
I think I need a little more practice time on following a line but otherwise, not bad.
You start off with tracing your design onto your fabric with water soluable pen. Pin traced fabric to poly batting (about a 12 oz or 16 oz). Use water soluable thread in your top thread and trace, with a basting length stitch, the areas that you want to puff up. Trim away any areas of batting that you do not want puffy along the stitching edge, being careful not to snip your fabric. Now make your quilt sandwich with a backing, cotton batting, and trapuntoed top piece. Quilt in the recessed areas as you see fit.
Nelly suggests to use water soluable thread that is removed with cold or cool water. If you use the warm water removeable, you run the risk of your fabrics bleeding. Also, keep the thread stored in a ziplock bag to keep it away from humidity so it won't become sticky.
3 comments:
Hurray for the sewing room! The picture doesn't do it justice. It was waaay cooler in person. Especially the flower!
Are you going to post yours? I liked your arches. I thought about doing arches too but since I already stole your flower idea I didn't want it to look like I was cheating or something. :-p
You did a great job. That small stippling is not the easiest thing to do. Keep up the good work.
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