So Long 2011...

2012 will start in a few hours time... Yet i  left 2011 with many unfinished resolutions. Of course there will be new and different challenges in 2012. I pray to Allah that i'll become a better person in all aspects of life as to have a good reward in the Hereafter... Amin... Allahumma yassir walaa tu'assir... Semoga Allah permudahkan jalanku sepajang 2012... Selamat Tahun Baru 2012...

A Quite Big Pouch cum Pencil Case...

Petang tadi sampai magrib plak pulun jugak buat pencil case yang dah dijanjikan utk niece yg nak masuk year 1 next year...Actually, besok dorang nak singgah...tu yang otomatik leh siap...haha...betape i need the urgency baru leh jalan keje... Bile dah siap, cantik gak sbb kain cantik, tp sayang, nak cepat siap, malas letak batting...hmm...

Happy Birthday Sayangku...

22/12/2011...My daughter is 2 today! Selamat Hari Lahir anakku sayang...semoga menjadi insan yang berguna, anak yg baik, wanita yang solehah dan berjaya di dunia dan akhirat....I love you sooo much!

Untuk birthday baby tu, memula niat nak wat jamuan jugak, kire punye kire, survey punye survey, mcm mahal n dia xpaham pun lagi...so, just beli kek, amik gambo...beli kek yg dah siap plak tu...next year kite wat meriah sket yea!! Just to add some fun, i prepared cupcakes from felt to decorate the small 'table'...simple jek...tgk kat mag Sew Hip! here are some pics of the birthday celebration yg baru berlangsung tadi...

Stop Buying, Start Working!

The title above is just a reminder to myself not to buy anymore books! Dlm sebulan ni byk pulak beli buku about sewing nih (and 1 buku memasak yg dah lama pending nak beli '1hari 1resepi by Hanieliza tu'). Yang nak cite kali ni pasai magazine handmade yg dr Taiwan kot tu VS handmade living dr UK...walaupun yg Taiwan lg murah, tp rupe2nye, yg tulah lg berbaloi2 beli...byk sangat examples plus how to make each of the example...yg dibeli ni byk pasal how to make bags (quilting)...so, next time, i mean 3-4months pasni, lehla beli lagi...for now kena stop dlu sbb projek xjalan...td just buat pincussion yg sgt simple and satu coaster yg simple yg diambil patternnye dr buku first yg dibeli for this year which was Sew Retro...baru nampak hasilnye...:)

Oooo....Terung Telunjuk....

Ade ke org jual terung hijau? Tak masak lg... Husband aku tak jawab pulak... Hmm...Xtau jugak la tu...
Dapatla bwk balik sket 'terung hijau' ni...org yg bagi tu kata wat pajeri, aku xpenah mkn la pajeri mcm ni rupe...i ni peminat pajeri terung...hmm...pg td xtau sgt nak wat pe ngan terung nih, browse le internet, dptla 2-3resepi dr tukang masak yg dah expert mcm  resepisedap-nennie.blogspot.com/  

dan satu lg web lupe lak nama nye...so,terung telunjuk nama sayur ni yea...huhuhu... i pun watla terung telunjuk, improvise, kena letak kentang sbb ade byk n sbb my lil baby nye lauk xde lg... ;)

Hasil Hari Nie...

This evening i managed to get some of the things in my wishlist. Thank to En. Azan...hmmm... Hutang my hubby dlu...huhuh...isk2..erm...bought the sewing machine, Brother XL 2630, Olfa cutting mat, walking foot, kain felt 5small pieces... mahal jugak kat situ ek...sib tokeinye a quite friendly lady....hmmm...so, dah dpt sume, xdela membazir cuti sek yg masih ade about 2 weeks nih...i hope so...

Sewing Books...

I went to Kinokuniya yesterday...in less than 30mins i was able to get 3books which are packed with sewing tips, patterns, etc...but then, had to let 1 of the books...like what my husband said, beli satu satula...hehe...tp, bile dah belek last night, rasa xpuas, mcm nak beli lg...xsabarnye...so, pasni kena jimat, maybe once in 2-3months time, i'll get to buy a book...the 2books worth RM133sth...hmm...1 tu utk pelbagaikan kegunaan serger, another, with 40over simple projects by Cath Kidston..tajuknye Sew!

