Tag Archives: umbrella prints

a quilt in progress…

Posted on March 6, 2013

For my next quilt, I decided I wanted to use some great handprinted fabrics from Umbrella Prints. I purchased three of their trimmings packs from my local shop, Nido. I tried to select three with similar colors, and it was … Continue reading →

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first quilt top of 2013

Posted on January 7, 2013

Happy 2013! Our New Year started with Max flushing his toothbrush and clogging the toilet (which of course required the toilet to be removed – an unpleasant task, to be sure!), and then I got hit with some awful illness … Continue reading →

Posted in baby, Fabric, Posts about Quilts, Quilt Blocks | Tagged baby quilt, cloth fabric, handmade, handprinted fabrics, improv quilt blocks, ink and spindle, quilt, quilt top, skinny laminx, umbrella prints | 17 Comments

warm hearts mini quilts

Posted on October 8, 2012

After seeing Rita’s beautiful Headliner Text quilt, which uses some of the new Umbrella Prints fabrics for the center of each block, I was reminded that I had purchased a trimmings pack from Umbrella Prints. I won’t say how long … Continue reading →