Pincushion Summer Swap is ready

Last weekend I spent my time with my lil girl at the hospital bed. So no sewing, no updates.

Any way I received an email from Sandra! It is a deal that I should not reveal my swap partner until she has received the items from me. Tonight I sewn a special pin cushion for her. I hope she gonna love it.



Next week I need to go out to local craft shop and look for some embellishments that she won't found at her place!

p.s. Thanks a lot to Sandra for hosting this swap (despite of her busy schedule)! I can't wait to receive my swap items too!

A simple Mary Jane's shoes is ready

Pattern was bought from Etsy last month (read here). But since I could not find steam-a-seam-fusible at my local craft-store, only this month I am able to sew this sweet pair of shoes (without the double fusible web any way).

I only able to get a single lining web. So the process took longer due to seam-secure stitches that I have to make along the ends. It is hard to capture on my phone camera but I hope you get what I mean.

The above picture shows open seams.

This one show secured-seams after some blanket-stitched technique.

Sunday Stash #2

I recently went to local fabric stores and they were on SALES!

Me end up with cotton flannels (blue sports prints & pink flower prints) at RM3.90/meter each. (I make this with the pink one). And six light weight cottons (blue stripes, plain white & black, & three pinkish with flower prints). Those range between RM4 - RM20 per meter. The last one is expensive & very light, I am thinking of sewing a dress for my lil-princess.

I am not happy because I can't find any local stores selling quilting fabric yet. When I bought through online I usually end up paying double (half for the shipping) :(

Some friends told me to buy from our capital city which is 7 hours drive from my place. Perhaps one day.

Crafty Girls' give away!

Another give away found! Michelle told me about it. This give away is on Crafty Girls. It has a pretty loooong time for entering, they will announce the winner on Monday, June 8. Actually this give away is hosted by SWEN under Launch Party Blog in conjunction with official launch of SWEN itself.

Your choice

Crafty Girls joined the party blog and offer a chance to win a charm pack from Moda, a yard of coordinating fabric & a pattern! For more details read here AND enter a chance to win!


(Please tell her that you know about the give away from me, TQ!)

Good luck!

Inklingo give away!

While reading Kelly's blog I came across this give away campaign. They are giving away a chance to win a kit containing all the printed fabrics you need to make a small project!

Hurry up if you are interested! (I bet everyone does!) The date line is on May 18. There are 22 items to be given away. You can enter all or just pick some that you would like to have.

Go here and just put in your comment(s) to win the prize(s)!

All the best!

My 1st sewing corner

I was sewing in my bedroom before, and it was a bit messy when I cut fabrics.. ah you know what I mean, when frays are flying around... before 'he' makes any comment, I better make a move to a proper corner.

For the past 2 days I forced myself (real hard) to get my corner ready. I've been eying this spot ever since I fall in love in sewing.

The above pictures show how I would like my sewing corner to be... with a Bernina perhaps.

But I am not yet there, the following pictures tell about my 1st sewing corner in details ...


I make the old tv rack as my cutting table and its compartment to place my fabric stash. As the pictures also showing a lil-sewer (who also a fan of my sewing), I place his table next to my cutting table.

So that is it for now, it will remain this way until I bought myself a sewing machine then I will have to re-arrange the corner with some proper furniture.

Sunday Stash #1

This is a fabric for sarung (Malay traditional skirt, lower garment). Made from 100% cotton with floral prints also known as batek motifs. The length of fabric about a yard wide and two-and-a-half yards long.

This kind of fabric usually comes with 2 background/type of prints. The brownish part is meant to be the back of the skirt. And the yellow is for the front. Wiki document about sarung here.


Any way, I am not going to make any skirt but something else.. Check up again for more updates ^_^

Pincushion Summer Swap!

Sandra from Netherlands is hosting a summer swap for pincushions for all quilters all over the world! Come on join her list now!

I will be sewing some pincushions then for this month project! Thanks to Sandra for giving the energy and inspiration!

Let's go swapping!

Hani's Giveaway Time!

I am following Kak Pah's blog and today i found Hani's blog thru Kak Pah's entry about Hani's Giveaway in conjuction with her birthday celebration.

Hey, who know you might be the LUCKY ONE! Click here to join!

p.s. : Hani also has her online shoppe here selling a lot of crafting stuff like buttons, sequines, felts deco & she has pinking shears too! (which I will be going to buy soon from her ^_^)

Good luck!