Visual Guide to Free-Motion Quilting Feathers

Natalia Bonner has enjoyed piecing quilt tops for more than twenty years. In 2007, she quit her job as a dental assistant and became a longarm quilter. She has won numerous awards and is a best-selling author. pieceandquilt.com

Natalia Bonner knows a thing or two about free-motion quilting, already having two best-sellers behind her. In this book she provides clear step-by-step instructions for feather free-motion quilting for both domestic and longarm quilters. Today's contemporary quilts are often finished with modern free-motion techniques instead of  traditional techniques. This book provides 68 block and border designs. Starting with single feather techniques, the book moves on to more complicated designs. Clear line drawings show how to stitch three types of  feather. Then each of the 68 designs are shown with line drawings on top of a quilt and directional arrows. Superb book - I can't fault it and highly recommend it to anyone wanting to master feathers.

• Introduction What Makes a Feather Modern? Machine Quilting Basics Sewing Machine Machine Feet Needles Thread Tension Batting Layering and Basting Machine Quilting Patterns Single Block Designs Diamonds Feathered Center Diamond Feather Hatched Center Diamond Feather Square-in-a-Square Diamond Feather Straight Lined Center Diamond Feather Stretched Centers Curved Center Feather Curve Center Feather with Pebbles Arrow Center Feather Double Dip Feather Pod Feathers Paired Center Pod Feather Spinning Feather Pod Simple Pod Feather Curl Pod Feather Curl Pod Feather with Ribbon Candy Fill Figure-Eight Pod Feather Matchstick Pod Feather Diamond Pod Feather Centered Diamond Pod Feather Point-to-Point Diamond Feather Point-to-Point Diamond Feather Variation Binary Feathers Simple Binary Feather Detailed Binary Feather Rotating Binary Feather Fern Feather Concave Fern Feather Hook Feather Mirrored Binary Feather Double Half-Square Feather Capsule Feather Chic Feather Nook Feather Lateral Feather Quadrant Feathers Propeller Feather Curled Propeller Feather Elongated Feathers Simple Quadrant Feathers Detailed Quadrant Feathers Seedling Feathers Sprout Feather Simple Sprout Feather Flower and Medallion Feathers Swirl Feather Flower Swirl Medallion Feather Sunflower Medallion Feather Modern Medallion Feather Square Medallion Feather Flirty Feathers Filled Flirty Feather Swirled Flirty Feather Square and Straight Line Feathers Half-Parallel Feather Half-Parallel Corner Feather Square Spine Feather Diagonal Feather Radiating Diagonal Feather Horizontal Feather Border Block Feather Half-Border Block Feather Setting Triangles or Flying Geese Feathers Curved Triangle Curved Triangle Variation Geometric Feather Borders Large Borders Double Swag Feather Quad Swag Feather Symmetrical Feather Straight Spine Feather Flirty Feather Filled Flirty Feather Small/Stop Borders Half Feather Swirl Feather Half Hook Feather Swirl Combo Feather Alternating Feather About the Author