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Pale Blue and white floral fabric features a feather quilting design that shows off the quilting texture.

free motion fun It’s been a fun few days of my favorite kind of quilting – free motion, edge-to-edge designs. I thoroughly enjoy matching the machine quilting idea to the “feel” of the quilt, its fabric, and who it’s intended for. birds of a feather First up is some all-over casual feathers. A close-up…. …and …

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