Visual Guide to Free-Motion Quilting Feathers: 68 Modern Designs - Professional Quality Results on Your Home Machine

by Natalia Bonner

Overview

Take the fear out of quilting feathers! Explore 68 modern feather designs with award-winning quilter Natalia Bonner. Traditional feather quilting relies on precision, but Natalia's expert guidance will help you break away from perfection to free-motion feathers with confidence. Using your home sewing machine or longarm, you'll quilt creative motifs on blocks and borders. Learn beginner-friendly techniques with this easy-to-use, visual guide and add a truly elegant finish to your modern quilt.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617455063
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	04/01/2017
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Natalia Whiting Bonner has enjoyed piecing quilt tops for more than twenty years. In 2007, she quit her job as a dental assistant and became a longarm quilter. She has won numerous awards and is a best-selling author.

Table of Contents

Introduction
What Makes a Feather Modern?
Machine Quilting Basics
Sewing Machine • Machine Feet • Needles • Thread • Tension • Batting • Layering and Basting
Machine Quilting Patterns
Single Block Designs
Diamonds
Feathered Center Diamond Feather
Hatched Center Diamond Feather
Square-in-a-Square Diamond Feather
Straight Lined Center Diamond Feather
Stretched Centers
Curved Center Feather
Curve Center Feather with Pebbles
Arrow Center Feather
Double Dip Feather
Pod Feathers
Paired Center Pod Feather
Spinning Feather Pod
Simple Pod Feather
Curl Pod Feather
Curl Pod Feather with Ribbon Candy Fill
Figure-Eight Pod Feather
Matchstick Pod Feather
Diamond Pod Feather
Centered Diamond Pod Feather
Point-to-Point Diamond Feather
Point-to-Point Diamond Feather Variation
Binary Feathers
Simple Binary Feather
Detailed Binary Feather
Rotating Binary Feather
Fern Feather
Concave Fern Feather
Hook Feather
Mirrored Binary Feather
Double Half-Square Feather
Capsule Feather
Chic Feather
Nook Feather
Lateral Feather
Quadrant Feathers
Propeller Feather
Curled Propeller Feather
Elongated Feathers
Simple Quadrant Feathers
Detailed Quadrant Feathers
Seedling Feathers
Sprout Feather
Simple Sprout Feather
Flower and Medallion Feathers
Swirl Feather Flower
Swirl Medallion Feather
Sunflower Medallion Feather
Modern Medallion Feather
Square Medallion Feather
Flirty Feathers
Filled Flirty Feather
Swirled Flirty Feather
Square and Straight Line Feathers
Half-Parallel Feather
Half-Parallel Corner Feather
Square Spine Feather
Diagonal Feather
Radiating Diagonal Feather
Horizontal Feather
Border Block Feather
Half-Border Block Feather
Setting Triangles or Flying Geese Feathers
Curved Triangle
Curved Triangle Variation
Geometric Feather
Borders
Large Borders
Double Swag Feather
Quad Swag Feather
Symmetrical Feather
Straight Spine Feather
Flirty Feather
Filled Flirty Feather
Small/Stop Borders
Half Feather
Swirl Feather
Half Hook Feather
Swirl Combo Feather
Alternating Feather
About the Author

Editorial Reviews

Natalia Bonner knows a thing or two about free-motion quilting, already having two best-sellers behind her. In this book she provides clear step-by-step instructions for feather free-motion quilting for both domestic and longarm quilters. Today's contemporary quilts are often finished with modern free-motion techniques instead of traditional techniques. This book provides 68 block and border designs. Starting with single feather techniques, the book moves on to more complicated designs. Clear line drawings show how to stitch three types of feather. Then each of the 68 designs are shown with line drawings on top of a quilt and directional arrows. Superb book – I can't fault it and highly recommend it to anyone wanting to master feathers.

yarnsandfabrics.co.uk

Quilted feathers have been around for a long time and although you may not think of them as a modern pattern, this book sets out to show you how they can be. By adding different elements, such as extra curls, creating unusual shapes and incorporating patterns such as pebbles into the mix, the feather design takes on a very different look. The book is jam-packed with photos, outline drawings and information on how to achieve a good result. There is also a helpful section at the beginning on technical matters such as threads, batting, and machine settings, and the author passes on lots of tips she has learned through her experience. This is a useful reference book for anyone wanting to progress with their quilting and give their quilts extra impact.

Down Under Quilts

Put a feather in your quilting cap with an easy-to-use guide for both domestic and long-arm quilters and combine traditional techniques with up-to-date quilting styles—choose from 68 modern designs by this best-selling author.

Sew Magazine

Quilted feathers have been around for a long time and although you may not think of them as a modern pattern, this book sets out to show you how they can be. By adding different elements, such as extra curls, creating unusual shapes and incorporating patterns such as pebbles into the mix, the feather design takes on a very different look. The book is jam-packed with photos, outline drawings and information on how to achieve a good result. There is also a helpful section at the beginning on technical matters such as threads, batting, and machine settings, and the author passes on lots of tips she has learned through her experience. This is a useful reference book for anyone wanting to progress with their quilting and give their quilts extra impact.

179 Down Under Quilts

Put a feather in your quilting cap with an easy-to-use guide for both domestic and long-arm quilters and combine traditional techniques with up-to-date quilting styles—choose from 68 modern designs by this best-selling author.

August 2017 Sew Magazine

Natalia Bonner knows a thing or two about free-motion quilting, already having two best-sellers behind her. In this book she provides clear step-by-step instructions for feather free-motion quilting for both domestic and longarm quilters. Today’s contemporary quilts are often finished with modern free-motion techniques instead of traditional techniques. This book provides 68 block and border designs. Starting with single feather techniques, the book moves on to more complicated designs. Clear line drawings show how to stitch three types of feather. Then each of the 68 designs are shown with line drawings on top of a quilt and directional arrows. Superb book – I can’t fault it and highly recommend it to anyone wanting to master feathers.

4/30/2017 yarnsandfabrics.co.uk