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More of creative sewings - Patchwork & Applique

2011-05-06T17:09:00.000+08:00

Here are some of the creative sewing which I really adore and dream of making... I hope it inspires you as well.. Just to share with you how sewing can decorate your life.

Silence Speaks a thousand words...

2011-04-13T15:35:00.000+08:00

Hi there friends... long time no news.. I've been away lately.. bz with my family... Both kids are not well lately.. so I had to shift my attention to my precious ones for a while...But my sew must go on... maybe will continue back again after attending a 4-days-3-nights seminar with Epal Craft Centre at The Summit Hotel, Subang Jaya recently... I have soooooo many things to share with you... Just hold on tight.. I only have little time to update my blog.. so please bear with me..

Class for making Blouse

Scallop Cushion cover

Picture taken with the tutor for scallop cushion cover class.

Dinner bag... opps... I didnt make this... only for demo..

Tekat Emas course A.K.A The Traditional Malay Golden Thread Embroidery for wedding items. Picture taken with the tutor & my best friend Sheila from Puchong.

Hono Handbag -- pic taken with the tutor from Taiwan.

Group photo taken together with the Epal KK(Sabah) VIP Members.

Last but not least... a special photo taken with the founder of Epal Malaysia - Madam Fully Chye, Chairman of Epal Craft Centre. She is a very nice lady... even though she's the chairman... she taught us one-to-one, whenever she visit each class at each session....

Thank you Madam Fully! We truly enjoy the 4-days3-night convention...I never regret attending it. Although I come so far for that event, I even left my children as well for the sake of my hobby... people might say I'm crazy... yes I am crazy when it comes to sewing! Again Thank You for everything. You made my sewing life easier...

I must show you the beauty of sewing in my next post....

Till then... tata for now..

.... to be continued

Yadda yadda... collections again

2011-02-25T09:59:00.002+08:00

My Maya & Marsya

A gift for baby fullmoon A.K.A "Majlis Timbang Buai & Akikah" for baby Qisha & Zayyad.

Door gifts for company annual dinner party..

Love embroidery

2011-01-27T14:29:00.001+08:00

Nice? I love it...

Backpack for your lil ones

2011-01-25T13:01:00.002+08:00

I have tried out this cute lil backpack tutorial ... its really great. I really love it...

I made this just for the sake of participating in a sewing competition held by Epal Craft Centre, Malaysia, recently --- theme "Back To School - Hello Kitty".., any kind of bag are accepted.. as long as it meets the theme..

All participants must buy the kit provided which consist of 1m Hello Kitty fabric, batting & a name tag sticker... thats all...

So.. tada.. this is my bag. Thanks to the tutorial from That Crafty mrs V... Really saved a lot of time... especially when I always do things last minute... I managed to finish it in 1 day...

You can try it out..

http://thatcraftymrsv.blogspot.com/2010/05/guess-what-ive-got-for-you.html

For your eyes only

2011-01-11T13:43:00.002+08:00

To all my loyal viewers, deeply apologize for the long silence... Too busy with my lil 9 months old baby... Still breastfeeding.. Thank God I survived on breastfeeding until today...

But I still do a lil bit of sewing & embroidery... Only when there's an urgent "cannot-say-no" orders.. I do admit, I had to go very slow at some orders... or might have put aside some... I'm so so sorry for my delay...

When I come to think back... what is money compare to the baby who needs you by their side... But no worries my friends... I'm doing the best I can to cope with your delayed order(s) ya...

Give me some time...

Anyway, just to share with you some old pics which I didn't manage to upload since Dec 2010.

Enjoy the pics & HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011.

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2011-01-05T07:39:00.000+08:00

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2011-01-05T07:37:00.000+08:00

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Happy Anniversary my friend

2010-11-02T16:34:00.003+08:00

I made these towel embroidery special order from my new friend Bonnie, who celebrated her Anniversary recently and decided to give her DH this very special gift, for the two of them. I bet he likes it too.. I asked her to take a pic of them both wearing it...hahaha... too C.E.N.S.O.R.E.D I guess!

Also not forgetting their precious lil boy Watari... made him this applique aeroplane. I really love this one!

More of cute embroideries

2010-10-19T11:47:00.005+08:00

I feel like testing out the applique Curly font I bought for quite sometime already.. but never tried it before. I'm suppose to make a similar one soon... so, must to a trial & error before making a real one for customer..

I just looooove the M

Another order to be completed soon.... to be continued...

Sooo many things I wanted to do... I wish I can slow down the time.. so that I can do more things!

Happy Birthday to me

2010-10-13T13:54:00.003+08:00

Happy Birthday to me
Happy Birthday to me
Happy Birthday to meeeeeeeeeeeee

Happy Birthday to me!

I celebrated my 3rd-tee-sumthin birthday recently on the 8 October. To all my friends out there who has kindly drop a few beautiful wishes on my fb, thank you very much from the bottom of my heart.

Also to my close friends in the office, they had made a surprise birtday party for me. It was a really GOTCHA.. They made me attend a routine monthly meeting.. and suddenly out came the birthday cake -- which is also my fav American brownies

These are the packed food for our "meeting" lunch.

As a token of appreciation, I decided to give a small gift to the girls who had chipped in the birthday surprise party.

Its just a simple face towel with their names embroidered on it.

I hope they liked it...
Thank you again..

Stack up your nappy

2010-10-08T11:26:00.003+08:00

Made this diaper stacker for Joanne. Hope she likes it.

Sorry for the delay... really can't help it.. with these 2 lil ones...
Thank God I can still continue to sew ...
Thank you for all your support.

The Sweetest gift from a very sweet friend

2010-10-07T11:34:00.003+08:00

Hello! ... this is Marsya.. my lil joy..

Just-woke-up face.

Nice baby quilt eh?

No.. I didnt make it... its a gift from my darling friend Sheila for Marsya..
Thank you dear!

September sewing

2010-10-06T16:51:00.004+08:00

Here's some old updates that I nearly forgotten to update.
Above: 2 sets of Baju Kurung for toddlers aged 2 & 4yrs old.

A dress set with matched hairbands & panties aged 8months.

Also an 8 months old baby dress.

Photo contributed by my ol-time friend Ziera with her cutie Dania with the dresses

Thank you Ziera. Very nice family picture.

Wake up.. wake up!

2010-07-16T15:02:00.004+08:00

Whoahh!!! It has been so long since my last update.. I miss blogging a lot... but I miss my bed twice as much more..hehe.. yeah... things was getting unorganised nowadays... or does that mean I'm l@2y? Hmmm.. maybe a bit.. but "tired" is more like it... with work... house chores, and now 2 "demanding for my attention"princess and of course not forgetting my DH too.

Time flies so fast.. in fact I wasted most of it away from my sewing machine.. I do feel guilty for that.. But nothing compares to my precious 2 princess.. they are more important to me besides sewing...

Well... I must get myself going now.. Soon will be Ramadhan...sew many things to do .. sew little time..

For a start, I finally dig out my sewing machine from the cabinet.. it has been there since March. hehe... And TADA... my first homework...

Its a readymade apron... a friend of mine asked me to embroider on it.. as a gift for her babysitter Jennifer.. who takes good care of Eva, her 1yr old daughter.. Hope the nanny likes it..

