He Sewfine,

Of course we will be nice! There are a couple of different ways to get motifs to raise up like that. Trapunto, or type of batting combined with really dense background quilting. Trapunto is when the quilter puts additional batting behing a motif before assembling the sandwich and carefully trims away so the extra batting is just under the motif they want to pop.

Some battings really pop as well, like higher loft polyester and wool.

In the particular quilt you are asking about I got up close and personal with it and do not believe it was trapunto because the motif didn't look stuffed as much as trapunto does. I believe this quilter used either wool or poly batting. She quilted her main motifs then she did very dense background quilting to make that motif pop.

Such beautiful eye candy. I don't get to go to many quilt shows. I see what I have been missing. You are blessed to be able to see such talent.

Fabulous quit show - where was it held?

Thank you for taking the time to post all of these pictures! This is great.

all I can say is WOW

Providence Rhode Island. Two MQX shows are held every year, one on east coast one on west coast. This years West Coast one is in Portland Or. in October.
http://www.mqxshow.com/MQX/Home/index.cfm

stunning...just stunning....thanks for sharing

Wonderful works of art. Thanks for sharing!

Hi FF,
I LOVE your pictures!
ISn't it just AMAZING!

Do you know if the quilts that were colored in were by Judy IRish? She does alot of that and she was at our Seattle show? Some of those quilts looked a bit familiar?

Anyway it is so inspiring! I think all quilters should be able to go to a show like that.

Wow, thanks for sharing these masterpieces :thumbup: