Thursday, February 12, 2009

Variety in feathermaking

This is another method for making feathers - by Sally Terry. She makes her feathers with a "hook". I tried it - this is my first try and it works just fine. I think you can see it well on this practice sample.
My quilting thread is a limey, lustrous green and it shows really well on this dark fabric.

Many of you know I do my quilting on a DSM. And some of you may also be noticing but politely not mentioning that I'm doing a lot more practing than actually DOING! ARgghhhh - I KNOW it! 8-( The thing that holds me up more than anything is that danged sandwiching!
Posted by at
Labels: , ,

16 comments:

  1. Lisa Boyer2/12/09, 8:18 PM

    Looks great to me! The practicing is working, at least!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Kay Koeper Sorensen2/12/09, 8:34 PM

    I've never seen feathers done that way before. It is very interesting and yours look great.
    K

    ReplyDelete
  3. Purple Pam2/12/09, 9:39 PM

    Your samples certainly look great. I know what you mean about the quilt sandwich. So much time taken for basting for me, but that is a necessary evil. Have you ever used the spray adhesive to make the sandwich? Glad you are feeling better. Me too, today.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Lindah2/12/09, 9:56 PM

    Oh, that's a lovely feather. It's so full and lush. I'm glad you're feelin better. Nasty ol' bugs!

    ReplyDelete
  5. ~Joan2/13/09, 5:07 AM

    Very C-O-O-L!!

    How is hubby faring with the new weight-loss program?

    ~Joan

    ReplyDelete
  6. Joyce2/13/09, 5:21 AM

    Your feather looks so good! One of the things I like best about my quilt frame is not having to pin the sandwich. It has saved my knees from destruction!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Paula, the quilter2/13/09, 6:27 AM

    I like that feather! You say it is easy to do? I'll have to give it a go, I have a practice piece already sandwiched.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Cathi2/13/09, 6:53 AM

    That feather looks super. I'm going to have a look for that book.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Elsie Montgomery2/13/09, 10:14 AM

    Wow, very nice feather. The sandwiching was the main reason I now have an HQ-16. No more pin-basting (except small ones that I'll do on my DM). The book is on my wish list. Thanks for posting this!

    ReplyDelete
  10. SubeeSews2/13/09, 10:29 AM

    Do you have you DSM in a frame or are you sewing from a cabinet? Totally love those feathers. I want to do feathers in my Batik Virginia Bound.
    Subee

    ReplyDelete
  11. Bethany2/13/09, 10:59 AM

    I bought this book a couple of weeks ago and love it. The feathers are so easy and look beautiful. It's now one of my favorite books.

    Your quilting looks wonderful!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Jeanne2/13/09, 3:34 PM

    This looks so interesting! Thanks for the tip on the book. I'll have to check it out.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Tanya2/14/09, 5:24 PM

    The feather looks great! Hey at least you are practicing! I just keep SAYING I want to do DSM machine quilting but I don't think I've ever shown any practice item which means I haven't really practiced much...

    ReplyDelete
  14. Quilts And Pieces2/15/09, 8:48 PM

    ooo - I like the looks of what you did and this book! I may have to check this out!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Jenni2/16/09, 8:18 PM

    I think you could stop practising now Elaine! That's a great looking feather.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Helen in the UK2/25/09, 11:57 AM

    COOL!!! Not seen this type of feather before :)

    ReplyDelete

I no longer will accept Anonymous comments. I hope my adjustments to Comments do not cause anyone hardships.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)