How to Quilt Feathers with Rulers – Dream Big Quilt Along #6
Our Dream Big Quilts are coming right along and this week we’re quilting the double petal shapes again with feathers! Learn how to quilt feathers using the Feather Ruler first, then how to quilt free hand feathers in the smallest petals too.
Click Here to find the Dream Big Guidebook – This is an optional guide to help you get ahead on this quilt along. You can learn which petals I turned into Double Petals and how the designs will fill the quilt panel each week. This guidebook also includes information on making both the Dream Big Quilt and Dream Big Jacket!
Click Here to find the Dream Big Fabric Panel in the beautiful purple / teal aurora colorway. If you decide to make a quilted garment too, you may need more than one panel!
Quilting Homework for Week 6
Quilt all of the double petal shapes with feathers! This will fill the outer ring of the petals with soft curving lines. This is the perfect contrast to go with the Gridlines we quilted earlier this month.
The smallest petals will likely be too small to use the feather ruler, so feel free to mark the shapes or quilt them free hand. As I showed you in the video, my free hand feathers work great in one direction… and not so great in the other. Practice is the key to quilting any design so the more feathers you stitch, the better you will be at quilting it!
If you’d like to know which petals I quilted with feathers, check out the Dream Big Guidebook here. This guide includes all the designs we will be quilting together as well and helpful diagrams to follow along.
Let’s go quilt,
Leah Day
Find more Dream Big Quilt Along Posts
Week 1 – Kicking Off the Dream Big Quilt Along
Ruler Quilting Leaf Veins – Week 2
