Coin Purse

I have a current fetish of vintage cloth. Oh, roses are now one of my favorite!! =D

I actually went down to Chinatown to look for this cloth. And when I saw it, boy, I was SOOO HAPPY! And I feel that the material is pretty smooth and nice. The uncle told me it's from Japan. Well, I think for every single cloth I've pointed out, it seem to come from Japan. I should probably go Japan for fabric hunting one day. Hehs.

So, I tried my hands on this metal thingy again (no zip no zip! Haha). Urm, a little failure because I still have trouble gluing the cloth to the clip. (Oh by the way, I bought the clip from Daiso. For this smallest size, it is 2 for $2! I saw it selling at higher price at Chinatown sia!) And I realized that the holes at the side is actually for you to thread the metal clip to the cloth so that it's more secure. Oh wells, next time!

I love paying attention to the insides too. I feel that it's a very important detail that I cannot miss out too! So, I got this cloth to go with it! Oh, lovely. I feel so upset when I have to start cutting my fabrics lo.. Heh. They are meant to be a fabric and not cut fabric, you see. LOL!

But well, I was looking high and low for this brown and white polka dots. Apparently, it's not a readily available color at Chinatown. But I managed to find it at one shop eventually. HOORAY! I was already picturing how perfect this pattern is going to fit other patterns. Hehs.

Big roses are now one of my favorite!

Cloth Bag

I've always love recycle bag because they are made from 'clothy' materials and that they seem to be the right side for me all the time. I really wonder why. Haha. And so, I became a little fan of recycle bags.

So, I began to wonder. I can always do it myself with pretty cloth right? Since one thing that made me not love recycle bags as I should have is probably because some of them look really ugly. The prints on it, I meant.

So, I set out to make my own cloth bag (you know, plastic bags are made from plastic, so this should be named as a cloth bag! Haha.)

The handles were not long because it was meant to be a cloth bag and not a recycle bag. Haha. Because if I were to carry my bag and a recycle bag to work everyday, I reckon, I don't need my bag actually right? So, might as well do something that I can hand carry. Ha!

The cloth bag.

 I love ribbons. So, I attached 2 'strings' at the bag opening so that I can tie a ribbon there. Another use is to close the bag. Oh well, skipping zips is my favorite past time you see! Hehs. But a sad case is that I made the strings a little too short and I had only attached one handle. So in the end, I cannot really see that ribbon at all! I can only feel that it's there. Hahaha!

The polka dots cloth forms the sides of the bag. I love this polka dots cloth too!! All from Chinatown, my favourite place! Hehs.

Side of the bag.

 The insides and outsides uses the same cloth. =D Only the sides have the white polka dots.

It's now the bag I use if I need to carry clothes or something like that. I feel that it's not meant for heavy stuffs because it will use weigh down the bag and cause a bulge at the bottom since I had not added anything to harden the bottoms.

There's still a purpose to the bag. So, I'm happy! =D

Medicine Bag

I still carry a lot of medicine in my bag. But now, I put them in boxes so that I won't destroy any bag. So, I thought I should make a bag for the box! Hehs.

I have to admit, it was not very well done (a little crooked and unbalanced) because it's my first time using Sew Hew. Hehs. And once again, if you realize it, I skipped zips again. Hahahahahaha. But I love the way the button fits the bag! Hehs.

 

Got the button at Daiso. That's another place I love going to if I want more sewing materials. I usually get my lace from there too. And sometimes, they sell really pretty cloth too! The cloth for this project was from Daiso actually. =D

Inside of the bag,

Backview

The cloth

Lunch Bag

I realized that other than bringing thermoflask to work, I bring lunch boxes to work too! And, I want to hold it on my hands too! So, I need to make a new lunch bag.

I went Chinatown again and got myself some cloth that I simply love to bits. And from this entry onwards, all the sewing project is made with the help of sew hew, unless otherwise stated. =D (And oh, my camera also just woke up from coma, so here are more photos!)

The bag!

 Like I've said before, I love laces. Hehs. The little detail added made it so much cuter! =D

And I've mentioned before that I hate sewing zips (yes, even after learning how to sew it). So, drawstring is something that I would use to avoid zips. Hehs.

Tadang, I love this polka dots! Haha. The current type I love is the small dots and the color combination will give a more vintage feel. =D

Cartoon cloth is now my favourite!

This is another one of my proudest work. And because this was done after I'm more familar with sew hew, it's not that messy anymore. Hehs.

Weng's Present - Inner Bag

I made a inner bag for Weng for her birthday too. Oh, it's supposed to let you put your stuffs and when you change bags, we can just transfer the bag inside. And so, you won't really miss out any important items that you sometimes will when you change bags.

Followed the same concept as her book cover.

