Originally Posted by
paulswalia
Did you mark your feathers? I'm still struggling with them - can only do them if I mark first - no way can I do them free hand. I LOVE the mix of old/new - your quilt shows today's style with an homage to the past. Great job!
Word... the feathers would never have been the same size if I had done them freehand. I got a large sheet of newsprint, traced the outlines of the corners and the sides and started drawing feathers with a pencil, erasing what I didn't like. When I liked what I had, I traced them with a Sharpie to make them stand out. I taped the drawing down on a light box, put the quilt top on the drawing, and traced it with a blue, water-soluble marker. There were so many repeats on this quilt that I only had to have three drawings... one small side section and two different corners. I didn't have to follow the markings exactly. I just needed to keep them the same size.
"today's style with an homage to the past" I LOVE THIS!
If anyone mentions the old and new aspects of this quilt, I'm gonna tell them what you said!!!
