I managed to bag this kit at a much reduced price off a destasher. I had admired them before and did fancy doing one for my Hubz's office
The batik backgrounds are just stunning....
tracing out the shapes on sticky paper and then ironing to the black ....
some of the cutting out was challenging....
I haven't done any sewing yet.....
I think the silhouettes are really effective....
Yesterday I joined them together and made up the borders.....
the pattern was for 2 across and 3 down but I wanted a longer picture....
Finished size is 63" x 40" so it's not small.
I will stitch down the applique raw edge and quilt at the same time. Binding is made and I just need to sort out wadding, backing and time....
Righto, Gotto Go..... have a lovely week......
22 comments:
Oh my gosh....that is stunning! Love those colors and you are right...the silhouettes are perfect.
Wow such stunning blocks Fiona! Beautiful.
That is stunning Fiona. Love how it looks. Hugs,xx
Gee it looks fabulous assembled....so effective!
that is stunning!
WOW those background fabrics are stunning. I will be interested to see your thoughts on stitching around the shapes.
Just beautiful! Wonderful tribute to your African heritage! xx
That is fabulous, Fiona! Such a wonderful nod to your family background, too.
Just gorgeous Fiona, what a wonderful wallhanging.
It looks fabulous and a perfect wall hanging for hubz’s office....
Loved seeing the different parts of this come together, it's going to be a stunning quilt
I have been admiring these on Instagram - so gorgeous and with them all put together it looks stunning on your wall. xx
How effective the design is. It will be stunning on the wall.
It's stunning Fiona... LoVe it & so will hubby...xox
Wow! No wonder you grabbed that right off the destasher! I would have, also. Gorgeous!
That's beautiful! :0)
That is a great result. I can see how fiddly the cutting must have been.
But definitely worth it.
I was going to say stunning, but that's been said...
It's very dynamic!!
Also love the mouse in the prior blog post :)
It gorgeous Fiona - well done on managing to snag it and also on all the fancy cutting. It will look amazing in hubby's office.(Or anywhere for that matter!)
Your African silhouettes are so beautiful! I can see lots of tricky cutting too, appliqueing will be tricky too I imagine.
Great job
That is beautiful and I love how they look against the batiks. I was making something like that in the 80's, no idea what happened to it.
Debbie
I love it - so apt for Hubz.... I have the Aussie one if you're interested . .
just saying . . .LOL.
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