2012 was...

...my most PASSIONATE year!

Of course, there were Ups and Downs...the Rollercoaster of Life. But Alhamdulillah, this year I really feel complete, focused, productive, and very much enjoying my life...to the fullest! :D

Ups :

my online Boutique :D

Downs :

My babies are my everything. They are my world, my dreams, my inspirations, my life....If something happened to them, it's like my world is taken away from me or like stripping off my soul from my body. And my very Low moments was when Agasha get Dehydrated and when we Lost him two days before New Year. Hopefully there won't be any terrifying moments happened in 2013 and the years after...Amin.

How is your Ups and Downs, Dear? Hopefully what we had in 2012 can be a good ammo to face what's await in 2013...Amin :)

I lost my Baby Boy

...Hugs my Angels sooo tight...

Oh my God, two days before New Year, and I've got a very VALUABLE lesson. I underlined the word 'very' because it was something that gave huge impact especially for me.

We were at the Mall, at a big Toys Shop, I was busy with Alicia and her Doll selections, everybody was busy with their...things. I was assuming that my baby boy was with one of us, and obviously everybody thought the same about him....that-somebody-is-keeping-an-eye-on-Agasha.....And the next thing we knew, we lost him!

Only God know how I felt, what was inside my head, how I running around searched for him with blurry vision, how trembling my hands was that is so difficult for me just to push a button on my cell phone so that I can show the security guard my baby's picture when reported of my missing child.........only God knows.

Then, when he asked me what outfit that my baby wears, and I answered "Jeans!", like he understand how dying I was he straight away told me to go to the Information booth on the Ground fl. immediately because it was already informed throughout the speaker (thank you Sir, may God Blessed you the rest of your life, Amin). Unexplainable how I could run that far and that fast with my plus size figure, but I do believe this is what you called a Mother Instinct. 

Alhamdulillah, I can hug my baby again. I kiss him, I hold him tight, I apologized to him over and over again....tears all over me. I cried of fear, I cried of relieved, I cried of regret, I cried of happy, I cried of everything. All I know, I have my baby back.......

It was a devastating moment in my life...the worst! God, please don't let me feel it again, I got the lesson.....yes, I surely do got the lesson! There was no blame put on someone's name. It was purely the Adults fault. My failure, as a parent....*sigh. ALWAYS make sure I know precisely about my children's supervision. NEVER think that someone will automatically keep an eye on my babies! Whatever it is, Parents responsible to their Children!

Mommy is holding you tight now my dear Agasha...

Kiss and hugs your Children everyday,every minute, every second, every breath of your life...please!

New Year Anxiety

Hi my Dearest Angels...Mommy's Sweetest Angels... :)

Here we are. Ready to let go a Year away...and ready to welcoming a Year to come. Time really does fly so fast. One second we are celebrating the coming of a brand New Year, new Dreams, new Wishes, new Hopes...the next second, we already preparing for another New Year...again! Sometimes, I don't even noticed what has had happened in this 12 passed months....how stunned!

You know, Dear...actually 12 months is quite a long time to passed. There are quite a lot of Time for some Actions, some Dramas, some Clean-ups, some Improvements, etc. BUT, in the end of the year, we always complaining of the same old crap : Not enough time!

Well.....do you think so? Do you think 365-days-of-Blessing are not enough? Do you think that 8,760 hours are not PLENTY enough to do something, let's say...Good ('Useful' is for the Intermediate level, if you know what I mean)??? Wow, something is definitely wrong here, and it is not about the time.

I used to be the person that said, "What!?! New Year again?! Darn! I even didn't got the chance to...". Oh yes, blamed it to the lack of time, blamed it to how short this year is, bla bla bla....But you know what, 365 days will always be 365-of-days...won't ever change, except for The Leap Year and it's only 1 extra day. So, the only thing that should be change is.....Me! Or you or we or whoever that person who is still feel that The Time Is Not Enough!

I've changed my mindset, set the arrow on me, and start to manage my plans for the year. And whatever happened in the end of the year, I can trace it down and know how to fix it. Alhamdulillah, now I can be so much easy facing the New Year's euphoria. We the one who knew our strenght, our capability, our passion...we the one who knew well of what we wanted and what we want NOT! So whatever you setting up or planning for the new upcoming year...please, consider all of that. And you have a List that is make sense...for you of course ;)

QOTD

Evening, Dearest Angels....

