I think everyone has said what I would have said already, so I won't add my 2 cents worth. BUT, please keep posting pictures! I am not yet brave enough to try one of these, but maybe you can inspire me.

I've not made a bargello, but your avatar caught my eye. I just made my first stab (:0) at English Paper Piecing. I know my cats love to "arrange" my quilt pieces for me, but this is the first time my cat was caught (true!) pulling the pins out with his claws and tossing the paper-backed hexagons up in the air & batting then like butterflies. It was too funny to get aggravated - until the third time. : )
Debbie Stair

I tried to do what was suggested, the results are shown in the first picture. I also tried the combination sylviak suggested. Then I hopped in bed so I could be ready to the day. I could not sleep. I am on vacation from the family, in a nice cabin by a beautiful lake. It is so relaxing and peaceful. So, rather than sleep I let these silly red fabrics dance in my head for hours!!! At 1 am I arranged them again, thinking I ONLY want red. I kind of like what I got but that would create more shopping which I don’t have the funds for. BUT----I forgot my rotary cutter so I have to go to the store anyway. Now looking at page 88 (I posted the picture below). I am thinking this may be what I want. The person this quilt is for loves red, so I wanted to go over the top with red which is why I choose a Bargello.

I made a Bargello with blues from my very, very small, like it fit in two small boxes at the time, stash and it turned out great. So maybe I am making too much of this. One of my problems is that red is one of my least favorite colors. The other is I just don’t see what you guys see. Sure I see it once it is pointed out…

I am thinking the best thing to do now is go get some coffee :)

Thanks again for all the help :thumbup:


edit: I forgot to mention that I put the darkest fabric next to the lightest fabric since they will be like that in the finished product.

Hi. My avater is my one block wonder that turned out very poorly. I should changeit , but I'll probably get more help with it there! My current foster cat tries to take pins out, it really scares me. The paper butterflies thing seem so cute though! I just love how my cats lay all over the quilts before they are done.

And darn it all, you didn't have your camera ... right? :)

OHHHHH..........not to hurt any feelings..........I like to seea solid here or there, makes the prints pop, comtrast..........you know...........calla

What a wonderful holiday for you!

I think you've got it ... your first layout of the new round and add I to the right of #1 ... it'll really help the lights pop against the darks when put together. Or does that give you one too many? .... then stick with what you have!!

Now for that coffee by the lake ... dash to the store for your new rotary cutter!

Hope you'll show us progress pics at each stage, as you make it!!

(remember the thread recently of the lady in Hong Kong that showed us pics at each stage ... felt like we were making it with her, starting as you had with the fabric selection)

You ladies ARE amazing. I see how the B&W photo REALLY helps.

For educational purposes I will post one last picture. DogHouseMom suggested adding a green filter. I think this is what she meant. Something looks out of place, I'll fix it when I return with the cutter. Who tooks a "quilting vacation" and doesn't bring their rotaty cutter????? Only me!

I'd make several moves, and one removal. #5 bothers me because it reads both very dark and very light. It's going to look out of place regardless of where you put it. I'd bring back the fabric you had in the first photo in either #1 or #2 position (a white background with a red vine/flower). Don't remember which position it was in, but if it was 2 swap it to 1 and if it was 1 swap it to 2.

After that ....

1, (insert new) 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 16, 8, 9, 12, 14, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20.

I've made 5 various types of bargello and it's not unusual for me to take DAYS looking at and swapping out fabric. I especially like looking at them in different lights of the day. Sometimes a combination looks OK until the morning light then I have to wonder what I was thinking last night!