Hey there! So I’ve gotten back to working on my Field Study Feather Bed Quilt. Last night I finished piecing together the blocks, and I was able to trim them and assemble the quilt top today. I’ll be riding this wave of excited motivation for as long as I can.
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yucky picture. boo!
After piecing together the top, I had to immediately baste it because for once, I actually had the backing and binding already here! That does not happen. Like ever.
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I’ve been planning on backing the quilt in a Field Study voile since before I even began the quilt, and its getting voile binding too!
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I don’t have any pictures to show you yet, but I’ve also been able to get a jump start on the hand quilting, and I’ve gotten through about a quarter of the feathers today. I’m ridiculously excited to get this one finished and put into daily use!
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I can’t wait to show you the finished quilt!
-Meredith
Beauitful!
I love the backing you picked!
So pretty! I am in the midst of feathers myself. It is nice to see other fabric versions. What did you use for the background material. The voile backing is a good choice.
I used Free Spirit Solid in Winter White for the background! I always try to use a solid from the same manufacturer as the prints I’m using so that the materials are as similar as possible.
Hello!
I just put together my strips & taped the pattern together and am very frustrated with the pattern as it is shown from Anna Maria Horner, as well as Fons & Porter, and your blog; Turning the patter 180 degrees does not produce the results as shown… The pattern of the feather goes diagonally across both sides, not one side up and the other side up from the vein.
In order to get the pattern to go up & out, we (my engineer husband and me with my extremely analytical mindset) had to flip the pattern and change the direction 90 degrees. I have wasted a lot of fabric as I used fat quarters and can only get four sides out of each 22″ section. We also needed to add extra strips to any strip-set that was only 12″ tall.
IF anyone is considering using this pattern, make your strip sets out of 1/4 – 1/3 yard strips of 45″ fabric, not fat quarters and good luck with setting your pattern to turn out how you wish!
You are correct. This same method is outlined in my tutorial here. https://oliviajanehandcrafted.com/?page_id=4708 I show how to alternate the direction of the creature template so there is virtually no waste, and to flip the template to get the feathers in the proper direction. I have made many quilts using this pattern and method. I hope you love your quilt and that it will help you to make this beautiful pattern with less frustration. Happy sewing!
you’ve inspired my 14 yr old girl! now we are going to attempt this project! your tutorial makes it look simple… thanks!
I absolutely love this one and would like to get the pattern…Marilyn
looking awesome already!