Da's Little Sewing Room

Today I am Pink

2010-10-29T09:32:00.006+08:00

Yeahaaa...today i am pinkkk...

there 'll come a day when things have to change...

the old LO is giving me no positive outlooked...

besides...banyak betul problemnya...

Labels dia selalu overlapped dengan Older Post...

Bila click Older Post...keluar all the labels pulak...

Nak pergi Older Post tak lepas2 juga...

so ...kita dah malas survey.... memandai2lah buang the labels yg overlapped tu...

dah lain pulak jadinya!!!...semua comments kat entry tu hilang pulak...

hancur jadinya....mau tak merajuk....dekat 1 tahun...

pernah ke jadi kat you all mcm ni?...ker kakda saja yg tak reti...eh?

whatever it is... i am in a very cheerful mood today...

i will look at everything on a positive side...come what may...

Ice Breaking Attempt No 1

2010-10-28T00:51:00.004+08:00

Salam all...

Its almost one year...

Today is indeed an auspicious day...

simply because..i managed to log-in into my own blog...

and..i am definitely going into writing again....muahahahaa...

PS....nice meeting u all on FB too...thanks lindt for looking me up.

I am so...bitten.

2009-11-17T19:32:00.009+08:00

Well..i am not exactly a Twilighter... but Tasha got this book from big brother for her birthday.... out of curiosity, i kidnapped the book before she finished the first chapter...(quite a decent book for a 10 year old)
haha....took me only 3 days(and nights) to finish it...

At that time... i haven't actually seen the movie...Twilight yet... not in full at least... the only time i saw it was on my flight from Heathrow to Cairo last June... but only for half part of it... it was quite frustrating then but i forgot about it until i read this book New Moon...

Again... courtesy of my son... i got to watch the the movie... a lot of it...i don't know how many time...hahaha
well... that is some kind of confession i guess...
Anyway.... up until now... i have read New Moon for the second time and then continued with book 3..Eclipse... and last night i just finished book 4...Breaking Dawn....
Huh...talk about marathon... i haven't been doing much else...
Now only i can sleep easy and proceed on my other projects....sewing and all..

So... anyone out there...anything like me?... i hope not....it is not very healthy... but then again that is how i am with books...i will not wait until i can find free time to continue...

ok...now i am in for some spoilers....for those who haven't read all the Twilight Saga books and plan to do so... please close your eyes...

Jacob will be very much a part of Bella's life in New Moon... and even more in Eclipse... i cried a bucket when Bella just realised that she is actually in love with Jacob too...
i cried again in book 4... during her beautiful wedding and when she is about to loose her life.... silly me...
I actually read these books with a critical mind but i am not going to say anything... however bizarre the things Stephenie Meyer put in these books especially in book 3 and 4... she has the right... its a fantasy love story for heaven sake...
Anyway... its a happy ending... where Bella got to keep all her love ones together... Edward... Jacob... Nessie... humans... vamps... wolves...(whatever).... safe sound and happy.... she is the true hero of this saga...not Edward...

Now..who's going to take me to see New Moon?... my hero is not very keen... he wants to see 2012...
And Tasha is going with her classmates... her friend's birthday bash... the parents are treating the girls to see New Moon....
Sounds like they are in Team Jacob... and mommy is too old to be in any team...
"anyway, you are already married, Mom"....

Huh?

Happy Birthday Natasha

2009-11-04T09:18:00.006+08:00

Its a little late...but mommy's gonna put it in the blog anyway...just as you have requested...

Sorry for the the delay, sweetheart....

Happy Birthday ... i love you very much... always.

The smile on her face says it all...worth all my effort to prepare the cupcakes... nothing fancy but she is happy...

Tasha and cousins...see their painted faces...hehehe...
They enjoyed their diy face-painting session very much... i cant help smiling when i see Abdullah's face...trying to act fierce...
After some party games...they changed into swimming gears and got themselves wet and wild...wah what a party...

Selamat Berpuasa

2009-08-21T10:22:00.005+08:00

Assalamualaikum..

Sempena bulan Ramadhan yang akan bermula besok....kakda dengan gembiranya hendak mengucapkan Selamat Menjalankan Ibadat Puasa untuk semua rakan-rakan, adik-kakak dan saudara-mara kakda...

paling2 istimewa untuk:
all my Stitching Sisters...huhuhu do we still stitch?....
and...
all my Tudung-Making Sisters... kencang2 la u all menjahit, girls....
and...
all my tudung buyers yang budiman lagi memahami... you people are great...
and...
tak lupa juga semua pengunjung-pengunjung blog yang semakin frust sbb tuan blog tengah seronok ber'hibernate' sampai tak ingat donia.... maafla ye...

teringat kata-kata seorang kawan yg tengah mendahulu carta hibernator paling ngetop sekarang..."hibernate ni makin lama makin syok"...
alohh... jangan la sampai gitew lalinggg...tak baek tau...

opsst....melalut pulak...jangan lupa niat puasa malam ni tau.....

Semoga kita dapat mengutip pahala yang banyak pada tahun ini ye....Amin.

Selamat Berpuasa Semua.....

Tempahan Ditutup Dahulu

2009-05-20T18:36:00.004+08:00

Dear All...Friends and Customers...

I will be away in June, therefore i am sorry to announced that:

1) Tempahan Telah Ditutup buat masa ini...(May 2009 and June 2009)

2) Segala urusniaga pun diberhentikan dulu...(No readymades available at the moment)

3) Segala urusniaga akan berjalan seperti biasa bila kakda balik ke sini nanti... di hujung bulan June 2009...Insya Allah.

Tuhan Lebih Sayang Pada Nya...

2009-05-18T10:47:00.006+08:00

Assalaamulaikum

Kawan-kawan dan teman-teman semua, terlebih dahulu kakda meminta maaf kerana tidak menjawap pertanyaan melalui sms, emails maupun di shotbox kakda tu...

Hari sabtu lepas kakda mendapat tahu bahawa adik bongsu kakda, Dek telah terlibat dalam kemalangan jalanraya... kakda yng paling awal sampai di hospital... dia terbaring di katil...koma... bernafas cuma dengan bantuan mesin .... sedih sungguh melihat dia begitu...
Bila doktor yg bertugas datang dan memberitahu keadaannya yang sebenar...lemah segala anggota badan ini... terus terduduk di situ...

