Birth of a Sampler – Bargello Border in Process!
Posted By drsao on June 27, 2008
Our nine months are almost up for our BIRTH OF A SAMPLER QUILT (class taught by Sherry Whitfield at “The Quilter’s Corner.” Sherry designed this – and I am pretty impressed.
I must say that I was a bit apprehensive about making a 20 inch bargello border…..but I plunged right in. It takes eleven 2 1/2 inch strips each of ten fabrics……this is going to be a spectacular (and very large) quilt!
I think I had strips of fabric draped across every chair in sight! It took awhile to get all of these strips sewn together – making sure that the seams were all going in the same direction! Actually it was pretty easy – but at the same time it was not really exciting…..lots of sewing in a straight line…..I am afraid to do the math……..11 x 10…..x (this is hard on the brain!) It is better not to count! AND….it helps to have TIVO!!
After cutting all of the pieces into different widths it was time to sew – dropping each new column down by 1/2 block. I was so excited to get one “wave” finished! And then two….. 🙂
And in between Grandangel Sarah’s swim meet and practice, and Vacation Bible School, I managed to get one side of the barbello border on….THREE CHEERS!!!!!!! I really like it. One down – three sides to go. Then I make four large star corners – and it is a quilt!!!! 🙂
Wow, that is going to be some quilt! Good to see you back, I was wondering if you were on holiday or under the weather.