Fabric from Ghana - need ideas
08-31-2011, 09:03 PM
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Has anyone made a quilt from African fabrics? A very good friend of mine just returned from Ghana with about 20 yards of fabric that I don't know what to do with. It's beautiful and vibrant and I don't want to cut it up. I don't know what pattern it wants to be. Any ideas? The pictures don't do them justice. I have more but this is all my son took pictures of earlier. There is WAY more than this but it gives you an idea at least.
08-31-2011, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by benjafroo
Has anyone made a quilt from African fabrics? A very good friend of mine just returned from Ghana with about 20 yards of fabric that I don't know what to do with. It's beautiful and vibrant and I don't want to cut it up. I don't know what pattern it wants to be. Any ideas? The pictures don't do them justice. I have more but this is all my son took pictures of earlier. There is WAY more than this but it gives you an idea at least.
08-31-2011, 09:30 PM
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There is a book called "Just Can't Cut It" with patterns for fabrics with large or beautiful designs that you don't want to cut into smaller pieces. Here's the link:
http://www.amazon.com/Just-Cant-Cut-.../dp/156477449X
Another website has Patterns for Fabric Panels. It's aimed mostly at the large Asian patterns but it has good ideas for using large amounts of fabric without cutting it up. Here's the link: http://www.shiboridragon.com/Patterns-Panels.htm
This is a link to a quilt book called Big Print Quilts: http://www.google.com/products/catal...ls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=17190934465909755682&sa=X&ei=fBdfTpraD4TmiALpz8TSDg&ved=0CHUQ8wIwAw
Book: Quilts Sew Quick, for large print fabric:
http://www.google.com/products/catal...ls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=17417240803755526884&sa=X&ei=fBdfTpraD4TmiALpz8TSDg&ved=0CHgQ8wIwBA
Maverick Quilts: Using Large Scale Fabric:
http://www.google.com/products/catal...ls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=13617995188829668174&sa=X&ei=fBdfTpraD4TmiALpz8TSDg&ved=0CHsQ8wIwBQ
Maybe one of these will inspire you. Sorry about the long url's on the last three. They were going through Mozilla Foxfire and Google. It's just like some people that just can't shorten anything down if they tried!
Good luck to you! The fabric is awesome.
http://www.amazon.com/Just-Cant-Cut-.../dp/156477449X
Another website has Patterns for Fabric Panels. It's aimed mostly at the large Asian patterns but it has good ideas for using large amounts of fabric without cutting it up. Here's the link: http://www.shiboridragon.com/Patterns-Panels.htm
This is a link to a quilt book called Big Print Quilts: http://www.google.com/products/catal...ls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=17190934465909755682&sa=X&ei=fBdfTpraD4TmiALpz8TSDg&ved=0CHUQ8wIwAw
Book: Quilts Sew Quick, for large print fabric:
http://www.google.com/products/catal...ls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=17417240803755526884&sa=X&ei=fBdfTpraD4TmiALpz8TSDg&ved=0CHgQ8wIwBA
Maverick Quilts: Using Large Scale Fabric:
http://www.google.com/products/catal...ls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=13617995188829668174&sa=X&ei=fBdfTpraD4TmiALpz8TSDg&ved=0CHsQ8wIwBQ
Maybe one of these will inspire you. Sorry about the long url's on the last three. They were going through Mozilla Foxfire and Google. It's just like some people that just can't shorten anything down if they tried!
Good luck to you! The fabric is awesome.
09-01-2011, 03:59 AM
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Originally Posted by GrannieAnnie
Originally Posted by benjafroo
Has anyone made a quilt from African fabrics? A very good friend of mine just returned from Ghana with about 20 yards of fabric that I don't know what to do with. It's beautiful and vibrant and I don't want to cut it up. I don't know what pattern it wants to be. Any ideas? The pictures don't do them justice. I have more but this is all my son took pictures of earlier. There is WAY more than this but it gives you an idea at least.
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