Paling2 menyayat hati apabila apabila doktor memberitahu kedua ibubapa kakda yang Dek tak dapat diselamatkan dan akan meninggalkan kami bila bila2 masa saja...
Kesiannya pada Mama dan Baba...hancurnya hati mereka....hanya Allah yang tahu...
Akhirnya Dek telah meninggalkan kami buat selama-lamanya pada malam Ahad itu juga...
Hari itu Hari Ibu...

Siapa sangka dalam keluarga kami ini ...Dek yang paling awal menemui Allah... kakda anak yang sulong dan dia anak yang bongsu... umurnya baru 22 tahun... umur Baba kakda sudah 83 tahun...dan Mama pula 63 tahun...
Hanya Allah yang maha mengetahui apa yang terbaik untuk seseorang sama ada hidup atau matinya....

Kesedihan yang keluarga kami rasakan sangat dalam...impak dari kehilangan dia sangat besar kepada kami... barulah kakda tahu bagaimana rasanya .... amat perit...
Bagaimanapun kami sangat bersyukur kepada Allah kerana Baba dan Mama masih ada untuk memimpin kami hingga ke saat ini...

Kalau boleh kakda tidak mahu menceritakan kisah sedih ini di sini... sebolehnya kakda ingin berdiam sahaja... bercuti dan duduk bersama ibubapa kakda di kampung ...merawat hati sambil menemani Mama selama yang boleh... tapi kakda ada banyak tanggungjawap di sini...

Kepada kawan-kawan yang menghantar ucapan takziah dan kata-kata perangsang pada kakda...jutaan terima kasih dari kakda.....

Untuk Dek yang dikasihi lagi dirindui...kaklong doakan semoga Allah ampunkan segala dosa-dosanya....dan tempatkan dia bersama para syuhadah dan semoga Rohnya dirahmati Allah sentiasa...

Al Fatihah....

Tudung DIY Kakda

2009-04-30T11:39:00.020+08:00

I ve been busy... sewing...sewing...sewing..

Relax jap ...lets share some pictures...

some are really cute...the prints, i mean... yup..sis Yela has gifted eyes... whatever she picks ...however unusual ... boleh dijadikan tudung yg cantek... (shhh...jgn ckp dia i said unusual...) :)... some tudung tu client beli kain dari yela...some tu kakda beli sendiri... anyway semua nye sudah berpunya...

Tudung Scallop

2009-04-21T11:01:00.019+08:00

Thanks to my little sister.... kakda ada 'live' model utk mengayakan tudung scallop yg baru kakda buat... ehem... nanti kaklong upah satu tudung....
Yang bunga2 ni kain berkaki dari jakarta...masa kakda dok belek2 magazine...terjumpa la gambar tudung dari butik hajaba...dia guna kain ni juga..tapi part bunga tu dia buat awning.... hmmm...berapa la dia jual agaknya..

Yang ni pulak di order oleh this sweet young lady... first time dia oder ngan kakda ni... thanks dear... sbb berani mencuba... walau pun belum pernah tengok hasil kerja kakda....

My 2nd time kakda cuba buat tudung scallop... i dont how my fellow tudung makers do it... but NANGESS kakda nak buat finishing tudung ni... puas kakda nak smoothkan kat bahagian curve kat tepi tu....
Masa Manjang pakai tu tudung belum siap lagi tapi minta dia modelkan juga sebelum dia balik....so that u all boleh tengok labuh mana tudung tu...

Lepas ni kakda tak mau dah ambek tempahan tudung scallop ni sampai kakda expert dulu...
Tapi ada satu special client ni minta kakda buatkan juga utk dia... bukan 1 tapi dalam 3 helai kot tudung scallop ni.... uwaaaa... NANGESSS lagi la kakda...(sambil potong kain...)

Masa2 gini la kakda terasa sangat nak kan sesuatu.... HELP!!! I NEED A COVERSTITCH MACHINE!!!!

Tudung Ceria

2009-03-31T12:16:00.024+08:00

Kain ni meriah sungguh... nak match dengan mana2 awning pun boleh... pink, green... white... red... kakda choose black... sbb awning hitam dah ada standby... sambung terus... buat anak tudung saja... pakai.. when i need to feel ceria....

Antara kain yg di borong minngu ini... banyak lagi tapi cukup la setakat ni dulu..

Tudungs Of The Day

2009-03-27T17:59:00.011+08:00

Meh cuci mata lagi... dalam banyak2 tudung yg baru dibuat, these 2 tudungs caught my eyes...kedua2 nya kepunyaan 2 orang pelanggan yang budiman...

Tudung Reben Black and White
Cute kan tudung ni... masa tengok kain tu susah nak imagine rupa tudungnya.... actually banyak lagi tudung sis Nurie ni... adalah dalam 6-7 helai lagi.
Bila2 ada masa kakda letak gambar lagi...

Tudung Orangie Pink
Tudung ni baru pos kat owner dia semalam.... kakda dah terbekenan pulak ngan tudung ni... semalam pergi beli 2 keping lagi awning ni... tangkap dulu sebelum stok dia abis... nak buat satu for myself....
Parah la kalau kakda asik TER... gini...

Terima kasih untuk sis berdua ye...

Tudung Lagi...Ya Ampun.

2009-03-24T15:38:00.007+08:00

Its true... kakda rasa macam nak tenggelam dah ni.... kain bertimbun situ sini... kain orang ...kain akak...yg banyaknya akak punya la kot...

Dulu at least main dgn kain aida dan linen... sekarang ni main kain lycra, jersey, cotton knits...untuk awning pulak kain thai silk, brocade, denim, belang, polka dot... aduh you name it la... orang beli, akak beli... orang jual, akak beli juga...

(ooopppst....tujuan akak timbul ni nak break the ice jer...nak letak gambar tudung jer this time...kononnya...sbb tak dan nak compose2...me kena siapkan tudung orang ni....byk!!)

Dalam me busy2 jahit tudung orang... sempat la juga curi2 jahit tudung untuk diri sendiri...sehelai dua... jadi semua ni kakda punya la.....

Ahaa...sekarang dah boleh posing...dengan bantuan si botak tu...ayu sket dia bila pakai tudung...tapi tasha tak suka...tasha kata muka dia tu blurr semacam....pastu dahi dia tu jendul...
tapi at least dagu dia tak berlipat2 mcm dagu mummy...kan...kan..kan?

