You will do fine with 2 1/2 strips instead of two inch. It will be larger and your pattern may be elongated.

I made my first Bargello last fall and got hooked. If you read the instructions carefully, you will do fine. You just need to be very organized so that you don't get your strips out of order as you sew.

Dina

I asked for advice from the quilters on this board when I first started my Bargello. Here is a link to that thread. It has some good information in it. If you search (top right hand of page, by the magnifying glass) "Making a Bargello" or something like that, you will find other helpful threads.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...t-t235168.html

Hope this helps. :)

Dina

personally i would cut them down to 2" you won't have any further problems if u do. Have done several bargello and they can be tricky. post when finished

I have done many Bargellos. I would trim them to the size that the pattern calls for. The pattern is going to change with the difference of the width of your strips. Your quilt is going to be .5" long times the number of strips in the Bargello. That can be a lot of extra length.

Isnt a problem yur quilt will just be bigger

I have made several bargellos and I used jelly rolls. It does make it longer, but if you buy a 2nd jelly roll of the same design, you can just add more to the width. I was also wondering why you chose to do a Bargello as a first project. They are not hard to do, but they can get discouraging when you have to start shifting the tubes and making your wavy design. I found it much easier to start on a basic project till I learned all the terminology. And if you are doing a bargello where all the seams match rather than staggered, it can get frustrating. Just make sure you press your seams as you go, much easier than waiting till the end.

The bargello pattern will change in appearance slightly. I think I would leave out some of the strips so that it wouldn't be too long for the width (or too wide for the length). 1/2 inch times each strip will add a lot.

Jian, I have to commend you on tackling a Bargello so early on in your quilting experience. We all look forward to your finished project!! Good luck and welcome to your new addiction!

New quilters often don't know what they don't know.

When my mom started quilting, I'd already been quilting for about 8 years and considered myself an advanced quilter. Mom got a copy of EQ7 for Christmas and happily designed a quilt for my nephew that had several complicated mariner's compass blocks - they were 8 inch blocks! I gently nudged her away from that design and towards a simpler design. She had no idea how difficult the piecing would be; she just knew she liked that circular design.

Having said that, I'm all for attempting patterns that are more difficult than your current skill set. That's how we learn and grow! :)

Lot's of truth in those statements!!

For a beginner, I think cutting the pieces to the sizes called for in the pattern would make it a lot easier to follow the rest of the directions.

Adapting is possible - just sort of tricky for a beginning beginner.