Unveiling the Stunning Combination of Postage Stamp and Bargello Techniques!

[@kimberlyleet7929]

I never knew that about the right and wrong side of a solid. Thank you!

[@patcunningham8279]

postagello

[@revelationquilts]

Clever!!

[@sshaupin]

I have always been intimidated by a bargello pattern. You made it so clear. I love the tips at the end to help me learn from the potential pitfalls. You have inspired me to get over the scary parts of cutting the tube of fabric. Thank you,-- you are a good teacher.

[@revelationquilts]

I'm so glad! I was intimidated by them too at one point. They are so worth it in the end. I've never had one turn out badly.

[@lavonnethompson117]

Beautiful! Content is absolute perfection and very helpful.

[@revelationquilts]

Glad you think so! I really appreciate that!

[@bettycoffin4206]

That quilt is absolutely stunning. I have 2 jelly rolls of Kaffe Fasset in warms and cool colors that i can blend with white and this pattern would be perfect. Thanks for sharing .

[@revelationquilts]

Wonderful! Have fun! 🤩

[@mrsmcdonald9363]

What a great combination of two quilt styles! The alternating color and white is just as interesting but less stressful on my eyes as a straight-up bargello.

[@revelationquilts]

I'm glad you like it!

[@peggygunderson5578]

Beautiful quilt. One more to add to my list.

[@revelationquilts]

Wonderful!

[@esperansaloughran693]

Wow! Wow! and WOW,! MAKING THIS TODAY! Thank you so much! I"ll say this is HUGE!

[@revelationquilts]

Awesome! Let me know how it goes!

[@cindyabraham8020]

Did you have problems with mixing rows around?

[@dorothyyoung8231]

⁠@@cindyabraham8020 I’m have ONE more seam to complete my top - right in the middle. Yes, I did have a few seams to rip. It’s ESSENTIAL that you keep the strips in the right order. I used masking tape in the same place on each strip. The first pass where I sewed pairs of strips I numbered them 1A, 1B, etc. for the strip widths and which strip set they came from. The subsequent passes (pairs, sets of four, sets of 8, sets of 16) I numbered simply 1, 2, 3, etc. I found it best and easiest to sew every strip exactly the same way - even strip on top of odd, background first patch always on top, all seams pressed to the right. And I kept an inventory list - sort of a mashup between a spreadsheet and a flowchart. (The nesting seams are awesome and the pressing on the back is stupendous. I think I’ll take a photo of the back before I send it to be quilted.) Being organized is ESSENTIAL with this amazing project. It’s a Christmas gift for a friend of 50 years, a mathematician and woodworker who will love the pattern and appreciate the work! Suze, you’re a gem!

[@quilts-by-carmel6754]

Fantastic 👏👏👏 ... this would be s great Sew a Jelly Roll Day project. I''m gonna try it with a dark background & can't wait to see the results. Thank you sew much ❤.

[@revelationquilts]

Great idea! I would love to see the results as well!

[@carolyngerkin8420]

You have made another beautiful quilt. Your explanation was easy to follow also. Beautiful, Suze!!!

[@revelationquilts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@barbararussell6136]

I haven’t made one yet but I will put it on my bucket list.

[@revelationquilts]

It's a fun project to try!

[@CopycatQuilter]

This is absolutely stunning! I’m heading up to look for jelly rolls now! Thanks! 💚

[@revelationquilts]

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

[@damarisarts9489]

This is a brilliant idea! I'm so glad I found your channel.🎉

[@revelationquilts]

I'm glad you found my channel too! Enjoy!

[@lorikalinsky5781]

Very nice quilt. Couple of suggestions 1- use numbered straight pins that can be reused for many projects (they set on Amazon even comes with directional pins AND blank ones so you can write on with a sharpie. 2- You can tell the right side of a jelly roll strip by finding the crease and flipping over the piece. 3- I love the idea of turning strip set “inside out” so it lays flatter but I think I’d just not add so many to original tube sets. Maybe break up into 4 tube sets. A new, sharp blades are a must too! And finally- handle with care. Smaller stitches are a must.

[@revelationquilts]

All great suggestions- a few were mentioned in the video. I’ve seen those pins you’re talking about and I’ve thought about buying them but have never pulled the trigger. As I’ve mentioned in previous comments, making smaller tubes is definitely possible, but the cutting instructions would be different. Thanks for your awesome comment!

[@nancy-katharynmcgraw2669]

Great outcome A suggestion: when folding the wrong sides of strip sets together, move the seams a wee bit apart, so the seams "best" a bit better, for a smoother cut, 3 layers instead of 4. In other words: have the 1/4" seam allowance ontop of a single layer of the strip below ...Tip from Jordan Fabrics, several years ago.

