Wednesday 12 December 2012

Kolam (Traditional Indian Design)

At long last I have another Quilt Top!This one is very close to my heart....some time back Reethi was asking for a book on Kolams from Madras....this came from Madras with Meera and Dorai.She was talking about writing a pattern using a kolam motif as the basis.On our return from Madras this time,had gone over to her house for dinner and after dinner she was showing me a printed set of sheets of paper with instructions to do a quilt top,telling me that this was going to be my next project!Very often she puts out something and compels me to finish it quickly.So,I thought this was one of those patterns.......till when it came to almost the end I realized that it was Reethi's pattern for a quilt top inspired by a Kolam!!The instructions were very precise and simple to follow(for me ,that's very important).Reethi sent this pattern to be tested by Chandra,Priya and me.Of course Chandra was the first one to finish in 4 days flat!!She has used pink and white whereas I have used black and white.

IMG_3558.JPG This one has been made by Chandra!