Yasmin's Stitching

Something not xstitch : Top 5 Most Stupid Goals

2009-11-14T21:05:00.000-08:00

My son was watching this the order day and I had a good laugh when it was my turn to watch it! What better way to update my blog then with this hilarious video clip! LOL

**Credit to youtube **

My latest thimble collection

2009-09-16T08:28:00.000-07:00

I'm over the moon!! What do you think of my latest acquisition? It's a gift from my good friend and colleague Azah and what a true friend she is who dearly knows my heart's desire and passion for thimbles.. She bought this for me plus some other souvenirs ( fridge magnet being one of them) while holidaying in Australia. Though it was last year, yet I still feel the same rush of excitement whenever I took a peek at my latest thimbles. They are so cute!!
P/s : Only for decoration purposes as they are too heavy to use as thimbles! lol..
By the way, did I tell you that my sis in law has a vast collection of thimbles? You should see hers!
I tried to relieve her of one but to no avail! Haha.

My Round Robin has finally came home!!!

2008-11-19T00:23:00.001-08:00

This RR makes me want to update my blog instantly! I took part in this RR organized by Malaysian Stitchers Yahoo Group. This is my first RR and I don't regret joining though there were many glitches here and there.. It was suppose to be a year long RR but it came to 2 years! Yes, I got it back after nearly 2 years but I don't mind cos it sure looks stunning. The picture was taken with my handphone . Didn;t know my handphone took such clear and lovely pictures. LOL.. Okay, ogle all you can but it's mine! yup MINE!!! LOL.

BTW would love to see how the other RRs turn out..

P/S I would like to thank Zarina, Margaret, Lillie, Rozita and Zalita for the work put in which follow so closely to my heart's desires. I love all the designs put together.

PS Exchange from Sandra in Barbados

2008-11-19T00:05:00.000-08:00

I haven't been updating my blog for quite a while and friends are asking me what I've been up to. It's a combination of year-end workload and just plain laziness! I just have no mood to even pick up the needle! No reading nor visiting blogs either. Don't know what came over me! I have to apologize to Sandra for not getting the pictures up on my blog immediately after receiving it though I have done so on the HOE board.

I have never before had anyone from Barbados as my partner and I'm thrilled to receive such a sweet package from Sandra. She stitched for me a very gorgeous "P is for pincushion" pincushion. Isn't it lovely???This is one of my "to stitch" project but never got around to stitch it.. Now that I've got this, I can scrap this project off of my list.. lol.. Sandra also included a timble from my wish list and this is my second, the first one from my friend Frances. I hope to build a collection of timbles from all over the world *hint* hint*.. I love the pretty mirror, postcard and pins too! thank you so much Sandra for all the goodies!

MY PS exchange to Brigitte in Germany

2008-10-14T07:08:00.000-07:00

Read on the HOE blog that Brigitte has received my exchange. So take a feast at some of the pictures here .. I have run out of ideas what to finish the PS pattern into. Since I'm on a scissors pocket roll, so here's the end result.

A beautiful gift from Lillie

2008-08-13T06:16:00.000-07:00

Yoohoo.... another floss tag for my collection! I am jumping with joy for this cute little floss ring that Lillie sent me. I was dead tired coming back from work and this gift cheered and lifted me me up. Of all the Aury animals quaker freebies, I love this one the most. I have a soft spot for anything sheepish and eweish ( are there such words???) LOL..

Lillie, thank you so much for this sweet floss ring . You have made my day!!!

Motifs & Ciseaux Scissors Pocket

2008-08-13T05:33:00.000-07:00

Let me share with you my lastest finish. I had it all stitched up & tassles and all last night but my camera was out of battery and so had to leave it until today to post. My connection is really back and it took me ages to upload these pictures!! Argghh.. As you all have guessed, I am in a scissors pocket roll besides the floss tag roll. LOL... ( my 4th since the first one that I stitched for an exchange with Aniza ). It's getting easier and easier to assemble ;)). I really love how it turned out except for the cotton fabric. I had in mind a maroon fabric but couldn't find any in my stash, so I had to settle for pink??? { grin } Stitched on 32ct white linen with DMC variegated 75..I was thinking of using variegated 115 but finally set my mind on 75 as the colour is a little lighter that 115. The original design is a tad larger and I downsized it to fit my 4" scissors.