[@janetcorrao5072]

Definitely trippy!!! Love this version of bargello! Thanks for sharing!!

[@revelationquilts]

Glad you like it!

[@shawnwamsley7964]

Love this quilt! I have to try it!

[@revelationquilts]

I hope you do. It's pretty fun to do!

[@lindarambone5305]

I'm so glad I found your channel. I love your quilts. I had 1 channel I check every day for new videos. Now I have 2!!!!!

[@revelationquilts]

Yay, thank you!

[@arvettadelashmit9337]

I think you need a longer ruler. A free standing clothes dryer comes in handy to keep those strips in order. My name suggestion; The Forever stamp quilt. 😄❤❤❤

[@revelationquilts]

Great suggestion!

[@dorothyyoung8231]

Nice! I’ll be making this. I would ditch the Post-its which are liable to fall off. I use plain masking tape, the buff-colored type, marked with a Sharpie so the ink doesn’t rub off on my fabric. Works great! I couldn’t quilt without masking tape!

[@lindarambone5305]

Avery mailing labels work well. I found a bunch from my work from home days. Now that I'm retired I was going to give my old office supplies to Goodwill. I'm rethinking that. :)

[@dorothyyoung8231]

@@lindarambone5305 super idea!

[@mariemitchell3529]

Wow!! Now it is on my todo list, thank you for sharing, i too love barjello quilts

[@revelationquilts]

Wonderful!

[@SnapDragon764]

Your quilt designs are amazing…you were correct though…for me it would be obstacle illusion lol…my ADD and three fur babies…we would never manage this but you are awesome 🎉I’ll content myself with admiring yours.

[@seatleonstella1819]

This is again a beautiful quilt. Thanks for sharing your pattern and tricks to handle the strips.

[@dorothywarren426]

This Is awesome! I, too, am a fan of Bargello! I have been wanting to make a postage stamp quilt, so I believe it will be like this. Thank you!

[@revelationquilts]

Go for it! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

[@bethkoch11]

What an accomplishment! You should be very proud of this beautiful quilt!

[@revelationquilts]

I think it’s pretty awesome. I definitely would make another one!

[@Calciyum88]

This would look awesome with a black background instead of the white! And then with really bright and popping colours, maybe a bright batik. Love it!

[@revelationquilts]

I agree 100%!

[@sharoningalls2196]

Love all your quilt designs

[@revelationquilts]

Thank you! 😊

[@PJ-Razzy]

Awesome quilt! Thank you for the tutorial

[@revelationquilts]

You are welcome!

[@tamelamorrison1248]

I made your hour glass quilt, wow it turned out nice. I will this quilt someday soon.

[@revelationquilts]

Sounds great!

[@katcoleman5509]

I love it. It goes together like scrappy trip around the world quilts. How about Trippy bargello or trippello quilt for its name. 😅 I am going to make this. I love the effect.

[@revelationquilts]

Love the names! Enjoy!

[@elizabethgilmon1419]

I love,love this quilt Thank You so much. I’m looking for a jelly roll…!

[@revelationquilts]

You are so welcome! Enjoy!

[@marlapetersen6684]

I’m inspired! Thanks for showing us this technique.

[@revelationquilts]

Have fun!

[@NolaTheAlamoChiliQueen]

This quilt is lovely, those fabrics really do give it a 30’s vibe!

[@NolaTheAlamoChiliQueen]

A quick question… Do you enter any of your quilts at the fair? They are so lovely and unique you really should! BTW, I’m binging your channel today.

[@revelationquilts]

I have, but only to display them; they are not to be judged by anyone but me.

[@NolaTheAlamoChiliQueen]

@@revelationquilts same here! I’m a beginner, but I don’t want people picking at my work based on their standards.

[@adventureswithfabric6710]

Wish I could send a picture. I love how my project worked out. Mine is about 66 x 80. I used 2.5” strips from my stash. Some strips weren’t the full Width of Fabric so I just added another partial strip. This required some replacements after the slices were made, but there were only a few of those. Accuracy with seam allowance and slicing is critical. It was pretty frustrating as a result of being a bit hasty in slicing. Thank you SO much for this great tutorial. Now to figure out about border vs no border and a trip to the long armer.

[@revelationquilts]

Congratulations! I'd love to see a picture. You can send it to [e-mail]

[@kikiwalker7718]

♥️♥️♥️ IM so in love … thank you for sharing this as well your tips!!! ♥️♥️♥️

[@revelationquilts]

Any time!

