Swirling feather table runner

Table runner. 

 Latest project finished . 

This table runner was made using home dyed 100% cotton fabric ,

 The swirling feather design was created using coloured rayon threads .

 The binding was finished off by hand .

finished table runner measures 15x40 inches .


Happy Quilting

Julie

 

Quilted feathers and swirls .

This piece was  fun to work with.. All Quilting was carried out free hand , once the feather stems line was drawn with chalk , pretty much made up the design as i went along. .

Pretty in pink.

Free motion quitting so far on this project

Feather Quilting over the week end .

Vase with feathers.

This week end brought  heavy rain fall .. So what better way to spend some time

than down in the sewing room . . 

Here you will find the ideas that brightened up my day. 

I made up the quilt sandwich using a light 2oz polyester batting.

Drawing a vase outline , followed by the stem lines of the feathers ..  these as usual were only a guide to help

fill the available space .. 

Creating a natural curve and flow the feathers can bring more depth  to your quilting .

As you can see i went on to echo quilt around the whole design , filling in the space where possible.

 Quilted  headbands filler design  was used throughout to finish this project. 

this simple design quickly fill the space . the fabric colour was a lovely autumn gold so i kept the colours of thread simple  , a dark green and an ivory.

 Here is the finished project . measuring 20x26 inches .



Happy quilting

Julie