Anarkalis....

These are the anarkali dresses I made for  my daughters for deeepavli.

 
Usually I don't love making matching dresses, but my elder one demands matching dresses for her and her little sister so I made anarkali dress for the elder one and anarkali frock for the younger with similar embellishments.

 

 Materials used: brocade, net, silk cotton, satin with cotton lining

 

Drawstring pouches

 My daughter needed some gifts for her friends. Little girls will always love small pouches and bags so  I made these  drawstring pouches. 

yes... my daughter loved the gifts and was very happy to see her friends

 name in it.

This is the drawstring pouch I made for my friend, some days back.

 

Neck design

This week's TAST challenge is detached chain stitch(lazy daisy). It is one of my favourite stitch. I made a decorative neck design using herringbone and detached chain in my blouse. The back ground in the picture is the saree, I have used some matching green color beads.

Close up...

One of my work with detached chain stitch done some time back...

Deepavali dress

Hello friends, I am here after a short break....I was little busy with the family function(my sister's marriage) and then the festival. But there are many things to share with you. I designed the bridal blouse for my sister and a pattu paavadai for my daughter. Yet to receive the photos from my brother, so I'll post it later.

And now the deepavali dress I designed for my daughter..  

the back....

I just started it the day before the festival, so I kept very simple to finish it fast. Since the material is plain, I used some stones and beads to decorate  and stitched motifs in the skirt.

the details...

 Looking forward for your comments... Keep watching for

the tutorial - top with banded yoke. I will finish it in a couple of days.

Linking to the parties here

Her birthday dress and accessories

We celebrated our daughter's  birthday this week. I am sharing with you the birthday dress and accessories I made for her.

Just have a look on this little princess...

I don't know whether to call this shade as purple or violet, but I love this color. I have used silk cotton and lace material with satin lining for the dress.

Made a small top similar to shrug and a bow to tie at the back.

I did some sequin and beads work in the top.

I made a small bag and hair clip with the remaining  material. She was very crazy to have such a bag. In fact was very happy on her birthday not for chocolates or cake, just for this little bag I made for her.

the hair clip...

Thank you very much for the lovely comments you give me.

They bring a big simle in my face.

Next post is another summer dress...Keep watching!

I am linking this to the parties here

update:
linking this to

                                              

sewing... after a break

Hi friends, hope you are all fine. Its long since I am posting a sewing project....

Successfully finished this and it is my daughter's Pongal dress.

Started working this embroidery nearly one year before.

Simple chain stitches embellished with sequins, stones, ...

The skirt is circular skirt with satin lining....

My digital camera is not working. I took some of these pictures using mobile phone, so the quality of the pictures may not be good.

Update: Linking to red, blue or white challenge

Kiko's flower stitch - my sample

This is my sample of kiko's flower stitch. I just loved this stitch. I think it will look beautiful in neck lines.

I made one petal for the bud and worked some pistil stitch to give the calyx effect. You can get the

tutorial in pintangle

This is my 50th post, now I have one word to say to my dear friends

who extend thier ulitimate support

THANK YOU

  

Tops for the jeans skirt

Now its time to have a look on the top...

It is a sleeveless top but has some frills as in the skirt. I made use of the jeans scraps to decorate the top with a flower and added some beads.

the top and the skirt together...

Thank you friends for your support and feedback. 

Your words boost me to create more, more and more...

Update
The link to the skirt is here

Jeans skirt

I always love reusing. Once in a magazine I learnt about making hand bag from jeans. Having an idea to do so, I was  collecting  jeans from  my husband and brothers....but for hand bags I should attach zipper. I hate those zippers. Once I added zipper to the crochet bag(Do you remember else click here.), it was really very difficult to me. Even while making dresses I will always go for other options than zippers. So no hand bags, then what shall I do with those pants( cannot throw it because the efforts I took to preserve them are very great....keeping them very safe so that my husband never have a chance to look them...he call them  'clutters' and always ready to throw away). At last I made a  skirt for my daughter.

The draft I used is very simple A line pattern but used panels.

                                           

Along with the jeans, the other material is cotton(remaining material after stitching my salwar).

Cut the panels, join them. you can use the wrong side of the jeans if the color is faded.



To add frills at the end, cut straps....

    join them....

 

 hem it along one side....

 make pleats and attach to the skirt or directly make pleats while joining it to the skirt. I have used rolled hem and box pleat.  

Join the sides. Attach waist band. The skirt is now ready.

Zipper is suitable for A line skirt, but I have used elastic.

Embellish the skirt as you wish.

 I did some hand embroidery and added beads to improve its look.

Embroidery details......

I am also making a top for this skirt, it will be the next post.

Update

The link to the top is here

Linking this to

Raised chain variations-TAST

Though I finished this three days before, only now I could post the pictures. As usual I am very.... late. Having seen many samples in the flicker group, I could not think any more than this. I was influenced by the circles, semi-circles (especially shirley's) and ended here .....

What to do with the space in the centre...so add some beads which matches with the thread.

Here comes another ....I thought of making a circle but it turned as oval so I completed it like this

this  too have some space in the centre, I may work some stitches later when my creativity boosts.

You can log in to pintangle to learn more about these stitches

Yellow and orange -My first machine embroidery

I designed this skirt and top for my daughter. This is the first time I am doing machine embroidery. I designed it, in such a way that, the design doesn't have much curves, so it will be easy for me.( My daughter is disturbing me a lot... she wants to type.... I am spelling letter by letter and she is typing). Usually I will use the same color embroidery threads,as the fabric color or I will use the colors printed in the fabric. Here I used yellow color threads, stones, beads. The bright color, pattern and the type of the material(skrink material) attracted me . I think the material suits well for skirts rather than salwar. The top is made with orange color silk cotten material.

The top....

Another closer view of the bead works in the top...

Update: I am linking to the link parties and