Fruit season in our island

Apologies for no update for long time. I had a hectic time both in personal and professional life. Now somewhat sorted out.

Fruit season is under way in our tropical island. Mangos are finished their annual fruiting cycle. Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) is in the middle of its glory now.

  

 

Some half ripe Rambutan from our trees…

Guava is seen fruiting all year-round, but this time of the year they are in high.

Avocados are in the prime now

Papaya is also bear fruit all year-round. These are not ripe yet.

Progress crazy quilt No.2

I included some ribbon embroidery to this quilt too. I love to fill the space up. So following are two of flower compositions I added to the quilt.

Crazy quilt No.2 progress

I was absent from blogging since my grandmother passed away end of January. I was at my parents’ home at that time. Then came to work and got caught by work load and my research work. I was blessed with 2 free days at last weekends and began to embellish Crazy quilt No.2.

These were initial embellishments.

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My crazy quilt No. 2

I’m in the mood to embellish a crazy quilt again. So out came a project pieced long ago, actually at the time I pieced my first. First plan was to merge these two and create a huge quilt wall hanging. But I was done embellishing after finishing first part so it was bound and hanged at that time. Now I’m embellishing it and loving it. This is it with little embellishing done.  I’m going to record the progress of this one.

This is it in afternoon light, I love the colors.

Next step of my plant collection

One day my parents appeared at my door step as a surprise visit. I was thrilled to have them. They had another surprise for me; it was a bunch of plants from their home. That is how purple ground orchid, pink Hoya, red and orange Anthurium, pink rain lilies, An epiphytic cacti are in my little garden.

Purple ground orchid and it is flowering now

Pink Hoya - Hoya tends to take very long time to flower when propagated but it is very well growing.

Red and orange Anthurium - All of them are flowering now.

Pink rain lilies - It is flowering after heavy rains.

Epiphytic cacti

My younger sister and a friend of her were staying at my home for last three months to participate to a training program. The friend got to know my addiction to plants while living with us and volunteered to give some plants from her home garden. I am very happy to receive some rare native plants from her.  She was kind enough to give me Rock Tassel Fern, a kind of lily, White fragrant anthurium, A reddish begonia and a native fern I failed to identify correctly yet.

Rock Tassel Fern

 

lily and it is flowering after a month from planting

White fragrant anthurium

Easy method to convert old denims into overalls.

First wash and dry the denim. Decide what length you want your overalls to be for example knee length or mid thigh. I made three in three lengths and three patterns.

Put on your denim and mark the length you want your overall to be and fold the denim and cut it like this.

Then turn wrong side out of one cut off denim leg and cut off the bottom seam and side seam.

Then mark and cut front part of the overall using following measurements. You can change these to your preference.  These are with seam allowances. 

Then cut back part as follows. height: 8", upper width:8" and lower width: 15" with seam alowanses.

Then cut two 2”*20” strips for belts.

Take the front part and fold it in half. Then make a 5.5” cut from bottom like this.

Sew the seams around all front, back and strips parts. I used zig zag stitch for strength.

Pin the front part in to denim like following. This is why I made a cut; to use existing button and zipper of the denim. Then sew them down. 

Take the back part and sew two belts to it like following.

Pin the back part to the middle of back of the denim and sew it down.

Now put on the overall take the belts right side up over your shoulders and pin the belts to front. Putting on help to measure length of belts fit in to your body.

Sew belts down to front part or use button in each belt and button holes in front part to finish. then decorate it to your taste. I didn't because i am not in to much decorated cloths. But you can use broaches, flowers, beads, any kind. :) You can fold or seam the ends of denim legs. I prefer them just frayed.

The finished product:

Front:

Back:

The other two I made.