Tips For First Bargello Quilt??
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Dina,
I also bought that book and planned my first bargello to also be that Surf Song pattern! great minds think alike. I also like your placement, and think that would be good first practice for me as well. Now if I can just decide on colors......
Thanks!
Jeanne
I also bought that book and planned my first bargello to also be that Surf Song pattern! great minds think alike. I also like your placement, and think that would be good first practice for me as well. Now if I can just decide on colors......
Thanks!
Jeanne
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I also got a lot of help from quilters on this board. When I was trying to arrange the fabric from light to dark, I took pictures and got a lot of good suggestions.
Enjoy the process though. It is fun.
Dina
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EVERYTHING that was mentioned is correct. And yes, it is best to start with a smaller quilt such as a wall size, Don't start out with anything too complicated. Start out with something simple. I always pressed my seams one up and the next down. That might be confusing but it even worked out with 4 of the quilts I have made from "Twist and Turn Bargello Quilts" by Eileen Wright. Just bought her new book and I am collecting fabric for one of them. Just enjoy yourself during the process. That is WHY we all quilt, for the enjoyment.
#17
What a great inspiration you all are. Can't wait to be retired and have more time to do this.
I have one question: Doghousemom said her avatar was a one color and there was a difference for a two color. DHM looks lik it it shades of beige plus black. I'm confused on the color counting.
Marcia
I have one question: Doghousemom said her avatar was a one color and there was a difference for a two color. DHM looks lik it it shades of beige plus black. I'm confused on the color counting.
Marcia
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Thanks for the great tips.....I have to admit that I have been wanting to make one for a long time but am completely intimidated by the process. Its safe to say that if one is buying fabrics for a bargello they should always stay away from prints and gradients???
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Thanks for the great tips.....I have to admit that I have been wanting to make one for a long time but am completely intimidated by the process. Its safe to say that if one is buying fabrics for a bargello they should always stay away from prints and gradients???
Some of the fabrics I chose were small prints. Let me see if I can find a picture of my final selections....as I changed my mind lots of times. What I did when I got close to deciding was cut one inch strips and lay them beside each other to see how I liked them.
I have to admit that I don't know what a gradient is. (I have only been quilting 4 years...still learning lots.) My guess is that it is a fabric that has several shades of one color? If so, I used several of those.
It sounds like a lot of fabric, 20, but the pattern I made only called for 1/4 yard of each and most of mine came from my stash, though I did go buy some fabric. I had a great deal of trouble finding lights, but someone on this board told me not to be afraid to use the back of a fabric. That worked really well for me, as I couldn't find a light purple, lavender, orchid, etc.
Hope this helps. I certainly enjoyed the whole process and I hope you try it and like it too. It is nothing like anything I have done before, though I understand some Trip around the World patterns use a similar technique.
Dina
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