Friday, July 25, 2008

Another visit to the hospital

Antoher visit will be this evening. Scheduled for tonsillectomy tomorrow morning. This procedure is highly recommended by the ENT, I have all the criterias. Wish me well. To my needlecraft friends in the viccinity, if you need a spot where you could stitch and bitch, just holler hehehehe


Lagi lawatan ke hospital. Kena buang tonsil esok pagi. ENT yang aku jumpa sangat-sangat rekomen buat ni sebab aku ada semua kriteria yg membolehkan prosedur ni. Doakan aku sihat walafiat. Kepada kawan-kawanku yang suka jahit-menjahit dekat-dekat sini, kalau nak cari 'pot' lepak, telefon laaa yea hehehehe

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Something small in the making - part 3



As at today 12.45pm. Will start quilting later.


Setakat tengahari ni pukul 12.45, akan mula quilting kejap lagi

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Something small in the making



I started to stitch the applique' flower and embroider the stem & leaves today. The background is a simple patchwork I made on Friday night for a Free- motion Quilting learning session on Saturday. But I've decided to practise on scraps a little bit more.

This small project in the making, is a quilt for the tray. Original pattern is from Patchwork Club magazine No. 61 last year. I modified it a little bit here and there.

Since it involves needle turn technique* for those tiny appliques and I don't really have a lot of time to spend on stitching/sewing every day, this project will gonna last more than a week I suppose.



Hari ni, mula jahit applique (sulam tampal) dan buat sulaman untuk daun & batang. Kain dasar tu sebenarnya dah dibuat pada Jumaat malam lagi , sebenarnya untuk kelas Free-motion Quilting pada hari Sabtu. Tapi aku tukar fikiran sebab aku rasa masih perlu berlatih guna kain perca.

Projek ni adalah projek alas dulang. Paten asal dari majalah Patchwork Club keluaran 61 tahun lepas. Aku ubah sikit sini sana.

Untuk projek ni, aku guna teknik needle turn* untuk applique yang kecil molek tu, aku pun bukan ada masa sangat 'menghadap' projek ni hari-hari, aku rasa memang akan ambil masa lebih dari seminggu nak siapkan.



* needle turn - handstitching technique for applique involves invisible stitches and gives emboss effect
teknik ni guna jahitan susup supaya tak kelihatan and bila siap ada kesan timbul yang cantik pada applique

Thursday, July 17, 2008

oh daisy !



Pattern from Quilts & More spring 2008. Fun project, a bit tricky to stitch the base (final step) and tad boring to stuff the fiberfill into it since the size is huge , approx. 6"X6"X3". I's gigantic yet practical. I simply love sticking the pins on the yellow swirly spot and weave my needles in the petals.


Paten ambil dari majalah Quilts & More keluaran Spring 2008. Seronok buat pincushion ni cuma leceh sikit semasa langkah terakhir i.e. jahit tapak kat bahagian bawah dan agak membosankan bila nak sumbat fiberfill sampai padat sebab saiznya yang besar tu. Walaupun bagak tapi praktikal. Aku suka sangat cucuk semua pin kat bahagian tengah yang warna kuning tu dan susupkan jarum-jarum kat kelopak.

Friday, July 11, 2008

Irises in my garden









Sew exciting


Back to sewing, at last. To keep my sanity and being creative at the same time. That's all for now, will be back for more. Will write a little about things that happened for the past few months.
¤ Akhirnya aku kembali ke aktiviti jahit-menjahit, untuk menenangkan fikiran dan dalam pada yang sama mengasah kreativiti mindaku. Sampai sini dulu. Nanti nak kongsi sedikit cerita yang berlaku sepanjang beberapa bulan lepas ¤