Hootie Hoots For Nurul

Remember Fabrics Swap? My other swap partner is Nurul of Sew'much'Love. After some time, I finally made up my mind to sew these two for her......

Ehem.. ehem... let me introduce you to the new buddies of Nurul..^^

Hoping so much they'll cheer up her day...

accompanying her when she's sewing or studying....

will stay up with her... coz their eyes r always wide open... hehehe...

will be closer to her too...

sew in love...

huggable...

and yummylicious too...^^

Plus a hootie hoot green keychain...

kecik2 cili padi tau!

exclusively for Nurul jer....:D

So together, they are ready to serve their new owner...

with the 4FQs as promised...

Really wish Nurul will love them as much as I do...

**Thanks Jessica Levitt of 'juicy bits' for sharing her owl ornaments HERE and her free PDF pattern & tutorial HERE

**Thanks Suzanne of Just Another Hang Up for sharing her ideas HERE and the pattern HERE . Instead of making rice filed heating pad, I made an owl pillow... hihihi...

p.s. Sew in love with owls... Sew cute!

Fabrics Swap Story

I took part in Fabrics Swap Program initiated by Ayu of Sweetlilcraft Collections. Btw, congrats yer Ayu for the arrival of your new baby boy on 20 Oct 2011. Mesti tgh sibuk layan baby skrg. Take care yer....

When the package from my swap partner arrived..... I was on cloud 9...^^ 4FQs plus 2 mystery gifts from MILA.
Uol tgk ler sendiri the fabrics.... ooolala.... so yummylicious!

plus d cloth pads....

Thanks yer Mila for sending me those lovely gifts. Suka bangat!^^

p.s. tima kacih Ayu. Lain kali buat lg yer.... Gerenti join...:D

Nuha's Birthday Present

A special request from my lil gal...
A pencil case for her friend, Nuha, on her birthday a week ago...

She begged to sew the letters... So I let her sew the N & U....
Then because of tiredness, I finished the rest...
Ehem.... Uols perasan tak apa2... errr...uols tell me la nanti yer...;D

Jom belek belakang... cun, kan printed felt ni... Butterflies... I like!

Open the zipper ya....

Much better now in sewing zipper.... (perasannyer... hehehe..)

In short, another mission has been achieved... after much persuasion from Raina...
Raina's request...How to say 'no' lol.

So tu Raina's friend, Nuha...
Auntie nk wish "HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY". Hope u like your pencil case ya.

p.s. "Mama, mama jahitlah lagi byk2. Raina nak jual kat sekolah la". Huh?

My Sewing Basket

Nice, kan?Purchased from KAK CORINE My companion since 28 Aug 2011...


Empty ka? These photos were snapped the 1st time it reached my home.
Now?
Nk tunjuk pon malu. Mcm2 ada... hehehe.... ;P

p.s. Need bigger basket aaa... Too small for my sewing machine ler... hehehe...

Just Drop In To Say...

I'm gonna be brief coz too many things to do today. But just want to let all of you know I succeeded in my quest to sew 'something' special for my swap partner, Nurul from Sew Love . It means tomorrow, I will head to the post office after school.... delivering all the stuff to Nurul & the others too. Once again, my humble apology for being soooo late.

Got some pics of my latest projects but my card reader broke down... huhuhu... Something wrong with my camera too but my fault la... bagi anak pakai, so the right button isn't working... But nevermind la... The camera is OK. Only the button jer... Nothing is perfect lol. Besides, there's always a solution to any problem, kan?

p.s. Thanks for being understanding.

