Hi!
 
I am finally done with my second version of “I Heart Quilt”.
 
I Heart Quilt. pattern to be released soon
 
I fell in love with the first quilt so much that I was not willing to part with it. I remembered making the quilt with intention to sell the finished quilt but I didn’t sell it in the end. For the record, I haven’t even listed any of my finished quilts for sale. However, I am going to make a new record this year by kicking off with my first listing on Etsy.
 

cover pic

Since I am not following a pattern, I guess it should be legal to sell it right? That was my concern when I started thinking about selling quilts. I can’t simply sell a quilt I made out of patterns published in magazines and books right? Correct me if I am wrong. Some patterns have written copyrights on them and it’s made clear that we can’t sell quilts made with the pattern. However, how about those in magazines? I guess making quilts to sell is far harder than making it to give.
 
The plan was to sell it and I didn’t want to break any copyright laws,so I designed “I heart Quilt” and made it up as I go. You can read more about the journey here.
 
loop quilting allover
 
With all the hard work done, might as well, I put an extra effort to make a pattern out of it. It will be great to see more of this quilt in different colors and fabrics. So, I made another version for the pattern writing process and the quilt is Layer Cake friendly!
 
Choosing colours
 
on the chair
NOTE : I no longer promote Craftsy/Bluprint as I used to due to the way the subscription is currently being carried out. I had the issue of cancelling my subscription when the company changed hand and I find that cancelling through calls is inconvenient. However, I do still stand behind these classes I promote and if you are subscribed, you can surely check these classes I recommend on the platform. If you are looking for another online platform to learn craft such as quilting, do check out CreativeBug. It is much cheaper in subscription (subscribe now 3 months for only $5). Thank you.
 
Here is the link to the quilt pattern on Craftsy.
If you do make one, feel free to link in my flickr group or on craftsy. If you find mistakes or would like to comment on the pattern, I am open to hear it out. This is my first quilt pattern, so I would really love to hear feedbacks!
 
Update :  Ever since 2015, I only sell this pattern via payhip
You can click the following link :Buy eBook
 
backing
This quilt is for sale here and the pattern is for sale on Craftsy or my etsy shop.
Thank you for supporting me and my crafty adventures.
 
Lots of love,
 
 
 
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Hi!
 
I made a special wedding gift recently using a technique called “trapunto quilting”. I decided to make something that they can put on their bed, and thought a monogrammed pillow with their initials would be a great gift.
 
wedding gift_customized pillow_whole quilt 
 
Y monogrammed
 
At first I was thinking to applique the initials but I feel like applique would speak too loud for these pillows. So, to make things more subtle, I decided to just hide the initials among the quilting. Besides, there is always a time when you need to practice that free motion skill. So making this pillow was definitely a great practice!
 
To make the lettering stand out even more, trapunto technique was used for the lettering in these pillows.
 
together...
 
..till jannah 
 
At the bottom of their initials, I put ” Together.. till Jannah”. Jannah means Heaven in arabic.
 
What do you think? I sure hope the couple love them.
 
I will publish a tutorial soon for making these pillows. It is certainly a great chance to practice that free motion skill if you have been wanting to do so.
 
Till then,
Have a lovely week dear friends,
 
XOXO

 

2013 has been all, full of exciting things, yet too has down moments
Non quilty stories first:
Down moments : My lab was closed almost the whole year slowing down my study progress, my father in law got into a coma after an accident in June and still is in coma (your prayers are so much appreciated) and when we moved to a new rented house in february, our house was flooded and the carpets ruined.
Exciting things : My hubby got a day job, my son everyday has some fun things to make us laugh, forget heavy stuff and remind us how greatful things are. My lab reopen in October – and I hit the two year mark of PhD journey. I am already on my third year! (*don’t know whether this is good news or not * haha*)
Well, enough of life stories, lets get on to reviewing crafting things I did in 2013
What I finish in 2013:
Exciting crafting in 2013:
I joined simply solid bee, I joined Patchwork Please Sew Along (halfway) and I joined Make it Right Challenge