[@genietaylor7055]

Love, love, love all of your quilts. Made the marble motion quilt and my son in law claimed it as his Christmas gift. Need to make another.

[@revelationquilts]

Thank you! Yeah, we have to be careful who we show our quilts to. LOL Before we know it they've disappeared!

[@smarterthanawaffle]

that was awesome. thank you. my engineer brain loves this stuff.

[@revelationquilts]

I'm so glad you liked it!

[@candiechols5783]

I’m a kind of scrappy gall. I love this quilt pattern.

[@revelationquilts]

Thanks! I think it's pretty cool too!

[@debcavan]

Love it. I love scrappy and I love 3D. Thank you. I see this in my future.

[@revelationquilts]

My crystal ball sees that as well! Enjoy!

[@vivianjones9130]

That is beautiful. Love it. Thank you for sharing.

[@revelationquilts]

Thank you! 😊

[@sharonwilson8208]

I love it, Trippy 😂. We are the same age 😊❤ Love this quilt!

[@revelationquilts]

😂 probably

[@annepahler8726]

Very interesting technique. Thank you for sharing. I wonder if you are familiar with Irena Swanson's patchwork technique. She works with tubes instead of strips and gets stunning results. I am a huge fan of her work and think that you might like her ideas, too. She is on social media calling herself 'tube piecing'. So far, she has written two stunning books about her techniques. It is fast and very accurate - love it.

[@revelationquilts]

I will check it out!

[@SusieMonk-jh8tj]

Beautiful quilt and easy instructions. I will use a bigger rotary blade to get through the layers and my stripology XL ruler Thankyou

[@revelationquilts]

Great tip!

[@priscillachrysler6291]

Try sewing into 4 units instead of 2. My first one was that way. Also I took one to a retreat to sew together after I had cut the strips into vertical rows. Start with one end strip and progress putting them in order on a pin. It keeps the columns in order. I then tagged them by groups. I hope this makes sense. I love making bargello quilts.

[@revelationquilts]

Awesome tip! Thanks for the great suggestion!

[@water2.018]

You could also make smaller tubes. Love your content!

[@revelationquilts]

Yes, that it true. One would have to then change the strip sizes that are cut from each one in order to keep the shape of the illusion.

[@Quilter-RN]

I love it! Using a black light will also show the right and wrong side of fabric.

[@revelationquilts]

Wow! I’ve never heard about that.

[@janetwright2000]

Just finished. Thanks for the video. Wish I could share the pic

[@revelationquilts]

Congratulations!! I'd love to see the pic. You can send it to: [e-mail]

[@katielin2379]

Beautiful. Saving. ❤❤❤

[@renestovall9226]

Very Cool! Love it😊

[@revelationquilts]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@joyscranfield5527]

Looks fantastic.

[@revelationquilts]

Thanks a bunch!

[@mavisharris5123]

This quilt is so cool!

[@revelationquilts]

Thanks. I really love it as well.😃

[@krystleroy3068]

This is so cool love your hard work❤

[@revelationquilts]

Thank you!

[@gilliantangen3717]

Brilliant👏👏👏

[@dorothyyoung8231]

I just watched this video for the second time, Suze, so I could write down the measurements and your tips. I hope time will permit you to write the pattern up because I’d love to support you by buying it. This is a stunner!

[@revelationquilts]

I don't think I'm allowed to write a pattern for this because it is not my design. It is a standard Bargello. I just turned it into alternating strips & solids instead of hombre colors. There are so many Bargello books & videos out there already. I am afraid of taking credit for something that is not mine. I'm happy to help you in any other way I can though.

[@dorothyyoung8231]

@@revelationquilts then, I’ll buy another pattern to make up for it. One question. Did I understand you to make your second tube inside out - with the wrong side and seam allowances on the outside - for ease of cutting?

[@revelationquilts]

@@dorothyyoung8231 Yes; I tried it both ways and found out that turning the tube inside out to cut it worked out much better. In hindsight, I would treat both tubes in this manner. It just lines up so much better this way.☺

[@sonjadevenney2524]

That is really cool!!!!

[@revelationquilts]

Indeed! I'm so happy with it!

[@k-creationskristinhuxford4531]

Hi Revelation Quilts! I love watching you construct your different designs. Very inspiring. I was wondering when you were cutting your strips out of the tubes if you would have made them in four tubes instead of just two if cutting them would have been easier? I am a new quilter, just finishing my 6th quilt so I don’t really know all the ins and outs yet. Any insight you can provide as to why you chose to do it in two sets would be greatly appreciated! Love your content!!!❤

[@nancymathisen9707]

I think she just started by sewing all the strips in each set together. There’s usually more than one way to proceed. We can change our approach based on personal preferences and experience of what works best for us.

