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I love bump-bump feathers. I have practiced many different styles, but for traditional looking feathers these are my absolute favorite. I have been promising a video on how I make these, and I will get there! Until then, here's a little tutorial to show how I make them. Almost any quilting design I'm going to create I practice on paper first. I drew HUNDREDS of feathers before I was able to quilt them. These are not the kinds of feathers I made when I was starting out, but I've found that…

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Designer: Quiltworx.com Associated Patterns: Diamond Wedding Ring Please follow the directions in your purchase email to download your file Dimensions: Approximately 9" x 15" Long Arm Download Formats: CQP, DXF, HQF, IQP, MQR, PAT, PLT, QLI, SSD, TXT

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One of my very favorite kinds of quilting is organic straight-line, and it's as low-stress as it gets. Though it's even simpler than doing ...

Melody Crust talks on her blog about the importance of selecting the right quilting pattern to make the most impact on your quilt top. Calling straight line quilting elegant, click HERE to learn mo…

I thought I would show you my normal stitching schematic before we dig deeper into this feathery business. As you can see from the diagram below: 1. I work on my feathers one side at a time. I t…

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