Stitch 2 Stitch

This was the last dress I sewed for Arianna before I packed away the machines. I had previously sewn the same pattern and since Arianna liked it so much, I decided to sew another one but I made some modifications since I had issues with the gathers. This top has a LOT of gathers!!

Sewn in 104, I removed the gather on the back panel and thankfully, it fits Arianna nicely.

Don’t know when I’ll be sewing more dresses but I really hope that the dresses that I have sewn for her, she will want to wear coz at the moment, she’s got a few favourite onces and nothing else will do! >.< In fact, there are a couple of dresses that I’ve done for her and she has yet to wear them simply because she prefers something else! *sigh* It’s hard to please this child…..uugghh!

Aaahhh…..although my first trip to Spotlight to spend my $40 off voucher was an unsuccessful one since I was rushing through the store looking for things I wasn’t familiar with and I was pressed for time too but not with the second trip.

The second time around we left the girls behind and took the little man with us instead. It was considered our day out and I got what I wanted. I managed to get all the yarn I needed to make my cardigan and a pullover for Brandon too. I also bought some yarn for Mum to take back with her. Ted was looking for promotional golf balls but I told him that I wasn’t sure if he could get it at Spotlight. lol But sadly, we didn’t have enough time for that but I don’t mind….I already got what I wanted! LOL

I forgot to mention that this will be my first effort on starting a REALLY big project by my standards. It requires 12 balls of 50g yarn and although I wanted to knit up another cardigan, that one requires 19 balls!! A bit too many for my liking so I decided to try a smaller project first. Wish me luck peeps!!

Who would have thought that KR would be the ‘dangerous’ one?? Actually, despite her impish looks and those big, dark eyes….she could literally get away with murder but sadly, she has a really extreme personality. On one hand, she is loving and giving…but the next moment she is this shrieking, stubborn and defiant little monster – you’d wonder what the heck happened to that other baby!! lol Sometimes I swear she’s got a split personality, it’s just not funny.

Recently, she’s been trying to climb out of her cot and she certainly won’t be the one having the last laugh if she toppled over the top! When she was a baby, we bought the memory foam mattress for her but because the cot was low, we added some foam underneath this matress to give it some height. I’m now thinking that perhaps it is time to remove that additional foam before something really bad happens. After all, like most kids, she would most likely not learn from her lesson should she fall over… *sigh*

I can’t believe that Christmas is just about 2 weeks away…where did 2010 go…?? So I spent 1/4 of the year away in Malaysia and perhaps that’s what made 2010 pretty much just slip away without me realising it! I got to admit though, it was an awesome 3 months holiday for me. Heh.

Although Mum doesn’t have modern office furniture that’s comfy like that, not that we have anything remotely similar either – it was home, and home is where the heart is and if I had a wish this Christmas…it would be that we struck it big on the Lotto and could afford to move to Malaysia for a few years. In fact, I am even willing to re-write that all over my Christmas wishlist! This could purely be wishful thinking on my part, but hope is a good thing…..

When I posted this FB status, everyone was so concerned and wondered what had happened to me. Let me just say that my person is fine, I’m not hurt or anything and my family members are fine too. But emotionally, I am rather crushed and well, emotional. I blogged recently about putting away my machines for awhile until I got both feet planted on the ground what with the new bub and all but it’s easier said than done.

While having them on my dining table sort of gave me hope that I could cope with sewing and the new bub, deep down I knew that I couldn’t and that hope slowly turned into misery because I knew that in reality, I wouldn’t be sewing for a long time. Not until Brandon is bigger and the girls more independant. Having them on the table where I could see them in plain sight was like really rubbing it in for me so I finally took the plunge and packed them away so that I could no longer look at them.

To those who think nothing of sewing, this may sound crazy but it was a rather emotional moment for me because I really love sewing and I guess you could say that its like asking a PS addict to pack up their consul indefinitely. How would that make you feel? It was painful but it had to be done – I needed to prioritize and family comes first. Hence this drastic decision. I know that the happiest person and the one who is benefiting from my misery is Ted coz he’s been wanting to see me pack up my babies since as long as I can remember. He grinned from ear to ear when he saw how clear our dining table is. So at least one of us is happy.

