Meghan and her 1st Mukena

It's been a while since I posted the last update. 

I just finished my project, making a mukena for Meghan. I should give credit to Mbak Bayu (http://bayualamsari.multiply.com/journal/item/44), from whom I learned to make the mukena. And lately I learned too how to make bento from her blog. Really inspiring!

I was motivated by Meghan's new hobby to follow the movement of prayer. Since she never had a mukena before, so I just put a small veil on her head. Alas, I forgot to ask my parents who came to Japan mid-April to bring mukena for Meghan. Then it came across my mind: what if I made it by myself? So I started to browse "how to make mukena for kids". And I found from Mbak Bayu's blog that making a mukena was quite simple (especially if you have a sewing machine! ;)). I just needed to prepare some materials, such as: clothes, threads, needle, elastic band, lace, ribbon (optional), scissor, meter indicator, ruler, and pencil.

For details of making, please refer to Mba Bayu's blog. :)

After took several days (more than a week as I remember), the project done! If you do it using machine, I guess it can be finished in less than 3 days. The biggest barrier for me was to tackle down the laziness. :)  I really depend on the mood to do something beside my routinity. The second biggest barrier was my inability to make neat stitches. So if it is looked more closely, tanglements can be seen everywhere. :) But in general, the result is not bad at all. The most important thing for me is it fits Meghan and she likes it.

So this is it! Meghan and her first mukena. Alhamdulillah.. Thank you Mbak Bayu! Wish I could meet you somewhere out there to say my grateful directly.