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the instructions for how to make a feathered flower with this free printable pattern

Learn how to free motion quilt feathers even on your own domestic machine. Step by step tutorial on feather quilting plus free printable template.

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some scissors are laying on top of a quilt

Hi fellow quilters... thanks for stopping by! Before we announce the winner of the Aurifil thread (so exciting) I wanted to share ...

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a poster with the words bump and bounce written in pink ink on white paper

Bump and bounce. In comparison to the classic feather this requires less backtracking as it's only the outside of alternate lobes which are backtracked. However even the very very best machine quilters who always manage to stay on the line whilst backtracking and even those gods of the quilting world who seem to be able to put their needles into the same holes whilst backtracking, will have these lines of stitching showing as thicker. Because it's alternate lobes looking thicker on the…

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how to quilt leathers with video instructions on the front and back cover, in green

Learn how to quilt feathers with this quick video tutorial. You can start by practicing your feathers with a pen and paper and then move to quilting!

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a close up of a piece of cloth with a machine stitching it

When delving into the world of custom quilting there is one design element that virtually all quilters want to learn to create – feathers! The best part is, with a little practice anyone can create beautiful flowing feathers.

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the cover of how to quilt feathers

For the most part, I am a self taught quilter. I got very basic instructions 15 years ago and just went for it. I immediately fell in love with the process, but have learned much along the way. I now look back on some of my earlier quilts and am so delighted at how far I’ve come. I also chuckle and shake my head a little at how I once thought those earlier quilts were so good. They were alright and are perfectly usable and fantastic for cuddling, but there are things I have learned since…

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an image of a drawing with numbers on it

Another week gone... Still working away on my Japanese Table runner, however had many distractions this week. As I am not working on any bigger project at the minute I have been free to just explore different things that tackle my fancy. We had the Australian Machine Quilting Show in town last weekend and I spent most of the afternoon there, coming home with a bag of goodies. Bought another book... 'Dream Feathers by Peggy Holt' and have been drawing feathers all week and practising FMQ in…

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a close up of a sewing machine on a quilt

Tia on Instagram: "Here is a cute freehand feather. This is a fairly narrow border, so there wasn't much room to do a crazy feather, so I just did half a feather. I will post what I did in the outside of the feather in another video. Do you enjoy quilting feathers?"

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a close up view of the stitching on an appliqued piece of fabric

Hi fellow quilters... thanks for stopping by! Before we announce the winner of the Aurifil thread (so exciting) I wanted to share ...

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two hands with white gloves are working on a sewing machine

Free Motion Quilting Video: How to Quilt Feathered Flower. By Amy Johnson of Amy's Quilting Adventures

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