Something for the little chef

I made 2 items for my friend’s daughter.

[1] Apron
Is a must. So her mommy dearest yulie bakes the cake (head chef hehe) would have chances wearing her own apron :).. Besides, wearing inappropriate size can be harmful.. I mean can cause kitchen accident lah if the size is too big :P

This is my first apron project. No pattern needed as it is very basic.. Just need a little teeny weeny bit of thinking since it is reversible (you can do it too, trust me and believe in yourself ;)). Measurement taken directly from my little model’s body.


The apron with Dora the Explorer design. Hope she likes it.

[2] Zippered pillow case
Pulling the pillow out of its case is one of her favourite things to do, I was told. Smelling the ‘bantal busuk’ directly makes her calm I guess.. right? (eh, do not disagree with me. I’m sure you once - or still - have 'bantal busuk' as well ahah! There, there I can see you smiling :P) Anyway, I hope by adding the zipper would at least stop her from having that idea again.

Oh nos.. I didn’t snap the pillowcase pic before I sent. Never mind, I will post a tutorial on how to attach the zipper in my next post and show you the final result of course.

Last but not least, for the mommy dearest.. happy belated birthday yulie muahs

Kiddie Bag

It was love at first sight when I saw this at Rae's blog. It’s so cute! Simple but cute!



No.. no, the bag above is not for my son.. Pink is definitely not for boys haha! I actually made that for my 3 yr old niece. Since she was not around that particular time, I have to ask that part-time model to wear the pink bag. Oh, why didn’t he wear his own bag? Err.. okay, I’ll make one for him :P.. (and err.. not until I’m done with another one.. custom order for a friend. I’ll post the pics once finished)

Coins Purse

Coins, coins, where art thou?

“I ate them all”, said a voice inside her bag.
Who was that, she wonders.. oh that cute lil monster!
Come here you.. Stop eating my coins.
Eat these instead!

Poor little monster is now loaded with threads and pins.. ouch!



I tried sewing this clutch purse right after noticing the package in my mailbox. It was a kit; complete with materials needed excluding fabric. The picture above was taken after my second try. The first one didn’t turn out well bcos I didn’t read the instructions carefully, plus the fabric I used frayed terribly. It was a mess. The second time was pretty easy as I already understand most of the steps and the result was satisfying.. Weehoo!

Planning to make more of this cute fella. I just need one perfect time.

Bag Adventure

I started my first sewing project with UHandbag’s Gusset bag pattern (minus the mini purse) a year ago. It wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. It’s a simple tote bag but with curvy corners at the bottom. I guess this could be a good tutorial for beginners who want to try making bags. Recommended ;).. I never knew I could sew a bag!

I made this polka dot toy bag for my son. He was so happy when I gave it to him and quickly cleaned up all the mess and put them into the bag. Boy i was pleased until he dig another box to make another gigantic 'train island'..



Since then, I became addicted to bags ;). My second project was based on JCaroline Hobo bag pattern. It turned out as expected! Another happy ending. This one is not that hard either but you need to be very patient. Follow the instructions carefully, one by one. At one stage I was thinking that the steps were wrong (yeah, i always thought i was smart lol) but no, obviously. I had to unpicked the stitched lines and reverted to previous steps, leaving a row of tiny holes on the fabric.. dang. Lesson learnt.



My hobo bag with Ikea fabric.. which I think was a bad match. Should have use different fabric. And yeah, I used wooden rings instead of metal. Searched everywhere but can’t find a single craft shop selling flat metal ring. Anyone knows where can I get that locally?