A Lovely Year of Finishes : February 2013

I did not accomplish my January goal to complete this embroidery 101 quilt... 

so I'm going to finish it in February...  it is currently at the stage of finishing the quilting after which will be binding.

Hope that I can finish it this time! I'm linking over at Fiber of All Sorts

Happy Quilting everyone...

January NewFO

January was a busy month for me...I have determine to finished my UFOs this year if not all at least one finishes for each month.  By saying that, there will be not many new FO for me this year except for small projects challenges which I love to join. 

The one and only new quilt project that I've started this month is the Starburst quilt which is basically a quilt along that I participate at Happy Quilting hosted by Melissa. 

BUT  there are several new small projects finishes this month as following....

1. Pouches for my daughters and friend

 

2. Herringbone cushion cover 

3. Finished piecing the blocks for Rose Garden quilt top... it was from 2012 NewFO

Happy Sewing!!

January Finished #03 : Pouches

Part of the 2013 FAL 1st Quarter, UFOs To-Do-List and year of Finishes project

Another finishes for the month of January 2013..

the first and the second pouches were part of the UFOs which I cut in 2010... 

 The finished size of this pouch is 4.5'x7.5"x2"

The following pouch was made from silk fabric...

This is how the inside looks like. I used polka dot cotton fabric for the lining...

The third pouch is a new project... It is a request from a friend to have it as a gift for her niece.

The finished size of this pouch is 5.5"x7.5"x1.5"

Happy  Sewing and enjoy your weekend!! 

A Finish : Rose Garden Quilt top

This is part of the 2013 FAL and UFOs To-Do-List

I finished piecing the Rose Garden blocks on Monday but only manage to post about it today. This is how my finished Rose Garden quilt top looks like.

I used 15 blocks size 12.5” for this quilt. The finished quilt size is about 49” x 72”.

I used 1.5” white fabric for the sashing. This finish is my first quilt top that completed in 2013 from my  UFOs list. I started this quilt sometime last year using scrap fabrics .

It feels so good-to have it finished! 

Happy Quilting everyone!!

January Finished #01 : Pouches

Hello  everyone!!

I finished sewing these pouches for my daughters....both fabric were cut together with other pouches which I finished in December 2012.    These two are leftover from that project.  My 9 years old daughter used it as a pencil case  for her afternoon class....the finished size is 4" x 6.5"

and this is another one for my  6 years old daughter. She used it as her pencil case too.   The finished size of the pouch is 5" x 6.5".  It comes with a pocket at  the outside 

and this is how the inside looks like. She request it big so that her calculator can fit in...

and this is another set ...a request by her friend ...and she wants exactly like hers... using the smiley fabric.  

To differentiate between the two, I made a zipper puller from the smiley face for her friend...

and used different fabric for the lining.

These are all my first finished for January 2013...  I'm linking to January Finishes linky party over at

Such a Sew and Sew

Happy Sewing!

November NewFO Challenge

Hello Everyone!

It has been awhile I share my monthly NewFO Challenge.  I only have one new project that I  started during November...the Jacob's Ladder quilt. 

 One  finished project in November ...  the Great Granny Along quilt top.


 and my finished crocheting project... Shell Sun Hat for my 3 months old niece.


Happy Creating!!

Value Added Quilt Along

Hello everyone!!

One of my new project that currently in progress is this Value Added Quilt Along. It was co-hosted by Rachel(Stitched In Color) ,Leila (Where the Orchids Grow), Amy (Badskirt),and  Jolene (Blue Elephant Stitches).

I choose the Jacob's Ladder pattern by Jolene of  Blue Elephant Stitches 

Following are the beauties that I choose from my stash.. for this project....combination of Good Fortune by Kate Spain,Thread Wind by Ashley and Vintage Modern  by Bonnie and Camille.  All these are FQ bundles that I've bought at Sew Lux Fabrics.

I am still in the process of cutting all the tiny pieces.... personally I would say this pattern was the first that I've ever follow which need a lot of cutting. Below are the work in progress which I arranged using mosaic.  The last photo was the first block that I've finished... I love it so much.  It  turn out so satisfying...

and last night I finished another three blocks and my first diamond shape block created.  I still have a long way to go...but surely I will reach there.

Happy Sewing everyone!!

The Great Granny Along

Hi Everyone!!

It has been a while...I am too busy with my working life, anyway thanks to the long weekend. The Hindus in Malaysia  are celebrating Deepavali today,13th November. At least during the weekend  I managed to sew and finish up some of my Quilt Along projects.   The first project  in my list is the Great Granny Along...

and I am so happy so say that I  managed to finish the quilt top today. This is how the result looks like...

The are many other Great Granny Quilts that you can inspired from at The Great Granny flickr group, visit them  HERE ...you won't regret.

I am sharing my sewing project at Plum and June linky party...

Happy Sewing to All!!

Weekend Handbag

Hi Everyone!!

I've been working on this handbag for a few weeks now and today I am ready to share the finished handbag.

It was made from three FQ Vintage sheet which I bought from Ironsea Etsy shop. The owner of the shop, Ms. Jeni  was kind enough to put together combination of 10FQ Vintage fabric. I  never use Vintage sheet in making bags before and this is my first.

This is how I did the center of the bag using the scraps from the same fabric.
 

Scraps fabric that I used for the center.

This is how the front bag looks like after the center was done.

It includes with internal pocket for keeping small items.

 The finished size of the main body of the bag is 12"height  x 13" length.  It is a shoulder length handbag using medium weight fusible and the pattern is my own. Like many other bags that designed by me it comes with a curvey bottom. This is the first bag designed by me that comes with a flap.   Here my daughter modelling it to give you an idea of the bag size.

 I am very happy with the result.  I submitting this handbag as my entry to Purse Palooza contest hosted by Sara at Sew Sweetness.  Hop over to Purse Palooza flickr group and see what other talented sewers are doing.

Happy Creating and Sewing!!