A Little Bargello Quilt

Bargello quilts are fun. 

Way back a couple years ago, when I made a black and pink bargello quilt top, I planned a layout for a little bargello quilt made from the leftovers.

I got it started, but the quilt top sat nearly finished for ages. 

Until recently.

I finished up the quilt top, and I quilted it.

It's a small quilt - 39" x 54" great for a lap-quilt or baby quilt.

Since I don't know anyone who needs a little black and pink quilt right now, this one is listed for sale on eBay. (See this item, or all my listings.)

I love how the quilting turned out ...

 

It's an allover meandering free-motion pattern ...

The backing is a tiny gray floral. 

 

Technically, there's no gray in the quilt top, but it works!

It was fun to use some scraps to make something useful!

 

Black and Pink Bargello

Bargello is a fun patchwork technique.

There are lots of great tutorials out there, so I'm not planning to write one ... the ones I like are located here and here.

I've been wanting to try something black and white, with a twist, so the pink prints were just right.

This quilt top is a twin-size ... 66" x 80", and it's for sale on eBay for a little while.

The bandanna-like pink print with cowboy hats, boots, guitars is probably my favorite print in here. Makes me want to do more with bandanna prints ... 

And, as usual, with the leftovers ...

I'm already brainstorming my next project ... 

I'm linking this post to:

This week's Whoop Whoop Friday at Confessions of a Fabric Addict

A Bargello Rainbow Quilt Top ...

A while back, I discovered a fun quiltmaking technique called Bargello. There are tons of "how-to" sites & tutorials out there ... so I won't go into the details.

This was a fun bargello project. This quilt top is listed in my eBay auctions right now. I keep thinking it would be a fun baby quilt, with maybe some cloud-shaped quilting ...

This is a fun technique because, for bargello, you sew lots of long fabric strips together, then cut them up, shift them up or down a little, and sew them back together. (Clear as mud? Yeah. Sorry. Look for a tutorial with good pictures, like the ones at Quiltville or Big Horn Quilts )

I love having vivid colors in my quilt projects, and I love that rainbows make me think of the things God remembers (Genesis 9:13-16)