Simple Bargello Quilt with Angela Walters

Those waves of color the bargello quilt is known for are now easier to achieve than ever with this tutorial from Craftsy on Youtube. This classic quilt seemed impossible to piece, but with a little creativity, you’ll be able to quilt this in no time. Watch the video tutorial below to learn the step-by-step instructions. 

Materials:

•  precut 2 & 1/2″ strips (varying colors)
• pins
• sewing machine
• iron, for pressing

Directions:

Step 1

Lay out your strips in the order you prefer. There’s no perfect way to place them, you can try experimenting with different arrangements until you’re satisfied with one. Once you have the perfect layout, stitch each strip together along the long edge until you have one big strip set. Press all the seams to the side, being careful not to distort the edges. Now, make a tube by pinning and sewing fabric one and fabric 10 together, right side to right side. Move the tube to your cutting mat and crosscut the tube into strips. For straight strips, ensure that the top and bottom seams are parallel while you are cutting. Once you cut the strips, don’t let them get out of order. You may want to label them so you don’t forget what order they are in.

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Step 2

The bargello effect happens when you remove the stitching between different fabrics. Starting with the first row, remove the stitching in the seam at the top, open it up, and lay it out flat. Do the same with row two by removing the stitching in the second seam. Repeat with all the rows, changing the position of the removed stitching each time. Counting the seams will prevent you from removing the stitching from the wrong one. (Remember, the number of the row is how many seams you count down.) When all the strips are laid out, you see the stunning effect. To finish, sew the strips together.

Simple Bargello Quilt with Angela Walters