Here's the plan:
- Today: Feb. 4, 2014--Hook Feathers--the easiest I know of!
- Next Week: Feb. 11, 2014--Long-arm Feathers two ways--the most versatile but takes some practice along with some continuous curve ruler quilting.
- Feb. 18, 2014--Heirloom Feathers, also nick-named "bump-back" feathers (you'll see why)--and announce the winner of the Giveaway.
- Feb. 25, 2014--Heirloom Feathers without the "bump-back". Is it REALLY possible? Yep, I'll show you two ways to get around the conundrum.
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| Inside this triangle in the photo is shown a hook-feather. |
STEP ONE: Start by choosing a vine. It can simply be "chosen" as a the ditch of a border--as in the photo above, drawn on with a wash-away or air-eraseable pen or traced & quilted at the same time using a long-arm ruler.
STEP TWO: Quilt your starting plume.
STEP THREE: Hook to the starting plume and thinly echo out. The trick to making the feather appear is to make this hook going out as thin as possible.
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| The bottom border of this photo is from the first time I ever quilted one of these feathers. I took a class from Irena Blum at HMQS where she taught "bump-back" feathers. Convinced that I couldn't do them after leaving the class as my machine does not have a stitch regulator, I tried this hook-feather from a Sally Terry book. I really loved how it turned out. But as you will see, my fascination with feathers did not end until I could flawlessly quilt all types of feathers--even bump-backs without a stitch regulator. I think I was a crazy "woman on a mission" for a year learning and practicing these techniques to my satisfaction. Obviously, I like quilted feathers. :) |
Well, I'd sure love to see what you've been working on. Please feel free to join the linky party below and show off your fun projects!
