Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Hello...




Hello and Salam to everyone! I wonder if anyone is still reading this blog since there's been so few updates recently... Sorry about that, been busy with other things and even though I use a magnifying lens it still strains my eyes and I get a headache...so can only stitch sekejap2 aje!
Ada aje alasan kan.... padahal duk mengadap FB aje yang lebih....hehe.
Anyway this is something small that I finally managed to complete. It's a small piece but it still took me a couple of weeks to stitch. It's a present for someone whose birthday was at the beginning of the month. Biasalah asyik lambat aje kan nak bagi hadiah!
Enjoy the last few days of the holidays before your kids start going back to school again!

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Wedding Sampler

This piece is called Forever and For Always by Victoria Sampler. Stitched specially for Mus as a Belated Wedding Present! Haha belated betul kan Mus...

It's quite a small project and if you really concentrate it will not take long do. It's the first time I actually did bullion roses, so had to practise first before I stitched it to the sampler thus causing more delay!!

But I enjoyed working on this piece. I only used the recommended threads for the top portion. The rest I just used whatever I had in my 'small' collection of threads!

I have not started on any new project yet... penyakit M dah melanda hehe...

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Thursday, June 25, 2009
My Garden is finally finished....
I managed to finish this piece over the weekend...sorry gambar senget sikit! It was a lot of fun stitching this esp with all the specialty stitches.

They have come up with another SAL, it's 24 parts this time. I've downloaded the parts but don't know when I'll start!!

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
It's finally complete!!!

I finished this yesterday... It took me longer than expected to finish this cos actually it's quite a small piece (158h x 81w) but it's finally done! The next step is to get it framed.....

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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
I'm on a roll.....
Yup...I made another needleroll! Berangan betul baru buat 2 dah on a roll....






At first I wanted to do hemstitch for the edging but then I decided to go the safe way and stick to
Blanket Stitch or is it called Button Stitch?
This is also a freebie, it's called Stitching Days. I completed this a couple of weeks ago but malas nak update kat sini!
Thanks to Alyaa, who took time off from her studying to choose the colors for me...hehe




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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Love Blooms


This is my first needleroll. The pattern is a freebie from Victoria Sampler. I used 32ct DMC linen (beli kat Haby). The hardanger part was quite challenging cos this was the first time nak buat Buttonhole Bars. The first few tak kemas but I got the hang of it eventually. Nak cut threads pun takut jugak cos takut tersilap potong... Instead of using nun's stitch for the edging I opted for the buttonhole stitch instead using DMC Variations.
Why... well I thought it would look nicer!

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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Another Small Project




This time buat Pinkeep pulak. The last pinkeep I made was for an exchange...however I was not too happy with the finishing cos the stitched piece was not centered properly (Sorry to my exchange partner Salmi!!)

So I decided to try another one.... I think the finishing is better this time but it's not as neat as I would like it to be. For the front I stitched a freebie from here.

I used Carries Threads - Blueberry Pie and Olde World Red... the colors are gorgeous and stitching without having to change floss is soooo fun. I added a pocket to the back and put some edging that I tatted.

My personal opinion tho.... I still prefer Mattress Pincushion.... so much easier to finish!!!

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Thursday, July 10, 2008
Pocket Book





Every month bila dapat TGOS mesti ada some pattern that catches my eye but time and energy does not permit me to stitch everything that I want to! But after finishing my PV, I told myself that I won't start any big projects yet, want to try and do some smalls. So this is the first one. It's from TGOS, January 08. Took me about two weeks to stitch and a few more days to complete the finishing.
The problem with me is when I finish the stitching I'm soooo lazy to do the finishing.....
I made two small changes to the pattern, the first cos I didn't count properly and didn't want to do any frogging. The second was because I thought it looked better that way!
Anyway this is the finished product, I used good old DMC instead of the recommended silk threads...

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Monday, June 9, 2008
Finally....
Yes! It's FINALLY complete!!!! I proudly present Purr-fect Patterns, stitched on 32ct Belfast Linen, 188 x 153 stitches and about 80 colors.




I finished it yesterday, June 8, 2008 at 4pm...hehe leganya.... I started this early last year so it took me nearly 1 1/2 years to complete. It's the longest I have taken to complete any project but I was sidetracked along the way!

This has to be the hardest PV I have stitched. The many, many floss changes did not help... I could spend 2 hours working on it and then bila tengok balik secipot aje yang dah siap.

But at the end of the day it was worth it....

Thanks to all my stitching buddies who gave me such encouraging comments whenever I posted a progress pic!!!




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Friday, April 11, 2008
My First House




Dah lama dah teringin nak buat rumah ni.... I finally got around to doing it and finished it into a
key chain. Kecik aje and quite fun to do....

The pattern is a freebie from:
http://www.leschroniquesdefrimousse.com/

Loads and loads of nice patterns and all sorts of houses to choose from!

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Monday, February 4, 2008
My first mattress pincushion
Well I finally made a mattress pincushion! Took this pattern from Ackworth Friendship Book - With My Needle. Quite fun to do but oh so many backstitches....
Instead of batting I used sponge, but maybe I should have put in another layer so that dia lagi
gebu!!!

