Wish List - Serger

This is my latest wish list - serging machine to feed to my latest sewing obsession. Serging at a shop is cheaper but is more troublesome especially since most of the time I don't have no idea what I'm doing with the fabric - with zero sewing training and experience, I do all my sewing by trial and error. Already checked this at a singer shop, this baby costs RM1,400. Pricey but the good news is they accept credit card installment (hooray!). RM60 for 3 years! So by the time I finish paying, my kids will be big and got married...  Hmm.. see if I can think of a way how to sneak this into the house and hide it from my husband for the rest of our lives.

My next project.

It involves ballerina, pretty fabrics, and Aisya.  Can't wait!

My first cushion covers.

I am VERY proud to show you ..... (drum roll...).... my first cushion covers... ta..dah....

(applause!!!)

I sewed them with my mom's old trusty sewing machine which I inherited after her passing.
The fabrics were actually placemats and table runners which were on sale. I think it is a total genius to make covers from them.. sorry for the angkat bakul.. hehe..  The back is the green colour similar to the trimming. I even made the cushion inserts myself.
When I showed them to my husband, he said ''wow.. look professional''. Hehe.. terangkat.
 Not bad for a first sewing project right, especially since I knew nothing about sewing. Mak will be very proud of me. 

Front Entry

This is the view of my front entry. I love hydrangea. These I picked from my garden (well the plant already flowered when we bought from the nursery. Sadly after weeks of neglecting and abusing by cat's urine, the plant went to plants heaven). The ceramic numbers were our house number. I bought them at Schilpol Airport while on transit there last year soon after knowing that our house deal went through. I put them on a vintage shelf which was given to us by my MIL's friend. I'll show you a more complete image of the entry next time.

White sofa pledge.

1. I will not scream over spilled milo.
2. I will not mind cats' hair.
3. I will not lose sleep when the sofa changed colour over daki and sweat.
4. I will not stop the kids (esp. my son when he comes home from school) from sitting on it.
5. I will not be annoyed if my son stuff the cushion corners to his nose.
6. I will not nag my husband if he starts fidling with the cushion corners (what's wrong with the boys?)
7. I will not cry if my daughter accidentally (not!) left an uncapped red marker pen in between the cushions (and only to discover it weeks later).
8. I will not tell my family don't ever sit on the sofa - it's for buat cantik aje.

Can I keep the pledge?
Oh dear.. I may have to rethink about this. White sofas are dreamy but they are not practical.

2nd image from BarnHouse. I forgot where I got the first.

LIGHT talk...

Urggh... Monday blues... I'm sure everybody dreads getting up of bed this morning right? As for me, I woke up thinking what to cook for breakfast for my kids.. coco crunch (lazy food, good for 'terbangun lambat' days) or pancakes (not so difficult also - the instant kind). I decided to save the coco crunch for some other lazy days. So we had pancakes this morning with maple syrup, given by my hub's cousin from canada. Nyum..nyum..

So we went to ikea on saturday. No good bargains. The lights there were not that great. Then we found another light shop near our place - the selection was okay. May need to go back there to choose. We went there with the kids the first time. And i tell you.. shopping lights with the kids is a BIG NO NO. They were running all over the floor like monkeys. The shopkeeper told me in the first few minutes we arrived that the kids were the most well-mannered kids she ever seen. I told her - don't judge too soon, give them a few more minutes ... there you go...

So back to LIGHT talk.. we still haven't bought anything yet.. but there are a few potentials. I like something as in the picture for above my kitchen island. This image was from the net - made from reclaimed jugs or something. Great huh?? Love..love.. love.. I'm hoping to find something with clear glass shade with very visible bulbs.. fantastique!! I checked on the internet.. to make something like that can be tricky as i need to know how to cut the glass.. I said to myself - forget it.. I couldn't even cut a cloth properly.. (judging from my disastrous experience repairing my son's ready-made baju melayu in the last raya - poor boy, he had to go around 'salam' people with shorter sleeves)...takpe yang penting poket penuh..kannn....

ok talk to u later...

Salam perkenalan..

good friday...


let me introduce myself.. i'm a mom of 2 kids.. this blog is for me to ramble about my daily life raising my kids, who one of them has mild autism. So i'll be sharing the challenges, tips and successes with his therapies. I'll also be writing about my long-time but recently unearthed passion for junk furniture. We just bought a nice intermediate terrace house fronting a huge playground. So we've been renovating and designing it.. will keep y'all posted for the design journeys...


have a nice weekend..
(we'll be rummaging ikea's 'as is' section tommorrow to find lights for the new house.. i LOVE secondhand things! the imperfections are perfections to me.. )