Some pictures of The O- wristlet I'd like to share ......
Took me hours to take the nice, clean and crisp pictures,..... crazy eh-
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 Have you ever fly with budget airline? .... they only allow 10 kg hand luggage, nothing more,.... not even allow to carry an extra tiny bag,.... to carry a cellphone, a packet of tissue,.... passport or ID card ,... boarding pass,...a pen..?! Everytime I fly with them, my both hands are always occupied. One hand carrying 10kg luggage, another hand busy with passport and boarding pass, ready to be shown to the hostess. And I also need my cellphone to text my husband, to let him know : I´m boarding now, talk later... But, where is my cellphone,.... together with other stuff inside my one and only 10 kg luggage...??!!!! I can't be bother to open up my suitcase in that moment... to look for my phone, so not practical.  Not anymore though,... I made this Organizer Wrislet to accomodate my travel essential everytime I'm on the road. This O -Wristlet helps you to be practical, it has two large zippered pocket.........for safety, has usefull strap for your wrist,... and also good looking to carried around (y'know,...... you may find some travel pouch is so not trendy, so you´d rather not to be practical)  Not only good for travelling, this O-Wristlet also very chic for a night out clutch, simply hide the strap inside.
The O-Wristlet : Trendy and practical, for travelling, wedding occasion, bridesmaid, party & night out ....best also as a charming gift.  My (not so) new project these last few days, I used same material like before .... apparantely I haven't finish them yet, just the red one is practically finish. I supposed to be on my way to do fabric shopping, but I don't want to go, when there is an Olympic game going on there. I have a story about the organizer bag HERE and how to use the Organizer bag HERE.  I actually have another project to complete but I ran out zipper, and I don´t know where to buy sewing supplies here, I refuse to buy in Chinesse shop, last time I bought laundry clip (1 euro), it was total flop. I´d rather pay more but decent quality, but guess what, I bought wooden laundry clip in the expensive supermarket for 0.75 cents.  oh,... and I still doing aerobic during my busy day. I need to say this, bcoz exercise is good for your body... and soul, I supposed?! I´m doing it 2-3 times a week, not much... sometimes I get the "lazy cow" mode so I skip it, but I try not to. I'm not doing it to lose weight, I'm doing it in the hope to lift up my good positive energy, to feel relax and happy.... that's all that matter in majority people's life, I think... I do aerobic at home, on my computer and youtube! I also put my trainers shoes to get in the right mood.  The conclusion is, still... more difficult to try to take crisp clear pictures than sewing itself.
New Sewing Space  Good things come to those who wait. After so many months, waiting and wanting (unpatiently) to have a proper sewing space, finally it happened ..... I actually can sew anywhere, on any table, with any sewing machine. Of course to have a proper sewing space is much more convinient, I don't need to clear up my tools, I can just leave them there as they are, so in the following day, I'll remember what I left behind. Let say, no one would accidentally use my cutting scissor to open the food package for instance ;) My husband helps me to look for a decent long board (plywood) to turn it into a sewing table. The idea is to have all my sewing tools ready to use anytime I want.
Right after he installed the machine, I cleaned and swept the remaining wood chips everywhere. I polished the machine, wanted to put oil on it but couldn't manage... Then I sat down in front of it , doing nothing just stare and daydreaming for about half an hour,...  Doesn't it look very bright? It is a brightest room in the house. You can't see the opposite of the table, there is another table for my husband computer and stuff. The door on the side is an entrance of the house. The whole room is actually our living room. Our appartement is a one bed house, I could't afford- yet to have my own private sewing room. I'll make sure I have one... in time.
As you can see, line of my sewing tools... from left : Supernova Julia, vigorelly- emergency machine, and last but not least ---hoping to get an industrial one--- is the serger. They always make my day! Funky Backpack Do you happen to notice my Funky (enourmous) Backpack?! It takes a courage to hanging around in the public area with Funky backpack, and it takes someone with a big heart to stand next to someone with a FUNKY BACKPACK!  Anyway, that day was a first day I'm with my F-backpack. Took me more time than usuall to complete the bag. I guess I laid back alot bcoz of the hot weather maybe, not to mention I still couldn't access my other sewing machine (the powerful one), the one I use at the moment is basically a toy......... 
