The feather quilting class that I'm taking with Bethanne Nemesch ends today. We will have access to watch the videos again throughout May but today is the last class. I have really enjoyed this format so much more than an in-person class. I like being able to watch the lessons and practice on my own schedule and to be able to do it on my machine. I started practicing on just plain fabric loaded on the machine but I've always hated practicing that way. I have a strong need to make everything I do "useful". So I switched to practicing on the veterans quilts. Three of them have now been done very fancy with feathers! Here's the latest one. The block format of this quilt made it a natural for square feathered wreaths. Bethanne says that she uses this ribbon feather motif on many of her Quilts of Valor and, now that I've used it, I'd say it's perfect! I believe that I've now quilted about 20 feathered wreaths WITH CENTERS! I'm pretty darned pleased with my wreath centers now. Here's the back. I alternated the direction of the feathers and I think that created a cool pattern where the edges of the wreaths meet. I was in a little more of a hurry to get the second one done so it got a continuous curves treatment. I got them quilted, trimmed and photographed before we left for dinner with friends. Here's how the CC quilting looks on the back. The secondary patterns created with CC quilt are always cool to see. I also won an bobbin chicken. It was a good day all around!
Debbie Bailey
4/23/2021 12:17:47 pm
Love when I beat the bobbin! Beautiful quilting. 4/23/2021 04:50:32 pm
Oh, I love your feathered wreaths. Do you do it all freehand or are you guided by a circle template? I would give anything to quilt like that.
Gene Black
4/24/2021 08:36:28 am
You have every right to be proud of those feathered wreaths. They look near perfect. And I see that you can do them with the curlicues going in either direction. 4/24/2021 08:39:13 am
Oh Vicki.....your feather practice is really paying off! Those are some yummy feathers. Keep at it.
patty
4/26/2021 08:49:45 am
Your feathers are beautiful! You just keep getting better and better at them!
Alycia Quilts
4/27/2021 10:07:13 am
AWESOME!!!! Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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