A very special place to me, the Blue Mountain Christian Retreat, tragically burned to the ground in November. I am doing a blog of the re-building process. Oh, here's a link to the blog, in case anyone's interested: http://bmcr.weebly.com/ It sat on a beautiful hillside surrounded by forests.

I've been oo-ing and awww-ing at many pictures of the gorgeous bargello quilts on the Board. I'm just wondering, has anyone ever seen a pattern for one with a cross incorporated into it?

If I can't find a specific pattern for this one, I'd also be very interested in any pattern incorporating a cross. I really think it would be wonderful to make a quilt to donate for the new building. I would have plenty of time to work on it, as they haven't yet firmed up a new plan.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Trina
(who's 'iced' in with the kiddos, with one having a fever today) :(

Try looking for stained glass cross pattern. They can be pieced/appliqued onto the bargello. I hav eused several of the free patterns from Spectrum and Warner.

What a terrible tragedy! But God doesn't need a building he has the whole world!! I'm so sorry for the loss of such a beautiful place. Something better will come about from this you watch!!! God Bless

http://wholesale.arbeedesigns.com/wh...&patternID=459
This looks a cross. I think it could very easily be adapted to what you want.

I'm HOPING to just find a pieced one, not applique. I really stink at applique, and even though I really tried to like it (because I typically love handwork), I just didn't.

http://pages.prodigy.net/brian_jen/P.../crossway.html

Here's something I found ... hope it helps ... sorry to hear about your church, however God will provide and I am sure it will be rebuilt better than before ...

What a tragic loss. No doubt, amazing stories will come from the rebuilding.

Although I've done several quilts with a cross theme for retreats (formerly NCNY Walk to Emmaus, now known as Closer Walk), none of them invloved bargello piecing. I agree that the cherry blossom one posted looks like it could be adapted by somebody familiar with bargellos.

Good luck - can't wait to see where God leads you.

The strange thing is that I can actually see a picture of this quilt in my mind's eye. Vibrant colors (with floral patterns) with a white cross in the middle.

Dumb question, but is it possible to actually MAKE a pattern for this? Maybe one of the quilting software programs if it's not possible to do with pencil and paper?

I've been rooting through my sewing room and found an old Clotilde catalog. I found a picture that would maybe give an idea of what I'm looking for. Who knows, maybe there actually IS a pattern out there.

This one is a table runner with the white center and butterflies, but if you can imagine a smaller wall hanging with the cross being white, that's what I'd love to find.

Trina :)

Trina,
So sad about what happened. Here is a site for a cross quilt wall hanging, it isn't free, but not that expensive. I made one and it wasn't very hard, just lots of little squares. Here is a picture of it....


http://lucyfazely.com/patterns.html

Ohhhh, that's beautiful. If you look at the top of the page of the blog, you'll see the cross made from flowers that survived the fire (more pics in the blog itself), even though it was literally feet from the building. I DO like the thought of incorporating flowers into the quilt somehow.

Here is one just on the board today. Maybe you can adapt this to have a floral background.


http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-91897-1.htm

Thank you so much for pointing it out. It's a GORGEOUS quilt!

Trina :)

You could always do the cross in white and start with the darks around the cross and then go lighter to the outside, opposite of what I have done.
Amazing how the cross looks untouched from the fire.

I think that's a good idea. When you made it did you just have to fussy cute each square out and put it together that way?