Now that I have the all of the material for some material I have had for a while I need a pattern. Below is a pic of my main and the second is the main with all the ones I found to go with it.
I want the main to be the bigest pieces and I am thinking something not to busy. I don't have to use all of the material, I was thinking just the first 5 or 6.
Here are the amounts..
Main African- almost 3 yrds
the triangles - 2 yrds and the rest are one yard each.

I will be looking threw all my patterns to see what I have and I have alot.

I love all your fabrics :-D

Excuse my sounding a bit like a broken record, but these would lend well to a Just Can't Cut It ( http://www.tropicalquilter.com/awu04.html ) or a Turning Twenty - you'd get to really showcase your main fabric, and include the rest of them. I'm sure you could swap around the fabrics for the Just Can't Cut It so they'd all be included, easily.

I agree with u plus i would show of the beauty of the masks, may be making big blocks will be enough
and u have wonderful colors. Is it viscose or thick cotton?

Sorry I don't haev any suggestions, but wanted to say that I can't wait to see what you do with these fabrics, I love them!

You might try blankquilting.com tho.

I like, I will put it in the file with the others and then I will have to choose.

WOW :D love the mixture of the fabric, can't wait to see the finished product :thumbup:

Where did you find the fabric second from the left??? I love it!

can't wait to see what you choose, love all of them

Boxer Mom Maybe the masks as centre pieces blocks with flying geese around them. Also the fabric (bright blocks triangles) would be the bottom hut walls with the 5th fabric stripes for the huts roofs. Also you could use the 3rd fabric for the sides of the flying geese. fabric 4 and 6 for some ground pieces and join all with sashings of fabric 7 then border with the last one. Maybe you should see if you could get the book of Quilt Africa by Jenny Williamson and Pat Porter nr ISBN 1919790802 (2004)

the fabrics you have here are great. I can't wait to see them put together in your quilt project. I would be tempted to save some for a quilted tote bag, too!
DeeDee

That is some beautiful fabric i designed me a quilt of African dolls with the kufi hat i did not have a main fabric. do a square in a square but use the main fabric the center square but cut it a little bigger. Good Luck

This will be a beautiful quilt!!

Those are all wonderful fabrics. What a great eye you have. I can't wait to see the quilt.

It is from the store up in Woodland Park, CO. by where I live. It matched purfectly.

ooh, good idea!

I like your quilt. I have a friend who is from South Africa and thought she would love a quilt made from the main material which I have had for quite awhile now.

Hi Kimberly,

Well... since I had just a little bit to do with you finding those fabs, :lol: I thought I better jump in here with an idea. What do you think of this pattern?

http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/Under..._Laura_Denison

Can't wait to see what you do decide on. Those are all awesome fabs!!

Karla in CO

That's going to be beautiful.. and Jerrie.. I LOVE your quilt!!

I love the pattern, was looking for something with big blocks and to kind of have a African look to the pattern. I have gone threw almost all of my patterns and have a few in mind.
Keep looking, I am sure we can find something.

Kimberly

Here is a link to some African inspired quilts. I really like the It Takes a Village pattern (in the gallery is one made up titled Maluti Mountain Night. You could us the the mask fabric for a border.

http://www.pippamoore.ca/patterns_kits.htm

here's what i found:

Have you seen Laurel Burch's Secret Garden?" It might be something to consider.

i just went back and clicked on download. did anyone get anything there? or on their screen at all, like a regular download?

Yes, I got a 23 pic/page Power Point slide show, but since I don't have M. Office, my Open Office Impress opened it. Nice!! Everything looked as it should from what I can tell.

oh, good. thanks for telling me.

I do like it, do you have the pattern or know where I can get it if i use it. I have a couple of others I am looking at.

Here are the ones I am thinking about
http://www.quiltsgalore.com/proddetail?prodid=1073095

I'd use your main fabric in a OBW!! Would be perfect!

I like this sit KD124 sent to u and i found UNDER AFRICA SUN is good :idea:
good luck

OBW?

It was a freebie from www.clothworkstextiles.com. Let me know if you can't find it & i will try to e-mail a copy of my thread-bare directions. sorry for any typo's. recovering from carpal tunnel surgery and typing is a b#%$#@.

I have been there and done that, I had my carpal tunnel surgery in 2000 and was told in about 10 years i might need to have the scar tissue loosened and guess what, I do. I am happy with the way things turned out, not happy that I lost strength in my hands because I was always a very independent person and now I need help with some things.
Good luck and do all your therapy and if you feel you need more tell them.

I will check out the site, thanks.

I got it, thanks.

It's amazing just how many people have had the surgery. Couldn't be quilt-related, could it? It's probably from all the unsewing I do. Thanks formyour note.

How about the High Light quilt pattern..Free here

http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/projec...h-light_1.html

It has big squares to show off the fabric. put some of your main fabric on front, and use the rest on the back..piece the back.

Or a "bento box" quilt

You just made my choices eve harder, I do rlike this one also. Did you see the downloads of the other 3 I am looking at also?
Tell me what you think of those, I have saved a copy of your pattern. I am trying to stay in the African looking patterns and yours fits. Thanks

No, mine was from doing manual labor jobs most of my life with repetative motion (as you know). My hands do hurt sometimes during and after quilting. I still sleep with my braces on at night when they bother me. Keep your braces and use them when needed, they really do help. Good luck,

When I open it it sends me to microsoft power point online and that is as far as I can get. I keep trying but I don't see anything.

I checked them all out..the safari one would work, like the one you linked to.if you put the main fabric with the masks in the center..otherwise you will loose the pattern of that one. Everyone is so helpful! Great ideas!
when i am looking for inspiration,i go to webshots..

african quilts
http://www.webshots.com/search?media...ce=search_menu

Good luck with your choice!