Another Disastrous Shopping Day

I love fabrics. Maybe that's why I still went to this textile store (K*****)in SP though my last visit a few months ago was horrible.... Guess what? Nobody wanted to entertain me! :P

Yesterday, I was there once again, hoping that nothing would interest me... hoping that the 'people' there would be better. Well, I didn't need to be entertained as my main aim was to do some windowshopping but.... dear me... looking at all the gorgeous fabrics, my mind was made. The cottons were yummy & the offers were irresistable. Got to grab some lol...;D

Yet, though not sooo many customers were in the store, I just couldn't get anybody to assist me. Luckily, I asked a girl who was willing to lend her hands. Later, I learned that she's a supervisor. Thumbs up! Busy yet stil helpful. Then she told one of the salesgirls to assist me when another new fabric needed to be cut. After wandering around & deciding on which fabies to be mine, I searched for someone to help. But everyone seemed busy! Really? How come I saw a salesgirl... drowsy & sleepy? Did she take a short nap as her eyes were close when I passed by her? If there's a camera there, I'm sure I looked lost... trying so much to get any salesgirl's attention which was amazingly in vain. Just imagine...there're 2 girls entertaining a customer! The other salesgirl, on the other hand, followed the other customer. The rest... busy sgt ker? Hello, I thought the motto "Customer is always right" is a fave among salespeople. Why didn't it happen to me? Aku ni tak layak shopping ker?

I did try to get their attention but I looked invisible to them! When I saw the supervisor , I immediately asked for her help. Of course, she asked one of the salesgirl to help but.... that salesgirl fatly told her that she WAS BUSY... hmmm... waiting her customer to make up her mind yer....& the other salesgirls.. were BUSY too.... hmmmm..

I wasn't in mood to feel jealous yer. At least they should be considerate. I was there for almost an hour, feeling & touching almost all the fabrics & once I decided to purchase the items.... no one wanted to entertain me! Hahahaha!!! A big laugh lol. Deep inside... sgt ler sakit hati. I love shopping when there're no crowd but on that day... lengang jer tp semua sibuk sgt2....

So, I headed to the counter. Why should I waste my time waiting as if it's the last place which offers great buys in town. There are other stores & shops with better fabrics & much better service. I believe that one salesgirl realised I already saw red so she asked if I needed help... Too late lol! Another wanted to assist too! Hahaha! Too late. Maybe they saw the changes coz that supervisor asked too & my reply was easy, "Thanks but no thanks". Masa terhegeh2 nak beli tak nak layan.... dh tak mau baru nak layan? It doesn't make sense, kan?

I paid for the 2 fabrics cut earlier while muttering & cursing all those 'slow' people & wondered whether I should go there again in the future. Maybe not K***** SP. Maybe other K***** in other places.

Now, the moral values of this:
1. If you are under the weather, don't go shopping coz if the service is terrible, you'll be physically & emotionally drained. Your mood swings... very exhausting!
2. Always learn from mistakes.... Once bitten, twice shy. The problem is... I've been bitten twice... so how many times shy?
3. Never give up easily. Don't blame fabrics ya... they are innocent. Blame the people who make the sale & purchase complicated.

p.s. Always remind myself....LIFE IS NOT ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL!

WIP- Sew In Love

Today, outside my dear hubby was busy building a home for d two cute rabbits brought home last night when I entered my messy sewing room. While searching for something, I came across scraps I bought many years ago at FRC Shah Alam. All of a sudden, an idea popped out. This is d result.... an applique... SEW IN LOVE..... Sorry ya... looks clumsy... herot perot.. my 1st attempt ma... hihihi...I sewed thisand this too...
But I'm in dilemma lol! The end product.... a cushion cover or a bag?
Think! Think! Think!

p.s. kita rehat dulu yer.. tetiba rasa penat ler pulak...;P

FABRICS SWAP by SWEETLILCRAFT COLLECTIONS

I join Fabrics Swap Program tau! Jom ler join. Click HERE for more info.

p.s. an excuse to go to d post office to post all d delayed packages here....;P

BELATED BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR RAINA

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY DEAR SWEET RAINA..
Her belated birthday celebration was late but never mind... better late than never.. The story about it is HERE...

I have already given her readymade presents but since I was so busy, I managed to complete my handmade gift last night. Sorry ya Raina... it took me so long to complete the task.. Jgn mare yer...;D

So here it is...At last it's ready for the birthday gal...
Especially for dearest sweet lil gal named RAINA NABILA...

A felt pencil case jer... hehehe...

