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ICAD 2015 - Element Picker | Whims And Fancies

Day 7 – Periodic Table

Derivative of Colour Picker – An Element Picker

Last year I got to know about icad – Index Card A Day – at Daisy Yellow, but it was toward the very end of the event. So I decided to not bother joining it at the last moment. This year, however, I was ready to jump start my drawing, which I had been missing very dearly. Since the 1st of June I made a commitment to draw one index card per day. This set is from my first week.

ICAD 2015 - Taxi | Whims And Fancies

Day 6 – Taxi

They need to go home too!

ICAD 2015 - Owl | Whims And Fancies

Day 5 – Owl

Want to play in the rain with me?

ICAD 2015 - Mailbox | Whims And Fancies

Day – 4 Mailbox

From the Edwardian Era, for one of my favourite authors, P. G. Wodehouse

ICAD 2015 - Map | Whims And Fancies

Day 3 – Map

Milky Way, in case you were going that way

ICAD 2015 - Carnival | Whims And Fancies

Day 2 – Carnival

The book Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury has haunted my dreams for a very long time, but no more.

ICAD 2015 - Chevron | Whims And Fancies

Day 1 – Chevron

I love to swim in the summer; sunlight reflecting off water is one my favourite sights.

The event runs until July 31st, that makes a total of 61 cards. You can find out more about it at the Daisy Yellow website in case you are inclined to join in. It should be a lot of fun for kids too. I am really loving it so far and I am very happy with my progress. I hope you enjoyed the little show and tell. I will share more cards as I draw along.

Sidewalk Cafe Quilt Pattern for travel or coffee and tea lover | Whims And Fancies

I have one little sewing note to mention. Since I love coffee and tea so much, cafe stops are a must for me while travelling. Those are also the best places to try out local food and watch life happening around me. That thought initiated the Sidewalk Cafe quilt pattern. I made mine with British Motor Racing colours and used the address of my all-time favourite fictional detective as the name of the cafe.

Sidewalk Cafe Quilt Pattern for traveller or cafe and tea lover | Whims And Fancies

I had fun making these alternate versions. Wouldn’t it be nice to make a cafe quilt block each for different places and make a table runner or a wall hanging? I wish I had more time to create, don’t you?!!

Happy Crafting,
-Soma

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Our neighbour’s flower peeking through the fence to say Hello!

When I saw the announcement for the Flag On A Stick blog hop, I teeter-tottered on the decision of joining. As I was sorting through things and putting stuff up in my new workroom, I came across a drawing I did for a college project few years ago. The objective was to describe yourself on a shield. I thought that would make a perfect pennant to hang in my new atelier, as my husband lovingly calls my new workroom. So I ended up joining the Flag On A Stick blog hop hosted by Sew We Quilt. It’s an indoor flag, so I used a very light interfacing to give it a little stability and sewed two tabs to the top so it can be hung on a wall. I took the picture outside just in time before the rain started pelting down.

This is the original painting that I scanned. It is done in watercolour pencils and marker. The scan wasn’t quite large enough for this project, so I scaled it up and printed it out. I then traced the drawing on the fabric in pencil and painted with acrylic colour pencils, paintbrush and textile medium. I haven’t done textile painting in a very, very long time and I couldn’t find any reference on how to go about it when using pencils. So I did a few test doodles to figure out what method works best for fabric painting.

The flag is steeped in symbolism. Every single colour and element in the flag has some meaning that describes me, but I won’t bore you with all the details. The only thing I think I should mention is this – the cat on the top is not there because I love cats. It’s there because I am very much like a cat – I am an extreme introvert, I like small spaces to hide in and I like to have control over my own life situations. The last bit is probably best described in the Latin phrase you see on the shield – Resolutely in action, gently in manner – which is why I chose it.

Thank you so much, Thearica and Mdm Samm, for coordinating the blog hop. I would have never worked on this otherwise and my new atelier would have remained without a flag. There are some really awesome flags being created by the other participants in the blog hop. I am sharing my day with these talented ladies and they would love for you to visit them –

Thimblemouse & Spouse

Stitchin’ By The Lake

Just One More Stitch

The Quilting Queen Online

Selina quilts

I am giving away these two patterns from my shop to celebrate spring – Spring Kites and Fair Isle Star. My giveaways are for my followers only and I would love for you to follow me anyway you like. Please leave a comment and let me know how you follow my blog and you will be entered in my giveaway. The winner will be announced on Thursday, April 10th.

Thank you so much for visiting!
-Soma

LOTS Of Paintings And Sidewalk Cafes

Flag For My Atelier