My new bundle of joy

2010-03-27T13:24:00.003+08:00

Announcing the arrival of my new bundle of joy Marsya Damia, born on the 18 March 2010, weight 3.6 and 47cm length.

Day 1 at hospital, Maya was over excited having a lil sister.

7 days

Cutie cutie

2010-02-18T11:22:00.004+08:00

Hi there! Long time so quiet. Still around...still huge... still heavy... I'm 36week now... whoaah! I'm nervous already.. counting the days now...

Still can sew? Yes... but... very2 lazy now... Yet, I need rest too... Another pending orders from friends..... here's my last mission accomplished!... No more after this... I can't even find the effort to make for my own... sad though.. I miss my sewing already...

A plain bib, very suitable for customized embroidery... Flo, its a good idea for a gift for your friend. Hope she likes it...

I wanted to make this too for Maya.... this one is for AuntieJ, for her son Ethan, who will be a big bro soon, same like Maya, soon to be a big sister...

See what I made for myself?

A jacket! Neah! I didn't have the time to make my own jacket, although I thought of making one for myself... Errr... Next mission then... after confinement. I plan to make jacket for my lil ones.... Surely cute ones! Heheheh... cant wait...

As for now... I only managed to embroider "Sew Cute" on my jacket... to bring to hospital during delivery later. I wanted to sew my name on it...but hahahaha I feel I'm not that young to expose my own name on my attire... too shy lah..!

This is the original embroidery design on this Cheetah brand Jacket...
( hehehe.. cheap jacket only..)
Too bad it was initially C&S... if it were the other way round.. I can just add Sew & Cute on it.

Till then... I hope I have something to post before new baby arrive.
Tata!

Sweet baby Cabrini Baptism dress & hat

2010-02-01T14:57:00.002+08:00

Sorry for the late post on the White Satin Baptism dress with baby hat.. for cute lil baby Cabrini 6 mths.

She is sooo adorable... I really like her pose... !
Hope you like it Connie....
Thank you..

Lil Satin White Baptism dress

2010-01-19T08:56:00.004+08:00

A cute tiny little satin white baptism dress for a 6 month old... very delicate handling needed during the making... yet still in progress...

Well see more of the complete set tomorrow.

Name tag

2010-01-14T13:50:00.003+08:00

Long time I didn't post any entry.. *sigh* very tiring indeed...
The one and only achievement this year to start of is..
I embroidered a nametag for my daughter's pre-school uniform...
hehe... (is that all...?)

She's the only one having nametag on her uniform..
Since this mommy got her hands so itchy..
so she did it...

Yep... thats it... PEACE!

Countdown 2010

2009-12-31T10:46:00.002+08:00

New Year is just a few hours from now..
Wishing you a Happy New Year, May all your 2010 resolution will come true!

This is also to inform you that ALL NEW ORDERS WILL BE CLOSED temporarily until further notice. Although my due date will be in March, I have to concentrate with my own preparation and still in progress of completing some delayed orders.

To all my friends out there who is still waiting for my work to complete, please pray for my health... and strength. I am deeply sorry to drag your request for quite some time, due to my unfit & physically "heavy" now .. my sewing pace has also decreased. Hope you can still bear with me... I will do the best I can.

Thank you for your support & patience everyone!
Without you readers, I won't be here ..

Do email me if you have any enquiries.. I'm still reachable via email aruzamo@yahoo.com or YM: aruzamo or SKYPE: jurramo
I will respond to you the soonest possible.

Happy New Year
"Kotobian Toun Wagu"
"Selamat Tahun baru"
2010

Specially for... x'mas

2009-12-23T18:07:00.004+08:00

Here are some orders on towel embroidery, for x'mas gift.

This one is my gift to my friend Irene, during our gift exhange in the office.
Hope you like it Irene!

And the rest are ordered by Flo Dawn, the black "Mumchee" is embroidered on a t-shirt for Flo's auntie, and the other cute ones are for her teenage nieces or cousins... Hope they'll love it...

The Doctor Bag

2009-12-22T11:41:00.004+08:00

I love this bag...I just love it.. I fell in love with it the moment I saw the sample at Epal.

This is an extra project I made and learned from Epal Centre. If you are an Epal VIP Member, you should receive a newsletter from Epal for December 2009, about this bag.. and they are selling various types of bag handles including the inner iron support handle (for the opening of the bag)

Side view
( the ends of the zippers are neatly wrapped and hand-sewn in a button shape plastic holder)
sorry I didnt manage to take the picture of the inner stuff.
I never knew there are so many things used to make a bag that I never seen before..

This is the opening of the bag... very wide.. I like it... The openings are supported by a hidden metal handle , also hand-sewn into it... hardly noticeable right?

The best of all... I've gone thru the challenge of sewing this bag.. looks easy... but if you got the technique wrong... only God knows if you have such great patience..

Last but not least, the leather handle are also hand-sewn... to attach to the body. No worries.. it is strong enough to support your load... cos I used the strong thread for sewing shoes.. That should hold up the strap firmly..

This bag is not for sale or order for this moment... maybe next year...! I would turn it into a diaper bag... or mommies bag...

FYI, I'm the first who made this Doctor Bag here in Epal KK Centre... wow... not sure why no body wants to buy the Kit.. In my opinion, although it is quite pricey.. but the the technique is very unique.. and you can learn a lot from it... Even my hubby can't believe I've made this bag!!! He finally HOLD it.. OPEN it... PEEK inside it... OBSERVE my workmanship ...and was quite impressed with my work.. "THIS IS GOOD WORK" he said. I never heard him complimenting my work all this while.. hehe.. He made my day today~

Cutie Hello Kitty

2009-12-21T11:05:00.002+08:00

Another cute set of towels (from small face towel, medium & large towel) for a Hello Kitty Fan Shirley for her adorable girl Anniesen..
as she really love Hello Kitty soooo much..

Cute set isnt it? I love it too.. I must make one for myself too... err.. for baby .. hehe..

Stash swap

2009-12-17T13:35:00.003+08:00

I received my stash swap from Diesha last week, so happy to receive the goodies! Thanks Diesha! I love it... Above pic is the main stash - 3 fat quarters, 10 buttons (got more than 10), 2 A4 size felt, and 2 types of ribbon (got 1 extra piece).

These are the whole stash, together with the extra special stash from the sender.. a few shapely cut felt for embelishment, extra ribbon and a piece of handmade ribbon embroidery ... A very nice stash indeed.

Thanks again Diesha, sorry I forgot to sms u.. when I received it.

Hexy #8

2009-12-17T11:22:00.003+08:00

Completed my Hexy #8 for kak Dee, with theme of red & yellow.
Another 2 sets for her as well, the last 2 sets will be black & yellow. Hope to get it done by this week..

Phew.. I sure did a marathon.. I managed to cope up with all 10 sets within 2 months!
Wow what a challenging achievement indeed.
I started my 2nd hexy set only in November, and now I'm finishing my last 2 sets in Mid Dec.
(pat my own shoulders)

I really like this art of hand sewn method... at least I didnt get to waste my time, I can sit anywhere, any free minutes... to do this hexy.. even in the car...( of course when I'm not driving).
Time is so precious now.. since my big belly really giving hard time sitting with my Janome.

