Originally Posted by PhyllisM
what is trapunto?
It is "stuffing your quilt"
In traditional trapunto the outline of thin shapes (imagine a stem) were sewn and a thick cord was pulled into the shape from underneath giving it that raised effect.
In modern trapunto, an extra layer of batting is added and the outline of the pattern secured through the batting. Any exess is cut away. Then the entire piece is layered with batting, backed and quilted, giving the outlined area that extra thickness.
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