Trimsies in PUL

Et voilà! Trimsies in PUL. Finally I made it last week. I used the Basic Trainer pattern with size M. My notes: difficult to sew PUL fabric and bamboo terry fabric. They both are stretched. Any tips?

Inner & soaker: bamboo terry
Outer: PUL Ooga Booga
Side panel: PUL green

Honey Jar Pincushion & Sewing Kit Storage

Ini pincushion kedua yang saya buat. Dulu sempat bikin kecil dan cukup helpful utk dipakai saat jahit. Nah, berhubung sekarang sedang belajar ttg penggunaan mesin jahit termasuk jarum-jarum mesin jahit yang berbeda, saya jadi kepikiran untuk membuat satu pincushion lagi khusus utk jarum mesin.

Awalnya karena baca hub ttg sewing machine needles di sini. Penulisnya kasih saran utk menyediakan pincushion spesial utk jarum mesin jahit (silakan baca tulisannya, sangat menarik dan bermanfaat). Kemudian, browsing2 di Tipnut dan Tip Junkie utk berbagai tutorial DIY pincushion (OMG, asli lucu2 banget, bingung milihnya). Akhirnya jatuhlah pandangan pada satu tuto yang memanfaatkan botol bekas makanan bayi (baby food jar). Very berry good idea... Apalagi krn saya sendiri butuh banget wadah utk keperluan jahit tp yg lebih kecil dan lebih ringkes dibanding kotak perlengkapan jahit yang ada di rumah.

So, berdasarkan tutorial Baby Food Jar Pincushion tersebut, saya membuat satu pincushion yg jg berfungsi sebagai sewing kit storage. Botol yang digunakan bukan bekas makanan bayi melainkan bekas madu, jadi lebih besar. Bahan kainnya bukan katun biasa namun felt sisa2 acara ulang tahun Estelle bulan April lalu. Pita-nya juga.

Voilà... udah jadi. Tinggal dikasih kotak2 utk tiap ukuran jarum mesin jahit.

List Toko Online Bahan Popok

Oh ya, list ini hanya berisi toko2 online di Perancis, UK dan US, bukan di Indonesia.

FRANCE

• Ar Brinic http://www.arbrinic.com/ - pilihannya banyak banget, PUL-nya lucu2, harganya lebih mahal, demikian jg ongkirnya.
• Couche Nature http://www.couche-nature.fr/ - pilihannya lumayan banyak, PUL-nya cakep, harganya normal, ongkir idem
• Cosy Cotton http://www.cosycotton.com/ - pilihannya banyak, PUL-nya so so, harga normal, ongkir idem
• Tiloudou http://tiloudou.fr/ - pilihannya terbatas, PUL-nya lumayan, harganya murah, ongkir normal
• Toile de Coton http://www.toile-de-coton.fr/ - pilihannya terbatas banget, PUL juga, harga normal, ongkir normal
• Trezh Babig http://www.trezh-babig.com/ - pilihannya terbatas, PUL polos aja, harga normal, ongkir normal
• Toudou Nature http://www.toudoo-natura.com/ - pilihannya terbatas banget, PUL juga, harga sedikit lebih mahal, ongkir normal
• Bio Tissus http://biotissus.com/

Note. Yg bukan ols, bisa coba ke Mondial Tissu. Terakhir ke sana (yg di Bourges), ada bahan PUL putih dan microfiber.

UK

• Pocket Bots http://pocketbots.co.uk/
• Nappies by Minki http://www.minkinappies.co.uk/
• Eco Earth http://www.ecoearthfabrics.co.uk/

US

• Wazoodle http://www.wazoodle.com/ - bbrp forum tdk merekomendasikan
• Minky Delight http://www.minkydelight.com/
• Very Baby http://verybaby.com/
• Celtic Cloths Wholesale http://www.celticclothswholesale.com/
• Sew Baby http://www.sewbaby.com/
• Sew Many Diapers http://www.sewmanydiapers.com/
• Print Knits Studio http://www.printknitsstudio.com/

My Third Trainer

Still Trimsies!

Copas dari email saya ke Milis Popok Kain yah... *males nulis ulang*

Ceritanya ini lagi latihan jahit plus ngejar deadline ^_^. Popok2 anak saya mau dibeli teman yg akan melahirkan bbrp bulan lagi, plus target toilet training di musim panas (yg akan berakhir), jadi saya harus rajin 'belajar'. Kebetulan mesin jahit yg bbrp bulan lalu ngambeg, ternyata sekarang lancar jaya.

Ini trainer ketiga dgn pola yang sama, Trimsies, tapi size Medium.

• Bahan outer: katun
• Bahan side panel: flanel (sisa bahan trainer kedua)
• Bahan inner: katun
• Bahan soaker: microfiber
• Waterproof layer di bawah soaker: jas baby kayaknya > hasil mutilasi popok Baby Oz
• Pola: Trimsies size M

Sebenarnya saya penasaran terus sama si elastik latex ituh. Saya pikir, mungkin memang blm jago pasang/jahitnya, jadi sok atuh latihan... Ternyata masih sama aja. Saya udah ikutin instruksi persis spt di tutorialnya. Panjang elastik pun persis spt yg dianjurkan. Tp ya begini aja hasilnya. Kurang memuaskan. Plus point-nya, bentuk trainer-nya sendiri & jahitannya udah improved dibanding dua yang pertama saya bikin.