Sorry for all my friends out there who is still waiting for their orders.. Sorrryyy if i dragged it too long.. I might have to cancel orders, or put on hold until after confinement.. But I will try my best to make as much as I can by end of Dec 2009.

After new year 2010, it will be a new year for me.. I will be concerntrating with my own health, my own newborn preparation..(arrghh.. I hv not made any for my coming bb yet.. boo hoo hoo).. and a new life will begin..

Sorry to dissapoint some of you readers... well, I'm doing my best..
Wish me luck!

Hexy #5

2009-12-07T14:49:00.003+08:00

Hexy set no.5 for Via, theme color blue... sent by post - done.

3 more sets to go.. which means 30 pieces of daisies to gooooooo... for Kak Diah... the last and final member who took 3 sets..

So far I received (for my turn) from:
Faridah
Mus
Shima
Kak Diah
(sorry, forgot to take pics...)

Yet to receive from:
Cik Kema
Naiz
Via
(slow.. slow..akan ku tunggu juga..)

My Maternity blouse

2009-12-07T13:29:00.003+08:00

Finally I get the chance to make my own maternity blouse....

Unfortunately my hubby teased me when I put this on... he said since when did I started to wear colorful clothes... You look like a clown! He said! ARRRGGGHH...!!!! Is there something wrong with the color?? Oh gost I was so damn angry...!

Yeaah.. I admit I normally wear black or dark colored PLAIN blouse... hoping to look "slimmer". But I thought of a little change.... Eiikk.. it really pissed me off this time... and I was suppose to wear it yesterday to a wedding... Since I got that irritating comments.. I put it away..! Sob..

*sigh* hah well... I'll make a new one.. with a dull color next..
Not sure if I had a bad taste or he's the one who is blind...

Warm Pink Baby Quilt..

2009-11-26T16:12:00.002+08:00

I made this baby quilt for girl... This time I change to a warm color tone.. yet still pink.. but warm pink... Ordered by my friend Rini.. for her sister-in-law.. Hmm.. Rini, how about your own new baby quilt?? Haha.. I dun think I can manage to make another one for you... cos our expectedd due date are about the same... haha.. I hv no baby quilt for my own too! *sob sob* (see how things goes.. )

I need one tooo....!

A pillow case and 2 bolster case...

Arr.. this pic is blurry... its taken at 4am... my eyes are nearly shut as well.. mind my lousy pic quality.. The Malays sayings "Asalkan ada..."

6th Hexy

2009-11-24T08:20:00.006+08:00

Done with my 6th set of Hexy for Ms Shima.. her prefered color is Pink & Yellow.
Hope she likes it.

Oppss... I think I swapped the 5th turn... u-ohhH! 5th hexy turn is supposed to be VIA, blue & yellow... How on earth did I missed out this one.. (need to check my eyesight now.. too much of sewing.. huh...? hehe)

SORRY VIA!! Don't worry.. I'll be very FAST!

Discount RM500 for Janome sewing machine.

2009-11-23T14:10:00.013+08:00

Hello friends out there! I have a great deal this month... !
Offer only valid till 30th November 2009.

Get a special discount of RM500 from any purchase of any of the above Janome sewing machine.

Original Price:
1. All-in-one Harmony Model 2049-RM2,499.00

2. Serging Sewing machine MyLock 744D-RM2,499.00

3. All purpose sewing machine Model MC6500-RM5,499.00

4. Computerised Embroidery Machine Model MC300E-RM5,999.00

5. MC11000 : Mesin Jahit serbaguna + Sulam komputer - RM18k

6. MB-4 : Mesin Sulam komputer semi industri - RM30k+

Terms & Conditions:
* CASH or Credit Card ONLY
* Offer valid until 30thNovember 2009 ONLY
* FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS.
Only 1 unit entitled for this offer... so HURRY and grab this chance in a lifetime!

For further info please contact me:
email: aruzamo@yahoo.com
YM: aruzamo
SKYPE: jurramo

-Sorry.. offer taken!-
Thanks.

Happy surprise day

2009-11-23T10:46:00.005+08:00

What day is today? Today is nothing but a Monday... Just feel like sending someone a surprise gift for her newborn son. Just a simple gift.. I hope she likes it... Its a body suit and two washcloth..

To Reena, surprised eh? Nothing much from me, I wanted to sew something extra special... but I wish I had extra magic to make me do work extra fast .. this is the least I can do for now.. Hope you won't mind.. just the embroidery machine does the work...

Cute embroidery for babies

2009-11-19T14:33:00.001+08:00

Isnt it adorable? I can't wait to make things out of these designs...
stay tuned..

Baby Baju kurung

2009-11-17T11:42:00.004+08:00

I made 2 pairs of baby baju kurung for the age of 3-6mnths, for Ms Amie...Hope she likes it..

4th hexy

2009-11-16T10:49:00.002+08:00

This is the 4th hexy set for Ms Naiz.. Enjoy!

3rd Hexy

2009-11-12T10:17:00.002+08:00

This is my 3rd set of hexies for Pn Akma...
Red & pink buds... err bud the inner bud pink color was a bit dark warm pink.. I hope she likes it... Its on its way by mr postman..

Baby Snowdrops Giveaway

2009-11-09T11:29:00.004+08:00

Are you using cloth pads? I do!... FYI, I love it.. some might say... eewwww.. thats filthy... well... same goes with baby cloth diapers with poo poos .. how do u clean it? Still... needs washing rite?

Here is a giveway... not a contest.. but this store is giving away for lucky winner with free cloth pads samples... Lets join... who knows you might love it!

November babies

2009-11-09T10:35:00.007+08:00

We celebrated 2 birthdays in the month of November.. two cousins.. Syamim & Maya. Just us the siblings & nieces & nephews.... at nenek-mama's house.

Since Syamim is a very big fan of Harry Potter... I made her a customized embroidery Harry Potter glasses pattern on a tshirt.

Another cute girls design on towel
( a design by bunnycup.com)

The cuzs with gifts..

Maya was so excited with her Hello Kitty cake. Thanks to my darling sister who sponsored the cakes for the our girls.

Syamim's barbie cake.

2nd Hexy set

2009-11-09T10:21:00.002+08:00

Due to so many things that delayed my Hexy game contribution.. I finally get myself kicking and now doing the marathon to catch up with the other oustanding turns... This is the 2nd batch of hexy set for Ms Mus.. Sorry dear for the delay...

I think it should be fast now... I can finish 'em all... No worries.. Next turn is for Akma, Naiz, Via & Shima. All fabrics ready for stitching up... GO HEXY!

Hot mum deserve Diamonds

2009-11-05T08:35:00.003+08:00

Hey friends! I found this fabulous competition..You might stand the chance to win $200 cash (to spend anywhere you like) I guess its worth a try... Who knows you might win the monthly draw winner... and you can earn yourself to buy your dream precious diamonds..

To find out more please click the HOT MUMS DESERVE DIAMONDS picture icon below

More about the CONTEST click here

Simple embroidered chiffon baju kurung

2009-10-30T14:47:00.002+08:00

Made this baju kurung top for Ms Ana.. fabric type is chiffon..

With lil bit of beads on the neck..

Hope she likes it... sorry for the delay ya dayangg...

Another Elmo blankie

2009-10-30T14:26:00.002+08:00

This is the 2nd blankie for Ethan... so that he can have one to play with and get the other one washed..

