Design for Prayer Mat

This is design for Prayer Mat.. usually I'll make changes along the process... and the color option is not exactly the same, because I color with any available color that I have at home. :)

I did a modern design quilt for the last one.. ( yellow ). I have many design still in my mind. Soon I need to doodle again.. so all the ideas doesn't go away.

I need to make 2 Prayer Mat and don't know which design I'm going to use. One will use the pastel color... and the other one will use mostly brown color.

Ini adalah design yang saya buat untuk sajadah pesanan teman... biasanya akan ada perubahan sepanjang proses pembuatannya.. dan warnanya pun tidak persis sama seperti ini, karena diwarnainya dengan pensil warna yang tersedia di rumah :)

Ada modern design juga.. di gambar yang terakhir ( kuning ). Sebenarnya banyak ide yang masih tersimpan di benak ini... harus cepat di tuangkan dikertas niiih... biar ngga hilang :)

Ada 2 Sajadah yang akan dibuat..tapi belum ditentukan mana design yang akan dipakai. Satu warna pastel dan satu lagi nuansa warna coklat.

Yuuu
Let's start making one.
:) Happy Quilting...

'Na

Quilting with Pastel fabrics

It has been a long time I don't have any pastel color in my fabric stash. Most of them are whimsical, very bright color, which I just love having them stacking nicely on my shelf.
so..  when somebody asked me to make a prayer mat Quilt with Pastel color. I don't think I have the fabrics on the shelf !

Oowh... I should run to the  store then... but like usual.. Life's surprises always pop up when you least expected it.
I got charms pack with pastel color as a gift when I ordered other bright charms pack !
WOW.
Thanks be to God.... :)
 
Aren't they pretty ? 
Yum... just like Buble Gum.... :) 
                         

I might combine those pastel fabric with a little dash of this bright fabrics..

They are Bali Batiks.. comes with lots of gradations color... with tons of beautiful pattern... and the result is always  wonderful !  Some day I will make Bargello Quilts from this kind of fabrics. Wheeew... must be lovely !


Now... I've got to make a design.
Tha tha...

So.. now I got to start doodling :)
'Na

Crocheting

Still the story when I was on my vacation. Once your hands are used to make something... then no matter where you are... you will feel that your hands are itchy to make something from anything... either folding papers... sewing your patchwork... doodling... crocheting....
So.. this is happened to me too.... while I was in my vacation... my brains still thinking about crafting.... LOL.

Good things that I found a yarn shop across Poros... went there by boat for 1 euro. then walking to where the shop was. I bought yarns.. which I don't know what I'm gonna make.
But my heart told me that I need that.... 

So this is what I got..

Happy to finally able to finished it and my Lil one can wear it right away. 

Glad to use my time crocheting.....

'Na                                         

Vacation - Greece # 3

One day trip to Hydra island.
Take one hour jet boat trip to this island. Little did I know that this island is just like a post card pictures... :)
Love being here... we scrolled down and saw the houses.. and souvenir shops and had a grand lunch with  this gorgeous view...

Flowers... Balcony... coffee shops with wooden blue chair.. are soo Greece.. :)

There are donkeys to help them carry anything around the island. so unique.

Their handmade stuff and souvenir shop are all cuties.

I couldn't resit myself not to buy something to remember that I was here :)

 

A day full of joy... !

I'm so glad to have this vacation. The best so far.. :) 

Thanking my mother-in-law and my family to make this vacation just like a dream come true... 

Went home with new spirit and lots of ideas for my future works..

Feeling blessed :)

'Na 

Vacation - Greece # 2

I spent a few days at Athena and then headed to Poros. The weather is nice.. a bit cool though. This place was really makes me feel like in a story book, so peaceful.. and lovely.
It is about 1 and half hours going there from Piraeus Port - Athens by jet boat.
And what surprise me was that when I got out from the boat I can see right away a row of coffee shop and houses up to the hill

And the view from Hotel is better than my imagination... and this is real... :). Wow I can't believe that I will be here for a few days. 

The view from the  Hotel balcony is breathtaking...  this would be my favorite spot while I stayed there... so pardon my feet.. I really enjoyed the view..

The sky is blue... the sea is blue... even the bicycle is blue.. Simply beautiful. What's more should I ask ? 

Every corner seems just perfect for painting objects..

Not to mention their unique houses' style with colorful doors.. which I loooove it.

And at night...they offer a romantic atmosphere too...
Lovely. 

 And the flowers... ? oooh they are feast to my eyes....

Here.. I can feel far from the hectic world.
Here.. I can breathe a fresh air
Here.. I enjoyed what vacation is all about... relaxing my body and mind... Thank you Lord.

To be continued to   Vacation - Greece # 3 - Spend a day at Hydra island.

Felt recharged. 
'Na

Vacation- Greece #1

Traveling sure excites me to the bones !.. I just love being at a new place.. seeing a wonderful scenery... meeting new people... trying new foods.. and do a little shopping of course :)

Now that I had a chance to visit a far away country.. thousands miles away from home. Sure makes my heart jumps for joy from the document preparation.. packing and browsing places I would like to visit...
It is a really nice if for once in a while I get out from routines of the little world of mine.

Greece.. here I come.. :)
May, 2014
Having lunch at the Acropolis museum.. top floor with this stunning view is awesome..... 

Still standing to this day after thousands of years..

This statue is the real one from Parthenon. Now it moved to the Museum.

This is a miniature Parthenon in the Museum

I spent 2 days to visit 2 museum... I need to digest slowly to really understand about all of this... wandering how they can build such a majestic place like this and last for thousands years...

The statue are so beautiful... Their hands are so skilful to captured the beauty of women's body and face and the details of her hair.
there is nothing like they would miss it.
Look at this one... really nice with a red wall  back ground. The drapery cloth seems so real.. and the women face is so beautiful.

 This one tells that  She was seduced and ready to hit him with her sandals...

 
Spending my time at this Museum was like going back to the past era..Still I was in awe.

to be continued...

:) 'Na

English Paper Piecing ( EEP )

I have lots of fabrics scraps... and don't know what I'm gonna do with them. I sort them out to make a pile of larger, medium and small fabrics. I threw all little fabrics that can't be used. Actually if I paint with fabric scraps, then nothing is wasted.

English paper piecing seems the right answer to do the projects. There are so many pattern to make a quilt with this methods...
and I need to pick them... I would like to make Star quilt from diamond shapes... and Flower from hexagon shapes...

So.. I draw pattern. multiply and cut them one by one.
and start to sew.. by hand.
First, making this kind of quilt seems like forever...
but when your mood is on the air... nothing can stop you. and when you start seeing Star and Flower shape.. it just gives you even more energy to sew some more... :)

My mom learned about this method and showed me that she made a table runner and she just finished her quilt top, while my project hasn't shown any progression. Felt like we're on a race.. then I need to finish one quick project.
This is what mom's made :

And  I know what I'm gonna make ! 
A skirt for my little one. Bravo.

Happy to use this patchwork applique on the skirt.
and my little one loves it. :)



I sure will make some more patchwork and make a bigger project.



Happy Sewing,
'Na