Sewing: Drawstring Goody Bag {Tutorial & Pattern}

I made this patchwork goody bag over the weekend after being inspired by the flag my daughter brought back from her school!!! Happy Birthday, Malaysia!!! 53rd Anniversary since Malaysia commemorating the independence of the Federation of Malaya from British colonial rule, celebrated on today August 31. Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!!!! I love you… but, do you love us??? I believe a lot of Malaysians would like to know the answer.

I used 4 colors for the border which are also the colors of the Malaysian flag, red, yellow, blue and white. The center piece is an applique of a hibiscus, our national flower. You can make this for your own …..

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Sewing: Puppy Plush Toy {Tutorial & Pattern}

I was fascinated over sewing a plush toy after had a great pleasure on making turtle pincushion sewing kit, piggy pillow and tiger softies. To keep the momentum going and trying out others free pattern, I searched around and found this little puppy plush toy in Woman’s Day (Get the free pattern & instructions here). This puppy is too cute to let go, so… a pair of them were born here, a male and a female puppy. I added a yellow tie for the male puppy. Aren’t they a lovely couple???

[Remark: There are also some other cool stuffs over in the Woman's Day sewing, crocheting & knitting categories. Go and dig them out!]

Also, I made and contributed 5 of the female puppies to a charity event to raise fund for the hearing impaired student in my country. I am glad to have some of them sold to help in raising the fund…. or fun?

As usual, here are my tutorial or pictorial but you must read the full print-out detail because my photos  …..

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Sewing: Note Book Cover {Tutorial & Pattern}

Let’s dressed-up your note book and personalized it to your taste with a new cover!!!!

I made mine after buying a cheap note book from the stationery shop! Why spend more on the cover that I will throw away upon finished up the whole book? I salvaged some left over fabrics from my stashes to sew it, which I can use it repeatedly, book after book. Look familiar? You are right! Those left over fabrics are from my trifold floral wallet project. Now, I have a set of matching wallet with a note book!!! What’s next, may be a bag? May be, thinking, thinking, planning, planning!!!

This pattern is for A5 size note book, if you have other sizes, don’t worry, you can still adapt to this pattern or you can make a non sew-up back cover with a strap for adjustment to suit different width. Read further for more info about how to sew this note book.

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Get Ready For The Charity Event!!!

Keep your keys cozy in the Owlly belly, pull the leaves to stow and hang.

Qty: 20 only

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PinCushion 30 DIYs

I was searching for some ideas to make thumb-pin pincushion for a notice board for the upcoming charity fund-raising for a special need school in my local community, and found some nice and beautiful pincushions. Just thought of sharing these D.I.Y sites that has pattern and tutorial with you.

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Experiment: Fabric Printing

[Updates: This method didn't come out well if you wash the printed fabric with soap, the color will fade away and left only some color stains, only black remains there. I was told that inkjet printer uses pigment ink for black but dye ink for the Cyan, Magenta and Yellow and this dye ink won't stay long in even 100% cotton without after treatment. So, it is either you use all pigment ink printer, or wait for my further experiment on how to set the dye. Sorry for keeping you waiting, but I am almost there after a huge bunch of failed experiments.]

I love fabrics so much that I craved to have my own fabric design. I had my pear fabric design printed by Spoonflower and the result was perfect, I love them and I am going to do more in future!!! Now, I wanted to try it myself to print some washable sewing labels for my handmade. I did some researches and made some experiments for a few options, but they were all failed until….. I found one homemade method!!!!

If you have been a fan in Craft Passion, you probably heard me screaming and yelling about the fabric printing experiments I did. I am glad that I gave it a shout, I received tons of information which lead me to a success! Before that, let see my failed project… first ever in Craft Passion to reveal a failed project, ha ha ha…. Look at those 2 photos below, the color faded away after a rinse with mild detergent. Only …..

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