This is my second go at feathers…
I’d seen the lovely pieces done by other participants in the FMQ Challenge on Facebook. Those that really stood out were stitched on satins and similar shiny fabrics. They photographed really well. So this afternoon I hunted out an ancient (30 years old?) piece of blue shiny fabric (like Shantung silk, but it wasn’t) and created some more feathers.
This time I nested the feathers (perhaps I should call it ‘Feathering the nest’?) and didn’t do any fill other than the echo quilting around each feather. I really liked the effect on the shiny fabric. I’ll probably cut this piece up and make a clutch out of it, similar to those I have in my Etsy store.
The thread I used was Superior Rainbows variegated 40 wt thread in a blue/teal/aqua.
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(the back)
Rhonda Bracey: At Random 
Love that nesting 🙂 What a beautiful blue – the quilting really stands out 🙂
Those are just absolutely gorgeous. Your line spacing is wonderful, and I love the blue shiny fabric too!
Beautiful work!
Gorgeous is the only word for it.
Stunning!
what beautiful feathers. and I thought I get the hang of them. Im far from it seeing yours
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