Sewing Tova Dress

I've been sewing many Tova dress lately , I saw tova pattern about year ago but just have gut to order the pattern a couple months before.  I had doubt in my mind, if I just waste my money or I will like the pattern .. and after first attempt , and check Tova sew along on Kerry blog so many times, finally I know I am in the right path.   Even my daughter has faith in me, she asked me to make same tova dress (I can say Tova Top) like mine.    For her case, I used Small Size and adjusting in several places, I cut little bit small and cut arm hole about 1/4 inch bigger , and voila.. its fit.

Here is some of tova top I made , and I still have 1 more fabric to cut for myself .. so what do you think ?   

2 gingham tova for my daughter

 2 tova top for me

FInish Weekend - Patchwork Bag for me ..

Hubby say 'shoe maker doesn't have a shoe' , eeehmmm ... so this momma decided to make a bag so she no longer bring a plastic bag *what a shame*  LOL

 

The exterior fabric (red and white stripe)  is using outdoor fabric , so it's a bit heavier than the tan fabric is cotton linen blend by Robert Kauffman

Last minute gift idea

H O L I D A Y - Season  mean is spend .. spend .. spend !! I'm not crazy about shopping during holiday season , its always get hard time to find parking space, car bump with other car, wuuuhuuu.. scary situation, stay too long in the line and so and so ..  but since we have many nice people around , I like to give something for them .  Well, we are not celebrate Christmas but since families and friends like to bring something for us, I would love to share something with them too.

 

I made several last minute gift to share with them ** why must be last minute idea ? well, are you like me ?? always confuse what should you get for someone ? always worry if the person you will give the gift will like or not ?  The easy way is giving them a gift card ! that's it .. problem solve ! But not always work for me .. I need something more personal to give, well ..off course I add this .. that .. and ending with reached deep pocket .. LOL

 

Ok, here we go .. I made several craft stuff for my little one teachers and some other relatives - easy peasy craft but made me happy. Just grabbed some fabrics , cut , add ribbon, and.. voila ...

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you

A new stash ..

 

Christmas is just around the corner, and I've been busy doing some projects for a lady who came to our dinner party last week. She wants some of my craft works, well.. she said she is not rush - but I'd like to doing on schedule and not postpone the work especially working with a lovely fabrics. Who can resist this pile of fabric from heaven  LOL

I got this a new fabrics last Friday , oh..wow, they are just as beautiful as I can imagine when I saw for the first time from my flickr friends, Tasha.  She has so adorable fabric collections, that I will like do "fasting" - not shopping a new shoes to exchange with hers fabrics *grin*

Now, let me excuse my self back to my sewing machine.. and I will come back bring my food recipe tomorrow to share with you.ok.

xoxo

Sneak Peak Friday

 

pardon me, not much of baking this day .. I'm lack of time - too many things to do, too little time.

As I remember, I update my baking recipe about 3 weeks ago, now it's almost end of September, and Autumn is just 1 day ahead. Where is  the time fly ? don't ask me .  :(

Anyway, this just a little sneak peek from my project that need to be done over the weekend, cross finger. For my customer who is so patiently waiting 2 quilts. I hope *with all my heart* she will like the version of happy quilt.

Have a nice Friday for my beloved follower and friends, I promise will be back soon. Thank you for visiting my blog, I do my best to answer your question and visiting you back.

xoxo..

and still growing ..

I feel run like crazy .. too much too do, so little time .. here is one of the reason too, sneak peek from my last project. Piles of my quilting blocks, and still growing ..

I will be back soon..

Late Bloomer - I'm not perfect series

Have you ever in situation that when you see around everybody looks are so perfect , lucky in life but you ?. Everyone looks so divine. They have many things in life, they are become a great author, have their own careers, and looks so brights !! I feel that way sometime (ok, alot)  and those feeling made me 'sad '. Not until I sat with an old lady, friend of mine a couple days ago - we had a cup coffee , chit chat for almost 2 hours . We felt comfort with each other, and share our stories together. The story of her's life made me almost cry - I feel that is too much for her to 'carry' herself. But I tell you, she is the strong woman I ever met.  I'm not gonna tell you, what kind of situation she has. But the point is : you can't always look up , you need to look down too, to see people who doesn't have a perfect life and those will make you feel like  a lucky person in the world who doesn't need to go through that situation.  That is for sure, comforting me that I can't be perfect because I am  what I am - be myself and feel blessing with things on my hand right now, I don't need to see how beautiful people grass is, I just need to trim my own grass and make them as beautiful as people yards :D

Anyway, what on the earth this pictures has thing to do with story above ? I tell you this one, may be I'm a late bloomer  ; I just start sewing, quilting, baking when my age is more than 40yo!!  LOL  - and this is my first time quilting ever, well, I made several projects before but typical of me cut..sew and set aside, never intend to finished it up.  But this project really make me happy ; and if you see carefully, the sewing line is not straight ; kind of mess up little bit - but after the project finish, the picnic blanket is look 'perfect' to me   LOL  - oh well, mommy try to make an adjustment  ^__^

Now you will see the related between story above and my quilting project !! You don't have to see one by one and will find un-perfect thing, just need to see overall finish product ..  so comfortable picnic blanket and ... looks good, *eeerrr.. stop talking now !*

Do you see in the bottom of blanket ? I borrow the sketch from my daughter drawing paper and transfer to fabric and did a little handstich. :)  

oh , Ms.D , I hope you like this picnic blanket and every time you see the bottom of blanket you will know who you looking at ?

NO BAKING TODAY : smocked sundress

I made this for my little girl friend, who celebrate 4yo Birthday yesterday.

I bought this fabric last year, after made 1 dress for my daughter and skirt for her and I still have bunch of left over fabric, so I decided  to make smocked sundress for my friend's daughter.  

I think she will like it. :)

Easy bittsy dress, no pattern necessary. Add 7 layer of smocked and little ban on the bottom.. 1hour sewing.. wuhuuu..

NO BAKING TODAY : Valentine's Gift Idea

Now, I know how to using my first time quilt mixer block. Add into linen fabric apron - what do you think ?

This is my last minute valentine's idea - and for sure, this apron will be gone tomorrow. :)

My mind full with idea what next apron gonna be, add this..add that... ooooh, hope I can sit nicely in front of my sewing machine without un-necessary interrupting from husband or kid LOL ..