Originally Posted by
DogHouseMom
The trapunto part will stand out more if the areas around it are flatter. When I did it, I used a poly for the trapunto area and W&N cotton for the whole quilt. You can also use a poly for the whole quilt and just quilt more densely on the areas surrounding the trapunto to get it flatter.
Experiment with both on small scraps and see what you like best.
Thank you for this! That is all the confirmation I need.
I think I'm going to try poly/poly. When I first began quilting nearly ten years ago I really turned my nose up at poly batting. You know how you're just taught one thing and that kind of sticks with you as the thing you're "supposed" to do? But the trapunto quilts that have been cropping up all over lately have been amazing!!! In addition I've been noticing how the poly really highlights the quilting in a way that cotton doesn't. Poly is BACK in quilt rotation for me!!!!! LOL*