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Posted by Carole-Retired and Loving It on July 4, 2008, 11:31 am
I've managed to layer and pin the quilt top/backing/batting sandwich.
I've stitched in the ditch (or as close as these hands and eyes can
manage) and now I'm doing freeform free-motion feathers in the sashing
strips. I'm marking the spine line with chalk, but that's the only
marking required, so they go pretty quickly! (No longarm, no midarm,
no stitch regulator....sigh.) I've finished five strips and only have
about a bazillion more to do. By the time I finish those I may have
decided what to do inside the cornerstones, the blocks themselves, and
for the border!!!
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2425376930046414451niijtx
Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia
My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle
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Posted by Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. on July 4, 2008, 11:56 am
Carole, you do GREAT on those feathers! (I need to do some serious thinking
about learning to do those.) That quilt is sooooo lovely- the
colors/fabrics, the designs, the piecing and appliqué and now the quilting!
Great job!
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
> I've managed to layer and pin the quilt top/backing/batting sandwich.
> I've stitched in the ditch (or as close as these hands and eyes can
> manage) and now I'm doing freeform free-motion feathers in the sashing
> strips. I'm marking the spine line with chalk, but that's the only
> marking required, so they go pretty quickly! (No longarm, no midarm,
> no stitch regulator....sigh.) I've finished five strips and only have
> about a bazillion more to do. By the time I finish those I may have
> decided what to do inside the cornerstones, the blocks themselves, and
> for the border!!!
>
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2425376930046414451niijtx
>
>
>
> Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia
>
> My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle
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Posted by Carole-Retired and Loving It on July 4, 2008, 12:37 pm
Thanks, Leslie. I've watched a few videos on how to do feathers, and
I've practiced a lot! It finally started making sense to me. Patsy
Thompson has a video about doing feathers and I found it very easy to
follow. She does her demonstrating on a domestic machine. I've just
ordered another of her videos about doing vines and leaves.
The quilt is coming together better than I expected, given that it is
basically a sampler!
On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 10:56:02 -0500, "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO."
>Carole, you do GREAT on those feathers! (I need to do some serious thinking
>about learning to do those.) That quilt is sooooo lovely- the
>colors/fabrics, the designs, the piecing and appliqué and now the quilting!
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Posted by Roberta Zollner on July 4, 2008, 12:35 pm
Oh boy, that's looking great! Easiest way to do feathers IMO :-)
Roberta in D
> I've managed to layer and pin the quilt top/backing/batting sandwich.
> I've stitched in the ditch (or as close as these hands and eyes can
> manage) and now I'm doing freeform free-motion feathers in the sashing
> strips. I'm marking the spine line with chalk, but that's the only
> marking required, so they go pretty quickly! (No longarm, no midarm,
> no stitch regulator....sigh.) I've finished five strips and only have
> about a bazillion more to do. By the time I finish those I may have
> decided what to do inside the cornerstones, the blocks themselves, and
> for the border!!!
>
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2425376930046414451niijtx
>
>
>
> Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia
>
> My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle
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Posted by Carole-Retired and Loving It on July 4, 2008, 12:58 pm
Thanks, Roberta. When I FIRST started trying to do feathers, it was
very frustrating and they weren't smooth or well-shaped. The more I
practiced, and the more I re-watched the videos, the better they got.
I think it's easier to do free-form where they don't have to all look
the same than to try to do very consistent plumes.
On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 18:35:00 +0200, "Roberta Zollner"
>Oh boy, that's looking great! Easiest way to do feathers IMO :-)
>Roberta in D
Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia
My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle
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