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Home Sewing Patterns Umbrella Quilt Block Sewing Tutorial (Part One)

Umbrella Quilt Block Sewing Tutorial (Part One)

Difficulty

Beginner

Material

Cotton

Designer

Corinne Bradd

Techniques

Quilting

Pattern Guide

Download

Difficulty

Beginner

Material

Cotton

Designer

Corinne Bradd

Techniques

Quilting

Pattern Guide

Download

About this pattern

Welcome to part one of our fun sew-along! In this first stage, you'll create a charming umbrella quilt block using a simple downloadable template and just four easy steps — perfect for beginners. The quilt block features cute umbrella shapes and colourful fabrics, making it a delightful project to brighten up any rainy day. In part two, we’ll transform your quilt block into a practical drawstring bag, ideal for storing kids’ wellies and rain macs. Let’s get started!

Essentials

Nine cotton print fabrics, fat eighths of each
Lightweight iron-on interfacing
Heavyweight cotton or blackout lining, 50cm
Cotton cord, 1.5m
Coloured felt
Coloured embroidery thread

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1 Download and print the template, trace and cut out four three-part umbrella shapes from interfacing, trim four handles from coloured felt, choose three similar shades of cotton print fabric and iron an umbrella section to the reverse of each.

2 Cut around the interfacing to leave a 7mm border, fold t