Have you ever made a quilt that only you could love?
#51
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Location: Vancouver Island, Beautiful BC
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Your quilt is beautiful.
When I make a quilt for myself, I do not give any thought at all to what other people may think.
I am curious about your quilt. I have never done a Bargello, but I thought they were done using strip piecing? It appears you have cut individual pieces.
When I make a quilt for myself, I do not give any thought at all to what other people may think.
I am curious about your quilt. I have never done a Bargello, but I thought they were done using strip piecing? It appears you have cut individual pieces.
#52
Your quilt is beautiful.
When I make a quilt for myself, I do not give any thought at all to what other people may think.
I am curious about your quilt. I have never done a Bargello, but I thought they were done using strip piecing? It appears you have cut individual pieces.
When I make a quilt for myself, I do not give any thought at all to what other people may think.
I am curious about your quilt. I have never done a Bargello, but I thought they were done using strip piecing? It appears you have cut individual pieces.
I started with 20 different shades of purple, and cut seven two inch strips of ten of the fabrics, and four two inch strips of the other ten. Those are sewn together from dark to light, making a eleven "strip sets." Each strip set is cut into various widths....from one inch to 2 1/2 inches. Then those are arranged in various orders, sometimes only using part of one sub-strip. Then those are sew together.
Well, my explanation has to be totally making no sense, but what is on my design wall is not 600 separate pieces that will be sewn together, but probably 200 pieces...most of which have already been sewn together. My next step was to sew all of the pieces together, making ...at this stage, which is the middle half of the quilt...20 strips that then need to be sewn together. Then I will create the next 20 strips and sew ten on each side of the center I have created.
It is not as hard as it sounds. After I had made my first Bargello, Surf Song by Eileen Wright, I knew I was hooked. Figuring it out was challenging, but her instructions were good. And a Bargello always makes me look like I am a better quilter than I am. I think this is my 15th Bargello. Like I said, I am hooked.
Dina
Last edited by Dina; 11-29-2019 at 02:33 PM.
#54
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Colorado
Posts: 657
I think it looks great, but purple is my favorite color and I like Bargello patterns. You have done a good job with having a range of values. Just keep in mind the huge variety of color combinations and quilt patterns that exist - something for everyone, and probably no one thing that will appeal to all.
#55
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 127
Your quilt is fabulous! I think we get attached to our own quilts because they’re our own creations. Quilting is definitely about the sheer love of the process. I work through my life’s issues when I’m making my quilts. They’re all made with emotion or getting me through some part of my life and that makes them special, irregardless of what anyone else sees in them or thinks. I stare at my own like an idiot and and ponder life, it really is therapy. You made it and that alone makes it beautiful!
#58
This is fantastic, I love the colors!
But to answer your question yes! Absolutely. The 'best' response to a new quilt idea is always a half glance, 'Yeah, cool.' But you didn't even look at it! Followed by, 'are you really using those colors?' Sigh.
But to answer your question yes! Absolutely. The 'best' response to a new quilt idea is always a half glance, 'Yeah, cool.' But you didn't even look at it! Followed by, 'are you really using those colors?' Sigh.
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