Sheri Butler Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 DITTO BONNIE. For the life of me, I had a problem doing feather's in different directions without marking on my quilt. MYRNA..."LUV YA M"...her class was the best "lightbulb" moment for me. No backtracking over the bumps, etc..and I just kept rolling. Been feathering up a storm ever since. Now I can do ANY feather design! And, someone will have to pry Myrna's DVD's away from my DEAD fingers before i'll give em up!!! Originally posted by Bonnie H As a beginning feather-maker myself, I find some of the easiest feathers are the feathers that don't come back and touch the spine and don't touch each other as much as the more formal feathers do. With these you don't have to worry about perfect back-tracking and thread build-up on the spine. They look great and are fun. Myrna Fricken has a DVD that I like called FowlProof Feathers. You can view a little video on it here: http://aquilterschoice.danemcoweb.com/shop/product/fowlproof-feathers/ Cory has told me about Sally Terry's book Hooked on Feathers and I plan on getting that soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestieMom Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Hang in there! I practice my feathers on a practice piece on the machine, on a white board, on scraps of paper...I even doodle feathers while sitting in meetings at work! Every morning I make time to sit at the kitchen table to have a cup of coffee (or two) and...you guessed it...I'm doodling feathers. I haven't been brave enough to try them yet on a quilt, but I think I'm almost there...just need to make the leap. Everyone gives great advice. One thing I would recommend is drawing the feathers in all different directions. I found I was always drawing them in the same direction and that causes a problem. So, remember to draw those feathers in every direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted April 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Well I ordered Myrna's DVD. I sure hope I learn something from it. At least enough to make a quilt look better than what they are right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrna Ficken Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 The DVD is in the mail today. Thank all of you for the recommendations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted April 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Originally posted by Myrna Ficken The DVD is in the mail today. Thank all of you for the recommendations I got it and watch both of them. Now to get the nerve to try and do something like what you have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 U CAN do it Juju!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted April 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 TextWant to thank Myrna not only did she Text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted April 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Thank you Myrna for the work sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrna Ficken Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Juju you are so welcome. Hope it helps. You know we aren't that far apart, just a couple hundred miles. You could take a little trip and take a class or two with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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