Feather Adventures Book

Details

Learn how to add graceful elegance to any quilt with flowing free motion feathers.

• Get the tips and techniques you need to create a wide variety of feather designs using easy to follow instructions and diagrams
• You'll gain inspiration and confidence starting with basic freeform feathers and building to more complex designs that are truly artistic creations
• Lessons will give you the tools to create the voluptuous feathers of your dreams

More details from our sewing advisors:

• Imaginative feather designs for your quilts
• Easy to follow instructions and diagrams
• Inspiration and confidence to create your own unique feather designs
• Full color photos
• Soft cover; 140 page book by Patsy Thompson
• Patsy Thompson Design, LTD

Table of Contents

Dedication
Preface
Chapter 1 - The Basic Feather* General Advice* Tools of the Trade* Anatomy of a Feather* Types of Feathers* Tracing the Spine Guideline* Stitching the Basic Freeform Feather* Perils and Pitfalls* Feathers Flowing from Feathers* Feathers Flowing from Other Structures* Final Thoughts
Chapter 2 - Feathers with Stitched Spines* Spined Feathers* Stitching a Spined Feather* One-sided Feathers with Stitched Spines* One-sided Feathers with Stitched Spines* Scroll Spine Feathers* Feathers Flowing from Feathers with Stitched Spines* Alternative Spines
Chapter 3 - Start Thinking Outside the Box!* Feathers Can Create a Variety of Moods* Let's Take a Closer Look at Plume Proportions* Let's Take a Closer Looks at Plume Shapes* More Plume Variations* The Feather as Shape Shifter* Special Properties of Feathers* Think Outside the Box When You're Working* Rectangles* Triangles* Squares* The Power of Thread
Chapter 4 - Hyperquilting!* General Guidelines* In-Lining Embellishment* Frond Embellishment* Serrated Frond Embellishment* Heart In-lining* Loopy Heart In-lining* Splay of Fireworks Embellishment* Curly Cue Embellishment* Splayed In-lining Embellishment* Splayed Frond Embellishment* Splayed Serrated Frond Embellishment* In-lined Curly Cue Embellishment* Reverse In-lined Curly Cue Embellishment* Holly Leaf Embellishment* Hyperpluming Embellishment* Double Splayed Hyperpluming Embellishment* Furry Curly Cue Embellishment* Special Issues with Hyperquilting* Final Thoughts
Chapter 5 - Hyperquiliting Special Effects* Asymmetric Hyperquilting I* Asymmetric Hyperquilting II* Double Triple Hyperquilting* The Motherload Embellishment
Chapter 6 - Epilogue* Acknowledgements* About the Author

Example of Feather patterns