BarGelato! Quilt-Along with Kimberly Bennefield
The free period to get the pattern and instruction for the Bargelato! Quilt-Along ended on November 10, 2021. The pattern and access to the videos (and many, many other videos and patterns!), is available with a subscription to QuiltingDaily TV!
Ombre fabrics meets bargello-style patchwork in this modern, beginner-friendly quilt. Kimberly Bennefield of NW Pepper teams up with Maywood Studio Fabrics, Brother sewing machines, Fiskars, and Mountain Mist to bring you BarGelato!
In a quilt designed to showcase that gorgeous gradation of color, Kimberly teaches a beginner-friendly bargello patchwork in 8 video lessons. You’ll also learn specialized tips and techniques for working with ombre fabrics, cutting and organizing your strips for bargello-style patchwork, using die-cutters or rulers, and even an infinity spiral quilting technique that can ONLY be accomplished on a home sewing machine!
About this Quilt-Along
If you’re not sure how to work with ombre fabrics, or if you find bargello patchwork intimidating, you need to join Kimberly in making BarGelato! a beginner-friendly quilt that combines both!
She’ll show you how to find the perfect fabric match for tricky ombres, and some special tips for cutting and organizing all those strips needed for a bargello-style quilt.
Kimberly will also teach you a spiral quilting technique that is designed to make the most of your home sewing machine! Learn about the thread, needles, and feet needed to get the best result in your quilting.
You’ll even get to play with die-cutting for your binding, and explore flannel backing!
At the end of these 8 video lessons, you’ll have a completed quilt that combines the stunning color of ombres with the visual power of bargello patchwork. And the complete pattern for BarGelato! comes with the videos, so you can get quilting right away! Let’s make BarGelato!
- Introduction to BarGelato!
- Lesson 1—Working with Ombre Fabric
- Lesson 2—The Mechanics of Strip Cutting
- Lesson 3—Creating the Background
- Lesson 4—Building the Strip Set
- Lesson 5—Adding the Background
- Lesson 6—Quilting the Spiral
- Lesson 7—Binding Your Quilt
- Lesson 9—Labeling Your Quilt
What’s Included
- BarGelato! Pattern in PDF format
- 8 video lessons with Kimberly Bennefield of NW Pepper, showcasing specialized patchwork techniques and quilting designs for your home sewing machine
Featured Fabrics and Supplies
In the video, Kimberly will coach you through fabric matching. You can select any ombre fabric from the Gelato collection, or even a variety! In the video, you’ll see three different combinations, which Kimberly has called Horizon, Contrast, and Rainbows. From Maywood Studio, you will need 1 yard Gelato ombre fabric print, 1 yard fabric for coping strips, 2-1/2 yards fabric for background (1/2 yard of that for binding), and 4 yards fabric for backing.
Final Quilt Size: 60” x 70”
Fabrics
Horizon
- Bargello Strips: Gelato – Purple- Blue-Green ombre (MAS11216-902)
- Coping Strips: Silky Solids – Iris (116)
- Background: Shadow Play (MAS513-JJX)
- Backing: Shadow Play Flannel (MASF513-J3)
Strong Contrast
- Bargello Strips: Gelato – Black-Dark Gray Tonal ombre (MAS11216-904)
- Coping Strips: Silky Solids – Black Licorice (MAS500-BLLI)
- Background: Shadow Play (MAS513-QXBS)
- Backing: Shadow Play Flannel (MASF513-J3)
Rainbows
- Bargello Strips: Gelato – Blue-Pink-Yellow ombre (MAS11216-BOS)
- Coping Strips: Silky Solids- Royal (239)
- Background: Shadow Play (MAS513-K3)
- Backing: Shadow Play Flannel (MASF513-J3)
Supplies
- 80/20 Cotton-Polyester blend batting from Mountain Mist
- Classic Stick Rotary Cutter (60mm) from Fiskars
- Acrylic Ruler Connector from Fiskars
- Self-Healing Cutting Mat Large (24” x 36”) from Fiskars
- Acrylic Ruler (6” x 24”) from Fiskars
- Rotating Cutting Mat (14” x 14”) from Fiskars
- Fabric Clips and Seam Ripper (part of the Beginner Sewing Set) from Fiskars
- Premier No. 8 Easy Action Bent Scissors from Fiskars
- Thread Snips (5”) from Fiskars
- 40- or 50-weight thread
- Die-cutter (optional): AccuQuilt GO! Big
- Dies (optional): AccuQuilt GO! Strip Cutter for 1”, 1-1/2”, 2” and Half Square Triangle
- BQ3100 Advanced Sewing & Quilting Machine from Brother
- MuVit™ Dual Feed Foot device (sku #SA196) from Brother
- Dual-Feed 1/4 Inch Guide Foot (sku #SA205) for Brother MuVit™ from Brother
- Open Toe Foot (sku # SA195) for MuVit™ from Brother
- Dual-Feed Quilting Guide (sku #SA206) for MuVit™ from Brother
- Open Toe Quilting Foot (sku # SA187) from Brother
- Extension table from Brother
- Quilt Pounce
- Supreme Slider
- Mary Ellen’s Best Press
- 24 x 48 inches Wool Pressing Mat from Mountain Mist
- Bent flower head pins for basting, with silicon stoppers
- Quilting gloves (thumb and first two fingers snipped off!)
- June Tailor Sew-In Computer Printer Fabrics Sheets for Ink Jet Printers
- Black or silver Sharpie
- White ceramic marking pencil from Dritz
- Ultimate 3-in-1 Color Tool