Progress on BOM quilt top

I just orderedthe DVD from sewthankful.com .They have an offer and mine was
$24.29. Looking forward to getting it!
"Carole-Retired and Loving It" wrote in
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The DVDs are kind of pricey - $29.95, but there is so much helpful
information on them that I decided that it was worth buying a couple
of them. She has video clips from each DVD, ranging from about 3
minutes to 10 minutes on her website, so that you can get a pretty
good idea of what you are buying. She also has free downloads of the
designs from each DVD and once you've got the techniques, you can
pretty much figure out how to do the designs from the other DVDs.

She's also nice and helpful. I e-mailed her through "The Quilt Show"
since she is a member. I sent her a link to a picture that showed
what I already knew how to do and asked for her advice as to which DVD
I might find the most helpful. She answered back promptly and she was
the one who suggested I might not need the DVD at all, just the free
downloads of her patterns.

No affiliation here but the site is
http://www.patsythompsondesigns.com and then you click on the
Instruction DVD section (or something similar to that.)

On Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:29:15 -0400, IMS wrote:

Just beautiful, Carole. Maybe I'll get one of those videos!

-Irene

Thanks for the web site link, Estelle. I ordered one of her DVD's,
too.

-Irene

On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 21:05:20 +0100, "Estelle Gallagher"
wrote:

I just orderedthe DVD from sewthankful.com .They have an offer and mine was
$24.29. Looking forward to getting it!

Carols:
Your feather quilting compliments the piecing nicely. I understand how you
marked and then went free hand, but have a question. Do you do one side of
the spine completely, then quilt the other side; or, do you go back and
forth? I'd game to try the free-motion feathers, so will appreciate your
comments.
Thanks, PAT in VA/USA

"Carole-Retired and Loving It" wrote in
message news ..............and now I'm doing freeform free-motion feathers in the sashing
strips. I'm marking the spine line with chalk, but that's the only
marking required, so they go pretty quickly! (No longarm, no midarm,
no stitch regulator....sigh.) .....................
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...46414451niijtx

Wow! I love those feathers, Carole - the large with a few small fitted
in - it looks beautiful. I haven't been a fan of feathers, but I really
like this variation. Thanks for sharing.
..
In message , Carole-Retired
and Loving It writes
I've managed to layer and pin the quilt top/backing/batting sandwich.
I've stitched in the ditch (or as close as these hands and eyes can
manage) and now I'm doing freeform free-motion feathers in the sashing
strips. I'm marking the spine line with chalk, but that's the only
marking required, so they go pretty quickly! (No longarm, no midarm,
no stitch regulator....sigh.) I've finished five strips and only have
about a bazillion more to do. By the time I finish those I may have
decided what to do inside the cornerstones, the blocks themselves, and
for the border!!!

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...46414451niijtx



Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle

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Best Regards
pat on the hill

I mostly go from side to side. Patsy's DVDs say to go wherever you
have the most space available. When you're doing curves, sometimes
you need to put two plumes on an outer curve before doing the plume on
the inner curve. I'd suggest going to her DVD section at
http://www.patsythompsondesigns.com and just watching the free clips.
You can actually learn quite a lot just from watching those.

On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 13:41:35 -0400, "Pat in Virginia"
wrote:

Carols:
Your feather quilting compliments the piecing nicely. I understand how you
marked and then went free hand, but have a question. Do you do one side of
the spine completely, then quilt the other side; or, do you go back and
forth? I'd game to try the free-motion feathers, so will appreciate your
comments.
Thanks, PAT in VA/USA

Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle

Thanks! I like these because the plumes are varied and they have a
more free-flowing look that the traditional feathers that are all the
same size. Plus, they're much easier to do when you don't have to
worry about the size!

On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 19:59:11 +0100, Patti
wrote:

Wow! I love those feathers, Carole - the large with a few small fitted
in - it looks beautiful. I haven't been a fan of feathers, but I really
like this variation. Thanks for sharing.

Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle

Well, sure that makes perfect sense. I like the look you've achieved,
because it is not static or too formal. The traditional, formal, feather
borders and wreaths are certainly lovely, but not quite right for my more
casual style of patchwork.
Thanks!
PAT in VA/USA

"Carole-Retired and Loving It" wrote in
message ...
I mostly go from side to side. Patsy's DVDs say to go wherever you
have the most space available. When you're doing curves, sometimes
you need to put two plumes on an outer curve before doing the plume on
the inner curve. I'd suggest going to her DVD section at
http://www.patsythompsondesigns.com and just watching the free clips.
You can actually learn quite a lot just from watching those.

You might want to go look at the videos on her website about vines and
leaves. They use the same general idea but are more contemporary and
informal than the feathers. I think I will end up using some of them
on this quilt, too.

On Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:08:02 -0400, "Pat in Virginia"
wrote:

Well, sure that makes perfect sense. I like the look you've achieved,
because it is not static or too formal. The traditional, formal, feather
borders and wreaths are certainly lovely, but not quite right for my more
casual style of patchwork.

"Carole-Retired and Loving It" wrote in
message ...
I mostly go from side to side. Patsy's DVDs say to go wherever you
have the most space available. When you're doing curves, sometimes
you need to put two plumes on an outer curve before doing the plume on
the inner curve. I'd suggest going to her DVD section at
http://www.patsythompsondesigns.com and just watching the free clips.
You can actually learn quite a lot just from watching those.

Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle