10.11.09

cascading blocks

I adore everything Nanette does… fascinating quilts, soft-delectable fabrics and little cute things she makes for her cutesy kitchen…

When I look at her work all I could think of are merry-go-rounds, clouds of cotton candy and happy colored lollipops… the light hearted kind that makes you burst into a wide grin instantly!

I was so happy when I found out one of her patterns got published in Baby Quilts magazine and scampered to the book shop, the very first chance I got.

And this is what came out of it...
The pattern is very versatile and lends itself nicely to a variety of fabrics. And the cascading blocks were so fun to play with.

The only change I did was to add to the width of the panels just to use more of my favorite flowery fabric. It is for a friend’s baby who is due any day now. If it’s a boy, I hope he doesn’t mind few flowers fluttering in his cozy blanket (‘_`)

I used fabrics from ‘Look and learn’ by American Jane. The prints are so sweet and I have some more left to amuse myself with again.

The backing is a toile of bunnies playing in the garden. I’m guessing they are Max and Ruby… the cutest bunnies on the block(don't you think?)!

Thank you Nanette for all the smiles & the sweetness and for allowing me to use some of your pictures (^ v ^)

~ pattern from Fons & Porter’s Baby quilts magazine(winter 2008).

17.10.09

Vermont in Fall

This is the third fall season we have been to Vermont and it never ceases to amaze me. I hope you enjoy these pictures.





A toy train at an Antique Mall on our way back home.



I love the New England fall mornings with its crisp and absolute still weather. I managed to take a picture of Venus in the early morning sky.

The real beauty of Vermont is visible only on the backroads. As we were driving on the backroads, we found these barn animals staring at us taking pictures of them. They seem to know what we were doing.


Wishing you all a wonderful Deepavali as colorful as New England fall.

~ Kalyan