Sunday, April 6, 2014

My Second Africa Quilt



My second Africa quilt is finished! I took it with me to California and left it with my capable sister, Deb. I loved making this quilt. I have never made anything like it. I was inspired by Jen Kingwell's Gypsy Wife quilt. The quilt measures 100+" by 86" and it is on a king sized bed in this picture.



I arranged the blocks smallest to largest, but either end can be the top.


As you can see, the quilting, which was perfectly done by my hero, Bob at Country Crossroads Quilt Shop, is a geometric. Bob bought it especially for this quilt and it looks so good!


So, I hope this quilt will help do some good 
for the City of Joy in the Congo. 

23 comments:

  1. Well Girlfriend...everything you do is AWESOME...but this one really...I mean REALLY....just OVER THE TOP! Super pictures!!!! Glad you had a good time...gladder still you're back home :)

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  2. WOW! This is a stunning beauty! Amazing work and beautiful quilting too!

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  3. This is really gorgeous! Great job!

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  4. Can you tell me what pattern this is? I Have a sizeable African Fabric stash and would love to make this quilt as well. It is gorgeous!

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  5. Exquisite! Love your interpretation

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  6. I too have been collecting African fabrics waiting for inspiration. Even though it appears easy to copy, I'll bet it was the choices you made as to which fabrics to put side by side that made this quilt a stunner. Congrats.

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  7. One of the most gorgeous quilts I have ever seen. I would love to have the pattern for this.

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  8. I too have fabric I'd love to use in this design - Australiana and Kiwi - as bold and beautiful as African prints. Have you done up a pattern for this? I would really, really love to have it, copy, and would pay for it! PS I was born in Nairobi and lived in Africa for over 45 years!!

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  9. Stunning quilt - is the pattern available for purchase

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  10. This is stunning. If you would write up the instructions I would very much love to buy them.

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  11. This is lovely, I have published your photo on the blog guidedustyle.blogspot.com

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  12. What size are the smaller black strips? I assuming the larger strips are 2.5". Your work is inspirational.

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  13. Absolutely awesome, I'm wordless..... Like Aminah Lucio I would like to know the size of the black strips. I've got a lot of african fabrics with me from our trip to Namibia/Botswana and like Aminah I got a lot of inspirations of your work....

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  14. It's now 8 years later and I'm one of the many who are asking for the name of the pattern and where can I purchase it. Any information would be appreciated. It's a beautiful quilt. Always, Happy Quilting. **

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  15. Is there a pattern for the first quilting quietly quilt…. Please let me know!! Thank you Cindy

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  16. Pls wh where's the pattern for this beauty. I want to make it

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  17. I love viewing your african quilts. I am obsessed with ankara prints but I haven't completed a quilt with them yet (too many projects to finish first). I'm saving your photos on pintrest....as inspiration.

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