Showing posts with label tumbler quilt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tumbler quilt. Show all posts

Monday, January 20, 2020

Improv Tumbler Wall Quilt from African Wax Prints


This is one of my recent quilts in a series made with African wax prints, an improv tumbler design with a solid khaki (Kona) background. I source the fabrics on Etsy.com from sellers in Africa, the US and the UK. Buying a scrap bundle now and then adds even more variety to my collection.  Wax prints are a little bit shiny and stiff, but soften with washing. The fabrics come with large stickers attached. Sometimes it's hard to get the stickers off, and then there's the adhesive to deal with. So I just cut around the sticker if it's a tough case. JoAnn has started carrying similar prints in cotton (not wax) for three times the price ($30). They are found in the apparel section of the store.
Interestingly, African wax prints are made primarily in Holland. 

The quilt measures 55" x 65." It's available for purchase






Monday, July 25, 2016

Red and White Tumbler Wall Quilt


Do you know someone who's collecting red and white quilts? Here's my latest, a Tumbler wall quilt. It measures 33" x 38." You can see it in my Etsy shop. I haven't made a pattern yet for this quilt. I like the crisp points. Oops, the quilt is upside-down in these photos (which only matters if you want to use the sleeve to hang it.) 
Click HERE to see my post about Red and White Quilts.



Sunday, November 2, 2014

Tumbler Quilt


Wow, look at this amazing tumbler quilt by Jana Lalova from the Czech Republic. Nice work!