mcadwell

I finished my 3rd sketch quilt. I was so excited to finally have it done. The chalk marks show where I had to sew it for it to look the way I wanted.

I handsewed with 2 layers of stitching (shallow and medium) and machine stitch for more depth and to stabilize the quilt to give it the 3D faux-trapunto effect.

I started it in October so glad it's done. It has 2 layers of batting - cotton and acrylic so it has a nice weight and is warm!

Each time I make a sketch quilt it's an experiment because I haven't seen other quilts like this.

Gramyx7

Absolutely gorgeous!!

tallchick

Wow, stunning! Can you tell us more about sketch quilts? Is the sketch something you draw? Is it a panel? I am sure others also want to know.

mcadwell

I've not seen this method anywhere else so I've dubbed it 'Sketch Quilting'. I take a panel with something already on it, a sketch is one I start with, and do a ton of shallow and medium depth hand stitching thread layers, following up with machine stitching for deeper stitches and to stabilize the quilt. I also use different shades of thread to make it lighter or darker where I want it to be that way.

If anyone has seen this technique before please let me know.

cashs_mom

I have seen it done. A friend of mine used to do a good deal of it with machine stitching.

Yours is very pretty.

Tartan

Lovely piece!

juliasb

There are no words to announce how beautiful this quilt is and how unique it is. I have never seen anything like this. Your talents are beyond words. You did a marvelous job on this creation. Thank you so much for sharing.

sewbizgirl

So beautiful! Love that you found a way to enhance a DaVinci drawing into a textured quilt. I wish I could see it in person.

Sync

Amazing quilt.