Ruth Singer

Tag: stuffed quilting

  • Festival of Quilts 2017 workshops and talks

    Festival of Quilts 2017 workshops and talks

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    Festival of Quilts 10-13th August 2017  This year’s Festival of Quilts will be a celebration of my winning the Fine Art Quilt Masters prize last year. I am giving a talk about the Criminal Quilts series past and present and the stories behind the emotive and engaging photographs which inspired my work. Bookings open in April…

  • Trapunto project in Today’s Quilter

    Trapunto project in Today’s Quilter

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    A trapunto wall panel project I designed for Today’s Quilter is now published in Issue Twenty.   Trapunto or stuffed / corded quilting is semi-forgotten technique these days and it’s my mission to bring it back to life with new contemporary designs. I have been researching and practicing trapunto for about 10 years, inspired by…

  • Trapunto quilting

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    One of the most popular sessions I teach is Trapunto or Italian quilting. My new book, Fabric Manipulation, 150 Creative Sewing Techniques, covers this technique in detail and includes lots of variations including shadow quilting, corded quilting and using stretch fabrics. Detail of Time Bubble 1.  I’ve been using Trapunto for years in small projects…