Originally Posted by
jclinganrey
I've been a quilter for a few decades and I've seen pretty much everything in my quilting career. What baffles me, however, is that certain patterns or techniques just intimidate the living daylights out of me. I don't know why. They just do. For me, it's the Bargello quilt technique. I admire those who applique and I've seen lots of beautiful appliqued quilts over the years but it's not a technique I have any desire to master. I'll leave it to those are good at it. Yep. It's Bargello. How about you?
So far no quilt pattern has intimidated me. I used to sew clothes. Nice clothes too, set in sleeves, pointed collars, button holes, zippers, etc. I've done tons of machine applique and paper piecing. I made a New York Beauty with paper piecing and curved seams. Bargellos aren't hard, it's all straight piecing, you just have to keep track of where you are. That said, there are quilt patterns I'll never do because I find them tedious and fussy or too old fashioned.