'Sew Sweet' Gift!

A special gift..

SEW SWEET!

 For someone who loves quilting...

Boleh pakai di tangan....

Lepas tu boleh cucuk2 dgn pin....

 And together with this BOM 

which has been kept for months as the birthday gal was away...

 Now, she's back...

So they are ready to be posted...

For the one & only Faridah Salim...

p.s. Soeeiiiiiiii..... hard to say goodbye.... tu yg simpan lama... ;P

Akan simpan buat lagi....

Salam Aidil Fitri 2012

Hopefully, it's still not too late to wish uols

HAPPY EID MUBARAK!

SELAMAT HARI RAYA

& 

MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN.

with love,
THE BLUE FAMILY...

For Kakak From Umi

For a lil gal named Kakak

using my Miss QC...

A pencil box from her Umi

ice-creams.... hmmm... yummy!

She is Nur Ain Nabeelah..

my colleague's daughter...

another experiment... succeeded!

Let's see the pencil box....

tgk dr atas....

nak gantung pon boleh! ^^

Btw, TQVM Azlina for believing in my sewing skill.

p.s. Jeles anak daraku bila tgk pencil box ni... hehehe...

But she wants a dress!

Sabar yer Raina... 

Mama will sew it...

one day.....

insyaAllah!

More Birthday BOM - MAY & JUNE

What did I do while missing in action? 

These are some of my 'masterpieces' ^^

MAY'S BIRTHDAY BOM

For May Birthday gal - Faridah Salim
which hasn't been posted yet
 coz
1. I was late
2. She's in America now for a couple of months
3. I'm making something extra for her.... more belated gift!
(err....baru perasan, no signature yet on d block.. cis!.)

The inspiration of this block is from January's Block by Quilt Dad.

It's called "Sands of Time Block".

Instead of 8.5"x8.5" unfinished, I modified to 12.5"x12.5" unfinished

but after measuring, still didn't get the exact 12.5"! Aduss!!!

So... maybe another try on this!

If you're interested, please visit HERE.

JUNE'S BIRTHDAY BOM

For June Birthday gal- Kak Pah (Sharifah Norizan)
It's called "Old Maids Puzzle"
A free pattern from Berrima Patchwork.
So easy tau!

If you want to put your hand on this pattern, go HERE.

No worry! If I could, you could do it too!

Next on the list.... July's Block! ^^

p.s. Which reminds me of my April's Block! 

Buat utk org lain tp yg sendiri punya tak buat2...;P

Pertandingan Gubahan Hari Koperasi

Every year, we celebrate Hari Koperasi in school. It's today! Kak Yati & I formed a group & took part in "Pertandingan Gubahan Coklat Wafer" for teachers. Well, this is the result.......

A red aeroplane...... on cloud nine... hahahaha....

The result? We got no. 2 taw!

err.... only 2 groups of teachers participated ler..... hihihihi....

Never mind la... The most important thing is.....

We've done our very best.

Betul tak Kak Yati ?

Kak Yati (in blue tudung) & I .....
alamak! I look so chubby lah pulak!

p.s. Credit to senyummanis.com for the inspiration.
If you are interested to see the other 'gubahans' from senyummanis.com,
please go HERE ya.

SELAMAT HARI KOPERASI!!!

HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY 2012

HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY TO ALL TEACHERS!!

especially to a special teacher...

who else... 

kalau bukan diri sendiri... ahak.. ahak..

Another Teacher's Day celebration....

I wanted to sew something for my children's teachers

but as usual, they had their own minds...

They didn't want to burden me with extra task..

(mmg anak2 yg baik, kn?)

 But I was busy too..

(so lega jugak sbb mama diaorang ni sibuk jer memanjang... ;P)

Raina wanted to make bookmarks for her teachers...

and these are the results... 

I wrote d wordings...  The rest was up to her...
(camner? OK tak?)

"Selamat Hari Guru"
6 bookmarks in various colours....

Daripada sapa lg kalau tak cik adik kita... hehehe...

 Then I made cards using stamps made by Euphoria..
(for more info about her, go HERE)

Roses & handmade cards... just perfect!

Terima kasih, Cikgu! Terima kasih, Ustazah!

My 2nd son Hifzhan preferred frames...

5 frames for 5 teachers... 

I was the writer.... mcm biasa... ; )

Done!
(err.. bkn 2 thn lepas bagi frame jugak, kn?)

In addition, roses & handmade cards too...

HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY!

The stamps are great! My work became faster!

so sempoi!!

At the back....

Thank you for everything!

Now, let's see what my eldest has chosen...

in boxes already lol!

Well, I forgot to take the pic. 

What do you think inside the boxes?

Let me give you clues...

This present is very popular on Teacher's Day...

It's ceramic...

It has a handle...

It's convenient too!

Can be anything...

Fill in with water or drinks..

or keep your coins inside

or maybe pencils or pens!

Yup! 

They are M_U_G_S!

MUGS!

So I have to wait for another year 

to sew something for the teachers...

I let my kids decide 

coz the presents are for their teachers

not for my teachers.

Let them decide what they want...

coz they have the right to choose,

they have the right to speak up.

