“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. 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.