You know Angels, we always have that capability to be a better person. It's just a matter of whether we Willing to...or not. And if you are in doubts, you should read this....

POTD

Hi there Dear....

Last night when I browsed at some knick-knacks online shops, suddenly I have these cute ideas...and it has something to do with burlap....yup, BURLAP! A rather uncommon type of fabric to use other than sack, but surprisingly when I typed BURLAP and clicked Search on Google Images...Wow! Beautiful stuff and ideas popped on my monitor. Some of them was pinned on my Pinterest board, but I'm still gonna share some of my favourites here...

If you want to experiment using Burlap, what will you make? Kindly share it with Mommy, I love to read it ;)

Take care my Dearest Angels... :*

QOTD

"Sometimes the Smallest everyday Moments 
Lead to the Biggest Discoveries"

-Creative Income Blog-

Into The Blues

Morning, Dear.....How are you guys doing? Hope everything is good and smooth ;)

I really really need some mood injection here, I mean like Super seriously need it! Well, nothing bad going on or something upsetting...nope, none. In the contrary, I'm in the process of losing weight --it's my 2nd week and I lose 2 kilos yeay for me-- and am about to start a shop...so I'm so exciteddd!

BUT, Mommy is over excited now Mommy is got overwhelmed with it. Yup, when you sooo excited of something, you had so much plans and ideas in your head...and suddenly you just don't know where to start and get anxious about all that...................Oopsy! That's exactly what had hit me on the last three days :( 

Seriously, I became grumpy and moody and felt like having an anxiety disorder...so low.

This morning, I said to your Daddy "I thing I'm on my lowest point of my mood level"....And your Dad just hug me and kiss me and gave me that 'Everything will be fine, Honey' rub in the back, and I feel oh soooo relieve... :)

Sometimes, all we need is just expressing what's in your heart and mind.....and releasing some of that heavy burden on your back. There is limit in every person.

Have a wonderful weekend my Sweet Lollipops..... I Love You guys :*

POTD

Hey Hooo.....!!!!

And if you all wondering, it's Pins Of The Day.... ;D

Actually Mommy was doing the pinning last night...really late at night, so late that I couldn't made to blog about it. Yup, I was carried away in the Pinterest world and soooo hypnotized with tons of  Dream Room pictures on the Google Images....wooo,spooky @_@

Naah, I'm just exaggerate it ;). BUT, I did found some beautiful pictures  that I pinned on my Pinterest, and I'm more than HAPPY to share some with you (^^,).

Dream House Board

I Love This...Board

Pretty, huh!?! Oh, there are a lot more of these pretty ideas on my Pinterest. And you all so much welcome to see them ;)

QOTD

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

~ Mark Twain ~

Another Crochet Ribbed Beanie

Heeeey, Dear...!

Horaay for Mommy as I just finished another Crochet Ribbed Beanie for your Grandpa. Made from the same yarn like your Daddy's beanie, LB Vanna's Choice in Dark Grey. BUT, unfortunately there weren't enough yarn for the crown, so I substitute it with Caron Country in Charcoal. Not much different from the colour tone, but they do different in fiber character --Caron is more light and flexible--. However, you will hardly notice it, as it only on the couple of rounds of the crown ;p.

Anyway, like I told you before here that this Crochet Ribbed Beanie is an easy pattern and one of my favourite. It isn't crochet in rounds-top-to-bottom, instead it made in rows so you can get that 'knit-ribbed' look. The rows part are easy, but it's a bit tricky for me to ending the crown. I've tried to look on Youtube on 'How-to' ending crochet beanie, but I found nothing. Of course, that's because commonly Hat or Beanie is crochet from top-to-bottom. BUT, then I found these two videos that help me so much with this 'case'. Now...I'll happily share the videos to you so you guys can also tried this wonderful pattern for yourself or your loved one :D

The second video, I don't know why, can not embed. But you can go straight to her youtube channel here....also you'll found other fun crochet project tutorials from Teresa. Oh, and believe me, Miss Teresa is a very wonderful crochet teacher :)

So...may my Angels have a wonderful crocheting times, and wish you all a beautiful-wonderful Hat to wear on ;D.

