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Quilting: Feathers & Angles
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Feathers & Angles

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This project was made as part of a Craftsy course:
Beyond Basic Machine Quilting »

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Category: Quilting

Type of item: Functional

For: Home

Style: Casual


Materials

Batiks, cotton & polyester threads

What was your inspiration?

Ann Petersen's class & Peggy Martin's paper piecing class.

What are you most proud of?

That I am actually using what I learned in Ann's class in a real quilt and not being such a perfectionist!

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

It's fun to clean out those scrap bins that you have stashed in the closet - try it! And watch out when quilting the borders - I got way to close to the edge a few times - lost part of some feathers when the binding went on.

 

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Ann Petersen on craftsy.com
Ann Petersen
Craftsy Instructor
Apr 27, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Nice quilting!
Darns on craftsy.com
May 01, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks, Ann! This was also the first time I tried spray basting a quilt this size. Sure saves the poor sore fingers from all that pinning. I did have some problems dealing with such lengths of sticky backing and top but I figure I'll learn.
AlyxRansom on craftsy.com
Apr 16, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Ah -- so you just "place" whatever piece/s you're working with onto the flannel and it sticks? I think my doors might be 42 or 44 -- hmm... that would work... thanks! (In the middle of this (my very first) quilt project I had to stop -- I'm making a dress [taking a class] and tonight's the last night of class. Then I'm back to finish my second block for March... and then on to April! Yay!
Darns on craftsy.com
Apr 16, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Individual blocks will stick to the flannel but the completed quilt was too heavy so I pinned it to the flannel. There are just 3 pushpins holding up the flannel. In one of these classes, the instructor takes down the flannel about every 6 months, washes it, & dries in a hot dryer to maximize static (no dryer sheet). I haven't had this up that long yet.
AlyxRansom on craftsy.com
Apr 16, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
So -- what do you have on your sliding door so you can stick stuff onto it? (I'm using an old foam-core court exhibit -- but it's only about half the size of my closet door and it's bowing -- so I'm on the lookout for something else.)
Darns on craftsy.com
Apr 16, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Hi, Alyx, yes I am using a sliding closet door as my "design wall". I tacked some white flannel to the door. Fortunately the sliding doors are large enough for a 42" wide piece of flannel.
3patch on craftsy.com
Apr 16, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Great color choice. Thanks for sharing!
Darns on craftsy.com
Apr 16, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks a lot - but not much choice - I used what I had
AlyxRansom on craftsy.com
Apr 16, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Wow -- this is super interesting -- and in a very good way! Especially liking how it goes together as a whole piece. Beautiful!
Darns on craftsy.com
Apr 16, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks, I had no clue how all these weird batiks would work