Feathers... My newest challenge
 

Tried the proven way... It actually works . When I first tried to learn to do feathers about 3 years ago, I couldn't quite wrap my brain around the process. I did it backwards! Decided to keep trying. Used my glass doors as my dry erase board, so I could erase to my hearts content.... And then just went for it. I must say I am pleased! Still needs some practice to make it perfect... But I'll get there!

Great job! I haven't ever been able to do that(and its my favourite look), what is the proven way?

Beautiful job :thumbup: Your quilt is really pretty and the quilting is great. Sometimes it just all of a sudden "clicks". Thats what happened for me and the feather issue. Be proud of your accomplishment!

I'd like to know what helped you to do these feathers?
K

Feathers. My nemesis. Great great job!!!

Great job! Love the idea of using your door!

Way to go

love your idea of working on a glass door

You did a nice job on the feathers. Maybe if I spent more time at my sewing machine and less time here on the board I would be able to do that!!;)

Very attractive quilt

Really pretty. Great job. :)
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looks great. I also use a small dry erase board and also I use autostetch on my ipad, its a free doodle app.

Absolutely beautiful quilt!!

By George, I think you've got it! :)Great quilt and nice job on the quilting!

nicely done... great quilting

very nice great job!!!!

They look great! I think you have mastered it. I hope I can learn to do them like that.

Great feathers! The rest of the quilting is great also, good job :thumbup::thumbup:

The feathers are gorgeous. congrats.

All of the quilting looks great - perfect choices for each space/block. Congrat's!

I must say, your feathers are beatiful and so are you stiches and the quilt. Congratulations!

Did you use a method of marking the feathers, or did you just "eyeball it"? You have done an outstanding job!

Twinsister, I think your feathers look pretty darn perfect to me. Nice job on your quilt.

:thumbup: Beautiful quilt and quilting!!!

They look good to me.

Very pretty quilt with beautiful quilting.

I think you have arrived!! Beautiful!!

You're doing great!!! I wouldn't even post a pic of my first feathers!!!! LOL They DO take a lot of practice....and if you don't do them for a while, it takes MORE practice to do them again!!!! Keep at it, don't give up!

I am thinking you have the hang of it for sure...beautiful curves I. Your feathers :)

Judy in Phx, AZ

[QUOTE=Susy;6650315]Great job! I haven't ever been able to do that(and its my favourite look), what is the proven way?[/QUO
I watched several YouTube videos. I couldn't get the hang of doing a bit of retracing on the most upper part of the feather. I was also going totally backwards from what the videos show. Just watch the videos over an over and then practice on paper or a white board or chalk board. Then go for it!

Watched several YouTube videos over and over and then practiced over and over and then just went for it!

Watched YouTube videos and then practiced a lot! Lots of times there might be more than one way to do something. My way of doing the feather stitch was backwards and I couldn't figure out how to put it in a triangle and curl. I watched several on line videos and then had to kind of re-train my direction of quilting. Then I even drew it on a paper and had it by me while I tried it on this quilt.

Videos online . Find a site with a quilter who explains it so you can comprehend... Then watch over and over! Then practice wherever you can . My patio door was easy to quickly practice on several times, erase, and do again when I walked by it! Be brave !

"I want to be like you!" Great job, twin sister, albeit not My twin sister! :)

Really...I really want to get them figured out.

I think your feathers are wonderful! And the rest of your quilting is gorgeous, too!

You did a great job!

It looks lovely to me, turned out wonderful!

I like your feathers, I think you did a great job on the quilting.

Congratulations! the hardest part of anything new is starting!!
MaryKatherine

Very nice. I think you've got it! I am thoroughly convinced that determination and practice, practice, practice is the key to successful free motion quilting.

Beautiful work