Finished Quilt

Here it is: the finished quilt, called 'International Bargello!'

For the backing of the bargello quilt, I had some extra from the top (from when I cut down the size) so I used that in a stripe. The rest is just a solid black. The binding is a red, white, and blue stripe cut on the bias. I think it turned out pretty cute. I didn't realize how much it would look like the old air mail border, but I think that actually works well with the quilt's international theme. The quilting is free-motion spirals. I used white thread. This was my second time machine quilting. I post about the first machine quilting project next, but until then, here is the finished quilt:



And the back :

More of the Bargello Quilt In Progress

Here are some more shots of the bargello quilt (for my nephew) in progress:


I originally planned to make a 45 inch by 60 inch, crib size, quilt, but that wasn't a very carefully planned plan. Eventually I found that I wasn't going to have enough strips of some of the red fabrics to make it to that size (some of the reds were fat quaters, most of the rest were full yards) and I couldn't find anymore of those prints. So, I decided to rip it in to two 30 inch long piece those halves together. The finished top eventually measured about 30 inches by 45 inches. I think that size is better for a little guy to tote around anyway.

Here's the finished top:

A Quilt

I made a quilt for my nephew's birthday, which was over two months ago now. I finally completed it yesterday. I started hoarding fabrics for it before he was born. I had some grand crazy plan for an abstract quilt with a lot of applique work. Eventually, I came to my senses and decided that quilt was never going to get made. A lot of the fabrics I bought to reflect the many places his parent have traveled to and lived: New York, Paris, Bali, Japan, etc. I decided to use some of them in a quilt top using a technique for a Bargello quilt I learned in this book. I did one of these one before for my husband years ago when we were in college. Without further ado here are some pictures of it in progress: