Do you remember my practice Blue Bargello?
 

WAY BACK in July of 2011 I posted a lap quilt top called My Practice Bargello. BTW: It's my own design. Part of my desire was that it be a little unpredictable, so if you look closely, you can see that it is not symmetrical.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...o-t138930.html

Last month I completed the quilting (SID - bored me to death, but I did it), bound it, washed it, and have been using it as an extra cover at night. It is warmer than our Waverly comforter!

It is called 'my practice bargello' because 1. it was my first bargello and 2. I couldn't find a purpose for the fabrics I used and figured I'd practice with them. Come to find out that every time I look at this small quilt, I can't help but say that I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I pick it up and hug it and twirl it around and then smooth it back onto the bed.

Anybody else ever do that?

Here it is as a finished project:

PS: It's too small to share at night, so hubby has to use the Waverly comforter until I can make a full sized quilt for this California King waterbed. :D

well i really understand.......I love it too

what a beautiful!!!! quilt. i don't blame you for hugging it

WOW - Just beautiful, great job, thank you for sharing.
Have a blessed day
Ellen

That's a beautiful quilt!!!

Love how that came out! Isn't it fun to play with designing as you go? Some of my favorites have been the ones I played by ear and watched what happened as I went along.

It's a beautiful quilt. You are quite right to love, love, love it.

Very Pretty......Love the Blue's!!

Oh wow, that is nice! I don't usually care much for bargellos but I might just have to change my mind... :-)

Very pretty. Good work :thumbup:

I love it! All the blues you used look great! Nice job!
It is so nice that is makes you excited! :)

Do it again - I like it - I like it. He's ready for a bigger one. Can't wait to see the next one :)
PS Yes! love to hug my favorites. Feels good to feel that pride in the privacy of our own home. (Kind of like singing in the shower you know?)

Beautiful, turned out great.

Beautiful quilt!

Great job. Very pretty.

If that's your practice ... then what are you going to do for "real"!!

I can see why you pick it up and twirl, all excited!!! :)

It is so pretty, you did a great job.

very lovely design

I don't blame you for "dancing" with it... it's fabulous! Yes, I've had quilts that I started out being tepid about & then ended up LOVING (& visa versa)! Ya just never know...

I can see why you love it!!!

you did a beautiful job - the colors just flow

That's a great quilt. I haven't had the nerve to try one yet. So pretty!

You did a great job!! I love the blues!

That's a beautiful quilt!!!

Wow, I see why you love it, that is beautiful.
Can you please tell me what pattern you used.

Thanks to everyone for the nice comments! I made up my own pattern. I played and played and played around in Quilt Assistant with a design, printed it out, then decided what the width of the rows should be. The widest is 3" and the smallest is 1.5". Quilt Assistant is a free download. I think this is where I got it.

http://www.cosman.nl/software_en.html

Totally see why you love it so much, it is beautiful. Usually I don't care for bargellos either (as stated above), but I love this one!!!!

Great colors, great work!!!

Beautiful job! My hat's off to all of you do bargellos!

I just bought a book on Bargello. It's next on my list (after the scrap quilt, the Drunkard's Path batik quilt, and the black and white for my DD's boyfriend...:( I am scared to death to try one even though I read the book about 10 times. Did you do a quilt as you go? Or did you piece the top? What kind of quilting did you do?

What a beautiful quilt. I would love to try a bargello but they look so complicated. As a beginner, it looks very intimidating. Love yours. Tks for sharing.

You'll find that making a bargello is easier than it looks. I didn't use a book. I just read a few guidelines and then jumped in with both feet. I think if I read a book, a bargello would appear to be above my ability. Feeling my way through the process was less daunting than following instructions.

Being organized is the most crucial. But then it is with almost all quilts!

Piecing: I sewed the strips of fabric together, made a tube, and then cut the tube into strips to the size I wanted. I had to piece some of the strips because of the variance of the pattern. The piecing went quickly when it was necessary to do so.

As far as quilting: I did stitch in the ditch after assembling the quilt. I should have done the quilt as you go method. Would have saved a lot of thread and time.

Before sewing your quilt together, lay the whole pattern out, double check it, label the strips, and have someone else check the accuracy. Nothing like getting a quilt together and then find a couple strips switched! And make sure you keep track of which side is up on your quilt top. Put a pin in the corner or some bright thread to remind you of the orientation of your quilt. (Ask me how I know this should be done!!!)

The second bargello I made I used the quilt as you go method. It went together much faster.

Hope this helps! If you need any encouragement along the way, please feel free to ask!

WOW - what a beautiful quilt, no wonder you want to cuddle with it, great fabrics.

love your fabric choice

What a gorgeous quilt! Great job. I thought I might be the only one who is so silly about my beaut. quilts that I hug & dance around with them. You did a great job.

I have a beaut. Stack & Whack quilt here on my bed in Ariz. & I find myself walking into the rm. just to look at the quilt.

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Happy to see you are enjoying your quilt and kept it for yourself. It is appealing and done well. Grace

Beautiful , I love it.

I love it. Enjoy.