XOXO..... :*

Beanie for Hubby

Evening Dear.....

Finally, I made something for my beloved Husband. Hehehehe...your Daddy asked me to craft something for him. Well, maybe after some Knit and Crochet projects I made for my Angels and other family members, it's time I make something for him. So when I was looking at Hat pictures on Ravelry, your Dad chose one picture and said, "Make me this one, Dear". Oh, with my pleasure Honey...'coz he chose a Crochet Beanie picture...YES, back to crochet! ;p

I'm using Lion Brand Vanna's Choice in Dark Grey colour. It's a Medium weight yarn...

The Beanie was Crocheted with Knit-stitch look, so I think it's kind of cool. I love the yarn I'm using, I love the pattern --it's easy to follow-- and moreover your Daddy LOVE the result! He thinks it's AWESOME! And then I would say, "Cool, Dude....", hehehehe ;p

ps : Beanie Pattern can be seen at my Ravelry

To be a Beautiful Flower

Hi Angels.....How is it going? Hopefully everything is fine :)

Mommy doesn't know how old are you when you read this post, but I wanted to share it with you. When you grow up and started to know about Relationship, you must know that relation between two or more of people is not as easy as it seen...or heard.

...Oh, the topic is very touch-y, I'm kind of emotional right now imagining that I'm writing this to my grown up babies... *teary eyes*

Whether is a relationship with friends, colleagues, partners, lovers, or even with siblings. You must remember these two ground rules that Mommy told you...

First, it's a connection between two difference people. Two differences met up is not a-piece-of-cake matter.
Secondly....Never ever-ever never think --moreover try-- to change someone to be like you want them to be....NO NO!! It's a bad thoughts and it's a bad strategy...trust me! No one wants to be forced to change, won't you?!

"So, how-on-earth should we do to make it works, Mommy?". Okay, these are lessons-learnt that I get based on what I've been through ;). The first thing is you must know about your partner. Knows the good sides and the most important is the bad sides of him/her. Identified which differences between the two of you that have the potential to be a problem. Then asked yourself, DO you accept your partner along with his/her minus points? CAN you accept the differences between both of you?..............These two actions need to be done, I personally think so. Because then you know what you're going to be dealing with, you know what you must aware of, and hopefully you know how to react and what actions should be take (^^,)

No sweetpies, I'm not teaching you how to become a soldier ;p I'm just showing you that to have a relationship with someone is like growing a plant. You need to water it proportionally, give it a proportional light, give it a proportional fertilizer, clean it from weeds, and all the necessary care until it blooming and become the most beautiful flower you'll ever see....

......Pretty flower pairs isn't it?! As for a beautiful Relationship your tools are, Tolerance, Appreciation, Love, Care, Respect, Trust, and Commitment (^^,)


And a bunch of Mommy's Kisses to flower up your weekend..... ;* !

QOTD

Always end the name of your child with vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.

~ Bill Cosby ~

Rockytober

Hi Sweetpies....! Happy Halloween...!

First of all, from my deepest heart, my prays for Sandy Storm victims in America. It is the most powerful storm ever happened in US history, and that can definitely seen afterward. But I do believe that the people are tough and unbreakable, and together they'll united hand-in-hand to rebuild again. My faith with my friends there :D.

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So...what's goin' on with Mommy this month? There's only 3 posts on October? Well.....I'm still alive, that's for sure ;p . Just kidding Dear, Mommy was just preoccupied by couple of things. But, short conclusion is that October wasn't really my month...hopefully this year only, Amin.

Everybody has problems, big problems or small problems, you will always meet them on the way. And the best way to get rid of it is by facing it. Don't avoid it...don't run from it....you must FACE IT! If you avoid it or run from it and you'll think it's gone.....WRONG!!! You just walk away from it and trust me you'll meet your "old friend" again in no count of time. So, face the problem, find the solution for it, and make sure it bugging no more ;) ! 

Mommy is still here and will always be, don't worry ;).....and I will always watch you, love you, hug you, share with you :* #bunch of kisses

The Universe Will Hear

Whenever you feel upset, confused, and stuck...but you need an answer.

