Lanelle Hatcher that’s awesome to hear! Welcome to feathers!!! I’m so glad to hear that you met with success and had fun. Congratulations!! Many quilters and even longarmers are afraid of them. You jumped right in and got it!!!

Tina Gordon , I’m so glad this was helpful for you. Have fun with your feathers!

Linda S. Jones, that's great! I always say, if I can learn just one new thing a day, I'm doing great :). Glad you are able to add this to your repertoire. Have a fantastic day.

Joanne Donovan, thank you for your kind comments. I'm so glad you have mastered feathers! They're such fun once you get the hang of them, take care.

Glad you liked it, and I hope that you have a fun time doing feathers. Want to learn some of the big things, they start to get a lot easier, you can really start experimenting. I'm hoping to shoot another video this week of sizing up and marking a border. Have a fantastic day.

Judy Goll , that's wonderful to hear. I hope you love your results :)

You are so very kind, Lanelle! Thank you very much!

Mona Keegan, awe, I’m glad you liked it and I know you will do a great job. You’re already a great longarmer!

Linda S. Jones , awe, thank you for your kind comments. Take care.

Lanelle, thank you so very much. You are very kind. I’m so happy to hear that you had a light bulb moment and I hope you love the feathers you create. Once you get them, they’ll be very fun to do. Always tell yourself that your going to make a pretty feather as you start. I found, when I did that, that it help me to have the confidence I needed to begin. Have fun with these, and thank you again for your wonderful comments. You made my day!

Terri Neil, I’m so glad to hear that! This type of feather is usually terminated at the center of each border. If you want to do a continuous feather around the entire border, I have done drawing videos that show you how to come into and out if corners. You can find them on this channel. Have fun with your feathers!

Tom D thank you for your kind comments. I use a spray bottle of water with a piece of black batting to rub, or you can dampen the piece of batting and rub. Have a great day.

Thanks for your reply. I didn't know was that easy to remove the chalk . Hope you have a nice day as well.

Tom D sometimes you don't even need to use a damp cloth. Sometimes it comes off by simply wiping your hand, but for chalk that is got more grip, a little moisture always does the trick. I hope you have a fantastic day! Take care.

Cate Doss, yay! I’m so happy to hear that!!it really does happen like that. At some point, the understanding happens, the fear leaves, and feathers are fun. You got this! I have faith in you!

Olympia Jasper , thank you very much. I hope you get feathers figured out. Don't stop trying...I know you'll get it!

Hi Olympia, I too can really sympathise with you, as I was exactly the same until recently. It was almost like the light had turned on in my brain and all of a sudden I was drawing such beautiful feathers. I thought at first this has to be a fluke, so I started to do feathers within different shapes to see If I really had the hang of it... and Whallah !!!! I too was doing feathers. So please don't despair. Keep practicing. It took me at least 3 months to master by doodling every moment that I had. I more or less thought of the plumes as a half of a heart tear drop where the tail came back to where it had left the spine, and the rounded bounce back was half of the curve of drawing a heart. Another great tip is to photocopy a FM feather and pop it into a plastic sleeve and use a white board marker to trace around it like you would if you were FMQ it. And when your done you just simply wipe it off and start again. This helps to train your brain. I hope this helps. if. I can do it, you most certainly will. Let me know how you go.

Olympia Jasper me too; I've still got some work to do on feathers. I can sketch them perfectly but then when I get on my Jazz, they don't look they same. I just ordered a long arm so I hope my skills improve quick. And yes, these are excellent videos which I appreciate. What did we ever do before KZfaq?

Shelley Murrell thank you for watching and for asking a question. I plan on doing a multi tutorial on marking a blank small top and quilting it out. I probably won't be able to, but I'm hoping to fit it into my schedule. It would be wonderful to teach something like that, and once you learn the basics, it's not so intimidating.thank you, and have a wonderful day.

I agree, they are harder on a domestic, but practice by sketching them out and they may come easier to you. Don't stop trying... you will get there. It just takes some practice. I have faith in you!