African fabric
01-26-2015, 08:26 AM
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African fabric
I am searching for some African cotton prints to make a wedding quilt and I wonder if anyone is familiar with Voguefabricsstore.com? Their prices are very low ($4.99/yd) and I wonder about the quality. My thoughts are to make a Stack and Whack pattern - I am interested in and would appreciate your thoughts or ideas.
01-26-2015, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by pw6
I have about 8 or 10 different African fabrics, would you like to see some pictures?
01-26-2015, 04:52 PM
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I bought all my African fabrics from Fabric Shack (except for the elephant batik). Not sure how much they will still have in stock. I saw something similar and drew this pattern on EQ with my own measurements. It has been sewn and I need to start piecing a backing for this charity quilt.
01-27-2015, 06:00 AM
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You don't necessarily have to use African theme fabric to get that look. I made the below pictured quilt with some African prints and many fabrics that had the colors I was looking for and mixed them all up for a very African looking quilt. You can find closeouts at hancocks of paducah here:
http://www.hancocks-paducah.com/s.nl...search=African
I did searches by colors on many sights using orange as my main search. It took me about 6 to 9 months to collect the fabrics for this quilt. There is a huge mix from traditional calicos in tans and browns, batiks, geometrics and fabrics marketed as specifically "African". Every fabric in this quilt I got at a close out price.
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http://www.hancocks-paducah.com/s.nl...search=African
I did searches by colors on many sights using orange as my main search. It took me about 6 to 9 months to collect the fabrics for this quilt. There is a huge mix from traditional calicos in tans and browns, batiks, geometrics and fabrics marketed as specifically "African". Every fabric in this quilt I got at a close out price.
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01-27-2015, 07:35 AM
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Feline Fanatic,
That is a beautiful quilt and really does speak Africa. Thanks for posting it. Thank you to the others also who have suggested sites. I really love this board and all the wonderful ideas and tips that I've learned here.
Carol
That is a beautiful quilt and really does speak Africa. Thanks for posting it. Thank you to the others also who have suggested sites. I really love this board and all the wonderful ideas and tips that I've learned here.
Carol
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