Note: sori sesangat ye darling semua... gambar kat jogja tak habis letak haritu...pastu gambar bandung-bogor pun tak sempat nak letak...best sgt...ahkak berpeluk ngan rimau tau...

Four Days In Jogjakarta

2009-01-30T21:44:00.012+08:00

i am terrible.... i am supposed to update my blog earlier... but... aduhh... malasnya...
in fact i have to drag myself tonight to put this entry... about my trip to jogja 2 weeks ago... next week dah nak gi bandung pulak...

balik2 dari jogja hari tu...letih wooo... sbb banyak memanjat tangga kat sana.... panjat Borobudur... panjat Prambanam... mujur tak panjat Merapi.... a ah Prambanan pun kena panjat... ada tangga... pastu masuk dalam tu... gelap wooo... ada patung pompuan.... sori la tak ingat nama... i am not much into history... kena pulak kalau cerita2 legend ngarut ni... masuk telinga kanan keluar telinga kiri....
what do i think of these places? the architecture?... one word to describe... MAGNIFICANT...
if people say... rocks are just rocks, you see one you see them all... i totally disagree!
sebab dah ada orang advise... kalau dah pergi Borobudur tak payah pergi ke Prambanan tu... or candi2 yg lain... tengok batu juga....
fuh... mujur la akak masuk juga... in fact i like Prambanam more than Borobudur... and we visited all the other small candi....

Oh ya kita pergi gak kat Kaliadem... tempat yg kena timbus dek lava Merapi tu... sambil2 nak view Merapi...
on the way to Kaliadem tu kita singgah kat kebun salak pondoh di Turi.. manis woo salak dia... tak sama ngan tempat2 lain...

cerita2 ni mana gambarnya kak oii... baaaanyak sgt... terer kakda ambik gambar sampai tert***geng2 tau.. kalau harapkan travelling partner kakda tu... asik snap gambar ahkak jer... letih tau... abis, camaner nak tunjuk...

ok since Prambanan is my favorite site, i show pictures of the ancient hindu temple first.

erm... kalau kakda letak gambar2 lain hari esok pulak... aci dak???
letih la... my bahu lengoh sebab banyak sangat menjahit tadi...(eleh sbb tangan dok pegang mouse seharian... alasan konon)

Meet Abang Neepard...And Crazy..

2009-01-14T21:57:00.007+08:00

Ok...me asik dok tunjuk tudung jer kan?... dah tak dapat nak elak...sebab hari2 dok mengadap tu jer....

Jadi hari ni kita nak tunjuk abang2 ensem yang ada kat rumah ni....masa akak dok sibuk ambek gambar tudung hari tu ... they all dok menempel..."eh apa dok ambek gambar tudung plak...baik ambek gambar kita orang... adalah pekdah nye sket"

Ni abang Neepard.

Dua-dua bukan my cat..asalnya la...but they have made me their owner...
Abang Neepard(nama asal=leopard) ni kucing sebelah rumah...tapi tuan dia pindah so dia selalu lepak umah we all...makan minum tido..baring dan lain2 la...dan dia ni suka borak ngan ahkak tau...hahaha
Eiii ensem nyer dia..rasa nak cium jer....tapi JANGAN ko...cubalah kalau nak kena penampo dia....kuat tangan dia tu... and dia ni tak suka org get physical...dia tak biasa...tak cukup kasih sayang semasa kecik...

Ni plak si Crazy...

Dia ni kan...susah nak cerita la....perangai dia so unpredictable....one minute can be so manja...tiba2 boleh bertukar jadi psycho giteww.... one time i tried to kiss him....tetiba dua2 belah tangan dia lekat kat my ears and gigi dia kat my nose....mujur dia tak geget kuat2...kalu tidak parah juga lah rupa paras aahkak ni...
Macam2 nick name dia ada...Gilo...Mereng...itu hubby akak la panggil dia... sampai hati kan...
Tapi akak sayang benar kat dia ni...dia ni inesen sket...iq pun kurang...tapi very humble... walaupun selalu dianak-tirikan sbb dia kucing mendatang...dia tak amek hati pun...tetap setia dan hepi tunggu kita kat gate setiap hari... hmmm kalau la Crazy pandai buka gate untuk kita...best juga kan...

Ok guys... kakda nak gi jogja tomorrow... jalan2 dengan hubby... balik nanti kakda nak tunjuk pulak satu makcik kat rumah ni yg sangat beautiful... nama dia Anaconda... fuh, dia ni kalau posing for camera, nombor satu...

see u guys...take care...

Jom Cuci Mata Tengok Tudung

2008-12-24T22:26:00.005+08:00

Baru-baru ni kencang menjahit tudung lagi...semuanya untuk seorang customer ini...cewah...tapi kakda memang tak pernah jumpa tuan yang empunya diri ini.... i hope all the tudungs fit her nicely....

ada lagi... hehehe
7 helai semuanya...tapi yang satu tu...baru siap tadi....so dia miss the foto sesion la...

Ampunkan cara tudung2 tu berposing, ok...
Susah tau nak ambik gambar tudung ni... senang lagi ambek gambar kucing...

Hmmm..Tudung DIY Lagi

2008-12-20T02:02:00.007+08:00

Sebelum raya dulu sempat la buat a few tudung for myself...buat tergesa2 sebelum balik Kelantan...

Punya la kelam kabut...nak siapkan yg pink tu...finishing pun ala kadar...tak kalu, tak de tudung nak match dgn baju kurung hitam munger2 pink ku ittew...

Baru2 ni mangoh(tasha's auntie no 2) datang...dia rembat pulak yg black with red awning tu...bawa balik pahang...
mana tak nya...dia order sket punya lama...sehelai pun belum buat utk dia...bimbang gak...kang dia majuk ....salah siapa?

hehehe...actually ada 2 orang lagi my sister yg mengoder tapi tak dpt2 lagi tudung... maktam ngan manjang...sorang dok kangar sorang dok nilai...dah berapa kali entah interview... nak kaler apa...awning ape...pastu dah ukur muka entah berapa kali...kikiki...sabar jer la dema yek...akak dah nak buat dah ni untuk dema....kain itam baru sampai stok....

