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 / Stash Books
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

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.

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