Now you see me, now you don't

Lovelies,

I know I have now turned into biscuits. However, I'm still here, alive. Just had a baby recently >__<. Thought that I will be more productive without the huge belly but I was totally wrong. Hardly find times to sew *sob sob*

Anyhow, I definitely will continue sewing when things get back to normal. Soon. Hopefully.

xoxo Syaf

Animal pant

Made a sleep pant for my son recently, using a cute animal-design cotton knit I bought early this year. 5 designs, 1 yard each. Thinking of making tshirts for them but I think I’ll just make pants. Sewing kids’ pants is sooo easy. If possible, I will show you how in later post ;)

Long Over Due

I think it’s time for me to continue posting stories about my sewing adventures after a long silence. If anyone is wondering, I’ve been MIA for quite some time due to some health issues. Nothing serious, just a minor one ;)

So, emm welcome me back lovelies! I’m still here! Yoohoo!!.. **wavinggg** hehe

And I wanna take this opportunity to wish everyone a very

H.A.P.P.Y N.E.W Y.E.A.R!!

May our new year be blessed..

:)

Skirt Marathon 1

After succeeding in my first attempt with skirt (S is for Skirt), I made 2 more skirts for my lovely friends; an expert photographer  and a successful baker. Both skirts are tiered skirts.

Unfortunately, the skirts were not really a success this time. One is a bit loose at the waist; another is a bit tight at hip. More and more practice needed obviously. My version of tiered skirt is rather boring, don’t you think so? Each skirt was made using the same fabric design. I should try mixing it with at least 2 designs. Hmm, okay will gonna try this again one day.

Oh, this is the book that helped me a lot in making these skirts. I love it because:

•        there’s a guide on how to take measurement
•        consist lots of explanations on each method featured in the book
•        you can mix n match i.e. whether you want elastic or zipper waist band
•        and what’s more interesting is that you don’t have to trace any patterns!!

But I must warn you, if you don’t enjoy reading long-winded, picture-less instructions, you probably would want to try other books ;)

:)

Craftsy Online Course

I’m currently enrolling in an online sewing course at Craftsy. Already started a few chapters and I do find that this course is great, especially for beginners. If you would like to try an online course, I would recommend this one. It’s in a video format, less reading ;).

**Note that my current resources are only books. I have never attended any sewing class (except for baju kurung – Malay traditional costume). So, I guess this course is very useful for me as I wanted to learn the right way instead of just making assumptions on how things are sewn.

I’m taking Sewing Studio: Fashion Fitting, Home Decor & More - an online course available on Sympoz. If you feel that this course would help you and want to enroll, use the following link. I was able to get you a special discount of 50% off:

http://www.craftsy.com/IAF_25558

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About Sewing Studio: Fashion Fitting, Home Decor & More:

Increase your sewing savvy with fit and finishing techniques from Diana Rupp of Make Workshop. In Sewing Studio, she'll walk you through two classic patterns - an Envelope Pillow and Naughty Secretary Skirt - using methods you'll use again and again. Watch step-by-step tutorials on zipper insertion, lining a skirt, adding darts, finishing with French seams and much more. 

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Sewing Room Under Construction

Hi lovelies,

A little mess in my sewing room right now so you'll be seeing no progress this month. Can't really work properly in a messy environment :(.. Will update once this is over.

No Sew

Yup, no machine/threads/needles needed. Only fabric remnant; big enough to cover your old boring-looking tray, paint & brush and mod podge as adhesive/sealer.


hmmm.. no mod podge in this pic (matte-mat-mate)

The steps are pretty simple for this. I bet you can figure out what needs to be done.





First, I painted the tray black to match the drawing lines on the fabric, leaving the white base as-is. After the paint dried, measure, cut and iron the fabric. **Added 1/4" to all edges so I could fold them to hide frays.
Then, using mod podge, glue the fabric onto the tray and seal. Done ;)

TaDaa!