6/23/2010

Bargello Quilts with a Twist [Paperback] Review

Bargello Quilts with a Twist [Paperback]I don't think the designs in this book are what I love about Bargello--embroidery or quilts.

That said, She's taken what Mary Ellen Hopkins calls a 2-bell block and run with it.One can do incredible numbers of things with this block that looks remarkably like not very much at all when you see just one.

(two bell blocks are generally very simple blocks with at least two different kinds of corners that are perfect for arranging and rearranging in larger patterns)In fact I've resisted using this kind of block for many years.Maggie Ball has changed my mind.A quilt made with this particular block, or something like it is now on my list of quilts to make

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Product Description:
If you love traditional Bargello quilts with their illusion of curves and flowing waves, but are wary of tedious cutting and the complexity of creating free-form patterns, this new 16-piece Bargello block technique allows you to have fun playing with a collection of blocks to create endless possibilities--the more blocks and colors, the more possibilities.
With the newly created block method, Bargello Quilts with a Twist allows you to create the look of Bargello with ease. Strips are cut and pieced in sets of four, counter-cut, and joined to complete the blocks. Using this versatile pattern, there are an amazing number of ways to arrange as few as 16 blocks to create exciting and unique patterns. Includes 16 quilt patterns using this new block.

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