Are Feathers Over Done?
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Then you could ask the question--"Is stippling overdone?" and you could ask "Is SID overdone?" and you could answer "YES" to both. So to answer your answer your qustion--"Whatever floats your boat! Do what makes you happy!"
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Some of the really dense and imaginative quilting, especially what seems to be competition bound is really amazing. However, I can't imagine it on anything but some type of art piece. Do you think some are going for that look? I think sometimes we can get too caught up in the latest "trends"--wanting to be on the "cutting edge" and all that. Too much of a good thing looks exactly like what it is, too much!
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i like feathers a lot. and i agree that i would like to see more open areas of piecework and not see the quilting overwhelm the piecing. but here's another thing: i would like to see another kind of design. it seems that i see the same designs all the time. bubbles, bananas, vines, cables, meanders, feathers, curls, etc.
when i check out the leah day website, i see hundreds of other interesting patterns for quilting, but i hardly ever see them being used on an actual quilt. feathers will always be the favorite if feathers is all anyone sees.
when i check out the leah day website, i see hundreds of other interesting patterns for quilting, but i hardly ever see them being used on an actual quilt. feathers will always be the favorite if feathers is all anyone sees.
#17
I love feathers. I doubt they could be overdone--for me. However, I like the looser feathers on a bed quilt and the heavier work on a wall quilt. And I'm really happy to see a quilter throw in some dragonflies! I think that it's like all things beautiful -- or ugly. It's in the eye of the beholder.
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
i like feathers a lot. and i agree that i would like to see more open areas of piecework and not see the quilting overwhelm the piecing. but here's another thing: i would like to see another kind of design. it seems that i see the same designs all the time. bubbles, bananas, vines, cables, meanders, feathers, curls, etc.
when i check out the leah day website, i see hundreds of other interesting patterns for quilting, but i hardly ever see them being used on an actual quilt. feathers will always be the favorite if feathers is all anyone sees.
when i check out the leah day website, i see hundreds of other interesting patterns for quilting, but i hardly ever see them being used on an actual quilt. feathers will always be the favorite if feathers is all anyone sees.
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