Rindu nak blog..

Kali terakhir menulis dalam blog ini ialah tahun 2015. Rasanya kegiatan menulis blog disebabkan kecanggihan IT terkini... so blog ini rasa macam makcik-makcik ja yg masih setia.

August 2015..

August 2015...Syawal 1436 masih ada, suasana raya-raya dan open house masih dianjurkan. Tahun ini merupakan tahun ke4 saya tidak lagi merayakan Open House bersama kawan-kawan sepejabat sebab saya bersara awal pada tahun 2012. Namun memasak untuk Open House Staf Pejabat saya merasa juga tapi kali ini memasak untuk staf pejabat anak menantu...merasa lah juga.

Only Peeping at others Project...

I am still not able to sews...my grand daughter is so manja, manja, manja

Setelah Setahun berlalu

Kerinduan yang amat sangat terhadap minat untuk menjahit dan berbloger tidak terbendung lagi wakakakak...Sabar wahai hati InsyaAllah ,Layanlah dulu cucu-cucu yang sedang memerlukan perjagaan.

It's been a life time...

Today is Tuesday, insyaAllah another a week to go for fasting. Tough I haven't being able to write any post in my blog, I make sure to pay a visit to all my blogger mate. Browsing through their blog really easing the mind.

Catching up with my DWP (Double Wedding Patchwork project)...

At last I'm nearly done with my DWP fabric cutting and marking...( I started in middle 2010). In 2011 I almost quit with the project because of the difficulties in the joining part of the curves arch, this is where quilters needs to test their sewing skills...so thus I clung to that idea and proceed with my DWP. Then another problem arise, erhmmm... my main fabric (for template no. 1 and 2) wasn't enough, arghhhh (I purchase the fabric in 2009 at Ampang Cottage Patch (ACP) - 5 meter, will they still have the design in 2012).

My luck indeed, on 25 Mei 2012 my DIL nephew wedding receptions in GOMBAK, I went along to attend the kenduri which started at 8:00 pm. Why I said my luck..because when we reach the shop it was past 6:00 pm and the OPEN sign was on (they closed at six) and then the fabric that I aim for is available (last kopek - I purchase every meter left which was only 4.4 m). So I am very pleased with that and hoping to complete the DWP this year because I am peeping for this design..THE BUTTERFLY applique which Alice (ACP's owner conveince me to try) and had allowed me to snap a picture on display once I purchase the design pattern).

Hello..hello

I am still quilting..wait for my newest post which I can't retrieve after saving while trying to upload a picture..oh poor me..

My "Brother" First Product..

This IKEA fabric was bought nearly two years ago. I was not sure what to do with the orange stripy, I just cut the fabric simply to test the embroidery pattern that had been computerized in the Innov'is 50. Then, I came to this idea of making use of the tested piece of fabric into something useful. A lunch bag as a gift to my workmate who is resigning this month.I hope she will treats this bag as what I intended when I was making its or otherwise she may keep her books in it...

This bag measures 14 inches x 18 inches.

                                               The inside was layered with purple print fabric.

                                                             Two slots pocket was also sewed inside.

                                                                     This beg is for my friend Yati.

This is my "brother" a gift from my DH.

A New Sewing Machine

At last my old sewing machine SINGER Genie has a replacement. My DH purchased the BROTHER'S sewing machine Innovis 50 which I have been longing for so long.

To complete my dreams is the additional accessories that come with this model, that is the WALKING FOOT, QUILTING FOOT and the WIDE TABLE.

With this new gadget, hopefully  I could speed-up with my DWP project which was halted nearly a year.

WISPs (Works in Slow Progress)

For the past two and a half months, I only view my blog without making any posting. Common reason is of course same as everyone in this bloggers land intro when making a come back. I cannot  express into words the so many happening that had happened during that period.

What surprised me and inspires me to continues my blog is the increasing numbers of visitor shown by the Visitor Traffics gadget. I wish to thank all of you for visiting and reading my blog.

This is a WELCOME wall quilt which I hand quilt WISPs.

My WISPs quilt project is indeed making a progress..slow progress is still a progress, I hope. Here are some of the progress that I have achieved :)..  

Cuts and marked fabric for the DWP

My DWP cutting template which I is very hard to made.

I used artist pencil 10B lead for marking.

My other fabric yet to be cut and marks.

This is where I sew and do my quilting project.

Love of Quilting

On 6 May 2011 (Friday),  I went to Kuala Lumpur acompanying my daughter to attend an interview at the PPUM (Pusat Perubatan University Malaysia). After her session is over, we stop by at Mid Valley but the car parking was full than my son only managed to get a parking space at The Garden. I wanted to go to MPH Book store but we landed at the Border Book store instead.

