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Using prints together and the simple step-by-step methods outlined Colorwash Bargello Quilts brings a lush blended look. Beth Ann William's technique helps you build perfect color palettes.

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Colorwash Bargello Quilts
Author: Beth Ann Williams

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Pages: 95
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: That Patchwork Place

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Blend Your Fabrics into Glorious Quilts

Create smooth, dreamlike washes of color that float across your quilts! With this inspiring technique, building perfect color palettes for stunning bargello quilts is made easy through a simple step-by-step process. As you learn how to alter designs dramatically with variations in color and value, you'll develop the color confidence you need to showcase your own innovations along the way.

• Includes ten gorgeous projects, plus easy -to-follow guidelines for blending and arranging fabric colors and visual textures
• Start each project with a "focus fabric" as your visual guide- a truly reliable technique for simplifying the process of fabric selection
• New to bargello quilts? A comprehensive introduction will bring you up to speed on arranging fabrics, stitching strip sets, and creating beautiful, illusionsary effects

You'll love the extraordinary quilts you can create with these exciting methods for combining the soft colorwash look with the classic style of bargello.

Table of Contents:

Introduction	9	Gallery	38
Equipment and Supplies	10	Projects	43
Sewing Machine and Attachments	10	Fire on the Savannah	44
Sewing-Machine needles	11	After the Rains	48
Thread	12	Cascade	52
Rotary-Cutting Equipment	13	Monet's Garden	56
Pressing Essentials	13	Autumn Glow	60
Design Wall	14	Journey to Byzantium	64
Assorted Notions	14	Aurora	68
Batting	14	Star Kindler	72
Selecting a Palette	15	Mirage	76
Finding Inspiration	15	Enchanted Carpet	80
Building a Palette Around a Focus Fabric	17	Finishing Techniques	84
Refining Your Strip Sets	18	Basting the Quilt Sandwich	84
Creating Colorwash Effects	21	Choosing a Quilting Method	85
Color, Value, and Visual Texture	21	Tip on Quilting by Machine	87
Harmony and Contrast	22	Squaring Up	88
Visual Vocabulary	22	Adding a Sleeve	89
Color Harmonies	28	Binding	91
Constructing the Body of the Quilt	31	Washing and Blocking	92
Cutting the Strips	31	Signing and Labeling Your Finished Project	93
Sewing the Strip Sets	32	Bibliography and Suggested Reading	94
Cutting the Bargello Segments.	34	Resources	95
Laying Out the Body of the Quilt	35	About the Author	96
Assembling the Body of the Quilt	36
Adding Borders.	36

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