For Vedika

Prakash and Kanika are dear friends. They were blessed with a very cute baby girl in early 2011. Soon after, they invited us over for a sumptuous Holi brunch! It truly was a treat - paapdi chaat, poori - aalu and moong daal halwa to die for! Kanika is a phenomenal cook! 

I had one day to make something if i wanted to. i decided on a small quilt, something that they could use in the baby carriage in their car. 

Time was a constraint, so i couldn't go scouting for material. i managed to pull out something from all the material and scraps i have collected over the years. i was lucky i managed to find polka dotted fabric in the same colour combination but in different sizes of dots.

Since it was predominantly red, i selected this blue striped material for the top layer. Again, since it was red and also a new born baby what better shape than hearts. Along with hearts i decided to have stars as well. 

I used chalk to mark out the diagonal lines which would serve as blocks for the hearts and the stars. i decided to stitch on red satin ribbon. When i tried the sewing machine, i realized that it was pulling at the threads of the ribbon. i then hand stitched the ribbon as also the shapes. The only part where i used the sewing machine was when i layered the top fabric, the batting and the lining. While doing so, i also attached the border piping. 

For the batting i had used some casement fabric and for the lining, soft white pure cotton cloth.

All in all, it looked very bright and happy!

When Kanika and Prakash saw it, they were thrilled and stated that it was ideal for the car! Glad, it was used for the purpose it was intended for!