Purple Bargello Quilt

This blog page is a brief discussion of how I created my first quilt, my Purple Bargello lap size (60- by 52-inches) quilt.  I assume you are either comfortable with the various stages of creating a quilt, or like me, you viewed several different web videos as you learn your way through quilting.

Names of the fabric are listed below but not the quantity that I purchased as I did not have a pattern but sewed strips of jelly roll fabric together then cut in 1-inch and wider lengths.

 

The thread that I used:  50wt Aurifil 4225 (Eggplant)

Seam allowances:  Seam allowances on the front piece are quarter inch.   Half inch seam allowances for the back piece and binding.

Click any of the photos to view a larger image.

closeup of 45 degree corner Two things took a bit of time.  (1) mitered (mitred) or 45-degree corners and (2) removing of the stippling top quilting and instead using a machine decorative top stitch. (1) Mitered corners:  These photos show me adding 45-degree (mitered) corners to my quilt, All Aglow. For what I call “the standard way to” mitered corners view Mary Corbet’s website: https://www.needlenthread.com/2009/06/tutorial-mitred-corners-on-linen-square.html.  This “standard” approach takes a lot less fabric, but I find it takes a lot longer time for me to get it right. click here to view my discussion of mitered corners.

This photo shows the binding, backside and machine decorative top stitching.

Sewing machine that I use is Singer’s 7469q.  Decorative stitching is running scallop-like curves with bow-ties every inch or so.

I originally did free-motion stipple top stitching but felt (once completely finished) that the stippling top stitch clashed with the straight lines of the Bargello style pattern.  What a pain to remove all of that top stitching but I like the curvy bow-tie top stitching a lot better.