Need some advice from you great jig tyers on this forum!

Been making some barred rock jigs for smallies and walleyes. No
matter how careful I am to line up the feathers, when I'm done
sometimes they stick out and aren't smooth flowing "like the pictures".
I lay down a line of thread before tieing the feathers so they aren't slipping
around the shaft of the hook. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for your help!