Panels...

Got 3 panels which are bought from Ebay... Yang 1 dah tau nak wat ape, maybe comforter for my nephew... insyaAllah..tapi, don't know when can i start sbb mesin jahitnye belom direpair/dibeli...hmmm...yg 2lagi....kunun mcm nak sell je...hmmm..we'll see...will upload the pics later...

Brother kah, atau Singer kah??

Cuti sek dah berlalu selama 2mgu... Mgu pertama still had to go to the school, week 2, went back to kampung in Kemaman, now, dah setengah in week 3....
No sewing projects yg dah dibuat, even otak dah pk mcm2 simple bnde yg nak dicube....konon2 dlu nak attend kelas pun, lum jumpe lg tmpt yg bleh g blajar...
Actually, mesin mmg xleh jalan n mcm nak kena beli baru...
So, at first, i thought of buying Singer machine je, but bile browse some forums on the net, ramai yg kata brother yg better, cheaper n mcm2...tp kat fesbuk in a group that i just joined, sume kata singer yg bagus..hmmm....mana satu ntah nak beli...mcm nak brother jek... :)))

Baju Dinner Ala Selongkar2 n Mix n Match...

Hmmm...semlm dah berlangsungnye dinner terakhir kat sekolahku a.k.a majlis persaraan PK Petang...dan keputusannye aku xdpt siapkan blouse disbbkan sewing machine ku yg murah itu terbako disaat aku nak mula mencantum blouse tuuu....hmmm...so, terpaksala selongkar2 almari n cari pape yg sesuai dipakai...blouse putih, skirt  dark coklat, shawl dark coklat corak2...blehla...sib temanye smart casual je...bukan terlalu formal...bile la plak nak repair or 'beli yg baru' plak yea...cuti sek baru nak mula...xkan xde projek this holiday??? so, beli baru ke? sewing machine cap 'kafu' tu ok ke if tukar wayar je? kena kire bajet nih... ;p

Nasi Lemak Ikan Tongkol Homemade Memang Sedapp!!

Tak tau dah byk mane lemak terkumpul drpd nasik lemak yg ku makan hari ni...ni sume gara2 adenye ikan 'aye' atau ikan tongkol...rindu sgt nak mkn nasik lemak ala kemaman, terpaksela buat sendiri sbb kat kl ni xdo...yg beshnye kalu beli kat kedai kat kemaman tu xde nye byk ikan...ciput je...tu yg makan berlambak2...huhu...teringat pulak masa pregnant back in 2009...disbbkan homemade nasik lemak lah aku rase pening2 n check BP melambung naik rupenye...mula2 mmg pk disbbkan nasik lemak BP ku naik...tp skrg lain lak persepsi disbbkan suke nasik lemak wat sdiri nih...kalo xbuat nasik lemak dulu tu, maybe xrealiza pun ade darah tgi masa pegnant...thanks to nasik lemak...bleh gitu?? hohoho...

Pencil Case for Dear Pupils....

Alhamdulillah...
Syukur sgt sbb berjaya siapkan project hadiah untuk anak2 muridku...
Pencil case utk yg dpt no 1, 2 dan 3...
Itu ajelah yg cikgu mampu...huhu...
Yg best nye...not perfect at all...haha...setiap satu ade kekurangan yg tersendiri...
Free yea...amek ajelah...tp pakai kain mahal tau!!

Next, harap2 berjaya wat blouse supaya bleh dipakai Jumaat mlm ni for dinner sekolah utk yg kedua kalinye...sempat ke???? InsyaAllah...

Yang kanan skali, yg mula2 buat, hampeh...senget btoll...

Mee Kuah Ketam My Way...

Hmmm...semalam buat mee kuah ketam...sbb ade ketam dlm freezer tuu...beli dah lama gak,  kat bgn lalang nun...tp still ok...maybe sbb still fresh masa beli...
So, i buat mcm nie...

