Traditional�� QUILTING the Anita Goodesign way! Talent and individual expression are not qualities only possessed by professionals: you have it too! All of you have the capacity for creativity in your quilting. Let your creativity shine and realize there are no boundaries to your unique expression. Quilting is a hobby and a passion, something shared with people all over the world. We buy fabric, make quilts and keep our loved ones warm for a lifetime. So in this month’s issue of All Access, we’ve decided to highlight some of our favorite techniques and showcase some of Anita Goodesign’s collections that incorporate them. From Bargello to Trapunto, quilting is a passion passed down from generation to generation so when life gives you scraps make a quilt! DOUBLE WEDDING RING What can be more romantic than a Double Wedding Ring Quilt? Although this pattern is often thought of as a twentieth century quilt it appears to have evolved from a very old design. The motif of two interlocking rings goes as far back as the fourth century when it was used to decorate Roman cups. Another early example of interlocking rings is found in Gimmal Rings which were popular in Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. During engagement one was worn by the man and the other by the women. After marriage the two rings were fitted together to be worn by the wife. Actual Double Wedding Ring patterns appear to have been rarely used until the 1920s. Part of the difficulty in tracing the earlier use of this pattern is the fact that over time it was made under 40 plus different names. By the 1930’s and 40’s the Double Wedding Ring quilt had become quite common. T RAPUNTO Trapunto, from the Italian for “to quilt,” is a method of quilting that is also called “stuffed technique.” A puffy, decorative feature, trapunto utilizes at least two layers, the underside of which is slit and padded, producing a raised surface on the quilt. One of the earliest surviving examples of trapunto quilting is the Tristan Quilt in the Victoria and Albert Museum, a linen quilt representing scenes from the story of Tristan and Isolde which was made in Sicily during the second half of the 13th century. SPECIAL FEATURE | All Access | 8 REQUIRED READING
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