several people have asked to know how I made the ladybugs.  Here you go.

Ladybug... Ladybird  If you have ever pieced a Snowball quilt block, this pattern may seem familiar to you. The ladybug is small enough that you can make it with scraps. Polka dot fabrics look nice on the body.  The pattern is basically symmetrical so it works for all kinds of paper-piecing without reversing. You can enlarge the pattern to make the bug any size you want. There are 3 sections of this pattern: H=head, B=body, and A=background Note the only colored areas are ladybug body, and black on the middle stripe and head. Everything else is background color. Start piecing with B1, which is the black stripe in the middle of the ladybug’s back. Move to B2 and B3, then B4 through B7. Piece H1 though H5, in order. Sew the body and head together. Finish by sewing the “A” pieces of the background in numeric order. Embellish the legs and antenna with embroidery or draw them in with a Micron marker. Click here for the downloadable .PDF of the pattern and instructions. (set scaling on your printer to NONE)