Did I mention that this is a freebie? You can download the chart here

By the way I would like to thank everyone for the kind words on my work. My heart burst with joy whenever I read the lovely comments. Your visits and comments mean very much to me as they keep me motivated.. ;))

Rose pin pillow and WIP

2008-08-09T19:32:00.000-07:00

The Olympics Games is here and how spectacular the opening ceremony was! I finally made a decision to switch my astro fun channel to Sports a day before.It usually takes 24 hours for it to take effect but the lady was so nice and promised to switch it as soon as possible ( It only took 4 hours). It seems that they have so many requests asking for a change of channel.. Two thumbs up to her! ;))

I have seen many projects by talented stitchers on these specialty stitches and I told myself that I will try these out one day. So, while watching the olympics, I stitched this on pink check hardanger. I didn't even realized I have this in my stash. I must have got this many years ago and put them somewhere under those piles of fabric! LOL.. I actually made a blunder of it as you can see that it's not centralized! LOL.. I don't know what these specialty stitches are called ( must look them up ;) but I think one is the spider web roses? LOL. Whatever ! Anyway, I find this very very interesting to stitch. Design is by Atalie.

I also started on another small project. This is a freebie by Carrine.

New floss Tag

2008-08-09T03:25:00.001-07:00

I'm on a floss tag roll. LOL. Pattern taken from part of EEF Bunny. This is very quick to finish.

In the pink scissors pouchette

2008-08-05T00:07:00.000-07:00

Well, I had a hard time deciding what to do with this design. You see, this was the wip that I did not finished when Yuko sent me this exact design finished into a pinkeep. I love how hers turned out because she uses the recommended 32 ct linen and threads whereas mine is stitched on 28 ct linen with converted dmc colours. The threads didn't cover the fabric well and I did not have the mood to finish it. LOL.. I had it put aside and only recently thought about finishing it. So what better way to finish it than into a scissors pouchette. This way, the bareness of the design is not so noticeable. Also I already have the pinkeep and I think this compliments it very well..

Some new finishes

2008-08-01T23:27:00.000-07:00

My sis-n-law invited me over for a stitching meet up and last Tuesday I went down to Alor Setar. We had a fruitful 2 days and managed to get some finishings done. I had 3 finishes whereas Lee Fun had 2. Since the day she got me the eyelet puncher, I couldn't wait to use it and so when the opportunity arose, I gathered some of my stitching ( which I couldn't finish due to lack of finishings - beads, ribbons etc..) and went over. We shopped for some fabrics for my pinkeep and found a very matching japanese cotton.I love doing the floss tag and i guess it must be the joy of using a new toy! LOL. I'm still using the old big ring as I had forgotten about getting some smaller ones.Nevermind, I will shop for that later ;))

Besides the floss tag, I also finished a pinkeep and a scissors keeper. The greenich gold pinheads and ribbons are from her stash. Actually, we made the pins using tacking pins and pearl plus beads as we couldn't find any nice one here. It was my first try at doing the pins and I'm quite thrilled how it turned out. By the way, the design is a freebie from an italian site which is no longer available. You can see more pictures here

Kreativ Blogger Award

2008-07-21T23:54:00.000-07:00

Wow! I feel honoured to be bestowed such a prestigious award by Joei ! I am neither creative nor innovative but nevertheless, I'll accept it proudly! LOL.

Ok, here's the rules :

1. The winner may put the logo on her blog.

2. Put a link to the person you got the award from.

3. Nominate 5 blogs.

4. Put links to the blogs.

5. Leave a message for your nominees

There are many talented and creative bloggers out there so it's no easy task choosing 5. Ok, here goes :

1. Aniza
2. Noreen
3. Dania
4. Angel
5. Ros

Have a nice day!

HOE Freebie Exchange to Nela

2008-07-21T23:38:00.000-07:00

My Hoe exchange to Nela in Venezuela finally reached her after more than a month. This is the second time it has taken so long. I was about to stitch a replacement like ( like the previous one ) when Nela emailed that she has received it at last. Phew! what a relief! I was about to be put off of exchanges but I couldn't resist seeing so many lovely and gorgeous exchange pieces on the HOE blog. LOL. I hope this time around, my PS exchange will get to my partner on time. So I must make sure to send it maybe a few weeks earlier?? Ok, here's a picture of the piece that I sent to Nela. Two Carnations is a freebie design by PS. This was in my 'to do' list for God knows how many years and I'm glad that this exchange gave me the opportunity to stitch it for Nela. As you can see, I don't have nice ribbons or pins, just the normal ones but I'll shop for better ones the next time I go to a bigger town. Nela, glad that you like it.

Edit : Nela, I think I missed a few stitches ( the leaves ). Hopefully it's not too obvious. LOL

A new finish

2008-07-14T06:35:00.000-07:00

This is the companion piece to the pink biscornu from Periphaeria Designs. I like that the design and the size suit a pouchette. Oma left a comment on the pink biscornu ( thanks Oma ;)) ) suggesting that I should add more stitches in the middle and so there it is, another clover. I use DMC flower thread to stitch it. This one fits a small 4" scissors. I love doing the finishing and I am thinking of making another one for my next exchange, hopefully I can still maintain the interest till then.. lol..

