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Talk on tie-backs...

This post is specially for RINA from PPR,SERI ALAM,SUNGAI BESI..Rina is interested in attending curtain classes but is hampered as she is breastfeeding her child..So i am giving some tips in curtain making.I will provide answers to Rina's questions in 2 parts.Here are the answers for Part One.

Part One...Tie backs

The purpose of curtain tie backs is to pull curtains to one side and to let  in some air and light in through the window.

You can make tie backs in matching fabric to your custom-make window curtains.Most of the tie backs i make at NYKOLETT work-station is 3 inches in width.But the length of the tie-backs really depends on the amount of curtains being pulled to the side.So the best is to sew and hang the curtains first and then measure exactly the ideal length with a fabric tape measure.

But in general for a one panel window ...that's about 55 inches in width..the ideal length for tie-back would be 20 inches.The width that i normally choose is 3 inches.For a sturdy look,i use interfacing of 3 inches.

Please visit me here to view some ready made tie backs in NYKOLETT work station.

The end of Part One....stay tune for Part Two ya.....Have a well rested week-end!!

In my quest to shape up things at the new place,back home is a totally different story..

Since Dear Hubby was posted at LCCT for a small project and renting at NILAI and became a weekend hubby,Mr Eldest..who got married last october and moved out...was called back and moved into our home to keep dear MAMA..thats me..company...

Mr Eldest was so delighted to move back into his child- hood room with the love of his life...his Darling Wife..

So when Mr.Youngest..who stays in a kolej in Kuantan doing Architecture,comes back home during semester break,he doesn't have a room to call his own.Dia akan berkampung depan TV in the main living.And on the many occasions when he return home he will bring along his project works which also take up almost a third of my tiny living...what a scene he creates in the living...semua orang dalam rumah akan stress betul!And so the home improvement project begins..today is the 2nd day of work in progress..


Come let me take you for a messy walk into my small home improvement project here.

I miss bag making so much.

Ever since i move to this new work- station,and ever since i shower myself (to me it cost a fortune)with

AMY BUTLER'S STYLE STITCHES

book,i didn't have a chance to make a bag...not even one small measly pouch or wrist let...talk about buying a book for inspiration huh!Hope my customers tak lari and give up waiting for their bags to be ready.Sabar ya kawa-kawan semua!

Dah tu tiap2 hari duk menyusun barang dan moving shelve or cupboard....masih belum dapat the ideal arrangement...susah jugak kalau dapat satu rumah terak (ini bahasa orang perak...pick it up from Dear Hubby ,maksud nye besar kot) and selang seli pulak dengan mengejar customer and buat quotation..By the time i reach home i am totally knock out!Sempat jeling aje kat buku si AMY tuh!

I hope i can finish up my Sew along-applique....pun dah tiga hari staring at me seeking attention.Harap2 dia tak senasib dengan my bag making venture..

When i return to my work station at 3pm this evening,all the ready curtains were piling up waiting for my quality control check.Sayang betul kat my 2 girls.They are such conscientious and hard working.But sometimes i wish they can slow down a wee bit so that i can catch up with my cutting sessions.Nak ambil photos pun tak sempat ,dah almost shutdown time (maksud nye tutup kedai for the day...takut ade orang ingat nak bungkus bisness pulak ..huhuhu..touchwoooood)So jamu lah mata dengan baby mat ni ya....the only thing that caught my attention this evening...

Sew long appilque update..

I think i am beginning to get the feel at doing applique..messy lah sikit because i can't get the right tools.I have abstain from buying any kind of helpful gadgets..Baru pindah to my work station ....duit dah keluar macam ayor...so kene lah make do with ape2 yang ade in stock .Tapi kalau berhasil lah applique ni baru lah justified to buy all the sewing aids..

Read about my venture into this new hobby here.

A saturday night filled with good food,great company ,astounding loud muzik and stupendous dancing..

