Free machining, drop your feed dogs, put on a darning foot or an embroidery foot, bring up bobbin thread and relax……

i also use a top stitch needle or an embroidery needle when doing this.

Not sure if you can see this,  I have stared with the feathers using rayon 40 weight embroidery thread,  I will probably use around five different colours to create the feathers,  it’s really therapeutic but time consuming.  My little dog Penny gets jealous of my sewing machines if I spend too much time there, so I have to put her on my knee when I’m doing a lot so I can get it done.   Is there a cheap procedure out there that lengthens your arms 😉