Gaun tingkat-tingkat a.k.a. tiered dress.

So... I was going through my FB newsfeed as I do every day... and I kept coming across a friend's DIY home sewing projects. She seemed to be on a sewing spree.

Mak aii... saperah (that's alas meja for some of you), kitchen towel, sarung kusyen etc. you name it. Siap amik order lagi, on the go. Well, no surprise lah... she's celebrating xmas soon and she's busy doing up the house for the coming festive season. And if korang nak tahu, for us sharing the same hobby, this "showing off" (no offence intended here) of diy projects on social media is very contagious.

I, myself, had been putting off sewing due to segala macam kesibukan... yang benar dan yang dibuat-buat, eheheh.... and I had been wanting to get my creative juice flowing again. And now that the school holidays have started, what better time to jump head on and "merempit" like heck, kan?

So after browsing online for some ideas, terciptalah dress untuk anak bongsu aii...

I don't have a tutorial for this dress sebab truth be told, hakak nak siapkan cecepat dek non oii... kalau buat tutorial kang kejap2 dah nak kena pause tangkap gambar lak dulu at every step. Haish! Kan ke lambat tuh?

Apa2 pun, insyaAllah lah, kalau hakak terasa rajin yang luarbiasa, I might just make another one dan buat tutorial sekali ehh? Ehh? Ok?

Hakak belanja gambar je posting kali ni, orait? Apa nak namakan baju ni erk? Dress lobang jantung? Jantung berlobang? Hahaha... apa2 pun, I sangat puas hati dengan baju ni. Tak nyesal hakak buat pelan, hati2 and took my own sweet time. Tadi kata nak cepat siap, ni dah own sweet time plak?

Disclaimer: Warna tema krismas itu adalah kebetulan semata-mata. Next year boleh pakai untuk CNY pulak ekekeke!

A Seamstress Will Never Have Enough Fabric

These arrived yesterday, and I can't wait to get started!

There's only one problem, though. Finding the time! ^lol^

These are designer cottons bought online, from a US-based shop. You might think they're expensive, but the cost per meter (converted from yard just for comparison purpose) came up to an average of about RM50/meter. Postage included, mind you.

Go anywhere in Malaysia, find the same fabric (imported, designer American cotton), and you'll find that most places sell them for no less than RM55 per meter. And this was before GST, hah! Limited choices too, I may say.

You may still think that RM50 per meter is still too steep a price to pay for cottons. Well, this is a matter of preference, in my opinion. I don't mind paying slightly higher for quality. I've made a few pieces of outfits for my daughter from this material. They're durable, which makes them highly suitable for kids clothing; the colors don't fade much even after frequent washing and drying outdoor (under tropical, Miri sun, if you only know how hot that can be!) and the fabric becomes softer and comfier after frequent use. Yes, they wrinkle a lot initially, which makes ironing necessary (if you really care) but after 4-5 washes, they don't wrinkle as bad and you can forget about ironing. 

Did I say 'I can't wait to get started on these' yet?