Feather quilt

Olivia Jane Handcrafted

Paper piecing is the perfect technique for sewing feathers, especially when you are changing fabrics frequently. Anne, of Play Crafts, demonstrates this with her beautifully executed quilt block, C…

Natalia Bonner on Instagram: "Comment 'feather', and I'll send you the link to my FREE class: Free-Motion Filler Frenzy. When machine quilting feathers, I like to add an echo. This not only serves as a traveling stitch but also beautifully finishes off the feather. #quilting #machinequilting #freemotionquilting #quiltingtips #crafting #sewingprojects"

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Last month when I showed the photos of Chloe's graduation quilt, Wings to Fly, I suggested that I'd have more to say about feathers at a later date. Well, today's the day! I have found these feathers to be pretty easy to do, especially if you are already familiar with improv tech

Interested in quilting feathers on your quilt but not sure how to include them? Check out these 15 ways to quilt feathers in different shapes.

Tia on Instagram: "Here is a cute freehand feather. This is a fairly narrow border, so there wasn't much room to do a crazy feather, so I just did half a feather. I will post what I did in the outside of the feather in another video. Do you enjoy quilting feathers?"

When delving into the world of custom quilting there is one design element that virtually all quilters want to learn to create – feathers! The best part is, with a little practice anyone can create beautiful flowing feathers.

Cosmic Feathers is a modern take on the lone star design. The Small Throw has 24 feathers, while the Large Throw has 48 feathers. The 16 Color Version uses 16 fabrics once within each feather, while the 8 Color Version uses 8 fabrics twice within each feather. The scrappy version is totally up to you, taking note that each 2” x 21” strip will show up as six diamonds within the quilt top. In addition to half yards, fat quarters, and fat eighths, the pattern includes instructions for using…

I chose to make these blocks this way simply because it worked better for me with this particular block. If you like to paper piece, go for it! The rules for this challenge/block exchange are that each participating member makes 15 blocks, the 6 x 12 size, using solids or patterned fabric...no batiks. Marija's lovely patterns are here. (The post can be located in the October 2013 meeting post/feather swap) Hopefully, this will help...though I have been told that my method is confusing...all…