Mary Beth Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 okay here goes...this is a tough one so stick with me. If you were to stitch a spine for a feathered border. Then starting on the left end of the spine, stitch your first "bump", then come back up to form another one, you will do a kind of "c" shape to form the top of your 2nd feather, stopping at your first feather. Then you have to follow the line of the top of the 2nd feather or bump-bump and start the top of the 3rd feather, stitching down to the spine. Then repeat just like you did the 2nd and 3rd feathers until you are to a stopping point. See, I knew that was going to be as clear as muddy water. I tried to find a picture for you on the internet, but cannot...sorry. Maybe someone else will chime in and give a better description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appr216 Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Beautiful, you are very talented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 That is one luscious, full-feathered beauty! So nice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Wow, Laura! You've really done a great job on this, It's just beautiful! Thank you for sharing! It's so great to see what everyone is working on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxooms Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Very beautiful...and a creative way to quilt this pieced pattern. It adds so much interest and dimension to the quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judi Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Laura - what you quilted on there is just perfect! Love the quilt, and would not have thought to put such a nice feather on there myself..... Thanks for the photos and the great ideas!! Keep them coming!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebm Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Laura, your quilting is wonderful...an inspiration to a newbie...it's just hard to believe someone can do such beautiful work freehand...one more question...how many months--years--have you been doing this? Jane Michener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Farnham Posted September 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Thanks again!! You guys are too much! I got my machine in August of 06. So just over a year now. I learn something new every time I work on it. Sometimes good. Sometimes bad. But always learning something new. Practice is the key. That and not being afraid to try something new. Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylkamode Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Looks great! Sylvia Kaptein Sylka-Mode www.sylkamode.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynne Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Everyone probably knows this, but can someone explain what the bump bump method is Karen McTavish demos it in the DVD that comes with one of her books...it's great because you can actually see her do it. I can't explain it, but I can do it now, thanks to the DVD! Lynne in Ann Arbor The Red Boot Quiltery APQS Freedom SR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Originally posted by Lynne Everyone probably knows this, but can someone explain what the bump bump method is Karen McTavish demos it in the DVD that comes with one of her books...it's great because you can actually see her do it. I can't explain it, but I can do it now, thanks to the DVD! Lynne in Ann Arbor The Red Boot Quiltery APQS Freedom SR OK kiddos: I found a link to our very own Sherry Rogers Harrison's book "Formal Feathers" (I have this book and it is a great way to practice these feathers). Click on this link and you will see photos with a diagram and arrows indicating the sequence of moving the longarm to make the "bump bump" feathers. http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2739231980028393189ZoglXO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landgtino Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 BEAUTIFUL!!!! Wow, if I was the customer, and came to pick the uilt up, my jaw would hit the floor! Do you know what the uilt pattern is? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Gael, I think this quilt block is called Jacob's Ladder. I love this quilt block and I've made scrappy quilts with it - it looks wonderful in a scrappy quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patch Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Ooooo.... drooooooooollllll..... it reminds me of cream puffs..... yum!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxie Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 Very beautiful job, I hope someday to be able to quilt that well. Stunning blocks especially the way they are set together. How long have you been quilting? Roxie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsbishwit Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Laura, Beautiful feathers! What can be said that hasn't already been said, lol Keep posting pics, we love to oooh and aaaaahhh :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iquiltit Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 OMG !!!!!! what beautif:P:Dul feathers someday when I grow up I want to quilt feathers like that freehand or otherwise lol BEAUTIFUL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebFigved Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Love your "dinner plate" design. Looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weimboyz Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 Wow, I simply wonderful!! This is beautiful!! Olivia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 Beautiful Laura! Very nice feathers. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patch Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 This is just soooo incredibly pretty, I just had to post it again! Ah! what a GREAT job you did on those feathers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Laura those feathers and the way you quilted the quilt is so beautiful I almost shorted out my keyboard with drool LOL. You should be so proud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryll Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. It should win a ribbon in a show. I hope it does. Great job! Cheryll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 HOw did the color run problem work out? I hope she got it cleaned up so she can enter it into competition. Be sure she gives you credit as the quilter if she does enter it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 If I drool over this quilt any more, I'm going to buy stock in Kleenex... It is gorgeous... piecing and quilting.. Lots of ideas there and thank you for that side of it. I'm curious about a couple things.. how large is one square.. like one section with all the orange & white that form a block, and how big are the colored blocks in the border? I'm trying to "see"in my mind, how large/small your circle of feathers are and how wide the undulating border of feathers.. You dis GORGEOUS!!!! RitaA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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