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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Practicing Feathers

I can't remember the last time I quilted feathers.  I LOVE feathers!  But the last few quilts I have done didn't call for feathers, or they were modern, or, I needed to do a panto.  So...  I have had these orphan blocks on my design wall.  Not sure what I was going to do with them.  Yep, I slapped some big borders on this cute little pumpkin and added some orange thread. It was so much fun!

 I started out without a warm up.  I won't do that again.  I had intended on NOT doing hump and bump feathers, but then I just naturally did.  That's how I learned.  Then I corrected myself to do more whimsical ones.  I took a class last year at Road 2 CA from Dawn Cavanaugh (great class!) on whimsical feathers.  I haven't practiced them once.  I will be posted more about feathers, that's for sure.




Not sure I like the way I did the background to the pumpkin.  I just followed the design in the fabric.  Oh, well, I am NOT going to skin this one.  Nope!  I just did some skinning yesterday.  Once a week is enough!
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10 comments:

  1. Deb@asimplelifequiltsJanuary 22, 2013 at 6:42 AM

    Wow! Your feathers are gorgeous and love how the orange threads looks with the pumpkin center.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 22, 2013 at 6:54 AM

    your feathers are fun! i learned the hump and bump at MQR bootcamp...love that look, but need to branch out a bit and try some more whimsical feathers..yours look great! Thanks Mary!

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  3. MTN MAMAJanuary 22, 2013 at 8:04 AM

    I am starting to quilt all my quilts after sending them to professional long arm quilters for years. I LOVE feathers. They are so fun to do. I have a lot to learn but at this stage am getting a lot of satisfaction from the hump and bump method.

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  4. Connie Kresin CampbellJanuary 22, 2013 at 8:18 AM

    Your feathers look beautiful whether they are hump and bump or whimsical! Your work makes me want to work on feathers....and get as good as you! Thanks for sharing.
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  5. Stella NemethJanuary 22, 2013 at 8:53 AM

    The feathers are beautiful. And feathers are always impressive and yours qualify for that as well.

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  6. BillieBee (billiemick)January 22, 2013 at 10:31 AM

    Wow......wonderful feathers.

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