KathyAire

This is the best DVD for Feathers, in my opinion.
Kim Brunner's Twirly Whirly Feathers
I am not associated with the product, just a satisfied customer.

stewyscrewy

Hi y'all I have to add my .02 worth here on this subject. If you want to get better with your longarming you have to do the PPP and more P that means practice. I can now do some very pretty feathers. ( I could not Draw)!!!! the best way to practice anything is to get yoruself a white board and some of those dry erase marking pens and just sit and doodle. they hand eye cordination paractice will help. but you Have to put in the Practice time. Do some on plain paere when you first start and in a month or 2 then do it again on plain paper and put htem both side by side you will be amazed. The best way to tell you how ot do feather drawing is to treat each feather as a half of a heart.Proving they are on a straight line. if you have curves then in to concave side you have to drop a feather or two. If you are on the convex side you need to add one or two. This will help for every kind of designs you want to master.I hope this will help some of you.

MaryStoaks

I just do easy stuff.

luvstoquilt301

You will get better. I did a huge amount of charity quilts for my guild and that really helped. I HATE pantos and just do free hand from the front.

I cannot do a straight line at all so I just do a little wiggle stitch to outline a block or down a border.

Here is the wiggle stitch around the blocks.

amandasgramma

I'm with you! I'm taking a class in January (hours haven't been set up yet).....hoping that will help. If not, since I'm babysitting this machine, it won't break my heart if I let it go back and I return to hiring my work done. I'd love to do the featherwork, but so far, only there is only one little 6" space that looks good --- and I had 2 queen size sheets on the machine!!!! I'm tired of trying! This machine has the QBOT computer for doing fancy designs -- I use that for quilts that I want to be nice.

quilttiludrop

There are a lot of different techniques to learn. We each can focus on and master different styles of quilting. It's nice that we're not all doing the same thing!

JUNEC

Wish I could afford a long arm machine

Eddie

I just do meandering, stippling, loops, freehand, and pantographs so far - certainly no heirloom quilting (yet). Like most everything in life, it takes practice, so I feel like I'm gradually building up the skills. Stick with it, it'll come to you in time.

0tis

Well, I have the same learning curve problem - it can be frustrating to try and do the fancy stuff only to have it look horrible when you are finished. One way I practice is two pieces of muslin with some scrap batting and I just go to town on that piece just for practice.
When I first got my longarm - I actually ripped out all the stitches on one of my quilts because I just didn't like it. I still cannot do the fancy stuff but I am trying. Hopefully it will get easier with practice. Just know that you are not alone....

misoop

this is good to hear. :)