Last Sunday I finished stitching down the binding on Baltimore Garden. What a joy to finally see those edges bound. It makes such a difference! But the quilt is still not completed at this point. From the beginning I wanted to add trapunto to this quilt. It is an easy process and very appropriate to use on a reproduction quilt. I use yarn as my filler and add it by working from the back of the quilt. Tim over at
Tim Quilts has a great video that shows how it is done. It's important to use a dull pointed needle so the holes made are made by pushing the threads of the fabric apart and not piercing them. The holes made will quickly disappear by running the needle over the threads, but I don't even bother doing that as I will wash the quilt when it is completely done and those threads will fall back in line than. Here are some before and after pics of Amish Ice Cream Social to show you the difference it can make in a quilt.
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| Prior to trapunto |
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| one wreath with trapunto |
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| four wreaths with trapunto |
After finishing the binding last weekend, I just had to sit for a bit and add some stuffing to Baltimore Garden. I hope you can see in the pic below the difference it makes!
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| Left side has tranpunto right does not. |
So today as the rain falls I will join the other slow stitchers over at Slow Stitching Sundays. Although my slow stitches will involve a darning needle and some yarn, they will still be relaxing. Hopefully they will get me thru the Cowboys/Bears match up that will happen later today. A bittersweet game for me as I grew up near Chicago as a Bear fan but now I am in Texas where you really need to be a Cowboy fan!
I just love this Baltimore quilt!
ReplyDeleteThanks Wendy! So glad to be in the final stage!
DeleteVery nice!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen! Now to just keep the stuffing up every evening until I get it done.
DeleteBeautiful - the trapunto is a perfect touch to this quilt!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I so agree it was calling out for it!
DeleteLove your added trapunto... so nice Carla!! Enjoy your football game too! Kathi
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathi! We won two in a row and at home we haven't done that in a long time.
DeleteYes, I don't think they give you any option about the Cowboys when in Texas! Both your quilts are looking gorgeous, Carla! The extra stuffing really makes a difference. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks its good to know all this work isn't in vain, but I don't think so it really helps to define those motifs. Go Cowboys!
DeleteWhat a lovely addition the trapunto is ( as if this quilt could get any better...amazing! :) I will check out your link to Tim's as I've been very curious about this! Thank you! :)
ReplyDeleteDeb Tim and I were experimenting about this around the same time. We were both pretty amazed how easy it is. It doesn't have to be alot either!
DeleteThat trapunto takes a gorgeous quilt up a notch!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I agree I had to do it justice and go all the way. One of those steps however once you start there is no turning back. But I can't imagine not taking the time to do it on this one.
DeleteThe added dimension is oh so pretty. I took a class in adding trapunto to a quilt (many, many years ago). I don't remember actually ever using the technique in a quilt.
ReplyDeleteTime to make a pillow or something and try it!
DeleteWow, your trapunto is beautiful! What a lovely addition to this magnificent quilt!
ReplyDeleteLike the icing on the cake don't you think! I knew I would never enjoy stippling the background like the original maker. I liked the way Barbara used the floral motifs in her quilt although it was machine quilted and I couldn't imagine doing all that marking. So I settled for a half inch grid for some balance and some motifs just sprinkled in here and there. I kept thinking way back when quilters just didn't fret over exactness like we do today and if they could do it I surely could try it at least once. So glad that I did.
DeleteWhat a difference ..... will you be showing us a photo of the completed quilt? I'm anxious to see it in all it's glory!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah there will be final photos for sure. This is the final step and should take me a couple of weeks as I only work on it in the evenings. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteThe trapunto really adds a lovely texture to a quilt - a great choice here.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yes I am glad I decided to go ahead with it. It will take me a couple of weeks to finish but I think it is well worth the effort. Thanks for stopping by
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