Gave the pencil case this evening. She's so over the moon... showed to a friend & came back asking me how much $$ if her friend wants to buy it... huh? Later... she decided... maybe it's better if I sew another pencil case as a birthday gift to the friend... hmmmm...
(tu baru tunjuk kat sorang ... kalau ramai... camne? Sanggup ambik order ker? ;P)

p.s. Speechless

The Versatile Blogger Award?

Do I deserve this award? Not so sure la but still feel elated once I learned that I was one of the recipients. Thanks ya KAK DEE of ADR'S Treasures for choosing me. So honoured over here. Fyi, this is my first award tau! Perasan mengalahkan artis... hehehe....

I was informed that there are rules to this award.... So I copy & paste here ya...
1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you the award.
2. Share seven things about yourself on the post.
3. Pass the award to fifteen bloggers that you think deserve it.
4. Lastly contact all the bloggers that you've picked for the award.

Let's see... hmmm... the 7 things about me.... Apa ya?

Do u know that...
1. I'm hopeless in cooking. My Cik Abang (MCA) is a much better cook & he's pampered me too much till to the point that my children thought cooking is a gentleman's task, not lady's.... Malu nak mengaku tp itu ler hakikat hidupku... huhuhu... But the best thing is that... whenever I cook, I never fail... My No. 1` fans.. tak lain tak bkn anak2ku jua...

2. I love writing & even chose "writer" as my profession when I was in school... but too embarrassed to share my poems & short stories coz I feel I'm not good enough.... Malu tp mau... hihihi... But no worry... some are in my other 'blogworld" & some are kept hidden in my lappy...;P

3. I want to do too many things but knowing my limitation, I end up doing the thing I'm good at: TEACHING. .. Errr... sebenarnyer... tak ler hebat pon.... Kes perasantan ler ni... hehehehe..

4. I dreamed that one day I would be a fashion designer! It's my childhood dream tau! Now? Still interested & always let the tailor to realise my dream.... hehehe... I sketched & designed "ntah apa-apa" clothes when I was young & have kept those old sketches somewhere in the store room in my house... Kena gali & cari balik ke nih?

5. I also opted to be a doctor when I was in school but changed my mind coz in my Biology class, I couldn't cut a frog though the knife was sharp...TWICE! Tak sampai hati ler beb! Kesian kat katak tu...

6. My late grandmother, Arwah Tok Ma (my father's mom), was a seamstress & my aunt, Mak Lang Gayah was a great seamstress too. Alas, she has retired as her health has deteriorated & she feels that it's time to rest & take care of her grandchildren. I always admire her skills & talent. Even without any proper training, she still could produce fantastic garments... Really adore her work! Apasal ler tak belajar awal2 dulu nih! Rugi.. rugi...

7. I want to sew whatever I design or whatever comes across my mind. Yet, I keep on delaying. Instead, I search for the knowledge first & the trouble is... I paid for the knowledge but it takes soooo looooong to finish what I've begun... Cth paling teruk... Yuran dh bayar nk belajar buat baju tp masa memnjg takder... Ntah bila ler nk grad tuh... sabor je la... :P

And... this award also goes to.... Let the drum roll ya...
1. Ayu of Sweetlilcraft Collections
2. Kak Corine of Corine's Craft
3. Fieda of U n Me become Us
4. Kak Yong of kakyong[dot]com
5. Nurul of Sew 'much' Love
6. TiniHani of TiniHani
7. Ween of Ween Gorgeous
8. Liza of iro-iro of my life
9. Zara of A Fabric Case
10. Shiedah of SoNice is SoNice
11. OpsieDaisy of She can sew...
12. Suzie of Suzi...loves sew, likes sew, only sew
13. Ana of Sweet Treats for My Sweet Tooth
14. Mizz Blue of Mizz Blue Blog
15. Kak Noor of Noor's Own Diary

Btw if I miss your name, don't be shy ya.... please do not hesitate to receive the award too.... mcm saya....hihihihi... bak kata Kak Dee "you are as great as the rest". Betoi dak Kak Dee? Betoii!!!

p.s. An award a day makes me floating on air!