The
unusual print fabric in this wall hanging is from Africa. I
loved the vibrant colors in this fabric and wanted to add even more
color.
The name "Ibo" comes from the people of
Iboland, which is a region of Africa in the southeastern corner of present-day
Nigeria, which is on the western coast of Africa, near the equator. The
house walls of the Ibo's are painted in wonderful, vibrant bright color patterns. If
they have such colorful houses, I wondered if the Ibo people have beautiful
colorful dreams.
Detail View
Techniques:
Pieced and free-motion quilted by machine. Embellishments of metal washers and glass beads were added by hand. Some fabric raw edges were left exposed and fringed.
Materials:
Fabrics used were hand-dyed cottons and an African cotton print. Rayon, cotton and monofilament/nylon threads were used for the free-motion machine quilting and machine piecing. Embellishments of brass metal washers from the hardware store and glass beads were added by hand. Polyester batting was used.