Elmo Blankie Friend

2009-10-27T16:33:00.003+08:00

Made this blankie friend for lil Ethan... his mommy said he loves fiddling satin fabric.. hmm.. .. So she decided to buy a blue satin fabric.. and asked me to embroider Ethan's fav cartoon character.. Elmo Ethan!

Cheerio Elmo

2009-10-21T10:54:00.003+08:00

Another towel design for Naz.. Elmo

Cute lil Kitty

2009-10-14T14:15:00.003+08:00

Back to work, I'm starting my engine.. no turning back.. THE SEW MUST GO ON...

This hello kitty design is so beautiful, I never thought the design and stitches are so "perfect". I bought this design on the web (oh no, I cant recall which site..) specially requested by a mother of two beautiful girls, Naz. Deeply apologize for the looong delay.. Thank you for your great patience. Hopefully you like it.... Another piece is on the way.. hopefully I can show it to you tomorrow.

STUPID MOTHER WHO STEAL MAYA's PICTURE!!!

2009-10-12T12:29:00.007+08:00

YA ALLAH!

PLEASE HELP ME OVERCOME THIS SITUATION!

SOME STUPID MOTHER WHO HAS STOLEN MAYA'S PICTURE JUST FOR THE SAKE OF WINNING A CONTEST! AND WIN!

PLEASE FRIENDS, PLEASE SPREAD THIS UNETHICAL ATTITUDE FOR THE TRUTH..

ITS MY DAUGHTER SHE IS CLAIMING!

YA ALLAH.. LINDUNGI LAH ANAK KU DARIPADA SEBARANG BAHAYA.

AMIN!

I'M VERY DISSAPOINTED AND SAD!

GO TO THIS SITE ..

http://nurrabecca.blogspot.com/

http://ryanraffael.blogspot.com/?zx=5479c719e4e5f84d

Thank you to Hany who informed this to me...

Happy birthday

2009-10-08T09:24:00.002+08:00

Happy birthday to me..
8th Oct

I wish....****
Amin.

Petite Baju Melayu

2009-10-06T15:54:00.004+08:00

Babies tiny lil attires are so adorable... Not sure if they sell it in stores.. for baju melayu for babies as young as 0-3months.. I guess customed made is always a choice for mothers who fancy proper attire for their beloved child.

A baju Melayu top with round neck (Baju Melayu Johor)
Made for Fafa's lil baby boy.

A pair of trousers

And a tiny samping (a skirt-alike which is worn together with the baju melayu, either tucked in or tucked out).

I guess I might stop taking urgent orders for now, cos due to my uncertain "tiredness" A.K.A lazyness.. I can't afford to dissapoint others with delayed/unfinish orders.. I must concerntrate on my own time & health for now. Still got a few projects on queue, will show you when its done.

THE SEW MUST GO ON.. till then. Cheerio!

Baju Raya

2009-10-02T15:26:00.006+08:00

I have so many orders for Raya that I had to postpone due to my unfit situation. Early pregnancy is not easy to handle and i was adviced to get enough rest (although I lie to the doc, saying I'm eating & sleeping well).. I still need to at least clear up some orders.

I had 6 pairs of baju kurungs that I didn't even had the time to get a snapshot of it. See how desperate i am to finish up & deliver it away ASAP.. Here are some of the lucky ones I got..

Out of 20++ orders, I only managed to sew 12 pairs in time for Raya. Gosh! I feel so terribly sick after that. If I knew I would get preg, I won't accept orders. Thank God who gave me powerful strength to go thru all the sleepless nights. And thank you to my husband who understands and cooks for me during my hectic busy moments.

To the other pending orders, I am trully sorry from the bottom of my heart, that i had to delay your orders. Thanks for understanding me, God Bless you..

This is a baju kurung for a 6++months old Aysha (Karmilla's)

A Baju Kurung for Maisarah 3yrs(Rini's)

A baju kurung moden for Datin F (datin wannabe..haha.. jgn pukul aku ya auntie!)

Baju kurung kedah moden for Sabrina 8yrs

Baju Melayu cekak Musang for Jafran 7yrs

Pair up with his sister Sabrina - baju kurung pesak

My love is for real

2009-09-24T23:38:00.004+08:00

Tada! As I have promised to show you how my mystery love looks like.. This is the result.

Its a wedding wall hanging requested by Ms Valery for her wedding recently. I can only publish the picture after the event is over, it won't be a surprise if I displayed earlier...

This masterpiece turn out huge.. I though it would be just around 40'x40'... but the exact size reached up to 60"x60"(arrgh.. I forgot to measure before handing over to Val.. so I don't have the exact figure..) I put this on my queensize bed when taking this pic (see my lil girl still sleeping by the side of our bed?), it covers the whole bed! Unbelievable.. A bit of extra size, but I treat it as a gift to the bride for the extra inches.. Hope she likes it.

If I were to make another one of this... errr.. I would think twice.. ! hehe.. not easy you know.. with my very limited time.. patchworking needs time & patience.

Missed you all

2009-09-24T23:17:00.004+08:00

Hi there to all my loyal friends out there! Its been so long since I updated this blog. Thousand apology for my absence. I'm fine.. not to worry. Just that I had too much of overloaded outstanding orders, and I have over exhausted myself. I guess sewing gets harder while overcoming the 1st trimester. Appreciate all your support, without you readers out there, I won't be here producing more and more sewing masterpiece until today. For those who did not get their turn on their orders, I am trully sorry from the bottom of my heart. I wish I can have miracles for you...

My morning sickness is getting better now.. but at times it will get nasty.. with no warning.. Thank God I still can cope with my work.. and my lil Maya, who never give me a chance to rest! But, although it is hard to handle a kid at this age, she brightens my day with her cry & laughter..

Stay tune friends, I have so many things to upload.. I hope I have the time.. Please bear with me ya!

I love to love..

2009-09-04T15:56:00.000+08:00

I'm love sick already...

Will only post the final masterpiece sometime next week..

Display is researved until event is over..

sneak preview only yaa..!

Today's cutie pie

2009-08-20T13:22:00.003+08:00

This is the birthday girl Qiesya 2yrs old, wearing the Lavender Butterfly partydress..

Photo courtesy from Mummy Qiesya

1st round of hexy

2009-08-19T10:27:00.002+08:00

To my hexy pals, sorry I posted my 10 hexy daisy a bit late than the due date which is on the 15 Aug. A bit bz lately, and tired.. (I'm getting morning sickness already ...arrrghh.. *wink*)

THis first hexy blue color set of 10 goes to Faridah Salim. Hope she likes it.

Model of the day

2009-08-12T11:17:00.003+08:00

Here is the owner of the baby quilt, baby Nur Airies has turned 1 month already..

Isn't she adorable!!

Lotsa hugs&kisses for the cute lil baby...
I hope she likes it... I do enjoy sewing it...

Photos courtessy from Nur Airies mother...
Thank you!

Give Away by Jahitan Maklang/ Ribbon Chanteq

2009-08-12T10:03:00.002+08:00

I hope I'm still in time to join this great giveaway by Maklang/Ribbon Chanteq.

Come join the fun by following the Term&Condition for this give away, see more by clicking HERE.

