Wishing You All A Very HAPPY DIWALI!!!!!

Trying out with different threads and design

This is a shaded cloth which I bought for a short top.I am trying out some threads and design.I tried this multi colour herring bone stitch, may be will use it around the neck and for the sleeves.I liked it and going ahead with that.In addition I am planning to do some more embroidery and still working it out.I saw oyster stitch in Sadalas blog and thinking of making rose buds with leaves using that stitch.Will post that once I try it out.

Back after a long break

Hi every body,It has been four months since I did something creatively to share with you all. I came from the US in September and I was shunting between Coimbatore and Chennai for some reason or the other.In the process we were looking for an apartment too for us to move to Chennai for good.Finally in February we located a good place and decided to move in March.But with all the woodwork and minor alterations we couldn't move in March.By then our daughter in law came to spend time with us with the little one (grandson).We finally moved in April and dumped all the boxes in one room as we wanted to spend time with our grandson.He is one bundle of energy and kept us very busy all the time.She left on May 1st and we started unpacking and arranging the house.By mid May we finished organizing.As my daughter has planned a visit to India I spent the next 10 days in stitching dresses for her and my grand daughter.She landed on June 3rd and from then on I hardly had time for anything else.After a month's stay she flew back on 30th June. It took a week for me to come out of the emptiness.Since life has to go on...so here I am :)
I am posting an embroidery done by my neighbor.She has used wool for it and the colors are so vibrant and beautiful.

Embroidery Stand

This stand comes handy when you need to use both hands when the frame is bigger.As I wanted to fit the design in one frame I used a bigger hoop and  it was very difficult to hold it and this one came very handy.My daughter bought this for me and it is really convenient.I just wanted to share this with you all.

Peacock!

I wanted to share this with you all for a long time now.There are lots of peacock here and this picture I took when they were sitting on the roof of my neighbor.We can see them roaming around here in plenty.They look so beautiful and it is a delight to watch them even though we see them almost daily.

WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY DIWALI !

I am back home......

I am back home after a long happy six months with my children and grand children.I had very little time for myself as I was busy with the kids as well as the household work while I was in the US.Now that I am back at my place I will find time for my hobby.I am yet to start something fresh.As the house was locked for the entire six months,you can imagine the condition of it.We jointly do the cleaning work and it is quite a tough job ( I don't have any maids as such to help me) Slowly the house is returning to normalcy.
I got some books, laces,ribbons, applique',buttons etc.One of my friend through my blog whose family,I mentioned  earlier in the sewing machine post, gave me a beautiful hoop which can be fixed to a table and an embroidery kit which has two designs packed in one.(I bought some embroidery kit too)I just wanted to share the pics with you all. I get immense pleasure in sharing my art and other related activities.Your comments encourages me to do more and your suggestions are always welcome so that I can improve myself and do better.

Here are some pictures of my lovely treasure....

This is a Christmas tree decoration and WOW!It looks so beautiful.It is made of plastic with a stone in the center.

This is the embroidery  kit which has woolen thread too.I started both and will finish it soon.The smaller one is a thimble(adhesive) which I bought in the Sewing Expo.The longer one in the box is hundred percent cotton needlework fabric.It says 28 count and is white.My daughter bought it in some sale from a craft shop.

These are the laces and buttons and in the middle you can see one more do it yourself embroidery kit which is very small and this too has woolen threads.

This is the hoop and DIY kit my friend gave me.Thank you so much Neethu.....

Embroidery books..The bead embroidery book is really very good

The ribbons and some stencils for Painting.I have been wanting to try painting and embroidery for a longtime.:)

AND... that's it for now.Will come back with a good project soon.

Grand children

I wanted to post this for a  long time now and here are my cute grand children.She is wearing the frock I stitched.The shirt my grandson is wearing is the one I bought from India.The cloth as I told you is been with me for a long time and as soon as my daughter saw that she wanted a frock for Tara and wanted to take a portrait in that.Nice Idea isn't it?

Rishi & Tara

Here is another bundle of energy and a joy to watch.He is always smiling and very people friendly.( my sons son).We are leaving to Florida this weekend for his first B'day and will be with him till mid August.

