Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Butterflies In My Stomach


I m sorry I ve been very very busy lately that I ve neglected this blog for so long

not only this blog,

of course my sewing machine too

and if you must know I ve been trying to loose some weight also

but we ll see whether it ll work or not

as of right now I m typing away in my cycling attire on my BED

when I should be cycling outside !! Not on my bed

*sigh*



I ve fallen in love with this girl






I m trying to make my life as colorful as hers !!!

:-)

you should try too

its FUN !

see you later alligators !


Friday, October 14, 2011

Versatile Blogger Award - 7 Things About Me



Because I was late in accepting the award from Kak Dee, I cant find any more Bloggers to extend this award to. The recipients have grabbed almost everybody I know already .......

But here are the seven things about me:-


1. I dont like reading manuals , never really have patience for it. Only when things go wrong with the device would I then reach for the manual.


2. I am a very optimistic person. I have a reputation among friends that I boost their confidence much more than theyre capable of. I never meant to jack them up, but I truly believe that theres nothing in this world you can't achieve or do if you ve set your mind to it.


3. I am also very impulsive, there are a few instances where I would just jump into a river or stream or even a pond just because I can't resist the temptation to swim. Yes, I had jumped with my full clothes on.


4. "Jill of Many Trades; Master of None" describes me perfectly, because I have difficulty focusing on the current interest for too long and I will soon move on to other activities, but most of my pursuits will come and go round and round in a circle


5. My mind has its own wings and works wonders that I cant control it most of the times. It is easily distracted too. I may seem to be listening to you talking about your latest patchwork when my mind is actually floating somewhere in Mercury land. Please help bring me back to earth occasionally when talking to me.


6. When I was small I "swam" with my hands and feet flapping on my grandmother's carpet, imagining it to be the sea or the river. And dont ask me why I decided to put my cute underwear on my head as “goggles” during the "swim".


7. I can listen to people and help them solve their problems or 'emotional issues'. I put different perspective to their problems and make them see things differently from other angles.



Now you know why I always have trouble in my sewing ......


:-)



Sunday, October 9, 2011

... best time to be creative is when you re sad ...



I bought the bears from Anita many a month ago.



my cousin said my living room now looks like a a showroom of cushions


the frills are not really perfect

I would definitely make them better the next time
InsyaAllah


the design is from my doodling
I have a drawing block on my table at the office
whenever I talked on the phone my hand would always be drawing something
its also convenient to have the block to take notes instead of jotting them in pieces of paper
which later would be lost



sorry if i havent been visiting your blogs soon enough

I also have an award due from Kak Dee

please bear with me ya

:-)



Rahmatilah Tok, Ya Allah


Walaupun di saat-saat akhir di atas katil, Tok tidak lagi boleh bergerak bebas, aku pastikan baju, kain batik, sarung bantal sarung tilam semuanya yang kemas dan cantik. Tok sukakan yang cantik. Hatta ketika mandikan jenazah, tuala yang digunakan putih bersih , kain batik panjang juga adalah buatan jawa yang lama Tok simpan. Telekung terakhir yang dipakaikan ke tubuh Tok adalah telekung mahal dan cantik milik mak. Aku mengendalikan jenazah Tok dari awal hingga akhir walaupun gagal berada di samping Tok ketika dia meghembuskan nafas akhirnya. Apabila sampai sebaik sahaja mendapat berita, berulang kali aku beritahu Tok:-


“Ann dah sampai Tok”.

“Maafkan Ann Tok, Ann terlambat ...”.


Sakitnya terasa kehilangan seorang yang menjadikan aku adalah aku hari ini. Yang paling memanjakan aku lebih dari yang aku perlukan. Kasih melimpah yang tak bertepi. Memimpin tangan aku sedari kecil untuk mengenalkan aku dengan “khaliq” dan menjadikan bacaan Quran aku lancar dan khatam awal. Mengajar aku segala jenis doa. Yang membela aku ketika aku terasing, mendakap aku rapat ketika aku berduka. Kasih sayangnya akan sentiasa mengalir dalam diri ini, selalu.


Sejuk terasa dahi Tok tiap kali aku mengucupnya dari awal aku sampai di tepi jasadnya yang kaku hinggalah kucupan terakhir aku berbisik pada Tok


“Kita jumpa lagi di sana nanti Tok”






Sunday, October 2, 2011

....... Masih Tak Pandai Binding


Quilters tegar harus tahu membuat binding

apalah erti hidup sebagai penjahit

jika tidak tahu membuat perkara paling asas itu

rasa cacat

rasa kurang harga diri




Rasa malu kadang

namun hidup harus diteruskan

ketidakmampuan bukan halangan

bukan alasan

untuk tidak mahu berterusan dengan jahitan




Hajat hati nak buat mcm kat bawah ni :




apakan daya

dah la binding pun tak terrer

applique macam penjahit normal yang kemas dan cantik pun tak pandai

ditambah dengan kesabaran yang sangat tipis

buat sarung kusyen ja lah tak habis-habis


;-)

buat Yoon yang cakap nak gambar dekat


:-)



Buat Kak Dee:-

Next entry insyaAllah Ann sahut Award Kak Dee


Have a nice weekend semua !