Hexy game

2009-08-07T10:29:00.006+08:00

I can't believe myself that I joined a group of creative ladies who love sewing as well.. together hand-in-hand building up a Grandmother Daisy Flower queensize Quilt for ourselves.

Isn't that sweet??? Picture above is courtessy of Kak Diah.. A sample of how the hexy game would turn out to be..

How does it work?

1) We gather around a bunch of 10 person (all virtually scattered around all over Malaysia)

2) Draw will be held every 2 weeks, on who's turn will get the whole set of 100 daisy quilt flower from all members.

3) Each person will have to make 10 daisy quilt flowers following the prefered theme color the winner of the draw for that 2-week period. Everyone must finish the 10 flowers on time within 2 weeks, and send it to the lucky person by post.

4) Every member will get her turn to receive the set....

5) I just cant wait for my turn...no need to worry.. even the last person will get her turn by end of december.. not that long rite? Imagine if you make this queensize quilt all by yourself..HANDSEW! I wonder if I can finish em in 5months.. without this kick-startup...

Hehehe.. dun laugh yaa! This is my first time making this trully handmade and hand-sewn creation. All this while I only made my sewing with my very helpfull & faithful Janome machine.. Too lazy to use hand needle.. but now.. no choice!

Top pic is the back view. Not that hard to make, just print out the required size of template, standardise with all members... See Balkish blog for the details of this game.. Click HERE

This is the front view... sorry about the white temporary stitches... Can only open when finish all..

Hopefully I done it right... Please comment ya members...

BTW, the lucky person to get the first draw is Faridah Salim. Her prefered color is BLUE.. Wait till I get all my fabric done..

Love is in the air..

2009-08-06T15:08:00.003+08:00

Love... love..love....

I fell in love with love
Stay tuned....~~~~<@

The Lavender butterfly

2009-08-03T11:41:00.005+08:00

I made this dress for my friend's daughter Qiesya to wear on her 1st birthday party. Its an off shoulder dress with a small white speghetti strap.

This design was requested by the mother herself.. as she love this color.

The design was actually from a doll-dress, now I turn it into a girl's dress

TADA!!! Not easy.. but Thank God I did it..!

A purple & white butterfly design is so sweet matched with this linen fabric dress.

It was suppose to have net lining inside, but I thought it would be too bulky to sew it together, so I made a seperate tutu skirt for it.. So that she can put it on if she wishes.. it might be too hot to put it on especially during the hot day.. or she can even wear it with other dresses if she wants an extra wide skirt..

Hope she likes it..

Happy Birthday Qiesya.. sorry I missed your birthday party, Maya was not feeling well..

Baby Dress & a bonnet

2009-07-28T10:25:00.003+08:00

I completed a white dress and a white baby bonnet for Antasia's order with a classic Sue Bonnet embroidery design on it.
Not sure of what dress to make for the baby, so I decided to make a semi-formal white dress, at least the mummy can put it on her baby for any occasion.

I hope she likes it, I guess the lil baby can only wear it when she is around 6-12months old, as Antasia requested for a 1yr old dress for her niece.. This dress is american size ..so, for asian, normally we used 1 size smaller.

These are complimentary towels with embroidered name on it.

Oh no! I forgot to take the picture of the baby quilt together with its pillowcase & bolstercase...

I will put up the picture tomorrow then...

Baby Girl Quilt gift set

2009-07-21T14:41:00.003+08:00

I made this baby girl quilt set for a gift set ordered by Antasia. The set is supposed to come with a pair of bolster, pillowcase, a baby dress and a baby bonnet. Only finished the quilt, still trying to finish the other stuff, I thought I can finish last night, but too tired.. I must sleep before I get myself dizzy...

I love it... I hope this would be mine...

I'll show you the rest of the dress & bonnet & etc... I hope I didnt fell asleep again..

stay tuned.

Work in progress

2009-07-20T11:13:00.002+08:00

A sneak preview of my work of art.. Stay tuned.. Hopefully I will be able to upload the finished product tomorrow..

Cute as a button

2009-07-15T17:02:00.005+08:00

I'll go crazy when I bump into buttons! I must buy some.. no project in mind for buttons yet.. but just to have fun.. See these cute buttons..

Some has been sold out.. Very unique & irristable

You can visit the store for your own collection

Yoonie studio shop

My first button used so far... I made Maya her pants, since her pants has worn out and a bit tight. This time I'm using an applique flower design on it. I used the scraps of fabrics that Rhonda gave me

Cute lil tiny buttons...

East meets West

2009-07-13T14:41:00.007+08:00

CONGRATULATIONS!

To Priscilla & Raymond

for their wedding on 11 & 12 July 2009.

She is my very good friend since schooldays!

Church mass at Sacret Heart ..I miss attending this one... hahaha.. busy with my sewing machine... to finish up the night reception..

*sigh* finally completed... one down.. more to go!

This dress is very similar to the dress I made before this..

Although I've done this a few times.. but this time is more challenging..

(1)

I have to make 2 sets of dress for 5 girls = 10 dress

(2)

I have to get their measurements by email.. I have to trust their mom's measurement or typo error (only guide them by email)

(3)
I was only given their picture too, so that I can guess how exactly they look like physically.

(4)

I have 5 multi sizes to make - 14, 12, 10, 6 & 4 years old

No matter how hard it is.. I will strive hard to make it.. Like Bryan Adams said, "Everything I do.. I do it for YOU" (yes all of you out there too)

This is the back side ... the ribbon was a bit short, since the organza fabric is limited.. and I have no more time to go out to buy more.. This is the only length I got.. But, no fear.. I had bought for standby.. rolls of organza ribbons.. In case anything happen..

Haaah.. This is HARD! For me ... you should feel the softness of the fabric... veryyy soft...needs extra carefull ya... and hard to handle..heheh
(mind my lazyness, I didn't get it ironed before taking pics... sleepy oredi)

A speghetti strap dress with semi round flair skirt.. Looks easy...

but only God knows how hard it is for me ... needs practice..

I made the embelishment simple this time.. only play around with ribbons and bows... I didnt get the close up for the gold dress bow ribbon has a tiny butterfly on it

Look at the cute lil girls in the dresses I made... not the girl in black, (the Kadazandusun traditional costume). I plan to make one for my lil Maya with a Dusun Lotud costume(coming soon.. dunno when)

Arent they pretty.. Mix multi-racial ... Malaysian & France

This cute girl is Azizah 6.. my good ol-pal Syedatul's daughter.. sexy oo..

The twins

2009-07-03T15:49:00.003+08:00

Neneth came over to my house last night with her 2 kids Aishah & Hakim (background Mr Bean)

the four-eyes Aishah in action..

the two trying to grab the crackers

Sweet Aishah loves to pose with Maya.. but this Maya never wants to sit still... She always avoids the paparazzi nowadays!

Very hard to get good shot of her..

See the dress they wear... a same batik dress we bought from an expo exhibition at our office building. It was supposed to be RM15 per pair.. but we got it for Rm10 each..

Lil Barney for lil Danish Arjuna

2009-07-02T15:54:00.003+08:00

Danish Arjuna, hero of ol-time-good-friend of mine... Ziera who turns 1 on 16 May 2009

Towels.. towels.. towels...

Pair of t-shirt & pants..

A special request, Danish loves Barney & Elmo.. so he gets a Barney instead of both.. heheh..

