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

Prayer Mat

A lot of projects are on my list to do. One of them is making the prayer mat for my aunty. 
So, I guess this is about time to make it.. because I hold this project for quite so long.... 
Can't wait any longer... I pick up my paper and pencil color to make the design.

I will make a prayer mat for my aunty. She is a religious person.. very dedicated to pray 5 times a day...so, if she get this mat, it will be so functional for her.

This is the design that usually will have some changes along the process... But I make this so I will know what I am gonna make and see proportion and the color combinations.
I just scrible to see what I have in mind.

This is the fabrics. I picked a gradation of blue and a bit of orange for stunning effect. :)

Then to the part of cutting and piecing them together...
I tried several design and decide which I like the best... I don't have a design wall ( yet ) so I did it on the floor. Well.. it works.

and the pressing is important too...

Then the process to pieced and them together.

Machine Quilt give their stunning effect.

Voila...
What do you think... ?

I hope she likes it.... :)
Happy to be able to give someone something special from my heart
'Na

Wow... akhirnya.... aku bisa menyelesaikan sajadah ini untuk tanteku... yang sebenarnya pernah minta dibuatkan Quilt beberapa tahun yang silam... Senangnya aku bisa memenuhi janjiku... meski dalam ukuran yang lebih kecil...:)
Aku pilih warna biru dan sedikit oranye untuk aksen... Lihat kan  bagaimana proses pembuatannya yaaa... he he... ini proyek ngebut juga... seminggu selesai. rata2 3 jam kerja perhari. 
Quiltnya pakai mesin... jadi lebih kilat.

Setelah jadi.. segera aku kirim, dan ternyata dia sukaaaa..
senangnyaaa... ;)

 'Na

Kaffe Fassett's fabrics

I am attracted to bright colors, that is why Kaffe Fassett's fabrics just naturally caught my eyes. His Quilts are stunning. His fabrics line are exquisite... His yarn works are lovely. Learn more about him, then you'll know what I mean. :)

At the end of February 2014 I had a family holiday in Singapore and found a Quilt store that has his fabric line. Wow.. wanted to have lots of them.. but they are quite expensive :)
Well you can tell this kind of fabrics are printed on a high quality cotton fabric.. oooh so glad when I can have a few of them.
But these fabrics I can't resist not to own it.. I bought a few pieces of fat quarter fabrics and when I got home, I found that I had  His fabrics years ago.. so my collections are adding up. Whooo hooo... Now it is enough fabric to make something for me. Yes.... for me !

Aren't they gorgeous ? look at the details.... ooooooh lovely..

Vibrant green...

Having them stacked on my shelves and touched them  and just take a look at them just makes me smile....
That is not logical right ? Oh.. I know...  something just can be felt with your heart.... :)

Now I have to decide what pattern should I use with this glorious color fabrics. I think I love diamond pattern with a small list all around them. 

Feel deeply then you'll see only beauty.
'Na

Aku suka semua warna yang cerah dan salah satu artist yang menampilkan warna cerah adalah Kaffe Fassett. Kerajinan percanya, rajutannya dan kainnya menunjukkan bahwa warna cerah selalu indah...:)

Waktu aku sempat jalan2 ke Singapore, aku beli kainnya. Tidak bisa beli banyak2 karena mahal... he he he...
rupanya waktu aku pulang ke rumah, aku sudah punya beberapa fat quarter. Senangnya.... jadi koleksiku bertambah.

Meski belum dibuat apa2 dan sekarang masih ditumpuk dilemari, tapi memilikinya untuk disentuh atau dilihat2 saja sudah membuat hatiku gembira.... he he tidak masuk akal ya... tapi itu kenyataan.

'Na

Project half done

I don't know what is going on in my brain. Feels like a jumping bean  jumps from one thing to another. I seems can't focus on one things. If I started doing one project then when it reached about 75 % then  I'll just starting another project. I get bored easily... I Quilt then I crochet  then in the middle of it  I'm so eager to paint . OMG it is not easy to tame myself. WOW.

So, that is true... the biggest challenge is not to conquer the mountain, but yourself.

At the end of the year usually I end up with guilty feeling for unable to finished what I have started. Then I make a New Year resolutions. First things first. I need to work on my Phd ... LOL . I learned from other quilters. Phd means Project half done..

I did finish one by one now...
I finished my doll that only missing her hat. it is done only in hour. but need months to get my hands working on it. :)

I finished the sun bonnet sue pillow cover. 4 of them. Yeay.... !
I finished the baby quilt. Oooh you know the story about this one on the previous post.

