Thanks for all the nice comments. A bit of tea to calm the white down is not a bad plan.

The quilt was so fast and easy and fun that I'm setting here trying to talk myself out of going shopping for more fabric!

nice quilt

Rit makes a "tea dye" that is wonderful, giving the tea dye effect, but without the tannin that can break down the fabric over time... just a thought.

Here is a link to a bargello done in brights- pretty cool!

http://www.fabrictrends.com/kits/spr...loeruption.htm
I definitely want to try one of these some day.

This is REALLY good to know!
I learned about "antiquing" things when I was doing ceramics ... it was really interesting how the colors were more rich after washing them down with a dark and then wiping off ... of course with fabric/quilts, you are just doing a light dye, but the colors really do look more rich with that process. <wave>

Wow! I'm sold! As soon as I get a couple of other projects finished, I'm going to do a crayon color bargello. That looks cool.

Wow!!!! Very nice. Great job.

I agree the white is a little stark, but overall it's great. My DH just did his own bargello pattern for a set of seat covers (sort of) for our classic car. I'll take pictures tomorrow so you can see...it took him FOREVER to do all the sewing of the strips, but once done, I think they came out well.

i like the white. i think it makes it crisp.

remember that a tea bath will mute everything, even the already muted colors and your clear pinks. you won't have the definition that you have now. you have to decide which is more important.

What a lovely quilt! :-D :-D :-D You've inspired me to put a Bargello on my to do list.