Granny's Hankies Border - Update
 

I have finally come up with a feather that is simple enough for me to handle and that I think looks okay on my quilt. Opinions, please. I already have the blue quilted but it didn't show up in the photo.

I think it will look great, go for it. Good luck.

i think it's the perfect solution

Do you draw on tracing paper and then quilt over it? It looks like a great idea that would be easier then marking the quilt.

Looks good go for it!!!

Looks good, go for it!

I think you have it right, please share the completed work...

Yes, it looks good. I would like to see it when finished.

i`m curious too!!!!

Well it isn't finished yet, but one border is done. I think I am going to like it.

I drew the feathers on the tissue paper to get the design I wanted. After *several* attempts I decided on this arrangement, then I cut the feathers out of stencil plastic and then traced the feathers onto the quilting using water soluble pen, then stitched. There is probably a much more simple way to do this, but this is my first time to do anything like this.

Beautiful work, I think you are doing an awesome job!

Looks good.....

I think they will look wonderful :)

I just tried doing that on a lap quilt(sewing over tissue paper with design drawn on it). I was trying to practise some FMQ over it. I don't have a stitch regulator & many of my stitches were really small. Well, anyway I have a mess in some places where the paper is still stuck in the stitches. I tried to soak the paper out, but that didn't work. I tried brushing in off, I tryed picking it off & I still have a mess. Any more suggestions!!????

BTW, the feather designs are going to look wonderful!!

Your feather designs are very pretty - precisely fit the space. That's wonderful work.

Thanks everyone. Back to work on it this morning. Hope to finish it up tomorrow.

Sandee, sorry, I don't have any suggestions on getting the paper out of your stitches. I tried that on a practice piece but decided the fabric moved around too much under the paper so I didn't go any further with it. Hope you come up with a solution. That is what I don't like about paper piecing, however, since I have shortened the stitch length way down it is easier to get the paper out.