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Monday, November 23, 2020

African Silhouttes

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......

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22 comments:

  1. My Sister Made Me Do It....November 23, 2020 at 9:19 AM

    Oh my gosh....that is stunning! Love those colors and you are right...the silhouettes are perfect.

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  2. kiwikidNovember 23, 2020 at 9:51 AM

    Wow such stunning blocks Fiona! Beautiful.

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  3. JeanetteNovember 23, 2020 at 11:19 AM

    That is stunning Fiona. Love how it looks. Hugs,xx

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  4. Michelle RidgwayNovember 23, 2020 at 1:06 PM

    Gee it looks fabulous assembled....so effective!

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  5. simplestitchesNovember 23, 2020 at 1:17 PM

    that is stunning!

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  6. Karen's KornerNovember 23, 2020 at 1:46 PM

    WOW those background fabrics are stunning. I will be interested to see your thoughts on stitching around the shapes.

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  7. Joy from Days Filled With JoyNovember 23, 2020 at 2:09 PM

    Just beautiful! Wonderful tribute to your African heritage! xx

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  8. JenniferNovember 23, 2020 at 3:05 PM

    That is fabulous, Fiona! Such a wonderful nod to your family background, too.

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  9. FlickenstichlerinNovember 23, 2020 at 3:56 PM

    Just gorgeous Fiona, what a wonderful wallhanging.

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  10. MariaNovember 23, 2020 at 3:59 PM

    It looks fabulous and a perfect wall hanging for hubz’s office....

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  11. JaneNovember 23, 2020 at 5:37 PM

    Loved seeing the different parts of this come together, it's going to be a stunning quilt

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  12. LinNovember 23, 2020 at 5:54 PM

    I have been admiring these on Instagram - so gorgeous and with them all put together it looks stunning on your wall. xx

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  13. JaniceNovember 23, 2020 at 8:13 PM

    How effective the design is. It will be stunning on the wall.

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  14. CheryllNovember 24, 2020 at 7:07 AM

    It's stunning Fiona... LoVe it & so will hubby...xox

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  15. LouiseNovember 25, 2020 at 12:26 AM

    Wow! No wonder you grabbed that right off the destasher! I would have, also. Gorgeous!

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  16. TerryNovember 25, 2020 at 3:56 PM

    That's beautiful! :0)

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  17. Karen SNovember 25, 2020 at 4:29 PM

    That is a great result. I can see how fiddly the cutting must have been.
    But definitely worth it.

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  18. Julie A HutchersonNovember 26, 2020 at 1:11 AM

    I was going to say stunning, but that's been said...

    It's very dynamic!!

    Also love the mouse in the prior blog post :)

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  19. RaewynNovember 26, 2020 at 4:03 AM

    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!)

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  20. marinaNovember 26, 2020 at 6:40 AM

    Your African silhouettes are so beautiful! I can see lots of tricky cutting too, appliqueing will be tricky too I imagine.
    Great job

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  21. WoolenSailsNovember 26, 2020 at 1:28 PM

    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

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  22. SusanNovember 26, 2020 at 6:26 PM

    I love it - so apt for Hubz.... I have the Aussie one if you're interested . .

    just saying . . .LOL.

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