By Megha Joshi (NID, Paldi)
As by now we were clear about the idea for the composition and theme for the quilt, we had another day for sourcing the remaining material. On Sunday regular markets are closed so we had only one option left, which was Sunday market on the riverfront at the old city end of Ellis Bridge which is known for cheap and a large variety of old and new products used on a day to day basis like: Furniture, Utensils, Antique items, Clothes etc. This market is not just for buying and selling things but is also a great place for photography, sketching, observing people and great compositions. The way these vendors display their stalls was also very interesting.
As by now we were clear about the idea for the composition and theme for the quilt, we had another day for sourcing the remaining material. On Sunday regular markets are closed so we had only one option left, which was Sunday market on the riverfront at the old city end of Ellis Bridge which is known for cheap and a large variety of old and new products used on a day to day basis like: Furniture, Utensils, Antique items, Clothes etc. This market is not just for buying and selling things but is also a great place for photography, sketching, observing people and great compositions. The way these vendors display their stalls was also very interesting.
As we had to maintain a budget and sustainability so this place was appropriate for our needs. For Layering the quilts we got saris at a very cheap price and we were not the only ones searching for fabric there were other local women who were also looking for worn out saris for making 'GODRI'(Patchwork Quilt). These saris cost between Rs. 30 to Rs. 100.
After sourcing all the material we came back and started working with the patches.
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