Yesterday i accompanied Dear Hubby to attend The IEM 52nd Annual Dinner & Awards Night, at JW Marriot Hotel ,Putra Jaya.Seronok jugak sesekali dapat menikmati makanan dan dilayan pulak seperti tetamu khas di hotel 4 bintang or is it 5 ke?..kurang priksa lah pulak.Officially started at 8.30pm and we left the ball room at 11.15pm and reach home at about 12.30 midnight...Continue reading here..

Shopping Thursday

In the midst of reorganizing my work-station i could still find time to join in a shopping spree along with my good dear buddy Datin Natasha..Well actually i needed a break from my workplace.When she requested my company to guide her in choosing curtain materials for her house i welcome the offer with open hands,Its like going shopping,choosing materials of my choice....
of course keeping in mind the color  scheme  of every room...and having someone else foot the bill....hihihi isn"t that lovely..And as though that is not enough i have been given the pleasure to decide the patterns for every room.

And percaya tak,Datin Natasha spent only RM 850 on  materials to curtain up one living room and 3 bed-rooms....this unbeatable rock bottom price can only be obtained at NAGOYA.

Take a look at the gorgeous materials here.

Listing today's activities ...

7.55 am........Open my work- station

8.15am..........Had the most sinful nasi dagang at Taman Setiawangsa Foodcourt.

8.45am..........Waited at the door of the post office for it to open..15 mins to 9 am seemed like eternity .......... to  pay    daughter's broad ban,which has been 3 days overdue.

9.15am..........Went to Giant to grab some titbits for office coffee corner.Thank god Giant is just on top of the Post Office.

10.00am........Went back to work-station to send ration for office coffee corner and to brief maids chores for the day.My maid comes twice a week that is on Tuesdays and Fridays.So it is of great importance to detail out her duties for the day.

Also manage to cut 22 meters of organza sheers for customer staying at Sri Ayu Apartments...this is probably the only task sewing related for the day...............kalau hari2 macam ni kene lah tutup

kedai..haish!....touchwood!

11.30am.....Landlord drop by to pass me the tenancy agreement to be sign.I had to pay the the stamping fees RM50..biasa lah tu kan..She brought along her handsome son ..a lawyer -to-be...to brief me....i could feel my two seamstress jumping at the back trying to catch a glimpse of the gorgeous looking guy.I don blame the girls..its not often we get handsome visitors...selalunye mak-mak aje yang datang bertandang..jarang2 mak bawa anak lelaki yang tahap adult...kacak pulak tu!

12.30am.....went to Ulu Kelang to collect customer's long cusion seater to sew the cover.

1.15pm......Back at my work - station.Had my zuhor prayers.

2.15pm......A plate of rice and ikan bakar was already doodling in my head...but no chance at all..2 customers came and we chatted about curtains and fabrics till 4.30pm...

4.35pm......had my asar prayers on a growling stomach.

5.00pm......Close my work station.

It rained heavily..waited till 6.30 for the rain to stop..Had a hearty lunch-dinner with dear hubby..the menu was nasi putih with paprik,telur bungkus,siakap masak tiga-rasa and sup daging..Memang nak membunuh diet i.kakaka.Kalau mati pun takpe...kenyang makan..

Thats my Tuesday story..How was yours??

A little pampering for me self

After selling 10 bags i think i deserve to be pampered and so i bought this..For months i have been googling at the book and although i did not enjoy reading the feedbacks from fellow blog needle friends (BNF)i was determined to own one.


Well whatever made me buy this awesome book even though the instructions were not easy to understand..?.Continue reading here.

Too hot to handle.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.The weather has been unkind..or is it this new work place ,no trees to filter the hot sun..maybe i need to transfer some of my potted plants from home...or it could be me going through the menopausal stage..kakakaka

Whatever the reason is i better not try to figure it out.I am better off keeping myself busy digging into these lovely materials waiting to be transformed .Go visit me here.