What began in 2013 and yet to finish :
1. Clover Lover_ A quilt in progress, 2. marcelle growing, 3. Briar Rose Quilt_littlemushroomcap, 4. Lucky Star BOM August Addition I have few goals for 2014, that include finishing up what I started in 2013 above and releasing several patterns. I also wanted to sell some quilts and things I make on etsy this year.
To wrap up 2013, I also bought a new sewing machine with special price during the cristmas season. *wink*
Have a lovely new year to all of you. Thank you for stopping by, commenting and supporting me. You mean a lot to me. A LOT.
Thank you……….
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Hi!
The season of giving is a beautiful time for creating handmade to give. It just feels such a pleasure to make things to give. I have been enjoying making small gifts lately and here is one to show.
Pretty girl Clutch
I made this fold-able zip pouch for a friend who will be leaving to go back to our country soon since she has already finished her study here in Canberra.
pretty girls clutch
Her character is full of femininity and I thought it just suits her with pastel colours. Again, a fabric from Nordika by Jeni baker was picked to mix with faux leather. (I made a tutorial on Nordika Tote here)
pretty girls clutch_soft pastel
It is a very simple zip pouch but I made it longer in length so that it can be foldable. I also put the magnetic snap closure prior to sewing the sides together.
the making of foldable clutch  
 I love the simplicity of this pouch and am sure it will always be on the list of my handmade gifts in the future.
I hope you all had a great holiday and soon to welcome 2014! I am excited to welcome 2014 and looking forward for great stuff to come! Will be updating soon with more little gift just before we celebrate 2014…..yooo hoo!
XOXO

Hi! I am a fabriholic anonymous. We probably have different views when it comes to how much fabrics a quilter should have, but I feel like I have reached the maximum of mine and its overflowing. The feel of guiltiness for not cutting those fabrics and working with them has creepily got into me. At some stage I don’t really feel like happy mail are really as much as happy as it used to be. It became a sign of my fabric shopping issue instead. No fun!

I also feel like I could be more productive if I just stop shopping and sew instead.
So, with this declaration, 

I the fabriholic will join Jess over at The Elven Garden to start fabric fast from now till the end of June 2014.

Thereafter, the stash will be revised to see whether the fast shall continue or not.
Nonetheless, I have made exceptions :

a) solid white or coordinating solid with the current w.i.p that shall be finished can be bought during the period

b) backing / binding fabrics can be purchased so that all quilts can be completed
and

c) quilt for publication which should be bought only at the time of making

Here is a current photo of 75% of my stash. I am organizing them again and will be taking more photos once it is organized. It will be my “BEFORE” photo. Wait till June 2014 and see the “AFTER”. Hope I succeed! Wish me luck!

FabAnon
So, what I did today was unsubscribe to all online shop newsletter. It was HARD! but I DID it. 
I am going to have to close my ears and eyes for sale so that this fasting would go much easier. 
I am looking forward to a more productive year, making out of stash and stop wasting time filling up fabric in shopping carts!
Thanks for being here as my witness. I shall update from time to time how the diet is going.
XOXO

Hi!
I have been enjoying making little things lately. Making them for others seems more enjoyable too.
Recently I have accepted orders from close friends for making things for them. I have been enjoying making various things from wallets, bags, gadget covers and customizing them to their needs.
If you follow me on Instagram, (You can follow me here) you can get glimpse of the handmades I talk about as I sometime don’t have the time to take photos of each of them properly to post on the blog.
But whenever I do have the time to take a little bit more photos of them, I do love to photo them. Like this one I made recently.
Potholder2
Potholder_zakka sewing
A sweet potholder using Bake Sale by Lori Holt and Tasha Noel’s blue gingham. The pattern is inspired by nanacompany. She has a tutorial here if you would like to make one !
Potholder
My friend (who ordered the potholder) also asked me to make a drawstring bag to put a CD-ROM in. She have photos packed in the CD-ROM and wanted to gift someone with it, so she asked me to make a drawstring bag for that purpose.
Drawstring bag for CDrom color me retro 
I picked Color Me Retro fabric by Jeni Baker for this and just simply whip one cute little drawstring bag for it. I think giving CD-ROM filled with some memorable photos is also a great idea don’t you think? Especially wrapped in fabric!
Drawstring bag for CDrom
Talk about gift, I have yet to announce the winner of my giveaways (part of SewMamaSew giveaway day) Here are the lucky two winners! Random number picked by my hubby. CONGRATULATION Ladies!
Will be in contact with both of you winners soon!
Hope you all have a lovely week so far, till then, have fun making for holidays!
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XOXO

Here is my last post for the About A Quilt Sampler! This quilt uses the ‘Quilt-As-You-Go’ technique.Thank you for keeping up with me, it was a lovely journey of documenting this QAL.

