Spring ....

saree quilt finally got completed.

I am happy the way it turned out.  The quilt has three layers of very soft cotton saree pieces. The applique flower pattern is a free foam design that I did using blanket stitch.

There was lovely sunshine this morning to take these pictures, by afternoon it started to pour.

Thank you for stopping by for a peek,

till next time,

Gaia

this and that...

Over the weekend I spent time completing the border for the Spring Saree quilt. I also thought of adding running stitches on the border with cotton craft yarn. There is still bit more work to be done on this project.

These are some of the pencil colour drawings I did over the weekend as well. This weekend had an extra day to relax as it was a holiday celebrating ' Victoria Day' here in Canada.

Thanks for stopping over to see my work,

till next time,

xxx,

Gaia

Mother's day...

Dear mother,

from your daughter....

you can see my last year's project here.

Thank you for taking time to stop by today,

till next time,

xxx,

Gaia

Crochet squares...

I patched the smaller squares and made eight larger ones.

Using the slip stitch,I joined the larger squares together..Now, I have to work on the rest of the pattern. I still do not what size I want this to be. I think, that all depend on the amount of yarn I have in the colour scheme I have chosen. So far, I manged with Bernat yarn (100% acrylic made in Canada) which I have gathered from thrift-stores. I still have few balls left.

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Yard Sale finds !!

My neighbourhood church recently had their annual yard sale. Here are few that I useful things I got.

Cost for the yarn lot was $4. The dish is stoneware from Japan, which is well made and has a nice design to it. I just chose a random over for it. They both were 0.25cent each.

The green and brown bag is from a Canadian designer (googled and found out) anatomyofaskirt.com

it was 0.50cent. and it is very new.

The flowered one has a Cath Kidston label. (which I know a designer from UK) It is bit discoloured on the side, and was also 0.50cent.

And, the new cotton rug was$1. 

 

That is all for today,

Thanks for stopping by for a peek,

till next time,
Gaia

Update on a Thursday...

I have almost completed the applique part of the spring saree quilt. But, there quite a lot of stitching still to do. I would like to see it finished, at least by the end of spring; if not it will be 'summer' quilt.

The small embroidery piece is also coming along. 

On crocheting..
I made a wallet, inspired by this pattern that I came across in one of the "Crochet" magazine, it is from spring of 2012.

I followed the stitch pattern but changed the assembly part of it. I stitched the both sides and made it a pouch like, also opted out the inside pocket panel. I want mine to hold all sorts of membership and rewards cards that I have, the one I have been using has fallen apart.

I covered a simple white button with cotton fabric to make it bit more cheerful, also it adds contrast.

I am happy with the final result.

Thank you for stopping by for a peek,

till next time,

xxx,

Gaia

Footstool ....

cover....make over (crochet)

This makeover was done with cotton yarn that I have collected from the thrift stores.  The original cover (above right) has nice indian embroidery work with mirrors, but the colour is quite pale.( for my liking) I have had it for few years now, and finally I thought of giving it a new look with crocheting.

I am pleased with my attempt, and I am loving the new colours too :)

a happy Easter and Passover  weekend!!

Thank you for taking time to stop by,

till next time,
xxx
Gaia

Second day of spring...

spring saree quilt...

adding colour to the applique...

Putting the crochet squares together...

For this project, I  manged to collect few BERNAT (brand) super value yarn balls from the thrift store over several months. I hope they will yarn last till the end of the project.

A crochet flower  to wear on my spring jacket. Since, I took the picture I have added two leaves from this green yarn and have worn it several times now.

Otomi Embroidery?( or not?) I was given a bag of scrap material by a friend, and this embroidery piece was among the material. I had not seen this type of work before, so I searched the internet for images and information. I think it is Otomi embroidery (images here) from Mexico. I am thinking of making a cushion cover out this.

Looking forward to  leaves and blooms !!!!

Thanking you for stopping by,

until next time,

xxx,

Gaia