FAVOURITE - BLUE QUILT

Look at these two identical (almost) of blue and cream. One of my favourite quilt (right) that I cherish always.

The original design (left) was derived from the Australian Patchwork & Quilting (my most fav. magz.) Vol 13, No 3&4, May&June 2005 and designed by Therese Hylton.

Since this is a sampler/wallhanging quilt I used nylon tread for quilting. Appliqued and quilted by machine. The most favourite blocks are the pair of birdie.... and the other two.

FIDA'S BLUE FLOWERS

Well, these are all my BLUE FLOWERS for FIDA and one of the pincushion will be hers.












Completed yesterday but our Puan Balkhis would like to see them personally and decided to come over then finally she could not make it. So have posted this today for Fida.

Note that I did not sew the fabric through paper template for easier removal of paper later on. I used white thread throughout but it is still not very visible on the right side since I just pinched a small portion of fabric through and pull out slightly taut... not too much or will warp or distort.

TAGGED

This tag was from SHIMA. Thanks Shima .

Rules:You must thank the person who gives you the award.
Copy the logo and place it in your blog.
Link to the person who has nominated you for the award.

Name 7 things about yourself that people might find it interesting.

1. To my family I am a perfectionist..... I can still compromise with others though.

2. To choose between sewing and cooking.... I would rather scrubbing the floor, but still go to the kitchen for the sake of my beloved.... and my favourite recipes are LaksaPenang and MeeCurry.

3. Most morbid and phobia on riding a motorbike cos I fell off hard once.

4. Can't stand anything furry like cats...... don't mind jumping on chairs or table if one comes nearby....

5. Apart from sewing, love swimming so much... or just be in the water makes my life wonderful!

6. I am my Father's favourite child .... loves me even though I stay far from him ..... I am as stubborn as he is..... equal... but we get along fine. I did all men task during childhood and tagging along him like a shadow and helped him out to do gardening , mowed the lawn, built our own playground, built a little play-hut and we play kites together. I even helped out to repair my bicycle and changed flat tyres...... He is 80 this year and I love him ever!

7. Now, counting the days for Hubby's retirements and hope the many plans and dreams we have will come to reality..... we pray hard for that. Aaaminnn.

Post links to the 7 blogger you nominate. Leave comments on each of the blogs to let them know they have been nominated.

P/S To everyone who likes to share their interesting stories please do take this.... Thank you.

CALENDAR QUILT CHALLENGE- JUNE

This is for June.

Really hard to find time to concentrate on this challenge and I owe few more to complete. This time I had more stash on earth shades and mixed and match to get this combination. Month of June had really 'stay-put' me down more to reality of life.....

DECOUPAGE

Apart from sewing, lately I plunged myself into this decoupage world.

Frankly I had a great time doing these, firstly because I want to get the feel of doing something new and secondly I was appointed to explore more on this and generate some fund for the Institution.
















Though at first had no intention of making an entry of these..... but I think some CREDITS should be given to AFFEEN DECOUPAGE for giving full support and good tutorials. Thanks Affeen, without your help I think I could not produced anything like these.

Just wondering if should I venture more into this or..................

NO, I think I am still madly in LOVE with SEWING and will do lots and lots of QUILTING!!!!!!

GONE IN SPLIT SECOND

Since I made these two pair, our dear Balkhis had not got the time to visit my sewing room. She was all glancing, browsing and eying through the net and had something set in her mind.

Today Balkhis came to my sewing room and snatched my other pair.

( She did not know that I made this for her, and I did not dare to tell her.... let her see and find out herself. She could sensed, I guess, for she went straight to the right spot and found it hanging with the rest of my other tiny things, and claimed it was hers .... funny right!)

It was okay 'cos she looked so radiantly happy today.... wonder why! We just wait and see.......

MISSING IN ACTION

Totally exhausted for the past one week for some yearly events which involved our WI (Women Institution) , other NGOs and the governments sectors which took place at the Stadium Darul Aman from July 31st. - August 1st 2009.

Made some crafts projects just to give colours to our other products and to generate some fund for our Institution. My little contributions were just so minute compared to others. But so proud that at least I took part in this most soughtful event which involved His Royal Highness and the Yayasan Sultanah Bahiyah -

'Sultanah Bahiyah Foundation is a charitable organisation which takes its name after its founder and first royal patron, Almarhumah Tuanku Bahiyah Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman. Incorporated as a foundation on 20th August 1996, the Yayasan is managed by a Board of Trustees and the present Chairman is YTM Dato' Seri Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz binti KDYMM Tuanku Sultan Haji Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah.'

