DEJAHG

I'm just in awe! I keep reading and seeing gorgeous outcomes for those that take the Craftsy classes...just wonder what their skill level was BEFORE taking the class??? I can't fathom I could learn to produce this from a class....were you a very accomplished quilter before the class? Curious, and thanks for sharing!!!

gabeway

Spectacular! Really amazing!

grammysharon

All I can say is stunning!!!!!

azwendyg

Dejahg~I've been working on my FMQing for 3 years or so in my spare time and was already comfortable with my machine and with doing feathers, etc. What this class is teaching me is better design skills. I'm learning how to combine motifs, stack designs on top of one another, and utilize background "shadow" textures. The cathedral window and parallel lines are new to me also. I'm learning so much from this class that will help to make me a better FMQer! If you check out some of my posts from the last couple of years, you'll see what I was doing "before" this class. "After" this class, I am starting to be able to make my designs have more dimension and texture, whereas before, they were seeming flat.

I think there are other Craftsy classes that might focus more on building FMQing skills, then you can move on to something like this.

SewExtremeSeams

It is very beautiful. What brand pencil are you using to get such fine detailing?

feline fanatic

Definitely droolworthy.

azwendyg

I used Sewline fabric pencils http://www.sewline-product.com/Sewline_Fabric_Pencil with the pink ceramic lead for this one. (Note: ALWAYS test first...I ruined a baby quilt using the grey, graphite lead that came with this pencil...now my daughter's dog has that quilt.)

I didn't mark all the details; just things like the on-point square, the square grid for the cathedral windows, the arc edge for the border, and the spine and outer boundary for the feather. It was great for marking the ½" cathedral window grid especially! On this piece it washed out just fine when I soaked the piece for blocking.

azwendyg

Tammy, Have you posted any projects to the class yet? I'd love to see what you're doing with it.

Helen S

Beautiful work!

deanneellen

This looks like a work of art that should be displayed on your wall, not hidden by a dinner plate! Beautiful!