I Worry Therefore I Sew...Passport Cover

I am, by nature, a very, very restless person. Can't sit still and have a whirlwind of a brain. And with that comes the constant worrying (and also proneness to being depressed). Add free flow of caffeine loaded coffee, stress is an understatement. I worry about everything - my exam (which is next week, eek!), my little sister, my girls, my money (which I don't have erkkk), oh the list is endless. I needed to take a breather.

So last night, I took 1 hour break from speed reading to de-stress a bit and sew myself this passport cover. And that fabric? Ooooohhhh...what a perfect way to sooth myself, so pretty! It's Kokka Trefle print in the most delicious, soothing combo of pink, grey and soft pistachio green. I bought it few months back from Sue at MyBotang ( pssst Sue! I want more! :D ).

 

I fussy cut the fabric to get that front print placement, and fussy cutting means lots of small leftover pieces. So I patched the sleeves inside with leftover pieces to get those lace border as shown. I also found an old Egyptair boarding pass in my passport so just to demonstrate, the picture showed how I could just slip it in the side pocket. Me, being a klutz (it's true, hubby would attest to that, he knows how clumsy his wife is lol), always misplaced stuff and the last thing I wanna lose at the airport is the boarding pass (it happened before! :P).

All in all, I can't believe I let my passport went naked all this while. This passport holder makes it look so much better and not to mention the girly print makes it chic! Errrmmm....now I really need to board a plane just to carry it, a vacation perhaps?? (hint hint hubby dearest!)

I am in better spirits now, happy to get back to immersing myself in books. Thank you for reading my friends and stay beautiful! :)

Fresh and Bright

I would like to begin by saying THANK YOU for all the prayers and well wishes for my little sister. We are very grateful of every single thoughts coming from all of you, our wonderful friends. Today, the doctors informed us the surgery will be held next week and they will try their level best to remove the tumor. At last, a ray of hope for my little sister and we have strong faith in Him....

To brighten up a bit, I just can't wait to show you another party dress in this very pretty, fresh and bright Alexander Henry print. Sewing it makes me smile and for awhile, makes me forget life's suffering. Therefore my friends, you would understand why, when I say that I would never, ever stop sewing...

For Melia's Baby Girl - Size 3T. Thanks Mel! :)

My Heart Is Bleeding...

For my little sister...who's condition is getting worse by the day. Right leg is now paralyzed and the left is getting heavier. She is back in the hospital, as the pain is just so bad the doctors are giving her morphine to manage it, like 4 times a day. She found the courage to smile for the camera for one minute and the next she's a total wreck, crying and asking when it's all gonna end. I have no answer, only Allah knows and we are doing all we could for her. The doctors keep saying they need more time to analyse her case before surgery because it's complicated. Never has the word complicated scares me so much..

I can't sleep. Thinking, feeling, and the helplessness of it all consumes me. And I know that what I'm experiencing is just a fraction of what my little sister is feeling. The magnitude of worry is indescribable...I just need to write here because it's so difficult to talk about this with anyone. In my prayers, I beg and beg for God to help her and for my poor parents to get through this...I can't bear seeing them like this...it is just too difficult...I need the courage and the strength, for the sake of my little sister whom I love so much even if I don't say it often...Ameen.