An afternoon with Rozi

The fabrics I ordered through Rozi of Rozi's Needlework has arrived. She posted about it in her blog yesterday (with my name clearly stated in the post). Ohh....fyi, yes..i have emailed her. Who would have thought she would be going to her aunt's house yesterday, which was only like 2km away from my home. So..instead having to post my order, i decided to self collect.

Rozi...a lovely lady. Her Arwen is soo..adorable. And Daniel...my kids enjoyed playing him with very much. And until last night Hafiy kept saying he wanted to go over to Rozi's aunt's to play :).

The fabrics i ordered

Yummy aren't they?

The mystery gift.(Rozi, i love it. Tq!)

A strawberry that opens up to become...

Tadaaa!!! A shopping bag :)

And..here is me & Rozi & our beloved children

I had a great time, Rozi. It was a pleasure meeting you. So much to talk about, so many things in common, but so little time, ya? Maybe after this we can arrange for another meet up ;)

Thanks again Rozi!

Detik-detik berharga

Umair Akif is 6 months today.

Means so much to me cause it also means that i have fully exclusively breastfed him for 6 months.

And that i have been taking care of him 24/7 for the past six months.

I became a SAHM on the day Akif was born.

None of his brothers had these privileges. 

And that is why mami's bantal busuk ni extra extra manja la agaknya ;)

Aishah Megahasz is having a 'Detik-detik Berharga' contest and this is the picture i had choosen to enter.

 Baby's name : Umair Akif Al-Amin b. Khairul Amin

DOB : 25th September 2009

Age when pic was taken : 14 days

In this picture are my three sons. Detik-detik berharga because this is their 1st picture together. It was taken before abang kimi goes to his kindi for Hari Raya Celebration. Every one was happy and lil Akif too was not moody nor cranky. My prayers..moga mereka adik-beradik rapat, baik sesama sendiri, sayang menyayangi selama-lamanya dan menjadi anak yang soleh, insyaAllah.

The contest ends today at 5pm. Lots of interesting prizes are up for grabs. So..for those interested, still got time. You can go here for the details.

Here are the lists of sponsors who are sponsoring the contest.

a) Mei's Mei Tai 

 b) Ammar's Treehouse

c) Coachandsuch

d) Umi and Jr Shoppe

e) Snuggbaby

f) The Honeybunch Marketplace

Other's scrap is another's treasure ^^

Here are the things i made using scraps i bought from okinokiyo.

A wristlet (very lembik cause i didn't know i had to use interfacing ;P)

The inside 

Inner pocket & gathered pocket for handphone

Card holder (please ignore my crocked stitches-it's for me anyway)

 The inside

A Patchwork Wristlet ( smaller than the previous one and with interfacing too ^_^

 Pin cushion

And this is only half of the scrap. Imagine how many more things i can make with the other half ;)

*The two non scrap material used were the green polka dot fabric and the white fabric used as lining in the 2nd wristlet (not seen in any of the pictures) and the card holder. The white lining was cut from my wedding bolster case which i have kept for nearly 8 years and have never used before cause i don't use bolster. Finally i get to use it :)


** Love Note: If you want somehing, you would do your most best  to make it yours,right?

Happy International Women's Day 2010

To all women.... 

Happy

8th March 2010

We are simply SUPER!

Sewing Tips #1 and more to come

Since i'm a newbie at sewing, my lappy is the next important thing, after my sewing machine. I sometime have to go back & forth between my machine & my lappy just to get my project done. Be it on how to put on the zipper foot, how to stitch, where turn the fabric, how to pre-wash fabrics or even how to end machine stitches.

So..instead of bookmarking every tips, i decided to share them here-one at a time. Easy for me to find and easy for other newbies too. So..for the first tip..it is..on

PINNING FABRIC by KeykaLou

3 basic ways to pin


1. Pin Parallel (Vertical)

2. Pin Perpendicular (Horizontal)

My first ever...

...sewn ZIPPER!

Credit to MyBotang and all the links in her entry on attaching zippers.


...sewn BUTTONHOLE(S)

Being able to sew these two opens a whole new world of sewing to me. Means lots more stuff i can make & create. Yayy!!!

What i made using the zipper & sewn buttonholes?...Will let u know later :)

Giveaway by Rozi's Needlework

I'm still crazy for fabrics so i LOOOVE this giveaway very much. Out of all the beautiful fabrics, i would like the one below to be mine. Why? Because the patterns are boys friendly :) ( I see stars..baseball..hmmm yummy!)If you are fabric crazy like me and would like to join in the fun, just click here.