I've been marking guidelines for each plume of feathers - a rough spine and then the boundary for where the feather tips will reach. It's been working quite well and giving my nice, relatively even, shapes.
I've also been marking a curve inside the tighter curves to help me position and shape the shorter feathers smoothly, as this is one area I tend to struggle. This has been really effective, and I'm much happier with the feathers on the inside curves; they're a much better shape than usual and flow nicely.
There are only a couple more plumes to go, then some smaller spaces I need to tuck some feathers into as well. The pink thread is working really nicely to make the background a bit pinker, too.
It's looking fantastic. If you say, you are making guide lines, do you mean to draw those lines onto the quilt first?
ReplyDeleteEmma, I run out of superlatives to compliment, and comment, on your work! It's simply exceptional. I wonder... are you teaching/sharing your FMQing skills with quilters who want to learn? If not, you should be! I'm also curious to know how you're liking your Bernina 830 by now. If I recall correctly, you were having some issues at first. Are you loving it now that you're accustomed to quilting on it? Do you use the BSR?
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