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Progress on BOM quilt top

I've managed to layer and pin the quilt top/backing/batting sandwich. I've stitched in the ditch (or as close as these hands and eyes can manage) and now I'm doing freeform free-motion feathers in the sashing strips. I'm marking the spine line with chalk, but that's the only marking required, so they go pretty quickly! (No longarm, no midarm, no stitch regulator....sigh.) I've finished five strips and only have about a bazillion more to do. By the time I finish those I may have decided what to do inside the cornerstones, the blocks themselves, and for the border!!!

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Carole, you do GREAT on those feathers! (I need to do some serious thinking about learning to do those.) That quilt is sooooo lovely- the colors/fabrics, the designs, the piecing and appliqué and now the quilting! Great job!

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

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Oh boy, that's looking great! Easiest way to do feathers IMO :-) Roberta in D

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Thanks, Leslie. I've watched a few videos on how to do feathers, and I've practiced a lot! It finally started making sense to me. Patsy Thompson has a video about doing feathers and I found it very easy to follow. She does her demonstrating on a domestic machine. I've just ordered another of her videos about doing vines and leaves.

The quilt is com>Carole, you do GREAT on those feathers! (I need to do some serious thinking

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That quilting is absolutely wonderful Carole. Who needs a Long Arm! lol.So looking forward to the finished quilt. Are the safety pins curved ? I see you have lots in there. Thats maybe where I go wrong!

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Thankyou for the tips Carole. The floor does seem a long way down ,and then how to get up!! "Carole-Retired and Loving It" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com...

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Just beautiful, Carole. Maybe I'll get one of those videos!

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The DVDs are kind of pricey - $29.95, but there is so much helpful information on them that I decided that it was worth buying a couple of them. She has video clips from each DVD, ranging from about 3 minutes to 10 minutes on her website, so that you can get a pretty good idea of what you are buying. She also has free downloads of the designs from each DVD and once you've got the techniques, you can pretty much figure out how to do the designs from the other DVDs.

She's also nice and helpful. I e-mailed her through "The Quilt Show" s>Just beautiful, Carole. Maybe I'll get one of those videos!

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I just orderedthe DVD from sewthankful.com .They have an offer and mine was $24.29. Looking forward to getting it! "Carole-Retired and Loving It" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com...

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Thanks for the web site link, Estelle. I ordered one of her DVD's, too.

-Irene

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Carols: Your feather quilting compliments the piecing nicely. I understand how you marked and then went free hand, but have a question. Do you do one side of the spine completely, then quilt the other side; or, do you go back and forth? I'd game to try the free-motion feathers, so will appreciate your comments. Thanks, PAT in VA/USA

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Wow! I love those feathers, Carole - the large with a few small fitted in - it looks beautiful. I haven't been a fan of feathers, but I really like this variation. Thanks for sharing. . In message , Carole-Retired and Loving It writes

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Well, sure that makes perfect sense. I like the look you've achieved, because it is not static or too formal. The traditional, formal, feather borders and wreaths are certainly lovely, but not quite right for my more casual style of patchwork. Thanks! PAT in VA/USA

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