BLUE N WHITE GINGHAM TOTES N ACCESSORIES

Hi Friends,

Its a long time, precisely eight months,that I have been away from the blogland, neither blogging nor visiting your captivating blogs and posts.. Well life has been hectic with parental commitments and so on..Infact during this course of time I learnt how a complete long black out from the regular hobbies can make one lose touch with them.. Might not be a problem with everyone.. But for me I had begun to lose touch with my needle work skills. Procastination along with a starting trouble was always pulling me back .. Finally the mere sight of one fav blue and white gingham changed the moods altogether and I kinda became haunted with a few ideas to sew.. This time fabric totes again.. But one or two new accessories like a Travel folder,a fabric file are new attempts...Down the line I have been making errors and often had to refer to tutes and other sewing techniques...So needed lil bit of seam picking and alterations here and there before completing them.But it has been interesting since the designs are my own .

I purchased the white cotton lace from a lace shop in Pune(India) during my previous visit to my elder son in February..He didnt have much idea where I would be able to find sewing accessories but managed to collect info from his female collegues.. Visit to some of the shops was such a beautiful experience.. I was gaga over the loads of pretty laces ribbons and sewing accessories I could find there.. No wonder if they had tempted me to hoard to my heart's content..

In the bag seen above, the main fabric is blue and white gingham with the base of the tote in polka dotted cotton..The bottom corners have been boxed to give more structure to the base.The layers are all interfaced.

The one seen below is with a plain blue outer fabric and blue and white gingham lining..The interior pockets are in plain blue ..There are pockets on both sides of the main body.

THE INTERIOR OF THE TOTES

                  

ZIPPER UNIT ON ONE SIDE OF THE INTERIOR 

 

FABRIC FILE

 

 

THE INTERIOR

 Slots for papers, pen and scribbling pads have been provided.

 

ZIPPER UNIT

EXTERIOR

 

FABRIC CLUTCH

 

 

BACK SIDE  

I PHONE CASE AND TRAVEL TISSUE HOLDERS

 

TRAVEL FOLDER

 

BACK SIDE PROVIDED WITH MAGNETIC CLASP

The round metallic button seen in the picture is actually silver coloured.(I see a golden tinge in then picture below )

 

THE INTERIOR

One zipper unit for cash, ticket slot( the gingham top slot),

slots for cards, passport,pen etc are provided

 THE COMPLETE SET OF ACCESSORIES

 

 

Guess this project has been a kickstart for myselves.. I needed a lot of inspiration after the break and to a great extend my sweet friend Nima has been able to spark off the dormant creativity in me..She is on a trip to India to be with her inlaws.. Such a charming lady she is; am sure her inlaws would defintely be more than gratified to have her with them.You can have a gala time going through an assortment of eyecandies if you visit her bloghttp://www.madetotreasure.blogspot.com/

 

My teenaged daughter who is studying there in India has been asking me for quite some time now, to sew some bags that would match her jeans and tops. These will be my Christmas gifts for her .. Hope she will luv to use them with her white tops and light blue jeans.

 

Before winding up this post lemme remind myselves about the bunches of goodies waiting for me in all your awesome breathtaking blogs and posts.. Longing to visit them all after such a long spell of

silence.

 

Wish you all a great weekend with lots of cherishable sewing moments..

 With the best compliments .................Mini

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VALENTINE BEDROOM N KITCHEN LINEN

This valentine's day the motivation was to sew a few bedroom accessories and kitchen linen in the romantic theme ..Here I have sewn a bed runner and two throw pillows using off white textured casement,appliqued with red heart petals in fiery red and olive leaves..Green ric rac forms the climber and wooden buttons represent the pollen..

Romantic heart at one end of the runner,adorned with green ribbon bow..Red ricrac attached all along the edges.

KITCHEN LINEN IN VALENTINE THEME

RED HOT COFFEE MUG RUG

FLAMING HEARTS ON BEIGE CAKE MATBLAZING COASTERS

FIERY POT HOLDERS

BEIGE APRON:-made with beige linen .. the large appliqued heart is divided into two chambers:)...I have sewn a seam down the center of the heart for this purpose thus forming two pockets.