[@revelationquilts]

It would work, but you would have to change your cutting widths to get the same result. If you started each tube with 1", you would get 2 narrow bits in your quilt top instead of just one in the center.

[@nancymathisen9707]

❤

[@patphares6258]

Excellent tutorial….❤

[@revelationquilts]

Thank you! 😊

[@bierjip1]

Wonderful quilt!

[@revelationquilts]

Thank you! 😊

[@patriciamoller3060]

Very clever Lady , so patient with your thinking , will try for sure ,

[@revelationquilts]

Have fun!

[@tamelamorrison1248]

Love the quilt idea.

[@revelationquilts]

Thank you! 😊

[@gjones9409]

You've made a lovely quilt. Thank you for sharing. Could I suggest that when you cut you position the ruler on the main fabric? Gwen

[@revelationquilts]

Great tip!

[@annabuther923]

Beautiful 👏

[@revelationquilts]

Thank you! 😊

[@pennyportolese6064]

Really cool!!

[@revelationquilts]

Thank you!

[@the-painted-quilter]

I love this ❤

[@delwyngraham4033]

Awesome might make this one😊

[@revelationquilts]

Please do!

[@gigiontube]

Gorgeous !

[@revelationquilts]

Thank you!

[@skymaiden705]

Yard stick works great for long tubes like that one

[@revelationquilts]

Thanks for the tip! I don’t even think I own one.

[@stellacullum7739]

Amusingly Beautiful....

[@revelationquilts]

Thank you!

[@HeidiNesbitt-fq9zu]

Love it! I wonder if offsetting the 1" strips would make the optical illusion even stronger...what do you think

[@revelationquilts]

I'm not quite sure what you mean by offsetting them.

[@cherieiduke1723]

I have a solid black jelly roll... I wonder what that would look like

[@revelationquilts]

I think it would look equally cool; perhaps ever cooler!

[@louiseschuler6163]

I love this idea!! Would you recommend a newbie to make this?😁

[@revelationquilts]

I think a bargello is the 3rd or 4th quilt I attempted to make, and it turned out beautifully, so YES!

[@winkielaroo]

So cool, thank you for sharing! How about "Sign Wave," or "Trippy Wave"? 😉

[@revelationquilts]

I like it!

[@HeidiNesbitt-fq9zu]

I meant instead of having the 1" strips in the center, moving them toward one side so that the optical illusion has the "wave" occurring on both sides. Do you think it would work?

[@revelationquilts]

I understand now - I do think it would work, as long as you still progressively expand the width of the strips moving away from the 1" ones. If you try it, I'd love to see the results.

[@HeidiNesbitt-fq9zu]

If it works, I'll let you know! Btw, thanks for all your great patterns! You're the first person I turn to when I want to do something new and interesting!!

[@revelationquilts]

@@HeidiNesbitt-fq9zu 🥰Thank you! I really appreciate that!

[@cmaurizio19406]

Question - you say take 20 of the color and 20 of the white. However, when you have them hanging on your design wall and state to sew them into a loop, it looks like there are more than 10 on each side - are you splitting the jelly roll at the fold before you sew?

[@revelationquilts]

No. I’ve sewn the whole jelly roll strip. There are 40 strips sewn together in each loop. I hope this answers your question.

[@cmaurizio19406]

@@revelationquilts Thank you for clarifying! I want to make this. PS - I love your videos!!!

[@gailvedovelli1756]

Did your jelly roll have duplicate strips or were there 40 or 42 different patterned strips?

[@revelationquilts]

Each strip is a different pattern. No duplicates in this one.

[@annielyst]

You can also just flip the column to change placement - no need to unstitch and resew

[@revelationquilts]

Indeed! Great advice!

[@bella-bee]

When you’ve run out of strip set, you should continue with the next size, not restart at 1”. You already know you can’t get back to the beginning of the measurements and surely you want a continuous set. Be careful handling them. Despite shortening my stitches, I did have to repair a few cut seams. If you’re doing a Bargello, consider only dropping each loop by half a piece, and then you don’t have to match any seams! Still looks good, especially with wider than 2.5” strips.

[@revelationquilts]

Starting at 1” with the next strip set is what gives this particular optical illusion if I’m understanding what you’re saying. In a regular Bargello, yes; the tip is valid. The rest are great tips.

