Showing posts with label Sew Project. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sew Project. Show all posts

Sunday, May 08, 2011

All in one pot update - Gumboo soup! See me new raves! Juki F600

I broke my promise ya..ya..i know. Throw me stones! I recently finish sewing a 21 pcs cloth diapers for a group of mommies at Malaysia Cloth Diaper Parents at Facebook. They are all nice ladies who heart handmade. As i was completing their orders, I managed to take few shots of process cutting a 10y of bamboo fleece to make the soaker aka insert for the diapers. With the help of my all time favourite tool aka tool-that-i-can't live-without hahah! My OLFA rotaty cutter!

 I have 36" OLFA cutting mat on my cut table and 18" OMNI EDGE ruler plus my 45mm rotary cutter and I'm good to go! 10 yards Bambo fleece here I come!

 This is what happen after 15 minutes cutting. Didn't believe me? Well ..believe it. I rotary can cut up to 4 layers of bambo fleece in one shot! Imagine if I use scissor? How long will it take to finish it and not to mention strain on your fingers. Shown is stacked of cut from 5 yards of bamboo fleece ready to serge!

 Serge and ready to go! 

I've a love and hate relationship with my serger..not matter how much i hate using it..i love it haha. My tips to get smooth shape of serge insert..cut the fabrics in rectangle shape, just big enough to fit your soaker pattern. Trace your soaker pattern on the top layer of fabric. When you serge...follow the lines that u traced earlier..and go slow when you reach the corner. InsyaAllah your soaker will turn out nicely. There will always a learning curve when working with serger.I'm a newbie too. 


21 cds ready to fly to M'sia!
 More picture of these project can be seen here.

 I also made few embroidery diapers. They are fun to work on! 

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

I'm almost done! Hurry up!

I;ve been spending few days back try to complete my to-sew-list but end up adding more to-sew-item in that list and some item in the first batch has to be neglected due to it's priority. I believe it's a sign that my labor will begin soon hahah! It's the nesting urge that's what they call it. Let me share a bit what i've accomplished so far! Here's list  from previous entry:

  • Convert all 6 bumGenius to snap button - Done!
  • Jahit barut for baby - Almost there, kain dah potong into sizes tinggal jahit.
  • Potong kaki seluar of few pants that I bought at Ross Pjg sgt dho.- Done!
  • Jahit 2 baby pouch - Not yet. 
  • Jahit baju kurung raya for Mimin - Kain da beli tp blom potong. Sempat ker?
  • Make a receiving blanket for baby - Hah beli aje lah melor oi!
  • One blanket spare blanket. (Papa nk pilih kain kat Joann) - Tangguh dulu tak penting sgt.
  • DIY another 6 cloth diapers... (beli je kalo tak sempat haha!) - Dah selamat outsource kat GBW 10 cd!
 Converted to snap with Ooga Booga engraved cap.
    Additional to-sew-list: 


    Glider cushion makeover - Owh so inspired by this tutorial and lihatlah hasil cushion baru yang tak seberapa itu hahaha! First time on buat upholstery. Ni sume gara2 esok nk nursing sambil dok kat glider, insyaAllah!. Glider tu beli kat kids consignment store je.



    Diaper bag - Dok survey diaper bag, jatuh hati betul dengan beg kat Etsy store - Watermelon Wishes, tp upah jahit nyer aje $82, see how ppl value their creativity and workmanship. Tabik spring beb. Now i wonder those yg. amik upah jahit bag tapi charges nyer murah, pls my dear sewist friend, you're producing one of a kind item and bukan buat massive production. Pls. don't under value your skills, time, energy and have a very strict QC with ur handmade. So this is my as is yg tak berapa as is hahah! Boleh lah utk pakai sendiri.



    Lining for basket - Last month i bought 2 bakul kat thrift store, $1-$2 each. Thrift store ni kedai yg jual brg2 2nd hand yg ppl donate pastu hasil jualan disalurkan ke charity centre. So byk la brg2 dari baju, perabot, brg2 dapo, toys, electrical appliances n mcm2 lah. I found a fleece from Joann remnant section for $3.50 that just nice to go as lining for the basket. This project inspired from this tutorial at Sew! Mama! Sew! Boleh la isi cd, insert and baby stuff. Planned to get few more basket.

    So yg penting dan perlu segera is barut baby and to make few baby wipes from leftover flannel that i bought utk buat barut. Skang try to be more green haha! re-usable baby wipes, cloth diaper..yada..yada. The rest think can wait. Nanti dah siap will upload pic here.

    *Owh planning to add materials to make cloth diaper like PUL, Zorb, Cotton Velour, Organic Bambo stuff, cute cotton interlock print to my shop soon. Any takers? We'll see...

    Friday, June 26, 2009

    Free Tutorial List

    Ok. As usually after being drowning on the net, for sure I'll bring back something good or to be precise really Good! to share with others who are sewing freak like me. For now here's the list tutorial for sewing project that I found so far. Will update from time to time.

    1. Amy Butler - Gorgeous projects! Melelehhhh air liuq tgk.
    2. Michael Miller - Lovely projects and Quilts patterns!
    3. U-Handbag by Lisa Lam - This link to her list of tut. in pdf format. She's so generous!
    4. From Tipsnut - 35 links to tut. of Reusable Grocery Bag. Stop us plastic peeps!