Monday, November 12, 2012

Cuti Sekolah Sudah Bermula.....

Cuti sekolah sudah pun bermula. Minggu lepas, ibubapa & cikgu-cikgu sibuk dengan Hari Anugerah & Graduasi.Tahniah kepada yang berjaya. Minggu ini, calon SPM dapat cuti seminggu sebelum sambung exam minggu depan. Semoga cuti singkat ini, dapat melegakan rasa berdebar-debar bila jawab exam. Yang lain ada yang pergi melancong, ada yang sibuk dengan kenduri, yang berkhatan pun ada. Yang tak ke mana-mana, isikan masa dengan aktiviti yg menyeronokkan & berfaedah. Semoga semua dapat manfaatkan cuti dengan sebaiknya. Ibubapa, 'please stay cool', OK ;-)

"Jadikan kejayaan & kegagalan hari ini sebagai pemangkin untuk kejayaan masa depan. Sekali berjaya, semoga berusaha untuk terus berjaya lagi. Sekali gagal, bukan bermakna gagal selamanya, berusahalah capai kejayaan." 


Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Nine Patch Block - the simpler & faster way to do

I would like to dedicate these snapshots to all quilting newbies. Nine Patch is the most basic patchwork block, perfect for newbies. In these snapshots, you will learn to do Nine Patch the simpler & faster way. Enjoy !



(1) cut 3 strips each from 2 printed fabrics & sew them together alternately (sample measurement : 2.5" strip, min length is 15", depends on how many block u want)
(2) cut to 2.5" rectangle patches
(3) arrange the patches to make nine patch pattern
(4) join them block by block
(5) join the top two blocks, then join the bottom two. later join all of them together
(6) voila ! you now have a piece of mini nine patch-work top (sample measurement : roughly 12 1/2" square). You can later sandwich this piece together with batting/wadding and backing fabric, quilt them together and make it into things like potholder, table topper, mitten etc

box tissue cover
box tissue cover

Saturday, May 05, 2012

knit so, neat not so

last Sunday, after so many years i finally got a chance to learn knitting - the basic & how to. It was a short but fun 3-hours class conducted by a fellow crafter. since I didn't have knitting needles & yarns at home,  to ensure that what i just learned stays in my head, i grabbed a pair of chopsticks & crochet yarns to practice the cast-on, knit, purl & cast-off. Well, it didn't turn up very well but at least it helped me memorizing the step-by-step. And the very next day, i couldn't stop myself from purchasing a pair of straight knitting needles, circular needles & yarns from a thrift shop, Daiso. I did one patch of knitting and very proud of it ;-)      ~Zalita, the novice knitter~


Ahad lepas, setelah sekian lama akhirnya ku berpeluang belajar 'mengait dua jarum' - asas & cara-caranya. Kelas selama 3 jam terasa sekejap sahaja & sungguh seronok. Yang mengajar adalah sahabat kraf kami juga. pulang ke rumah, apalagi terus mencari kayu sepit dan benang crochet untuk berlatih cast-on, knit, purl & cast-off  supaya apa yang baru dipelajari tidak hilang dari kepala. Walaupun ianya tak berapa menjadi, sekurang-kurangnya membantu juga aku mengingati langkah-langkah 'mengait-dua-jarum'. Esok harinya, terus sahaja beli sepasang jarum lurus, jarum berangkai & benang knit di kedai serba-jimat, Daiso. Aku berjaya buat satu knitting patch dan sangat berbangga ;-)       

     ~Zalita, 'budak baru belajar' mengait-dua jarum~

Thursday, March 01, 2012

Selepas beberapa lama...2012 / After a long hiatus...all set & ready for 2012

salam semua, apa khabar? Terimakasih kepada yang masih 'follow' serta kepada yang baru 'follow'. Maaf kerana dah lama tiada cerita di sini. Panjang kisah di sebaliknya tapi saya pendekkan ya ;-)


sementara di BangsarSelepas kembali ke Semenanjung, pada Mei tahun lepas, kami sekeluarga menetap sementara di Bangsar sebelum berpindah ke Kajang. Seperti perpindahan sebelumnya (ya kami berpindah secara purata setiap 2 tahun), saya sibuk mengemas rumah, menyusun semula barang2 dan tak lupa menguruskan persekolahan baru anak2. Dalam kesibukan itu, rupa2nya saya mengandung. Kami tak sangka ;-) . Saya alami morning sickness yang sangat teruk, banyak kerja yang tertangguh. Namun, khabar gembira terhenti pada minggu ke 11-12 kandungan, beberapa hari sebelum Ramadhan. Saya mengalami keguguran, serta komplikasi semasa proses D & C. Saya dimasukkan ke hospital selama 9 hari dan disyorkan berehat selama 2 bulan. Saya masih jumpa doktor sehingga awal Oktober.
 Sememangnya, selepas berpindah ke Kajang, saya tak sempat kembali ke aktiviti menjahit& kraf  sehinggalah akhir bulan Oktober. Itu pun tidak rancak seperti sebelumnya.
students di Kolej Komuniti Klang ;-)
students di Kolej Komuniti Klang

Pada bulan Disember, saya menerima jemputan mengajar Kelas Patchwork & quilting di Kolej Komunti Klang. Awal tahun 2012, sibuk dengan persekolahan anak2. Saya kembali aktif menjahit & kraf seperti biasa pada bulan Februari. Dengan harapan, momentum ini dapat dikekalkan & ditambah sehinggal ke penghujung tahun.
Tidak seperti tahun 2011, yg mana fokus saya lebih kepada aksesori & pakaian, tahun 2012, saya lebih kepada barangan bayi& ibu bersalin seperti quilt, barut, bedung dll. Dalam pada masa yg sama, turut menjual secara kecil2 barangan jahitan utk patchwork & quilting.





Hi, how are you? Thank you for still following and thank you to new followers as well. It had been a long silence in here, there is a long storyto tell but i'll make it shorter ;-)
sementara di BangsarAfter we moved back to Semenanjung in May last year, we temporarily resided in Bangsar before moving to Kajang. Like another moving house episode (we live semi-nomadically for the past 10 years i.e. in average we move in every 2 years) i had been very busy unpacking & re-arranging things plus managing the kids new school & kindie. amidst the hectic schedule, we found that we were pregnant. it was a very pleasant surprise, indeed. However, i experienced a very bad morning sickness. i was so sick and unable to do lots of thing. Then, it was about week 11-12 of pregnancy just couple of days before Ramadhan, i misccariaged. And there was a complication during the D & C - i lost about 5pints of blood and bed ridden for days.  i was discharged after 9 days in the hospital, and the doctor asked me to get rest for at least 2 months. follow up appointments were made until early October.
Actually, after we moved to Kajang, i've never really get the chance to sit down and enjoying sewing & crafting until end of October. It was not as productive as before, though.

 In December, i got an invitation via a friend to teach Patchwork & Quilting at Kolej Komuniti Klang.students at Kolej Komuniti Klang ;-)

 Early 2012, i was busy more on kids school thingy. By February, i'm back on my track, sewing & crafting as usual hoping that this momentum will last and maybe accelerated until the end of the year.
Unlike 2011, last year I was more on sewing clothes; accessories. this year 2012, i do lots of baby & maternity things e.g. baby quilts,bedding, swaddle, nursing covers etc. after considering demand especially from my students & friends, I also started selling patchwork  & quilting tools / supplies