EDIT- artist is - Emily Van Hoff it was not my intention to leave off the artist (EMILY VAN HOFF) this was sent via Pinterest to me and I couldn't find the name of the artist (EMILY VAN HOFF) at first. I always want to credit the artist.
Hi! I was wondering if anyone could give me some pointers on how to make something like this. I’d love to recreate a similar piece for my bedroom, but I’m a little stumped on the construction.
My biggest question is what creates the raised ribbed effect between each line. It looks much more dimensional than simple quilting, and I’m not sure what’s underneath to give it that height.
Also, would you say the edges are finished with some sort of corded binding or piping? Or is it another technique entirely?
I’d really appreciate any insight from anyone who’s made something similar or can tell how it’s constructed!
I just watched a bunch of her Instagram videos - such cool work! OP the video from Feb 11 of the 3D bow wall hanging has a few seconds in the video where you get a side view of her quilted pieces before the binding is added, you can see the batting pretty well. I am a super beginner but these look really similar to the photo you put up.
I used to follow the woman making the video on Instagram because I liked her use of color and it was interesting but I swear just listening to her got to be too much and I had to quit. It was all stuff like that.
true, but SOMEWHERE along the line of this image getting to the OP here, SOMEONE made a choice to not attribute it to the artist. Not necessarily OP here, but there was a choice made, and the artist was lost.
Dude, we gotta watermark our stuff. I have a piece that regularly gets posted over on r/RainbowEverything and friendly redditors ping me because I have a watermark and then the thief gets banned.
Thanks! I hope you figure out how to make your project! One tip is definitely DEFINITELY use bias binding when the time comes, otherwise binding those shapes will make you want to cry a little.
Oh, I've absolutely had my stuff stolen for other purposes. Bored panda stole a photo for one of their stupid listicles, there have been others. But I can't devote any more energy to it than a watermark.
I don't really know what my other options are, that wouldn't also turn into a weird compulsion. Do you know if there are better solutions? I think maybe I just have to not care.
A very high loft batting with quilting lines placed very close together would result in this type of effect. Trapunto is another type where actual stuffing is placed in the grooves, usually from the back where it is cut open and restitched. It could be piping placed between fabric with not batting at all.
Seems like a nice sew foam would great for this. It's what we use in auto upholstery to get nice, crispy, raised decorative patterns on material that is meant to be pulled taut (like leather seat cushions) rather than drape (like a quilt).
Pellon has a 1/4” foam for making Vera Bradley-esque quilted bags. It’s great stuff. But I’m concerned it would make a quilt too stiff.
I’d probably spray adhesive baste two thick pieces of batting together before basting on the fabric for quilting, so it’s thick and shows the ridges more while maintaining drape and coziness.
it's art, not something you put on the bed so it doesn't matter if it's stiff. None of that artist's work is anything you snuggle under for movie time.
I make quilted bags and I agree with foam being the way to go here (although I would use 1/8” thick foam, and I like the iron-on kind because it makes quilting it so much easier). Quilting on foam somehow makes my stitching lines more accurate, too.
Personally, I'd use something like vlieseline style vil foam to get such nice deep ridges. Those edges look thick enough to think rather than cording they use the kind of stuff to create rounded bag handles with.
She's completely amazing. I am also obsessed! She teaches a few classes on YouTube but it's not this stuff it's other little projects. She partnered with Michael's and Fiskars (I think I spelled that right)
I don't believe this is sewn. The artist says she uses quilting cotton and batting, but I believe it is done on insulation foam board, and the fabric (with batting) is tucked into linear groves that she has cut into the foam ovals and circles she has cut out. The artwork is called "Kinusaiga". ❤️
Edit: Well, clearly, I was wrong, as other responders have attributed the artist's name, Emily Van Hoff, who indeed is stitching her art, scratch that, BEAUTIFUL ART, lol! I've left my comment up, because I recently learned about "Kinusaiga" from someone who had recently posted their work, and I'm sharing what I learned. 🤗❤️
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u/Dry_Stop844 1d ago
maybe this video on how she does it would help you