My Second Trainer

• Bahan outer: flanel
• Bahan inner: microfleece
• Bahan soaker: bamboo
• Waterproof layer di bawah soaker: PUL, hasil mutilasi popok yg ngga berfungsi dgn baik (bukan yg branded kok, yg murah).
• Pola: Trimsies size S (udah kadung dipotong bareng trainer yg pertama dulu - yg fleece)

Selecline

My sewing machine, Selecline, was bought couple months ago in Auchan supermarket. I decided to buy it instead of Singer or Brother because, of course, it's cheaper. The price was 59 EUR.

The first time I used, it had some problems with the thread. Broken and broken, stucked into the machine. After several trials, I gave up. I did not have much time to handle that machine.

Last week, I planned to buy a new machine from my savings. It had to be better. It might be Brother. I found a specialist store in Montargis that sells Brother. That store can repair too. It sounds perfect.

Unfortunately, we did not go there last weekend because we called the store and it seemed they're still on summer holidays. No one responded. So, I was back to the Selecline but previously I checked on the internet about the problem. It was not easy to read the manual since it is in french ;D, so I thought I could find similar problem (with different brands) in English speaking countries. I found some information.

And yesterday, I changed the bobbin and thread. The machine then worked better. I don't think I will buy a new one now.

For you who just bought Selecline and a first timer like me, perhaps this link can help you a little bit. It's a video by using Shark Sew Easy (612C) machine and it looks exactly the same with my Selecline. Also, this link will help you about changing the needle.

The great thing is, the manual of Shark 612C in PDF! It's in english, french and spanish.

Let's sew!

My First Trainer

This is my first trainer, Trimsies with size S. Not perfect yet since I am not experienced enough of using a sewing machine. Some parts were done by machine, but some were handsewn.

It's supposed to be a Quick Trainer but it was not quick for me. The fabrics are fleece and cotton terry. I used elastics from our FuzziBunz diaper that is not used anymore (PUL laminating is broken).

The size is too small for my kid. I will try to make a bigger size with, perhaps, different fabrics.

Thank's Trimsies for finally making me sew :D and use cloth diapers fabrics I bought last year.

The Encyclopedia of Wire Jewellery Techniques by Sara Withers & Xuella Arnold

And now, another book... that I have just bought. I saw in Amazon.fr and I thought it was quite complete (I hope).

The writers have another book with similar title. I just don't know what the difference is. They published in the same year, 2010.

*Waiting for my new book...*

Weave Wrap Coil by Jodi Bombardier

Add this on my list...

My Lil One Birthday

I forgot to post the birthday's crafts in this blog but I have posted some photos in here (sorry, not for everyone).

Now, I'll try to remember all I prepared for the birthday. First, you have seen the Cake Banner as shown at previous blog.

Second, I made the Mickey Mouse's cake. It was carrot cake and cupcakes, covered with almond paste and fondant in red, black and yellow colors. I decorated the cake with some Mickey's heads shaped by using some round things I had in the kitchen (fortunately, I had some bento stuffs that I could use).

The cupcake wrappers were printed from this site. And some were just made from scrapbooking papers (I copied the pattern with a carbon paper and then cut them). For the bottle wrappers, I made it by using Scrapbook Flair software and some freebies I found in the internet (forgive me, I can not remember the site).

And one little thing, the food tag. It was made also by using Scrapbook Flair software and some embellishment from A Grieving Mommy (thank's again!). I printed the food tags in photo papers. But finally I did not use them because they were too cute ^_^ Kidding. We did not really need them since I did not serve so many food.

Third, for the deco of the windows, I made Mickey's heads by using felt fabrics that I had at home. The pattern was easy to find in the internet. The happy birthday banner on the wall was bought from eBay UK (not in the photo).

Fourth, the goody bags and the Mickey's biscuits. The tote bags were so simple. I made the applique with felt fabrics in blue and green color. Since the cotton fabrics were limited (I tried to use fabrics available at home, not bought new ones), so the results were only 4 tote bags. Two were with blue Mickey's head appliques. Another two with the green. My mother-in-law helped me to sew the rest while I concentrated only on the appliques and the cuttings. I also put inside the goody bag: a sticker, a Playhouse Disney pencil and a bottle of bubble soap with Minnie wrap (Scrapbook Flair software).

The biscuits, they were made by my handmade cookie cutters in this blog. So cute, right? When I cut the dough with the cutters, the shape looked unperfect. But after going out from the oven, all cookies looked perfect: Mickey's heads. It would be nicer if I decorated with icing or chocolate, but I did not have the time.

One thing that was a must, the Thank You Cards. I also made it by using Scrapbook Flair and with embellishment of A Grieving Mommy (Denise is really kind and talented! Big thank's, Denise! Without you, I would not be able to make those cute stuffs).

Voila, c'est tout...!