Take a moment to breath....then look around...closely.

Hear around...closely.

Absord around...deeply.

And you'll get the answer that you need ;)

Earth Calling...

....Mommy!....

I'm still here sweet pies, Mommy is still here....just a little bit distracted ;D. Yup, it's always be one of my weaknesses, to be too concentrate...too focus whenever I learn something new or making something difficult or whatever that's need high attention. And sometimes when I'm on this 'mode' I tend to be Mrs. Cranky...hehehe...bad effect, huh!?

What is it that I'm focusing on? My Knitting Lessons! I'm learning to Knit now! It's not as easy as Crochet, you know...waaay much harder I may say. On crochet, if I made a mistake on my stitches or miss a stitch, I can figure it out easily. But with Knit, a drop stitch means start from the beginning! I'm on my 3rd project now, and still find some difficulties getting through the-after-cast-on rounds/rows. Plus, now I'm trying to make a basic hat using DPN (Double Pointed Needles)....I was so close to change to crochet it instead :p

Well, just a little bit of Mommy's update, I'd better continue my Knit again :). Wish me luck, Angels....Love you :* ! 

New Word from My Boy

Ain't He Adorable?!

ps : 'Susu' means Milk 

My 1st Paper Pieced Patchwork

Aaah...finally I finished my Patchwork homework, actually it was finished last week but I just got the chance to upload it now :p. This one is the project from The Patchwork Course I attended two weeks ago. When I first knew they were goin' to held a Patchwork course, I was straight away signed myself in, 'coz I already into Quilt and Patchwork for sometimes and it took place not far away from my area (it was held at Depok, about 45 minutes away)....so I said : "Hell, YES!". Our teacher was a very nice lady, and patient also :D. I was a bit confused at the beginning when making this paper pieced, but when I "click" with it I'm back on track ;). Now my Top Quilt is done, and I'm sooo happy and sooo pleased! Can't wait for the next project ;)

For you who lives in Jakarta area and wanted to learn Patchwork and Quilt also, you can check for The Course schedule in their Facebook page here. The lovely teacher is Eka Yunita and she also own a Workshop in Plaza Semanggi, so come and check it out ;)!

September Rocks!

Hi Honey...! ;)

Yes, I love this month a lot! Mommy is a little bit over productive. There have been some hustle and bustle in the crafting area for the last two weeks as Mommy finally finished three crochet projects......yup, three....honey! Three crochet projects and...all DONE! And Nooo, this hot-y Momma is unstoppable about crafting as she already on her next project to make a Cover for sewing machine. But, bad news for me, there's something wrong with my sewing machine so I'm hand-sewing for this project. And of course I'll share the story and some pictures to you after it ready ;). Oh, another update, finally Mommy start to learn Knitting. Aside that I'm so excited about it, I found that Knitting is waaay harder than Crocheting. Well, I'm still working on it and am sure I'll get there somehow... ;)

So, I first started on the Poncho, since August to be exactly. I considered it as a big project, so there were some pausing just to keep me fresh. I'm using two yarns with the colour of Aisya's fave colours, pink and purple. It's Local cotton and I supposed the weight is Sport (but since I joined two yarns together it became Worsted), and using F hook.

The Result.....Ta Daaa....!

Second project is Pretty Hat. I made this cute one in between my paused working on Poncho. It's a lovely and easy pattern. And it's definitely becoming my favourite hat pattern. I was using a 100% wool Sport yarn in dark Pink and light Pink, and made this with G hook.

And for the last crochet project of this month, I made something for myself. Something to warm my neck and also can be accessories for the look. So I was making a lace-y-look Cowl. It's also a pretty and easy pattern, so it's also in my Favourite list in my Ravelry. The Cowl was made with local cotton Worsted yarns using a 4.00mm hook. I love it and use it every night when I'm doin' my stuff on the computer :).

