I bring you greetings for south central Pennsylvania. I love African fabrics and batiks and have used them in quliting. I have found that african fabrics are so unique and colorful that they can work in a very simple block. Combined with a solid color, they can be quite striking. Years ago I had a head wrapper and one day I looked at it and realized that it was dyed in squares. I cut those squares/blocks out, placed them in a light blue borders and hand quilted them on the patterns of the blocks...I did it years ago and I look at it now and realize that many things could have been done differntly and better. My work has improved with each effort.
I concur with the recommnedation on the kenmore......I have had one for years and it worked well and was easy to care for....
here is my head wrap quilt: