Bargello Bowl

I know the Super Bowl was way back whenever-it-was but I have finally finished my Bargello Bowl quilt. hee hee! Bonnie Hunter invited those of us who aren't rabid football fans (see? at least I know which sport it is!) to sew a scrappy bargello quilt along with her. Of course I couldn't resist.

I've been through a bit of Sturm und Drang with sewing machines this spring so it sat and waited to be quilted. I bought my new Bernina with the stitch regulator, took the master classes, took the machine back to be fixed, bought (of course!) and read books, watched videos, surfed the net and finally felt ready to tackle it. Besides crosshatching and stitch in the ditch I haven't really machine quilted before and I was so determined to get on with it!

After one false start and a whole lot of unpicking I finally got going. I am so pleased with the results...even if it was mostly practice! After show & tell at the guild meeting in June it'll be on it's way to it's innocent and unsuspecting new owner.

I couldn't hang it full length on the clothesline so here it is sideways, still dragging on the ground. I love the texture after washing it.

I pieced the back from hot air balloon fabrics. Now there was more work than I anticipated!

I practiced Line Dancing. Soooo cool.

I managed to make ribbon candy in the narrow border.

And practiced loops and hooks in the braided border. Here and there are a few leaves, hearts and stars because I just couldn't resist!

HUGELY satisfying. .....Next!