Quilt Feathers Patterns and Techniques
Peg SpradlinDescription
Peg Spradlin adds some elegance and beauty to your quilt top by teaching you how to add freeing feathers. Learn how to draft a traditional feather starting with the height and spine. As you become more comfortable with this you will be able to make feathered cables and feathered wreaths.
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In my opinion, formal feathers should consist of curves only. The spine should curve to give a general shape, and the "height" or limits curves should gently echo the spine on each side of the spine. I disagree with retracing the pedal caps. If that is done, the result will be that every other pedal cap will stand out because it is doubled. I think only the stems of the pedals should be retraced, as any "wondering" off the line will not be as noticeable as it is on the caps. I tend to stitch the pedals on the concave side of the spine first, whichever side that may be. Then I continue the opposite side in the opposite direction along the spine. That means being able to stitch the pedals from the bottom up, or from the top down. Bottom down actually seems easier to me, as I can see the limit curve more clearly stitching in that direction. If you want nice looking formal feathers, don't be in a hurry to bring your pedal stem back to the spine. The divergent angle between spine and stem should never be more than 15 degrees.
I loved the instruction using the spine and height lines but how did she transfer her design to the fabric?
Do you have the feed dogs down?
I've made a dog quilt and need help on how to quilt it. I've done in the ditch around the squares and the different dogs . But how else should I quilt??? It seems undone.