all in all.... preparation is required!

We celebrate and prepare most joyful way to any new born and birth... with all the warming welcome and nothing and nobody is against them!

But is it proper to get ready and be prepared before we leave this worldly life..... just few hours of our last stay 'here'.....a white bed sheet, a pillow sham and a body cover........and all the necessary items needed for that day?

Many have given comments on this, and it is not a new issue.....and we talked this out to our religious man.........apart from preparing ourselves spiritually........it is not wrong to get ready, in materials form, and always expecting each day is our last existence on earth.

Few ladies surround me are doing and preparing theirs..... and I am involved in that acts!

All sewn, washed, packed and keep them within easy reach, anytime, till the day arrives...........

My daily routine.... z z z z z z z z z

Who can possibly do some sewing in this situation...... I wonder!

Having a very skilled hubby in constructions and building management works I can't stop him from ransacking my sewing corner too..... now he has almost completing the renovations at the final part of the house.

Since I took over the dining area as my favourite corner, hubby demolished BOY's room to replace the dining and I am so happy that I have a bigger dry kitchen.... finally!

I am now residing in the master-bedroom to sew our baju kurung for the coming 'Eid..... with most of the time air conditioning is on, and most of the time too I snoozed more than finishing my tasks...... :D

SAMPLER BOM from CikKema

This dotty bright piece was from CikKema, received yesterday. My 7th block so far.

I love the blue and turquoise contrasting each other... thanks CikKema.....

HACKED!

Dear friends ...... if by any chance you ever received any email using my email address, please ignore...... as recently my account has been hacked......
All was fixed now.
I am truly sorry for the inconveniences occurred. Thanks.

SALAM RAMADHAN
TO ALL MUSLIM READERS

JUST MY ONLY SON

He is 20 now...... just like that...... and I am missing him.

On July 27th he was born, feel like I was just holding him in my arms yesterday, but he is now about to wonder the whole world... That is his wish..... to venture more and looking for something to hold on to, in his field....... he is doing Culinary Arts and on his final soon.

At home, at BK3, he is having fun every weekends with his THIS toy........ We lost count of his falls, stumbling over the hills and plunged himself into ditches and broken his toys many a times.

But the one that almost burst my lungs was to hear that he rode his bike from our walk-up-apartment, 4th floor CYCLED down to the ground TRAILING THE STAIRCASE ........! How do you feel hearing all those, while the distance BETWEEN us counts 6 hrs to reach him ?

But he is my BOY...... and I love you dearly, son.

THESE....to enlighten my gloom

The whole of my sewing corner now looks so wrecked and lifeless and dust at every corner .............. So is my life but still I sit and sew.......... sighhhhh!

So made these to lighten up my corner and give some good companions to my little BEAUTY.... a machine mat with few slots to hold some sewing gadgets, mobile tread catcher and a pin cushion..... Did I break the rule for not placing the thread catcher on the right of the mat? ..... Frankly I am comfortable with it being on my left ...... snipped and drop..... that is it.... and it would not takes a lot of space as it is right on my lap.....

Look at my old thread catcher... just placed it hanging in between the drawers but I had it ever since I can remember.....
I made a simple pin cushion plus a metal piece to give some weight. Here I used my hubby's old hinge which I found kept nicely in his tool box. Shoved it in at the bottom and had it sewn after filling up with poly-insert. Quite heavy and will hold it in place.....

The thread catcher is meant for mobilising as I like to carry it around. So I sort of made it attached to buttons underneath the pin cushion or let it stay free standing by my side waiting to be filled up with threads, small pieces of rabbit's ears, or sometimes my sweet wrappers ........ :D

RE workshop @ IKM Sik Kedah

Last week I had such hectic days of doing errands and hunting for ribbons and some sewing materials, preparations for the beginners RE class that I conducted at IKM Sik on Monday July 2nd 2010.

Around 11 enthusiast RE students only, but apparently they are sewist themselves and easily 'manageable' ..... :D... They all are fast and eager learner and towards the end of the day they have something to turn the RE sampler into.......... and proudly display for this coming 'Aid.

All in all I am much happy that my little mission had accomplished and met few new friends..... and such fun knowing them. Maybe someday we could meet again with some new craft things to share..........

SAMPLER BOM # 9,10, 11 &12

The house renovation is moving fast to my sewing corner, bathroom and the kitchen.... so I did a sewing marathon and completed these................

Phew.... soon everyone will get their block.... and I can sleep tight now........

September's block from me is for Aimila

Maz has requested for white, brown and turquoise, so this is hers

November's block is for Fida................. you will get this soon Fida!!

Lastly for December's block is definitely for Diana......

lost and found

While searching for brown fabrics for CikKema's block, I immediately remember I have been to ANNA PATCHWORK HOUSE at Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall, Petaling Jaya sometimes early of this year....... and bought few sewing accessories and fq. Finally found the little bundle inside the box hidden under the sewing table.


Are there anymore hidden treasures...... Diah???? :D

SAMPLER BOM # 8 - CikKema

I was whipping blocks for few others and especially CikKema for the BOM projects by which is due this month of August. Here is your block CikKema, will get it posted to you soon..... :D

LITTLE ACHIEVEMENTS

Our latest WI Annual State Meets was held about 2 weeks ago. As usual all the protocol which involved the Royalty. But here I would like to make an entry about a little achievements. Nothing but craft related, though.