   

Now I can break for a while from Crochet and start concentrating to practice my Knit lesson, and my sewing skill (especially on how to use a sewing machine ;p). I've made some list of both Knit and Sewing project that I am thrill to try to make! Like the Saying said..."Never stop Learning"....You too Honey, go on finding what you desire to learn, whatever that is (but stay on positive things, okay!). Learn it, try to make it, and reward yourself no matter good or bad the result is....the Reward is for the Process, okay Dear?!

ps : For the Poncho, Hat, and the Cowl patterns can be seen on my Ravelry :)

It Would Be Like This....

....My mobile would ring early in the morning, lets say...8.00 AM....

RIIIIING.......RIIIING......

Me : "Hello...."

Mom : "Are you awake already? What's the children doin'? Are they awake yet?"

Me : "Yes Mom, I'm awake...now. No Mom, the children are still sleeping...but I believe they will be soon"

Mom : "Are you coming today? You free today, right!?! Your 'lil brother is free today so what about lunch outside? Or why don't we visit Myscha? We haven't visited her since she outta hospital. Just get up and get ready, i'll picked you and the children!"

Me : "What!?! Mom, yes I'm free today but I don't want to be rushed for sho......"

- phone hung up -

Yup, that was typical my Mother....can not sit still, always wanted to do something or going somewhere. I used to be annoyed whenever I had no class she'll forced make me her driver and it'll take a whole.day! Where would we go, you ask? Everywhere! Take her to her medical treatments, or mall hopping, or friends gathering, or just visiting relatives....anywhere! Often times it made me very upset, because I barely had times to hang out with my friends. BUT, now I realised how much I miss her spontaneity........ (^^,)

Love you, Mother.... :*

Ain't No Stepford Wife

Hi Honey.....

How's your day, Dear...? (^^,)

I just did a little catch up on the newest post on childhood101 and read some old post when I nod and nod and nod to read this particular post :

Mum in the Hot Seat: Life is not meant to be picture perfect

Oh yes, sometimes I do forget that chaotic is includes in the package the time a baby is arrived in the house. No wonder I'm often times feel frustrated when every times I managed to make the room neat and second later the room looks like it has never been cleaned...guess I'm hoping something impossible (-_-').

Back on my single life, it was so easy for me to keep everything manageable and organize and neat, especially since I'm a perfectionist and organized person. So when babies start coming in, and then they start to walk and start on thinking that every stuff in the room could be some kind of entertaining, that is the time when I started to pull my hair off......As well as when I started to cut my hair short and start the 'everything is maxi' collection in my wardrobe, that's because my time is cut off for dressing up my children first. When it's time for me to dress up, it only enough to put on my lipbalm.....I repeat : just putting on my lipbalm!

So, when I read what had Kellie wrote, it takes me to remember again how often Aisya always said how beautiful I am when we were going out, even when I only wore my face powder and lip gloss. And how she loves to play beauty salon with me and pretending she shampooing my hair and then says, "I want my hair long like yours, Mommy"....Also, as far as I remember even though my house is not as neat as a Hotel room, it also doesn't required to be on The Clean House show either. Hence for that, I totally agree with Kellie that :

1. Beauty doesn't lie on how shiny my shoes are
2. The House doesn't have to be spotless ALL the time
3. Sometimes I need to let go (in my case, I need to be more flexible ;p)
4. It's the simple things in life that often brings the greatest joy... :)

If I may add another lesson that I learn from my children is....Don't forget to have FUN!

QOTD

I do believe we are all connected.

I do believe in Positive energy.

I do believe in the Power of Prayer.

I do believe in putting Good out into the world.

And I believe in taking care of each other

Harvey Fierstein - Actor

My Spot

Pardon Monsieur....that is Mommy's Spot...!

I Love You Mister Maker!

Hi Angels.....

Uh, it's late already, but I promised to post on The Mister Maker Workshop, since it was a rare event, and I believe it was special for Aisya and Alicia....so, Mommy can't let you down, can't I ;)

The Mister Maker Show on CBeebies is A MUST show to watch for Aisya, Alicia, and Agasha. Oh yes, although my little man is just 1 year old but he does watch it and he does recognize Mister Maker face....believe me! So, when I know that Mister Maker is going to Indonesia again (yup, it's the second time the show came here and we missed the 1st time) I straightly planned that this time my babies MUST see it (and him of course)! But then Mommy found out about the Mister Maker Contest on Facebook, then I entered it for Aisya.....and Alhamdulillah we got a seat for Aisya to come at Mister Maker Workshop one day before the Mall Roadshow. The seat for the workshop is limited, so it was kind of special for us. Me and Aisya were so excited to see Mister Maker, and the rest of the family were excited to see Aisya's excitement. BUT, the excitement didn't stop right there, because the next day I got news from Mrs. Ruchika, the nice lady from CBeebies Asia, that they got another available seat for Alicia (she knew it from my e-mail). So there we were, one excited family can't wait to see Mister Maker in real! Cool....!

