Well, after over 11 hours of frogging and then redoing the trapunto, I was finally able to get this piece done!
Yes, I took out all the stitching around the trapunto and redid it. I didn't like the heavier weight variegated cotton thread I had initially used. I had planned to do all the quilting with that same thread, but didn't quite like it once the trapunto was done. So I decided to use it just for the trapunto and ended up using a finer Sulky poly thread to quilt with. But once all the quilting was done, the trapunto just jumped out at you and not in a good way. So as emotionally invested as I was in this piece, the piece that kept telling me how much like my Mother I was, I knew what I had to do. Rip it out.
And
now, with the hotfix crystals added, I know it was the right thing.
Otherwise, they would have been competing with the heavier cotton
thread.
I love the texture in this piece. I used the wool felt under the batting in this piece, just like I did with "In the Spotlight". It gives the quilting such a deep effect.
Since I didn't add a boarder, I used black cording to pipe the wall hanging. This brought the black from the applique out to the edges of the piece, framing it nicely.
This isn't a good picture, but as always, I love the paisley. This is the second piece that I have used this applique design on. I love all the swirls and points mixed. If it was a better picture, you would be able to see what a nice touch the crystals add :-).
And I think this font is perfect. The swirls in the P go so nicely with all the swirls in the quilting and applique.
So while it seemed to take forever to make, I am quite happy. I think my Mother would like it as well.
Love you Mom!
Yes, I took out all the stitching around the trapunto and redid it. I didn't like the heavier weight variegated cotton thread I had initially used. I had planned to do all the quilting with that same thread, but didn't quite like it once the trapunto was done. So I decided to use it just for the trapunto and ended up using a finer Sulky poly thread to quilt with. But once all the quilting was done, the trapunto just jumped out at you and not in a good way. So as emotionally invested as I was in this piece, the piece that kept telling me how much like my Mother I was, I knew what I had to do. Rip it out.
Since I didn't add a boarder, I used black cording to pipe the wall hanging. This brought the black from the applique out to the edges of the piece, framing it nicely.
So while it seemed to take forever to make, I am quite happy. I think my Mother would like it as well.
Love you Mom!
