Parrot Plumes - Blogger's Quilt Festival

This year's Blogger's Quilt Festival snuck up on me!  It's a month earlier than in prior years and I had to scramble to find stuff I wanted to show.  (I'm still focused on guinea pigs and Pignics right now.)

Parrot Plumes is my entry for the Small Quilts category.  I fell in love with the feathers from an earlier Blogger's Quilt Festival, tracked down the pattern and saved it as a future project.  Inspiration hit when my vet started a practice on her own.  She specializes in birds and I know she has a soft spot for African Greys and Macaws.  I had pattern and colors - time to sew!

This was the first quilt I did with a lot of white space.  I'm still learning free motion techniques on my old Singer, but this quilt demanded something special.  I found this pattern online, on another feather quilt.  I fell in love.  I hated pebbles, had broken two needles my prior attempt at swirls, but I had to try this.  Boy, was it worth it!

The original post is here (with more photos if you're interested).

Usually my most recently completed quilt is my favorite.  I've done a few since this one and this still ranks at the top of the list.


Blogger's Quilt Festival Stats
Quilt Measurement:  39" x 19.5"
Technique:  machine pieced; quilted with walking foot and free motion on my Singer Graduate 714
Category:  Small Quilts

Be sure to check out the other great quilts at the Blogger's Quilt Festival!