The Big News !

So here it is.. the big news ! Opening a store, 'The Square Inch', partnering with a World Leader !




A one stop shop for the needlecrafter. Bernina Machines, Fabric, Threads, Notions. Classes & Workshops. Custom hand crafted quilts and home decor items.

A physical location as well as an online presence.

• The Square Inch,
•  A-12 MGS Villa,
•  2nd Avenue Road, 
• Thiruvalluvar Nagar, 
• Thiruvanmiyur (Behind RTO)
  Chennai, 
• Tamil Nadu 600041

Email the.square.inch@gmail.com or find us on Facebook.

Wish me luck, friends!

Hip to be Square !

Its so hip to be Square !

Visit me on Facebook @ The Square Inch to know why.

Shh...

Something's brewing, but can't tell yet...

Soon.

WIP Wednesday - Strip Club

Here's the WIP I'm working on and I can't yet say whats its gonna be in case the person I'm making for is reading this..









A fellow quilter had posted a Biscornu on my group, Desi Quilters and so intrigued was I by the fact that 2 squares could result in a shape like this, that I HAD to try my hand at one..



And then of course, the lone biscornu needed company. So, made a companion from 2 circles..



Should I stop? Three can't really be a crowd, can it?

Linking this up with WIP Wednesday on Freshly Pieced.



Would love to see what you have been up to.

WIP Wednesday - Drunk Geese

Writing this post with the very specific intention of linking up with WIP Wednesday at 'Freshly Pieced'. Can't help it. The Universe conspires so. Three things. One, I have a fresh WIP. Two, today is Wednesday. Three, I decide to restart reading blogs after a gap of nearly 6 months, and the first one on my Reader is Lee's WIP Wednesday at 'Freshly Pieced'. Can't just be coincidence right? So, bowing to forces greater than I, here's my Work-in-Progress.

Had some orphan Flying Geese Blocks and some experimental (Faux) Drunkards Path Blocks lying around. Fooled around with them a bit.






Settled on this version and quickly sewed it up..



Its a nice 40"x40" and will be perfect for a brand new nephew who's just arrived. Off to choose the backing.

Happy quilting folks !

Oh but first I need to link up :-)

Second to None

A 2 year old UFO is finally done ! I started 3 similar quilts more than two years back for 3 cousins born within 3 months of each other. The first one, 'First among equals', for my then 9 year old, I completed immediately. Wait, let me show you a pic. and if you are wondering about jars and wolves, read here.

                                 

The second one however, took 2 years to complete. The bug jars were ready long back and 9 year old Gautam wanted a monkey waving hello. He even gave me a drawing of the said monkey, but it got buried somewhere. :-(

So the monkey got lost and our monkey Gautam, grew some. And then some more. Grew into a cheerful young lad with a passion for playing the guitar. Acoustic as well as Electric. So the quilt had some growing to do too. In dimensions as well as design.

The contents of the jars were chosen by him.

Lucky I found this guitar fabric in the perfect colours!

So, bound and bundled with love, off it went to the birthday boy.

Aww! Happy 11th Birthday Gowchi ! We love you !

And I'm sorry I couldn't make you a jar like this with your Akka and Didi inside, but we'll think up something else ! Something more evil :-)

                                      

A wish, a gift, and a song

Its my bloggy birthday, so first of all, happy birthday to me!

As a gift from the Universe, I got to be featured in a mag !

And since I still havent been able to replace my dog-chewed-chord, no quilty post yet. Just another song thats playing on loop instead..

Here's wishing you Love, Luck and Happiness.