How difficult is making a bargello?
#1
How difficult is making a bargello?
Should I take a class to learn how to make a bargello or can I just follow the directions easily enough?
Generally, how long does it take to make one...say a twin size with some nice flowing design?
Generally, how long does it take to make one...say a twin size with some nice flowing design?
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Difficulty begins with the pattern chosen. Sine waves and starbursts are very simple, just a repeating color pattern with varying widths. Magazines such as McCall's and BH&G's Quilting give examples and directions. Expert examples include those in Joen Wolfrom's "Visual Coloring".
I learned to sew long strips into tubes, then cut the tube into widths, unstitch a square at the proper color point, and sew the resultant colored strips together. This quick piecing method allows me to do a simple pattern quite quickly.
This is a fun technique to play with. Good luck with your projects.
I learned to sew long strips into tubes, then cut the tube into widths, unstitch a square at the proper color point, and sew the resultant colored strips together. This quick piecing method allows me to do a simple pattern quite quickly.
This is a fun technique to play with. Good luck with your projects.
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Is there a tutorial for this method? Sounds like something I could do. lol
Difficulty begins with the pattern chosen. Sine waves and starbursts are very simple, just a repeating color pattern with varying widths. Magazines such as McCall's and BH&G's Quilting give examples and directions. Expert examples include those in Joen Wolfrom's "Visual Coloring".
I learned to sew long strips into tubes, then cut the tube into widths, unstitch a square at the proper color point, and sew the resultant colored strips together. This quick piecing method allows me to do a simple pattern quite quickly.
This is a fun technique to play with. Good luck with your projects.
I learned to sew long strips into tubes, then cut the tube into widths, unstitch a square at the proper color point, and sew the resultant colored strips together. This quick piecing method allows me to do a simple pattern quite quickly.
This is a fun technique to play with. Good luck with your projects.
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I would start with a simple pattern. Like this one from Bonnie Hunter.
http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/...-bargello.html
http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/...-bargello.html
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This was my first Bargello. I didn't find it difficult but you do need to be organized. I've also made Eleanor Burns' Quick Quarter quilts. It's an easy Bargello pattern with a technique that doesn't require matching seams. It might be an easy start for you. I think you can find a tutorial on her website. It might be listed under Quick Trip quilts.
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I took an online class to learn Bargello technique because I was a beginning quilter. I was actually surprised by how easy the technique is (as long as you've done enough quilting to understand what various terms mean). My best bit of advice: with a safety pin and a scrap of paper, number each column. A design board of some sort is really helpful, too.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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There are many tutorials for bargellos and they are not difficult. As others have said - start with a simple one until you "get" the idea. Its actually not difficult - just need to pay attention. EnjoY!
Here is one with a good explanation:
http://quiltsbyjen.ca/how-to-make-a-...ric-strip-run/
Here is one with a good explanation:
http://quiltsbyjen.ca/how-to-make-a-...ric-strip-run/
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one of the easiest, hard-looking quilts! Most patterns will have a grid sheet that shows the color # and order. I used strip sets--getting organized really helps--I had my secondary cuts of the strip sets (i.e. 1/4, 1/2, 3/4,1, 11/4", etc) strips in labeled bags. As I "unsewed" different parts of these strips to get the design, I put the extras back into the bag. Also a friend said to get a piece of paper and glue each of your fabrics onto it with the # assigned and keep that posted where you sew so you keep straight on your pattern. I was also told to somehow mark each line of strips as I finished it, on the pattern grid---I just used a larger post-it and moved it over each grid as I went--worked great and I wasn't loosing track of where I was. Go for it! here's a pic of mine[ATTACH=CONFIG]562867[/ATTACH]
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I made my first Bargello three years ago and have made 13 since then. Once you figure the technique out, it is much easier than it looks. I started by buying a book by Eileen Wright called Twist and Turn Bargello quilts. It is wonderful.
She has about 12 patterns in the book, and towards the back is a pattern for a place mat. This pattern is to teach the technique. Once I had done one of those, I was able to understand what needed to be done, and I have been hooked ever since. (I would not buy the Kindle edition....as I want to be able to write on my patterns, but this site offers both a Kindle edition and the book.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GU0OFXW...ng=UTF8&btkr=1
Let me see if I can find a picture of the place mat I made, then the second Bargello I made ( from the book Surf Song), and then a twin sized one I made based on a free pattern online...Serenity by Northcott (thought I made mine considerably larger).
But, honestly, I would get the book and study the instructions for the place mat. I taught myself with the book. It is hard to say how long one takes. I just finished one in about 3 weeks, but it can take a lot longer, depending, of course, on what pattern you use.
Okay....pictures will follow. (See if any of this helps you....)
Dina
She has about 12 patterns in the book, and towards the back is a pattern for a place mat. This pattern is to teach the technique. Once I had done one of those, I was able to understand what needed to be done, and I have been hooked ever since. (I would not buy the Kindle edition....as I want to be able to write on my patterns, but this site offers both a Kindle edition and the book.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GU0OFXW...ng=UTF8&btkr=1
Let me see if I can find a picture of the place mat I made, then the second Bargello I made ( from the book Surf Song), and then a twin sized one I made based on a free pattern online...Serenity by Northcott (thought I made mine considerably larger).
But, honestly, I would get the book and study the instructions for the place mat. I taught myself with the book. It is hard to say how long one takes. I just finished one in about 3 weeks, but it can take a lot longer, depending, of course, on what pattern you use.
Okay....pictures will follow. (See if any of this helps you....)
Dina
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