The borders are on... I decided to do the borders in two colors. I'm not sure why and I'm not sure it was a good idea or not. Too bad. They are now made that way. Both mottled batiks, one in reddish tones, one in blue... Maybe someday when the whole quilt is put together you can see what I was aiming at. I realized when I washed the batik borders that they bled more than I thought they would. Gulp. I DID NOT wash all the batiks before I used them. So the finished quilt I guess will remain mine and if it bleeds then I will mark it up to a "hand dyed, blended" look. Positive thinking don't you think?!
So staring long and hard at a quarter of the quilt on the floor I came up with feathers in some of the larger blocks. How to do that is another problem. What's this sitting along the wall? An old glass piece that came out of a cupboard.
Place it on the quilt and start drawing some feathers...(I think I've seen Mary do this with a computer or picture program but I don't know how to do that.) Okay... If I make a grid then basically I'll know what direction I should move and I'll be able to do feathers (...maybe).
I REALLY basted that quarter quilt together with safety pins! Onward GO~~~!
And I managed my first row of feathers... So far so good.
BUT, there is a lot more unquilted space in the smaller squares and I don't know what to do with those yet... This is going to be a long process.
And besides which, I've run out of batting for the other three quarters so I'll have to go order another roll.At least I've begun...
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In the US., we have Shout color catchers. I throw in a couple or more depending on the size of the quilt. They "catch" the color and it doesn't settle on the quilt. Here they are in the grocery stores and Walmart. They are worth their weight in gold.
Your feathers look great!
The feathers are wonderful. They certainly add personality to the quilt. Very nice.
Great job on your feathers!
Kathy B
Yolo CA
I do have an app on the iPad that allows me to do this and I love it but your work around is good too.
I don't prewash so I always toss a dye magnet in the wash with quilts...sometimes 2 if there's a red I'm worried about. These are the ones I use but if you can't get them in Japan, I'd be happy to mail you a box!
http://www.shoutitout.com/preserve-colors.aspx
So pretty! Maybe another name will come to you once it is finished. The feathers look beautiful. I have not braved doing feathers yet. Good idea to trace on a piece of glass to test out the motions.
Your feathers look great. Very nice job. Thanks for sharing.
cindy
It looks great so far. This is the second time in a week that I have seen someone using those pins. I have never seen them (or perhaps I have and didn't know what I was looking at)at shops around here. They look easy to use.
I seldom pre-wash but that has mostly to do with the size of my ironing board. I'm either lucky or living right.
What a good start you've made. It will be fascinating to see your progress and the decisions you make. I keep putting off having a go at feathers because they look so tricky. Colour Catchers really work, so hopefully you can find some; if not, I'd be happy to send you some too.
Your feathers look fabulous! I wonder if there is some way you could echo the shape into the coloured areas....
Using the glass is a great idea. Your hands are practicing the size of the shapes, and you can see how it will look on the quilt before committing. You have started off wonderfully.
What about curved lines on all four sides of each square (only you do the curves in big long alternating rows going all directions rather than doing each square individually. I really like curved quilting on geometric quilts. You could just leave out the curves where the feathers are.
Lurking Linda
Heh, heh, heh, my word value is gablveri--true speech???
Whatever you call this quilt, it looks great! Lois
I am sitting here awe-ing and ooh-ing your feathers. Wonderful start. It make me want to try it too. If I sit here long enough though, that crazy thought will pass. Love it, Tanya!!
Your feathers look great! Makes me want to get out some machine quilting!
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