Let's go on with the show....a rather familiar phrase if you have seen "The Greatest Show on Earth"...there's no business like show business.... lets substitute in "there's no business like quilt business". As I've mentioned before, I've used Bonnie's Quiltville directions several times to make a bargello. You can find her fabulous quilts at www.quiltville.com.
I color co-ordinated both this one and the two I've shown for my grandsons, #5 and #8. The first one, I don't have a picture of, but it was scrappy and given to a friend.
I decided to do this one for myself in color gradation. It's more colors than you would think. I used 27 different fabrics, each cut 2.5". The finished wall hanging is 54" square, and I utility quilted it in matching perle cotton. The second picture is a close up to show the quilting, but there is some distortion in the red fabric appearance. I've found some plaids and stripes do that also, when digalitized. I quilted every other row, following the peak and valley across the quilt. I am pleased with the outcome, but as usual always feel there are a couple of things I could have done differently.
Maybe that's why I have no problem making a pattern more than one time. So many possibilities...*VBS*