Month: August 2010

Simple fashion upgrade, just cut!

I like how having a non-existent social life is forcing me to do things that I normally procrastinate. The other day I altered a dowdy cheongsam and today, I altered a top! Very easy to do though, no sewing involved and I just loveeeeee the final results.

I bought this top quite a while ago. I can’t even remember where I got it. It’s got fringes at the front which reminded me of a flapper dress. It’s basically a two layered tee, see through lace on the outside and grey jersey material on the inside.

# – The flapper dress inspired t-shirt.

It’s quite really cute but I’ve only ever worn it once. Reason is because of the back. It made me looked like I had a large shapeless back. Maybe it’s the cutting or maybe a big piece of lace on top of cotton just isn’t that flattering.

# – The back of the top. I wish it had the same fringes as the front of the top.

So I decided to do something to make it more palatable. All I needed was a pair of good tailor’s scissors :D

# – First, I turned the tee inside out and folded it down the middle, making sure the lacey bit was out of the way.

# – Then, carefully I started cutting straight lines across the tee.

# – After the cutting process was done, simply twist every line of fabric.

# – This is the results of twisting the cut fabrics so they won’t look so flat.

# – Turn t-shirt back to how it’s supposed to originally and this is how it looks like now.

Doesn’t look that interesting yet but wait till I wear it….

# – Looks just like before.

# – But when I turn around, it’s a completely new top!

# – Damn, need to clean the mirror :P

It’s so much more interesting now and I’m glad I can wear it more regularly now ;) Pretty sure you can do the same with old t-shirts you’ve got. Now let me go find more old t-shirts to cut!!!

Awesome homemade burgers at Jackson’s Burger.

We totally stumbled on Jackson’s Burger by chance. We were driving around aimlessly trying to make our way to PJ Old Town when the BF asked me to stop. I literally made an emergency stop :P

He has spotted the famous but elusive Jackson’s Burger. Okay maybe not elusive, but we could never have figured out how to go there.

It’s parked right outside a house (which belongs to Jackson, I assume) and somewhat obstructed by a big tree, you might miss it if you’re not observant.

# – Jackson’s Burger.

Operated by a couple (whom I will assume to be Jackson and his wife), they sell all kinds of simple and fresh homemade burgers. There were only 4 types of food listed on the menu – beef burger, chicken burger, fish fillet burger and hotdog but I was told they also sell amazing crab and prawn burgers, which sadly I only found out after.

Apparently Jackson’s Burger has been around for years and is very popular among PJ natives. Blame my judgmental nature, but when it comes to famous food places, I almost always expect the proprietors to be arrogant but this is certainly not the case with Jackson’s Burger. The lady is soft-spoken and friendly. She was very sweet and patient with a girl in primary school who had difficulty recalling her father’s long list of orders.

# – I think they are Jackson and his wife?

By the way, Jackson’s Burger is also listed as a legendary food truck on 4sq ;)

We had a beef burger each and I must say, it really lived up to its notoriety. The patty was juicy, thick and flavourful. With just some cucumbers , onions and chili sauce, it was a simple but very satisfying burger. I like my meat in its natural form, which basically means I don’t crave for frankfurters, spam, burgers or other heavily processed meat but I really like Jackson’s because it tasted very natural and not overly processed.

# – ST was loving it.

Just look at this. So succulent, so juicy!

# – Jackson’s beef burger.

# – I is a happy camper.

If you’ve eaten at Jackson’s, what’s your favourite burger? Tell me please so I know what else to order next time! Thanks :D

No 144, Jalan 14/29 Dato Abdul Aziz,
Section 14, Petaling Jaya,
Open daily from 11am to around 5pm

Sewing Project #3 – Altering an oversized dress.

So I bought this pre-loved cotton cheongsam online for less than RM20. Thought I had scored till I put it on. Check this monstrosity out:

# – Too big and too long for me.

I thought of just wearing it as pajamas but a bit wasted right? So I decided to alter it. My first time ever altering a piece of clothing. Even if I fucked it up, it’s less than RM20, not a very expensive lesson ;)

# – Firstly, I used an old short dress as a template for the length.

# – Next, I cut off the excess length according to the existing short dress. I deliberately left more length in case I screwed up the sewing, I’d still have more fabric to play with.

# – Then, I turned the cheongsam inside out and fold the edges in.

# – After that, I pin the folded fabric down so it won’t run off while going pass the sewing machine. I guess you could iron it down too but I was too lazy to do it.

# – Then I just sewed a seam. With the extra fabric that I cut off earlier, I made a simple fabric belt. Check out the final results.

# – The long & dowdy cheongsam has been transformed into a short dress. The fabric belt helps to give me some shape.

This is a simple and easy project. I finished it in less than 2 hours. That said, I’m still finding it hard to sew in a straight line, argh! Need to practise more!