But still a lot to do... my matryoshka pincushion doll are still face less... My Quilt sampler blocks, Baby quilts, Butterfly quilts, Heart quilts,  ooohh..  so embarrased to mention them all.
But at least now I said it... so my brain doesn't hide anything at all. 
I better put all my Phd project on my wall. Well.. you get the idea.. . Hopefully I can finished them all before this year ended                     ( crossed my fingers ).

Do you ever experience something like this... ?

Sorry for not posting any pictures right now... :(

I have confidence that I can do it. A stitch at a time... that is what quilters do.... ooo yeah. !

Paling susah mengendalikan diri sendiri.. Banyaknya keinginan menjadikan aku untuk mencoba membuat proyek craft dan quilts tapi tidak diselesaikan. Banyak proyek yang setengah jadi... biasa.. alasannya sih bosen...atau karena sudah tidak tahan ingin mencoba sesuatu yang baru yang sepertinya lebih menarik atau ditunda-tunda jadi ditinggal begitu lama di dalam lemari. sampai akhirnya muncul rasa bersalah.

Maka di tahun 2014, salah satu resolusi tahun baru aku itu adalah menyelesaikan semua proyek yang belum diselesaikan....
Kemarin aku menjahit topi boneka... yang ternyata hanya memerlukan waktu satu jam... padahal perlu waktu berbulan2 untuk tanganku mengerjakannya... 
kemudian aku menyelesaikan Sun Bonnet Sue sarung bantal.. oo senangnya.... terus ada lagi satu yang pencapaianku yaitu menyelesaikan baby quilt untuk si kecil yng  tentunya sudah baca ceritanya di post sebelum ini ya.

Masih banyak lagi pekerjaan yang setengah jadi... malu disebut satu persatu.. he he he...

Jadi sekarang aku harus membuat prioritas menyelesaikan pekerjan2ku.. ayoooo aku pasti bisa ( ha ha menyemangati diri sendiri . 

Working hard on my Phd.. :) 
'Na

    

My baby Quilt

My heart pounding faster than usual when doing the binding of this baby quilt last night. it is just because I am so very excited to finally almost finished this Quilt.
This baby quilt is supposed to  welcoming my baby when she was born....but so many reasons why this quilt isn't finished on time.

She was in preschool now, and this Quilt is hasn't finished 
( yet )... so you all might know how I feel when this Quilt is just minutes away from being officially done.
Whew... I am so happy !

This Quilt is so bright... and full of color.
and the fabric is whimsical for a little one to learn about colors and knows the vocabulary she can see on the fabric's pattern.

I just make a strips and join them together... I need to get the image from each fabrics.

Doing the hand quilting seems like forever....
 

 When the binding only takes 20 minutes... 

Soooo... this is it...
I'm so trully blessed to be able making this for my little one.

I took this picture in my Garden bench... have enough light for photography is a must. That's what I learned. 

Take a closer look how cute and vibrant the fabrics are....

My heart full of joy... that is for sure... especially when my little one is just excited to know she finally can sleep under this quilt.

A Quilt is a true labor of love.
Make one for you love one... you'll understand what I'm talking about.

Create a simple happiness for yourself and those around you..
'Na
 
Bahagia itu adalah ketika aku menyelesaikan baby quilt ini... Quilt ini seharusnya menyelimutinya waktu anakku dilahirkan .. namun seperti biasa... alasan klasik kenapa Quilt ini lama untuk diselesaikan he he apalagi kalau bukan sibuk urus ini itu... :)

Warna yang terang ini memang cocok untuk quilt anak apalagi bahannya bermotifkan karikatur binatang yang lucu2. 
Polanya sederhana sekali... hanya menjahit kain strip lalu disambung2kan... di tambah kain pinggirannya (  border )
Nah yang lama itu hand quiltnya.....
Aku memang memilih untuk hand quilt karena hasilnya lebih menul menul... ha ha itu istilah sahabat2 crafterku di group FB.

Senangnya bukan main deh sewaktu tadi malam aku menjahit bindingnya.... deg-deg an... beneran.... he he he...
karena akhirnya....... selesai juga  Quilt ini.

Mau tau rasa bahagianya menyelesaikan Quilt untuk diberikan kepada orang yang kita sayangi.... Yuuuk buat Quilt :)

Kebahagiaan itu juga bisa diciptakan... untuk diri sendiri maupun untuk orang2 disekitar kita.... 
 'Na