Umbrellas!!
Psalm 68: 9 You gave abundant showers, O God, you refreshed your weary inheritance.
I just happened on this Bible verse, and it struck me because of the umbrellas. God continually blesses and refreshes my soul. Even when worldly troubles make me weary, He lifts me up and showers me with His love. Do you have a relationship with Him?
Our monthly ASG Gainesville Neighborhood Group met July 27th. We had read an article in our ASG newsletter about making umbrellas, and thought it would be a fun class. Our group leader Jill Werschin contacted Jan Squires from another group and asked her to come share her class with us. We had a lot of fun making umbrellas!
About a month before the class we were each sent a panel of fabric to decorate. Most of the girls embroidered theirs, one hand stitched flowers on hers, and I painted mine. I don’t have an embroidery machine, so I used fabric paints and stencils, along with sponges, brushes, and fabric crayons.
ASG Gainesville Neighborhood Group - pictures here!
We cut out the panels, then sewed all 8 of them together. Then we made sure of the fit on our purchased umbrella frames. We serged the seams for a clean finish and checked the fit again. Then we hemmed on the serger. The seams were attached at the ribs, the top was finished and decorated. They are beautiful!
