dlsmart's Gallery : Bargello

Ocean Current Bargello

Denise Smart — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 02:21:56 GMT

I designed this quilt for an Electric Quilt monthly challenge, and decided to actually make it. This is the base design that will later be appliqued with ocean shapes, like fish and sea horses. It finishes at 72" x 72".

Cherry Blossom Meditations Bargello

Denise Smart — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:39:33 GMT

I am fascinated with bargello quilts and wanted to see what happened if I used the same strip set (the same fabric, in the same order in the strip set) in two separate patterns. This is the same strip set I used in my Oriental Splendor Bargello quilt. I think the two look very different, and not just because the borders are different.

Oriental Splendor

Denise Smart — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:48:16 GMT

This is the third time I have made the Spiral Burst Bargello pattern designed by Becky Botello. This time I made the pattern with oriental fabric. In hindsight this was not such a good idea as I had to be very careful to get the many directional fabrics all pointed the same way. I also discovered that you should not place five relative dark fabrics adjacent to one another in the strip set. It looses the dimensional movement of the pattern. I really learned a lot this third time around.

Grotto Bargello

Denise Smart — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:07:55 GMT

This is the same Spiral Burst Bargello pattern (designed by Becky Botello) that I used to make the Pillar of Fire Bargello quilt. I made it with cool colors this time. I call it Grotto Bargello. I love this pattern so much that I have already picked out 24 Oriental fabrics to do it again. I rarely do the same pattern twice, and this will be the first time I have done the same pattern three times.

Pillar of Fire Bargello

Denise Smart — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:39:20 GMT

This pattern is Spiral Burst Bargello by Becky Botello. This is now my favorite bargello pattern. This is my seventh bargello quilt. The completed size is 71"x86". The border was a pain (literally) but so pretty I just had to add it.

Aurora Borealis Bargello

Denise Smart — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 01:44:21 GMT

This is my version of the Aurora Borealis pattern from the book Twist and Turn Bargello. I scaled the pattern up to use 2" strips instead of the 1.5" strips specified in the book. The quilt finishes at 61" x 88". This is the fourth bargello I have completed, and the most challenging one yet. It was as much a color study as it was a bargello. I quilted it myself on my domestic sewing machine with a walking foot.

This is a repost from the Bargello group so I can add it to My Gallery.