It was paid off when I did these two while accompanying Nia in the hospital bed....... I was so happy and it all worth it.

Not really as good as some of our local RE and stitchers which are many and some have their own design and do a delicate and very intricate handworks. But I am most happy that my effort were appreciated amongst our NGO groups, and I am quite contented now...... will do more better works in my next projects I hope.......

Here are the final products of the head scarf and the draw string bag which each has won a first place individually. These two are now at our WI HQ for the next level representing Kedah state............. Although I have very little hope ..... just give them a try and pray hard................ :D

that green HAPPY HOUSE # 6

Completed this green sets of Happy House last night for Puan Salmah, a neighbour..........




A diaper stacker to compliment the whole set.....




The baby quilt top, the back and a little close up.....

WHAT IS INSIDE?

Kapok Insert: soft and silky texture of the cotton-like fibres found in the ripe and swirled-up pods make good fillings for pillows and mattresses . This fibres are sustainably harvested from the rain forest. And another name commonly used in Malaysia for the same is kekabu, and they have many species on the line.

These are the baby-set that I always supply when commissioned to do so. Aren't they so inviting? Definitely they have some therapeutic values....!

SAMPLER BOM 2010 from Maz

This bright and lovely block is from Maz and arrived today. Thanks Maz.... really love its jovial colour combinations from the fabrics...... Thanks again, Maz.

Still waiting for more to arrive....... :D

PREloved Overlock - my new love

That day while I was waiting for the Singer technicianman to install the white base body for granny's machine I fell in love with this little thing... an overlock machine. I have longed to own this ever since I plunged myself into sewing some dresses for my little girls, that was almost 20 years ago.

I was lucky to have grabbed this preloved 3-thread overlock Taiwan made model just fit enough to cater for my need. Most importantly was the half price slashed and it is just like new. The previous owner trade-in this for an industrial ones...... so I was just lucky, was not I?

So Nia and Darr, for this coming 'Aid mama will sew all our stranded collection of fabrics and we have plenty to change baju kurung throughout the month of Syawal...... :D

NIA's mishap and sewing

We, Nia and me, were at PPUM PJ from June 29th to July 7th 2010. From a minor leg injury became worst with infections, and she had to pay it by staying in the hospital ward for 8 days and me to stay up too, day and night to accompany her......! She is doing fine now .... and started her usual routine and was working yesterday after more than a month on medical leaves. Syukur....... Alhamdulillah. What should I do then............ To fill up my time there, I was doing these.......

A ribbon embroidery for the WI state meets. A hand-quilted draw string bag.

Secondly was some stitchery.Hand embroidered on a ready made head cover also for the same meets. If anyone realized and had been to PPUM, the nurses attire/uniforms are of the same colour as my project here, which was a coincident. Some of them stopped to asked if I was making for one of them.... :-)

It was such a life experience staying in the hospital ward for so much had I seen and heard which made me appreciate more of my remaining days....... and about how important is our HEALTH ........... not untill we lost them .......

Inherited TREASURE

I was not into sewing lately.....and the agony of not doing so really irritate me .... I filled my time with some hand stitch which I will make an entry later.

Lately I dug up an old SINGER sewing machine which belonged to my late Grandmother which when I googled I found this info. The Registered Numbers EG- 770876, Model no is 15K, manufactured date was August 21, 1951. SINGER SEWING COMPANY "EG" Series Factory Name: Kilbowie' Clydebank Scotland.

Wow, so astonishing and I inherited a living TREASURE!

This machine was transformed from hand-cranked to a foot treadle...... When Granny gave me this I left it mobile at my Mum's place, but my 'smart-brother' modified it, with some explainations saying that his wife did not know how to use it by its original made...... lame excuses!!!!!!

I hate to have lost its hand paddle, the wooden base and box cover ...... very sad and most importantly it has lost its originality!!!!!! I have no idea how long the machine had sat, unused and abandoned in our utility room.

Oh yes, I did not mentioned here before, I have lost my Faith for good this time. She had retired. So, to suit my needs of a good machine I have used my magic wand again and make-over this BLACKIE and I am going to use it now as my favourite sewing machine ..... the rest with be used occasionally now.

Anyone interested for further information regarding Singer Sewing Machine model numbers, please click on the following link www.sewingshop.com/dateyourmachine.aspx


So this is my new companion...... She needs more polishing though. I installed her with plastic body with extra bed and Japan made motor and controller with foot paddle. Please anyone, I need a suitable name for this BLACK BEAUTY of mine....... your suggestions is much appreciated ..... thank you.

WIP - the same 'THAT BABY QUILT'

It seems this is one of the most favourite baby quilt this seasons. How I wish I am doing some other designs.......

At least for now......I am happily sewing them...... :D

BACK with loads of BOM!

It is simply great to be back again and laze myself in the house that we, hubby and me, called home........After about a month being away from my sewing corner, today I started to dust away all my sewing equipments and working table which I missed dearly.

So much had happened, some mishaps and also happy moments....... and as I blog, I will define them bit by bit. But firstly let me update the BOM that we have played up till July. It is my turn to receive 11 blocks from our dearest participants. Blocks received were piled up by hubby and all mails were duly opened the moment I reached home last few days.

This is from Naiz

This is from Aton

This is from Pah

Really love all of them and the neat works and beautiful fabrics....... thanks Naiz, Aton and Pah......