In June of 2011 I took several classes with Deloa Jones. Amongst the many things I learned was how to use her Rope-A-Dope tool for creating a rope border. Click on the “rope tool for web (below) see a video of her explaining how to use the template and how to turn the corners.
Deloa Jones' 2" Rope-A-Dope tool
I will be posting a series of tips on different types of feathers. Since it is still February, I thought some heart feathers would be appropriate. Nicole Webb has a style of feathers that she calls Nuveau Feathers. The first part of this video shows her quilting the Nuveau Feathers and the second half of the video shows her heart style of feathers. Although she is quilting using a longarm, you can also quilt these 2 feather variations on a domestic sewing machine.
I recommend practicing the heart feathers (or the other feathers) on paper or a white board first. Here is a picture of my first attempt on paper to draw her style of heart feathers. I did have to stop to erase a few times. It’s a lot easier to erase on paper than it is to rip out sewing.
my attempt to draw Nuveau Heart Feathers
Amongst my other interests is horse racing. Somewhere locked in the back of my brain is a quilt about horse racing. As the triple crown races were televised this year, I sat in front of my television and took pictures with my digital camera. I am trying to unlock those ideas in my head to be able to commit them to paper–or fabric. I know it will happen someday.
In the meantime, I do still enjoy horse racing. I’m not much of big better. The only time I win is when I only verbally say “I like that horse to win.” Here is final 40 seconds of the call of a race at Monmouth Park, New Jersey. It had me in stitches laughing!
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