Aboriginal quilts

I picked up my friend at the airport yesterday afternoon around 2:00. We took a little detour on the way home and god some Thai food takeout and had an early dinner when we got to my house. After d…

I had a wonderful long weekend with a visit from my brother and his wife. They drove up on Thursday, a really rainy day. Friday was even more rainy and wet and we stuck around home most of the day …

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Aboriginal Odyssey --Another Quilt Inspired by the gorgeous fabrics from Down Under! This quilt is a foray into the unlimited options in colors and detailed designs that make up the variety of Aboriginal fabrics. It is bright and bold, yet also intricate upon closer look. The fun fabrics make it a winner for all ages, and would be a lovely throw, lap quilt, or comforter to use in any room. The backing fabric is made of a lime green Aboriginal fabric with intricate red, blue and green…

This week at Fairholme ... Pam has finished another large quilt top, that we pin-basted last week - she says hand quilting will begin any day now ... lots of lovely aboriginal design prints from Central Australia and elsewhere. Diana is multi-skilled - she embroidered the medallions for her wall hanging ... ... and machine appliqued the flowers to this navy background fabric that was then stretched over a frame to hang above her bed. The same doona cover (yes, she bought two) is on the bed…

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…

Posts about Aboriginal Fabric written by agilejack

It was a quick trip to the AQS Fall Paducah Quilt Show in Kentucky, but my first time to visit Paducah. I was blown away by the number of quilts on display, in multiple buildings, both contest and exhibition. What I saw and could take pictures of was merely a drop in the proverbial quilt bucket. I currently have a bit of a gimpy foot, so my viewing was limited. Next time I need to stay more than one night! I managed to get pictures of 40 quilts to share. One of the most impressive quilts was…

This might actually be the quickest quilt top I’ve ever made. And it’s one of my favorites. I had planned to finish up this quilt top last weekend since I only had a few horizontal seam…

I’ve been organizing 2.5 inch strips of Aboriginal fabrics over the last few weeks in anticipation of making a scrappy trip quilt, and I’m loving how these fabrics look together. And to…