Tharun

Sewing Machine

My daughter has a brother basic model machine and I was not very comfortable with the speed of that and was looking for some other good one for sometime now.When I went to visit my son in Florida I visited an acquaintance through my blog who also lives in Florida.She and her husband were very nice and courteous to us.We never felt like that we were  meeting them for the first time.She has a Brother machine and it was loaded with features which I couldn't resist.So I was searching the net for a good deal for the same.Last week when we went for shopping I saw that machine in Wal mart and It was in the clearance and WOW! it was a steal.I GOT IT!The machine is very nice and has an extension table too....I tried all the decorative stitches and as usual some are not that good but many are very good and can be used  in dresses as decorative stitches.

Rangoli

Here is something interesting that I want to share with you all.I was very impressed when I saw this.The basic drawing was done by my brothers son in law and the rangoli colouring was done by his sister.Don't you think this is a stunning piece of work?

From The US :)

We arrived in the US  and are having a great time with our daughter and grand children.My first grandson (Rishi)is turning 5 this 20th and he remembered us  and instantly sprang into my hands.The smaller one(Tara) is just 1 1/2 year old  and had problem in relating to  us immediately as she was just 4 months old when we saw her last..It is so nice be back with the kids.We both are enjoying the stay here.We are leaving to Florida after the B'Day and will be with our son for a month and there also is a cute little boy(Tarun) who is only 7 months old.Our hand will be full throughout the trip.If I find some time I want to practice Aari embroidery and do some bunka too.I also got materials to stitch some frocks for my grand daughter.Let me see...how it goes.But surely will find time to go through all the blogs :).
We went to the Sewing and Quilting Expo and saw a lot of Gadgets mostly for quilting.I went to this Expo during my last visit too but this time I didn't find many sewing machines which I was interested in.Any way I am thinking of buying a machine which will do chain stitch and embroider alphabets too.

Just like that............

It has been a really long time since I wrote or embroidered something.It is because I am busy stitching dresses for my daughter and blouses for me as I am leaving to the US to be with my children and grand children.I am looking forward to see all the little ones(3).I will be there till September.I hope I will do some embroidery there too.I am taking a big cross stitch kit and also planning to do some bunka embroidery.My son and daughter are not living very far away,so I will be spending time with both of them.
My stitching schedule will be over in another 10 days and I am doing some embroidery also in one short top,which I am not very happy about....I will post it once it is finished.And the most important thing  there is a sewing and quilting expo coming the weekend after our arrival.We all are planning to visit it and also planning to buy a good embroidery and sewing machine...(if it is really worth  while)...I am taking some embroidery threads from India as I want to make sure this thread suits the machine.Other wise the thread there is very expensive compared to the price here..So many aspects  has to be considered before buying a machine from the US....Ok all of you, see you soon with some nice work may be a cute frock for my granddaughter.

Belated NEW YEAR wishes

It has been a very very long time as I didn't do any stitching or embroidery,and this is very unusual of me to be like this.I was away for a week to Pune to my Niece house in the first week of Dec.We drove from Chennai to Pune with them and it was very memorable.After reaching home on 21 st we had to go to Chennai again as my husband's uncle passed away.No tickets were available and we  had to travel by bus.Returned the same day by bus again and it was really tedious.On reaching home I was not well and was out of sync for the whole of that week.I had viral infection and there goes all my strength.Only today I feel a little better and so thought of wishing you all for the new year.



WISHING ALL FELLOW BLOGGERS A COLOURFULLY EMBROIDERED YEAR OF FUN AND FULFILLMENT.MAY ALL OF US BE TIED DOWN WITH THREADS AND NEEDLES.

Thread box

I got the box I was telling you yesterday.And this is a few mm taller than the spool,.. so it fits perfectly.

Do you like this idea?.............

Thread box

I was planning to do this long time back and today I thought of finishing it.It is really hard to handle threads which are not stored properly.

I used the cardboard which comes with a ready made shirt as it is thick.I have a square box and I made 8 strips of 7 1/2 inches.Then marked it 1 1/2 inches apart and made a slit of 1 inch in all the strips.Inserted the strips as shown, and will insert this in the box.This way I can store 100 spools of thread.Each square will hold 4 spools.
And I am also thinking of buying the masala box in plastic(it should be 3 inches in height) with 7 cups inside.That way it can hold 6 spools in each cups.I tried in the box I have at home,but the height is not sufficient.So I am planning to take the thread with me for measuring the height and ...will see if I get it:)Today I am planning to buy and once I buy and arrange my threads  I will post the pictures.