{"id":1572,"date":"2010-01-09T14:54:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-09T22:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2010\/01\/09\/feathers\/"},"modified":"2015-01-01T10:41:14","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T18:41:14","slug":"feathers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2010\/01\/09\/feathers\/","title":{"rendered":"Feathers!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have I mentioned yet that I love<\/b><\/i> feathers? I love seeing them on quilts, and I love quilting them myself. Today I finished doing the outlining of the little painted motifs on the table runner I’m working on, so that means I was finally allowed to put the first feather into some of the empty space. Yay!<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/div>\n

I’ll have four curvy feathers in each block, and I’m planning to put more into the red setting triangles that go between the on-point blocks. You can just barely see some of the red to the left of the feather; the blue marker visible at the bottom of the block is to keep me from quilting into the seam allowance. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have I mentioned yet that I love feathers? I love seeing them on quilts, and I love quilting them myself. Today I finished doing the outlining of the little painted motifs on the table runner I’m working on, so that means I was finally allowed to put the first feather into some of the empty […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[226,2,281],"class_list":{"0":"post-1572","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-free-motion","8":"tag-feathers","9":"tag-quilting","10":"tag-table-runner","11":"czr-hentry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_2530.jpg?fit=1024%2C876&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s5yzuO-feathers","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1571,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2010\/01\/10\/progress\/","url_meta":{"origin":1572,"position":0},"title":"Progress …","author":"Sandy","date":"January 10, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"My dryer is finally fixed, so I'm running my laundry from several days ago through the wash again and then through the dryer. While that's going on, I'm quilting my table runner. :) I've now finished one entire block's feathers and am fairly happy with how the block looks. Two\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Free motion quilting"","block_context":{"text":"Free motion quilting","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/quilting\/free-motion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_2531.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_2531.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_2531.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_2531.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5418,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2024\/08\/03\/quilting-finished\/","url_meta":{"origin":1572,"position":1},"title":"Quilting finished!","author":"Sandy","date":"August 3, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"In a huge bit of progress for this particular quilt, I've finished both the free motion and the ruler work quilting! That means that I've been able to collapse my sewing cabinet so that I can actually walk into my room, rather than climbing over things to get in. LOL!\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Free motion quilting"","block_context":{"text":"Free motion quilting","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/quilting\/free-motion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Detail of a pieced heart block in bright orange, quilted with free-flowing feathers on a blue-grey background.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_0530-300x225.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1569,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2010\/01\/15\/finished-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":1572,"position":2},"title":"Finished!","author":"Sandy","date":"January 15, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Yesterday I finished binding and washing the table runner I've been working on sporadically. Here's a photo of the whole thing, though it's hard to see the quilting in this shot. In case you didn't see the in-progress photos, this is the result of a \"play day\" with paint sticks\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Free motion quilting"","block_context":{"text":"Free motion quilting","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/quilting\/free-motion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_2536.jpg?fit=640%2C234&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_2536.jpg?fit=640%2C234&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_2536.jpg?fit=640%2C234&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4603,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2021\/10\/18\/feathered-lemoyne-star\/","url_meta":{"origin":1572,"position":3},"title":"Feathered LeMoyne Star","author":"Sandy","date":"October 18, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Ta-da! It's done! :) This quilt actually went together rather quickly, from the drafting to the quilting. In fact, deciding on how to quilt it probably took longer than any other part of the process. However, I've always loved both feathered stars and LeMoyne stars, so it was a no-brainer\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Free motion quilting"","block_context":{"text":"Free motion quilting","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/quilting\/free-motion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Finished Feathered LeMoyne Star","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_0070-300x300.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1576,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2010\/01\/06\/heres-where-i-quilt\/","url_meta":{"origin":1572,"position":4},"title":"Here’s where I quilt","author":"Sandy","date":"January 6, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"I thought I'd show you where I quilt. This is my Bernina 630 (no embroidery module), which is set into a cabinet from Tracey's Tables; I just love my set-up!What you see here is a table runner in progress. The three main\u00a0 blocks were done with paint sticks, and I'm\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Quilting"","block_context":{"text":"Quilting","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/quilting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_2520.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_2520.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_2520.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_2520.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5236,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2024\/01\/04\/the-curves-are-done\/","url_meta":{"origin":1572,"position":5},"title":"The curves are done!","author":"Sandy","date":"January 4, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"I put the finishing touches on a quilt I'd been working on -- or on and off! -- for a couple of months. Of course, the holidays were in there, so I'll blame the slow progress on that. ;) This was something I made to practice a technique (Pieceliqu\u00e9) I'd\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Appliqu\u00e9"","block_context":{"text":"Appliqu\u00e9","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/quilting\/applique\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Split circles (red\/white) are set into off-white and black background, the resulting blocks forming an on-point black square surrounded by large off-white triangles. Fabric is poppies and Paris-themed.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Parisian-Poppies-quilt-296x300.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1572"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1585,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1572\/revisions\/1585"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}