Hope all of you have geared up for the sweet event..Wish you all the best romantic moments in life.I happened to see a message saying"I DROPPED A TEAR IN THE OCEAN.THE DAY YOU FIND IT, IS THE DAY I WILL STOP MISSING YOU"..How profound and passionate ! isn't it.. Now pls dont suspect me.. It was not sent to me by anyone;)))..Well who wouldn't luv to hear such sweet nothings from their sweetheart in a candlelit ambience adorned with ribboned gifts !?.. So have a very memorable Valentine's day today...;)

Catch you all next time....

Untill then,

With the warmest regards ....................Mini

DECORATIVE TOWELS

DECORATIVE BATH N FACE TOWELS WITH CONTRASTING ACCENTS

Decorative towels have always been very tempting..They liven up even the simplest of bathrooms, thus rendering a luxury bath experience.. But most of the time these dainty pieces of fabrics occupy the store shelves with unaffordable prize tags attached to them.. I find this way of decorating towels extremely exciting with plenty of fun filled moments...They are much economical and at the same time provide an expensive appearance to the otherwise plain looking towels...I had quite a good collection of plain coloured cotton towels that called for some strongly contrasting details before use.. Below are those towels after make over.

What you see below is infact a make over granted to a hand embroidered sky blue sari border..I had this sari transformed into a salwar kameez .. I asked the tailor to hand me back any left over embroidered border if at all there was any.. He handed over a very short strip of the border that was left behind...Wondered how to make use of this pretty hand embroidered portion on something that would show off its beauty completely..Thus the idea of attaching it to a snow white towel struck my mind.. Even after sewing it to the edge of a large towel,a squarish piece was left behind.. Had no heart to waste it either.. So came with the idea to create a matching small towel as well..Still a small narrow strip was remaining.. This has been used along the edge of the small towel..I have provided a holder at the back of the small towel using a narrow strip of blue fabric itself..(oops!!!forgot to take the photo)

Petit blue lace embellish the edges

White ribbon bow with a flower lace and blue crystal bead adorn the towel top

Strawberry printed accents attached to snow white towels of various sizes..Red ric-rac and olive lace used to embellish.

A small pink towel with laced edges

Saphire blue and beige towels with different borders

I luv this saphire blue a great deal.

Greenish blue and beige with contrasting borders and laces

Black Red N White Harmony-- Snow white terry towel with black and white printed accent.. This is one of my fav japanese cottons I have in my stash...Highlighted with tiny black and white polka dotted fabric,black laces, red ribbon and a decorative button having a mat finish.

Red spaghetti thin strip attached along the top border to highlight the black and white theme

Four off white coloured towels with accent borders

Sunflower accent with dark green printed borders and a laced edge

I luv the brightness this sunflower print offers the bathroom

Off white towels with accent fabrics in green and white polka dots and tiny red blooms on off white background...The second one is with black and white polka dotted and red bloom on off white fabrics as accents... Crocheted flower,bow and red ric-rac as embellishments.

The green fabric is cotton but has a very smooth satin finish..As well the off white fabric with blooms.

Off white japanese cotton with a spray of petite red blooms as central accent..White polka dots on black indian cotton edged with red ric-rac as borders.Black,red and white ribbon bow with a dark red crystal in the center as adornments.

Hawaiian Breeze.. luv this fabric with off white shoe flowers.Navy ric- rac and offwhite lace with olive ribbon drawn through,along the borders.

Candy pink towel with bunches of tiny pink roses on black...bordered with black and white dotted fabric and olive lace.

Off white terry towel with yellow florals on mustard .. green and white polka dots as border edged with off white lace.

Off white ric-rac along the sides and upper edge of the mustard accent.Luv the subtle satin finish of the cottons.

A daintily embroidered lumbar pillow to use in the car...Bullion roses ,buds, french knots, lazy daisies and ribbon roses have been used to decorate the border.

Luv the pinkish purple lace and the ribbon flowers.. I have made the flowers using the thinnest ribbon avalable here. Also attached a few rice beads in the center to depict pollen.

Was this li'l long a post? In the sheer thrill of sharing them with my sew crazy friends I couldn't keep myself under control while uploading the pictures..Thank you for stopping by and posting your valuable comments.. Your lovely comments are encouraging to a treamendous extend.. As well sincere thanks to all readers who visit the blog from google.

Hope all of you are having wonderful sewing moments . May God bless each and every one of you with plenty and plenty of creativity..

Until next time ,

with the warmest regards..........................Mini