Visual Guide to Free-Motion Quilting Feathers: 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:	9781617455070
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	03/01/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	441
File size:	50 MB
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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

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

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

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