On my recent trip to Kenya, I was given an African dress made by a local dress maker. It didn't fit well, but it was a full length, full skirted dress so I brought it home hoping I could do something with it. I cut the whole thing apart and found there was so much fabric. I still have well over a yard left after making this quilt.
The fabric has a slightly shiny side and a not shiny side. I chose to put the not shiny side up. The fabric moved well under my needle and I didn't have any trouble with it. There is not give or stretch to it at all. I chose the disappearing 4 patch because this one a one fabric quilt and I've made some of these before. It did a good job of breaking up the fabric pattern, but not so much that you couldn't see it anymore.
I backed it with a navy minky fleece from Hobby Lobby. I like that it doesn't have the same stretch as the ones I used to get from Joann's, but the color wasn't as navy as I would have liked it to be. But it is a useful souvenir from our trip. I am thinking of making some pouches and maybe a rope bowl or a pillow out of the rest of the fabric.
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