Hello there all my Blogger Needle Friends.

Sorry for the long silence.Having a blast reorganizing my work station.Thank Allah the move went pretty smooth and none of us broke any bones while at it!

Come over here to get a peek at my new place.

Today i ran around like a chicken with the head cut off!

trying to manage everything and living up to people's expectations..Nothing much accomplished,but back at my work station i could finally see my room .Thanx to my ever hardworking maid who finally manage to clear the pile of boxes and putting back things in the right perspective.

The best part of having this new work station is perhaps the bay window in my cutting room.Somehow bay windows have a great feature .I have curtain up many bay windows but when it comes to decorating my own i am at a dilemma...The window panes are tinted.Which means to say that curtains will be  just merely  decorative purpose.Will definitely visit a few websites on bay windows before deciding...Still no photos to share...

We have just moved...

the place is in a terrible mess..unpacking and rearranging is the main actvity throughout the day..but today i still manage to cut some curtain materials for an appartment at Kelab Villa,Bukit Antarabangsa..in between short breaks..But no photos to share till everything is set up and looks at least presentable.

I also realised that my posts is getting sparse lately,i know.. i really miss my small space here and sharing my moving out activities.I will make it up to you when the time is right and my body hurts..side effects from the excitement of packing/unpacking ...subside..

And now for a goonite sleep till the wake to another sunshine..Toodle peeps.Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I will be getting my new studio tommorow....

Due to budget constrain only the studio is new...but not literally new..painted like new hihihi...everything else in it is is almost 11 years old...hmm antic lah konon..orang kata lagi lama lagi mahal kan....

anyway,ever since i realize i need a new place i have been browsing the internet for ideas on how to utilise small space to the max.When it comes to sewing the adage " a place for everything and everything in its place "is so true.I don like to set up and having to put it away everytime i want to sew.This precious time is better spent on sewing up a bag..I have been drooling over pictures that i wish to have in my own studio.The first ...maybe the only thing that i don"t have... on my list would probably be a thread organizer which must definitely be dust free ,reachable and professional looking.I saw one that suit my taste at Elaine's sewing studio.

May be i will get dear hubby to build a replica of Elaine's thread home.

Don't take photos at night...

But since i am sooo busy during the day,and this is going to last for the next couple of weeks,i had no choice ...taboo or not..snap,snap,snap... so this Alin's huge diaper bag..this photos were snap at 10.30 pm..She wants it in Paisley blue as she is expecting a boy..

This huge bag is 12 inch tall,base is 10 inch x 16 inch and 22 inch wide at the top opening.There are 4 pockets inside and 4 more on the outside.

The strap is 31 inch long

expandable side pockets for baby bottles.When button is unsnap you get a bigger pocket.

When button is snap the bag size is reduce and vice- versa.

 

All done and up hanged!

Yes..Curtains for Suria Jelatek has been successfully completed..Unfortunately i cannot share the photos because apartment  is still not furnish...bukan setakat takde kerusi dan meja...hmmm lampu pun not install...therefore all the photos did not turn out well...But at least the roman blinds look ok,as the master room is facing the hot morning sun which enable me to snap some good quality photos to share.

When the blind is fully down

When its up what you get is a valance..its like getting two in one

This roman blind is located in the master bedroom.The door at  the side is leading into the toilet.Normally i do not recommend a night curtain at the back of a roman blind as it  is quite redundant..just sheers would suffice.But since the room is overlooking closely to another skyline apartment i feel a thick curtain will yield more privacy during the day when the blind is pull up.But it is still a matter of individual preference.

Its Friday...i need an intravenous happiness drip today..

With all the goings and happenings and not forgetting the final thorough packing before the move on 30th March,Wednesday,plus the running up and down setting up my show room at SURIA JELATEK..i think i deserve a treat and shower myself with the good things in life..

All i have to do now is to decide which part of my life deserves the slice of joy..

