Wednesday 25 June 2014

Summer breaks !

Hello people ! It's been a while since I've updated my blog. It's Summer time and I am thoroughly enjoying my summer break.  I am a stay at home mom and my breaks only come along with the kids' school breaks which unfortunately is coming to an end now. I have been taking it easy, really easy the past few months and at times I feel I've gone into a standby mode. I wish I could stay that way forever . Sigh !

This Summer, the kids and I did a lot of painting and sketching and while they would be busy with their own paintings, I utilised my time with some DIYs . It's actually bad to be bitten by the DIY bug. You want to do just about everything yourself. My kitchen was going through some renovation and for a couple of days we were confined to our rooms since the whole place was full of saw dust, nails, Fevicol , plywood, mica sheets and the carpenters themselves. Not much action taking place other than the sawing of wood and the hammering of nails so I thought of doing something with an old table lying at my place . There was a crack on the surface and it looks shabby when used that way.I was planning to paint it and make it look presentable but somehow I just could'nt find the time. So, this seemed to be a good time and I needed no special motivation to start off with my brush and a set of acrylic paints.

Quilting has been one of my favourite forms of art work and somehow I just love quilted things. I tried to bring a similar look on my table by painting something that would look like a quilted piece of table cloth.







 And this is what I got after I spent two days bending over this, working extensively with the different forms of patterns. It was actually fun because this needed no precision or symmetry. It was just a medley of designs and patterns that formed spontaneously in my mind, I did'nt  need to check the exact details or measure any lines. I just went with the flow and patterns formed on their own. The kids contributed by giving colour combinations and at times insisting on particular patterns like polka dots ( my daughter's favourite) and zig zag lines ( my son's) so it was a fun filled, hassle free project :)


And, like any other table, this one had to pass the acid test too. A surface only looks good when it compliments a cup of tea that has been lovingly placed on it and viewed several times from different angles :) What say ???

15 comments:

  1. This is beyond beautiful. I am keen to learn quilting as well. But this idea! Wow!!

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    1. Thank you Parama :) So glad to know you liked it :)

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  2. Absolutely marvelous ! Looks like an actual quilt. Great job :-)

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    1. Thank you so much , Boisali. Any compliment that comes from you is always a delight. I don't mind throwing modesty to the winds and taking a bow here :) Thanks for the feedback !

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  4. Too pretty! Love your transformed table!

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    1. Thank you Vandana :) Your words are always so encouraging .

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  5. This is absolutely gorgeous. Idea of giving a look of quilt on table top is just fantastic. You did it very well :)

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    1. Thanks Disha. It's a big compliment, coming from you. Thanks for stopping by :)

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  6. Beautiful !!! The intricate designs and the color combinations give the table a tribal vibe and I love that. The hard work most definitely paid off :)

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    1. Thank you so much Sruthi. Yes, you are right, it does give a tribal look. I must team up some tribal figures with it now and see how it looks :) Thanks for stopping by !

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  7. That's a gorgeous piece of DIY Reshma. You inspired me yet again, I also love quilting, planning to do a double bed cover with cotton sarees, let me see when it materialize, like my all other projects!

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    1. Hi Padmamanasa, so happy you liked it and also glad to know we both share the love for quilting. Do start your bed cover soon and share the pics. Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the encouragement :)

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  8. Nicely done Reshma.. I loved it..

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It's always good to get a feedback :)