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Two quilt books by Hari Walner explore doing Trapunto by sewing machine. Exquisite designs and clear technique instruction offered.

  1. Exploring Machine Trapunto
  2. Sold Out Trapunto by Machine

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Author: Hari Walner
Pages: 112
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: C&T Publishing
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4nt0400
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New Designs and Ideas for this Super Simple Trapunto Technique!

Refined machine trapunto method. Over 30 new designs for trapunto. More original ideas, including:

  • simulated cording
  • reverse trapunto for borders and special effects
  • trapunto your piecing pattern
  • add trapunto to appliqué motifs
  • fake appliqué for easy quilting
  • traditional and non-traditional trapunto applications

Demonstrates how hand quilters can use these machine trapunto techniques. Illustrated Glossary and Easy-Find Design index.

"Hari expands on her basic trapunto techniques and innovative surface design ideas, in addition to giving lots of great, new inspiring designs. Thank you, Hari, for awakening our quilt spirit."

—Alex Anderson, author, teacher, and host of "Simply Quilts"

"Hari has taken her machine trapunto technique to new highs. Her misted fake appliqué and cording techniques alone will get your creative juices flowing. This fascinating and informative book overflows with ideas for both beginners and advanced quilters."

—Clotilde, President of Clotilde, Inc.

"Once again, Hari's creative 'outside the box' thinking results in a wealth of exciting yet practical new techniques for machine quilters."

Mary Leman Austin, editor-in-chief, of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine

Table of Contents:

This book is for
4
Sew Accordingly
32
Thank you
4
Idea Four: 
What this book is about
5
Appliqué and Trapunto
36
Picture Glossary
6
Idea Five: 
The Basics
12
It's Okay to Fake Appliqué
39
Free-Motion Machine Quilting
13
The Quilt Spirit
43

A guide to learning and enjoying this wonderful skill

  Idea Six: 
Machine Trapunto
17
Tiny Trapunto
44

A simple method and some new refinements to achieve an elegant trapunto effect

  Idea Seven: 
Hand Quilting Using This Trapunto Method
20
Personal Expressions
46

Only the hand quilting shows

  Gallery
48
Basting for Beauty
22
Be True to Yourself
69

Baste it well for beautiful quilting

  The Designs
70
Little Things Mean A Lot
24
Stay Off the Beaten Path
103
The Ideas
27
Easy-Find Design Index
104
Idea One:  The Quilters
106
Trapunto Block by Block
28
Sources
109
Idea Two:  Bibliography
109
Cornerstone Quilting
30
Index
110
Idea Three:  About the Author
112


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Trapunto by MachineOut of Print
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Trapunto by Machine

Author: Hari Walner

Pages: 94
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: C&T Publishing

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MSRP: $22.95

 

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"You, being the creative soul that you are, will take these simple techniques and designs to much greater heights."

Hari Walner

Explore This Exciting New Technique!

If you have never tried Trapunto quilting this is your opportunity to learn these new, easy, timesaving techniques. You will love the added dimension it adds to your quilt making

If you have tried Trapunto before you will love not having to make openings in the backs of your quilts. This incredible new technique will show you how to get beautiful results with your sewing machine, using water-soluble basting thread.

Six easy lessons:

  • Stipple Quilting
  • Machine Trapunto
  • Backtracking over Stitches
  • Shading with Stitches
  • Two-Layer Trapunto
  • Shadow Trapunto

Twenty-one full-size patterns

"You will find the tips and confidence you have been looking for to launch you into a machine quilting style that is new and unique. This fresh and inspiring approach to trapunto combines simple techniques with pattern artistry. What a great NEW book!"

Lois Tornquist Smith, quilt maker, teacher, judge, and author of Fun and Fancy Machine Quiltmaking

"Hari Walner is literally adding a new dimension to machine quilting. Best of all, the projects are so well written, and illustrated that you will feel like Hari is in your sewing room providing knowledge, giving friendly encouragement, and reminding you to stop for tea!"

Marti Michell, author, designer, teacher

"I like the unusual techniques, I like the quilts, and most of all, I like Hari's attitude; machine quilting should uplift, like trapunto.

Robbie Fanning, co-author of The Complete Book of Machine Quilting, Second Edition

Table of Contents:

Dedication
4
The Patterns
54
Preface
5

Spring Quintet

54
The Sharing Spirit of Quilting
6

Swanee

56
First Things First, Machine Quilting Basics
7

Folk Dance

58
Tools and Accessories
7

Iridescent Iris

60
The Next Steps
10

Over the Rainbow

62
Quilting
14

Simple Manners

63
Quilting Health
22

Delight and Double Delight

64
The Lessons
26

Starry-Eyed

66
1: Stipple Quilting and Other Background Effects
27

Susan B. Anthony

68
2: Machine Trapunto
32

Quiet Tree

70
3: Backtracking over Stitches
37

Autumn's Treasure

72
4: Shading with Stitches
40

April's Promise

73
5: Two-layer Trapunto
43
Are We Having Any Fun?
91
6: Shadow Trapunto
47
The Quilters
92
Time to Quilt!
53
Bibliography/Sources
94

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