I got one elmo head embroidery design if anybody wants... ?! Price... negotiable..

Embroidery for gifts

2009-07-02T15:09:00.003+08:00

I made this... errr... not exactly the dress.. but only the embroidery part (not the pooh design, that is the original Walt Disney design on it) This dress is for Putri Ainin Ilyana, 2months.. (opps.. sorry Mummy Ida for the wrong spelling)

So cute.. I like this dress... so comfy... I really miss holding a newborn baby..

A towel for her too..

A small gift for my old friend Ida for her new baby...

Glad you liked it..

Nice2craft giveaway

2009-07-02T10:26:00.002+08:00

I want to win... ! I wantttt...

I want customised towel for myself...

from a NICE person like Nice Shiela Tu kraf

Finally completed

2009-06-29T16:18:00.007+08:00

I finally completed my part-time 3 months dressmaking course held by Pusat Giat Mara, Penampang. With a very short period, we covered 7 modules: -

(1) Baju Melayu Cekak Musang,

(2) Men's Slacks,

(3) Modern Baju Kurung,

(4)Kebaya asli,

(5)Batik Men's shirt, and

(6) & (7) 2 types of womens skirt.

This is my Kebaya.. wow.. how come its so petite & not XXXL size?

haha.. dont get fooled by the mannequine.. the dress is MY size.. only by the help of pins that makes it slimmmmmmmmmm...

(sorry about the photo quality.. I just found out the camera lenses has Maya's fingerprints on it...)

This is the skirt... arrghh.. how on earth did I take this photo.. can't really see how it looks like exactly... I'll take the photo again when we get this back...

This is my old post.. the Baju Kurung Modern

And the skirt..

This is my man's batik shirt... Cool.. 1st time makin men's shirt.. not so bad..

Hah! This is the hardest one! Men's slack... If my hubby asked me to make one for him again.. I'd rather buy..

It has sooo many itsy bitsy parts .. pockets, waist bands, fly.. arrrrghhh... why do men need all this thing??

A baju Melayu Cekak Musang... this also needs a lot of patience & tidyness..

And.. lastly.. this is not in the module, but since I have spare time after I finished up my modules, I helped out the full-time students there to sew a nurse's uniform. Although I didn't manage to draft pattern & cut material.. at least I get the chance to sew the tops.

I will try one some day..

Sew quiet

2009-06-24T10:55:00.005+08:00

Hi there! I've been sew very the very quiet lately.. Why? Cos I lost my voice! I have been sick nearly the whole month... my flu & cough passing over to Maya .. and passing it back to me.. Until my voice are gone...Yeah.. believe it or not.. my voice still rocks!

Maya has also on and off going to school. Poor Maya, she lost some weight due to her heavy flu & cough.

This is Maya in her new pair of her school sports attires. She was excited to wear it for the first time, I guess she feels like she's in the 'crowd'...

BUT... ahaaaa!!!! Only excited for a little while.. now she gets hold of her blankie & soft pillow. Yeah.. she will bring all these to school. Even the huge cushion pillow .. ! She will definitely grab any items she saw before she leaves the house..

Nah.. nah.. she is starting to get worried... "Pigi tempat nenekmama saja, tamau skola" (means, I want to go to granny's place, I don't want to go to school).

Hmm...what can I say, I have no choice but to send her to school.. She'll get over it.. although she cried a bit when sending her... after that, she's ok..

A bit tiring nowadays.. my laundry seems to increase everyday eversince Maya start school. She was trained not to wear diapers now, so, her spare pants & towels will definitely get wet .. AND i had to even wash her bag. Too bad her bag I made was not waterproof, so it can get dirty or wet easily..

Luckily I had extra bag for her.. hmm.. what the heck I buy a white bag for... easy to get it dirty.. Well.. I just like it.. plain white.. at least I can put her name on it..

Tote Boutique giveaway by Cik As

2009-06-16T15:14:00.005+08:00

I really admire this bag.. I wish I can have one.. just trying my luck who knows I can win this bag...

Visit Tote Boutique blog and see her beautiful work ... very nice bags she made!

And... good thing it has pockets!! Very practical...

Lets join the fun.

Aishah the lil cutie pie

2009-06-15T16:38:00.003+08:00

Here are some pics of cute lil princess - Aishah in her flower girl dress ...

She really knows how to pose like a real princess in "baju kembang" she said..

Photos by Neneth..

The birthday boy

2009-06-10T11:42:00.003+08:00

Hi there friends..! I hope I can start off my sewing back on track again.. as I've left so many precious hours behind lately.. still had not recovered my ori voice yet... (who needs voice to sew anyway). Still in resting mode now... I'm just displaying my past work that i didnt manage to upload.. This is lil Ethan b/o Untie J
during his 2nd birthday recently early June. I embroidered front and back.. Cooool dude isn't he??

Sinta or Cinta

2009-06-08T16:10:00.003+08:00

Its baby Sinta... thats the name of my old friend Aisah who came to visit me while she was on her "balik kampung" vacation with her family.. So trully sorry Aisah that you had to wait sooooo long to get your goodies.. what can I say.. I am only human.. please do accept my lame delay on your orders.. Another diaper stacker.. for your boy Deni.. sori yaa.. (dia besar suda..)
This one is actually by request to embelish her lil cardie cover which is originally plain pink with no embroidery on it.. So I thought of putting some lil flowers and her name on it..

And also I've replaced the ribbon which is accidentally torn off..
TADA... good as new!

A complimentary gift for my old close friend.. just a simple face towel...

Aisah.. I missed you so much..! We have known each other long enough...we are like sisters.. May our relationship last till the end of our lives...

One sick ..two sick ..3 sick rock

2009-06-08T09:47:00.003+08:00

Arrggh.. hate it when my tonsils swollen & terrible cof-cof ... Same goes to my lil Maya who is on & off fever-cough-flu.. everyone is sick lately.. Hope it'll go off soon.. I need rest which I can never get .. *sigh* Luckily Maya loves taking her medicine..

I had sorethroat too... my voice turns very deep husky & sexy voice..har..har..har..
You should hear me sing..

Mischievous borrower

2009-06-02T16:40:00.005+08:00

"Now this dress is mine..!" says lil Maya... No.. no.. this dress is not hers.. I just put it on her to test out the size if she fits.. Actually this dress was made for Aishah, Neneth's lil girl. She was assigned to be a flower girl for Neneth's sister's wedding.
I made two pairs.. another one is for her cuz Balkis, 7yrs old. I'll see if I can get their real pictures wearing it...

Luckily I have one model who can test it out to see if there is anything wrong with my cuttings.

Gold satin with cream colored waist band... matched with satin roses made from the same fabric.. I will make this similar flower girls dress some time soon for my best friend wedding, Cilla. So far this style is still a favourite...

If anyone has some other design you can suggest me to make, I can sure try for Cilla's flowergirl's 2nd night event set.

Diaper stacker & towels

2009-05-27T10:25:00.006+08:00

Here are some towels & a diaper stacker ordered by Yone as a gift for her friend. She was not sure of what color theme she wants for the baby boy Hafeez. So I come up with this mix pastel color cotton fabric

Just a simple applique star embroidered with his name on it...

Hafeez everywhere...

Hope she likes it..

Oppss.. this is not Hafeez... hmmm... she just love to "sibuk" around my stuff..

