Trying out trapunto

When Geta very kindly sent me a copy of her new book I spent a couple of evenings flicking through it thinking it was waaaay beyond my 'make it up as you go along' capabilities.

But then I decided to have a go because I've never tried trapunto before.

To try Geta's technique, I would say there are really only two things you need to check you have before starting - namely water soluble thread and organza - the rest of the requirements are common to all quilters.

I was definitely starting small with this one so decided to do my version of her Edelweiss pattern

My version involved a few alterations

• No small circles in the middle - too lazy and too inaccurate to cut those out neatly

• I didn't leave the organza over the whole quilt top as Geta does. I cut out sections of it from the top to add interest
• To stop the organza from fraying (because of the point above) I used a close blanket stitch all around the edges...
• ....except in the middle of the flower where I used a decorative stitch just because

Not the world's best phone photo for sharpness but hopefully you get the gist - this is the back

 And here is the result, turned into a cushion/pillow cover.

And, more importantly, I threw caution to the wind and i.n.s.e.r.t.e.d a ZIP.

Clearly room for improvement there but cunningly positioned at the bottom of the cover so you can't see it.

Helped along by this video



I will admit to pausing it several (OK, loads of) times and rewinding it as well but it is about the clearest, easiest to understand video I've found for inserting a zip.

But it worked and it will do for me.

The back.

And the front again.

A really interesting technique that I shall be trying again.


Linking up to Amanda Jean's Finish It Up Friday

And while I am on the subject of cushion covers...this is the lovely one I received in PTS7 from MichelleSews.

Thank you very much Michelle - gorgeous.