Blue & Yellow Bargello

[reishka]

I can finally share this project with you all! Some of you may recall a post where I started the quilt top for the Blue & Yellow Bargello quilt. After that initial post, I decided to go radio-silent, lest my giftee figured out it was for her — I don’t like to spoil surprises!

So, my mother in law remodeled her kitchen this past year. Nice new granite countertops with yellow and blue flecks; down came the old green wallpaper and up went yellow paint, with blue accents. Her living room (right off the kitchen), has been slate grey-blue with a yellow sofa and blue accent pieces. She really loves yellow and blue, and it looks so classy. When she decided to repaint her kitchen this year, I figured it was the perfect time to make a quilt for her. It’s a twin-size with light batting in between, so it won’t be too bulky for her living room sofa.

Full shot of the front.

Detail of the squares

Detail of the squares. The color is closer to real life in this photo. 

The back has only this detailing across the top. I wanted to keep it simple since the front is so busy.

The patch on the back panel. Leftover scraps were pieced together and then appliqued onto the backing before the entire thing was quilted.

Back & front