10 September 2012

Aboriginal Quilt



Hmmmm!!! I'm not sure this photo does the fabrics justice? I sought out fabrics that would lend themselves to fussy-cutting but not really sure how to piece them together. Finally, I came up with this... I might have to upload another couple of photos so we can all see some of the great fabrics that are in it...






These 2 shots are taken from the top and bottom, hopefully, they show more of the fabrics and techniques used. In between the fussy-cuts are rows comprising of half-squares, diamond-in-a-square, Arlington Braid and a row of 2" squares by 2 rows - just to add some variation to an otherwise plain quilt.

4 comments:

  1. Your quilt looks great and reminds me of rock art in the the Top End of Australia (NT)

    Pauline

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  2. Thank you for your comment - you won't be surprised to know that I bought all of the fabric from Alice Springs then! They have a great quilting shop with a wonderful range of Aboriginal fabric. I sat on them for over a year wondering how to cut them to bring out the "stories" - I didn't just want to cut it into 6" squares - a lot of thought and planning went on behind the finished product, so it's great to get some feedback.

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  3. hi do you sell if so how much thanks and what size

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  4. Just love this. Have been gifted a large collection of aboriginal fabric and looking for inspiration.

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