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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