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Wednesday 23 November 2011

Feather Background

This quilt was made by Debbie. Although the background was made with the same fabric over the entire quilt, I wanted to break it into three areas – the appliqué border, the pieced border, and the centre.

To do this, I quilted two backgrounds. Small curls around the pieced border, and feathers in the other two areas. I love the texture and movement the feathers give, which is in keeping with the traditional style and fabrics of the quilt.


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17 comments:

  1. Linda 23 November 2011 at 07:49

    Gorgeous feathers! I love how you've incorporated them into the design!!

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  2. Unknown23 November 2011 at 07:50

    It looks like frosting on a cake! YUM!!

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  3. Elaine23 November 2011 at 08:22

    I'm getting to like the idea more and more of using feathers around applique. It looks lovely.

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  4. Furball Farm Quilting23 November 2011 at 08:38

    It looks great Desley, as per the usual, you've really tapped in to the right quilting design for the quilt. Always great seeing your beautiful workmanship.

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  5. Die Butjenterin Abschnitt23 November 2011 at 08:49

    Oh Desley, is a great quiting an a beautiful Quilt

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  6. Esther Aliu23 November 2011 at 09:23

    That's beautiful Desley, you've got the right balance there.

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  7. Kathy Schwartz23 November 2011 at 09:29

    Beautiful! You have just given me an idea of how to approach our guilds newest project with breaking up the background like you did.

    I have a small request. You need to have a 5 picture minimum on your blog posts and the fifth being a close up of your quilting. :)

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  8. Angie in SoCal23 November 2011 at 12:42

    Desley - that is a truly gorgeous quilt! And your quilting makes it so. Congratulations to you both.

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  9. Wendy23 November 2011 at 13:10

    Another awesome work of Art!
    (I hope you keep before and after pics.)

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  10. Vicki W23 November 2011 at 13:13

    It's a beauty!

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  11. jfoster823 November 2011 at 15:27

    Love It!

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  12. Jenny23 November 2011 at 16:59

    You do such beautiful work!!

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  13. Joan23 November 2011 at 19:45

    Beautiful Desley :)

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  14. Jan Hutchison24 November 2011 at 00:53

    I love the contrast between the curls and the feathers. Beautiful!

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  15. Bunny24 November 2011 at 09:53

    Looks fantastic.

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  16. LesQuilts24 November 2011 at 13:25

    Hi! Great finishing touches, perfect for the wonderful quilt! Wonderful quilting!
    Take care, Leslie

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  17. jfoster826 November 2011 at 14:26

    Hi Desley.. I saw this one up close and personal in a class in Newcastle....even better in real life!

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