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDIL ADHA

2008-12-04T22:57:00.005+08:00

Baru2 ni sempat buat a few tudung...untuk ahkak la pulak... nak pakai raya tapi belum ambik gambar pun....

Ini pulak tudung yg siap pagi tadi dan telah di pos kapada tuannya, sis nane... harapnya sempat la kot dia nak pakai raya haji....
body: cotton knit dark purple...
awning: thai silk lilac...
sebijik mcm kakda punya... tapi belum bergunting kain...

Oh ya ...sabtu ni kakda nak balik kelate...rayo umoh bonda(MIL) la pulok...
boh(banjir), boh la wey...kita nak tawakkal aja... nak tido cherating semalaman dulu ...balik kl hari rabu... cemane la tu agaknya... tganu kan tengah banjir...
Wey sis Index...silap2 kita terjerepok kat KB Mall...jom main bowling se round...:)

Selamat Hari Raya semua dan selamat menunaikan ibadat qurban bagi yang nak berqurban.

Tudung Powder Blue Chinese Brocade

2008-11-28T00:07:00.009+08:00

Nak tunjuk u all tudung yang kakda buat untuk kawan sis Yela...kain dia kasi semalam and pagi tadi gunting kain...pastu stop...

sbb me kena pergi beli benang kaler yg sama utk jahit edging bagai... so me, my girl and my sister pergi la kat jalan TAR tu nak mencari benang (eleh...alasan jer tu)...
last2 jadi session membeli kain....3-4 jam jugalah ....sampai Tasha fed-up...hehehe
balik rumah baru sambung jahit...

lawa tak colour combination dia?...kakda suka sangat.... i wish it was mine...uuwargh..
hubby asked me to make one for myself....tapi sayang nya kain awning tu dah takde kat kedai....

oh ya ...awning tu guna template Lyds courtesy of Yela..

Tudung DIY Kah Itu?

2008-11-22T01:39:00.020+08:00

Itu tudung kakda buat la...biasa la...kalau me dah berhibernate sakan tu.. mesti up to something la kan...
Dulu masa giler mesin sulam...gitu gak, sakan la hari2 mengadap pc mencari patterns .. pastu mengadap mesin la kan. Tapi jangan tak tau... sekarang mesin sulam tu dah lama tak berasap...dari raya lagik...ekeke...terok kan ahkak...

Ini dah giler buat tudung pulak...correction... giler membeli kain untuk buat tudung ...bukan yg bawal tu tapi yg jenis slip-on tu.
Asalnya kakda memang tak berminat langsung dengan tudung slip on dan sewaktu dengan nyer sebab awning dia yang macam cap tu ...eee tak berkenan sungguh... tapi bila cuba tudung slip-on dari satu butik ni sedap pulak pakai dan my face takder la jadi rupa bibik sangat...ekekeke
Tapi itulah...ni tang harga dia yang tak tahan...

Mujur la kakda terjumpa geng BFT dok pakat buat tudung slip-on sendiri ...DIY gitu... mesti u all heran kan....apa makcik buat kat bod BFT tu kan...nak cari bende yg boleh hilangkan bintik2 kesan penuaan kat muka makcik ni ler...ahaks...

Its all started when one innovative girl took the initiative to make a replica of her favorite slip-on jilbab and she has hand-sewn it entirely....wow...bravo Cupcake!! And she is kind enough to share her templates...check out her blog, http://mektwain.blogspot.com

So, i have made 4 pieces...tho not perfect, i have flaunted them on numerous occasions... my relatives must be wondering what's with me... takper...asalkan makcik bahagia...
well girls...jom la join kakda....

Some more pics from camera cap ayam...date pun salah tawun..

More entries on tudungs soon since i bought enough materials to make more than 10 tudungs or so... hubby is on the smiling mode again...senyuman ala2 tak percaya gitu...(ekeke... sure darling...sume ni akan jadi tudung nanti, insyaAllah...)

Thank you very much Sis Cupcake. And also to Sis Yela for sourcing the fabrics and organising the JVs.

My Belated Birthday Gift

2008-11-20T14:26:00.005+08:00

Tak..tak..tak... don't get me wrong... jangan ada yang nak wish me happy birhtday pulak ye....my birthday is nowhere in sight...its long..long... gone...bulan Mei dulu lagik...kikiki...

Tapinya yang nak tunjuk kat sini is the gift yang Kak Ros made for me..... dia kasi lamaaaa sangat dah....baru hari ni nak tunjuk....malu kan?
Pada Kak Ros... ku pohon ribuan ampun... bukan tak mau tunjuk... infact dah 3 kali buat sessi pengambaran tapi gambar2 dia buat me sampai majok kat camera tu....asik blurr jer... tu yang me majuk terus malas nak update blog... frustrating betul... i want to show the dainty tatting lace and the also the fine stitching by Kak Ros tapi tak dapat la this time....not until i get a decent camera...
In case you are wondering what camera i am using...
it is called Camera Cap Ayam. (hope hubby will come across this entry...)

Entah camane... last night me dapat seru nak update blog...hari ni me pun capai balik dan godek2 camera cikai tu...

my third attempt...this is the best i can do...

To Kak Ros...Thank you very much for the beautiful pinkeep...i love it very much ...dapat gunting lagik... masa dapat tu surprised sgt...maklumlah kita dah lama tak buat exchange kan...
oh ya ..bila kita nak bergeder2 pulak ye? lama la tak jumpa u all... rindu la..

*tau dak u all...me terkial2 nak cari tempat nak click utk sign on to my owm blog!...mujur me terjumpa...

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDIL FITRI

2008-09-27T23:05:00.004+08:00

To all my dear friends and family:
I would like wish you all Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri
Maaf Zahir Dan Batin.

Dapatkan Satu Di Sini - e-comment2u

Merdeka And Ramadhan...

2008-08-30T12:00:00.006+08:00

Salam to all my dear stitching sisters....i bet everybody is savouring the long weekend...

As we are eagerly waiting for the auspicious,precious Ramadhan to arrive... we are awarded with an extra day to rest.. as tomorrow we are celebrating our Hari Kemerdekaan Yang Ke51...

So, Monday is a holiday...yeah..yeah ...no need to go to school!!... i mean ...no need to send the kids to school....how nice....

And the next day we still start our fasting month... yeah...yeah... no need to prepare breakfast and no need to give the kids pocket money... well at least we don't have to give so much... they still need to bring some money for back up ...
oh ya jangan lupa baca niat puasa dan bersahur yer....

