'Disco' bargello - top finished!
01-31-2011, 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by AndiR
It's beautiful - I love your colors!
I've quilted a few bargellos for customers - I usually try to divide the quilt up into different sections, then put various fills in each, or sometimes diagonal lines to highlight certain sections.
Here's a photo of one bargello I did. You can see another example on my blog, scroll down to the end of the post - if you click the photo it will open a larger version.
http://andicrafts.wordpress.com/2010...own-two-to-go/
I've quilted a few bargellos for customers - I usually try to divide the quilt up into different sections, then put various fills in each, or sometimes diagonal lines to highlight certain sections.
Here's a photo of one bargello I did. You can see another example on my blog, scroll down to the end of the post - if you click the photo it will open a larger version.
http://andicrafts.wordpress.com/2010...own-two-to-go/
This is gorgeous! I was looking at your blog the other day - I love your work! :-D
01-31-2011, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by gaigai
It looks great k!! I saw the WIP thread while I was at work, so couldn't comment, but am home now. Did you do this with the tube method? That is the big drawback for me. I am so against unnecessary or "elective" unsewing, that the only way I would do a bargello is if it were strip pieced, like BarbMo's is. But another winner from our k3n!!
01-31-2011, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Katrine
That's beautiful Kathryn! And the strips in the borders look so good, I like that border fabric too.
01-31-2011, 09:52 AM
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Mm nice. I do like the way the pattern flows out into the border, so it's floating yet not...
Love the pieced border strip, too, I've been debating with myself whether to use one in the pair of quilts I'm making for my parents at the moment... I think you've convinced me that yes! :D
Re quilting, I love Andi's advice to create segments. So much easier on the shortarm!
I'd tend to make some feathers first (or perhaps slightly more flamey, spiky shapes instead of the rounded hooks - because to me this quilt has a lot of fire!). For instance, feathers along the long blue X, with a multi-layered flame for each pink shape. Then I'd look afterwards how to fill in the other segments. Making it up as I go along again, lol...
Love the pieced border strip, too, I've been debating with myself whether to use one in the pair of quilts I'm making for my parents at the moment... I think you've convinced me that yes! :D
Re quilting, I love Andi's advice to create segments. So much easier on the shortarm!
I'd tend to make some feathers first (or perhaps slightly more flamey, spiky shapes instead of the rounded hooks - because to me this quilt has a lot of fire!). For instance, feathers along the long blue X, with a multi-layered flame for each pink shape. Then I'd look afterwards how to fill in the other segments. Making it up as I go along again, lol...
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