my one and only...

i went back home ...in Pahang...i am a true Pahangian ..born in Mentakab...grow up in Temerloh and now my parents settle down in Maran..these are different towns in Pahang...i am proud and i'm glad to be one...being a daughter of Ranger in Forestry Dept....i loooooooooove greens... i love outdoor activities...and adventures...

it was just like a walk down the memory-lane...looking back at all those old books..school magazines..and the one that bring tears of laughters are old photos....my boys said...retro..lame...old'skol...what-so-ever...but those school days...still the best!!!! then i found ...the first ever hand-made item that i make...tadaaaaaa....

......a crochet t.v cover that i make....haaaaa...finally i remember...it took me months to finish it...and after nearly 27years...it's still in good conditions...so i took it back home to Shah Alam...thanks mak for giving it back to me.....
as far as i remember...i learnt how to make this from my second sister Ngah...who is so good with x-stitch , crochets , beadings and hantaran...she makes me learn how to do this b-coz...as a teenager..i was a bit boyish...(what do you expect..growing up with two brothers) ... they even make me appllied for the secretarial course....when i got my SPM result..i did but i thanked Allah i didn't get it..hehehe naughty me !

and i'm thankful that i got such a GREAT family...

bears attack...

it was not a short break...it was 2 days break..boy o boy...well, loving all of you soooooo very much i decided to make another...not one..not two..but five bears....!!!!!so to my naughty nieces....put your name on it....early bird catch bigger worm...a'ah..

but...both of you a bit too late..Aiqal has make his pick ...for Leeya

bear in pyjamas ... was picked by Adam..

now..left these 3 bears...Miss and Mr. Straw"bear"y...and Miss Lime Green...

good luck..!!!

here bear..there bear...

everywhere bear..bear...bear...old Mcdonald has a farm....E..I..E..I..O..

well...actually i need a short break from my mega project...so i decided to talk about all the bears that i make ... i have been bitten by bear's bug....once finished..i start thinking to make another..and another...and now i got alot of stuffing fibre...thanks to my freind Anum Sam...terima kasih daun keladi.....so i got no reason not to make....helppppp!



Miss Pinky bear...meant for Miss Cindy Mutia Dewi , a relative in Jakarta...and now she named her bear 'baby nemo'





Miss Brown bear ... is for Hana , the girl next door..who is more like a sister to Adam...and the bear was given to Hana as a birthday present from Adam...whoelse??

then...left these two bears...Miss Lil'sweet Pink bear and Mr.Blacky...the rightful owner???well...still thinking...think...and think...

......old Mcdonald has a farm.....E..I..E..I..O...

continuation...

at last...for nearly two weeks i put my so-called mega project on hold...just to finish other project...finally today i manage to push the restart button....READY....SET....GO.....

1. the fabrics that i bought (30meters).....

2. measured and cut....bags / lining /handles /stabilizer and buttons...

3. my faithful sewing machine..now with new pin-cushion ... Spring Chick... i make another one because Azeem took the one that i make over the weekend...to give to his GF ...as birthday present...he even took my sweet slice to give to his best-friend ...another birthday ???purghhh boys...!

4. here are some of the ready bags...up-to-date total - 37 tote-bags

with all the materials are cut and ready to sew....i hope i'll be able to finish all the bags soooooon...!

my dress II

another dress that i make using the same pattern ... but i changed the opening and put it into front bodice....and stitched rose bullion on handmade buttons..and the herringbone stitches on the front opening seam......

and ... herringbone stitches on the pockets out-line and rose bullion on the pocket center....

and on the skirt's seam too....

weekend project - pincushions

well...it was a busy weekend for me....on Sat. 18th...was another get-together at Nor Amar's house...but this time...it was sewing cum carpentering (hubbies) and birthday party ....just image how busy we were....more on eating..whatelse !!!

would love to thank our host Nor..for such a lovely food (rosemary rice and mee bandung..)it was yummmmmy!!

and on Sunday..it was my eldest son Aliff's 19th.birthday...no celebration tho'...Aliff is going back to Malacca today...for his final exam...good luck !!

we decided to go back Banting before Aliff go back to Malacca...again had a yummy lunch..but this time kampung style...lemak cili padi ayam...hati ayam goreng jawa style...sambal tumis kerang...ikan masin...masak tumis air batang keladi...sambal kelapa with ulam pucuk raja...sambal belacan with mempelam...

simply the best especially my MIL's cooking....fingers licking good!!

well as usual..while we were there...me and my nieces (Jasmin and Ariessya) found a lovely project to make....Spring Chick pin-cushion from the latest BHG CC spring 2009...

