ATL QUILT FEST Sale The Romance of Africa, 35 x35 inch hand quilted art quilt

“The Romance of Africa” is the fifth quilt in what has turned into my “About Africa” series. First I made “The Joys of Africa”. I liked it so much I made “The Beauty of Africa, “The Drum Beat of Africa”, "The Adventures of Africa" and now "The Romance of Africa." I have so much African fabric, I may never stop!

Like the other quilts in the series, “The Romance of Africa” is a quilted wallhanging composed of a wide variety of African fabrics. How we, it gets its name from the red hearts in the center block. It measures 35.5 x 35.5 inches.

I pieced it on my Janome sewing machine, but unlike the other quilts in the series, "The Romance of Africa" is quilted by hand. I added big stitch quilting in yellow in different patterns as a design element. The blocks have quilted circles and the borders have traditional quilt patterns.

The back of the quilt features a yellow sunflower fabric. There is a hanging sleeve on the back for easy display and a label that documents the quilt. After the quilt was bound and labeled, I embellished it with buttons and a love charm.

Because of the dark fabric, I added a printed signature label on the front instead of my hand written signature. This quilt is one-of-a-kind.