I purchased three quilting magazine (America's and Austrilia's). It is a dismay to find that in between the contents of the magazine there was an article publish only part 3 of 3  for projects shown which means one will need to look for the next or previous magazine. This is actually the problem when we aren't subscribing a particular magazine.  We tend to miss an article which intrest us.

                                                 

It easier said than done....

The most difficult part to assemble is the arc (concurve to convex) . Am I regretting to do the pattern? a little bit I presumed. How do I motivate my self to proceed with this project of DWP. Well, the quilter blogland site surely.

This is how the partly completed unit block look likes after my struggle to sewn them together to make one block. Practically it needs patience and determination.


So far I only manage to achieved this stage for now.. my sewing machine broke down due to old age...

Streamyx & TM Homeline at last...

Now that the streamyx are installed in our TM homeline I feel so excited that I could get connected very fast to the internet from home environment.

I take this chance to visit my blogger friends blog site. I admits that I am always inspired by their story and crafts progress. I have problems when ever I want to post a comment.. thus I felt that this gadget are very tricky to dealt with.

How downhearted it make one feels when after putting out our thought into words but then it could not be publish, it makes me even more phobia of this technology.

To set a date line...

Last sunday afternoon (27/02/2011) I watched astro movie entitled Julie/Julia Project, a story about the heroine wanted to become a writer.. she mentioned something about not being able to completed what ever plan she planned to do.  She create a blog and set a date line to do all the menu wrote by Julia Child " Mastering the Art of France Cooking".  The moral I got from watching these movie was I need to set my own DATE LINE for my DWP project. Is one year too long or too short?? Today is 1st March, maybe I could start counting my date line from this date..

To be fair with myself, I've actually done the sample from the template that I made in January, and I thought that it's gonna be too big from the actual size..

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Here is the fabric that my daughter has chosen for the DWP bed quilt.

 Hopefully, I have the guts to cut the fabric into small pieces.  

Progress for DWP..

Dah masuk minggu ke 2 bulan Februari, saya baru berpeluang untuk buat "post" ini, Tahun 2011 terlalu teruja nak buat patchwork double wedding pattern (DWP). Kain 100% kapas saya dah beli pada penghujung tahun 2010 di Cottage Patch Ampang sempena jualan hujung tahun mereka (potongan 20%). Pemilihan fabrik dan warna saya serahkan pada Nur Syafirah (my daughter). Hopefully her choice of colours and design will works well with the pattern.

"The Grandmother Garden pattern" is actually in my list of patchwork project. I've bought the template for the hexagon as well, but only now I came across with this tutorial by Karen which is very easy to do.

Double Wedding Pattern

I have intended to try making this pattern since 1998, instead I ended by making the stuffed quilt which I used as my dashboard picture. It took me one year to completed the twin size quilt. This is a challenge for me to make this very lovely pattern. I was impressed and wanting to try my skill with this rather complicated design.  I am very lucky to come across with this book which I saw in Pontian Library. This Patchwork Book by Jane Walmsley showed very detailed instruction and guide on how to construction certain needlecrafts project.

IT FOBIA

Today is my second week in this blogger land. Being IT Fobia, I think it will take time for me to make a posting. Actually I've lots of quilting picture which I made to show but because of this technology is very complicated to deal I could not do so. My first posting was guided by myra of myramohsin.blogspot.com Thank you  myra for being so kind and patient with makcik.

I learn to post a photographs, and I would love to share this cosmetic case sewn by hand. The cosmetic case is for Azira as a get well gift for her. I hope she will use it and treasure it because the case was sewn by hand with love.

FROM TAKAPAN TO AYER BALOI

My destiny has brought me to the Peninsular Land (Semenanjung). I am married to my husband since November 1979, in Kota Kinabalu. In April 1987, after retiring from the army my DH choose to returned back to his home place, Ayer Baloi Pontian. I resigned as a civil servant in 1990 because of the obstacle in transfered process in those time from Sabah to Semenanjung. Being aways from my homeland and my siblings alway makes me feel lonely. My DH and children gives me courage and happiness. To really overcome my loneliness, I plants flowers and do some patchwork sewing. I love scented flower and lets them grows wild to attracts the butterflies and birds. Patchwork, I made mostly for my family own use as KUMBANG. Anyhow, living in Ayer Baloi is calmed and peaceful because I am surrounded by mostly my loveable family, husband relatives and friends.