It must be every quilters' dream to produce workmanship like this, but unfortunately, I am nowhere near this level of work. I thought I did quite well with these quilts and
not too bad with this one ...
...but let's be honest I've still got a long way to go :-)
So onto this month's offering - first some practice.....
...not brilliant, but a couple of lessons learnt!
I must reposition my hands more often.
I must practice echo quilting - this is awful
I must stop being afraid of my machine
I found these small feathers more difficult than larger ones on a quilt
Bearing all this in mind, for my folder sample I decide to go with what I feel I do best, and that's free form feathers a la Patsy Thompson which I've been practicing forever! Still not perfect, but something I feel more comfortable with.
Don't get me wrong, I am a great fan of Diane Gaudynski and her work, and who knows - maybe one day I will be able to quilt these wonderful feathers !!
8 comments:
Your feathers are lovely! I have just done my first feathers but I have to do them "my" way, I have tried doing them like other people do and they look a mess. I don't think it matters how you do them. x
Your feathers are gorgeous!
I am going featherless...it is beyond my expertise...
Your block just gave me a Christmas idea...now to find oversized checkers for the oversized checkerboard... Thanks.
I think you did a great job
I think they all look great, but especially the last one.
I just looked to my right, where I have your quilt displayed, and your feather quilting is fantastic! I love my little quilt!
I think your feathers look fab! I guess with any FMQ it is practice practice practice :o)
Your feathers are fantastic, you need to do YOUR own feathers, develope your own style,they are the one's you'll do best. Once I stopped trying to do exactly what others were doing and did my own version - my work improved immensely! Just keep practicing!
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