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06-29-2011, 03:45 PM

#21

SueSew

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Exciting quilt, love the fabrics he brought you, and you have done them justice!

06-29-2011, 04:05 PM

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Jim's Gem

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Very nice!!!!

06-29-2011, 04:09 PM

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bebe

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love your quilt
I too collect african peint fABRIC :-D :-D :-D

06-29-2011, 04:20 PM

#24

mizkyp

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AMAZING!!! I love it.

06-29-2011, 04:21 PM

#25

blahel

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beautiful fabrics and perfect use of them. :thumbup:

06-29-2011, 04:30 PM

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Ruby the Quilter

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mjseals

For Christmas of 2009, my son went to Mali, Africa, to help a tiny village build a lasting bridge. This bridge would wash out during the rainy season, cutting the villagers off from their schools, market, and healthcare. While there, he had a chance to go to a flea market and brought me back these beautiful fabrics to make him a quilt. It has taken me awhile to decide on the pattern and then the quilting, but it is now done and he is ecstatic with the results, and altho' not perfect, his reaction is my joy. This is my first posting on the board, but I have been enjoying the pics and tips all you wonderful ladies and gentlemen have been posting.

Love it. My dil did some research in South Africa and brought me back some fabric. Did you think it was heavy and did you have problems with the quilting?

06-29-2011, 04:40 PM

#27

QuiltnLady1

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You really matched the pattern to the fabric. The result is beautiful.

06-29-2011, 04:52 PM

#28

kathdavis

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Beautiful and well deserved quilt. Love the fabric.

06-29-2011, 05:20 PM

#29

mjseals

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The fabric was a wax fabric, had no problem working with it. It was actually quite nice to work with.

06-29-2011, 05:22 PM

#30

mjseals

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That was exactly the effect I was looking for--to showcase the fabric. My son was 19 at the time he bought the fabric--he has taught me a few lessons about coordinating fabric :-)