Jasmin has put her effort in making this chicks...from tracing the templates...cutting...sewing ...and stuffing the chicks....then the group became bigger when...Linda came over to see our progress ...then came A.Ani joining the crowd.....by the end of the day....we make 6 chicks ....

but...my evening does not end there....then came my sis in-law Liza... pestering to make another pin-cushion...still the same magazine as a reference ...she wanted to sew a sweet pin-cushion Sweet Slice...so my weekend end up with these lovely pin-cushions... pink spring chicks, brown sweet slice, bright red xegon and lovely pink square (which i make earlier)....what a day..!

my U.F project...xegon

when i saw zila, fida and diahrothman's xegon project...i remember that i've yet to finish mine.....aaah jeles kat korang la tu ! actually ....this is my 'on-going' project...whenever i'm on the moves...balik kampung la...this is the thing that i include in my car-boot....


well...this project was started last year...three of us (my sis in-law Liza, my MIL and my self) decided to do this....i guess..my MIL will finish her quilt first...she's doing the quilting now...last row i heard...and Liza...the last time i saw....she wrongly joined the last row....and me....still waiting for my love hubby to take me to buy materials for the borders.....still pending !



here's my waiting in-line xegon project ....







when i saw zila n fida ....bunga-bunga xegon...feels like making it too.....greedy old lady!

miss pinky sunbonnet sue...

....i'm so excited to finish up this pink baby quilt...this quilt (42 x 60 in.) is for my friend's daughter ...who is now living in Australia... actually... i make a baby quilt for her grand-daughter with this pattern before... so she wanted a same pattern but this time... all in pink ...i was a bit worried ... not in making but in chosing the colours....but now looking at the finished product....i'm soooooo very happy with it.....not bad aah?

yatta!!..after 2 quilting days...finally i finished the quilt last night...really looking forward to see the final result....in making this i cheated a bit ...hehehe....well, normally...finished the blocks then only join the quilt...but what i did...joined the quilt then only i stitched the appliques...a'ah naughty me..!!!! just can't wait to see how's the outcome...

i make six blocks of Sue with different touches of pink dresses..thanks to my sis in-law Liza for the pink remnents....(which i hardly have...daaaa!!)

and each Sue is holding six different kinds of flowers...

and hand-quilt it.....walla ....presenting.... the Miss Pinky Sunbonnet Sue...really hope they will love it....

recycle..reuse...

well...i wish i could talk about this matter and make this lovely mother nature more greener...so let's do it ...ladies!!!

and now i'm talking about my sewing recycle project....actually...i've seen alot of Japanese people do this....they recycle their cloths especially their winter clothings...they turned old sweaters to children cardigans..men shirts, obi and old kimonos to quilts and small hand-crafts...i really admires their way of thinking ..and here i am trying to do the same thing...

i bought this so-called .. 'light sweater' which i normally wear it...during my night outings...a'ah it was so happened ..one day i accidently dropped a chemical X...(just like powerpuff girls...hehehe....) and left few spots on my sweater....front and back..!

i put it aside for quite sometimes...and suddenly my " ideas - bulb " lite-up....and decided to do simple applique on it...just nice to cover the X spots...on front bodice ..a flower and on the back ..a butterfly......

and now i got myself .'.an old sweater with new look......

so....come on ladies...don't just simply throw...i'm sure there are alot of other things that we can recycle....such as handbags (magnet buttons and handles..)..torned jeans (applique on it)...old and torn cloths (buttons..)...actually... those are the things i did....so let us... recycle and reuse ..i'm sure all of you can do too.......

from Ebay...

...i was on Ebay (at Adik's house ) and saw this pre-cut 4 inches x 40 squares...i just love the earth tone combinations...actually i never try any bidding before...but i really wanted to have that fabric...so i decided to go on and try my luck....and just so happen that the lady luck was on myside that day...i won and got the pre-cut fabric for just USD5...well plus postage i only have to pay RM28....i don't know whether it's worth it or not...but i'm soooooo happy !

two weeks later...i received the package...wow! it feels great...

well... i didn't wait long to decide what to do with it...yup! i decided to make a table-runner ....yipheee...i got myself a new table-runner for my old coffee table....

i just love the combinations and settle with it...no need to add any other fabric...except for the borders and binding... which i got it from my scraps bag....hehehe

once joined ...i added a little bit of simple embroideries on the borders....sewn a curvey lines with running stitches and chain stitches to form the leaves

and add-up some buttons....for flowers

and wallaaaaaa...here's my new table-runner