Trapunto quilting by hand

Quiltsalott: March 2011

Well, this is eggciting...! I used up more scraps ;) I know, you're shocked. It's been a lot of years since I've done the trapunto technique, and I thought this would be a fun way to show you how it works. Trapunto is essentially a stuffing technique that will add dimension to your quilt or projectI pieced the tiniest scraps together, and sewed them between some narrow scrap strips to make patches that were at least 5½” x 8”.I traced this egg shape on each patch and cut them out. Here is a…

I'm teaching a Free Motion Quilting class starting in April at my LQS, Heartstrings and Heirlooms. I finished up the class sample over the weekend. In the class the students will do larger samples, but I needed a small book of designs to advertise the class. As you can see in the above end view, I used three different types of batting for my sample book - Quilter's Dream 100% Cotton, Hobbs 80/20 (80% cotton and 20% polyester), and a 100% wool. I used a tutorial from a recent Quilting Arts…

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Classic Trapunto with an Embroidery Machine - Heirloom Creations

Jan 8, 2013 - I had some time to do a little more on the whole cloth quilt. I am filing in the grid work , here is the start of that. Much more to go but I thought you might like to see the plan. Happy Quilting Tim

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