A well-done Bargello quilts has an intricate, breath-taking look, often draw an immediate attention and a wide-eyed, dropped mouth expression from people. Yet this a simple style to make. If you can construct a nine-patch quilt with small squares you are set on your way to create your own striking, unique bargello quilt, either a wall hanging or a bedspread. The possibility is yours, unlimited.
The essence of bargello quilts is color combination. The play of fabric patterns and colors determines how the quilts look. Other than that, all you do is to cut strips, sew them together, cut them up crosswise to make new strips, and then sew these strips together for the final designing product.
Tools and fabrics:
The instruction for this quilt top is based on the assumption that you are a modern quilter who owns rotary cutting tools and have experience of using them– a rotary cutter, mat and a 6×24 acrylic ruler.
The more fabric, the better your end result will be Fabrics need to be group into color families and the more finely shaded, the more intricate your quilt will look. I typically choose from 20 to 35 different fabrics for a quilt.
You probably will need all values for each color group – dark, medium and light. Small prints define the colors more, medium prints are often used for transitioning between color groups and large prints add interesting pops to the quilt. Large prints are used seldom.