With inspiration and help from Geta Grama at
http://www.cadouri-din-inima.blogspot.com/ , A DVD from Karen McTavish, and some wonderful info from Leah Day's site at
http://www.daystyledesigns.com/rever...owtrapunto.htm , I managed to complete my first Shadow Trapunto piece. This is just a small, experimental wall hanging I made to learn the technique, but it turned out good enough to keep, I think. After ruining a couple of pieces of organza because I couldn't manage to get it trimmed without accidentally clipping the organza, I tried Leah Day's "reverse shadow trapunto" technique and it worked like a charm!
(Now I see why Geta has a special organza that she likes to use; mine was too flimsy for her technique.)
This piece is made by first drawing my trapunto design on the BACK of the toile fabric, layering black felt on the front, stitching the trapunto design using water soluble thread, trimming CAREFULLY, then layering organza over the top and sandwiching as usual, and finally stitching around the trapunto and FMQing.
So, here it is... it measures about 12" wide and 18" high.
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And here's a closeup so you can see some of the FMQ detail a little better.
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