I don't have many UFOs (unfinished objects). Early in my quilting career I discovered the wonderful Yahoo group "
Stashbuster" where they advocate finishing up UFOs and utilising your fabric stash. My oldest UFO was started in March 2008 - so it's just over 3 years years old. It was created when I finished my Carolina Crossroads quilt and used up the last of my 3" blocks to create a frame for a preemie quilt. I kept the centre plain as I had visions of filling it by quilting a feathered heart!!!
Fast forward a couple of years and as my free-motion machine quilting improved, I even got as far as buying
Patsy Thompson's book and DVD on quilting feathers. Still I lacked the courage. I even got pretty good at the Pajama Quilter's
'Wonky Feathers' overall pattern, but still no feathered heart was dared.
Then last month I finished the HeartStrings
Chinese Coin top and decided I really wanted to do some feathers around the pieced hearts. I reviewed the book and DVD, doodled a lot and finally today I decided to try that long dreamed of feathered heart on that little preemie top that had waited so patiently ... woo hoo :)
I don't have many UFOs (unfinished objects). Early in my quilting career I discovered the wonderful Yahoo group "Stashbuster" where they advocate finishing up UFOs and utilising your fabric stash. My oldest UFO was started in March 2008 - so it's just over 3 years years old. It was created when I finished my Carolina Crossroads quilt and used up the last of my 3" blocks to create a frame for a preemie quilt. I kept the centre plain as I had visions of filling it by quilting a feathered heart!!! 
Fast forward a couple of years and as my free-motion machine quilting improved, I even got as far as buying Patsy Thompson's book and DVD on quilting feathers. Still I lacked the courage. I even got pretty good at the Pajama Quilter's 'Wonky Feathers' overall pattern, but still no feathered heart was dared. 
Then last month I finished the HeartStrings Chinese Coin top and decided I really wanted to do some feathers around the pieced hearts. I reviewed the book and DVD, doodled a lot and finally today I decided to try that long dreamed of feathered heart on that little preemie top that had waited so patiently ... woo hoo :)
SHOW OFF!!! 8-))))
ReplyDeleteMy goodness, maybe the rest of us just need to TRY that particular complex-looking heart. You did a wonderful job! I can never find the 'right' plact to even try .. (that's my handy excuse)!
I've been reviewing my PatsyThompsonDesigns also. Great watching, and always inspirational. You are a great student.
Oh, Helen, it is beautiful. You are advancing so fast with your free motion quilting. That is going to be one lucky preemie. My DGD was one, and we sure appreciated the gift.
ReplyDeleteOh well done - excellent work. I do a mean meander but that's it - lol xxx
ReplyDeleteawesome! Looks fabulous...lucky baby.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteLovely! It's been a while since I tried a feather heart....I'm going with Elaine's excuse that I haven't come across a spot to use one!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful - it's the perfect centrepiece in that frame!
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