Rolled Hem

2009-05-26T10:21:00.004+08:00

What is a "rolled hem"? Rolled hem is a hem that is rolled.. har.. har..har.. I don't know how to describe what is it exactly. It works best if you have limited & too tiny hem allowance .. and it saves you a lot of time.. Its neat because the fabric are rolled inside without any need to serge..

All you need is a hemming foot (see pic above). Some sewing machine does not have accessories especially for extra presser feet.. But my Janome comes with 15 presser feet (if I count the number right.. ) for free..

This is an alteration process of my friend Auntie J's dress.. she needs it shorter a bit... So, I just shorten the length of the dress and sew this rolled hem to it..

I prefer rolled hem on dresses, blouses, ruffles, linings, tablecloths, scarves and any tiny hems, not only its neat but it can be a stylish way to finish your final touch-up...

Its so easy to make.. but needs practice, cos it might not come out as you wanted... if you have lost patience... I tell you..!

Towels out

2009-05-21T11:16:00.005+08:00

My lil Maya day at the nursery was ok now.. she cried for a while when sending her in the morning,but once she's in, she's ok.... She had to start practicing her potty training now. I realised that when I found her used pants damp with her shee shee.. and smelly towels too.

I embroidered her old towel last nite, to tag it with her name on it. I have to label every items, so that it won't get mixed up with the others. Yesterday her shoes went missing... I guess someone might have accidentally worn her shoes ... Hmm.. I wish i can embroider her shoes..hahaha.. yer rite!

The design above is a cute baby on a wagon. The big M font is an applique design and used a printed striped red & white felt fabric. Looks easy.. but the estimated time for this embrodery is 57 minutes. Not including my own sweet time changing colors etc ... sure is a lot of work to be done..

I'm getting more addicted to make more of this crazy embroidery... my itchy hands keeps on searching on the web for cute design... hehehe.. I guess there is no end to this addictive hobby.. Too many ideas in mind since my girl went to nursery... Now I'm thinking of making her something to wear...

Maya is going to school...

2009-05-19T12:12:00.004+08:00

Oh my poor Maya, she has to go thru schooling at early age of 2yrs 6months. I hv no choice but to send her to a day care centre... since my mom is not well to take care of her..

I had to prepare her stuff to bring over.. a last minute job... a simple tote bag... a bath towel & face towel embroidered her name on it.. I didn't manage to do it on the bag...

Here is Maya at the nursery... she surely know how to peek around the place... I bet she likes the place.. She surely do like the playground...

Getting comfortable sitting on the bench table while waiting for the principal Teacher Lina, to register her in...

What is this? Pee-ka-boo! I see you! "Maya monkey" <-- says Maya.

I hope she will continue going to school from tomorrow onwards. When I called her principal today, she said Maya was ok so far as for now (lunchtime). They are going to take their bath soon. According to teacher Lina, she cried a bit off & on in the morning after I left her.. But now she's ok...

Normally, parents were advice to send them for half day only .. especially on the first few days.. But since I have no one to take care of her.. and my leave has totally run out... so I have to leave her there until afternoon. As long as she's ok, said the teacher... she'll be fine..

Hope she'll be happy...

I LOVE YOU MAYA!

Aishah's embroidered pants

2009-05-15T17:16:00.004+08:00

Wah.. I never thought it would turn out great... hehheeh (pat on my back). Even my Maya doesn't have embroidered pants yet.... Someday..
These pants are not made by me... it is trully handmade by Neneth! The only part that is mine is the embroidery... I hv too many designs to be tested out... Only thing that is lack is time.

My favourite quote

2009-05-14T11:12:00.003+08:00

The making...

Early morning face

2009-05-08T17:24:00.006+08:00

This is my Maya with her early morning poses.. Actually I embroidered a set of towels for my neice Syaza, as she will be going off to further her studies in matriculation, but look who's eyeing for the towel instead?!>!>!

Maya just loved these cute toons..

Maya & Aishah

2009-05-07T15:02:00.003+08:00

Two beautiful names for two precious pumpkins... Maya & Aishah

My Maya & Neneth's Aishah...

Neneth and I went for grocery shopping one day when we saw some cheap children wear on sale...we thought of buying our daughter a same piece.. until we found this white long-sleeved t-shirt with butterfly applique on it. This t-shirt sure is adorable!

So I embroidered their names on it....

For Aishah

For Maya Zahirah

TIP OF THE DAY:

Do you know that a fabric pen has its eraser?? Maybe some of you might not know.. I don't know about it either in the first place.. I bought it long time ago.. but I forgot to test it out...

See the lines I that I've drawn on the fabric as a marker line.. It can easily wiped off in no time.

There are 2 types of pen - air erasable & water erasable..

If you're using air erasable, you don't have to clean it, it will dissapear in a few minutes. But sometimes it won't come off that instant... So it is useful to have this pen eraser, for instant cleanup.

And as for water erasable pen, you can only clean it off by washing.. So, if you are sewing stuff for your friend or customer, you wont have to worry about your ugly temporary markings any more.. Just erase it... TADA! off it goes...

Hani's birthday giveaway

2009-04-29T15:32:00.003+08:00

Happy Belated Birthday to HANI who turns ##?! last Monday I presume? But I'm not sure what date was that "Monday" as the date of the post I saw was 5thMay 2009... errr Hani, today is Wed, 29th April.. or I may be day dreaming..

Oh Well... what is important is my sincere birthday wish from your blog fren!

CLICK HERE TO MEET HER.

"Baju Malu Malu"

2009-04-28T09:46:00.005+08:00

Recently my lil Maya likes to take off all her clothes... for no reason.. could be the weather is too hot.. or sometimes when she spills a little water on her dress.. she will definitely pull down her t-shirt from the neck until her chest and leave it there exposing her shoulders... and said "malu.. malu.. kan mama?" -- meaning "shame on me, right mama?" Too bad i didnt manage to capture her shots when she did that.. by the time i got my cam.. everything is off already!

So I made this "malu malu dress" for her so that she won't expand her t-shirt neck bands...

A simple cotton shirred dress, using an elastic thread inside.

At least she's happy.. but she refuses to wear this long though... I guess she feels too exposed.. and shy to wear it..

Sew inspiring books

2009-04-23T17:08:00.004+08:00

Finally I got my book a few weeks ago.. I was hunting for this book all around town and KL too.. couldn't find it... Its good to buy books at Amazon, when you are really looking for your inspiring books..no hassle. Not sure how much it cost at the local bookstore.. could be more expensive or could be cheaper.. I'm sure some of you got this book too.. Thats where I got my influence from...

This is what I always look into a book.. FREE PATTERNS!!

And I also love this doodle embroidery.. although computerised embroidery machine can do this job perfectly & faster.. But nothing compares to hand embroidery.. I really admire those who have the in-born skills to make beautiful hand-sew embroidery. That is truly original work of art.

SWEETLILCRAFT'S GIVEAWAYS

2009-04-22T10:59:00.003+08:00

I want to join the fun too!!.. Come join with me and visit this site to get to know her creative handmades.. Say hi to Idayu..

Visit her shop: http://sweetlilcraftshop.blogspot.com/

And know her closely at http://ahadiidayu.blogspot.com/

These are the giveaway gifts ..
Well.. I think the best thing about giveaways is you will get more friends!