....a new perfume
....a stalwart in my bedroom
....a new addition to my mountain high bags
....a powerful collagen supplement..haha


hmmmmm decisions,decisions,decisions..yang berwarna hijau dan   merah tu akan mendapat lebih perhatian huhuhu

So much to talk about,so much to show off but.....

ever  since i sent my lappy to be cleaned up...kene spam tak pasal2.....suddenly i can't upload photos..aarrhhh.....dah lah aku habis duit 50 hinggit to clean ,beli pulak alvira anti virus 49 hinggit...  masih hampeh!,,Orang yang terror bab2 ni not at home pulak till the weekend....Whats a girl to do ehh!?

Semalam jadi penunggu.....boringnye...

The week started with the installation of curtain tracks,rod and roman blind for 07-01-block A,Suria Jelatek Residence...ini cerita semalam...I had to supervise work just to be sure they are done to my specification..It is time like this i wish i own a portable broadband... almost 3 hours baru siap..bole mati kebosanan..Well,you can't have them all...The knocking and drilling didn't allow any kind of decent conversation among us...me,the owner and 2 installers.....Well ..while that is going on at Suria Jelatek,back at my work station work was taking shape...Today is the third day working on this project and i am happy to say that we are 80% done..All the french pleat night curtains and day curtains are ready hung...and what is left are those which needed fine tune details....

Some of the ready curtains piling up awaiting for my quality control check

The Goblet with fabric button

The eyelet  curtain

The Roman Blind..without the system

Hari ini ku mampu senyum lebar..........dah dapat the best so far..

No more snail browsing after this....i hope..

TM  UNIFI......THANK YOU DEAR HUBBY....you are the best!

Its done!Can't believe it ...completed 4 days ahead of schedule..

PUTRA APPARTMENT  completed officially today.,despite being short of staff...one staff have been absent for the past two days to be at the bedside of an ailing father....how can i turn down her leave...that would be evil...isn't it? But i have to fill in for her pulak.....alamak.......

Its a bonus if you being boss can also sew...oleh kerana kita pun sama2 menyembah mesin ..siapa kata boss duduk mengarah aje ehh...??? itu yang dapat complete according to schedule....way ahead of the scheduled time...bless me and the finale is the kitchen ...

But the real reason why i bulldoze through these PUTRA APPARTMENT job ...had lovely time while at it though..is because i can't wait to dig into these yummy fabrics.......

The night curtains parading...

The sheers line up.....

No roses this time around..... 

 They are all for 07-01-Block  A,SURIA JELATEK RESIDENCE...Yay...gotcha!

And the patterns line up swirling around in my head are:

Box Pleat with cascade

Eyelet

Goblet

Roman Blind

Pelmet

Ruffled scallop


Must sound greek to some ehh...anyway stay tune for updates..

How to insert the single needle hook ....

As at today we have completed the two sets of Pinch Pleated valance.This is how they look ready fold.

Just lay the ready valance on the table,the back facing up along the edge of the table.

See..theres a tiny pocket at the base of the header..

Just slide in the needle hook gently,no effort needed if you do it correctly..

One in...another almost done...Simply done..This valance is 120 inch long and takes about 33 pin needles.

A few pin hooks already affix here....more to be done..

And heres a show of the last Tango Bells valance in PURPLE

This is going up in  the children's room...

Jacquard for her living...2 sets,one of her choice ...and another of hubby's choice

Am still working on PUTRA APPARTMENT..This jacquard in natural cream is nice to work with and gentle to the eyes....apa tak nye...dah berhari2 mengadap bunga rosese,mata pun letih dan berbunga2 jugak...satu botol eye drop dah kering duk cucur kat mata...

In Taupe...darker side of cream...her choice..

In natural cream...hubby's choice...

This is the pinch pleat valance in the making..ini sebelum di pinch...

Yang ini selepas di pinch dan jahit di tengah...

This is the view at the back ,Theres a tiny pocket at the pleats to slot the single hook.

