What a stunning design, simple yet elegant!

I could use one of these bias tape makers. I do it by hand now. This would make it more uniform. I love it.

It looks like a ruffle/pleating foot to me. It is not necessary to sew zigzag stitches with it. You simply sew straight stitch and it makes uniform pleats or ruffles. The one I have doesn't fit the machine that I use now because it is about 35 years old. You can set them to take a ruffle every stitch, every other stitch, or even three or four stitches.

Scraps for feathered friends...
Last year I was laid off from my job and I moved to the Saginaw Bay nearby Lake Huron. I bought a new sewing machine to make blouses for my new job hunting. I picked up my first copy of “Threads” #139 to help me make my blouses more tailored because I hadn’t sewn in years. I was astounded at the results I had achieved. Every time I wore my blouses I was complimented.
My grandmother taught me to do hand embroidery when I was a little girl, and I wanted to try it again. So, I decided in my spare time to make my first quilt. I chose an appliqué design in predominantly honey gold and white. I hand-stitched silk and cotton embroidered flower pods with hundreds of French and Colonial knots. I then appliquéd them to the quilt blocks using the turned needle method.
There are seagulls, ducks, and song birds, on the dock and in the yard for me to watch while I sit and hand embroider. One spring day I saw a sparrow plucking lint from the clothes dryer vent at the side of the house. Immediately I knew it was collecting it to warm and line its nest for its new babies.
I found my grandmother’s favorite china teacup and started putting my tiny one, two, and three-inch scrap silk and cotton threads into the cup. When I had it full I dispersed it with some all-cotton batting so the tiny threads would not blow away in the wind. I tucked it all in the flagstone garden wall and wedged it between the stones. It is comforting to know that I helped the birds make fine silk and cotton nests this year because the temperatures were sometimes 20 degrees below zero. I am planning my next quilt and the birds will get all of my little snippits.