Quilted Feathers
#1
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Quilted Feathers
I love to see quilted feathers on quilts and have been trying to teach my self, I draw feathers on every scrape of paper but they still don't look like the ones I see here on QB can anyone suggest a tutorial that I could learn the basic shape, I have watched you tube clips but some of them are so fast.
Thank you for your help
Kamaia
Thank you for your help
Kamaia
#2
Not a tutorial, but a book recommendation: Hooked on Feathers by Sally Terry. Her method makes it very easy to learn!
http://www.amazon.com/Hooked-Feather.../dp/1574329731
http://www.amazon.com/Hooked-Feather.../dp/1574329731
#3
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Here is a link to feather lessons that was started last June. http://www.patchworktimes.com/2012/0...ather-lessons/
I haven't tried it yet, but I've seen the results from several that did it and they turned out great.
I haven't tried it yet, but I've seen the results from several that did it and they turned out great.
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Not a tutorial, but a book recommendation: Hooked on Feathers by Sally Terry. Her method makes it very easy to learn!
http://www.amazon.com/Hooked-Feather.../dp/1574329731
http://www.amazon.com/Hooked-Feather.../dp/1574329731
As you can see, I love feathers.
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I can only draw and quilt feathers going from the "bottom" to the "top". So on this tute... http://featheredfibers.wordpress.com...hand-feathers/ I have to back track back to the bottom of the spine. I can do this in any direction, sideways pointing left, sideways pointing right and upside down but I always have to be going in that bottom to top form. Took me a while to figure that out. I do the "hump and bump" method which means I backtrack over every other feather. I do it on the "hump" of the plume, the blog I linked backtracks over the line between plumes. Diane Gaudynski leaves a gap between plumes and echos around them.
In addition to hooked of feathers, I suggest getting Harriett Hargraves Heirloom machine quilting book and Diane Guadynski's book Guide to Machine quilting. Both of them are pioneers in machine quilting and do exquisite feathers and have very good step by step instructions just for DSM quilters. I credit them with learning how to do them.
I quilt on a longarm but have seen some DSM quilters acheive gorgeous feathers.[ATTACH=CONFIG]391758[/ATTACH]
In addition to hooked of feathers, I suggest getting Harriett Hargraves Heirloom machine quilting book and Diane Guadynski's book Guide to Machine quilting. Both of them are pioneers in machine quilting and do exquisite feathers and have very good step by step instructions just for DSM quilters. I credit them with learning how to do them.
I quilt on a longarm but have seen some DSM quilters acheive gorgeous feathers.[ATTACH=CONFIG]391758[/ATTACH]
#7
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I visited a You Tube video yesterday 58 min. long, named "What to Quilt on your Quilt" . It was long, but very well worth the viewing. A long arm quilter / shop owner was giving a demo and seminar on what to quilt on your quilt. Very enjoyable and enlighting. I thought someone posted the info on yesterday's Board, but can't seem to find it, I did save the side's name, so you might want to check it out. She gave a lot of info on making feathers and general quilting a top. I definitely know I found the site on the Board, perhaps someone else can direct you to it better. I would recommend everyone - like myself who are not long armers and who don't do so great on quilting watching it.
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I visited a You Tube video yesterday 58 min. long, named "What to Quilt on your Quilt" . It was long, but very well worth the viewing. A long arm quilter / shop owner was giving a demo and seminar on what to quilt on your quilt. Very enjoyable and enlighting. I thought someone posted the info on yesterday's Board, but can't seem to find it, I did save the side's name, so you might want to check it out. She gave a lot of info on making feathers and general quilting a top. I definitely know I found the site on the Board, perhaps someone else can direct you to it better. I would recommend everyone - like myself who are not long armers and who don't do so great on quilting watching it.
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