Umbrella Prints Competition!

Yes that Karen from Blueberry Park tempted me into the Umbrella Prints Trimmings Competition! - well ok the lure of hand screen printed fabrics helped too....!

 Here is the fabric trimmings I received in my first package...

Wow I thought this will be a challenge to put all these little pieces of different colours together - not a colour palette I would have chosen myself!


Now I had an idea of something to help me keep little bits of fabric together while block building - you know you have cut them out but not sewn them up yet and more particularly you have chosen which bits go where and need them to stay in a special place!   


For me this applies in my sewing room between sewing machine and ironing board and when I am out and about hand stitching!


So do you want to see what I have made?


Well I bet you have just scrolled this far anyway....




The front

The back

I was channeling those Retro Flowers while making this! 

The inside in use

My first wee squares of a retro thirties mini quilt kit by Martha!  Totally small 1.25" squares

My scissors and mini pin/needle keeper

I added the ribbon to keep my scissors in place!

Some details

That ellie is thinking sew a little, live a lot - though how she sews with those big feet??

Aurifil thread comes in beautiful colours....doesn't it?

Now don't worry I won't be getting all big headed or anything - I don't expect to win though there are some nice prizes.  There is a judges' choice and a people's choice - so I may let you know and ask you to vote for me or some other talented person ( ok we all know I really mean me!)  but I reckon you may help me out unless like Karen - you are in the competition too!

I will remind you nearer the time if you don't mind!  Thanks peeps!

I used:

•  the trimmings from Umbrellaprints, 
• felt from Paper and String, 
• two glorious squares of Oakshott cotton, and 
• yummy Aurifil Thread!

PS I did say my first package ....more to come but I need to think of another idea!  Trying to think of something quite different...that's hard cos it's all out there already isn't it!