Wednesday, September 21, 2011

One Of My Weaknesses In Life




.... is quilt binding

Ever since I started learning to quilt, it has been one thing that I always drag to do.

If some of you may recollect, I even had the heart to make those big quilts while forgetting how lousy I am at binding. I tell you those quilts are still lying somewhere in my house .. unfinished !



so tonight I was determined to face my weakness by making a small quilt

But the thing is I have another weakness too which is bad when one wants to quit:-
lack of patience
I m still struggling in that department





tak adanya orang dalam dunia ni bind mcm ni
kalau benang pun berserabut .. apa lagi jiwa I kan ....


I was so engrossed that I became lost in my own world and in time. Its almost 1.30 am and I still couldnt finish it. I finally gave up for the night and decided I should try again tomorrow and really study and get some guidance and help from the net.



so sesapa yang ada niat nak upah I menjahit atau buat apa2 untuknya
fikirlah beribu-ribu lemon kali



:-)


I ll keep you updated insyaAllah on this small project
I know if I can ever do this, insyaAllah, I am sure I can do more !!!
Its just a matter of time and patience

cewahhhh

hahahaha




Saturday, September 17, 2011

Favourite Cushion Covers




Its been some times since I last made a "proper" cushion cover. The strawberry fabric was purchased last two years, I never knew what to do with it until today when I decided to make cushion cover out of it. The other small flower print was bought just recently.




For the first time I felt so satisfied with the outcome of these.
Its not quilted, simple design and they turned out just lovely in my eyes


Maybe because I used the same fabric for the backing

:-)

and perhaps the fabrics themselves are just so sweet
that they speak for themselves



Thursday, September 15, 2011

Orang Yang Demam Perlukan Kasih Sayang Dan Majalah Yang Cantik Walaupun Tak Faham Majalah Itu Yang Berbahasa Thai


Saya jumpa edisi pertama majalah ini pada tahun lepas sewaktu berkunjung ke Thailand. Cakap macam melancong gitu padahal naik kereta tak sampai 30 minit dah ada kat pekan Siam tu, Danok. Benarlah cinta itu buta. Biarlah tak faham sepatah habuk pun tak mengapa asal sedap mata memandang melihat gambar2 di dalamnya. Maka sejak dari itu, bila ke Danok saja mesti cari majalah ini.




Saya suka majalah ini kerana ia memaparkan cara hias rumah yang simple mudah dan cantik. Bila kita lihat gambar-gambar di dalamnya kita seperti terasa:-

"ehh aku mampu buat mcm ni"
"Ehhh boleh ja aku amik lemari Tok cat kasi cantik dan letak kat bilik"
"Simplenyaaaa ...."


hiasan yang cantik menggunakan gabungan modern dan asli


kalau tak silap ini hiasan untuk kedai makan
i just love the bamboo fence !


Kebanyakan gambar yang diambil adalah dari rumah orang biasa yang berseni


yang bestnya rumah kampung pun dihias cantik rasa mcm sukaaanyaaaa



kalau rumah modern pun masih tetap sedap mata melihat dekorasinya



ni rumah crafter nih
tengok sempoi jaaa kan tapi cantik sangat
almari kain pun mesti rembat nenek kat kampung dia punya kan


ada juga resepi di dalam majalah ni
kadang rasa mcm nak ikut
tapi tak pasti daging apa dia pakai
(piiirahhh nak ikut resepi konon, macam paham kannn )

hahaha



kadang ada juga dia ajar cara2 nak cat atau bertukang




tengok rumah kampung ni
rasa mcm nak balik kampung suruh nenek cat rumah dia mcm ni kan...



Bukan selalu saya ke sempadan, rindu selalu mebuak2 pada majalah ini. Minggu lepas jumpa kat online dan saya pun tanpa berlengah masa terus ja order, ada yang dah out of stock. Hari Selasa baru ni terus dapat, sampai saya terlompat-lompat ....


Bukan tak suka majalah hiasan rumah kat Malaysia, tapi kadang rasa bila buka baca, eshhh mcm hiasan perabut tu semua untuk orang2 kaya berduit saja .... tak adanya nak jumpa gambar bilik tidur sempoi mcm kat bawah ni kat dalam majalah dekorasi Malaysia...


cozy gilaaa kan




sweet !

