Blogger's Quilt Festival

Amy is hosting another Blogger's Quilt Festival. It's the fourth festival and all quilters are encouraged to submit an entry. There's the chance of winning some really fun prizes for those who play. I joined in last year and enjoyed seeing everyone's creations and reading all the fun quilt stories. Inspiration city, I tell you.

The Story of My Batik Bargello

I started this batik Bargello quilt in March 2008 after I'd been quilting a little over a year. When I first started quilting in 2007 I fell in love with batik fabrics and started collecting them in record fashion. The pattern must have scared me to death, because I made a special folder for it, cut fabric swatches, printed out the directions, studied them for days, cleared the decks and took many deep breaths before I began. I certainly don't quilt this way now!

Here's the first strip set. No boring batiks for me. The louder the better. The pattern I used is called the Transitions Bargello by Nancy Morris. I found it free on the internet, but I can't find it any longer. If you are Nancy or have a good link, I'd love to be able to link this pattern.

Here is the bargello (and a French Braid) after I had it long arm quilted at my LQS. It hung in my laundry room for a while waiting for Mrs. Procrastinator to bind it. I dusted it every few weeks. What, you don't dust your quilts?

Here it is bound and finished. Woo hoo! And it only took two-and-a-half years. Now you know why I prefer making small quilts!

The quilt has already been placed into service. Luckily, teens and dogs have no trouble sleeping (or eating) so quilts will be used and loved.

To all my regular followers, I apologize for repeating myself with this post, but I really wanted a chance at some of those prizes! ; )