Dengan ini kakda hendak mengucapkan Selamat Hari Merdeka dan Selamat Menyambut Kedatangan Bulan Ramadhan Yang Mubarak untuk semua...muahs..

Marhaban Ya Ramadhan....

Telekung Sulam Tasha La Pulak...

2008-07-07T11:27:00.003+08:00

Bila balik Bandung tu hari... banyak la beli telekung untuk Mama, Enda(my MIL), and my biras2 semua... untuk diri sendiri 2 pasang jek ... tiba2 my little girl tanya "mummy tak beli telekung untuk saya???"...."aaaaa? mummy betul2 tak ingat la darling... lagi pun banyak utk orang2 tua jer...untuk budak2 mummy tak nampak pun"....

Ahak... memang me tak terfikir2 pun nak cari telekung budak kat sana... ye la dah bayak beli baju kat facotry outlets kat dia.... nak tak nak me pujuk dia" takpe nanti mummy buat telekung lagi cantik dari bandung tu"
hahaha...good luck ler nak buat cantik gitu konon.... jauh api dari panggang....

so lepas me godek2 mesin... ni la rupa dia... me tak de belajar pun main ikut sedap rasa jer....

Ini bahagian kepala/mukanya.

Ni pulak bahagian belakang....

Bahagian depan dan tepi...

Bunga ni pulak scatter on the telekung... not a good choice tho'... should guna pattern lain... baru cantik.... tapi for now ok la... tuan dia heppi jek... hehe..

Baju Sulam Tasha

2008-07-02T12:21:00.005+08:00

Ini la baju Tasha yang belum siap siap lagi tu.... sori la Mus... baru hari ini tergerak hati nak hantar posting...

Sebenarnya... buat baju ni untuk wedding Mak Ngah dia yang nak kahwin akhir bulan Mei lepas... tiba2 wedding postpone pulak.... so baju tu tergendala la dulu... semua dah siap kecuali tang leher jer... nak cuba patch kain yg sama dengan skirt dia tu kat leher... susah juga sebab ini first time buat leher macam tu...lepas tu cadangnya nak bubuh skit2 sequin dan manik kat situ...
now me tadak mood nak siapkan baju... nanti bila Mak Ngah tepon bagitau wedding date yg baru la kita 'gempor' menyudahkan baju ni...

Anyway me sebenar dah tak boleh main2... sebab bulan Ogos ni Manjang(Tasha's Mak Anjang,ie; my youngest sis) pulak nak kahwin... sepatutnya me dah siapkan 3-4 pasang sorang maklumla nanti nak kena bertandang lagi.... banyak kenduri tu.... tapi tak tau bakpe... budaya lepak dah melanda makcik ni.... maybe sebab me tengah depressed... ye lah... minyak naik... beras naik...semua naik jadi me tadak mood la... so me melepak la situ sini... kat rumah... kat klcc... kat pavilion... tapi mujur tak shopping... makan2...minum2 jer... yelah melepak la kan....
oh ya kalau you all jumpa tempat makan best2 kat kl ni... macam nasi lemak yg ain tunjuk tu share2 la ngan akak ye... so me tak payah masak.... jimat sikit... mmmm....

Note: nanti bila rajin me tunjuk gambar telekung sulam dia pulak ok...

Tatting

2008-03-17T09:37:00.004+08:00

Dulu kakda ada promise nak tunjuk kat dania somethingkan?... alaa tatting yang me buat atas keychain tu la... haa... inilah dia.. masa cuba tu rugi tak sediakan satu motif kecik utk letak kat tengah dia... thank you dania sebab kasi semangat dan tunjuk ajar... oh ya masih belum jumpa2 plastik ring tu....

ahaa...ni plak kakda tengah cuba nak buat cluny leave....dah berapa kali cuba.. gaya macam nak jadi...masih fail lagi... last2 i gibab you!... next time bila jumpa sifu kena minta dia tunjuk 'live' baru faham agaknya

dah lama ambik gambar tu...tapi dok tadak mood manjang...kena la pulak dah kena penyakit baru... dulu rajin merayap website cari cross stitch patterns... now asyik mahsyuk kumpul machine embroidery free patterns... bila dah jumpa lubok yang baik punya... mula la tak hengat donia... mendonlot sakan la... pastu testing la pulak kat mesin... tu la keje nye hari2 sampai Tasha pun dah perasan,"mummy dah tak nak donlot cross stitch pattern lagi ker?".... ish ish ish....jangan la cakap macam tu....guilty mummy taw....

satu lagi...sila abaikan background jeans buruk ku ittew...

okay girls... have a nice day everyone... amboi mus.. senyum jer.... congratulation on your engagement, dear..

Mummy's New Toy....Dont Touch....

2008-02-20T15:52:00.012+08:00

Okay, untuk tatapan semua....ini la dia mesin tu. It is an embroidery machine... Memory Craft 350E from Janome.... takde la secanggih mana...but this will do very well for me....
Why did i buy this machine?....ummmmmmm...dunno...hehehe..

The story is like this.... last year, i went to have a look at another machine, Janome Harmony 2049 to upgrade my 20 year old Singer.... there i saw these two ladies learning to use the Memory Craft machine... they were making some embroidery for baju kebaya and baju kurung....immediately i fell in love with this machine.... the quality of the embroidery is surprisingly good to my standard... (of course, nothing can beat the exquisiteness of the the sulam goyang.... that is another story..)

I just stood there mesmerized, thinking."ooo no, i want this too!!" That day i went home empty handed, indecisive, confused.... macam orang angau ...hahaha..
Obviously, i cant afford to have both machines.... i need to have the Harmony 2049 for my sewing projects....yet what i really want is the other one...

So, not long after that i saw marissa_anuar of SKAC offering a voucher of RM500 on the forum.... i called her up and with her help i bought the the Harmony 2049 machine at a very good price... what a nice lady she is... she gave me the voucher for free!! i am so lucky ... thanks a million Ida....

Well... that was a few days before new year.... i knew then that the price of the MC 350E is going to go up after the new year...so, i paid a booking fees.... in case i really want that machine, i can still buy it later at the old price....a much much cheaper price...