Bahan2...
Mee kuning 1bungkus
Ketam 2 ekor potong dua je..n ketuk sket..
daging sket...maybe 200gram ( ni pun sbb ade daging korban org bagi)
bwg pth 2ulas
bwg merah anggaran 5ulas
kisar 2-2 ni
sebijik tomato potong dadu
minyak utk menumis

Sayur2
i letak sayur sawi sket, kobis bunga sket, jagung kecik tu sket...
daun bwg~hiasan
bwg goreng masa dah nak siap...


sos tomato 4sudu
sos cili 5sudu
cilih boh 3sudu
sos tiram 1sudu
sos ikan 1 sudu
kicap manis sket...

garam, gula secukup rasa

kentang 2bijik, rebus n blend...
telur sebijik..
2-2ni nak bg pekat kuahnye...
air...

cara-caranye...
panaskan minyak...
masukkan bwg putih...
bile garing, masukkan bwg merah plak...
dah garing 2-2, masukkan cili boh plak...bagi masak dlu,
then masukkan daging...
lepas 10minit mcm tu,
masukkan  sos-sos semuanye n kicap...kacau2 sampai sebati,
pastu masukkan air...dlm 3mangkuk...
api wat perlahan je...tp i tinggalkan lama ni...about 40minit...siap leh g beli kentang, mee kat kedai dulu...huhu..
hasilnye...daging sedap...empuk...

pastu lehla letak ketam, sayur2, kentang yg dah blend ngan air sket sbb campurkan air kuah tu skali masa blend...kot taste dia lari...heh... telur pun, pecahkan, terus kacau2 bagi hancur btol...

lama sket, dah gelegak(word org ganu) means mendidih, letak le bwg goreng...

last skali, celurkan mee, letak dlm pinggan, masukkan kuah, then, letak daun bwg...hmmm...yummy!

lehla ckp yummy sbb my husband pun mkn 1pinggan penuh slurp2 about 10minutes je hbs skali ngan ketamnye...huhu..mlm satu pinggan lagi b4 tdo...pg td plak mkn lg skali... ;p puas hati ku...heee

Sew Hip!

Grabbed a mag this morning entitled Sew Hip.. RM5 only!
Kebetulan nak g submit form Ujrah PTPTN tadi, ade lak jual buku murah2 kat KL Sentral...hmm...cari punye cari, jumpe la buku tu...beli just b4 i went to ptptn...sabo jelah...menyimpang dr tujuan asal jap...pas g ptptn bought another book on cooking plak...only RM5 juge, tp banyak recipes yg simple dan sedapp! Lgpun dia buat buku tu or to be specific the recipes in cards form...practical for sharing... ;p

Peasant Blouse...

Dah lame mencari2 tutorial utk buat peasant blouse...Last night i found a blog yg membantu...td print the steps, trus je buat...dah teringin sgtla tu...so, i mulala ngan kain yg mudah dan murah...main hentam je pun measurement ikot baju bb yg dah ade...Alhamdulillah menjadi jugakle even tang armhole tak brape besar...tp my baby pun techik je...so, lehla tahan agak lama kot...huhu...Am looking forward for more peasant blouse for me n my beloved dotter again ngan a quite silky nye kain next time...kain dah lama beli...lehla wat sendiri...insyaAllah...susah gak nak cari masa yg sesuei nih...huhu...

Nak tunjuk gak pose dr my princess.....

A Simple Dish...

I got this recipe from a mag if i'm not mistaken b4 i got married about 5-6years back... Sampai skrg i cook this recipe sbb senang dan sedap...Nama menu ni pun dah lupe...Nak sng ingat bg nama ikan tomato+kicap...huhu...
Bahan2nye lebih kurang mcm ni...

1~ Ikan selar/tenggiri 2ekor/keping
2~ Kicap cair manis setengah cwn
3~ Sos Tomato setengah cawan
4~ Sedikit cili boh
5~ Bwg besar mayang/hiris bulat
6~ Cili merah 1 potong
7~ Garam & gula secukup rasa
8~ Air setengah cawan
9~ Minyak utk menumis

Cara-cara...

Ikan digoreng mcm biasa...
panaskan minyak...
masukkan cili boh...dlm 2sudu-3sudu
biar masak sket,
then masukkan kicap, sos tomato, air...bile dah mendidih sket,
masukkan bwg besar...
garam, gula, cili besar...
last skali masukkan ikan goreng...gaul2 sket sampai sebati...siap...

