Help and suggestions with quilting a " huge"Bargello
#1
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 145
Help and suggestions with quilting a " huge"Bargello
Hi, I would really appreciate any help with how best to quilt this monster that I'm halfway through making. As you can see, I have only completed the top half, the bottom being a mirror image of the top. That makes 4 panels; each one measuring approximately 34''x49''.Having it done professionally is not an option for me , so I was thinking of QAYG with each panel and then adding a border. Has anyone done this? Would it work? I'm OK doing FM, but don't like doing SID .Thank you for any suggestions.
#2
Power Poster
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern Michigan
Posts: 12,861
a wavy pattern across the quilt would work well- hold it all together without detracting from the pattern. I do lots of bargello's (my favorite pattern) waves seem to generally work really well with them. or something 'loopy'. any 'curvy' pattern you like. and yes, you can quilt it in sections then put your sections together.
#3
Power Poster
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 41,464
I would save one stipe/strip of the pattern to use as the top joining strip. It would definately work to quilt it in sections. Leave extra batt between the sections and trim after quilting (to go under the joining strip) attach the sections together with the joining strip and use batting tape to join the batting. You can add strips to close the back or leave extra backing fabric and hand stitch the joins.
#7
Super Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Sonoma County, CA
Posts: 4,299
I've only made 2 bargellos, and both of them I quilted in lines that followed the lines of the bargello pattern. So I basically picked a color and followed it up and down across the quilt. I matched the thread to the color(s) I stitched on to keep the quilting as low-key as possible.
#8
Hi...the picture here is of a quilt i made my mom...it is composed of 9 separate sections - each one quilted separately, then assembled so that the front is "solid" and the "quilt as you go" strips hiding the seams are on the back. [ATTACH=CONFIG]465965[/ATTACH]
#10
Power Poster
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Southern California
Posts: 19,131
I have made dozens of bargello. I have always matched the thread with the color of the fabric and stitch in the direction of the "flame" from corner to corner. If your strips are 2" finished, I would stitch every row but you can stitch every other row and always add more stitching. You do NOT want the quilting to compete with the beauty of the piecing of your top. The piecing should be the star and that is where the eye should be focused on.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
bearisgray
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
65
02-01-2024 09:04 AM
Central Ohio Quilter
Main
8
01-23-2013 06:15 PM
watterstide
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
18
08-27-2011 04:32 AM