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As I am writing this post, the pandemic Covid-19 restrictions are starting to be lifted gradually here in Queensland, Australia. Going to the shops are no longer scary, I mean, people are still social distancing, but I don't feel as guilty as I used to feel.  Anyway, with so many mothers stuck at home, online shopping has become the new norm (me included). And my liners were completely out of stock. My local Spotlight seems a bit emptier than usual, so there were not many fabric patterns to choose from. But I loved the micro fleece Dinosaur print, and started working on some new liners. The polka-dots pattern was cute too and matches the colour theme of the dinosaur one. Now I have 2 design up on my eBay store - Dinos and Grey Bunnies!  Click for my eBay store AUD5.50 for a set of 3 liners With this all sorted, I can happily start marking some assignments. Changing role from a crafter, to an academician - here I go!

For an amateur, I find crocheting garments very challenging, especially to get the perfect sizing. I realised that the size of the yarn plays a crucial role in determining the size of the end product. The tutorials that I have been following may have used a thicker yarn compared to the ones that I have because I kept getting a smaller version of whatever is being crocheted. But this was not mentioned in the tutorials... I guess I have to study more on this... Anyways, right before the date of my planned delivery, I managed to make 2 matching baby headbands - one for my baby girl and the other for JuliZac's. Thank god it fitted Aya well! And my latest project is this red sun hat, with the purple flower embellishment. It would fit a newborn  better than Aya who is already 1 month old. Babies grow so fast! I have this up for sale on my eBay shop which I feel would suit smaller babies or even dollies. Now that would be adorable!

I have sooo many scrap fabrics! I can’t possibly throw them in the bin, they are so precious. I might need them one day - but the rate of collecting scrap fabrics are higher than actually using them and now I ended up with such a huge pile! If you’re like me, what kind of sewing projects will you take on to clear your stash? For me, fabric binder is the way to go. They use up a lot of scraps and make colourful borders for any sewing projects. And they are super easy to make: Step 1: Cut fabrics into same sized rectangles - width depends on how wide you want your binder to be, and length depends on how frequent you want the patterns to change. The shorter the length of the rectangles, the colourful the binder will be. Step 2: Sew a straight line connecting all rectangle fabrics. Give some considerations on how the patterns match one another. I prefer contrasting colours. Step 3: Now you can just sew the long connected scraps as a binder - YouTube tutorials on how to ...

Oh wow... Writing more than 1 post in a week. So proud of myself, LOL. It is so important for me to document all these little events in my life for future reference but I am just getting lazier and lazier. But here I am, full of energy, fingers on the keyboard and ready to write! Previously, I mentioned that I am just super excited to beautify our home and have done quite a few changes in just 3 months. One of them is changing the colour scheme of our dining chairs from red to black! Basically, the old and new chairs look the same - only the colour and pattern is different... haha! New and old - same right? Initially, that did not go too well with Hasben because he just could not see the point. But Amart Furnitures had a massive 1-day sale on their Funk Chairs - from $45 to just $10 per chair, limited to 2 chairs per customer. I woke everyone up at 8 AM and after successfully persuaded Hasben that it was absolutely necessary to change the chairs, we went to the Amart by 9.30 A...

I am currently at my 36 weeks of pregnancy! And the nesting hormone has kicked-in to full speed! I have been redecorating the house, buying some new appliances, rearranging the furniture, and even brought out my sewing machine for some projects. The thing is, when you already have 3 boys, all your hard work seems to last only 1 day. The house just can't stay clean and tidy, and it is driving me insane sometimes, while mostly, I have just decided to accept my faith... An IKEA clock shelf that I have been eyeing since 2010. We finally bought it in October 2019 from Gumtree! Anyway, while changing the cushion cover on our lounge, I noticed that the fillers were coming out from some of the torn cushions. This one is the worst: On the spot, I whipped out my sewing machine, sacrificed Kimi's worn-out doona cover, and covered the whole cushion. As you can see, Hasben's previous attempt was to tape the holes with Fragile Tape! That particular cushion will definitely b...

Semester 2, 2019 is finally over. It has been a good experience for me as I was given some lecturing and tutoring tasks along with my usual marking responsibilities. I have only successfully completed grading 63 exam papers a couple of days back and currently - so much freedom! I just could not wait to try my hands on some new crochet projects. Since the little daisy embellishments are all sold out, I decided to work on more embellishments! Made these medium-sized embellishments and thought they looked like purple pansies. Took me half a day to finish all 5 flowers. I enjoyed every single minute of it! Sewed on a little button in the middle with striking pink thread. Looks good on a baby's crocheted hat, don't you agree? They're now up for grabs on my eBay and Etsy store. (^u^)y

Date: 4th October 2019 The school holidays is nearly over. Have promised Kimi for a couple of months now to bring him and his brothers to a playland for his achievement on finishing his Muqaddam and advancing to the ‘adult Quran’. As we arrived, he had a peek from the front door and immediately his eyes lit up!! Long story short, none of them even stopped for a rest. Hasben was also very tired as he had to monitor Adi the whole time. Burn those excess energy kids! The way they were sweating, I think we got our money’s worth :D The big slide, definitely everyone’s favourite. Kids from 5 to 11 years. For the under 5’s. Cafe for the parents. A good spot for them to have a little rest.