My first Bargello
 

Look what I did while I was waiting for some batting to arrive :D

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This started life as two packs of 8 colour-graded fat eighths.

The same day I bought these, someone on the forum mentioned the Bargello-Sketcher free software, so I downloaded that and had a play :D.

The centre section came out at about 52 inches by 28 inches - a size which is no use to anyone lol. The shop had no more of the original packs so I had to colour-match as best I could, and added the curved log cabin blocks and border. The piece ended up at approximately 60 inches square.

I'm really pleased with the warmth of the colours together.

I feel there's at least one more bargello in me.... he he

Thanks for looking.
Cheers, K

nicely done

It is very pretty!

Gorgeous!!

That came out beautifully! I'm going to have to check out that software.

What a wonderful improvisation. I've been wondering about that sketcher. I have it downloaded but haven't really looked at it seriously. You've encouraged me to give it a go.

Well, it's beautiful

Beautiful! Love the colors you used.

Bea-u-ti-ful!!! Those colors come alive.

Amazing. BrendaK

Wow!! Very beautiful. I love purple and orange together. Black adds more dimension.

very nice job!!!

beautiful quilt

ihat is absolutely devine. Love the colos and the bargello pattern. Looking forward to seeing more wonderful bargellos from you

It came out gorgeous!!! I'm planning to try a bargello soon. Sure hope it turns out as wonderful as yours!!

Love your bargello. I like the symetry of your design. I had a great time making my first and hope to do another some day.

Very pretty.

Love the colors, and you did a great job of color matching.

Beautiful. Love the colors. Good job.

Beautiful Bargello

That is one pretty quilt! I love the colors.

Love it, anything purple/lavender gets my attention. Thanks for sharing the information on the software as well!

That is great. Couldn't tell it was your first.

Very nice, I'll have to try to do a bargello one of these days!

Well done, great job on enlarging size.

Soft ware
 

Would you send me the link to the soft ware you spoke of? Thanks!

firstbargello quilt
 

Love your idea I want to make a full size bargello quilt, but not all bargello. Diane C.

Good idea using the log cabin blocks to increase the size of the quilt. They play very nicely with the Bargello section.

Rob

Hi there, thank you all for you great comments, it means a lot to me.

As for the Bargello sketcher program, I simply did a Google search and it came up straight away.

the info section on the program doesn't mention working with Windows 10, but I took a chance anyway and yes it does work lol. It includes a great how-to section which will guide you very easily.

It will let you scan in your own fabrics, but I just used the supplied generic colours. You can draw simple curves and have the program mirror it both horizontal and vertical.

I did draw a lot of curves before I found one I was happy with..... Lol

regards, K

This is beautiful.... You should be very proud.

I think it is beautiful!

Very pretty! Love the colors.

Beautiful! Love the colors!

I love the colors in your quilt and you did a great job in color matching. I made a bargello quilt for my granddaughter when she was in high school. I also made her a beautiful wedding quilt but she says the bargello is still her favorite. I'd like to make another one someday.

i just finished making the top of my first one as well and didn't have the foggiest as to how to finish it. i absolutely love what you have done. i kept the picture to use as an ideas for how to finish mine now. thank you so much for sharing.

This is fantastic. I like how you used the log cabins with the bargello. Love the colors!

I am working my way up to a bargello. Yours is inspiring!

Same here!

That quilt is very pretty. I love the color combination.