The freedom is theirs.

(of course, under mama's supervision

& within the budget!)

Once they make up their minds,

they must be responsible of their choices!

No turning back ya....

p.s. Wah! Mcm berkempen ler pulak... hihihi...

March Birthday Block

March Birthday Block for Haslina.

completed at last...

bila pin kat bantal... 

OK gak....

But I was supposed to send her the other block...

Too much time spent yet still not OK..

Uols tgk ler sendiri.... 

 Perasan tak keherot-perotannyer....

Tak sampai hati nak kirim yg ni...

So I made a new block which was so tough coz...

still herot-perot...ikhsss.. :P

It's already April so I've to send the 2nd block jugak..

hoping so much she won't mind the imperfect block.

Making this Card Trick block was really TOUGH lol!

But if u are interested to make this block,

go HERE in BERRIMA PATCHWORK.

p.s. To err is human, kn? (nk sedapkan ati ni...)

QADA EARTH DAY KER?

Last night, I reached home quite late as all of us were at my parents' house till 8 something in the evening. Once at home, I bathed & was in my sewing room.... in the final stage of completing the block I should send to March Birthday Block gal. All of a sudden (baru jer jahit sikit).... ooopsss... there's a hint as if there would be a black out... And believe it or not... all became pitch black! I was alone upstairs, trying to see in the dark & went downstairs sentimentally... (mcm org buta, beb!). Well, it seemed that all my neighbours were facing the same problem... No electricity lol!

My Cik Abg joked "Tu la... sbb x tutup lampu masa Earth Day hr tu". Ye ker? An attempt to find candles was fruitless, yet the torchlight I bought for a camp was a great help indeed!

MCA had a wonderful idea.... He wanted to get out of the darkness & get fresh air...& get more lights. So whoever wanted to join in his 'outing' club was welcome. I had work to do but the invitation was too tempting. Why not? Dok kat rumah pon bkn boleh menjahit. Kerja sekolah pon terbengkalai...

D'ya know that the blackout involved a large area of my 'taman' & nearby housing estates except my parents' house. We went to a 24-hour shop to buy candles & had our late supper at Mohabath Nasi Kandar restaurant in Tmn Ria. I was already full & had told myself to control my food intake but.... when you have nothing much to do... eating seems like the best option... hehehe...

So last night was our qada Earth Day.... X payah suruh tutup lampu... mmg semua gulap gulita....

My kids slept early... MCA slept early.... Me? Sorry lar... I had to prepare for my presentation for a workshop in school (Teknik Menjawab PMR... jgn x caya) until the battery of my lappy exhausted. However, I didn't mind it... I was more frustrated not being able to finish my block. :P

Early in the morning, still in darkness, I went to work. The presentation was OK. I really hope so much that my students understood well all the tips I delivered today. Now, back home, with the help of the generator provided by TNB outside (sbb pencawang utama meletup semlm sampai pencawang lain terbakar), I wonder..... "If only I have a sewing machine which requires no electricity..." Yelah, at least I still can sew & finish my block, kan?

Well, I rest my case.

p.s. The moral of the story is....."Life is so meaningless without sewing especially when you are in the mood." Tidor semalam pon tidor2 ayam jer sbb terkenang..... alahai... Btw....

HAPPY BELATED EARTH DAY ya!

A Gentleman's Scarlet Birthday Pillow

It's a birthday pillow for my friend's hubby. Couldn't say 'no' lol! In fact, I was as excited as her. The inspiration was found after days of googling. To dear crafters whose ideas were used in the making of this pillow, million thanks from me. This is the result.....

"RESERVED FOR MR RIGHT"

But don't be deceived....

It's a pocket pillow lol!

Can put a birthday card inside the pocket.... such a brilliant idea, kan?^^

Guess what? It's also an envelope pillow!!!

A letter of love.... cewah!!!

Jom selak kejap....

Ada lining lar...

The fabric for the pillow inside is like the lining fabric...

Finally,

Love M

Why "M"? Alah, coz my friend's name begins with the letter "M".

That's why lar.

Finally....

From whom?

YOUR MRS ALWAYS RIGHT

Mission.....possible!

Experiments.... worked!

Scarlet pocket aka envelope pillow... done!

Phew!!!!

p.s.. The other impossible missions? Will be possible too.

InsyaAllah.

One of my UfOs... Done!

1st, unzip d bag...

Then, look inside....

has pockets lol! ^^

this area... handstitch... comot cikit...;P

zip ler balik...

English Dawn Bag...

completed...

horeyyy!!!!
TQVM kak Corine!!!

p.s. D other UfOs will be here soon..hehehehe....^^

HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY

TO ALL WOMEN.... WHEREVER U ARE....

Image from HERE .

MY FRIEND MISS QC

Penantian itu mmg menyiksakan tp bila dh dpt, mmg berbaloi2...
Tak caya? Lihatlah teman baruku ni....hehehehe...

Let me introduce to uols d latest addition in my crafty family...
my new companion....
Tak lain tak bukan...
MY VERY OWN MISS QC100.. ^^

p.s. Love u Miss QC but will always cherish my Singer.... Sentimental value lol!