Vintage Car Embroidery

Vintage Car Embroidery

I have done this Vintage Car design on my little sons’ baby shirt. I think this Vintage Car design is very cute than the modern car patterns and think it came out all right. Let me know what you think.

• Sketch the design onto the cloth and fit the cloth into frame and tighten.
• Stitch the body of the car using red silk thread and satin stitch. The bumper in yellow silk thread and satin stitch. The hood in blue silk thread and satin stitch.
• The railing from the hood is done in yellow silk thread and outline stitch.
• Stitch the seat and steering wheel in black silk thread.
• Stitch the outline of the body of the car and bumper using black silk thread and back stitch.
• Finally stitch the wheels using black silk thread in chain stitch and straight stitch for the rim.


I am hoping to post the design patterns as a tutorial in future posts. In the meantime if you do have any question, please leave a comment.

Chili Potato Tempered

Chili Potato Tempered is a quick easy dish. It can be used as an accompaniment with rice, noodles, pancakes or even roti. This potato recipe is a hot and spicy Sri Lankan dish. If you would like to tone it down, reduce the amount of chili powder or add a bit of pepper powder instead of chili.

Ingredients

4 large potatoes
2 big onions chopped
1 large tomato chopped
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 green chilies chopped
1 capsicum chopped
1 tablespoon chopped Maldive fish
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 cloves garlic
2 sprigs curry leaves

Recipe

Wash the potatoes put them on a pot and cover with water, add 1 teaspoon salt and bring to boil.
Peel the potatoes cut them into pieces and place aside.

Place a wok on the stove, add the vegetable oil and heat it up. Add chopped garlic, curry leaves and onions. Add the green chilies, capsicum and Maldive fish and keep stirring. Add the tomatoes, chili powder and finally the potatoes. Mix well and coat the potatoes with the tempered onions.

Hand Embroidered Baby Elephant

I have used this baby elephant motif on my little sons’ baby shirt. It is very easy to sew and does not take much time.

• Stitch the outline of the elephant using dark brown silk thread and outline stitch.
• Sew the eyes using the same thread and make French knots.
• Sew the tusk using off white silk thread on satin stitch.
• Sew the foot marks using black thread.
• Fill the elephant body using random cross stitch.

Do let me know whether this information is helpful. I will post on how to do specific stitches and the pattern later.

Spicy Chicken Pizza with Button Mushrooms

Spicy chicken pizza with button mushrooms is a hot version for someone who loves spicy food. My family loves homemade pizza as I am very generous with the topping.

Ingredients - Pizza

1 lb. (450gm) flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
10oz. lukewarm water
3 teaspoons yeast
2 teaspoons sugar

Ingredients – Chicken and Button Mushroom topping

1 lb. (450gram) chicken breast
4 cloves garlic chopped
1 big onion chopped
1 big tomato cubed
3 capsicums chopped
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon curry powder
Pinch saffron
½ lb (200gram) button mushroom sliced
2 sprigs curry leaves
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoon tomato sauce
1 tablespoon soya sauce
1 teaspoon pepper powder
2 tablespoon olive oil
8 oz.(200gram)mozzarella or processed cheese

Recipe - Pizza

Mix flour and salt in a basin. Make a hollow and add sugar and then yeast add the lukewarm water. Let the yeast dissolve in the water. Mix to a soft dough. Make a hollow and pour the oil and knead the dough for about 10 minutes. To test whether it is properly kneaded, press gently with a floured finger. If it rises quickly it is enough.Shape into a ball and leave it to rise until double the size or 1 hour.

Recipe - Chicken and Mushroom topping

Season the chicken, boil and shred it.
Place a wok on the stove and pour oil. Fry garlic, onion, curry leaves and capsicum. Add chicken and button mushrooms and mix well. Add tomato, curry powder, chili powder, saffron, pepper, and salt. Add the tomato sauce and soya sauce.
To make the pizza, punch the dough and take out the air. Roll out and cut rounds. Grease a baking tray and keep the pizza dough round leaving room to rise. Spread filling and flatten it. Sprinkle with grated cheese and bake in a pre-heated oven at 220C for 20 minutes.