Two posts in a day because ... I finished the feathered feather table runner.
It measures 15 by 27 inches and is a perfect fit for the tall little table and chairs in the studio ... photos later after the weekend clean-up in the studio.
I super-sized half of the feathers block pattern that was offered on the Shape Moth blog as part of the Forest QAL–I described the process earlier in this blog post–and added a simple border. All the fabrics, except the FQ I used for the background, came out of my scrap bins.
I had all kinds of silly fun when I decided to put quilted feathers inside the sections of the feather and added a large scale McTavish-ish fill pattern in the background.
I added the piped binding because it seemed like a perfect opportunity for more practice with the technique and, as we all know, practice makes perfect ... or, at least, more perfect with each iteration..
Here are some detail photos of the the feathered feather, the swirly girly (my term) free-motion quilting in the background and the piped binding.
Tomorrow I begin a new creative adventure of creating something every day. Glen blogged about it here: 365 At first, I thought it was an interesting idea and would be fun to follow along. Then I downloaded the free peek (kindle version) from Amazon ... and before I knew it, I KNEW what my theme would be and I bought the kindle version of the book, 365: A Daily Creativity Journal: Make Something Every Day and Change Your Life!
My super-sized quilt block seemed to be a perfect image for the header of the new blog I've created for my #365 project.
(Now that it's quilted and bound, there may be a new banner image on The Daily Feather soon :-)
The idea of creating something everyday is a bit daunting. I know that I may fall flat on my face.
If you want to follow along, I'll be posting recaps here or you can follow the Daily Feather at http://365-feathers.blogspot.com
If you have a #365 project, I'd love to know about it ... and if you don't, it's always a good time to start. I suspect most of my projects will be quilt or fiber related, but you never know where something like this will lead you ...
I'm joining lots of linky parties today, including:
Can I get a Whoop Whoop on Confessions of a Fabric Addict
Finish It Up Friday on Crazy Mom Quilts
FMQ Friday on The Free Motion Quilting Project
Forest QAL on Shape Moth
Link a Finish Friday on Friday and Tanya Quilts
TGIFF on Quilt Matters
