I love the colors. A bargello out of FQ is a new one to me. It came out great and you certainly can't tell from the pics the amount of trouble it gave you. I recently finished my first bargello top, it is on the frame now for quilting. One thing that helped me keep my rows straight and lined up was a tiny dot of elmer's washable school glue at each intersection before I sewed the strip sets together. It only took a minute and I heat set with a hot dry iron. I was able to whiz them right through the machine. I got no bowing at all which can be a common problem with them. Every intersection lined up perfect and it was perfectly square at the end, no trimming. If you decide to make another bargello, I highly recommend the elmer's washable school glue.