Making another....

Saree Quilt 
# 2

This is my second Saree Quilt.  This is the post. , I did sometime ago about my first such quilt.

My mother had collected her saree cut-offs over the last couple of years and handed me the bundle when I visited her last December. She is very pleased that I am making use of these odds and ends and ......

.... I am excited to have all these lovely cotton pieces with pretty prints and colours.

So here is the beginning..................

I have cut them in to roughly 15x15 inches squares. Where there was not enough material for one whole square I pieced several to make enough. I have not  pieced them exact corner to corner like the modern quilts. I would like it have a more of a rustic look.

I am waiting to find batting and suitable backing material, so I can start stitching.

But, you may have to wait for awhile to see the end result, as it will be all hand stitched. Last one I think, took almost an year to be completed.

... myself in a saree ... :) . . p.s. this was taken few years ago.

I did these crochet hearts couple of weeks ago for valentine, but was unable to post them as I had problems with my internet connection. Finally, I manged to fix it.

I was inspired to make these hearts after I saw knitted ones over at Wendy's blog; she writes this beautiful blog ;  http://septemberviolets.blogspot.ca/ .

Thank you for taking your time today to stop by,

till next time,
xxx,
Gaia

DiGiTaL ArT-11

These were done, using  the Ipad drawing application Procreate.

Winter inspirations ..................

Have a wonderful day!!

Thanks for stopping by,

xxx,
Gaia

Bits n' pieces mat [learning left hand crochet]

I did not want to throw away these crochet lesson pieces because I worked hard to get them right. I could have undone to use in other projects but instead I tried making something else.

I pieced them, adding extra stitches where it needed. All with what I had, I did not buy any new.
It did not become a perfect square or a rectangle, but that was alright. I added a single crocheted border in couple of different yarns.

A bit of an applique too; one of the flowers I learnt.

Lastly, I sewed a piece of plastic grip (which is available at $1 store) to the back to keep it from sliding. It being a little wonky, does not sit perfectly flat on the ground.

I am just happy with its bohemian charm. Now, I am thinking may be another one.

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Few more new stitches;

In Pink: half double crochet with chain 1 spaces                                      Yellow: Chain 3 lace

In Purple; lace with spaced shells

Finally, an update on my knitted winter scarf too.........  I have been knitting a lot during the past couple of weeks. I really want to finish the scarf before the winter ends.

Thank you for taking your time today to stop by.....
till next time,
xxx,
Gaia

A cross stitched home...

...for pins and needles
While I was  visiting my mother I had time to complete another small cross stitch kit. I was not quite sure what I wanted to do with it; finally made another case for pins and needles.

I really do not need another one. Maybe I can give it away at some point or take part in a swap if I can get a chance. For, now I will keep with done things.

I, also want to show some of my old cross stitch work;done about 15 or more years ago.

These are some of the practice pieces, now I can see that I did the Y incorrectly on 'may sunshine fill your day'.

some old books including DMC cross stitch book 1962 belonged to an aunt of mine. 

These framed pieces decorate the walls of my old room.

Thank you for taking your time today to stop by,

til next time,
xxx,
Gaia

Irish crochet motif [learning left hand crochet]

Rose
I was given these crochet, tatting and hardanger books by a cousin of mine recently. There are so many things in here I would love to learn ; was so eager to try something from the Irish crochet book.

I tried the rose motif which I thought would be an easy one for a start. After few re-doings [i had copy it in US terms] I was able to understand it better.

 

Ref: Russell -Lea crochet book 2001,Australia

**sorry for the quality of the pictures as it is not easy get clear ones on winter mornings**

There is always something new to learn;  hopefully, I did it right.

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Few more pictures from my visit.

This 18th century Buddhist temple stands on stone columns.

Church belonging to colonial time

Hindu Temple

Tea Plantations

Mist gathering over the hills ; early afternoon

Pigeon having a snack on a leek farm

family of monkeys

Post office & bungalow ..built during colonial period.

 

[you should be able to click on the pictures to make them larger]

Thank you for taking your time to stop by,

til next time,
xxx,
Gaia

Winter Scarf [left hand knitting]

This is the yarn I got from my friend [I showed in my last post], very pretty, soft hand dyed merino wool.

After trying out both knitting and crocheting patterns, I chose to go with knitting this time. The pattern is 'double seed stitch' and I am using 4.5 needle. Hopefully, I will be able to complete it before winter ends.

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My mother loves gardening and these are some of her plants. I would have liked, if I was able to get some pictures of flowering plants too but there weren't many as it was the rainy season in the tropics.

I want to wish all friends in the world of blogs,a very happy 2014 !! I am glad to be back after a small break and there is so much catching up to do.

Thank you for taking time to stop by,
till next time,
xxx,
Gaia