New Baby's Japanese robe

This week, I finished another piece of Baby's Japanese robe, for baby age 12-18 mo. Well the previous one has been given to my friend's baby. I think his mom is more excited than the baby who is wearing it. This project is so fun to make and the outcome is so so satisfying.

What is your latest sewing project, friends? Do share.

Vintage Japanese robe

Another newly completed project - a baby's vintage Japanese robe.

This robe in leafy print is so perfect for Fall. I can't stop looking at it since this morning, but, it will be delivered to the owner, my friend's baby son. His mum asked me to design a suitable wear out of this fabric, in view of recent raining season, I think it's necessary to keep the baby warm and comfortable, so I quickly get this Japanese robe done before the raining season over and before the baby outgrown this robe : P

You know, sometimes project can really being postponed year after year when we lost that urgency or when found a new loves.

Love >o<

Denim jeans colored pencil holder

My latest making - standard size colored pencil holder in denim jeans. Almost similar to this jumbo colored pencil holder I make sometime ago. A must have in kids art supplies tools.

Leave print bookmark

Completed two scrapbooks to be passed up in a week is a heavy task for a mum. On the other hand, it put my artistic side into good use whilst having really limited time for sit and think. I've included a few leave prints into the books under Go Green section. Because of not having enough leaves in the study room, we make more today and included a Chinese poem at the back of each leave. Memorizing these poems for a grade 2 student is another big task, oh gosh. But learning should be fun instead of painstaking, right? And I'm hoping to see that 'fun' taking place soon. Keep fingers crossed.
But as I see those leaves, I'm getting like'in it ; ) art and craft project from nature thing is inspiring. Also, this is the shape of collar in this kebaya dress, the sirih shape.

Peter Pan collar in polka dots

 

I went for fabric shopping recently and fall in love with this black and white dots voile, and bought a few yards for the home studio. Polka dots is rather vintage by itself sometimes, but on the other end it is a time-proof love. My tailor aunt dropped by the other day and upon seeing it, she immediately asking if there's still in the shop. By not wanted to waste it further with some daring attempts, moreover I've been knowing and quite familiar with making tops, hence, I mixed and matched the above two fabrics and now present to you this new baby right from sewing room. I'll put this my first few polka dots shirt in my craft store to share with my readers and lovely clients.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were just left our country after an official visit, they are truly an amazing couple. We all love them too. As for me, I'm not interested in the picture of topless Duchess and won't be reading them.

May them be blessed with good spirit and good health always.

An old teacher

 

 

I met a former teacher of mine after 25 years at Sunshine Square yesterday. I was delighted to stumble upon her and walked to her without hesitation. Hubby asks which year did the teacher has teaches me, I say when I was in primary four or five. He says 'Oh my! She still could remember you!' ^_^ She is not an ordinary teacher to me, she is the one who discovered my calligraphy talent and mingled with us more than a teacher would. We all even willing to help her to wash and clean her new home when she needed extra hands to do chores, from planning out to buy brooms, mops, cleaning towels, pails and etc. She has retired as school principal since two years ago after reaching retiring age. Thinking of those years as a young student under her as our form teacher, I feel lucky and blessed to have a wise, caring and loving teacher. And now, I can happily and able to invite her to come to our home to keep our teacher-student-ship continue on.
Happy!

Melinda's Doll Dress

 (Melinda's Doll Dress)

This Melinda's Doll Dress has been in the queue piled up on my sewing machine for quite some time, finally I was able to finish it after completed that pair of lacey baju kebaya. Gosh, I'm a little phobia when mentioning lace... let's forget about it first, we now talk about this brand new Melinda's Doll Dress.

We're living in only one-season weather, wearing something made from light fabric, without collar and sleeves and in simple design is an ideal, for me in daily wear. But, a petite figure like me is not easy to find one. The material of clothes that always shun me off from buying them. What's more when I needed to juggle between many roles, one time as cook, the next as chauffeur, baby sitter and etc...I really need clothes that is comfortable and can wear for inside and outside of home. So, after having all these considerations and getting the right fabric, I constructed it and here's the piece. I named it so because I have a friend whose name is Melinda and she always likes doll dresses. She says even she's not pregnant, she still can wear it : )) LOL...Don't get me wrong, I'm not having a baby either ; )

So, this is my doll dress. What's your favorite one?

Baju Kebaya with lace

Homemade sardine pizza for dinner

In the making...

 

 Baju Kebaya with lace (Front view)

  

(Rear view)

It's raining season, we prefer to stay home mostly to enjoy home cook. Pizza for dinner is a not often, but always in demand, sometimes tops with chicken satay or occasionally with tuna or sardine fish. Yeah, that's less mundane compared with everyday every meals with rice.

I've had completed that pair of so.. so... very time consuming baju pengantin (bride's clothing). That's my course work. I'm the one who asked for it. Most probably in another few months but not sooner, I won't dare to touch any lacey thing. Gosh, that's not easy, really. Anyhow, I've taken the picture of it to share with you, that's in the size of S. Button at the front and the collar is in the shape of sirih with a little collar at the back.

What do you think of this baju kebaya? Feel free to share it with us here...

Stay great, friends.

AYa's Mini Peter Pan Collar Shirt

Wishing all our Muslim friends a very Happy Hari Raya.

Lovely, lovely, lovely...
The above pictures were drawn by the littlest R. Obviously he knows the celebration and what holidays he is in now.

(AYa's Mini Peterpan Collar Blouse)

I can't wait to show you this piece of creation I created and how it resembled my clothes making recently. I love this piece very much. One would have heard and seen Peter Pan collar which is a pretty common style to style the collar, but what about Mini Peter Pan collar? I haven't seen one. So, with some skills in hand and with the creative mind, I put them altogether into the existing blouse that I have in the handmade craft store, Etsy, that's the birth of AYa's Mini Peter Pan Collar Blouse for you.
What would this world be if there's no creativity, no artisan? Sometimes, this new and fresh ideas take my breath away.

Every piece of fabric is handpicked and selected by me. Maybe that's the reason why each time I completed making a dress or clothes, I am soooo... tempted to wear and eventually wanted to own it despite having more than enough in the wardrobe : P
So, I resisted myself even from trying it, otherwise, there won't be any in the shop!

Friends, what are you making recently? Do share...

Hot dog sausages bun

I'm very busy rushing a few more pairs of baju raya for clients for this coming Raya Puasa celebration. Completing one really took many many hours of this new hands. After these batch of sewing, I'll have more time to make others to put them in Etsy. If there is any clothes that you would like to see, feel free to suggest it out, I will be happy to oblige if that's within my mean ; )

My kitchen is now full of hot dog sausages bun which I baked late yesterday nite. The kids immediately asked for some when it was still hot right from the oven. "Mummy, it melt in my mouth this sausage bun..." quipped big R while munching on the bun whilst watching his cartoon show. He is a bread person, that's why I need to bake : ) for them...