Sunday, November 13, 2016

Oh, Feathers!


I finally decided what to quilt between my feathers which are quilted with perle #8...feathers! 


I had some spools of Coats and Clarks hand quilting thread left over from my Pickle Dish quilt that was close in color to the feathers in the fabric so decided to use it. 


I had originally tried quilting some straight lines but didn't like how they looked so ripped out those stitches and started on the feathers.  I like how they look. 


I'm using this stencil and a mechanical pencil for marking. 


Feathers in the quilt were made with lots of leftover strings mostly cut from the sides of quilt backings. 

11 comments:

Deb from frugal little bungalow said...

I love feathers ; they add so much. Enjoy your stitching today.

The Cozy Quilter said...

Quilted feathers on a feather quilt...perfect!

Ariane said...

Your quilting is looking amazing!

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

Great choice for the quilting. I like it with the lines in the pieced feathers. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!

The Joyful Quilter said...

Hand quilting... what a concept. I haven't hand quilted in a very long time. The only hand work that I like to do is hand binding the edges of my quilts. Enjoy!!

Julianne said...

Looks amazing, maybe one of these days I will get to hand quilting...how are you doing?? Hows the husband?

CathieJ said...

I love your quilting. That feather quilt stencil complements the feather fabric beautifully.

gayle said...

Oh, that's perfect! What a fun idea!

Quilter Kathy said...

So fun! It's a totally feathery quilt!

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

I love the quilted feathers on your feather quilt, too! Since I'm planning to hand quilt somethIng I'm working on right now, I'm asking everyone I know - what is your favorite batting for handquilting! Thanks!

Kate said...

Beautiful stitching! The colors are perfect.