Enlarging a Bargello pattern?
 

I found a Bargello Quilt Pattern made from 2 Jelly Rolls, about 63 x96.

http://letsquiltsomething.blogspot.c...kona-roll.html

I want to make it about 100 x 110. What will adding another jelly roll do?
Increase Length or Width.

Adding borders will not be enough to get me to where I want.
Thanks.

Judging by the looks of all of the viewers versus responses, nobody knows this answer. Nor do I, however, I will be vigilant as I'm interested in the answer. Good luck when you do it, and please post a picture. I don't have a camera, so I don't post pictures. I sure enjoy looking at all of them tho'.

I don't have an answer, but could you just make the bigger?

It could work. First of all, the number of strips IN THE ROLL will determine the length. Although most jelly rolls have around 40 strips, they can vary widely. Sewn into the strip sets you loose 1/2" per strip in the seams and so yield 2" per strip. To get the 96" length quoted, the author would have had to use rolls with 48 strips (really weird size roll). If you read all the posts on the tutorial, several people question her finished size. for a quilt 110" long, you would have to use 55 different strips.
The strips are about 40" long, but because you sub cut your tube into all those different widths, you loose a lot in seam allowances. The 2 40" tubes she used made a quilt about 62" wide. So each jelly roll gives you about 31" in width. 3 sets would give you about 93". To get the additional 7" you would need an entire additional roll, but you would only use a portion of it.

So to get the size you want, you would not only need 3 rolls, but would also have to augment the rolls with additional 2.5" strips to bring the count up to 55.

Adding borders would be way easier.

besides what PaperPrincess said, you probably would want to first sketch the design out so that you know the widths to add on either side to get the wave effect. I did basically the same thing you are attempting on a bargello--actually foudn that it's easier if you add the addition width into the block cuts (so instead of a 2.5" cut it would be 3", etc) but not sure how that impacts the use of the jelly rolls.

Jelly rolls are not always 2 1/2 inches wide. I'm fighting with one right now that is averaging 2 3/8. It was supposed to be a dresden plate that I bought the template for at MSQC. What a mess.

I did not get the Jelly Roll from MSQC, just the template. I bought the Jelly Roll years ago off ebay. It was a real "bargain".

I've seen patterns for bargello quilts that use smaller sections, as in a quarter of the quilt is made at a time. Then the four quarters are sewn together. I'm sure someone knows where to find such a pattern. You could make your quilt as big as you wanted.

According to tut another jelly roll will make it wider I would say to make it longer add some strips of color that goes with what you have.

You can get king size quilt pattern here.
https://www.etsy.com/search?q=king+s...ery&ship_to=US

Many tutorials on enlarging a bargello and cutting your strips from yardage.

I have a UFO Bargello and the advice I rec'd from the designer to make a wall hanging size into a lap quilt size was to make my strip sets a little wider than the pattern calls for which will add length. To add width, I think I would suggest making to top the size of your pattern ... then adding strips on each side adjusting your strips to follow the pattern. What I'm trying to say (not very well) is ... on the left side of quilt top to add a row start with the color of your second block from the 1st row. Do the same on the right side with whatever the second clolor is on the last row. Do this until you get your desired width. Does that make any sense?

I guess too it depends on which Bargello pattern you are using really.

I haven't made a Bargello quilt yet, however, it's on my Roundtoit List. I would think that using 2 jelly rolls would make the quilt as large as you want it.

I have made quite a few bargello quilts, I enlarge mine when needed by using graph paper and drawing the next row out, then the next and so forth, It does take time but I know where I am going this way. I can see the center is cut smaller so stay with the given measurements all the way, then at the end of the pattern you may want to go a little wider as the pattern you have now states. The only problem I would be concerned about is the next color on the width because it is a jelly roll. If I am not mistaken, (which I could be because I haven't studied the pattern ) The length should just be adding more and the stepping out of the colors. I may not have helped but it has worked for me different times. Good luck.