Darning ....

Rain, rain, go away................

A raining day inspired me to start this little piece.

By the time I finished it, the rain had gone away ......

come again, another day.......

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Until next time,

xxx,
Gaia

Patched !

Old Tank tops ....

While organising my closet recently I came across a few of my very old tank tops, rather throwing them away  I wanted try out something creative.

I cut the edges off and made squares. They all vary in sizes. By using craft thread I had I patched them together using the running stitch.

The patched panel...

For the back I used a flowered cotton material which I bought from a yard sale. 

To hold the both panels together,  yet again I used the running stitch and did lines both vertically and horizontally until it felt secured. [picture below]

....... a rustic table cloth for my dining table. 

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xxx,

Gaia

Applique - Tote Bag

The materials I used for the bag are from a thrift store and from a yard sale.

I traced the pattern which I had sketched, and by using the running stitch I sewed it to the front of the panel. 

Sewed a yo-yo with button to make it more pretty and used blanket stitch to finish it off.

Rather than sewing by hand, I machine stitched the two panels together along with the lining for extra strength. 

And, it is done. 

I will be giving this away as a gift.

Ready for shopping ??

Thanks for stopping by,

xxx,

Gaia

Still Life 3

Few more of my still life artwork, by using the IPAD application 'procreate'. 

Breakfast

Snacks

Water bottle

Geranium

Which one do you like the most?

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xxx,

Gaia

Ouuuch !!!

Pincushions

Pins, pins everywhere....

This is my attempt to make one of these cute looking pincushions. I stumbled upon this website while searching for easy to make pincushions. Here is the link;

http://www.craftstylish.com/item/945/how-to-make-pretty-pincushions/page/all

I made the designs on the felt ( the top part) before sewing it to the base. I used a cap from a water bottle for this one.

And, for this I used a cap from an olive oil bottle.

I am going to give these to a friend who does crafts. Hope she is going to like them.

Thanks for stopping by,

Until the next project,

xxx,
Gaia

A quilt for a toddler....

My nephew is turning 1 year in October and I wanted to make something special for him.  This quilt is all hand pieced and hand quilted. I used 36 of 6x6 inches squares.

There was not much of a fabric selection to choose, from the stores I went to. I finally found this 'Fabric Palette' bundle.

It took awhile to cut a square at a time. Well, I only had to do 36 (so I really cannot complain.)

And, for the backing I used a piece of flannel which I got from a sale.

All is hand stitched...

It's ready to be shipped off to the little guy.

Thanks for stopping by,

Until the next project,

xxx,
Gaia

Still Life 2

Earrings
Couple of my recent attempts on IPAD application 'procreate'.

Lamp

Thanks for stopping by...

Until the next project,
xxx,
Gaia