At the same time the PINK TANGO BELLS are also ready for the audio room.

What is the right hooks to use...

Hari ni jom kite bebel pasal curtain hooks..I think a lot people have seen drapery hooks,but not every one knows how to use them correctly.So the most common hooks used in most homes are the 4 legged hooks.Come lets take a look.

 The four legs when inserted into the pockets of the curtain header will form the three beautiful pleats.
But depending on the pattern sometimes you might need to use the single legged hooks.This ready machine pleated curtain call for the use of a single hook..This pattern is great if you are a busy working wife/mother as you only need to insert into one pocket of the curtain tape.

Its Monday...and back to work!

Today we begin sewing the floral materials for all 3 rooms in my current project at PUTRA APPARTMENTS.We started with the master room.As much as i like roses,but this is a little bit too much .....for my tired eyes...huhuhu....Just to break the monotony of the floral design i have opted to use plain material for the details like the bias and the ribbons on the ready valances..I am not revealing much now, but i am so excited to get it done with... hahaha...... but maybe  a slight peek...and the valance pattern for all the 3 rooms is TANGO BELLS..Only the  master bedroom is ready this evening....size of window is 94 inch width  by 92 inch in length ....valance drop is 20 inch.

The Blue Tango Bells

The Night Curtain is in Big Roses.

 At the same time the 2 pelmets for Madam Senior majlis tahlil are also taking shape.

The V shape is in the middle .

The top pelmet on the left is 95 inch long and 18 inch drop,while the bottom pelmet is 118 inch long and 18 inch at the V,Both pelmets are 15 inch at the shortest and 18 inch at the V and the two ends.

How much does it cost..........?

to curtain up a 3 bedded appartment at PUTRA APPARTMENTS,TAMAN SETIAWANGSA..ALMOSTS 60 meters.. ! this much material...see below...

at approximately RM4700.! for a fully ELYZA range of fabrics excluding curtain tracks,and stitching costs. Except for the living area which takes up a 3 layered curtains...which is the night curtain,day curtain and a valance...,the rest of the house suffice with just the night curtain and valance ,kitchen included.

so today i spent time cutting fabrics for all the three  rooms..cutting was a breeze as they all share the same style... What is left is just the living and kitchen...will try to find a suitable pattern for both areas over the weekend,already have a few playing in my mind waiting to be purged out.....
  
 Target time to complete is before the 24th March....

Blue for the master room,purple for the children's room,pink for the audio room and red for the kitchen.....OOOPS ..And gold  for the living .....looks like all colors have been taken.

Hmmm and what about the patterns...? THAT...YOU HAVE TO stay tune for updates ok gals...

 I am off for a well rested weekend...it has been a tremendously blast week for me..BYE!

More on pelmets and a brief tut on how to attach tabs...

As i have promise myself today i went hunting for fabrics at NAGOYA..So manage to grab materials for 3 sets of pelmet and polyester cotton sheers for the solat room.I think i am going to meet the dateline for Madam Senior's tahlil on the 24 march.And heres a peek...

The 3 pelmets are ready cut

These tulips are for her solat room

And here is a show on the work process for attaching  tabs on a curtain......

For the tabs cut 6 inch x 12 inch strips as much tab as you want

This long strip measures 3 inch x the width of the ready curtain.This is use to close up the tabs ..and let me term it as the header.

Place the tabs at 5 inch apart.At the same time attach the header along the way to cover the base of the tabs.

This is how the tabs look ..the header is still not stitch yet

The female velcro is attach at the V of the tab and the male will be attached on the front side of the header at the base of the tabs.

Now is the time to stitch up the header.

And you are almost done...the only thing left is to attach the male velcro on the front top of the header.

The male velcro is sewn  at the base of the tab and  top front of the header

Hahaha....kelakar tutorial kali ni...Hope i did not confuse anyone.By the way will show how to construct the V shaped tabs in a later entry...