Siap...nanti bile buat nak postlah picnye kat sini... ;p

Pencil Case...

Sempatla buat pencil case hari Ahad lepas... bolehla tahan even sungguh tidak teliti n hati dlm membuatnye sampaikan side yg salah diletakkan zip...terpaksala trim nak bg sama panjang dgn zip...hampir2 nak tetas blk benda tu until something yg xbest happened where my dotter broke a mercury thermometer...teramat2lah panic masa tu...xtau nak wat ape...sgt2 takut...huh...husband lak lg marah sbb mmg my fault n dia tgh syok tgk bola...risau kot dia dah tertelan mercury........moga lebih hati2 next time...xnak ade dah thermometer mcm tu in da house...!!

Dah Berjinak-jinak Ngan Paypal n EBay plak...

Bebaru ni dah pandai gune paypal plak...dah terbid n termenang satu panel yg agak bley tahan cantiknye...tgh sabar menunggu sampainye parcel tu...harap xde masalah lah...pasni lehla beli kain chomell2 tue...moga2 aku xshopping sakan plak..huhu...

A Simple Headband...

I've made a headband for my lil honey... Tapi...nampak mcm xmenarik bile dipakai...maybe fabric selection not so nice...in fact, xde pun fabric yang menarik dlm simpanan...hua3... How really teringinnye i nak beli kain cantek2! Mana nak cari? Yg online mmg cantek! tp nak kena beli guna pay pal segala bagai yg i xde...hmmmm...

Baked Macaroni...

Mgu lepas lg da pk nak suh husband wat makaroni goreng sbb ade sepeket makaroni kt dapor...tibe2 tukar pikiran sbb tgk kawan ade yg buat bisnes makaroni bakar...surfed the recipe on the net...then terus rase nak buat pulak sbb mcm senang aje...huhu...konon nak jimatla dgn ready stock kat umah, tup2 berganda lak costnye...huhu...tp berbaloi...berjaya buat 3small pans n two medium pans...husband bwk g opis 1, and i lak leh bwk g jamuan hari raye kat sek 2 biji, bawak g kat pengasuh 1...my baby not so into it though...hmmm... below is the pic for the first one only...yg blom brape masak sbb dah xsabo nak tdoo, n silap adjust the setting of the oven plak...siap semlm about 1a.m. huhu...berdosa jap mkn something yg heavy at that time...syukur sbb first trial menjadi...alhamdulillah...

Yeayy! Another Tote!

Huh! What a Day! Selamat Hari Malaysia!
Hari ni dapat buat 2perkara yg sgt2 berbaloi; mengemas laman rumah yg seciput itu dan jugak memperbaharui beg masa matrik yg dah berkurun menjadi beg sekolah yang baru...Papa n dotter tdo, so, blehla mengasingkan diri kat bilik tamu cum sewing room ku itu...hmmm...Sukenye sbb siap...Dekat 3jam jugak kot aku di situ...the outcome is quite simple though....Here it is...

Tote malas...

Salam Aidilfitri...
Memandangkan dah ade mesin jahit tepi dan xnak bnda tu terbiar lama b4 doing anything, sesajerla tukar my school bag yg dah pakai sethn xtukar2...campak sana sini...pegi balik skolah....itupun tukar wif my old kain langsir yg mmg nampak old pun...hmm...buat yg plg simple which siap in 15mins dgn tukang kacau si kecikku tu...haha...ade gak hasil n worn on the first day after raya...maybe bleh la tahan sebulan dua nie...skrg tgh survey fabric yg cantik2 lak...ade ke kat mana2 kedai kain kat kl ni yang jual designer fabrics? kalo ade alangkah bestnye...

All in 1...

Old T-shirt into Baby's 'Tunic"?
Just before my dearest admitted due to viral fever, the day b4 sempatla tukarkan my old small t-shirt jdkan dia punye...

The Serger Is On It's Way!!! 
Alhamdulillah...akhirnye dapat gak aku sebuah serger walopon blom sampai lg sbb singer kata yg aku nak tu lambat plak stok nye sampai...sabo lg...

