Harambee! Let's quilt together!
Hey everyone! It's really been a while since I've posted anything here... life has been CRAZY! I'm popping in today to share a little picture tutorial for a quilt along project I've been asked to orchestrate for the First Quilters. Every two years, our friends at KenyaHELP (the organization we made the market bags for) have a fundraiser called Harambee Night to raise money for their mission work in Kenya. Harambee is a Swahili word that means "all pull together", and is traditionally associated with events meant to benefit or help individuals and communities. In fact, "harambee" is Kenya's motto, and it appears on the national coat of arms. I have designed a beautiful, intricate-looking, African-inspired quilt block that is also very easy to assemble, and I am in the process of pre-cutting batik pieces to make kits for the 25 blocks we need to make a queen-sized quilt (and maybe a couple extra for matching throw pillows). The ladies of the Fir