The workshop was on the school day, and the venue was a bit distance away from Aisya's school. We really didn't won't to be late on that special day (I know I mentioned "Special" over and over again...well, because it is SPECIAL ;D!), so I asked Aisya's teacher to permit her not attending class on that day, and of course Mommy did explained why, and her teachers/Misses were so happy for her too....ain't that sweet!?

I can't review the details of what happened on the day. Well, to be frankly...I personally a bit disappointed because the workshop runs much shorter than the scheduled time, which was supposed to be one hour, but because Mister Maker came late so the workshop just runs maybe around....what, 45 minutes?! Well, that was a blink of an eye for me. Oh, another sad thing is, my babies didn't have a chance to take a picture with Mister Maker...(while Mommy already thought of a pose with him too...sad). But, above all, we still had a Special and Happy day to got a chance to meet and see up close and personal with Mister Maker. The face my babies usually just seen behind the TV glass, they saw it in real......"He is REAL, Mommy!!", screamed my girls.....And the wonderful thing for me is, to see their face and smile of happiness. And you know what? That was their first experienced of seeing an idol! For that, I would like to thank you to Mrs. Ruchika for the precious opportunity for my babies, thank you so much :). And for Mister Maker, thank you so much for being such a wonderful role figure for my babies, please keep on be their favourite :).

Okay, if you wondering how was the event like or how was the situation, I resumed up the videos for you

ps : It took time for me to edit the videos. Since "Mommy Perfectionist" is in charge, I more preferred to add pictures and a little bit of soundtrack, but haven't found the right online video editor (yet), any suggestion?

pps : Aisya loves to play the Mister Maker Games at CBeebies.com....or on CBeebies UK! Come and play too!

WIP List

Nope....it isn't 'Work In Progress'...it's WIP for 'Wait in Progress'.....

Hi Angels...  :*

Hi September....I welcome you with lots and lots and lots of yawning.....hmmph...

Finally our helper are back and ready to work, so thank God The Routines will be back to normal....yippi yaayy yeay! And yes, I think a Back Massage would be an offer that must not be rejected...oh, I need that soooo baaad!! BUT, before I could have the luxurious treat, I still have a list of things to do :

1. Make a review of Mister Maker Workshop yesterday

2. Make "Basic How-To" tutorials of Veritas Famula. It's a request from one of my reader ;p, but I haven't        decided it yet of how I'll do it...by video or by pictures...???

3. Working on crocheting Aisya's Poncho....it's 60% done already but I still need to wind 2 more skeins of           yarn :( . "Honey, I really need the Yarn Winder...." - The Seducing Queen -

4. Start on my Knit Lesson with my new Knit Kit.....hooraaayy!

5. Wait...but I also need to sew a sewing machine cover.....!?!

6. .....or can I have a nap for a while....????

Happy Eid Mubarak.... :)

Sewing Project - Quick Pants

Hei Babes........

Last night Mommy already shared to you my Veritas story, my first sewing machine story. I also did a trial to get used on using my Veritas, so I made a baby pants, an easy one for a newbie like me ;p. It was awkward when I first worked on the sewing machine, still NEED to adjust on the rhythm between the foot dynamo-the needle-and the right gesture on guiding the fabric. Do you know how hard it is just to sew a straight line!?! 

Okay, like I did mention on the previous post how I often spent my time browsing on free video Tutorials on Youtube, and yes I subscribed to a lot of craft channels. One of my favorite channel is TheCraftGemini, you can find easy-to-follow video Tutorials of Sewing, Quilting, and Cooking, and yesterday I tried to make a baby pants based on how is taught on the video. So....let me share you the step-by-step pictures....Notes : I'll just give some short captions on each pictures since this is my first project (oh, I'm so embarrassed as the sewing rookie ;p), but I'll be giving you the full video tutorial on how to make it (^^,)......

