Thanks for the nice comments! I would love to write something like: making bargellos easy and painless. I think of it as a giant puzzle which needs putting together! All I do is create the design, find matching runs, sew the color strips together, cut, label where everything goes, then sew away! Occasionally I get it wrong, but it is so easy to replace a block, or a group of blocks, that I don't stress over it. I have the hardest time following book instructions so I take a few principles and work it in my own way. I think that if I tried to stick with the instructions, I would have given up - no offenses to those who wrote the books - they are wonderfully done - I am a little bit of a dud when trying to follow them. I fumble all around until I get it. So, I do it my uncomplicated way!