Friday 13 December 2013

Challenge entry no. 1 by Bilbo & I

Ok, well, as the person who set the challenge, it was only right that I entered too wasn't it?  So here is my version of a Christmas tree


The idea behind this was that I really wanted to have a go at shadow trapunto, where you trap wadding under voile, sew round the shape you want, trim away the excess wadding, then lay that all on a background fabric and sandwich and quilt it in the normal way.  The tree itself was adapted from a design by Ann Lauer, which I found in a book called quilting for Christmas  

I started this when I was visiting my friend Bilbo, and I had lots of fun playing in her stash to find exactly the right background fabric.  All went really well until I decided to free motion quilt it.  FMQ is definitely NOT my thing, and some of you may remember me whining and whinging about not being able to do it a couple of months ago.  In the end, dear Bilbo took pity on me and rang and just said "send it to me, I'll do it".  I didn't need telling twice, it was in an envelope and winging it's way to her in a very short space of time.  She did a great job of the quilting, as you can see here

with big stipples round the outside and some tiny pebbles inside thee branches, which has really made them pop.  Thank you very much Bilbo for doing that for me. Although I have not shown a uler against it, this measures 16"  x 22".

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12 comments:

  1. Love that peachy background. This is a technique I would like to try next year.

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  2. IT's gorgeous! I've never tried trapunto, you've done well.

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  3. It's very pretty, and you succeeded in a new method. It has an oriental look to me and you may be able to hang it at other times of the year.

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  4. Joanna is right, it could be used at Easter or Autumn - what a great idea.

    On a personal note, it will be sometime before I can face orange again and WILL be a considerable time (ie: never, ever) before I even think about micro-stippling again.

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  5. Love it. The quilting looks fantastic. Well done you. x

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  6. Lovely design. The overall effect with the design and the fabric is very Asian looking.

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  7. I love it , a very unique design and your friend did an awesome job quilting it .

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  8. Very cool! It reminds of pictures we see of the northern lights and how they move!

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  9. That is so effective and Bilbo's quilting sets it off.

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  10. Love your Christmas tree. The peach made a beautiful background. Happy quilting.

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  11. I love the Christmas tree it is kind of modern looking, but not too much if that makes sense. FMQ is not your friend. They always say to have a glass or two of wine before doing it and it helps loosen you up.

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