By the way, thank you to all of you for posting your comments here. I truly appreciate your thoughts and comments..Even though I don't post that many comments , please know that I do visit your blogs. I am sharing the computer with my son and I always have to fight with him for it ( LOL ) as he is online most of the time..

Also, I am very, very worried that my HOE Freebie exchange has not reached my partner yet. I had a very bad experience when the SBEBB LHN exchange that I sent to Carol took soooo long to reach her, that is after the 2nd one reached her first.. It's been more than a month already.. Though I registered it, I don't know if Pos Malaysia can do anything about it. I did asked the post master here, and he said to wait a little longer before filing a claim .I don't want to claim, I just want my exchange to reach my partner:(( I think I'll start stitching a replacement.. Don't know if this is a sign that I shouldn't join any more exchanges? Well, too late, I have just signed up for a PS exchange on HOE. I hope I'll have better luck this time around.

My new toy

2008-07-13T03:59:00.000-07:00

Yooo hooo .. It's here, it's here... it's not floss, it's not linen, it's an eyelet puncher that I have been searching high and low for.!!! hehehe..Actually it's still with my sis-in-law .. Almost every blog I visited has floss rings and floss rings... I made one but without the eyelet.... not like a real floss rings.. lol.. I saw one on Lillie's blog. She has recently got one and how I envy her... Lillie offered to help me buy one but because of the weight ( postage might be expensive ), I decided to ask my sis-in-law to scout for one at her local stationery shop.. She was as excited as I was cos she is suppose to go next week but ended up going there today!!! It was very much cheaper that I expected..also the last one in the store.. I have a pattern in mind already and will be stitching it up tonight..hehehe... appreaciate and luv ya sis..

Okay here's a picture of it... I stole it from her blog...

2 mini hearts

2008-06-30T05:15:00.000-07:00

I've been admiring some of those thread rings/keepers ( is this the correct term??) on some stitchers blogs and am real excited about making one. First I had to find some small teeny weeny designs that are not too intricate but quick to finish as I find that my attention/interest span is rather short nowadays! One, I have finished into a thread keeper, the other a scissors fob. The scissors fob is not the easiest to sew as it's rather small and to take the inside out sweats me out! But the result really pleased me to bits! Not the pattern though as it;s quite plain but overall, for a first timer at making a thread keeper, I'm quite satisfied. By the way, the ring is unusually large so a trip to the local needlework store this weekend for some smaller rings is on the agenda ;))

Pink biscornu and blue heart pinkeep

2008-06-22T06:39:00.001-07:00

My two finishes over the weekend.

The pink biscornu is a design by Peripheria, stitched with pink overdyes. I had intended to finish it into a pouchette but unfornately miscalculated the size and so turned it into a biscornu instead!

The second, a blue heart pinkeep. If you had noticed from my earlier posting, this is an old piece but I haven't got around to finishing it. My first time attempting a pocket for the back of the pinkeep with some lace I bought recently.

HOE freebie exchange from Jennifer in Oklahoma

2008-06-13T06:36:00.000-07:00

I received the most gorgeous biscornu from Jennifer Wilder in OK today!! She stitched not one but both sides and both are so elegant with lots of gold beads. This is a Chatelaine freebie called Martina Roses. I have always wanted to stitch this and this is like a dream come true! LOL..She also added green tassles and this is my first biscornu with tassles. I absolutely love it! The pictures taken are not very clear and doesn't show the true colour of the beads.. In real, it's very, very outstanding! I jumped for joy when I saw it and couldn't take my eyes off it.. Jennifer, thank you so much for this stunning piece. I know you have put in a lot of effort ( very neat work ) and time in making this exchange for me. Also thank you for the extras - CCN's Summer Strawberries and the silk and overdyes which I love to bits! May God Bless You.

Final Round RR : My house on Margaret's neighbourhood

2008-06-03T19:06:00.000-07:00

I've been putting this off for the umpteen times but managed to finish the last round last night. Phew! What a relief! No more RR for me. LOL. There are still 2 more stitchers to stitch on Margaret's RR and I'll be sending this to Zarina later this week.

Let me start on what I have stitched for Margaret. Since there's this narrow space on the left, I decided to make full use of it with 2 designs from CCN - Summer Garden and Rose Cottage. I particularly like the white fence from Summer Garden with all those lovely pink and blue flowers, birds, bee , not to mention the cat and a misplaced rabbit! LOL. The threads used are a combo of DMC solid and variegated colours and some overdyes. Margaret, how do you like my house and garden on your neighbourhood? Hope you like it ;))

My Quaker to Karen

2008-05-01T02:15:00.000-07:00

I copied the picture of the exchange that I sent to Karen . I was so concerned with sending it out on time that I forgot to take some pictures.. LOL..

