shadows4 Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 This is just off the rack at 3:45 am. Very easy piecing, but I had so much fun with the colors. It's from a Quilt It magazine and was designed by Paulette Peters (just trying to give credit where it's due) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadows4 Posted December 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Here\'s another look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadows4 Posted December 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 And another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadows4 Posted December 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Here\'s the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadows4 Posted December 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 A little closer of the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loes Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Wonderful, wow, beautiful!!! Very impressive. In dutch: prachtig!! and, aahm, 3.45 am... isn\'t that in the middle of the night??? So you really can quilt In Your Dreams!!! Loes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Fantastic!! RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsktsn3cats Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Love those feathers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Hi Jeanne, Your quilt and the quilting are fabulous! Question: I notice that each segment of feathers are separate? right? You place one large feather segment in place, complete it---and then do another segment in another direction up close to the last feather segment...or at least that is how it appears as a study the pictures you posted. No spines, and no connection between each feather set. I want to try this---I\'ve been here at the computer drawing on paper--thank you for sharing all the pictures of your beautiful quilt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenMcManus Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Your quilt is beautiful! Did you use the same color thread on front and back? It looks like no pokies. Excellent. Just gorgeous. Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Jeanne, I just love this...isn\'t it great when the back looks as pretty as the front? It looks to me like you used a thinner thread, SoFine or BottomLine both same color? Excellent...now I need to go start a quilt! Heidi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanette Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 So beautiful!!! And I love it when pics of the back are posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaii Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Wow, your feathering makes this quilt flow!!! And your choice of colors, beautiful! I\'m with Sparkle, what technique did you use to make these gorgeous feathers - looks like there is NO backtracking - very smooth. This makes for a great edge to edge. Did you draw in your spines or just go for it??? Salivating...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Gorgeous freeflow feathers - well done - do share some info on technique and thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaB Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 FABULOUS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Adding to the list of kudos... Beautiful. Nice fabric choices ...the front and back are just lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Oh Jeanne, It\'s beautiful. Did you mark the feathers at all? I love the colors. So calming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsigler Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 How gorgeous. Stunning. Inspiring! I\'m going to get off my duff now and quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Jeanne, I dito what everyone else wrote. Your top is so pretty (love the colors) and the quilting makes it so gorgeous! I love the feathers! Please share your technique. Sandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadows4 Posted December 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Thank you so much!! This feather technique has gotten to be my favorite allover. I do it totally freehand. What I\'m embarrassed to admit is that it kinda evolved from watching one of Sharon Schambers little mini superfast clips. First I tried to do her feathers and got so frustrated that I didn\'t think I would ever be able to follow the lines back to the spines so perfectly like she does. So I started doing them this way and have really gotten to where I\'m kinda happy with them this way. Plus hers are more planned out, mine are totally random. I tried to show with my paint program how I did it. I start at the tip of the feather where the arrow marks are. Stitch the spine however you want it to go. When you get it the length you want, start making the feathers from the bottom up. When you get to the top, outline the feathers you just made. That takes you to the bottom again where you start making the feathers on the other side from the bottom up. When you reach the top, outline that side you just made. That takes you to the bottom of your feather. From there I decide where I want the next spine to go and what shape I want it and start all over again. I try to remember to leave enough room between the different groups of feathers for the outlines, though I don\'t always do a great job at that. This type of feather is very forgiving, which is what I need. Plus it\'s fun to do. Sharon Schamber would probably faint if she saw mine and hear that these were my version of hers. The exciting thing about these is that Sara Nephew, who has written 18 books, and is currently finishing up her 19th, asked me to quilt these feathers on one of the quilts that will be in this next book that comes out in May, 2008. I can\'t show the pictures yet, but hopefully, in the next few months I\'ll be able to. Thanks again, everyone. This is the best place to come to!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadows4 Posted December 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Boy, do they have a class on using the paint program? I guess it\'s one of those PPP things. It\'s harder than quilting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeAnn Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Jeanne, Great feathers!!! I was trying to follow your directions and the picture. Do you work across your quilt right to left? It seems you end up at the bottom of the feather and decide where to go from there. I want to learn feathers and am trying every technique I see. Yours are wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anita Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Oh, my gosh! Lovin\' it! The feathers are wonderful and create an awesome motion with the color and pattern. I almost feel myself floating on waves in the Caribbean. Anita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadows4 Posted December 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 LeeAnn, Yes, that\'s the way I do them. I\'m sure I could do them longer without so many "separate" feathers, but I like the way they are all different. Thanks again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoAnnHoffman Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 I would enter that in the overlall design category at MQS. Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.