Some pictures I took during the making of a F-backpack :
This is the frontal pocket. Also with zipper. Secure and neat.  The famous Red BIG Flap on my F-backpack. It's quilted and padded. I sew on my old commercial label Ritney, just for fun.  The F-backpack shell from the front. At first, I thought the bag would turn out small, so I get a bit panic, then I added extra pieces on each side and the bottom, to make the bag bigger. Guess what, turned out enourmous!   The bag shell, viewed from the back. I don't have a special hook for the bag making, so I just did more or less for the straps, the length or so. Seems like work out fine.  Zipper for opening installed on the bag. Very much sense with the zipper casing. To secure even more, I even put snap button there.  Inside the bag, another pocket with zipper, the O ring for keys and lined.    I tell you the downside of my F-backpack, due to its size, it is not suitable for everyday bag. It's more like a weekend bag, you know when you need to go for a short trip, to pack few clothes and such.
Another thing is, due to its faux fur material, makes your skin hot, your back hot, especially in a hot weather like now, OMG... hot! Last but not least, show me what your needle up to. Share the picture of your creation maybe, anything really... anything that fun and positive. Anything that makes you happy. Happy sewing everyone. White Sundress Lately I get all in the mood to sew anything in cotton or linen material. Due to the hot - sometimes windy -weather I guess. But true, I might change my entire wardrobe with organic material only --- as if like I have so many clothes or what?!.  If you pay attention on the neckline it is actually bigger than what it supposed to be. To compensate, I need to make a strap. The straps are made with my (another) left over batik material. First, I wanted to make the straps in white but I thought, to not to make the dress too much (boring) white, ..... batik or pattern straps could do the trick. The dress has elastic band on the waist. No zipper, no butttons..(oww,..hate buttons!), very easy to wear. That's the whole point thought. Comfort and stylish. I might want to lower the waist band a little, so that will suit me more, not to look like a pregnant woman?!.... tell me what you think ;) Coz when I get the correct shape, I may want to produce a few for the shop, dunno yet.  I crossed the straps at the back so that they can grab my shoulder more evenly. I hate when my dress fall on one side when it meant to be on the center. Unless if the style call for it, such one shoulder or half shoulder dress.  You see my hands inside both side pockets, to show that I made pockets on the side seams. I can keep my phone and a tissue to blow my nose ;p, oh... I love pockets.... side seam pocket in particular bcoz aside from it's easy to attach,.. it also hidden from outside, so it won't spoil the look of a plain - elegant dress. In my opinion, the simplest the dress, the more elegant one dress can be.
Blue Oriental Hot Pants You may not remember, but I made Shanghai dress long ago with the same blue material. I had a left over from it, which I couldn't make anything else but a tiny hot pants.  Usually I install the zipper on the side, bcoz it's easier. But.... that way, you can't have a seam pocket on each side ... such a shamed. Right, I installed front fly zipper instead, slightly complicated but with practice and patient, everyone can do it. I'll make a tutorial about it later.   This blue material is 100% synthetic which makes the whole things uneasy. You see, the problem with synthetic material ... is fray soooo much... I need to serged all edges before sew them together. But only synthetic has the glamourous.....sheen and shiny look, cotton doesn't have that.  This hot pants pattern is one of my favorite pattern everytime I have a left over materials lying around the house, bcoz it's already altered and adjusted correctly to my size. Besides,... hot pants is relatively easy to make,versatile, up to date and best for warm weather.
Reversible Blazer I made the Reversible Blazer the other day, I don't actually like to make a blazer nor to wear it. But sometimes I like to give myself a little challenge on sewing. And making a blazer is surely a hell of a challenge! I chose the wrong material to work with. The black material is a sort of corduray, which fray a lot and make a lot of dirt aswell gives me headache. Also it is thick, hard to sew. The printed material is much more forgiving. A bit elastane and sort of cotton. The two material combined together makes a reversible. To make a reversible basically you need to cut double on every pieces. Surely is a time consuming and hard work. But....  Printed side of the blazer. I think it's well worth it.  You can see the transformation of my blazer when I turn it inside out. Gives totally a different new look, as if I have more than one blazer.  The black side for a calm look.  I think the black side is best to wear it for night time. Coz in the daylight can be sooo hot and a bit out of place.
And the printed side should be for late evening, in other words : can't wear the blazer during the day! SUMMARY : 1. Choose a very simple and easy pattern, to make a reversible. 2. Prepare for the "Time consume". 3. Try on working with cotton material, easy to handle and cut. 4. Plain fabric for one side and printed for the other side. 5. Don't forget to take a pictures of your finish project and share it with us HERE | 
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She's a sew enthusiast and IstriTeladan wannabe! There are 3 things I like the most when I'm relaxing : sewing machine, reading manga and a cup of coffee. When I have those things, I don't even need to go on holiday, bcoz I'm on "mind" vacation already and that makes me happy ;) CategoriesAll ArchivesApril 2013 
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