Lily-Fly

by Kalei Anne Lundberg

copyright 2000

This model appeared while I was playing with the lily base and because I wanted
to send a butterfly to Sweden. The diagrams are offered for personal use any other
use please contact me for permission at lilyfly@kalei.com.

1. Do the star precrease, color 2. Fold and unfold to the 3. Inside reverse fold along
side up, and collapse the model center line. Repeat on the the precreased lines.
into a colored preliminary fold. other side. Repeat on the other side.

4. Fold and unfold to 5. Model after the spread
the center line. Spread squash is complete.
squash fold along the Repeat on the other 3
precrease. sides. Note this is the lily
base with the small
points tucked to the
inside.
6. Fold a single layer on
the front and back left
side to the right. Note:
that the right side of the
model will now enclose
two full points
7. Valley fold the top
point down. This fold
will fall along the
interior thickness.
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8. Open up the four 9. Inside reverse the two
points. The model will lay triangular folds between the
flat. Note: The reverse top and bottom set of wings.
side of the model should Squash fold the bottom
be oriented as in step 13. triangular fold.
11. Tuck the small point to the 12. Turn model over.
inside.
15. Fold and unfold to
align along the edge of
14. Fold model in half. the wings.
10. Petal fold.
13. Valley fold the top layer to
the left to complete the
separation between the two
bottom wings.
16. Outside reverse along the
precrease line while sliding the point
downward. This will cause a small
crimp fold on either side of the model.
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17. Note that the 18. Fold and unfold. 19. Reverse fold the tips 20. Reverse fold the
crimp curls up over Light lines show the to the inside. The bottom small tip between the
the top wing and landmark. Repeat on wings have an extra wings along line.
tucks into the body. back. reverse fold for the tip. Repeat on the back.
Repeat on back. Fold wings to the
right repeat on the
back.

21. Step reverse fold the 22. Shape the wings by sinking 23. Ta Dah!!!!
tip three times. Note the the tips through all layers. Some
second reverse will be of these can be a bit tricky.
even with the body side of
the model. Open.

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