Zarina Craft

I’m so loving how this Sea Animals quilt came about. The customer at first wanted to use teddy bears but she changed her mind (before the actual work on the EQ started).

I designed this particular quilt to include the purple 16 patch block which I have been eyeing for a long time. The arrangement is also from my want-to-do list: instead of Sudoku, I used 10 different KenKen 4-grid puzzles to form the blocks.

The sea animals (chosen by the customer) are machine appliquéd except for the eyes which I hand stitched.

And these are also my favourites (blue and green because they are my favourite colors.

I wished more orders like this come in. Almost all my quilt orders are memory quilts using baby clothes.

I have been contacted by a customer via my blog so it’s about time that I start being present here.

Many things have happened since the last post and if you want to see what I have been up to, on a weekly basis you can follow my FB page or Instagram.

In the midst of the pandemic COVID-19 (need to be mentioned here for record keeping), I have been busy with custom orders of lingerie and memory quilts.

To start with, here are a few of my orders for custom fit brassiere.

This Marie the cat is a nursing bra for my first ever customer. It is a heavily altered of Pin-up-girls Shelley pattern.

This one, hands down is my prettiest that I have ever made so far. I used Scuba fabric for the cup.

Contact me if you want your own or learn how to make your own (bra and/or panties). At the moment, I cater for small classes.

I had received a request from a new grandmother for her new grandchild. It involves a basket, fabric (of course) and lace. 

A little bit of crosshatch quilting goes a long way in any product.

The baby basket awaiting for the delivery of the new grandchild.  The mattress was also part of the order so that she will be comfortable in her new bedding.

Another angle of the quilted baby basket cover as a made to order. I just love the wall deco.

I will be running two classes (with limited spaces) at Spotlight The Mines on Saturday, Apr 29.

Dedicated to beginners and those with zero basics.

Best part, you do NOT have to bring a sewing machine. Spotlight has generously offered the use of their machines.

I have been commissioned to make a baby quilt out of a customer’s baby clothes.

It all starts with a pile of baby clothes.She wanted a smooth quilt but I recommended to add small parts of the clothes such as pockets and bows. There is a piece with a 3-dimensional flower and two strings of beads missing in the photo. [Edited: the flower is at the left bottom corner.]

Since there were big pieces left, we continued by making a stuffed tortoise.

And here is a photo of the set.

Again, I was contacted by a Malaysian who is residing away from Malaysia.

She started this lap quilt three years ago when one of her friend guided her in the process. All the pieces for the top was even cut up.

She chose all the fabrics with the Japanese designs which I love too. There were a few seams I had to repair of the quilt top but it went real fast.

The squares were 10 inches finished.

From the back of the quilt, you can see the free motion quilting I did.

Here is a close up of my favourite fabric and the corners. I have now almost perfected my machine sewn binding.

If you need help in finishing your quilt, you can contact me.