To cut the story short(yey! this a long long story indeed).....i got the machine last week.... it is my 20th wedding anniversary present .....and here i am today as busy as ever... so many new things to learn.... how to sulam baju kurung, baju kebaya, tudung, sulam gambar Tasha suruh...etc.... but the most important thing is...i am so blissfully happy at the moment...and hope you are too, my dear friends....love u all...muahs...

My Verdict on the Machines:
Harmony 2049- best sangat mesin ni...sewing is such a pleasure...smooth jer.. betul tak dania?... macam2 tapak nak kena cuba ni...
MC 350E- best jugak... selain dari pattern yg boleh dibeli, ada free patterns boleh download from internet and kalau nak design pattern sendiri boleh beli software dia and design kat pc then sumbat kat mesin suruh dia jahit...hahaha... tu me belum ada lagi...nak! nak! nakkkkk!

Ps:
Thank you guys for bearing with me... i know what it feels like when you dropped by and seeing my old expired post...what to do...blog bersawang syndrome dah melanda hehehe.... so sorry about that....i will try to make up for that...

Lovely Lilies Update

2008-01-17T10:38:00.000+08:00

Sorry to say... but not much progress is done on my Lovely Lilies.... tho' i have gone back to working on the quilt part.... the aliens are still there....
Looks like it's going to take forever before they can transform themselves into a beautiful quilt....

Buttercream Frosting Sampler

2008-01-17T09:45:00.000+08:00

Another finished WIP....i started this piece somewhere last year....or was it last last year???....seriously i can't remember at all....

This pattern is by Primrose Needleworks featured in one of the TGOS issue... stitched on my own tea-dyed aida... looks kind of aged and patchy... but what can i say ....that's how it's supposed to be...

Anyway, i started working at it again last December, because i am all for ZERO UFO .... yes, that is my new year's resolution .....
And i finished stitching it early this month... hmm...that is a good start... let's hope that i will not forget too soon...

NOTE: ZERO UFO is not equal to ZERO WIP!!

Budak Cicak Nak Posing

2008-01-16T09:37:00.000+08:00

Because i am not in the mood of shooting new pictures.... here i show some pictures of Budok, the kitten... the apple of his Mama's eyes.....
The first thing his Mama will look for when she gets back from school is Budok....
"Budok....Budok.... where are you...mama dah balik ni"..... she will call...hehehe

And then she will ask me "Kakak dah kasi Budok makan?...

My...my....he has grown so fast...

Ehem...in case you are wondering... Budok calls me Kakak ... because i refused to be called Grandma... itu Mama dia punya ultimatum...
"Mummy, you want to be Grandma or not?" ....
"NO....no way"
"Kalau gitu Mummy kena jadi Kakak okay?".....
"Okay"...so Kakak it is...hehehe....jangan marah....

Alien In The Garden

2007-12-12T12:26:00.000+08:00

This is my Paula Vaughan project which i started quite a long time ago (well... actually very long long time ago).... the pattern is Lovely Lilies from the Quilts From The Garden book....

So far...this is the most challenging project for me.... a lot of colour changing... and there are new things for me to tackle like.... half stitches and quarter stitches.... well half stitches are fine but quarter stitches are killing me...arrgh...

There is supposed to be a quilt some where in the middle but i have given up working on it.... by the way can anybody see an alien there? hubby thought that is a pink alien there... hahaha... how many time i have tell him that no alien is involve here.... that is a QUILT!

Kenduri Cheese Tarts

2007-12-11T09:50:00.000+08:00

Last saturday i got the chance to make these yummy cheese tartlets... sedap memang sedap... but not as sedap as yang Kak Ros buat.... fikir punya fikir... i know the reason lah... dulu tu makan ramai2 dengan my darling sisters dan sebab Kak Ros yang buat...
yang ni buat sendiri... makan pulak sorang2(almost!)....pastu filling dia yg mistake... i used wildberry filling.... rasa dia pelik sket bagi orang yang tak biasa (like me lah)...

I made some without fruit filling for my DS no:1... he wont take any kind of fruit...so for him i just put cheese filling.... i tried one of his...mmmm sedap!...then i put some strawberry jam on it....mmmm...laaagi sedap....
So...moral of the story...next time nak buat lagi but nak guna strawberry filling or blueberry filling...

Tapi kan dalam tak sedap tak sedap wildberry filling tu kan..... me dah makan dalam 10 bijik juga....hahaha...

Ps: Buat jangan tak buat....rugi tau...

A Beautiful Pinkeep From Ain

2007-12-11T08:24:00.000+08:00

I never guessed that i would be Ain's partner... but thanks to our clever Adik Manis... i am the recipient of her gift... what a nice surprise....

So here it is ...show time!
What a pretty it is... the colour combination is so sweet ...but most of all i love the saying on it..." cross stitch forever...housework whenever".... yess..that is sooo me!...hihihi
Thank you very very much dear Ain...

Along with it she gave me lots of colourful buttons...ribbons flowers...felt and bobbins... oh i love them all... It is so very sweet of you, Ain...muahs!

A pinkeep for Ain

2007-12-11T07:35:00.000+08:00

We had our Pinkeep Exchange recently and my partner is our sweet Ain... thank you Miss Organiser for letting her be my partner....
Well i am sure everyone has seen it on her blog but i am going to show it here one more time..... the pattern is Tiny Little Quaker from Papillon....

All the stitching was done during my holidays in Kelantan at my dear MIL's house

And a family photo before i send it to Ain personally... it was a bit late to sent it by post.... well... not really... actually, its just an excuse for me to see Ain again....hahaha

In Love With Crochet

2007-11-16T17:15:00.001+08:00

Do i crochet?.... oh yes i do... i love to crochet tho' i am not very good at it.... i learned from the books...and the internet.... so there are lots of guessing game here.... of whether i am doing the right thing or not.... until today i am not sure of how to read certain patterns.... most of of the time i just 'hentam saja'... as long as my finish product resembles their picture... jadi la tu agaknyer...hehehe
Oh how i wish ada sifu yang boleh tunjuk hands on.... kalau Kak Reen or Mus ada dekat kan senang...?

Okay... i started this doily last December.... yes ..DECEMBER 2006..
I was so crazy about crochet then that i started 3 projects...ermmm 4 actually....naughty... naughty...naughty... its been a UFO until i made an effort to carry it around and crochet whenever i can (well... mostly in the car).... so i finished this doily last week....NOVEMBER 2007...

