Lovely gradations

    The Blue Bargello was given away to a very sick friend. I had wanted to keep it, but there it went. I bought 2 rolls of Watercolor Blossoms by Robert Kaufman and was dismayed to find that there were not duplicates of every fabric which is what I needed to make a similar bargello. After leaving it for a few weeks, I went through my own batiks and replaced the single strips with doubles I cut, actually double doubles because you need 2 complete jelly rolls to make this bargello. I had to find a piece of batik that was at least 10" by width of fabric in order to use it. This took a while, but after much manipulating, I had my two sets. I sewed the strips in pairs, then in pairs again, but alternating which end I was starting from. This eliminates the curve that the strips can take on. I sewed them on my speedy Juki 5500 which was way fun. This is the first set, one complete Jelly roll. The second set is being sewed and this set is being sliced up after marking the strip widths.

    Still trying to replace the Blue Bargello, I found these candidates that for sure have duplicates as that is how Island Batiks package them. I am starting to lay them out and it is fun to see the combos. Just lovely fabric!