Bags and more bags to come

Recently I was inspired to make bags after subscribing to Quilt Japan. Here are 2 bags which I completed recently.

The "Fortune cat" bag was made in time for Chinese New Year to enable me to receive some good fortune. Well, I have not seen much "fortune" come in but I hope fortune comes in other ways like happiness, health for 2007.

I used to bring lunch to work using some paper bags and I decided to make for myself a lunch bag using strong denim cloth as the paper bags would break easily. I appliqued some "hearts" onto the bag using some decorative stitches. I also sewed some decorative buttons onto the handle so that I can reuse the handles if I wish to do so. It also makes it easier to wash the bag as I can remove the handles.

X'mas tree ornaments

Would you like some X'mas tree ornaments which are really unique this year?

You can hang these ornaments on your X'mas tree individually or string them together to hang around your house. They are really cute and has front and back. Do let me know if you are interested as I have limited stock of these specialty items.

Nien nien yu yi & Fook cushions (for CNY)

This pair of fish cushions are very symbolic and ideal for Chinese New Year. If you are interested, please feel free to contact me for next CNY cushions! I also have some nice Japanese fish fabrics to make the fish cushions.

Animal's in love

Here is another marvel using one of my embroidery machines. It was a b'day present to Agnes princess Jia Yi!

Jungle quilt - Gazelle

This "jungle" theme quilt was designed by my niece, Gazelle. I stitched it for her to remind her of animals in her favourite hang-out "The Farm" in Malaysia - the monkey (named Brandy), dog (named Dickie), the tortoise as well as the birds and other animals.

The quilt has been signed specially for Gazelle, made with love by Aunty Marg. It was completed in 2004.

Circles of the East - Kumiko Sudo cushions

This series of cushion designs are based on the designs in the books Circles of the East by Kumiko Sudo. All cushions are made from Japanese fabric and quilted using free motion quilting. I have put piping in the cushions to complement it.

This book has a series of 30 designs. It can be made into cushions or a quilt. If you are interested in any of these designs please feel free to contact me.

Japanese specialty cloth products

My favourite place to shop for fabric is Japan, of course! I have been to Japan 6 times and I never tire of their fabrics especially the designs and the colours. I was in Japan recently for CNY 2007 (Kobe, Nara, Osaka and Kyoto) and all I bought from Japan was fabrics!

I love their "specialty fabrics", actually these pieces of fabrics are used to wrap lunch boxes or gifts. I buy them to make cushions as I like to have a collection of different cushions. Here are 2 cushions which I recently finished in time for Chinese New Year 2007.