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Friday, January 25, 2008
My Daughter
My Daughter.... turns 17 today....uwah...I feel like crying! They grow up sooo fast...It seems like only yesterday when she was born....I can still feel the labour pains. haha...

Last year when she turned 16, people asked me... how do u feel? She's 16... so I replied biasa aje! But somehow this year rasa sedih pulak.. maybe cos it's her last year in school.... or maybe cos
she's old enough to learn how to drive....but no no no....only after SPM!!!

But they do grow up so fast.... so spend the time that you have with them the best that you can, so that you won't have any regrets later on...

So to my dear daughter.... Happy Birthday..May all your hopes and dreams come true....

I managed to finish the sampler on time and got it framed too. I'm quite pleased with the end result and I love the frame...

I also included 2 close up photos.... kalaulah nak tengok haha!


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Sunday, January 13, 2008
My favorite...

This piece is called a Heartfelt Invitation... It's taken from the book Quilts of the Garden. I did
this a few years ago and it is one of my favorite PV pieces!
The pattern is not too hard cos there are not too many floss changes...


Yesterday pulak buat Karipap Pusing.... me memang suka karipap pusing ni. Masa dulu2 selalu tolong my grandma buat... tapi dia tak ikut resipi.... main campak2 aje! So after many many years I decided to try and buat.... this is what it looks like...


Masa canai tu frust jugak cos tak nampak sangat dia punya line2 tu... but after digoreng baru nampak...happy sangat cos menjadi. Tak rugilah duduk dapur berjam-jam! Me also ambik kesempatan to ajar kakak kelim tepi karipap tu...oklah dia buat for a beginner!

This is the recipe....from cari.com

Spiral Curry Puff (Speedial)

Ingredients

For water dough:

200g plain flour

125ml water mix with a pinch of salt

1 tbsp shortening

For oil dough:

200g plain flour

100g shortening

Method

To make water dough:Place flour in a mixing bowl. Rub in shortening and add in the water. Knead into a smooth dough.leave aside to rest for 10 minutes. Divide into 24 equal portions.

To make oil dough:Rub shortening or margarine into the flour to form an oily dough. Divide into 24 equal portions.

To combine into pastry:Wrap oil dough inside water dough. Flatten the dough and roll up. Repeat the process. Cut the rolled-up dough into two. Use a rolling pin to press it flat. Shape into a circle. Add filling and seal the sides. Pinch the edges to form a scallop design. Deep fry puffs in medium hot oil.

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Friday, September 28, 2007
Projek Suka-suka
Before:


After:


There's a few empty boxes lying around the house so I decided to decorate one of them. Furthermore I bought some Carrie's Threads lately so I have been wanting to use it for some time n this was the perfect opportunity to do so. I used a different color for each motif.The three motifs was taken from the magazine Mains n Merveilles. It was fun to stitch cos I didn't have to worry about changing the floss!!

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Thursday, August 23, 2007
Another PV

Sorry guys got nothing new to show.... So tunjuk yg lama-lama...

This is another PV that I did back in 2003. It is called A Fruitful Life. Time ni I was still using Aida.

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Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Another PV


This is called Waking up to Spring....I did this a couple of years ago.

If u look closely at the picture... on the top left just above the flowers, u will see the spot where I accidentally tore the linen!!! Masa tu guna ram, so tarik punya tarik nak bagi kain tegang.... langsung terkoyak.... Wah I felt like crying at that time, but luckily it tore at the place where there was no stitching to be done... So I repaired the kain by doing my version of 'weaving'...

After this accident, I went out and bought the superframe!!! I try not to use the ram anymore but if I have too then I am very, very careful not to pull too hard....

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Friday, May 18, 2007
Finally....

Yes! I finally managed to complete this last night.... I know, I know the wedding was last week but I've already made my excuses to the newlyweds n told them that their present would be waiting for them when they get back next week! Couldn't finish it last week, there was so many other things to do n if I had stayed up to finish it I probably would not have been able to make it to their wedding.... As my daughter said...look on the bright side.... they have another present to open!!!

Anyway I wish them all the best n many many years of happiness together...

Now it's time for me to get back to my poor PV... I've been neglecting it for too long....

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Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Linen oh linen

I did this piece in 2004 n it only took me 3 months to complete... wow... I must have had a lot of time on my hands then. I probably didn't have to do so much running around then!
This was my first piece that I did on linen...it's called Delightful Daffodils. Do I even have to mention the designer hehe...
Why did I convert to linen? Well at that time it was sooo hard to find the smaller sized aida. When browsing the internet I noticed that most of the 'mat sallehs' stitched on linen n the finishing looked so nice, so I decided to give linen a try...
N I haven't looked back since.... somehow the feel when stitching on linen is different, I just love it!! It hasn't helped my eyes tho.... who knows i might just have to go n buy a magnifying glass next!

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Friday, March 23, 2007
PV Trilogy...





Haha...bukan Star Wars aje yg ada trilogy... PV pun ada trilogy jugak...


This is picture one, From Mother's Hands...
The dress is being sewn.






This is pic 2... Hopes n Dreams. The dress is ready n hanging proudly in the closet.


Btw this is the very first PV that i did.











Pic 3...Hopes n Dreams.
Many years have passed n the dress cannot be worn anymore so it is being kept in this chest of hopes n dreams....

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