Curtains II

Another set of curtains made for our new sleeping area. It took me 2hrs this time; 1.5hrs faster! :)

Hubs didn't know it was curtains until I started putting it up.

Now we can sleep tight in the day time too!


My sewing machine breezed through 6 layers of thick fabric! Much better than my old machine that couldnt quite get the tension right with loopy bobin thread.

Cutting mat

Bought a new cutting mat (60cm x 90cm) from Art Friend @ Bras Basah! 4 times bigger than my existing 12yr old mat and occupies slightly more than half of my sewing workspace.


Totally in love with it! :)

Crib sheets!

The baby cot was delivered last Sunday and I finally could get the measurements to make crib sheets for our little boy.

3 completed! I hope 4 crib sheets (1 came with the cot package) would be enough? :)


I've also sewn 4 pillow cases. Need to do cot bumper next! Hope I can finish before baby Colin greets this world. :)

Hankies

Advice #1
Have lotsa hankies/burp cloths, crib sheets and pillow cases.
Cut up my old comfy shirts and made 10 hankies! :)

Getting ready

Spots and stripes, stars and dinos...
Take a look at the new fabric in the house! Everything boy!

Sewing Itch

Yes, I haven't been updating.

Thanks to the little one kicking and punching inside me - totally drained me of my energy. I was sleeping at 7.30pm for many days! :D That was the case for 1st trimester.

Now that my energy is back, I've been itching to sew! Burp cloths, bibs, diaper covers, hat, the list goes on... But I'm still unable to sew cause I've shifted to my parents' place due to renovation works at home. We left the machines at home since it's a short 1 month stay.

I can only drool over the baby sewing book which I brought along.

Can't wait to shift back home and start hemming away!

Merry Christmas

Made a little christmas felt hat for kitties! Merry Christmas everyone!

Cute cat shoes

I popped by Sew Convert's shoe paradise and went gaga over cute cat shoes! *runs around the house*

Shall I buy? Free shipping too! Gosh!! :D See more shoes here!

New book in the house

Before my entry, I would like to wish all teachers a happy teachers' day! Thank you for nurturing the next generation.

I always tell myself "I will not get any more sewing books after this book!" after purchasing a book. Next thing I know, I'm at the book store browsing at sewing books again. :D 

The following book, 'New Complete Guide to Sewing', was a gift from my dearest hubby. Very detailed and well illustrated! 

This is what happens when a guy wraps a gift. :P

A little peek at basic pattern alteration page. Lots of explanation.

Step by step guide to collars.

Definitely a very good buy! I hope I can stay true to that sentence - no more sewing books!

Burdastyle 10/2010 Tie-front Blouse

Tie-front Blouse, my first Burdastyle pattern attempt! I'm a Burdastyle size 36 girl.

The instructions were too brief for beginners to comprehend. I was progressing fine until step 5, which got me totally lost. Reading it 20 times didn't help, so I decided to follow my gut feel and proceed with whichever feels right. haha. :)

I'm taking a break after step 6 - attaching sleeves. Sneak peek!

- to be updated after completion -