Here is another favorite shadow trapunto quilt. I love this design so much. At the first sight, trimming the batting away might look like a difficult task, but the design is not small and that is always helpful. The quilting required a lot of backtracking but I remember I enjoyed it. The background was a lovely Robert Kaufman fabric and I quilted following its … [Read more...]

This is one of my favorite shadow trapunto quilts. It measures about  35''. The design was inspired by a sashiko pattern; I adore its simplicity. You must think that it was hard to cut away this intricate design. Not at all! Do you remember the AMAZING tool I use for cutting away?? With these thread snips, it is so easy to access any area you need to cut away. Its tip is … [Read more...]

Here is another shadow trapunto quilt from my book, it measures 25'' (shadow trapunto tutorial here). I love the way I quilted the background. The color of the thread was an important thing! I remember I started quilting with dark color thread and I did not like it at all. I am glad I was wise enough to take the time to unpick all the quilting! Then I started again with white … [Read more...]