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04-14-2016, 06:27 PM

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Merrylin

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Very pretty quilt! Your quilting is wonderful.

04-14-2016, 08:44 PM

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Grandma Peg

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Beautiful quilt and quilting.

04-15-2016, 03:14 AM

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twinkie

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Beautiful quilting.

04-15-2016, 03:22 AM

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jmoore

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they look wonderful... I just took a feathers class from Ann McNew at MQX in Manchester, NH. I can only hope to get as good as you! Awesome job.

04-15-2016, 03:59 AM

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jillmc

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So pretty! And I am intrigued with your "marking" of the spines....Do you sew over the tissue paper?

04-15-2016, 06:53 AM

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Mariposa

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Lovely feathers! Great addition~

04-15-2016, 01:27 PM

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PaperPrincess

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jillmc

So pretty! And I am intrigued with your "marking" of the spines....Do you sew over the tissue paper?

Yes. I drew the outline of the block I wanted to do the feathers in then drew a curve that looked good. Because the paper is so thin, it was easy to make as many copies as I needed, mirror imaging as required. I used a extra fine sharpie. I loaded the quilt on the frame, then pinned the tissue to the quilt as I got to that area. You can see thru the tissue, so I just matched the outline of the block on the paper to the quilt block. I stitched the curve for the stem & then tore the tissue off. Then went back and added the feathers. My feathers are all over the place, some thin & long, some short & fat (like me!). I think it adds to the charm, and you would never make the mistake to think it was quilted by computer!