Yippie... Its here!

I'm dancing! It really makes my day. Today is Thaipusam, a holiday for Selangor, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Pulau Pinang and Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. While my friends in these states having great time at home (are they?) and I feel soooo... green in my office, a parcel saves my day. It contain:

20 fat quarters !

I bought it from Quilt in A Day, I'm happy with the price, service and time of delivery. Next is to start stitching!

What a waste!

There are no appropriate words to describe my feelings at the moment. Angry, sad or unhappy? Its not angry, perhaps sad and unhappy or a mixture of other feelings as well. I want to start working on the Tea Coaster Exchange as soon as it permits. I know I'm going to be sidetracked once my MBA classes start.

Once the organizer of the exchange announce my partner, I immediately picked a red fabric from my stash collection, cut into appropriate sizes and put aside. Well, its lucky I only did that! Last night I was informed that there is a change in the partnering as someone had been partnered with somebody before. As my new partner does not fancy RED, those pieces goes to my scrap pile. I sincerely hope I could utilised them in my "long-wanted-crazy-quilt" project. Something like these perhaps...

Photo copied from Marty52 flickr album

I know I'm out of the league, if I want to come up like the last picture. Whatever it is, as I always say, be proud of your own workmanship. There's effort, determination, sweat and blood in it. (blood for picking your own fingers)

Enjoy your craft and Happy Stitching!

NNC Lottery 2008

I really think I started to be insane. I signed up into another exchange! As the name implies, there will only be one winner. Every participants have to stitch, tat, crochet, knit or craft an item and send to the winner. I have faith in Barbara to draw the winner randomly! Details of the Lottery is here. Will I be the lucky winner?

Tea Coaster Exchange

Photo copied ftom Etsy, items done by photobird

My second exchange in 2008,mail out date on 30 June 2008. Participants of this exchange need to make handmade set of 6 tea coaster - crochet, knit, quilt, tat,the list goes on... I did mention in NNC that I'm dying to start, but now?

I'm scratching my head where to start. I want to crochet, at the same time I want to quilt.


My partner of this exchange is Jess who also likes color of red and white. Honestly, my sixth sense had told me Jess is going to be my partner!

Charm Exchange

Yes Janet, I do agree that Charm Exchange is the easiest exchange. I'm glad that I had signed for it. Requirements of this exchange are:
1. No sewing needed
2. Select 10 stash
3. Pre-wash cotton or cotton/ployester mix
4. Cut into 5" square
5. Each set of Charm Pack should have 10 different pieces of 5" square
6. Mail out date: 15 March 2008

On the Hook Again

It’s been years since I did any cross stitch. The small piece of heart design was initially a cross stitch kit received from Radha of NNC. Its simple and quick to sew.

It’s also some time I had not picked up my hooks. This pineapple motif of crochet is picked from my mother's collection of crochet books (copyright 1968). At this moment, I I'm still debating on its finishing. Would it be a table center piece? Or would it be a bag? Let me dream on it... zzz..zzz..

Blooming Flowers

I've been very slow in my sewing lately. This piece took me 3 weeks to complete.