Happy 4th

No.. it's not July yet.. to celebrate the US independence day... 

This happy 4th is for the two of us... 

Happy Anniversary and here's hoping for lot more togetherness in the coming years! :)

Jaya Jaya Vijayee Raghu Rama

Got a chance to watch a dance show called Jaya Jaya Vijayee Raghu Rama... It was Ramayana narrated through songs and dance...

We loved it! Glad we got a chance to watch it... Amazing sets... 

Beautiful choreography... melodious voice... 

They even put up a screen giving the english translation of the song that was being sung. We thoroughly enjoyed it... felt good even in those emotional moments...

Double Rainbow!

One of those rare sights... a double rainbow... 

Praneeth and Nandini calling us at the same time to V and me on our cell phones...

Asking us to look out of our window... to enjoy the beautiful sight...

Thanks to the two of them... else we would have missed this nature's beauty...

Finding some treasures are... as simple as opening the window or looking into the sky...

We just need to keep our eyes open...

Probably nose too.. :)

To take in the smell of wet earth when the first rain drops fall onto the dry land...

How about keeping the ears open as well...

To listen the birds calling out to each other...

or to hear the splash of the waves at the beach...

Nature never stops to amaze me...

Less than Traditional...

My first visit to a Quilt festival happened in September... I was so excited... I did not know what to expect... But wanted to attend at least a couple of free classes/sessions there...

This festival happened in the Fairgrounds, Pleasanton. It was Quilt, Craft and Sewing festival... I enjoyed looking at all those fabulous quilts, bought a couple of yards of fabric and signed up for the raffle prize. :)

Got a chance to learn a new technique in quilting called "Less than Traditional". This was a quilting technique invented by a person named Charlie. Click here to know more.

As soon as I got back home, I rushed to try out this technique. The results are here... :)

My first Dresden

I colorful pillow cover for my pretty niece...

Used the dresden tool to make the petals of the flower...

Just the flower did not seem complete...

So added leaves and stem...

The grass at the bottom completes the scene...

(Used a strip of green fabric for the grass)

Ain't it pretty?!!

Couple of pillow covers

One yard of printed fabric and a couple of matching fat quarters... Result is a couple pillow covers...

A coordinated pair but not a duplicate...

Grocery Bag Holder

Picked a cardboard box with an opening at the bottom. 

Glued pieces of fabric to a cardboard box. Pushed grocery bags from the top and they can be pushed from the bottom. Placed some toys on the top of the box to hid the grocery bags.

Happy Deepavali!!

Some glitter in my Deepavali celebrations...