Some pics during the events.

Look who came to visit our humble booth. Our 'IRON LADY' Dato' Maznah Hamid. She stayed about half an hour and have a nice chat full of motivated speech and spirited advices to us. She bought most of my items mostly the patchworks products.

Had been busy for few days..... missed my sewing room and mostly I missed my friends here...............

HEXAGON GAME - SAMPLE FLOWERS

Okay update terkini dari blog Balkhis sila rujuk.

KakDee ada beberapa contoh yang sesuai untuk kita refer sebagai panduan untuk kombinasi warna dan warna tengah bunga .....Sila comments KakDee akan cuba jawab sedaya upaya....

Tinggal 1 hari lagi untuk undian...... siapa lah yang menjadi orang yg bertuah tu........!!

HEXAGON TEMPLATE - MAKE YOUR OWN

Salam semua.

KakDee minta maaf kerana lambat reply dan buat entry tentang template hexagon seperti yang dijanjikan.

Kita ambil ukuran seperti digambar tertera. Yang nak buat sendiri master copy untuk hexy template bolih refer di sini, sangat mudah..... Penting ketepatan dan guna template (master copy) ni dan terap banyak2 keatas kertas..... mesti tepat.


Yang gambar di atas tu pun KakDee buat sendiri dengan alat 'COMPASS' tu.

>Ukur 1.15" dan buat bulatan atas kertas yang agak tebal supaya tidak mudah koyak.
>Guna ukuran yang sama (1.15") bahagi 6 ikut bulatan.
>Garis dari bucu ke bucu.
>Potong.
>Terap banyak2 guna template mastercopy atas kertas sederhana tebal, gunting.
>Siap template kita.

THE HEXAGON GAMES

Hello to all!!

The Hexagon Games is just around the corner and very soon a lucky girl will get her parcels flowing over her door steps.

Okay, there are few clarifications to be made before we proceed, if possible by early/mid August.



Firstly, please make it exactly 2" side-to-side templates. Think Balkhis will email to all or visit here and print to size.

2. The flowers that we are making. I prefer that we use assorted fabrics' colour to reduce our piling up stash. And through my experience, the yellow/orange for flower-centre will make a beautiful Grandma-Flower-Garden. Or other alternative like in the pics, please suggest or comments at Balkhis's blog. The best paper piecing tutorials and my favourite is here and like to share with everyone. Yes, what about the template, should we remove them .... it is earsier to sew all flowers together with paper still intact.

3. The postage. For me my choice is the Pos Express. Have tried to insert all 10 pieces in the RM3/= envelope, fits nicely and post instantly (hate to queue). Or is it costly?.Please suggest!

4. Please voice out anything. Clear off the clouds from your mind, we shall discuss and shoot to start.......soooooooon!!!!

AWARDS FROM SHIMA

Be INSPIRED by FRIENDSHIP

Rules:

1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link.

Thank you very much Shima for these lovely awards. Nice knowing someone as vibrantly cheerful, loads of courageous effort like you are, even though you are quite new in this field. Hope on your path along this quilting passions you could brilliantly accept the challenges and strive to grab your goal.... just be patience.... you will get 'paid' with the lovely finished products....!

2) Pass the award to other blogs that you have newly discovered. Remember to contact the blogger to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

The best blog that I can't resist visiting is Alviana's . She is very talented and her courage could move a mountain..... Just have a constant visit to what she has accomplished and we could get motivated by the creative juices flowing out of her fingers .......Seeing is believing.... and to me she is simply individual with personality!

WRIST POUCH

It was rained outside and just the right time to make another wrist pouch for someone.

I took the opportunity to make another extra pieces for my little shop which had been left neglected quite sometimes. Finished 3 before I went for a nap in the sound of pouring rain outside.....hope it was only drizzled...

So fatigued after dusting my sewing room....

HEXIE PINCUSHION

Just divert to something cute and fast to boost the next quilt project.

Anything hexagon came across I will grab.... and here are few tiny-tots pincushions completed within few hours of leisure time on my sewing table while chatting with FIDA

The tutorials are found here in PDF files.



P/S As requested by those participating in Balkhis's HexyGame, I am personally will include one cutie-hexy-pincushion to all players...... in one conditions..... everyone must say YES! or nak, nak, nak like Shima did!

POT LUCK HEXIES FOR AUGUST

As a member of The Great Hexagon Quilt - Along, we were invited to participate in the POT LUCK, starting this July and the theme for this month is Scrappy Summery florals.