Sekian dari saya yang
memblog dari atas katil

:-)



Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Pelari Meja Melari Menari Ria


semua orang buat pelari meja 
Tinihani la, Mila la

bila tengok saja pelari meja depa
saya pun terus berlari 
cari kain-kain yang dah terperca






susun susun kain

kemudian berlari ke meja
menari-nari dengan jarum dan benang
menjahit sampai petang

(tipu, bukan sampai petang pun, tapi saja nak kasi ryhme dengan benang)


lari sana sini konon
tak kurus2 pun

hahaha

:-)







Friday, September 9, 2011

What I ve Been Up To

After more than a week of my photo with Popo in my last entry I better put up something new. Raya was fine Alhamdulillah. My grandmother , my dear Tok, has not been well for the past few months now and we've been taking turns to look after her


If you must know I have moved into my present house for more than 5 years already, and I have never bothered to add anything to the bare porch. My father just complained to me recently that he had no place to sit outside my house to read the newspaper. So ....... when I saw the swing in Changloon the other day with my sister, she insisted (yes she did) me to buy it. Its not like one of those elegant expensive looking swings in "Laman". I bought this for only RM450 and I have to say it myself, I just love it. Its so me ! So, to celebrate the new swing, I burned the midnight oil making the bunting ! hahaha ... "ghayan" kata orang Kedah ! 

And here are a few other things I made .... which include some I ve shown before in this blog










Coasters from the linen purchased eons ago




painted the stones too and turned them ugly




saw those polka dots fabrics at Nagoya and made a simple mat
blue and green on each side









 my sister saw the fabric at Nilai, mms me
and I asked her to get me a few meters
the new table cloth brings cheerful mood to my kitchen


I hope your Raya has been wonderful too 
.... dah puasa nam ?

hahaha
saya pun belum

:-D





Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Salam Eidul Fitri



kami bersetuju untuk pakai sedondon raya kali ini !

:-)


sama kan ?

May You All Have A Wonderful and Meaningful Eid




Sunday, August 28, 2011

Mungkin Lapar Cupcake ..........












Bagaimana persiapan raya kamu ?

adakah semeriah dan sehebat menyambut Ramadhan hari tu ?

baju raya tak sempat hantar kepada penjahit baju

mungkin kena pakai baju dulu

:-)


Sunday, August 21, 2011

When In Pain, Paint



Salam Ramadhan All

Been very very busy with family issues. Manageable still and trying to hold tight to HIM.

Within that little time for myself, I painted the above glass container which used to be the source for my pasta sauce

I use them for putting the tissues

we ll see if *they are of any convenient soon

*the tissues

for wiping the mouth during raya

or

for wiping the tears to shed later



take care everybody

:-)






Thursday, August 4, 2011

Simple Mat For A Simple Lad(y)




I just thought the table needed a new mat.

cacat tu sikit,
malas nak tunjuk dekat
:-P

jangan tertipu dengan warna yang cantik
seperti juga orang kan
kalau yang pakai mekap cantik baju cantik
tak semestinya sudah sempurna





mcm ai , kadang pakai bedak sekati (ada lagi kah kati?) pun
masih tak dapat tutup jerawat
hahahaha
eye shadow warna warni pun tak dapat membantu


:-)





Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Salam Ramadhan


for the grammatical errors in my writing
for the sore photos of my sewing
for the jokes that were not funny
for all the times I was on line but did not visit your blog
for the comments you didnt like
for your comments I have yet to reply
for all the things I wrote that annoyed you

I apologize

May Allah Bless Us All

Have a Great Ramadhan al Mubarak

:-)


Thursday, July 28, 2011

Rumah Saya



Rumah saya ada dua buah. Satu kecil dan satu besar. Saya suka rumah rumah saya sebab mereka comel dan kurus macam saya. Rumah saya ada pokok bunga dan juga burung. Saya tidak tahu kenapa burung itu lebih besar dari rumah saya. Pokok bunga juga agak besar dengan rumah. Tapi tak mengapa ini rumah saya jadi saya tak kisah dengan cakap-cakap orang. Orang mungkin akan kata rumah saya pelik, atau kecil dan tidak sesuai dengan saya. Rumah saya adalah dunia saya, kita tak perlu rumah besar untuk merasa bahagia ... kebahagiaan terletak di hati, bukan pada berapa ribu harga sofa, oh ya sofa saya juga sudah tak bertukar sarung beberapa tahun sudah ...





Saya tahu saya cakap merapu, mungkin sebab saya tidak sihat ... dan demam. Cuaca sangat panas sekarang. Maafkan saya.

Semoga kamu semua sudah bersedia dan bergembira mahu menyambur Ramadan Karim.

Jangan cemburu kami di Kedah dapat cuti sambut Ramadan

I m going to have long weekend ...

yeehaaa

:-)