SBEBB Spring Quaker Exchange

2008-05-01T02:00:00.000-07:00

First, many apologies for not putting up the pictures of the quaker exchange that Hazel sent to me.. I was so caught up with work . I also forgot to snap a picture of the quaker that I sent out to Karen in Australia but I managed to copy it from her album;))

I stitched a quaker post for Karen and included some local overdyes , a small made in Malaysia songket purse and some laces. I hope she likes them;))

Hazel sent me a very sweet and huggable quaker pillow filled with scented herbs. I love the colours! She also included some gorgeous hand dyed Dragon Floss ,Polstitches hand dyed threads and Anchor variation..... They are such beautiful colours and I already have some patterns in mind to use with these threads.. Included in her package is also an LHN chart from my wishlist and a postcard of the Peak District in UK. All in all, I'm very satisfied with this exchange though at one time I was almost behind schedule in sending this out. Thanks you very much Hazel for a beautiful exchange.

What a wonderful surprise from Joei in Singapore

2008-02-07T19:09:00.000-08:00

The postman came knocking with a most pleasant surprise in the shape of a package!!! I was wondering who it might be from as I have no more exchanges coming my way. Then I saw Joei's name and deep inside, I knew that she must have sent it to thank me for the batting that I sent her a couple of weeks ago. She mentioned how expensive it is over there in Singapore and since it's quite reasonably priced here, I sent a meter of it over to Joei. At first I thought that she might be sending me a card and I never knew that she took the effort to stitch me the lovelist biscornu ever!! I have always admire her Atalie biscornus on her blog and wanted to stitch one too. I'm glad I don't have to stitch it now as it came already stitched. LOL.. I love those rose buttons ( must ask her where she got those hehe ) and the spider webs and I have to say that hers is very lovely and perfectly stitched. I must get my needle and thread ready and start learning how to stitch these spider webs.LOL. By the way, this biscornu came in a lovely pink box ( love the box too!) . Joei, you don't really have to sent anything in return as I'm happy and excited to help you. Nevertheless, I'm very pleased and over the moon to receive this from you plus 2 lovely pieces of cotton fabbies, green and blue. I just love cottons and I use them sparingly as they are very expensive over here. Thank you so much Joei for the perfect gift and also for your friendship. I will always treasure them and remember you as my great stitching friend not forgetting those that I have made over the years. lol...

My prize for the 12 Mini challenge

2008-01-19T01:45:00.000-08:00

Prizes and gifts do come in tiny weeny shapes! First, I wasn't expecting this in the mail but it came at the right time when I was brooding over the lost of my mattress pincushion.. Margaret offered a prize for the person who finished the 12th mini challenge first and I am happy to be the lucky recipient. I received a most lovely redwork pillow and a very unique tape measurement. The picture doesn't do it justice as the flash is too bright, I think. Thank you, Margaret for a gorgeous prize!

The second mini pillow was stitch by my friend Zai. I met her 2 years ago when we went for the National Level Teacher's Day Celebration in KL. I knew her through Azah, my colleague and we clicked immediately. With her, I can really talk and talk. LOL. The 3 of us had a great time shopping and "makan-makan". LOL. She came over the other day and saw my collection of smalls. I was surprised when she told me that she also stitches but not seriously into it. So when she came again, she brought me this little sweet mini oval pillow with lace and I was moved by her thoughtfulness. Thank you Zai. Both you and Margaret have made my day!

The one that got lost

2008-01-12T19:41:00.000-08:00

Here's some pictures of the 1st exchange that couldn't find the way to Carol's house. LOL.. Hopefully it will make a detour as I really hope that Carol will get this. At least I'm glad I remembered to take a picture of it with the rest of my other mattress pincushions before I sent it off.

SBEBB Specific Designer Exchange for Carol

2008-01-12T18:49:00.000-08:00

At last! My replacement finally reached Carol and I'm glad that she loves it and I love stitching this for her.I have been to her blog and you MUST too.. LOL. She really have very nice designs stitched up. Her work is very neat too. I also envy all her smalls esp her fobs and her pinkeeps.

Actually she was willing to wait for the first one to reach her but I thought that she has waited long enough and decided to stitched up a replacement as soon as possible as I will be having quite a heavy workload this year. Through her emails, I find that she is very warm, funny and kind and I truly like her a lot. When I read her blog, I also found out that she is a very generous stitcher as well ;))

Unfortunately the first one that I stitched for her got lost in the mail ;(( and I made sure that I sent the second one registered. I didn't expect Carol to receive it so fast as I only sent it on the 3rd. I fell in love with the watermelon and bluebird pattern so much that I couldn't wait to stitch it for Carol. I made it into a mattress pincushion , as usual {{{LOL}}} as I am still very much into it..