Projek malam minggu - langsir jadi alas meja

Ini cerita semalam.

I just bought a wood-top dinner table. A couple of days old. Dan sepertimana lumrah bila dapat barang baru, I sangat2 berazam nak jaga baik2 supaya tahan bertahun-tahun.

And since we were going to have a kenduri doa selamat and housewarming hari ni, menggelupur lah I semalam mencari alas meja @ saprah untuk menutup meja I agar selamat dari sebarang "kecalaran" akibat pergeseran pinggan-mangkuk, gelas, toys, kuku, gelang dan tah apa2 lagi yang masuk logik akal.

Bukan I tak ada alas meja lama, tapi meja lama was a smaller table. Memandangkan keluarga I sekarang dah merangkap 6 orang dan in my household, total ada 8 orang (termasuk my mum and maid), maka meja 6-seater doesn't serve us anymore. We therefore upgraded to a 8-seater table, which is big enough to accommodate 10, when the need arises.

Considering I was pressed for time, I decided to go to the nearest place I thought I could find a tablecloth. Malangnya, the home decor shop I went to tak ada jual saprah, tapi ada jual langsir. Not wanting to waste much time, I pun sepantas kilat merekacipta design saprah yang I boleh buat, dan berapa helai langsir nak kena beli untuk buat saprah 10x6 kaki.

The curtains I bought. One opaque curtain
and 2 sheer curtains.

So I ended up buying 3 helai langsir pasang siap.

I mula menjahit some time after dinner dan selesai kira2 tiga jam kemudian. Let me just say that it was quite challenging, especially tang part nak potong sheer curtain tu. Payah betul nak potong lurus. I buat teknik tarik benang untuk dapatkan garisan lurus, but when you have only so much time, and twice as much work... takde masa der akak nak tarik2 benang bagai. Berpinar mata nak kutil benang tu uols!

Walau bagaimanapun, berkat tekun dan sabar (yang hampir2 jugak nak padam), siap lah jugak saprah I yang tak seberapa itu. It could've been better, but this time, I gave myself a break and casted my need for perfection aside. Considering kesuntukan masa dan ke-terhad-an material, I would consider this little (bulky) express project a success. Next time, when I can take my own sweet time, insyaAllah I'd make a better saprah.


Finished product...

Akhir kata, to all mothers out there...

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

-Nin-

Kain dah sampai...

Salam. Selamat pagi.

Lama tak bersiaran heheh! (Lama ke?)

Sibuk pun ye, takde bahan nak update pun ye jugak kut.

Masih lagi asyik men-doodle bila2 ada masa terluang tapi dek masa terluang tu pun terhad, tak siap2 lah adanya karya seni saya yang tak seberapa tu.

Anyway, dalam demam doodle masih membara, tiba2 dah sampai la pulak kain yang saya order tempohari. Kain cotton jersey. Cadangnya nak buat T-shirt patuh syariah. T-shirt muslimah.

Bukan tak boleh beli yang dah siap. In fact, banyak dah saya try beli yang dah siap. Tukar-tukar brand nak cari yang paling sesuai. Tapi akhirnya, kebanyakannya setakat pakai sekali-dua je. Masalah utamanya ialah... lengan selalu senteng hehehe! Bila dah basuh, makin menjadi sentengnye!
Apa nak buat, dah tangan saya ni agaknya tak proportion dengan badan.

Masalah kedua ialah kolar baju yang selalunya terlalu besar. Saya ni kecik, kalau kolar baju besar, bayangkanlah, kejap baju tu senget ke kiri, kejap ke kanan... Rasa macam budak2 pulak pakai baju besar. Bezanya tumbesaran saya dah pencen, jadi baju tu akan kekal besar sebab saya takkan membesar lagi dah ahahaha!

Satu lagi, saya nak T-shirt yang simple, sesuai pakai untuk pelasah2 gitu. Saya ni selalu busy bergerak ke sana, ke mari menguruskan anak-anak dan rumahtangga. Dan ada masa2nya mood nak bersiap2 tu tak ada jadi bila time2 macam tu saya suka sarung t-shirt je pakai dengan jeans atau palazzo. Nak2 pulak kalau nak ke pasar beli ikan... dressing simple2 je asal selesa.

Apa2 pun kain dah sampai, kena lah cari masa nak jahit kan? Alang2 nak jahit tu, boleh la selitkan sekali buat tutorial, ye tak? InsyaAllah, tiada yang membolehkan terjadi sesuatu melainkan dengan kuasa dan kehendak Allah. Moga dipermudahkan olehNya hajat saya ini.

Jadinya ni nak bagitau lah, insyaAllah dalam masa yang akan datang ni akan adalah tutorial cemana nak jait t-shirt muslimah ok? Tapi jangan la harap t-shirt yang fesyen2 ye... dah cakap tadi nak buat yang simple jek.

Jumpa lagi...

XXX, Nin.

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?