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The Big, Bold and Beautiful: Using African Prints in Quilts with Kena Dorsey

The Big, Bold and Beautiful: Using African Prints in Quilts with Kena Dorsey
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, California 92706
Saturday, June 27, 2026 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
$20

Discover how to confidently incorporate stunning fabrics from Ghana, Nigeria, and other regions of Africa into your quilts.

Kena will share tips on selecting and pairing African fabrics, insights into the meanings behind popular designs, and examples from her own quilt work that showcase the power and personality of African wax prints. Whether your quilting style leans traditional, contemporary, or modern, this lecture will spark new ideas and encourage you to embrace the big, the bold, and the beautiful in your next creation.

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