P/S:
Moral of the story.. when will jurra-sewcute organise her giveaway??
Sooooooon!

Damages done

2009-04-21T11:57:00.006+08:00

Do you know that ironing is a good excercise?? And you should never let your kitten iron your precious garments yaa??? or.. ..? THis is what will happen.... when damages done... cry me a river!!!!!!!!

Its not mine actually... it belongs to a friend of mine name Tweety Tandhoori Sanggam.. who was too lazy to iron her own clothes... and asked her kitty cat to iron her precious Churidhar dress.... see... I told ya.. never to trust a cat Tweety Bird!!

Luckily the damaged part was only the pants. There was only 2-3 spots of cracks on the fabric. I was supposed to hand sew it, but the fabric was too fragile, I was a bit worried it will get worst if not handle carfully. Finally, my problem solved.. my Janome MC350 saves my life.
So i was thinking of putting an iron on fusible fabric on the inside to secure the fabric from breaking off.

FInally ... Tada!!!!!! This is how it looks like after the "cover-up". Luckily I have flower designs which is quite similar to the embroidered top design.

So.. the plain colored pants has extra designs now..

Holes & cracks covered.

Seemless cracks... beauty of embroidery...

*Phew* ...!

I saved the pants for this Churidhar...!

P/S: Tweety... put it on and take a pic ya!

Modern Baju Kurung

2009-04-21T11:07:00.003+08:00

A trial dressmaking - Baju Kurung Moden or A Modern Baju Kurung for myself... whoahh!... its an XXXXL size..hehehe..I made this "Baju Kurung Moden" during my dressmaking class at Giat Mara. I'm so happy I can now draft my own bodyfit pattern, (although I cannot fit into tight fitting garments of course), now I have learned how to make proper measurement & draft a pattern. Just the very basic... But with this little basic, I hope I can do more style in future.. Still got a lot to learn! The skirt has fan pleates at the back. On top of that, I have learned to make skirt with semi-elastic waist bands at the sides. Very interesting technique indeed. I never made this before you know... All this while I can only make an elastic-all-around-waist skirt. At least now.. I can do nicer waist bands... with hooks.

As for the neck opening, I don't know what do you call this shape.. some say its a "sweetheart" neck. Not that easy with this very silky thin & hard-to-handle fabric... I guess I'll just have to learn the hard way... in case if I were to sew satin dress.. at least I have done my practice.

Finished my 2nd project with Giat Mara dressmaking, next class we're going to make trousers for men. Wow! This is hard...

Red Red Wine Mary Jane booties

2009-04-14T15:32:00.002+08:00

I made a surprise gift for baby Sufi Afiqah D.O. Jajakraf, a red booties to match with her diaper stacker... I can't thing of anything else for her gift since birth.. well.. its better late than never..

Polkadots Diaper stacker

2009-04-13T17:27:00.002+08:00

This would be a different look... which I also like.. POLKADOTS!!

Something different.. with a touch of pink & brown polkadots.

Ordered by Deanna. Hope she likes the embroidered Ladybug.

Visit my booth

2009-04-09T09:30:00.005+08:00

I am joining together with Epal Craft Centre in participating for an event -

MANUFACTURING SABAH 2009

Sabah Trade Centre

April 9th - 12th, 2009

10.30am - 6.30pm

Come and visit our booth "Pusat Kraftangan Epal". There will be lots of exhibitors from various field, eg: manufacturing, industrial machineries, SMIs, food & beverage industry and a lot more!!

HOT DEAL!!

Janome Harmony All-in-One 2049

~~RM1999.00~~

SOLD!

ONLY!

1 unit available

1st come 1st serve basis

CASH & CREDIT CARD ONLY

OFFER ENDS 30th April 2009.

Anyone interested, please visit my booth!

or email me anytime! If you have my number.. just call me

No more surprises

2009-04-08T16:08:00.004+08:00

Tadaa... finally I finished Jaja's diaper stacker after such a long time.. huhuhu.. sorry my dearest good fren.. I don't mean to delay.. buat *gosh* how I wish I can be 10times faster than my normal pace..

Here's to baby Sufi Afiqah.. haven't actually see this baby.. she's around 4 months I guess? Beautiful name!

Here's for you...

Hope you like it Jaja!

I need a break

2009-04-08T14:01:00.008+08:00

I really need a break, after long hours of work, heavy traffic-jams, sewing & daily chores... I guess I really need a break. I envy some friends go on holidays abroad.. I wish I had "Dibo the wish dragon" to send me to BALI

Anyone of you been to BALI before?.. Mind sharing me some tips on how to go travel in Bali.. I heard BANDUNG was great too! Is Jakarta cheap? How much $$$ do I need to travel?

I dream on shopping for sewing stash.. I guess Indonesia is heaven! Hope I'm right..

Aaahhhh... I need this nice massage!!!

See more of Jurra-sewcute Holiday mood here!

White booties, Purple & Green Diaper Stacker

2009-04-06T17:04:00.002+08:00

White Mary Jane booties for newborn
A gift set of diaper stacker & booties made for Marysia.

Another purple diaper stacker for a mom-2-b RynnChu.

Retro Tote @diaper Bag

2009-04-02T10:16:00.005+08:00

I made a tote @ diaper bag for Sindut. Very similar to the one I've made before this, only slightly bigger.. remember THIS bag? I also embroidery her name on it.. Hope she likes it.

More of smocking dress

2009-03-31T11:37:00.005+08:00

Green Smocking dress, very similar to the previous dress I made, as requested.
Sorry I missed out posting this pic, Dena.

Iron not for sale

2009-03-30T17:06:00.003+08:00

I made my 3rd block last night.. and I just can't wait to iron it using my cute lil iron..!! See how tiny it is??

My completed 3rd block

See what I bought recently during an exhibition here at my office building.. Its an iron! Not ordinary iron.. Its tiny.. but it can iron any materials without getting it burnt!.. It was said to have some chip inside that can detect the right temperature for any fabric.. Even if you forgot leave the iron hot on your fabric.. it will never burn.. But yet.. no pressure needed.. just sprinkle a bit of water... It will smoothen your fabric.. just like ordinary iron..

THis is Noah's ark... heheh.. its a wooden iron... for kids..! NO LAH! This is.. i dunno what its called.. but its meant for holding (weights) your fabric from slipping off while ironing those slippery fabrics. It works best if you were ironing seams, or anything that difficult to hold while ironing.. Cool eh?? It is special made my a profesional carpenter.

See my irons.... Makes my life easier... Sorry not for sale... The tiny one.. they have no agent in Malaysia, as it is directly flown from Taiwan. But the wooden one... can be arranged if you want... The blue steam iron.. negotiable with 2nd hand price.. hahaha..

Local Open Market for Malaysian crafters

2009-03-30T10:45:00.003+08:00

I met this new friend who has just started a new site on Open Market for handmakers,crafters and artists in Malaysia.

Anyone interested, please visit http://ngepen.com/

Want to know what is this ngepen are for?? Visit 'em to find out..

Let us support our local crafters and join for free! You can advertise your products there too.. I'm also there to support too..! You can be part of the community too.. Who knows you might find your opportunity you've been looking for... It is still new.. but it will grow..

Come join!

p/s: Haizam.. ini free promo ni..