Originally Posted by mom-6

A quick summary of Bargello is that it was originally a form of tapestry stitch using varying lengths of colored yarns on tapestry canvas to create designs. It has been translated into quilts using varying lengths and widths of fabric strips to create similar style designs.
Most Bargello quilt designs use a progression of shades from light to dark of one to four colors (most often only one or two).
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