Tag: bargello

  • Now That Proof of Concept Exists, Part 1

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    Allison Rainville

    When I originally decided to attempt an image using a bargello concept, I had two images in mind that I wanted this to work with. One was obviously the College Fjord quilt, which is on pause briefly until I have the right color again but is clearly going to be…

  • And It Comes to a Screeching Halt

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    Allison Rainville

    I tried. That fabric that I substituted in – yeah, I didn’t have enough of that. I don’t have enough of that. So I have gotten this far, which you’ll notice isn’t a heck of a lot further than last time I posted. And so the hunt begins. I know…

  • Halfway Done

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    Allison Rainville

    In between loads of laundry today, I was able to get to the halfway point of the College Fjord quilt. And now I’m at a bit of a standstill. Some notes on what has changed since the last picture: This is 29 columns. There are 54 total, so I’ve completed…

  • It’s 9:30pm…

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    Allison Rainville

    …do you know where your seam ripper is? I do. My seam ripper and I are by now rather good friends. Math has never been a strong skill of mine. Add in seam allowances, and whoo boy. We’re all in for a rocky ride. I’m beginning to remember why I…

  • I Might Be Onto Something

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    Allison Rainville

    I think I got this! Over this past weekend, I had a full day to spend in the sewing room, so I started out working on a very overdue gift, but then had some time left over. I started sewing more of the double-wide strips, and I took out some…

  • And the Sewing Begins

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    Allison Rainville

    I found sky blues. Seven of them, to be exact. A new-to-me quilt store in Rhode Island had a whole wall of solids, and I was able to come up with the blues I needed. They have all been washed and cut, and I have sewn all of the sky…

  • What Do I Do With All of Those Blues?

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    Allison Rainville

    So…once I find all of those blues, I actually have to DO SOMETHING with them. Remember: this is a bargello project. I’m still firmly convinced of that, even after I had to make a spreadsheet. A spreadsheet, folks. I must be off my rocker. The first thing I did for…

  • The First Steps to College Fjord

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    Allison Rainville

    The College Fjord quilt is going to be the most difficult quilt I have attempted so far. I made a SPREADSHEET. It’s ugly. Let’s discuss, for the moment, the fact that I still cannot find the solid blues I want and that the indecision surrounding said blues has (temporarily, I…

  • Thoughts in the Shower

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    Allison Rainville

    I really need to learn to keep a notepad near the shower so I can take notes on things that I think of while I’m in there. While half of my brain is occupied by the repetitive (and boring) act of showering, the other half gets to wander far afield.…