So these are my first two pieces for POT LUCK HEXIES. Will wait for the draw and will send off these to the lucky lady...... good luck to me!



P/S ......As per draw for July, the winner is Christine Cohrs. Congratulations!! My these 2 little hexy will fly to Australia for her to adjoin with the rest and will get its transformation soon! Can't wait to see the final products...

...... Christine e-mailed me on August 15th. that she had received my hexies with some other goodies. Glad they fell in the right hands.

HOUSE BLOCK 7

This is my post to the COME OVER TO MY HOUSE CHALLENGE for block 7 and the pic of my Lydia's House

DiahRothman's Block 7

by DiahRothman
(Malaysia)

I was surprised that we have an early design for this month... and managed to just a quick whip on this. Use up some blues for Lydia's House.

NIA'S DOUBLE

Thank God I managed to finish off this on time before Nia returns to Alor Setar next week. Like tons of burden had been lifted off my shoulder, cos I have been dragging this far too long!!!









This sweet beauty measures 103 inches x 92 inches, 3/4 inch thick batting and 'graciously' weights about 4.5 kilograms. This is Nia's 'third' quilted comforter and all specifications to her requirements....... but wonder why DOUBLE.......mmmmm!

While struggling with the quilting I dreamt that I have a quilting machine mounted on a quilting frame and smoothly glide on the top and quilt till I wilt......... my day dream!

Well Nia, it is yours!

BABY PENGUIN GOES AROUND THE GLOBE

Remember the little baby penguin for the pincushion swap....... she is with Carol Hansen ....... having a great time.

Hatched here in Malaysia, flew on her own to Tennessee of USA and now in Britain....... well, how lucky she is!





P/S This has been updated by Carol..... look at her........ guess she is enjoying herself right now....... Wait for the next infor, and Carol is going to register and name her ..... not sure American or British resident!

>> Carol has updated this cutie and named her 'Babette' . Now in London and she will be visiting 'The Buckingham Palace' ....... Happy journey Babette.... take care!
(I want to be a penguin ... who wants to adopt me, so that I can travel toooo..... )

HEXAGON GAME FOR HEXAGON LOVERS

Hello everybody! Attention Please....!!!!!! Especially the HEXY LOVERS!


Wow, I have good news here........ HEXAGON GAMES!

Balkhis calls it KUTU on hexagons....... do visit her blog or the button above to have further details of this games....... we are going to have fun and could complete one quilt in no time...... TOGETHER !

Maybe we can make THIS in our own home and at our own time with combination of fabrics from our friends.... isn't it fun?

Hope to have a good respond from all our dear friends!

THE STITCHER'S ANGEL SWAP 2009

It's open for registration, Helen's hosting this fun swap.

Click on the badge on the right to register. Please read the rules, they're a very challenging swap!

I have registered, come along ......

AWARDS FROM DEAR HAIDA

These special awards were given by a talented crafter Haida. Thanks Haida......

TAGGED

Just managed to fetch this tag from a dear friend NAIZ. Thanks Naiz! Need to answer all the questionnaires.......

>Nama Timangan Anda (Your nick-name)

Hubby and my children call me Mama. Most of my closest they call me Diah, Cik Diah, KakDee . To the younger generations, I am their Ummi.

>Anda seorang Yang (What type of person are you)

To a newly acquainted friend I am the reserved type... wait till they know me ;-p)... I am the most joyful lady on earth and have ears for everyone!

>Insan Yang Teristimewa (Your most beloved)

Love of my heart are my Husband and my children...... and the rest of family members and all my friends..... ESPECIALLY all the blogger!

>Lagu Kesukaan(Fav songs)

Melancholic, blues and reggae

>Makanan Kesukaan Anda (Fav Foods)

Spicy .... no, no to cold stuff, got cold-brain

>Sikap Yang Buat Anda Stress (Someone's Attitude That Makes You Stress)

Hypocrite

>Warna Kegemaran Anda (Fav Colours)

Red and Black

>Benda Yang Mesti Ada Dalam Henbag (A must in your handbag)

My purse, hand phone, personal cards, pen and notebook

>Kali Terakhir Anda Menangis (Last cried)

Few days ago..... was given something precious!

>Tag Untuk rakan anda (Tag your friends)

Like to forward this to 5 dearies and newly known blogger:-

1. Balkhis
   
2. Darr
3. Angeliquez
4. Diesha
5. HaniSyahida