A Book Quite Worth Buying... 
Semlm g kinokuniya, i grabbed a book about sewing worth RM97sth... mmg dah teringin sgtla tu...dahla xleh tgk isinye...kirenye ok jugakla...xla rugi sgt...byk benda yg basic yg bleh dibuat which include some patterns! Namanye Sew Retro....

Julai Yang Mencabar...

Assalam...Julai dah nak habis...however, mmg 2011's July sgt mencabar kami sekeluarga...mcm2...yg plg merisaukan bile my baby masuk wad suspected of dengue...huish...mcm xberpijak di bumi yg nyata bile doc kata mcm tu...bile test denggi dibuat, sib bukan...syukur sgt, tp masih risau ngan possibilities yg lain yg menakutkan...last2 doc yg pernah rawat dia kat pusrawi kata viral infection pun simptoms yg mcm tu...sejak dr itu, mmg xsentuh mesin jahit n just tgk blogs in a glance je bile ade masa...now ni berkobar balik nakkan mesin jahit tepi...nampak gayanya, harapan nak b4 raya mcm xkan kesampaian...isk2...

Serger Oh Serger!

It's July now...xda benda yg siap pun so far for this month despite the ideas yg menimbun...really teringin nak bercraft yg simple2 tp nice...dah terlampau byk input dr bloggers yg mmg sgt mengagumkan! memandangkan xde mesin jahit tepi, rasa mcm xbest...xkan nak g jahit tepi benda2 kecik kat kedai kot...hmm...since semlm my husband bgtau yg dia pun minat gak menjahit...huh??? dah ade geng...at least adela yg support n memudahkan lg utk dptkan satu serger idaman...tp bile ni??? td pulak went to kinokuniya kononnye nak survey or buy buku patterns menjahit yg best2...malangnye baby pulak wat hal...cbuk nak merangkak kesana sini sambil menyepahkan buku...so, lenkali la jwbnye...tp mmg byk btol buku yg menariks n harga yg mahals jugak...hmmm...

Baju Kurung Pertama

What a feeling...semalam lehla dikatakan hampir siap wat baju kurung sendiri dengan kos RM10 lebih kurang...kos jahit tepi n lain2...kain cotton free anak murid bg...cuma nak sambung zip, sembat n bootang...huhuhu...nanti lah pics... :)))

An Attempt To Sew A Bubble Skirt for My Lil Princess...

Hmm...lepas tgk some tutorials and her own bubble dress, trus je try nak wat sbb mmg dah terpk b4 tdo semlm!
Time buat mmg xtgk the right measurements pon...just cube2 je...n hasilnye, tersangatla labuh for my dotter yg chumel tu...yg quite frustrating the skirt is not soo bubbly...rupenye nak kena letak elastic gak dkt bottom of the skit...ingatkan wat kedut2 dah cukup...hmm...xpe...leh cube lg lenkali...nantilah upload pic...huhuhu...

Tercapaikah impian?!

Hari Jemaat teringin nak mkn kuew tiau soto...kebetulan ade lg rencah soto...trus wat...pg td lak kat nasik lemak kopi o tunjuk cecara nak wat cek mek molek...senang je rupenye...trusla wat sbb ade keledek dah seminggu tersadai...sdp gaks...500gram dptle 9bijik...agak besar gakla...kire2...kalo jual 50sen mcm kat kedai, xbrape pun untungnye...hmm...
Berbalik kpd title hari ni...kalo nak mkn itu wat, nampak ini buat, makan, bilenye nak kurusss????

Demam Menjahit

It's school hols, so, tetibe rajin nak menjahit n inilah hasilnye...mengabiskan kain dan kekabu yg ade...kekabu terperuk since 2009...hmm...

Ade Hati Nak Berblog...

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim...
Ade jugak blog akhirnye...hmm...ade hati ye...minutes of meeting pun xde masa nak siapkan...
Xpe...at least this can mempercepatkan usahaku to have a laptop instead of my husbands PC lame yg sooo lembap nie, and also to have a new and state of the art sewing machine...semlm browse, baru tau ade yg jenama epal yg sgt bagus...mmg ok ke ek? Tujuan mengadakan blog ni adelah sbb i want to find friends with the same interests which are cooking n sewing...sbbnye, aku bknnye expert, so, lehla follow yg mmg da expert...hmm...semoga berjalan lancar...amin..