Friday, October 28, 2011

Shadow Trapunto Wedding Quilt

 This quilt is my Blogger Quilt Festival Entry.  It is a quilt I made for a wedding present in 2010.
 I invited the bride to my house to look through books to see what she liked.  She loved the wholecloths in the Karen McTavish book and especially the shadow trapuntos.  Blue is her color.


I took some other ideas from the book and drew out my pattern.


I used my longarm to sew the batting to the sheer fabric and then cut away.  I had only a couple of tiny bad cuts.  I thought that was pretty good for a first  time.


 I took some time to find a blue that would show through the sheer without looking like mud, but I found one that was beautiful big hydrandeas and it worked well.  Quilting it was so much fun.  Trapunto helps you to keep to the lines quite easily.  It's like your machine wants to flow.


And here is the finished quilt on their bed.  I heard for a fact that they are using it right now.  It's so nice to have my  quilts used.
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26 comments:

  1. ValentinaOctober 28, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    Oh Elaine, I have made wedding quilts before, but this one is in a league of its own! WOW, double wow...
    Thank you so much for sharing pix of the process, I totally get it and am intrigued... I will need to try this sometime!
    Gorgeous quilting, by the way! Greetings from faraway Cyprus, Valentina

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  2. trishOctober 28, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Oh my goodness. What a lovely quilt!

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  3. SvetlanaOctober 28, 2011 at 12:23 PM

    Gorgeous quilting!

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  4. Teresa SilvaOctober 28, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    What a lucky couple to have a quilt like this one. It is absolutely gorgeous.

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  5. LynetteOctober 28, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    Soooo pretty! What did you use for the sheer? Lucky friends!

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  6. merrily rowOctober 28, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    Oh my, oh my, oh my! What a very special couple they must be. Your gift and your workmanship are extraordinary.

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  7. LynneOctober 28, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    It is my ambition to make such a beautiful quilt one day!

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  8. DesleyOctober 28, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    So beautiful! Very lucky couple to recive such a lovely gift. It is nice to hear that is being used.

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  9. LonciOctober 28, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    Beautiful quilt:))

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  10. ShariOctober 28, 2011 at 10:40 PM

    I've never seen anything like this before! It's really amazing. So glad it's loved and appreciated.

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  11. MarjorieOctober 29, 2011 at 8:53 AM

    Absolutely stunning!!! I've never seen this technique before so thanks for sharing.

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  12. EditfoltOctober 29, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    Beautiful quilt.

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  13. Sarcastic QuilterOctober 29, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    Wow, I love this. A lot. I have to go check out that book & pray I can complete one that looks as pretty.

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  14. Kit LangOctober 30, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    Stunning quilt! Thanks for sharing. :)

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  15. EileenOctober 30, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    I can hardly find words! It's got to be one of the most fantastic quilts i've ever seen...an heriloom already. Do not understand how you did the trapunto. I have done it by hand but from the back. Whatever, it's just stunning. Thanks for sharing and have a great day

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  16. UnknownOctober 30, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    Wow, I mean really. WOW! You did a really super job. I have tried that method for trapunto but only on a small table runner and really liked how it turned out, only I layered with my top fabric first then a very dark blue then the batting and then the sheer, stitched the design, then cut away the blue, the batting and sheer and then pieced my block with the rest of the top. So is the sheer on top of yours? It must be. Really looks fabulous.

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  17. KarenOctober 31, 2011 at 12:25 AM

    This is a facinating technique. The end result is beautiful. What a wonderful quilt!.

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  18. Ivory SpringOctober 31, 2011 at 5:48 AM

    Elaine,

    This quilt is absolutely gorgeous!!!! Happy Reformation Day! :)

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  19. cottonreelOctober 31, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    It's absolutely fabulous , stunning . It's a method I have not tried . I have done shadow quilting but not of this standard . I wish , I wish .

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  20. ShevvyOctober 31, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    Stunning!

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  21. Julie FukudaOctober 31, 2011 at 11:08 PM

    Since I work only by hand I have never seen this method. The result is quite stunning.

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  22. Quilt GeniusNovember 4, 2011 at 5:01 AM

    Wow...just wow!

    Mary
    http://www.quiltgenius.com

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  23. ClaudiaNovember 4, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    That's amazing!

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  24. SherryNovember 4, 2011 at 7:07 PM

    That quilt is stunning! You did such a wonderful job. I'm sure they will treasure it always. Thanks for sharing.

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  25. judithNovember 4, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    BEAUTIFUL !!!

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  26. MarthaNovember 21, 2011 at 5:29 AM

    What a gorgeous quilt...thank you for sharing.

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