Put a feather in your quilting cap Take the fear out of quilting feathers! Explore 68 modern feather designs with step-by-step guidance from award-winning quilter Natalia Bonner. Quilt stunning feathers on a variety of blocks and borders with this beginner-friendly, visual guide. Unlike traditional feather quilting, which relies on exactness and precision, Natalia's ideas will help you break away from perfection and find creativity in your quilting practice. Use your home sewing machine or a longarm to free-motion feathers with confidence, adding a truly elegant finish to today's modern quilts. . 68 modern feather designs! Beginner-friendly techniques from best-selling author Natalia Bonner . Kick your feather fears to the curb with an easy-to-use guide for domestic and longarm quilters . Finish blocks and borders with unique feather motifs to complement today's modern quilts

By Natalia Bonner

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
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