Simple but colourful

A simple clolourful silk blouse. It is perfect for my coming Chinese lunar New Year.

I can imagine how my sisters will react when they see me wearing such colourful garment.

Most probably, they will exclaim : " Oh ! my goodness! sooooo colourful ! Do you really think it suits your age ? "

I will answer : " Oh! It is New Year, I hope bright colours will cheer up everybody ! " Haha!

My simple green top

I saw this piece of left over fabric in a local fabric shop , 1.3 metre left and 50 % discount.

Lovely green colour and it was really very cheap.If I did not grap it, I would sure regret........:P

The fabric was just enough for me to sew a simple blouse.

Simple but still I love it. Most importantly, I enjoy so much sewing my own clothings. :P.

Batik print modern kebaya

I am back

I was too busy with my work for the past few months and could not spare time on blogging.

Heavy workload sometimes really drives me crazy. Luckily my passion for sewing always helps to erase the stress and tension that exist in my life. I found myself living in peace and content as long as I can sit down to sew , may it be just a few stiches.

I did not come out with much stuffs for the past few months, but every small project or stuff make me smile.

coasters

batik dress

patchwork zipper pouch

crocheted rug rag

floral blouse

denim box pouch

apple coasters

strawberry coasters

" gardening " zipper pouch

" embroided scissors " pincushion

I will not stop sewing. I will only post if I am free. :)

Simple gray blouse

I love gray  colour. How could I resist myself from buying when I saw this lovely  fabric ? The sales lady told me  it is Vietnam silk. I think it is not silk but should be a type of satin fabric.

I  made a very simple blouse from it . No zipper, no darts, just binding at the neckline. So  quick and easy to make. Lazy me , right ?

Look at the photos below, the surface of the fabric shines. That is the reason I think it is satin and not silk.

I matched this blouse with a black skirt I made a couple of years back.  Simple yet I just  love it . What do you think ?

Thanks for visiting. Hope you have a fantastic weekend !

Black blouse and batik print maxi skirt

I bought this batik print fabric from a local fabric store. The fabric is soft and nice to wear. I sewed a maxi skirt using this fabric.

Since  90 % of the  students in my school  are Malay Muslims, it is very common for us non -Muslim female teachers to wear maxi skirts in school. Outside the school, I seldom wear maxi skirts.

The skirt is pleated at the front  for easy movement. Elastic bands were attached  on both sides of the waist band.and zip opening at the right hand side.

If the blouse and the skirt were made using the same fabric,the dress would be too flowery. In the end I  bought another black colour fabric and sewed a blouse to match with this maxi skirt.

Batik print fabric is used for the facing on  the neckline , and it was sewed  on the right side of the garment for embellishment. I did the same for the cuffs.

Thanks for visiting my blog. I hope you have a great Friday !

Light green dress

Green is one of my favourite colours. I  love this light green fabric, so made a 2-piece dress out of it. I am not sure what fabric it is , but it is soft and drapes well.

Short sleeves button front blouse and an  8-gore flared skirt. My teeneger niece commented this dress is very old fashioned. I do not mind at all . Generation gap always exists between the  younger generations ( my teeneger nieces and nephews )   and the elder (me ). : )  Further more, I do admit that  I am an old  fashioned woman . : )

I love to wear this type of 8-gore skirt, so keep on making one after another. It is comfy to wear and  quick  to sew . I think  I am a bit crazy beacause I intend to make a few more but of different colours, may be white , brown or dark blue...... : )

Dark green dress

Hurray ! Finally I finished making another two-piece dress this morning .

Yesterday was Friday. I love Friday ! Why ? It is because we start our lessons late (at 2.25 p.m. ) every Friday. I am teaching in the afternoon session, compared with school starts at the usual 1.05 p.m. from Monday to Thursday, I have extra one hour plus to stay at home doing things that I love to do.

Why we start school late on Friday ? More than 60 % of the citizens in my country are Muslims and Friday prayer is a congregational prayer that Muslims hold every Friday afternoon. Attendance for this prayer is strictly incumbent upon all adult males. Since more that 90% of the students and teachers in my school are Muslims, so we can only start our lessons after they finished their prayers in the Mosques.

With the extra spare time I have on Friday, I managed to start sewing this dress yesterday afternoon, then continued last night and this morning. Since I used the same pattern as this one, sewing this dress was easy and fast . I am just same as many of you, always enjoying making new garments with same pattern over and over. So this is not a new pattern , same but different in colour and embroidery stitches .

