I’ve finished stitching all ten of the large feathers in the outer sashing of my On the Road to Minnesota mystery quilt. This quilt was my first attempt at free-motion feathers, and I am so pleased with how it has turned out. Although they are far from perfect, they look just fine when not being [...]
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Finished Feathers!
Posted in quilting, tagged Border Creek Station, feathers, free-motion, machine quilting, On the Road to Minnesota, quilt, quilting on Thursday January 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Free-Motion Quilting Tips
Posted in quilting, tagged free-motion, Golden Threads, machine quilting, marking, On the Road to Minnesota, quilting, Sew Slip, thread, tips on Tuesday December 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I just finished stitching the second of the big feathers on my On the Road to Minnesota quilt. Now I am taking a break, and I decided to write down a few things I’ve figured out while working on this quilt. I thought if I wrote them down, I might actually remember them next time.
Golden [...]
One Down, Nine To Go
Posted in quilting, tagged Border Creek Station, feathers, free-motion, machine quilting, On the Road to Minnesota, quilting on Saturday November 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Of course, I decided to go for the more complicated feather pattern, of the two I posted last time. I didn’t even bother to make a trial – I just decided to jump right in. So, here goes:
The pattern, traced on Golden Threads paper, and pinned to the quilt.
Partway through sewing. It wasn’t that much [...]
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