To be honest, I don't know what to blog about anymore...currently, life is so uninspiring, not exciting at all. I am still sewing, but only for custom orders placed months ago. Other than that...errmm..nothing. I don't really go out except for post office trips where I drag my little one along. At home, I cook, I eat, I play with the girls & I sew. I rarely watch TV too, only some cartoons dvd with Hanan while I do....ermmm.....this!
Mood lifting eh? Yup, these are my big remnants. They are too big for the scrap bin, too small to join the half yard folds, so I invented a folding system (if you can call it that haha)...that perfectly hides the hideous cutouts bits from the pieces and turned them into cute 4" x 4" little fabric sandwiches (please don't be fooled by the zoomed pics, they are really tiny).
So afterwards, turn them over and let them lie happily, folded side up in the crate. Nice? I'm sure many of you have these precious remnants waiting for the perfect applique, stripwork, piecing project to come by but what a pain folding them! Dangling bits can be annoying. If you're interested I'll show you how I do it, I call it The Reader's Digest Technique LOL *hint hint*
So what about the other half yards and full yards? How did I fare in my fabric folding extravaganza? Errrmmmm.....not too shabby?
Have a great, wonderful, happy, happy day!!
nak nangis sampai pengsan....
ReplyDeletedaia - huk ala..jangan la pengsan! Lol. Thanks for dropping by :)
ReplyDeletewowwwwwwww!! tak terkata bila tengok kain yg sgt2 byk dan cantik ni....
ReplyDeletelia - separuh stok jual kira aci la camtu kan? hehe
ReplyDeleteterliur seh tgk kain2 nih! ^_^
ReplyDeletemis-silalah menjamu selera, tambah nasik? hihi
ReplyDeleteZura, the fabrics are so lovely. On days when I am slightly uninspired, I would take mine from the fabric cupboard and look through each piece, stroking and admiring the colours and patterns. It is so relaxing!
ReplyDeleteSo I absolutely understand how you ended with this HUGE pile of fabrics!!! And good job on the folding....... what patience you have :)
Zura...u buat i nak lari masuk dlmn gobok yang penuh kain tu. I hari2 tgk kain i pun dok pikir yang ada ni tak cukup lagi. Nak kena tambah lagi..tapi yang ada pun belum luak.
ReplyDeleteTetiba buat wish - I wish to have as many kain as Zura's. Hehehe..boleh tak? ;P
OH............wat a stash...tapi kira oklah coz some - for sale....
ReplyDeleteI'm having the same problem and i'm just warm up keje2 menjahit nih..baru lagi.fabric dah bertimbun..its an obsessive compulsive d/O !
huhuhu on fabric diet eks.hahahaha i bet u close your eyes when it come to beautiful fabrics in the shop:-p
ReplyDeletegood theraphy method... me too have to be on diet lah camnii
Avonne - I concur! Very relaxing they are wish as relaxing on the pocket though lol. Yep takes patience folding them, I did it whenever my little one is clingy & wants mummy to be near her (instead of sewing). It took me around 3-4 days to complete the whole lot. I stopped color coding halfway though lol
ReplyDeleteNaza - Hehe I wish your wish comes true! Eh, mehla singgah rumah I ni bukannya jauh pon, boleh kita main pondok2 dalam bilik I ni sambil pilih2 kain dalam gobok ajaib I ni hahahaha
mamikelate - ahaks sama la kito ni Dr! OCD tu lamo doh ambo tau ambo ado nyakit tu, if only you have the med doc, help! :D
Mila - Mehla kita sesama diet Mila...lagipun ari tu dah insaf I dengar pesanan Maher Zen kan ekeke
OMG, you muse diet... >.< but you have so many beautiful fabrics, sell the scraps to us...hehehe
ReplyDeletehoyoyi - Yup, on a stright diet now lol. Every once in a while I do put scrap packs in the shop for sale. Will do again soon! :D
ReplyDeleteyummynya!
ReplyDeletei spotted one fabric..the argyle in striking colours..berkenan lak. koleksi apa tu ek?
Hi Suzie! Argyle in brown tu ke? Remix by Anne Kelle tu, cute! Errmmm...dah berzaman I potong nak buat baju Aisha but still in WIP bin erkkk! Soon, soon :)
ReplyDeletebanyaknya ....sukanya tengok.. jual aarr sikit... cantik tuh..fabric designer ni kalau wat long purse cantik la...
ReplyDeleteSclover - hye! memang ada jual pun kat kedai I tu nanti singgah ya? Thanks! :)
ReplyDeletefuhh..meleleh air liur! Banyak betul kainnya, rasa nak baring atas kain je.Hihi :)
ReplyDeleteayu - ekeke...kadang2 I pun rasa camtu tapi so far lom buat lagi :D
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing like fabric stash to lift your spirits, is there? You've certainly lifted mine, I'm absolutely drooling over your stash!
ReplyDeleteSeriously though, am just starting to learn that ups and downs are part of the game of life. Thank goodness for family, friends and fabric to guide us through :-)
Hugs!
waa sgt jeles dgn collection yg colorful ni...soooo tidy & well organized!! good job sis..
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful stashes! And so neat! I also need to organise around here!
ReplyDeletewah sangat2 cantik!...sangat2 kemas dan sabar..!dah susun cantik2...mesti bes je nak tenung lama2...berjam2...ehehehe..
ReplyDeleteZara - I concur! Glad to be of help lifting up your spirits too lol
ReplyDeletema01my - thank you my dear... :)
Barbara - Time to get organised now & don't forget to let me take a peek, take some pictures my friend! :)
cokotto - hahaha memang tahap kesabaran yg tinggi akak buat dalam masa 3-4 hari...tak terasa coz sambil2 melayan lil Hanan tengok cartoon dia :D
ya ampun kak!
ReplyDeletebyk gila kain
i'm finding time to go to ur place nk tgk kain!
tp skang ni occupied sgt.
jahit la byk2.. keep me inspired hehe
What a BEAUTIFUL sight!!! I want to come fabric shopping at your house! Would love to know how to fold my remnants nicely like yours. I have mine folded in a drawer strictly for scrap fabric, but they aren't folded as pretty as yours...
ReplyDeleteOH goodness I so relate! I am close to doing the same thing!
ReplyDeleteBut I must say...your fabric is so inspiring to look at! So beautiful!
Oh, Zura. Sgt jeles ok! I soo wanna have fabric stash like yours. How do you find time to shop? Plz share.
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