[@bella-bee]

@@revelationquilts I want to apologise. I’m sorry for my tone! I just reread what I said and I sounded really bossy and pompous! But I was thinking that the size grades do have to be smooth, so you need all the sizes, and if you’ve run out of strip set and start afresh on the next one without completing the sequence, you will get a step in your lovely wave. Anyway, you didn’t get a step, so I must be wrong! And you later mentioned handling the stip gently, no need for me to but in. I was redundant there too! My machine defaults to 2.5, and only adjusts in 0.5 increments which is annoying. 2.0 is still too wide for this purpose and 1.5 feels way too dense. I resorted to whipping the seams together within the seam allowance when I found them opening up, using fraycheck, and if I got to them before I seamed them, re stitching. If it happens as I’m stitching, I reverse a few stitches over the junction as I sew. It would be interesting to know for sure whether 1/4” of thread can come unravelled when cross seams like this are laundered and the quilt is used. I might feel better if I knew merely seeing across a cut seam is sufficient. I feel an experiment coming on! And the same with spun seams. They seam inherently risky. Thank you for your gracious answer, and your amazing quilts and videos

[@revelationquilts]

@@bella-bee No need for an apology; I know you're intentions weren't to be bossy or pompous.🥰 I'm glad you're one of my regular watchers!

[@janebolton-r3q]

I wonder if you started with a larger cut it would be easier

[@revelationquilts]

I'm not sure...

[@wam0357]

Question. for the engineer mind who likes this stuff, Why Couldn't you do the second "loop" starting with a color square. hang them like you do, and when you start switiching every other one, wouldn't the white square, color square automatically be set and you wouldn't have to rip a seam. My biggest thought was would the seams be pressed in the right direction?

[@revelationquilts]

Okay, so your question kinda makes my brain explode 🤯. I really have to think about that. I’m sure there was a reason why I did it the way I did. I am trying to think about it.

[@carolinesmercantile4290]

Have you "quilted" this one yet? I wonder what the best way to quilt it would be, so as not to interfere with the optical illusion? ty P.S., I suggest naming this one Heatwave, since it reminds me of that bendy heatwave that you see above a horizon or roadway on a hot day.

[@revelationquilts]

I have not quilted it yet; it is in a long line of quilts waiting to be quilted on my new longarm. I think I will sew wavy lines across the quilt. Simple as to not take away from the illusion.

[@cindyabraham8020]

I must have not understood how to arrange the colors because it took days for me to re arrange the rows. In fact, I had to make this quilt smaller because I had to remove some colors. Wish this video included how she rearranged the rows.

[@revelationquilts]

I started with the narrowest rows in the center and as I went outward, the columns got wider. As for the initial sewing together, I alternated the whites & colors.

[@AvivaHadas]

would this work with 4 strip sets instead of 2? So the tubes wouldn't be a big?

[@revelationquilts]

It would, but you would have to change your cutting widths to get the same result. If you started each tube with 1", you would get 2 narrow bits in your quilt top instead of just one in the center.

[@AvivaHadas]

@@revelationquilts thanks for the response.

[@MarciaBaker1205]

The name of this quilt is "Obstacle Illusion" of course!

[@revelationquilts]

You are a genius! LOL

[@MarciaBaker1205]

@@revelationquilts takes one to know one!😄😄😄

[@saramcintosh2183]

What would happen if you made your widest strip only 2 3/4? And then went back down

[@revelationquilts]

It would be less of a perceived curve, but the illusion would still be there.

[@elizabethamis9376]

Love this quilt! But I know that, with my inability to measure accurately and keep a seam straight, mine would look like a dog's dinner! 😅 ❤👍from Somerset UK

[@revelationquilts]

I disagree! I have faith in you!

[@louiseforget409]

I just finish mine in white and green and white

[@revelationquilts]

I'll bet it is gorgeous!!

[@chickad5820]

Name could be stampgello, or bargello-stamping

[@revelationquilts]

Very Clever names!!

[@mamag9421]

Did I miss something? You said you were sewing 20 strips from each roll, but then you ta!k about cutting " both big tube s". So did you sew all 40 strips?

[@revelationquilts]

I had 2 separate tubes; each tube has 20 jelly roll strips mixed with white strips. I hope this answers your question.

[@wam0357]

I didnt feel like your blade was fresh for a tutorial, and was very nervous of your Sharpie pen so close to the fabric. I think your Post It notes could be done ahead of time away from your mat. I saw a technique of using more than one ruler, actually 3, to cut larger lengths, where you would lay a second ruler behind your cutting ruler, off set, so longer than where your cutting ruler stops. the third ruler is laid up at the top of your cutting ruler and it butts up to your second ruler. So the cutting line is accurate and a lot longer. No need to move your fabric. I absolutely love your approach to teaching something very difficult to explain. And your "trippy" quilt came out just beautiful.

[@lesleygilbert1945]