What happened to the other 3 projects?.... A shawl for my girl is completed on the spot...well because it is small and easy... the other two are tops for my girl... all at about 30% progress....hmmmm
And guess what?...last week me TERlaunch another baju project for her... "Mom...dah lupa ker baju saya dulu belum siap?" huhuhu... what can say... the little girl tops in the books look so adorable... i just can't help myself....

And kat bawah ni me tengah test drive pattern utk buat alas meja... its a combination of 2 different blocks ... they are quite easy to do.... just hope that i wont get bored doing the same thing over and over again... Kalau ada geng baru seronok buat ni...so anybody in for Crochet-A-Long table cloth? Jangan lupa....kita kan 'sedara'?

My Precious JE Frendship SAL

2007-11-16T15:28:00.000+08:00

Hi there my dear friends...

Today is the day i have been waiting for... i just can't wait to announce that i have finally finished stitching my JE Friendship .... tak sangka la pulak... tiba2 dah TERsiap this morning...hehehe

Whoa.. what a great feeling .... after all the back stitches and not to mention the backache i have to endure in the last few days....

But look at it..... all the hard work is paid off.... as now, i have this beautiful and meaningful piece that i will cherish forever in the name of our friendship... (alahai.. jiwang la pulak makcik....)

I want thank you all my friends who have given me endless support to finish this SAL.... without you, i don't know when i will ever finish this project...
To all that have completed their SAL, CONGRATULATION!.... and for those are still working on it....KEEP STITCHING.... you will get there soon...

Sekali lagi... let me show off my precious...

SELAMAT HARIRAYA AIDIL FITRI

2007-10-12T06:02:00.000+08:00

Assalaamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakaatuh....

First of all... i am so sorry for not updating this blog for quite a while.... i' ve been extremely busy these days(so is everybody,i guess)..... so many things to do and yet so little time ...

Well...Ramadhan is almost over.... and tomorrow is already Hari Raya....How is every body doing? I miss you all terribly.....I always wonder what all my dear stitching sisters are up to.... i can guess that some are busy making hari raya cookies, some are busy sewing...some are busy shopping...some are already balik kampung .....but i am sure all of us are busy preparing for Hari Raya....

Sempena Syawal yang akan menjelang ni Kakda nak ambil kesempatan untuk mengucapkan Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri...untuk semua kawan-kawan yang jauh di mata tetapi selalu dekat di hati...terutamanya Index, Mus, Lindt, Dania(&Bebe D), Mas, Zura, Kak Ros, Kak Reen, Salmi, Ain, Elin, Ana, Yasmin, Azie, Sis Dina, Honeydew, Ratu Lybeau, Angel(sure nak raya gak ni)...Maaf Zahir Dan Batin

..and i extend this wish to all readers who drop by...thank you..

Semoga kita semuanya dapat berhari raya bersama keluarga tercinta....dan kalau makan rendang tu ingat2 pada kakda ni ya... my favorite tu....

As for me ... i am as excited as any child can be...because today i am going to Balik Kampung....yea..yea...baaaalik kampuuung...oooo... ooo baalik kampuuug...hati girang...

Drive Safely Everyone....Muahs

JE Friendship SAL Update

2007-09-03T10:59:00.000+08:00

Hi all.... hows the long weekend?... i' been home most of the time working very hard on my much neglected SAL... i am quite happy with my progress... this time i concentrate on speed... i don't care much about neatness anymore... i hope to get 2nd shelf done before Ramadhan...

Puasa nanti, i have to jahit baju raya pulak... quite a handful tho'... for me and my girl sepasang dua... for my 2 boys sepasang sorang(part ni yang lemahnya...baju melayu cekak musang!! adeh..) And...i have a this big angan2 too... this year i want to make one for dear hubby... never in my life have i make one for him... always tempah jer...
Well...lets see if i can do all that... from past experiences... last2 nanti, i just jump to Plan B.... baju melayu tu, beli jer Ready Made....huhuhu..

Oppst... melencong jauh plak from SAL update...
Since i didnt post an update last month, here are some pictures i took about a month ago... special location...tu Dataran Merdeka tau...MERDEKA!!

And this one i took this morning.... before the frogging is done on the right... Now the mistake is rectified... thank god....

oh ya... this is our new family... Si Budak Cicak... dah macam2 nama we gave him... but we end up calling him Budok... memang noti budok ni... abis dia tackel makcik2 tu semua..Sangquity, Anakonda and Buttercup..

Okay... salam to all my dear friends... love you all... muahs!..

Bookmark Exchange

2007-07-27T15:30:00.000+08:00

At last the suspence is over... the mystery is solved....and all the questions answered...
My secret partner is who else but our dear Adik Manis,Musliha....
This afternoon when i went to the Post Office to collect my parcel, when the post worker was flipping thro' the bundle of registered items, i spotted my parcel right away .... i recognised Mus's neat handwriting.... what a nice surprise...
Ok...without further ado...lets us enjoy the view....

This is her beautifully stitched bookmark.... it is soooo... beautiful in my eyes...i keep staring at it all the way to my lil girl's school.... muahs... thank you very much Mus...

And with that, she gave me this cute crocheted cupcake...cik gumi2...alahai memang comel sesangat....
Then, there is a set of needles... hmmm very2 useful....
And a ball of white tatting thread... well, i really like this thread... i want to try crochet a doily from it... huhu... talking about big dream........

And here is the back view of the bookmark... see the fabric she used for backing?.... she remembers.... that is a pumpkin pincushion she gave not long ago...and i have actually made a very good use of that 'labu'...hehehe.

Thank very very much Mus for all goodies and pumpkin too...

Ps: oh ya...my DH said the bookmark is awesome....shantik!

Da's Candy FLoss And More Pincuchions

2007-07-13T09:55:00.000+08:00

Just for the fun of it... i want to show 2 pincushions i made not so long ago.... Actually i wanted to see how my own hand-dyed threads turn out.....you see... i've been doing some experiments with threads and dyes...

So here is the result...

The last one is my favorite floss...it turned out so well.... But the first one on top is the 'failed one'..... i nearly threw it into the dustbin.... but being my first ever hand-dyed floss,..i tried stitching with it a bit... and made into a that blue pincushion.... just for keepsake...

