Bargello: Quilts in Motion: A New Look for Strip-Pieced Quilts

by Ruth Ann Berry

Overview

Create stunning quilts with flowing curves with this 8-project guide by a designer who offers a fresh take on bargello quilting techniques.
 
Here's Bargello like you've never seen it before: stunning quilts full of free-form twists, turns, and 3-D effects that look like pop-art paintings. The biggest surprise is how simple these quilts are to make! Designer Ruth Ann Berry shows you how to use easy, straight-line strip piecing to create the illusion of curves in motion.
 
This volume includes step-by-step instructions for 8 projects plus directions on how to create your own designs. Perfect for daily use quilts or wallhangings, Bargello piecing also provides a new way to slice up your stash―making novelty fabrics and even ugly fabrics look good.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607058113
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	07/30/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	28 MB
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About the Author

Ruth Ann Berry Bio: Ruth Ann Berry writes quilt books and patterns to create the impression of motion and depth. She travels extensively for quilt guild presentations, trunk shows, and festivals. Ruth Ann owns a small-town quilt shop called The Quilter's Clinic in rural northern Michigan, Fife Town. quiltersclinic.com

Table of Contents

Introduction Process OverviewAt the Fabric Store •Tools and Supplies Bargello Quilt Construction Cut the Fabric into Strips • Construct Strip Sets • Use the Design Chart • Cut Bargello Strips •Construct the Vertical Columns • Sew Together the Vertical Columns • Add BordersProjectsBusy Scribble on Solid BackgroundBatikiello Showers of Flowers Solid Scribble on Busy BackgroundMoody Blues Days of Pie The Two-Color ContrastVine and Branches Lavender Dreams Solid Scribble on Straight LinesTotal Plaidness Asleep at the Beach Finish It Layer and Quilt • Bind • Make a Quilt LabelGallery Design Your Own Tools and Supplies • Set up the Design Chart •Draw the Scribble • A Repertoire of Design Tricks • Set the Column Widths • Fill in the Background • Calculate YardageAbout the Author 

Editorial Reviews

Here is a new twist on the classic Bargello quilt. Ruth Ann shows you how to create quilts full of free-form twists, turns, and 3-D effects. She teaches you how to use easy straight-line strip piecing to create the illusion of curves in motion. Cut up your stash of novelty and even "ugly" fabrics; they will look great in these large scale projects for beds or walls. Instructions are provided for eight quilts, plus information on making your own designs.

June 2014 Quilter's Digest

I love when older techniques are revived and refreshed, and that is the case with the Bargello quilt. I remember making my first one and marveling at how much easier it was than it looked. That quilt hangs in my cousin's home today. Ruth Ann Berry looked at ways that she could separate the moving parts in the design from the static background. She came up with four different solutions to do this: what she calls a scribble on a solid background; a scribble on a background of busy prints; the scribble and background made from different, contrasting color runs; and a solid-color splash across a series of plaids or a background of stripes. I never would have thought of plaids years past. I loved the energy that the quilts reflect. In addition to the eight patterns she includes, Ruth Ann also teaches you how to draft your own original design on graph paper.

3/26/14 The Professional Quilter Magazine