Soda Fountain Scarf for Girls - Knitting Project

Hello readers,

My Mum is knitting this beautiful scarf for our little girl. I loved the name ' Soda Fountain' stitch and the knitting instructions are very easy to follow. 
No counting, no change of stitch and no fuss pattern. 

Have you tried any new stitches recently? 

Happy Knitting

Akshaya

Basket Weave Scarf - Crochet Project

Hello Readers,

I am back from a short Maternity break! Yes we welcomed little boy in our family in MAY 2013. 

I am so glad to have completed this project, so now my Father-in-law can wear it everyday for his morning walks!

I love basket weave, but knitting it takes a long time. So I was browsing some easy patterns in crochet which won't go wrong. I found this beautiful picture tutorial on Pinterest.

I used Acrylic Panda Yarn about 200gms and used 3.5mm Crochet hook

Do share your winter crafts!

Happy Crafting

Akshaya

 

Salt Dough Decorations - Fun Crafts for kids

 

I am very proud to posts some of my little girl's craft work on this blog today! 
Introducing 4th Generation Crafter in our house, our daugther 3yr old Shreya.

 I loved the idea of creating salt dough gift tags on Pinterest. So I thought of introducing this art to Shreya and create something unique and fun.

 Materials:
Plain Flour
Salt
Water
Rangoli Colours (Coloured Limestone Powder)
Water Based Glue
String
Cookie Cutters

 

 Step by Step process:

1. Mix the salt and flour with water to make a pliable dough.

2. Roll the dough and cut various shapes with cookie cutter.
Make whole in each shape for tying strings for hanging later.

 3. Bake these shapes in microwave for 20-20 seconds at 900W.

4. Ensure it firms the dough without any discoloration

5. Apply glue to one side of the shape and dip in preferred rangoli powder and shake off any excess

6. Let it dry in sun for 30 minutes.

7. Tie fancy ribbons or strings and make a bunting for your kids room.


Shreya loved doing all the rolling , cutting and colouring process and is very proud to display it in her window.

Its a good activity to keep kids busy for 2-3 hours for quiet play time.

Do share your thoughts and views on it.

Happy Crafting

Akshaya

 

Crochet Baby Change Bag

Crocheted Baby Change Bag - Pictorial Given Below



Dear Readers,

I am very excited to share my  First Crochet Pattern YAAAY!!!
I adapted this pattern from a knitting pattern seen in Natural Knits for Babies and toddlers book by Tina Barrett.

 

This handy changing bag also doubles up as a changing mat. It is ideal for storing all the essential equipment and has useful front pocket too.



Knitted Baby Change Bag - Inspiration

I have tried to capture every step in pictures below, hope it makes sense to all you readers. I have also written some basic crochet pattern below. (Click to continue..for pictorial instructions..... long post)

Milk Bottle Cover - Knitting Project

 

Knitted Milk Bottle Cover, one more addition to our newborn baby's collection made by my Mum. When we saw the pattern for this project in Baby & Knits Book, we couldn't resist making one. It is simple yet elegant looking pattern. I love the edging pattern.

 

 

It will go well with the baby change bag too!! Post coming soon..

Happy Crafting !!

 

Baby Quilt

Dear Readers,

I made this baby quilt from IKEA Textiles I purchased sometime ago. I made this quilt for our new baby who will join us soon.


Materials Used:

• 1m length Printed Cotton Fabric
• Cotton Thread
• Quilting Needle
• Polyfill



 

I loved the Hummingbird Design on this fabric and decided to place it in the centre of the quilt and quilted straigth lines around it to get the fluffiness.

 

Method:

 

• The fabric was folded in half and stitched on two sides from the wrong side.
• Turn the fabric inside out and fill with polyfill or any quilt batting you life.
• Blanket stitch to close the ends.
• I quilted small stitches in straight rows at equal distances and ensured the hummingbird is not stitched over.

 

Its a very quick one day project for a newborn.

 



Alphabet Quilt for pre-schooler

 Dear Readers,

I couldn't resist myself from using one of the Quilt Panels from our Store when I saw this cute alphabet print.

Materials Used:

• Printed Quilt Panel
• Pre-Quilted Silk Backing
• Black Thread
• Quilting Needle

Step By Step:

1. Stitch the backing to the panel by folding the edges to make a border. Use hemming to get a neat finish result
2. I used thick cotton thread for quilting the alphabet boxes to get a puffed up effect. Use running stitch for quilting the boxes.

I am very pleased with the end result of this quilt. It's a surprise for my little girl.

Hope you will find such insipration from our fabric range too!!

Happy Crafting!