It is not the fancy ones that I have been seeing on here, though. But it turned out great, I think. My strips were cut at 2.5" only and these were scraps I had left over, plus some fabric I bought from Bev on here :) and the border was from a box I bought from moonrise. Thanks ladies!

Anway, I did not quilt it, I tied it. The back of the quilt is an extremely heavy blanket that I found in my closet. I have not used that blanket in years, so I thought I would give it a face lift and put my Bargello on it. I really tried to quilt it. On my first row of stitching, I got half way and I could not get the blanket through my machine. So I instead of working up a sweat and getting my bloodpressure up, I stopped and ripped out those stitches and tied it instead.

I hope it looks good to everyone else :lol:

Lovely!

Beautiful quilt and you did a great job!!!!!!! :D

It looks great and you recycled too.

There you go! I like it! Great idea to use the blanket. Nice work!

I really like your fabric choices. Good Job. One day that quilt will make it to the top of my to do list. Thanks for the inspiration!

Love the colors--good job!!!

Very pretty!

Very Pretty.

That is very pretty. Good job.

Beautiful and you have recycled a blanket too!!!

Very nice job on the quilt and so nice that you could use that blanket for the backing.

I really think it's pretty and I love the back for it I love Koalas. :D :thumbup:

Very nice. Beautiful bargello and good to know that a blanket can be used that way. I have a couple that have seen better days but are not ready for the rag bag yet.

Absolutely beautiful !!!

You did wonderful with a very pretty top and to recycle the blanket to the back makes it even better! :D

Very pretty!

great job!

Very nice!

I really like it! :thumbup:

Great job!!

Very pretty!

Very pretty :D I had a blanket similar to that growing up and they are VERY thick! I bet it is a snuggle quilt :D

It's a beauty.

When I first saw it I thought you must have done a lot of fussy cutting on it, the colors just pop out, I IS beautiful, you know it is going to be warm. You did a great job. Theresse

Oooooo! Awwwwww! Beatiful.

It's lovely. I would really love to try a Bargello. Was actually thinking of taking some paper to work and trying to make a design I could follow. I like tying, I have done it on a baby quilt that I made it turned out well.
Well done. :thumbup:

I love your quilt and the beautiful koala backing.

Thank you all for the great response! Here is the recipe I followed...

http://www.quiltville.com/scrapbargello.shtml
I emailed Bonnie and sent her a picture of how mine turned out and she wrote me back.

Bonnie Hunter was actually in Jacksonville this weekend for the Quilt Fest and I did not even realize it was her until late Sunday afternoon. lol She has a lot more I want to try.

Yes the backing is THICK. I remember snuggling under it as a kid and I know my son will probably snuggle under it now :)

Barb_MO, I am going to attempt your bargello soon. Now that I have this one out of the way and sort of know what to expect ;) I have already printed out your tut!

Your first bargello is really good work , love the koloa

Beautiful quilt.

You did a great job Wendy!!

Love it! How long did it take you?

Looks great! Colors are fantastic and I love the koalas on the back!!!

I love your quilt.

If this is your first bargello, does it mean that htere are more to come? Nice Job!

Just let me know if you need any help.

Thanks everyone!

Lynn, it took me about a month or so I guess. I had to juggle it with my son :)

Most definitely I will be making another one! I did this one to kind of give me an idea about the technique because I have never done tubes before. This next one I do will from Barb_MO's tut.

Thanks, Barb, I will take you up on your help when I get started on another one. ;)

Beautiful

I really like it! I'm not brave enough yet to tackle that pattern...

Great job. Love the fabric