Saffron & Marigold flower...

saree quilt update...

I have made two of each block now.

each is different from one another.

one on the right is lacking few more details, which I will add later on. I feel very much myself in using free form to create; no restrictions or limitations.

~Photographing yellow has not been easy, even though I took all of them at the same time of the day, each lot shows variations.

My ripples of hope ; adding hopeful rows slowly.

Thank you for stopping by on your way,

till next post,
xxx
Gaia

Welcoming summer ...

footstool make over; bohemian style !!

The stool was not something antique, or well made for that matter, the lady who had it at her yard sale asked $2 for it. When I saw it I immediately thought of a make over.

I used folk art paint for the surface and, for the decorative patterns.

Neon coloured pom-poms added extra colour and texture that I had in mind. I enjoyed myself doing this project.
And, today's weather was just so warm and sunny, I took it out to the park to take these pictures.



-digital art-

I also experimented with a new art application which was I found in my Galaxy phone ;it also includes a pen that you can use it for drawing and, for writing which is great. But I think, I prefer the ipad better for digital drawings because it has a wider screen.

Saffron flower; block 2

I have manged to add few more stitches to the second saffron block. I am drawing them free hand, so each block will be slightly different from one another when completed.

Ripples of hope; crochet blanket is progressing slowly too. I haven't had the opportunity to do much crafting lately.

Thank you for stopping by,

till next post,
xxx
Gaia

Sewing and .....

more sewing,,,,,
Part 2 of Saffron & Marigold flower quilt

After many hundreds of hand stitches I finished the marigold flower block that I am going to make. I hope that I have managed to the create some sort of impression of it. I have now completed one from each flower.. ..

Pencil Case

I have been carrying my pencils colours in a zip lock bag for awhile now, and kept postponing the idea of making a case. Finally, found some indian cotton fabric which was both pretty and suitable for the project.  First I thought of adding a piece of lace as an embellishment, but later I opted for this decorative beaded disc.

Place-mats & Coasters

These already cut quilt blocks were in a bag of remnants that was passed on to me by a friend. I hand pieced them, added a backing and folded  the extra in front to make a border then completed with running stitch; as well as long all the other pieced lines. This set will be a gift to a  friend who moved her first home.

Yard sale findings;
Both my neighbourhood churches had their annual yard sales couple of weekends ago. I manged to stopped by at both places; here are few of the things I took home.

* coin purse lot was 1$

* a family of nesting dolls and a ceramic pencil sharpener was 1$ 

* old english needlepoint butter dish by H&K Tunstall was $2. It is very pretty. 

* crochet hooks, thread, pieces of felt

* patterns and yarn

*pair of pretty oven mitts, kitchen towels, napkins and a embroidered table cloth.  The highest amount I paid for an item was $2, and everything I got are in good condition and will be well used.

Thank you for stopping by today,

till my next post,

xox,

Gaia

Dear Mother ....

from your loving daughter...

 ....a very happy mother's day  to all the mums around the world!!!

You can check the mother's day craft I did in 2015 and  in 2014 in here (if you click on the the links).

Thank you for stopping by for a peek,

till my next post,

xox

Gaia

Saffron and Marigold flower quilt...

Part 1.
I am excited to show you the first saffron flower I completed. I did quite a lot of stitching on the weekend to to finish the block.

*Taking photos different times of the day; same fabric in lighter shade above.

These blocks will measure approximately 22x22 inches. I am hoping to add more details after when I add the backing.

Bit of the the marigold flower too.

Thank you for taking time to stop by,

till my next post,
xxx,
Gaia

Saffron flower ...

 Saree Quilt

I hope you will not get tired seeing another saree quilt of mine. I could not resist when I came across this cotton saree at the thrift store couple of months ago, for $4.99. I love the colour, and as soon as I saw, I knew I would want to make quilt.

The golden colour of the material inspired me to start with a saffron flower, and while sketching patterns I also thought about adding a marigold flower.

For the saffron flower, I am using folded bias tape cut out from a blue voile, and as for the marigold flower, I still have not decided how it should be done.

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I have made some progress on the ripple pattern as well.

Thank you for coming by today,

till my next post,

xox

Gaia