2023 comes to a close and as 2024 opens up, I have lofty plans of how I can restart my quilting journey. A few things I intend to accomplish are listed below...Just ensuring I put it out there so I complete a few of them out of sheer peer pressure 🙂 #1: Baby quilts: I have... Continue Reading →
I have always wanted to make a Nine patch quilt. A while back I started making blocks with yellow and red centres from all the scraps I gather, made a few blocks too. Its a long term project that will slowly come up when the other projects are done and scraps remain. A friend had... Continue Reading →
A banana cake is the easiest to bake. Over the last year, during the COVID lockdown, people have baked many a banana breads and cakes. I have myself been baking banana cakes since childhood as they are super yumm and turn out great every single time with some basic kitchen staples. Also the batter does... Continue Reading →
I received the background fabric as part of an Ambassador program and was completely unsure on what to make out of it. I finally settled on an applique quilt and to say that it was an utter disaster would be a mild way of putting it...ha ha For quilters, not every quilt is a success.... Continue Reading →
The first cake in the year had to be special. It being the strawberry season, this was a good starting point. So without much ado, lets dive in into the recipe. I hope you give this fruit cake a try and make a few cakes for your loved ones. Please read the notes section as... Continue Reading →
Recently I received this Kalamkari fabric as part of an Ambassadorship program. Kalamkari, literally stands for art made with a pen. Traditionally and even today, this fabric is usually free hand painted on silk using only natural vegetable dyes. Such sarees are exquisite and expensive. The art is said to have originated in Iran. The... Continue Reading →
The Sunflower Memory Quilt This is one of my earlier quilts made in 2015 and submitted it for the 1st HV India Quilt Completion in 2015. This is how the introduction looked when posted about my Quilt. "It gives us immense pleasure & honor to introduce the Entry # 10 for the - Husqvarna Viking... Continue Reading →
With the festive season upon us, it does feel like winter is here and one tries to feel the nip in the air during the early morning walks; soon to realise that its more a childhood memory than the actual weather change in Mumbai. We used to call it winter then and just about then,... Continue Reading →
This month as I sit down to write my Creative goal for October, I feel like I could pick up a needle and thread and work on some hand embroidery projects. First among them is this line drawing I downloaded from the net. Its the Gateway of India in Mumbai. I hope I do justice... Continue Reading →
Summer school is a free pattern from Missouri Star Quilt Company. I had saved it for a day when the quilty aunt would make a new quilt for new born in the family. The time has come, and suddenly I have 3 nieces (one yet to be born) and a nephew. What more joy than... Continue Reading →
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