sylkamode Posted October 13, 2006 Report Posted October 13, 2006 Ok, my last quilt - just finished it this week - is a sample for making freehand feathers. I have noticed that a lot of freehand feathers are made the same way it is done by hand quilting, but I find it difficult to retrack the feather path. So I thought of avoiding this, and making feathers 'loose', and off the main track. I first made a meandering spine, and made feathers freehand, from left to right on my quilt. After that I have meandered to fill up the gaps. I really loved making this, because the possibilities seems endless to me: with or without meadering for the large gaps, different kind of feathers, echoing feathers etc. Sylvia Kaptein Sylka-Mode www.sylkamode.com
sylkamode Posted October 13, 2006 Author Report Posted October 13, 2006 and this is a detailed picture of the quilt
onesewise Posted October 13, 2006 Report Posted October 13, 2006 neat and creative..how come you're so good so fast? Didn't you just get set up..or is this an upgrade from an older machine? Seems I just read your post about recently getting your machine...am I wrong?Elaine
sylkamode Posted October 13, 2006 Author Report Posted October 13, 2006 Hi Elaine, You are right, I have received my machine just three weeks ago, and having fun with it from the start. I have worked with a normal sewing machine for a couple of years, with freehand quilting and meandering, and allthough I know working on a Long Arm machine is totally different, it seems that the feeling for freehand is there already. The difference is that with a sewing machine, you have to move the sandwich - which is very difficult when it is a large quilt ( I have done that too ), and with the Long Arm machine you move the machine. If feels like drawing with a very, very big pencil. I am also thrilled that things are going so smooth, and I don't know why this is happening. I have tried the Pantograph too, but that seems a lot harder to quilt... Sylvia www.sylkamode.com
jeanros Posted October 13, 2006 Report Posted October 13, 2006 Sylvia, You did a great job on freehand feathering, I haven't tried doing it that way but it looks great. Jean Millenium
ramona-quilter Posted October 13, 2006 Report Posted October 13, 2006 Sylvia, Love those feathers. Way to go.
Charlene Posted October 13, 2006 Report Posted October 13, 2006 Sylvia, Very nice job on the feathers. They give a lot of movement across the quilt. Char
FrammaJoy Posted October 13, 2006 Report Posted October 13, 2006 Now, why didn't someone think of THAT sooner??? They look great that way. That bird just had thin "hair", like me, lol! They look wonderful and so does your meandering. I'm saving a picture of this. Hugs, Joy
pfrost Posted October 13, 2006 Report Posted October 13, 2006 Very nice look & a good concept. I really like the fact that the quilting isn't too dense--one gets the feathers, but not too much of a good thing! Looking forward to seeing other innovative ideas you come up with! Pat AZ:cool: Mille
Phyllis Wright Posted October 13, 2006 Report Posted October 13, 2006 Very nice alternative to an all over miander and almost as quick I would think. Great job.
ClaudiaPfeil Posted October 13, 2006 Report Posted October 13, 2006 Your quilts are really nice! And you should tell that your machine arrived three or four weeks ago! :cool: I think you will have a great quilting future;) See you next week at the European Quiltchampionships in Waalre/Netherlands:D;), where OUR Myrna Ficken will be the judge:D best wishes from over the ocean.... Claudia
GERRY Posted October 13, 2006 Report Posted October 13, 2006 Good pic's:) great feathers:D meandering between is so smart:) You girl are going to one of the ones I have to look up to, like some of the other quilt dida's on this forum..............talant really shines in some people, & you are lighting up all over the place. Funny how all our brains are wired differantly, I find Ponto's easy & free motion not so. You find freemotion a piece of cake, & panto's not. Great job !!!
quiltmonkey Posted October 13, 2006 Report Posted October 13, 2006 Sylvia, You are a natural. Very nice quilting. Shana
JudyL Posted October 13, 2006 Report Posted October 13, 2006 Sylvia: Your work is beautiful! Looks like you are having fun and you and the Millennium are best friends already. Keep showing us your pictures please!
PattyJo Posted October 13, 2006 Report Posted October 13, 2006 Hi Sylvia, Your feathers are great. I'm still trying to "get it" and each quilt I do gets better & better but nothing like yours. GREAT JOB!!! I also look forward to more pics from you. You truly have a great talent & you found it!!!
Myrna Ficken Posted October 13, 2006 Report Posted October 13, 2006 Great job Sylvia, I look forward to meeting you next week. Myrna
carolvandenburg Posted October 13, 2006 Report Posted October 13, 2006 Sylvia, What a great idea! I love the effect. A new creative twist on an old favorite. Great job. Keep those creative juices flowing.
sylkamode Posted October 14, 2006 Author Report Posted October 14, 2006 Thank you ladies, for your kind words. Claudia, looking forward to see you in Waalre, and Myrna too. Sylvia Kaptein Sylka-Mode www.sylkamode.com
Bekah Posted October 16, 2006 Report Posted October 16, 2006 Wow Sylvia, Great feathers. they are beautiful. I am going to print the picture out and put it by my machine so I can practice on them. I find I can feather one side but the other leaves a lot to be desired. You are a natural. Please keep posting pictures.
countrystitcher Posted October 16, 2006 Report Posted October 16, 2006 Great, great feathers. I can draw them a million times on paper or my erase board, but have not taken them to the machine yet. I'm taking a class from Suzanne Early on Wednesday and hope to be able to do feathers freehand and with flair by the end of the day. Thanks for sharing.
grammydiane Posted October 18, 2006 Report Posted October 18, 2006 OK...I'm going to ask a dumb question. After you make your spine, do you come down one side and go back up the other side, or do you stop and go back to the top of the feather and start coming down the other side. Did that make sense? I love your feathers because they are loose and it would seem that it would make the quilt softer. I too am making a copy of this picture if you don't mind. I like them because they are less formal and could be used on all types of quilts. Thanks so much for sharing.
countrystitcher Posted October 19, 2006 Report Posted October 19, 2006 Just yesterday I took a fantastic class from Suzanne Earley in Traer, Iowa. If you are interested in feathers, the meandering spine and lots of options - you need her book, Meandering Magic. Suzanne is a very wonderful teacher, so patient with a beginner whose feathers looked like "hotdogs" and "bananas" or "potato chips". She uses the "over the top" method and I know if I PPP that eventually I will get it. Thank you Suzanne.
sylkamode Posted October 23, 2006 Author Report Posted October 23, 2006 Hi Diane, I am making the spine like a large meandering, then I begin at the left, above the spine, and make the feathers all the way to the right. After that I start again at the left, and make the feathers under the spine. Works very fast! We are just back from the EQC in Waalre, where Myrna and Claudia were too. Wonderful event, very busy, and it was fun to meet them in person! Sylvia Kaptein Sylka-Mode www.sylkamode.com
quiltnutt Posted October 23, 2006 Report Posted October 23, 2006 Your feathers are wonderful. I love making them and your way looks so nice. I'm going to have to try them.:D
jmyhogan Posted October 25, 2006 Report Posted October 25, 2006 Beautiful work. I have been practicing on our Millie for about three weeks and am not anyhere close to what you have done. Bravo for you.
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