Posts by Yvette:
Sewing Kit Update – SG shops
May 29th, 2010This post is dedicated to everyone basking under the sunny SG sun, or to visitors who are planning a trip to our little city island.
While we don’t have the likes of JoAnn, Yuzawaya, or a Nippori Textile Town (closest we have is Arab Street??), there are still a few places here in town where we can spend hours emptying our pockets for new gadgets or delicious fabrics.
I have shortlisted a couple of shops where I have purchased from before.
You can find it in a new page in my Sewing Kit.
Enjoy!
Fabric Stash Report #7
May 28th, 2010Moopie Fabrics, a local fabric supplier, contacted me earlier in April, offering me a delicious spread of Michael Miller and Japanese fabrics. Cherish, the owner, has been really helpful and patient with my order. How can I say ‘no’ cute Kokka fabrics?
So, IN this week: Various Michael Miller and Kokka fabrics.
There is hope yet! I have OUT fabrics as well: 2 more yards for more my Hope Valley hour glass quilt
Week 7: 17 May – 23 May
In: 25 yds
Out: 2 yds
YTD total:
Purchased: 50 yds
Busted: 15.75 yds
net: -34.25 yds
In Trays
May 21st, 2010Our work loft is a little messy right now… With all the recent buys and also new projects, it is a little hard to keep things neat and tidy.
I started on a new project a couple of days back (yes, yet another queen-sized quilt) and so far, I’ve made quite a good progress (by my standards!). During the process, I took my time to cut some blocks, sew some, iron some, square up some… relishing each stage of production (read: I get bored easily). So, there are many mini piles of blocks/patches in various states of WIP scattered all over the sewing area and it was tricky moving the blocks/patches from the sewing machine to the ironing board, etc. And today at Daiso, I found the perfect helper!
These trays are like tubs without lids, and yet I’m able to stack them up. PERFECT. The little lids/catches at the sides are not very strong and I doubt they will hold much weight or many trays, but these trays are soooo handy and just what I need to get the little blocks organised for the sewing table/cutting/iron boards.
At SGD$2 a tray, it is really a good buy!
Here’s a sneak peek at what are in the trays right now:
Fabric Stash Report #6
May 20th, 2010Last week, I had a finger-clicking good time and bought new fabrics which I will share later.
The highlight of a crazy work week was a visit by a long-time with her super duper cute baby boy. She came over to pick out fabrics for Baby L’s new quilt and we end up ripping into my still-un-packed-bags from my Japan trip. It was great fun and we ended up choosing fabrics for 2 blankies and 1 quilt! FUN!
Week 6: 10 May – 16 May
In: 0 yds (wait till week 7…)
Out: 4 yds (baby blankies!)
This is AnPan Man (Bread Man), a Japanese comic character that we all grew up with. I grabbed this 1m cut from Yuzawaya in Japan, and didn’t get a chance to pick out more Anpan character fabrics. Darn it! The fabric is cotton/linen blend for the top and cotton muslin for the backing.
It is super light and soft, so we decided to just add binding on this piece of pre-quilted fabric. LOVELY. I didn’t want to sew the binding entirely by machine, and chose to attach it by machine, then sew it down by hand for the ‘invisible’ look. Great chance to use Denyse Schmidt’s KJR stripe fabric in a bias binding! 😀
YTD total:
Purchased: 24.59 yds
Busted: 13.75 yds
net: -10.84 yds
Introducing…. the Sewing Kit
May 15th, 2010In my sewing kit, I have a few tips about fabrics, notions and a list of where to shop, shop and shop some more. Check back often by clicking on the tab at top of the page, or the links on the left navigation bar.
For starters, I have created a visual explanation of Fat Quarter vs. Normal Quarter in fabric-land.
Hope you will find this resource useful 😀