Choose a baby pants for the template and place it with the long side of the pants on the folded side of the fabric, like in the picture below.

Trace it on the wrong side of your fabric

Don't forget to add 1/2" for seam allowance, cut it, and do another one with the same steps.

Now you'll have two pants patterns.

Unfolded the two patterns, match them together with the right side facing each other on the inside, as in the picture. Pinned and sew both of the Crotch.

Irons to smooth the pants lines. I also found it easier to sew the legs without the need to pin. 

Now we can sewing the legs part, then hem the bottom of the feet.

I'm using elastic for the waist.

And.....Voila, my first baby pants!

If you notice I'm using the zig-zag stitch when making this pants. Why...? Because my straight stitch is a big mess! I need to practice on it a lot! Another mistakes I made was the waist. I didn't measure it properly. Remember the baby pants I chose for the template? It's using elastic and on the small size of it. Now, the right thing I should do is to stretch it to get the original measure of the waist.....like in the picture below :

All in all, I'm pretty happy with the result, and of course I have a lot of Notes to be fixed on another projects to come. After all, a perfect Diamond needs a long process to make....got it!?! Now, as I promise before, I'll give you the video of How-To from TheCraftGemini....do check out her channel on Youtube, so informative and so much helpful. Sweet dream Sweet Pies.... :*

Veritas...Never Heard of It

Gosh, baby dolls.....I miss you so much!

My bad for disappeared for almost....how long...2 weeks? 3 weeks? Oh, counting not and lets have fun with Mommy now...'coz I have something to share.....woohooo! (dear Lord, I'm over excited *blush*)

You know is Fasting month now and just a couple more days we, Moslem's, will celebrate Eid. A little catch up from me, I lost 5 fasting days because my monthly period, this year fasting is slipping without I've even noticed it BUT why do I'm feeling I'm moving in slow motion in each single day??? Other things, I got alarmed for my cholesterol so I (must) start on carbo diet...ain't a good thing isn't it :(

Well, this and that are happened in the past weeks, but the most exciting thing is I-have-a-sewing machine....yeaayy!!! I love crocheting, but lately I can't take my eyes off Sewing and Quilting video Tutorials on Youtube! Every single night I've spent my time browsing on Sewing&Quilting free tutorials or free patterns or surveying on sewing machines, etc. Dreaming and hoping someday I could afford a good-beginner-friendly sewing machine and start on my first project with it..........*daydreaming*

Until last week when I told Ibu (my called for my stepmother) that I'm extremely eager to learn to sew and quilt, and she said that she actually owned one...a sewing machine...a portable one...with more than 10 stitches pattern...and it's been unused for almost 10 years......I don't care, I'll take it!!! But I guess I still have to wait for the machine...couple of days to pick it up from the storage lodge (it was dusty and filthy and only God knows the inside condition)...then another more days waiting for our go to Tailor to check the machine only to find him nowhere to reach. Well, I guess that would be my sacrifice to get what I'm passionate the most, and for the best result I'm willing to cool down and wait for the best timing that Allah would give me...........

And that Best timing was happened on last Monday, in such a way Allah SWT directed me through a Repairman who was repairing our water dispenser and told me to check on Pondok Labu for a sewing machine reparation, through Hubby who out of nowhere suddenly that morning take me to check on the Reparation and later on bought me the sewing machine, through my Dad-in-law who got another info of another Reparation at somewhere nearby, through a nice lady who gave that info to my Dad-in-law, and finally to Mr. Sugiono who happened to had another-exactly-the-same sewing machine like mine in his workshop...and it's ready to sew...and the price is just right...and SOLD!

Speechless.....wordless..........Alhamdulillah (^^,). 

So, this is my Veritas Famula 5191 (for only 700.000 IDR): 

Just some notes for my Angels.....Do Cherish your desire, your passion. Do Dream, big or small, and follow it. Never let some small Delays break you. Alway Pray, always be Grateful....and Believe that Allah SWT will give you what you NEED not what you WANT....and Allah will give it in unpredictable ways ;)