You know some people have lofty goals in life, they want to be President, or climb Mount Everest or run a marathon. Me? I just want to master this *&^% teeny tiny feather stitch that Jeannie Baumeister of the Old Fashioned Baby teaches! I had a goal once of mastering the biscuits my step father's mother made. I did that about 10 years ago. A worthy life long (I hadn't seen my step grandmother since I was about 14) goal. And now this one. I have a couple of UFO's that aren't finished simply because I can't get this antique double feather stitch. This is a hunk of scrap I picked up last night with the first floss I laid my hands on. I sat and studied the pictures in Jeannie's
book and attempted this before I went to bed. Its not there yet but it is light years better than I have been able to do in the past. "My name is Martha and I am feather stitch challenged." I will get this if it is the end of me! Hopefully I will have pics of those UFO's soon with sweet teeny tiny feather stitching on them.
This looks great to me. I love your little gowns and blankets!!
ReplyDeleteYour stitches look beautiful, Martha. I find when doing this stitch that I have to mark my fabric, a lot. Otherwise I just can't pull them off very evenly.
ReplyDeleteUm and your problem with this would be???? Me thinks you are much too hard on yourself ....
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree with Robin.
ReplyDeleteBut I DO have to say, that taking a class with Jeanne really DID help me "see the light" when it came to the feather stitch. That was years ago, however, and I'm pretty sure I Have NOT retained that lesson!! sigh. Once I have grandchildren I'm going to have to re-take all those classes.
Unfortunately, I doubt all those talented ladies still teach!
And the problem is?? I too took Jeannie's class and have lost all information in the empty caldron of my mind. LOL I think Robin said it right...your stitching is more perfect than you realize. That said...I await your 'tutorial'...
ReplyDeletemy double stitch is looking really poor...don't look..;-0
Thanks guys, I admit it doesn't look too bad but I have been trying to "get" this for several years. I want it to be consistenly the same size both in length and width.
ReplyDeleteBunny I did mark a line but you can't see it in this picture and Karin you are going to be waiting a LONG time for a tutorial on this. :)