Sew Your Own Umbrella This Spring
April showers bring May flowers. Sew your own umbrella with quilting fabrics! In the Make Your Own Umbrella Pattern Booklet, Judy Gauthier teaches, step-by-step, how to create a beautiful one-of-a-kind umbrella with your favorite quilting fabrics. Plus shop our Serger Month Sale at ShopNZP.com.
Judy’s eight wedge Umbrella Frame and Hardware is a durable metal umbrella frame with a wood pole and handle, empowering you to create your own quality umbrella frame! Both the Pattern Booklet and Umbrella Frame and Hardware are made in the U.S.A. and are now available at ShopNZP.com.
Fabric Recommendations:
Judy recommends 100% cotton fabrics to create an umbrella. Select fabric by choosing from three different styles, overall print (1-5/8 yd.), one-way print (2 yd.), or a kaleidoscope-type umbrella with ombre and variegated fabric (3 yd.) Note: 1/2 yd. of extra fabric will be needed to cut out 8 facing pieces–or finish umbrella with a small rolled hem finish.
What fabric will you select to sew your own umbrella?
Optional: Heat N Bond Liquid Vinyl–ideal for umbrella sewing–at ShopNZP.com
Kaffe Fassett Fabrics and Accessories at ShopNZP.com
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Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio
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Beaver Dam, WI 53916
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Store Hours
Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
And by appointment
Parking Behind Store
NEW! Speedy Serger Strip Quilting Class with Donna Bularz
at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop in Downtown Beaver Dam WI
Join us for a fun day of serging and master the art of fast strip-piecing!
Then go home with a completed quilt top! Several 2-1/2″ Fabric Strip Pack options will be available in class!
TWO DAYS to choose from • Thursday, April 16 or Friday, April 17 • 10am to 2pm
Register today in store or online at ShopNZP.com
Happy Sewing!
Team Nancy Zieman & The Stitch it! Sisters
Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.
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