My verdict is that the project was not very well done because it was a little on the bulky side. Too tall. Hahaha. And I think it's too rough a piece of work. But then, why I made it so big was because I had big items in mnd. Things like wallet, umbrella are bigger ba. And to fit them, I need bigger pockets. SO, ya. End up, I'm not very satisfied with the project even though the idea is good.

Still thinking of the right dimensions for the next inner bag I made. Haha.

Solid colors II - Thermoflask bag

I have been bringing my thermoflask containing porridge to work very frequently due to my super weak stomach. And I felt that it's really weighing down my bag. I have to carry it on my hand somehow. But I don't wanna use a plastic bag because it's not nice. I don't wanna use a paper bag because I think the weight is probably going to destroy it somehow.

So, I made this with the same concept as my book cover.

Solid colors

I know I'm a fan for many many things. But solid colors is another thing that is my favorite! I love rainbow colors A LOT A LOT A LOT! Even when I draw things or when I play with my jumping clay, I would love to have them in the solid rainbow colors. As much as possible.

And so, an idea struck me as I was trying to think of a gift for my dear Weng. I know for sure that she likes to read. So, why not something that can protect her book? (She's very careful with protecting her book too. From the way she will make sure that all the books were wrapped before she actually start reading it.)

So, I set out to make a book cover for her. And because I was experimenting with solid colors, this was the first design that I had came up with. My favouritest polka dots and solid colors together!

 

BUT! Because I stuffed it with some batting, it looks abit tooooo fat! Isn't it? And when the entire thing came out, I realized, this design is not suitable for my buddy. She gives me a more laid back feeling with some mysterious air around her. So, I redo the same thing with a cloth that I got specially for her.

It's much more suitable for her now. =D

Patchwork Bag

Soon, the beauty of patchwork began to amaze me. (My mama was sewing a quilt using old cloth that people don't want, and I saw the quilt that my grand-aunt's sewed. They were beautiful.) And I think it's so lovely to be able to painstaking (not really because I was having fun doing it) sew together a lot of fabrics that you have put together before assembly into a piece of cloth that's really for sewing.

 And as I walked through the different shops over at Chinatown (my favorite place when I hunt for new fabrics or need some fabric therapy terribly), I saw this shop that sells really beautiful cloth that have Japanese inspired prints on it. There's 2 shops selling it (yes, I've done my research). Even though it's more expensive than most of the cloth you find at Chinatown (it's $13 per yard), I still found myself browsing through that collection.

I ended up with these. *I love autumn feeling you see*

 

I remembered that my mama and I had a little 'fight' as to how should I arrange them.

Tadang! Made a little bag for my dear Xing Ying as a birthday gift. I did not want to give it away actually. But I thought, the feeling of the cloth reminded me of her. So, I HAVE TO DO IT! But anyway, babe, if you don't want it, remember, you can just return them back to me! Haha. I'm more than happy to use it.

And oh, this was the first bag that I started stuffing quilt batting between the cloth so that the bag will feel a little fluffy. =D I love the effect of the fluffiness. Hahaha. I can probably hug it to sleep on the train (ok, it's not that thick acutally). LOL!

Polka Dots Bag

Polka dots have been and is still my fetish. I love polka dots! =D

This was a project that I've made quite some time back. When I was still using the old and traditional sewing machine. But it still served its purpose! =D

Lace is the absolute thing that I would always you know, include in my projects because I love the extra details it presents. Without it, I would feel that it's just a plain piece of cloth. Hehs.

And because I was hospitalized around that time, I have quite a fair bit of medicine to carry around. So, I used the same cloth to make a little medicine back for myself. It did served its purpose for a while. But, because I'm not that neat with the insides of my bag, this cute little thing is so crinkled and dirty now. Hahahaha.

And I used velcro because I never like to work with zips. And back then, I have absolutely no idea how to sew a zip anyway. Hahaha. Too much work. Lol!

First post! And this is Sew Hew!

Aha! First post of the sewing blog.

I should probably introduce the most important thing of all! My sewing machine, Sew Hew!

My sewing machine!

It's a Brother sewing machine (Model: BM 3600). Hehs. It was a partial investment of my own and a partial birthday present from my buddies. I never regretted getting this machine sia! =D Well, considering the fact that I actually upgraded from a traditional manual sewing machine that have only straight stitches, this is certainly very welcome.

I got so amazed with everything. Light, bobbin threading, auto threading, easy interface, beautiful stitches. Haha. And, what's very different is that this is MINE! Not Mummy's! So, I have to take care of it, maintain it myself. And I cannot run out and shout "Mummy! Help!" when something is stuck anymore. LOL! Ownership makes me treasure this machine more! Haha.

I just did a teeny weeny little personalization to it. Hehs. Spot it?

*I love playing with my jumping clay. I had already made a few figuries myself. Woah, I feel so artsy!!

But yeap, this is my baby and I'm still pretty new to it as it is to me. We will work hand in hand together de! Haha.