Green is one of my favourite colour. I love to look at green plants and trees . In fact I planted quite a number of green plants . I enjoy looking at them everyday .

My same pattern dark green dress may be boring , but looking at the beautiful green plants brings soothing effect as well as helping us to relax mentally and phisically.So let me show you a few of my green plants . I hope you do like them too !

Hope you have a relaxing weekend !

Gingham top

According to an old friend of mine, life is dull and boring when one does not have any hobby, or so bogged down with routine, or so overly busy with works that pursuing any activities outside works is a luxury.Well, I think I am  lucky because being busy with my work, I still managed to have some time to sew .  I finished sewing another top for myself last night.

I bought the gingham fabric from a local fabric store.It  was  imported from China.I made a pull over  top . It is  simple and fast sewing.The top is  comfy. I would like to wear it when I go out  for tea on Sunday afternoon with my hubby. :)

Purple floral blouse and dark purple skirt

Finished this floral cotton blouse and dark purple flared skirt two days ago .

Love  this cotton fabric . Small purple roses on white background , fresh and charming.

I bought this pure cotton fabric from a local fabric store last year. It is actually meant for making a new bedsheet. I  like it so much , in the the end I prefer to wear it instead of sleeping on it . :)

The strips  used for the square neckline and the cuffs  were cut out  from the same fabric. Adding this little detail  brings delightful look.

Dark purple skirt is same pattern as the previous one . When at work, I am always rushing from one block to another ,this type of flared skirt allows me to go at a good pace.

Some more fabric have been cut out and are in the progress of making. Just hope I can finish them before my holidays ends. I have some paper work to get done too, so cannot spend all my time on sewing.

How is your Wednesday ? Hope you are happy  and healthy  .

Black and white floral print blouse

Friday morning, my hubby looked at my new top and said  :  " This is nice, but.... you can't  wear it to work ! "

Yes, he is right,  sleeveless outfits are not allow in my working  dress code. 

" Why don't you sew another one with sleeves ? " he suggested.

" Oh , that is a good idea ! "

Yes, I wanted to  sew another similar pattern but with sleeves. One of the reason is I am not so used to  wearing sleeveless outfits.  I like to make but I may not wear.

So on that afternoon, I got into my car and drove to the fabric store, which is about 15 minutes drive from my home. Lucky me , I managed to get the same fabric and sewed the  blouse yesterday.

I know, it is nothing new, the same pattern except this one is with sleeves. But who cares, as long as I am happy and enjoyed sewing it. :)

For this blouse , I sewed two darts below the bust and another two on the back bodice. I sewed an invisible zipper below  the  left  armhole .

This time I did not use the invisible zipper foot to sew the invisible zipper. Instead I followed the tutorial Don't fear the (invisible ) zipper by Kay  Whitt in her blog Sew Serendipity. As suggested in her tutorial, I used regular zipper foot to sew it. Oh ! It really works and the end result is perfect ! Look at the picture below .

Thanks ! Kay Whitt.  Kay Whitt is a designer of sewing patterns for clothing and accessories. Do check out her blog !

I have one week holidays left. I hope I will be able to make the full use of it . I am going to sew some more new clothes. Check it out in my coming new posts ! :)

Black and white floral print summer top and more

I sewed a sleeveless summer top, a pair of white trousers and a black flared skirt in the past few days.

All the patterns are self drafted according to my body measurements. I bought all these three fabric from a local fabric store at my hometown.


The fabric used for the top is black and white floral print cotton. The top is simple pull over style accented with ruffled lace collar. The light weight cotton fabric used is comfy and perfect for the hot weather in my country.

The fabric used for the trousers is linen and cotton blend. Elastic waist band with side zipper closure.

The black flared skirt is of eight gores with back zipper closure. Elastic bands are attached to both sides of the waist band .The fabric used is georgette. I am delighted to see this skirt drapes well .
I think both the skirt and the trousers match perfectly well with this summer top . Don’t you think so ?

Black and white are timeless classic , basically these two colours can be coordinated with every other colours. Right ? Other than this summer top, I think I can always mix and match other tops , tunics and blouses with both the black skirt and the white trousers . :)

Hope you have a happy Thursday ! Enjoy sewing !