Back in 1993 I bought some African fabrics at a quilt show, then didn't have a clue about how to use them. Enter Roberta Horton, who had just returned from a fabulous fabric safari to Africa, and was all revved up to teach a class on making quilts with African Fabrics. I took the class - four days of pure bliss - and have been in love with African fabrics ever since. In 2000 I got a further super-charge at PIQF from Lee Hackman, African Quilter Extraordinaire, who changed my life and quilting style and I've never looked back.
I absolutely LOVE this fabric, so much so that many years ago I bought five yards of it and have used it in practically every quilt I've made since then. This piece is all I have left... about fifteen inches square, I'm going to use it up in this new quilt. It'll have a place of honor, and I've even left the printed selvedge label on.
I spent several enjoyable hours working on this new piece today, but my $%#@*&?!! sewing machine crapped out on me again so I had to stop. I guess I'm in for another trip to the machine shop on Monday. Probably another 200 bucks as well. Feh!
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I have to circle my machine before I use it each time..sort of like an animal getting ready to attack it's prey..I nervously approach and finally I do sit down to sew. There is always some kind of problem..I certainly can sympathize with you.
How wonderful to be able to work with the authentic African fabrics..
I love LOVE your African fabrics too. There is no such thing as too much color IMO. As for Sewing machines ... what a relief to know that the professionals have issues with them as well. Just one tiny project to finish the other day on my machine ended in a knot of thread all balled up somewhere in the nether regions of the damn thing. I did not take a sledge hammer to it, but it was a near thing.
You have a wonderful stash of African fabric- makes my small amount look very pathetic. Would it be better to put the $200 into a new machine?
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