Notice the better picture quality?... those pictures were taken by Dear Son No 1, with his newly bought camera... hmmmm.... i need to borrow that camera often....

My JE SAL Update

2007-07-13T08:41:00.000+08:00

Hello friends....i realised that i haven't shown my progress on my JE SAL until now... so sorry about that, Puan Organiser Salmi..... we should make an update on our SAL progress at least once a month, right?

So here it is....

hmmm... i thought i can finish the top shelf before i show it here... but sad to say... my target is not achieved... and now that i have some thing important to do..(the Bookmark Exchange), my SAL has to wait in queue again....

Chocolate Cake Anyone?

2007-06-25T17:24:00.000+08:00

oh while my blogging mood is still hot....i must show you this....
i have done something that i haven't done for a very very long time.....
i baked a cake!!! chocolate cupcakes....
trust me...it was very long ago since i baked a cake (or anything!)....the expiry date on the cocoa powder packet said it...
i got another month to finish the nearly 2kg of cocoa powder.... help!

you see...i am easily influenced....
you show me chocolate cakes... i pine for chocolate cake...
you mentioned nasi berlauk...just now i eat it for breakfast...
who knows....soon i'll be making cupcakes pincushions...hehehe... PEACE

owh.... enough babbling...here is the chocolate cupcakes i made yesterday.... yummy even without topping due to plain laziness....

A Pinkeep And A Scissors Pocket

2007-06-25T16:32:00.000+08:00

I am quite pleased with myself today... because i made a pinkeep for the first time...

And yeah... it is a pinkeep... with all the pins stuck around it...but am still not sure of the use/purpose of this thing...
If its a place to keep pins... it doesn't make sense with mine... i had a hard time trying to push the pins in.... and once its there, its almost permanent...
But, if its meant to keep the pins there forever... then it does make sense..

I also made it into a scissors' pocket so that we can keep our scissors there, obviously....(what am i saying??...please bear with me..)

By the way... the pattern is Mary Garry's Sewing Cabin.... i love the wacky hair style....it makes me smile just looking at it....
So, that is what your hair is going to look like if you stitch too much!!!hahaha..

Thanks to the quality of the pictures...i bet you guys cannot pin-point the imperfections of my finishing....

A DIY Craft Stand

2007-06-22T22:10:00.000+08:00

Last weekend my dream came true.... with the help of my dear hubby we managed to make my DIY craft stand, stands proudly (thus the name, eh?)...

took us 3-4 days to complete...

Day 1...
hunting for materials and wood cutting and sanding the surfaces...sanding took a few hours...i did it manually with the help of my lil gal...

Day 2...
relax day....well... drilling is not what i can tackle on my own yet...and hubby was not free.....

Day 3...
drill, drill, drill until we can see smoke coming out from the holes...hehehe
then, putting everything together....not an easy task.. as the holes we drilled are not big enough for the bolts...reasons...we dont have the right drill bits...

Day 4...
still trying to fix this and that...to make the clamp mouth work...i got sore fingers from handling the bolts, nuts and screws...

but all the hard work paid off... we are so proud of ourselves....
look..everybody ...my craft stand, STANDS!!! And it works...(tho' it wobbles a little..)
oh... i added that pattern holder and a pincushion to make my life easier..
well...now i need a place to hang my scissors too....hmmm...

Note: My gratitute to Mus, Lindt and Dania...guys, you made this project possible..

SAL Update

2007-06-08T08:39:00.000+08:00

I am a little 'rajin' today.... just managed to shake off that nasty virus, MUBS='Malas Update Blog Syndrome' today,..i am sending another post .... clap!clap!clap!..

After much stitching last night...while watching 'So U Think U Can Dance' over Channel 8, this is where i am now....

Not a good picture tho'...but at least you can see my progress... nothing to worry about guys(my SAL buddies)...i am nowhere ahead of you....
Notice that my working print in the background is already like "belacan"...and the gridding is pathetic!..hihihik...

Happy SALing guys....

An ETUI from Dania...

2007-06-08T07:16:00.000+08:00

On wednesday, i received a parcel from Dania....
And guess what? Its a lovely ETUI made by her own two hands...
Awww...i am so touched...and happy, happy..happy...
Before this, i've been drooling over those pictures in her blog...
My, my...the ETUI looks more beautiful in person.... i play and play with it for hours! ... hehehe...

I love the fabric she used...and wow!..can she sew too?....the gathered pockets and bands... its a clever way of putting it together....so perfect ... so beautiful!!... i can never make one like that...

To Dania...thank you very much for such a wonderful gift...i am truly honoured..... muahs!

What a good feeling......

2007-05-22T10:09:00.000+08:00

yippie!!!
i've finished stitching my britty kitty yesterday.....can't decide on how to finish it yet.... probably i will frame it.....
i am so inspired...now i can take on a new project...

but before that let me have a rest first...

Oh Britty Kitty....

2007-05-18T10:49:00.001+08:00

This Britty Kitty pattern is a pleasure to stitch.... the pattern is simple and easy but the result is going to be... awwwwh so sweeeet!

I started yesterday afternoon and this is how it looks.....

Cant wait to stitch the flowers and the ladybirds....and this is my first time using DMC variation threads...fun fun fun....

Mother's Day Stash Exchange

2007-05-17T21:38:00.000+08:00

Okay guys....now its my turn to share what i got for MDSE... i have been keeping it to myself for too long....
My wonderful partner Angel sent me A Box With Love filled with lots of goodies.... all the way from Labuan!!

Wow!...lucky me...who would have thougth that she would send me fabric for a suit of baju kurung/kebaya...beautiful!.. i love it very much..

matching blue fan... blue bracelet...

and here are some nice beads and butterflies..

And she stitched me a beautiful fob!! Thank you very much Angel....muahs..

note: sorry about the pictures...the bracelet is actually very much nicer than it looks here...

Welcome! Selamat Datang! Bienvenue!

2007-05-16T12:07:00.000+08:00

Shame on me....i have created this blog for quite sometimes but havent started posting anything interesting.... thus nobody knows the URL but me...hehehe..

But today i have the courage to open my humble blog to all my friends.... after all this blog is created for all of you....

so jemput masuk... jangan malu2.... buat la macam rumah sendiri...
my house ni masih togel... no nice sofa yet...no beautiful curtains yet.....i'll call in the interior decorater later...