Black Fairy????
08-23-2011, 10:20 AM
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I am making quilts for grandkids and need some help from this board. One of my granddaughters is adopted--African-American. She's two and loves princess, fairy, girlie stuff. I don't make quilts that are too juvenile because I will probably only get to make one quilt for them, so I've avoided juvenile, Disney, etc. Sooo...I am wondering if anyone has seen any fabric that's quilt-quality material with a princess or fairy who is a princess/fairy of color??
08-23-2011, 10:38 AM
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sorry, of all the fairy prints i have seen, african american isn't one of them. actually most of them are some weird peachy tone unrelated to any human coloring. i know it is difficult to find any ethnic representation in quilt fabric. good luck.
08-23-2011, 10:43 AM
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man, I couldn't find any. Just this one, but she's disney
http://beautifulquiltfabric.com/Disn...-Princess.html
http://beautifulquiltfabric.com/Disn...-Princess.html
08-23-2011, 10:46 AM
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It is a polyester blend, but it is a step in the right direction.
http://blujay.com/item/African-ameri...150800-3496719
Also, check this site out. It appears to be a site for African American quilters. It includes a blog, so you might be able to post a question and get a response from someone.
http://www.black-threads.com/
http://blujay.com/item/African-ameri...150800-3496719
Also, check this site out. It appears to be a site for African American quilters. It includes a blog, so you might be able to post a question and get a response from someone.
http://www.black-threads.com/
08-23-2011, 10:52 AM
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I found a whole blog dedicated to just African American Fabric. Did not read the whole thing but I bet it has good info on it. Good luck in your search.
http://africanamericanfabrics.blogspot.com/
http://africanamericanfabrics.blogspot.com/
08-23-2011, 11:25 AM
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Check out on the Disney Website for fabric and it seems like I remember seeing some when I was seaching for Tinkerbell fabric, there. Hope that you will be able to find some somewhere, if I come across any I will let you know.
08-23-2011, 11:44 AM
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One of the fairies from the Tinkerbell movies, Iridessa, is African. I'm pretty sure they have some Tinkerbell Fairies themed fabrics with all the fairies. Maybe you could fussy cut Iridessa and applique her? I know you want to avoid Disney, but just in case you can't find any other fabrics.
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