If you happen to land here first, I have archived all of the posts HERE so you can go through all the tutorials for each block and quilting tutorials included in this quilt-along.

We are now at a stage where we can piece all the blocks together and finally bind the quilt!

Hi!
I have been squeezing some crochet time here and there especially when I am watching TV or watching my son play.
Here is my latest crochet project which I am falling in love even more as I progress.
Crochet Granny squares blanket _ 1
The pattern is taken from a lovely dutch blog – though the pattern is in dutch, I figured it out myself what each step means because the google translation did not do so well for patterns. Besides, the tutorial is packed with clear photos, so it was an easy ride.
Crochet Granny squares blanket _ 3
Crochet Granny squares blanket _7
Crochet Granny squares blanket _6
Crochet Granny squares blanket _5
I chose to make it in various colours as I know I can get easily bored 😛
Crochet Granny squares blanket _4
I am using Naturally NZ 100% Wool yarns bought from a very lovely Australian Online store, Bubs2Grub. Karina, The owner of the shop is very helpful and the shipping is superfast. I have purchased several time from her and love the service and the yarn choices. Not to mention the bargain price too, so if you are in search for some lovely yarns, check the store out (!)
Crochet Granny squares blanket _ 2
Anyway, I am off to a busy weekend – will post on my last post of the About A Quilt Sampler QAL series this weekend and off to BBQ at a friend house too. Summer is here down under !
Here is one behind the scene of the photoshoot : As usual, with my little helper photobombing
behind the scene of photoshoot
Have a good weekend, and thank you for stopping by!
By the way, my giveaways are still running here and here till Saturday 14th..
XOXO

Hi!
It has been awhile since I last blogged, and I really missed it. Well, it has been a really, really busy end of year. Especially when that two-year of graduate year mark hit me. It doesn’t really stop me from crafting, though I did find myself straying around other new craft projects instead of sticking to the existing ones. 
So, since I am no where moving with my existing projects – including my QAL (Sorry for those waiting for putting the blocks together – I will get to them as soon as I have proper time), I would like to introduce you to my fairly new crafting endeavours : knitting!
Patons Knitting Yarn
After my first sock knitting project was done, I decided to go for the standard scarf knitting with two long needles. This one is made from a pattern on Ravelry. It is called Anthro-Inspired Scarflet. I love the simplicity of it and I totally recommend this pattern for knitting beginners.
Finished Anthro Inspired Scarflet
Finished Anthro Inspired Scarflet 2
Close Up detail Anthro Inspired Scarflet
I made it for a friend. A very close friend who gave me a knitting book for my birthday last year. I gave this scarf to her on her birthday last month and she loved it! I loooove the feel of giving.
There are uneven stitches in first knitting project here but I feel good anyway. Testing out from english style to continental style at a point made the scarf look different half way with somehow different tension. Lesson learnt.
In progress Anthro Inspired Scarf - knitting - chocolates
Can’t wait to start knitting new projects soon, but as of today – I am going to finish off few of my W.I.Ps first before heading out to knit again! I miss blogging about those!
Till then,
Have a great weekend!

Hi!
This bloghop is hosted by lovely Amy from Sew Incredibly Crazy and as usual the best cheerleader of bloghops, Madamme Samm
I thought this is a perfect hop for me to get sewing for my little boy..
He’s been to the family day care starting early this month and he needs lunch, snacks to be packed everyday. So what better thing to make than a cute little lunch bag with his name on..

I used Fabrique Slice to cut out the lettering

Even when I was sewing this bag, this little guy already knew it was for him.. He loves the little sock monkey!
That is it from me! Lets go cheer some other fantastic blog hoppers sharing the day with me:

Thanks for your visit!

XOXO