Peg Spradlin adds some elegance and beauty to your quilt top by teaching you how to add freeing feathers. Learn how to draft a traditional feather starting with the height and spine. As you become more comfortable with this you will be able to make feathered cables and feathered wreaths.
Heather Thomas presents helpful techniques for determining what color fabrics to use when making your quilts. Learn how colors interact with each other and how to ensure the colors “make” your quilt rather than “break” your quilt. Find out how to utilize different colored shapes and fabrics without creating visual chaos. See what color interactions…
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If you are looking for a nice gift idea, this is the project for you. Kelly Hanson shows us how to make a mug rug that is perfect for holding coffee or tea without making a mess. This gift is easy to make and is perfect for friends or family this holiday season. Choose some…
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Aurora Sisneros and Kelly Pederson Hanson express important tips and information regarding different quilting fabrics. Find out what the many benefits are for using certain fabrics as well as how the size and sharpness of your sewing needle impacts the durability of your quilt. Learn how to find the grain line in quilting fabrics and…
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Sherri Driver explains how important it is to grasp and hold your quilt firmly when sewing your quilt pieces together. Learn several techniques for relaxing your shoulders and controlling your body. Find out what quilting products and tools work best to help you hold tight to your quilts. Have fun using these tips to get…
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I’ve made a dog quilt and need help on how to quilt it. I’ve done in the ditch around the squares and the different dogs . But how else should I quilt??? It seems undone.
Hello Pam,
Here are several tutorials that can help you decide what additional quilting to add:
https://www.nationalquilterscircle.com/video/machine-quilting-designs-and-ideas-003768/
https://www.nationalquilterscircle.com/video/quilt-design-ideas-for-machine-quilting-003639/
https://www.nationalquilterscircle.com/video/using-zentangle-patterns-quilt-designs-011721/
Cheers,
Ashley
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Do you have the feed dogs down?
Hello,
Heather generally prefers to free motion quilt with her feed dogs up, as she feels a gives her a bit more grip on the fabric. However, free motion quilting is generally done with the feed dogs down. I would recommend trying out those techniques and seeing which one works best for you.
Cheers,
Ashley
National Quilters Circle Video Membership
I loved the instruction using the spine and height lines but how did she transfer her design to the fabric?
Hi Christine. Thanks for contacting us. To be perfectly honest I’m not sure how she transferred the feathers. I do recognize the blue fabric marking pen that the majority of quilters like to use. I’m assuming that she either used a stencil and traced the design on the fabric or marked the spine using a ruler and freehanded the design with the marker. Most quilters I know either depend on a stencil for tracing or have been doing feathers for so long that they free-hand them. Minor irregularities are acceptable and the eye is so busy with the intricate design that they aren’t noticeable. Enjoy practicing a new skill.
Colleen
National Quilters Circle