Christmas Red Machine

Last Christmas, a red sewing machine was bought during a vacation in London. I didn't plan to get it but t wasn't an impulse purchase either.

I initially went to John Lewis to shop for some cross-stitch items when my eyes landed on the sewing machines. Red is the colour! I gave it some thoughts and when the family is already in Scotland, my husband and I did another shopping tour in Oxford Street.

I have set aside £50(and was left with only this amount of poinds!) to get the machine I eyed on; mini sewing machine. The reason why I thought of just getting a mini one was because :
1) It will be easier to handle during our travel back to Malaysia
2) I am only left with £50 :p
3) I wasn't sure if I could commit to make full use of the machine
4) Mini looks less complicated!

Showed my husband the mini machine and he was quite shocked. He said "That's a toy...You want a toy?" *sighh* With that, I showed him the other model. Normal size machine. And of coz RED. ;) £100 though! =p Still an OK price. Don't think I'll get anything red at RM500 here ;)

Here it is!















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Wanted Books

Can't help wanting more!























































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The Pink Booties

This was made for a birth cert but until today, I've only made this.

Frame is ready. Pink aida cloth is ready too. Pending other projects in hand to be completed.

May the booties not look too old by the time I get to my birth cert project!




p/s : Need to learn to blanket stitch!

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Dear Danish

Danish is my friend's son and the only baby I see often (may I have my own soon.) I don't recall getting him anything since the first present I got him when he was 2-days old.

Hope this will be something that will be kept with him til he grows up.







Honestly, this piece took me the longest. Not that it is complex but it has been my piece in between many events including my very first surgery in life. It is also my first piece with a message.

Lessons learned :
- Never leave the cloth in the embroidery hoop in between stitching; remove the hoop when you are not working in it as it will leave a permanent mark on the cloth :(
- always makes sure the kind of pen you use to mark on the fabric. *sighhh* I mistook my washable pen with a ball point pen. :(

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Student Saxophone bookmark

Didn't know what to get my brother when I was visiting him in UK. This piece took me the shortest time to complete it.

Finished it with felt and a musical-themed ribbon. Bookmarks are simple awesome as it can be of any shapes and sizes. =)