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

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 op 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 book contains 8 projects with complete instructions, plus directions on how to create your own designs. Slice up your stash—novelty fabrics and even ugly fabrics look good when cut up for Bargello piecing. Large-scale quilts look spectacular on a bed or on the wall.

Table of Contents:
Introduction ProcessOverviewAtthe Fabric Store Tools and Supplies BargelloQuilt Construction Cutthe Fabric into Strips Construct Strip Sets Use the Design Chart CutBargello Strips Constructthe Vertical Columns Sew Together the Vertical Columns Add BordersProjectsBusyScribble on Solid BackgroundBatikiello Showersof Flowers SolidScribble on Busy BackgroundMoodyBlues Daysof Pie TheTwo-Color ContrastVineand Branches LavenderDreams SolidScribble on Straight LinesTotalPlaidness Asleepat the Beach FinishIt Layerand Quilt Bind Make a Quilt LabelGallery DesignYour Own Toolsand Supplies Set up the Design Chart Draw the Scribble A Repertoire of DesignTricks Set the Column Widths Fill in the Background Calculate YardageAboutthe Author

About the Author :
Ruth Ann Berry comes from a generation of quilters and has been experimenting with a variety of techniques and fabrics for more than 25 years. Ruth Ann lives northern Michigan with her husband and children. They own a quilt shop where Ruth Ann teaches quilt classes.

Review :
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. The Professional Quilter Magazine, 3/26/14 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. Quilter's Digest, June 2014