As usual it takes a bit of time to get into a rhythm of sewing feathers.
"Can I really do this or am I just making a mess?"
After a few false starts I sewed one border with half of a feather. And didn't like it...
Sigh. Well my theory with machine quilting is the more sweeps around the less the glitches show so I added another line of stitching within the feathers... Better! This is how it is going to go! I'll keep you updated.
And while I'm downstairs in the warmth I have been buttonhole appliqueing.
Mrs. Furui has been asking me to think up a quilt for her volunteer group at the hospital to make. She wants to put an autumn quilt up on the hospital wall. Now I don't know these ladies at all... but Mrs. Furui would not let up. She's working on a summer quilt for the hospital wall so that's why I got the assignment of the autumn quilt.
I've seen dual image quilts before... but some seemed too complicated and as I say, I don't really know what these ladies can do... Simple is best. So from an Internet picture I made my own simple leaf pattern and have been experimenting. I think the original pattern was in Quiltmakers magazine but I don't have the pattern itself. This is pretty easy... I'll head over to Mrs. Furui's and see what she thinks.
6 comments:
Tanya your feathers are terrific! And oh did I get a laugh about the soap. I really like your dual leaves design, I think that would make a fabulous autumn quilt, and not be too hard!
The feathers look great to me. Mrs. Furui will never let the dust gather under her feet...or anyone else's it seems. Nice fall block. How about adding some other shaped leaves as well?
Feathers, yours are sooo good. I tried to do a block with them in the FMQ 2012 challenge, and " TRY' was the obvious word. Lovely colours, and the feather in a contrast thread stitches so well. Cheers from Jean
Always enjoy your feathers...and you are sooo hard on yourself...saying they don't look good...well, they DO look very good!!! Hugs, Pat in IN
Your feathers look fab...Once they are all done and you look at the quilt as a whole you will see how fab they are.
BTW LOL on the sliver of soap in the month comment! That is just the sort of thing I'd do!
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