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    Jean Sewing Machine's Avatar Jean Sewing Machine is offline Senior Member
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    Default Whole cloth quilting

    Kizzie's post and picture inspired me to ask, has anyone tried the technique that I think is called whole cloth or trapunto quilting?

    It looks difficult, but very interesting. I saw a few at the Paducah Quilt Show. One was dyed and the quilting was done around the dyed area. Another thing on my bucket list, but way down the list.

    I know my first attempt will be a small wall hanging, not a king size quilt!

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    I tried a small one many years ago and I don't remember it being too difficult. We stuffed it from the back and did very tiny, close stippling around each shape to puff them out.
    If you want to see what I made, go to my Flickr account-8th one down on the right hand side.
    I haven't done any since, but know I could probably do another small one.

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    Default Re: Whole cloth quilting

    Quote Originally Posted by quiltingtrish View Post
    I tried a small one many years ago and I don't remember it being too difficult. We stuffed it from the back and did very tiny, close stippling around each shape to puff them out.
    If you want to see what I made, go to my Flickr account-8th one down on the right hand side.
    I haven't done any since, but know I could probably do another small one.

    Hugs, how are you feeling today? Other than all your excitement on waiting for your mail to come this week? )
    I saw your wall hanging, you actually stuffed it from the back? Did you quilt it with a backing then put another backing on to cover the slash places you stuffed from? I think it is a very interesting technique. I'm a little sore today, but I'm really glad to get done what I accomplished, despite the fall. Thanks for asking!

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    Default Re: Whole cloth quilting

    Jean, if you're looking for some instruction on how to do your own wholecloth, a buddy of mine from another forum (machine quilting resource), produced a video/wprkshop on how to design your own and quilt it. It was originally offered as a "live online" course, but has since transferred it to DVD. I have it and have yet to check it out...one day I promise I will.

    Here's a link to his first lesson:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sRQcGW4i8U&feature=plcp

    You can buy the DVD along with a few other of his classes here:

    http://www.etsy.com/shop/PinkText

    Also, check out Youtube for Sharon Schamber. Another is Karen McTavish. There are others I'm sure but these are the best.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH0ky7AiPq8

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    Default Re: Whole cloth quilting

    Oh Jean, I honestly don't remember. That's how long ago it was. But I can't remember tearing out my hair, so it couldn't have been that hard to do.
    I would check out what Denis posted. You'll probably learn alot off those sites.

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    Default Re: Whole cloth quilting

    Hello Jean

    I tried to do a trapunto recently just a small one but it is a lot of fun.. and a lot of work

    I got the Idea from this page http://cadouri-din-inima.blogspot.de/ , and I bought Getas book. It looks sooo beautiful, I love this technique.
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    Default Re: Whole cloth quilting

    Leah Day recently did a wholecloth quiltalong. It was a lovely wallhanging and I think the pattern was free to download. There are a series of videos explaing the techniques and blog posts answering the questions from participants as they came up.

    http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.c...holecloth.html

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    Default Re: Whole cloth quilting

    There's a difference between wholecloth and trapunto. A classic wholecloth quilt is all quilting on one color fabric, usually white or ecru. The designs for wholecloth are very elaborate and are gorgeous when finished. You can buy wholecloth quilt kits with the design already on the fabric. A wholecloth quilt can contain some trapunto (which is padding behind certain elements of your quilt design). Trapunto can be done on pieced quilts also to give dimension to the design.

    I made my daughter a white wholecloth quilt as a wedding gift in 1990 and she was thrilled with it. This was during the era when I only did hand quilting. Alas, no picture! The quilt is in safekeeping to be passed to my DGD when she marries.

    I recommend you begin small with wholecloth, maybe a pillow or small christening quilt. There's a LOT of work in this type of quilting. Trapunto is fun and there are several good tutorials on YouTube. Some LAQers are skilled enough to do wholecloth with their machines...awesome!

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    Default Re: Whole cloth quilting

    There's faux trapunto too. Just as impressive but a lot less work. You use 2 layers of batting; cotton on the bottom and a poly on top, both are the same the same size, sandwiched between the backing and top, draw your design or free hand a design then quilt the bejeebers out of the empty spaces. The quilting motifs will jump out. It's a great way to start.

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    Default Re: Whole cloth quilting

    Jean you can get patterns to lay over your sandwiched cloth, then you just follow that in FMQ. Not really free motion when following lines on a pattern but you know what I mean. You sew through the paper. I did one yonks ago, might dig the idea out again if I ever get on with this batik quilt I am supposed to be doing

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