Coffee!!

From a coffee shop in Block Island...

I have never been a coffee fan... But this slogan looks interesting! :)

Bulls bridge

This is a 19th century bridge in Kent, Connecticut. 

It connects two states: Connecticut and New York.

It is over Housatonic River.

It has little openings to get a view of the river

An inside view of the bridge...

We went down a trail to wet our feet in the river :)

In the below photo,notice how calm the water is before it hits those rocks... It almost looks still...

 

Fall colours

The oranges... 
The reds.. 
The yellows... 
And all shades in-between...

I love them in flowers... more so on the leaves...
the fall is here... Welcome Autumn!

October 8th

Phew! The parcel reached them on their day. It was the one to witness their smiles while they unpacked it. Two little pouches for my two little sisters!

Wish you a very Happy Birthday my darling sisters! 

All the while I made these, I was imagining their faces when they would open the package to see these pouches... It is indeed a pleasure to make our loved ones happy! :)

All sewed with love and care...

I cut all the pieces using my Sizzix bigshot machine. The pouch body is fleece and the flowers in felt. The star button to add beauty to the flower.

Stitched a couple of button holes and passed the grosgrain ribbon through it, then tied it into a bow.

Simple, yet beautiful... Just like my sisters! :)

What started out as a cell phone pouch... ended as a pouch to be used for saving trinkets! But what's important is it reached them on their birthday... Thank you USPS!

Ribbon purse

With a golden ribbon and some green cotton fabric, I made a quick purse.

Sewed the ribbon to the fabric using an embroidery stitch. Used a batting in-between. Added velcro for closure

Cute ain't it?

Quilt Rack

Antique or no-antique... I am proud of my quilt rack...

Bought it on Craigslist...

Cherry wood... I love the spiral legs...

and curvy feet...

more pictures...

As of now, I am hanging my comforter on it. Time to make a new quilt for this quilt rack!

What do you think, is it an antique piece? :)

Quilting Along

I read an article by name "Quilting Thin Strips" in a quilting magazine.

This quilting technique involves stitching strips of cloth onto batting.

I tried out this technique recently. This is a very good way to use our scrap fabrics.

First cut the batting and backing for required shape. For a small project like this, we can take batting and backing with same size. Also, take thin strips of fabric for the quilt top.

To get the above design,place the first two strips right side together on one diagonal of the rectangle as shown below. Then stitch with 1/4th inch sewing allowance.

Then press/iron them flat.

Add another strip to one end and stitch along.

Continue till the whole batting is covered. Then trim the edges.

Now attach a 1 inch binding tape to edges of the placemat.

Complete the edges.

The placemat is complete now.

This is how the back looks like.

I did a similar placemat by attaching strips vertically.

I am planning to make two more to complete the set. :)

Lillikoi - Searching by Image

Remember my earlier post with a photo of flower?

I came to know that it is called lillikoi flower or passion fruit flower...

And yes, there is a way to search by image. Click here to know more about it. 

This opens up so many options for me to search. I have loads of photos of birds and flowers whose names I don't know of. I will be having more fun with this "Search by image" option in the coming days!!