Sunday, December 14, 2008

Andrew's Scrappy Bargello done!

Yay! My brother's Christmas present is done, with a couple of weeks to spare! I am pretty happy the way it turned out. I decided to just do straight line criss cross machine quilting...(does this have a name?). Many thanks to Jacquie at Tall Grass Prairie Studio for her advice and to Bonnie at Quiltville for the free pattern!




And whenever I have time I have been handquilting my BIQR floor scrap quilt. I designed this celtic knot but I am not big on marking my quilts, I usually eyeball it.



But with this pattern I can't even draw it on paper without making a bit of a mess of it and it turns out all uneven. So I came up with making templates of the inner shapes and handquilting around them and then just eyeballing the rest.
Unfortunately, I should have spaced them farther apart, so that my double lines don't get too narrow, and I also had to take care that they looked like they were inter weaving.





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8 comments:

  1. sewnut11:00 p.m.

    great plan for the templates. I have enjoyed Bonnie's scrapbusting patterns.

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  2. Carol E.11:09 p.m.

    I just finished a scrappy bargello top! Aren't they great? I'm going to have a long-armer quilt mine.

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  3. Browndirtcottage1:35 a.m.

    i love this quilt.....i have one of these on my 'want to' list...and i'm very impressed with your hand quilting!

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  4. YankeeQuilter9:53 p.m.

    Aren't the scrappy bargello quilts fun to make! I'm sure it will be well loved...

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  5. Gillian1:55 a.m.

    I love your way of using shapes to indicate the quilting design. That's new to me and seems like a stroke of genius.

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  6. Magpie Sue5:01 p.m.

    Well, you're doing more than I would with your fancy border quilting! Good for you :- )
    And congrats on the early finish on brother's quilt!

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  7. Cher7:32 p.m.

    love how you came up with your own approach to handquilting template.
    it can be tricky but what well worth it. love your brothers quilt-terrific job!

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  8. Tonya Ricucci3:05 a.m.

    Congrats on the bargello finish - it looks great. what a wonderful present. I love the hand quilting you're doing, especially how you're winging it with a bit of guidance.

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