'Disco' bargello - top finished!

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01-31-2011, 07:03 AM

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kateyb

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I think the colors vibrate. They make me want to go dancing. I'd have to think about the quilting, too. No ideas here.

01-31-2011, 07:15 AM

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irishrose

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How wonderful! You've done well.

01-31-2011, 07:15 AM

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AndiR

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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/

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01-31-2011, 07:22 AM

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kajaza

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Absolutely Beautiful!!

01-31-2011, 07:24 AM

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gaigai

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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, 07:24 AM

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gaigai

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Andi, your quilting is beautiful!!

01-31-2011, 07:32 AM

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Katrine

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That's beautiful Kathryn! And the strips in the borders look so good, I like that border fabric too.

01-31-2011, 07:41 AM

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Lynneander

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beautiful quilt

01-31-2011, 07:42 AM

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ccb2200

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Beautiful.

01-31-2011, 08:00 AM

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k3n

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Ladyjanedoe

You can quilt soft lines following the flow of the design. I've done with all my bargellos. You just go diagonal across each square / rectangle following each color "line" . I used a free motion foot to keep the lines soft.

Thank you - I like the idea of the monofilament where I don't want the quilting to dominate. Maybe free motion lines in some areas and the feathers in the areas I want to emphasise, ie the bluey green sections that go through diagonally on each side and the red sections that make the background diamond? I'm a fairly confident FMQer but on my 6600 (no LA sadly!) so I don't want to be twisting and turning too much this size of top! Andi yours is beautiful and makes me want to do the feathers at least! :-D