Chapter 5 Padded and corded quilting

These samples are experiments in padded and corded quilting:

1.   Top layer - polyester curtaining with diamond shapes outlined in gold and stuffed with sheeps's fleece.

2. Pelmet vilene topped  with cotton scrim and a coarse grey net stuffed with soft fluffy polyester yarn on the corners and strips of cardboard packing in the middle.  The top layers were cut larger and gathered on to the base to provide more height for the stuffing.

3. I made rouleaux stuffed with a heavy wool yarn and then attached from the back, seam side down to a linen- look cotton.

4. Using a twin needle and pin tuck foot I corded 1ply wool, fuzzy yarn and shiny rayon cord to linen look cotton.

5. I stitched a channel with two colours of thread on a cream finely- woven cotton and threaded with a heavy wool yarn.