Here's my first attempt at "wonky feathers" as Dawn Ramirez calls them. I did this in an all-over freehand pattern on my latest I Spy quilt. I used variegated primary thread. This was done on my regular sewing machine.
I was so impressed with my work. Then my DH came into the sewing room, and I was just gushing with self-pride. He said he likes plain stippling better. Whooooosh...that's the air being let out of my balloon! My oldest DD was with him and said she thought it was "cool", so that helped my ego a bit.
Here's another view. I think these are just so neat. To top off the evening, I washed and dried my Hearthside Memories, and it now hangs in the place of honor in my kitchen. I am using a brass curtain rod with leaves on the ends for that quilt place. I separately bought two little brass hooks for the rod to rest in. The ones that came with the curtain rod would have had it too far from the wall. Love those red walls!!
~Joan
