Cathy Dress/Top

I made this girly ruffle top for Hanan way back in June and realised I have not blogged about it even after I've made a few more for custom orders. It is my favorite pattern because only 4 pieces of fabric to sew, very easy! I used the beautiful Cathy Dress pattern available HERE.

The dress version would add loads to the girly look but Hanan's gotta wear hers with leggings here after I accidentaly made a shorter version :P. The best thing is this dress is so versatile, can be layered with tshirt underneath for cooler days and worn just as it is in our hot climate. It is also a great grow-with-me dress as the elastic neckline allows for that. Besides most girls grows taller instead of wider, just in the case of my girls :) 

The back view. And if you notice all the deco tapes I used to embellish my pics here (obviously I need to escape from my insanely hectic life this morning lol), well all inspired from this ultra cool blog I stumbled upon few months back. Katrina from puglypixel is the artist, lovely, lovely work, hugely talented!

I got tons of orders to complete and final exam is approaching too. Anxiety creeps in but I am holding it all together with the aim of not a stitch of sewing one week before exam. For those who have placed orders, you  gals are amazing, thank you for your patience :)

Have a beautiful, creative day peeps *hugs*

Aisha's First Craft Book

I found this book at MPH on our weekly bookstore trip. My girls love bookstore trips coz I usually allow them to choose 1 or 2 books to bring home. I set aside quite a large sum monthly for books as I think instilling book loving culture in my children is top priority. So, when Aisha saw this book she immediately flipped through it and I could see that familiar awe on her face...that inspired look...I could never not buy this one for her. There is no author but the book is published by Parragon UK and costs only RM29.90.

Inside, loads of goodies! There is a Sewing Kit Envelope with ribbons, embroidery thread, felt squares & mini sewing kit. There are also many pages of useful how to's such as color picker & applique techniques.

And loads of cute projects! Aisha is almost 10 yo now, and she's lovin' all the creativity on display.

So which project you want to make first? I asked her.

The easiest one, mommy, she said.

She pointed to this one. I thought oh okay my girl is growing up she wants to keep mom & dad out of her room now *sniff* but I encouraged her anyway..go ahead dear take whatever you need from mommy's studio to make the project...

And the result?

She actually made it to hang on my sewing studio doorknob! Awwww.....my heart just melted when I saw it this morning...the sewing will improve with lots of practice, but the fact that she shows interest and determination and inspired to sew plus actually completed a project, is a great achievement already. This is one of the moments that make me think how wonderful motherhood is. I'm a proud momma! :)

New Look Again

I fiddled around with my blog today, wanting to use the new Blogger template features. A simple text header, tabs on top with an overall Teal colored theme. And to complete the look, the text font is now customised! Yes, I won a custom blog text font giveaway by Designer Blogs and Lauren, one of the designers helped installed the new fonts. I love it, thank you Lauren!

Have you seen their work? They are amazing! I could spend hours browsing their portfolio, dreaming for a fully customised blog makeover. Knowing me, I get bored very easily, thus the need to update, upgrade and improve. Oh it will happen one day, right now I'm loving the current theme :)