Happy New year

HAPPY NEW YEAR ...

A visit across the river

One of my aunts is sick and my mother and I visited her at her home. Her home is situated on a river bank and we got to cross the river to go there.

There are local wooden boats carved by villagers to transport people across the river. There is no bridge yet. This is a picture of wooden boats (taken from http://www.supportsrilankafoundation.org/SSLF%20-%20our_projects.htm.) 

Two of these are bound together and a wooden platform is attached on it to transport people.

This is the front of the boat we have boarded.

This is the view at middle of the river. Unfortunately my thumb is covering one view in half.

Very simple pouch for hands free set or data cable

Hands free set and data cable of my phone tangles in my hand bag always. So I wanted a simple pouch to put them in. this is what I came up with. It is very very easy.

I used cross stitch canvas since it is a hard fabric and a soft leather extracted from an old leather bag...  Cut two circles with ½ inch sewing allowance in desired size for one pouch. I used a glass to draw the circles. Cut one circle in half. Use piping or blanket stitch to finish the strait edges of half cut circle. Attach a button and a loop to two halves. Keep the whole circle right side down on table. Put other two halves right side up on the other circle. Pin it in place. Use piping or blanket stitch around the circle to finish the pouch.We can add a nice tag to the pouch while finishing round edge.