hi ladybug, i too am a new quilter of about 9 months and pretty new to this site. first let me say the people here are fabulous and a wealth of information and assistance. couldn't get any better. i will go searching for a bargello quilt pattern for you and see what i can do. a little hint might be to to to you tube and check out jenny at the missouri quilt company and see what comes up. she is amazing and has so many tutorials and patterns its amazing. so good luck welcome to the quilt board and i hope to see you here many times. all the best, rachelle aka huntersgrammie