I’m slowly getting used to this empty table which in a way is a good thing because honestly, with both machines on the table, there wasn’t much room for anything else so it’s a blessing in disguise. On a happier note, despite putting away my machines, I am not totally craft-less. My new passion is knitting although I haven’t really been knitting much since I finished that gumnut hat. In fact, my easy cap has taken a hiatus as well coz I ran out of wool! LOL But I have plans….we will be going to Spotlight after Brandon’s baptism so I plan on stocking up some major wool so that I don’t have to worry about going to Spotlight again coz Lord know how hard it is to get Ted to take me there! These are times I wished I have my drivers license. >.< Man, I really need to shape up and get it over and done with….I really do!!!!

I can’t remember the last time I stepped foot in Spotlight! But that’s quite ok because tonight, my darling husband is taking me shopping there. Mainly because I’ve got a voucher from Spotlight that gives me $40 off purchases $100 and over. Hence if I spend $100, I only pay $60. Sweet!!!!

I had promised him that I won’t buy ANY fabric at all since the machines have been put away so I’ll be splurging instead on yarn and knitting accessories. Yes, all the walking around tonight will ensure that I don’t need to read up about creatine at least tonight. LOL All that walking will, I’m sure help me lose a little bit of weight so its really me killing 2 birds with 1 stone. Heh. NOthing beats retail theraphy eh? I reckon I deserve a bit of shopping since I’ve been cooped up at home!!

I know this has nothing to do craft perse but blogging actually requires a bit of creativity and definitely interest to keep the blog going. I’ve been blogging for at least 5 years now and I can’t remember how I started. But I do know that from 1 blog, I now have 3. Guess that’s progress for you, eh?

I used to me so desperate to get traffic to my blog and while I still want traffic, and would love for traffic to flood my blogs, the competition is tough these days so I am happy with what I get. Once upon a time,
manual directory submission was something I was doing every other day just to get my blogs everywhere but these days, I try to focus on writing more and hope that what I write will bring in the traffic. So if you like what you read, please feel free to share my blog.

And I learnt this the hard way, I guess. Although I was checking out this nutrisystem review just mere moments ago, my mind drifted off to an incident that has been repeating itself over the past few days especially just after the girls have their bath.

Arianna has turned out to be quite a ‘dress’ girl and if it was possible, she’d wear a dress everyday, 24/7. Sadly, her picks are limited to just a few dresses and about 3 tunics/tops which sometimes makes it absolutely impossible to be worn all day and all night. 2 days in a row we’ve had screaming and carrying on about wanting to wear a dress to bed and although we’ve told her time and time again that we don’t wear dresses to bed. She forgets….or most like she pretends to forget and would normally try to get her way. Yesterday nearly broke the camels back coz we had a major whinge/whine/super tantrum outburst from the little miss and dh came storming out of her room and asked me if I would be offended if he threw away all her dresses. While I understood that this stemmed from that current situation, the mere suggestion did indeed offend me. After all, its all my blood, sweat and tear that I put in. Hence I suggested putting them away.

DH is of the opinion that I had spoiled Arianna for encouraging her obsessive behaviour and excellerating it for new dresses coz at one point, I was sewing her a dress/top a day and I guess, she has taken it for granted and is literally spoilt for choice. Needless to say that this won’t be an issue anymore since I’ve given up sewing for the moment. I still miss it dreadfully though…..

In keeping with the spirit of knitting, I’ve already decided on my next project. Yes, I’m rather gungho about this whole knitting business. lol Actually, my Mum is the one who’s been knitting most of it coz it’s a great way to fill up her time here when she’s resting and putting her feet up. Plus, I get my knitting done faster too. Hah!! Yes, she’s a whole lot better and faster than me so having her to help me is a definite plus.

This here is the current project….another simple hat for Brandon. What a lucky bubba he is!!

It’a an old saying but even in this day and age, I think this rings true. A close friend of mine started her *career* as a bridesmaid since she was a kid. She was always the pretty one and once dressed up, she really looked like a doll so it was no surprise that if any relative was getting married, she was either the flower girl (when she was a little girl) or the bridesmaid when she grew older. Even to this date, friends often ask her to be in their bridal party. The latest wedding gave her the chance to put on one of Mori Lee bridesmaid dresses and she looked absolutely stunning. Thank goodness she didn’t outshine the bride!! lol

Surprisingly, despite age catching up she hasn’t found the right man to settle down with. And although she doesn’t show it, you can see it in her eyes that she longs to settle down and start a family. After all, when you are part of a wedding so often, some how down the line, you’d definitely want to be the centre of attraction. Perhaps she is living up to the age old saying, once a bridesmaid….always a bridesmaid. However, I wish her otherwise. She’s a beautiful girl with a heart of gold and someday soon, I hope she finds her Mr. Right.