~OPAM and New Projects~

I hope all my lovely readers have had a wonderful Christmas break and are enjoying these lazy days of the New Year!!!

For my final OPAM (One Project a Month) for 2013 I used Anni Downs' Christmas fabric line

and this pattern

to make 2 needlecases and 2 scissor fobs which were my OPAM for October

and this little sewing basket.....I ended up making 2 baskets

1 for me and 1 for my Swap Partner Sandi.
Thank you Peg and Kris for again running OPAM!!!

Meanwhile I have chosen a couple of new projects to work on (I love to start new projects) in the New Year.  The first one is the Sing bag by Anni Downs again.

This bag will be perfect to take along with me to my lessons

I bought the kit last year intending to starting it now!!!

Also I have chosen a quilt from this book Layer Cake, Jelly Roll and Charm Quilts by

Pam and Nicky Lintott

called 'Diamonds at Large'

I'm going to make it for my Brother for his birthday later in the year as he has serious health issues

I'm going to be using a Collections for a Cause Layer Cake that I have been saving for just the right occasion!

Happy New Year and Happy Stitching......love Dzintra 

OPAM......October 2013

4 Small Items this month for OPAM (One Project A Month)

2 little pin cushions and 2 scissor fobs

Fabric and Pattern by Hatched and Patched

One for me and one for a gift...

Thank you Peg and Kris for running OPAM again this year......

I haven't been around the blogs as much these days commenting as normal
been a bit busy here with one thing and another and hoping to catch up soon

Have a great week everyone......Dzintra xo

~OPAM September 2013......A Gardener's Journal FINISHED~

Hi Everyone

Introducing my OPAM (One Project A Month) for this month

doing a great big Happy Dance wooo hoooo

my Gardener's Journal quilt is finally finished

and I am soooo happy with it!!!

I remember a few months into starting this quilt I broke my arm which just put me back several months in everything and at one stage wondered if I would ever get it done!!! 

 I'll never take the use of 2 arms for granted again....

Thank you so much Chooky and Peg who are the inspiration for doing this Quilt in Stitch-a-long

and also thank you to all the fellow stitchers out there for all the support and encouragement along the way in getting this quilt finally completed....

I have thoroughly enjoyed doing my Gardener's Journal and I will bring it up to Nundle next year to show it off.....

And thank you Peg and Kris for hosting OPAM
I love that most months I can get a project complete no matter how small

Till then.....Happy Stitching

'bye, Dzintra xoxo

And this is how it all started off
A Gardener's Journal pattern by Anni Downes of Hatched and Patched

~OPAM August 2013~

Just a little Needlebook this month for OPAM (One Project A Month)

Pattern by Anni Downs of Hatched and Patched

Thank you so much Sweet Peg and Kris for running OPAM

I hope I'm not too late for August!!!

OPAM (One Project A Month)...July 2013

One more item for OPAM this year for July is this little Zippered Pouch

I used aqua fabric from the Etchings range

the inside fabric is also from the same range......lovely 'handwriting'

Thank you to Sweet Peg and Kris for hosting OPAM once again this year.........

Tutorial for the pouch over here

Wishing everyone a Happy Weekend and Happy Stitching...

~OPAM...One Project A Month......and Mogo Melodrama~

Just a little item this month for OPAM

Above are fabrics JoJo chose together with a Santa button to make the pattern below

'The Christmas Goose' by Anni Downs of Hatched and Patched

She specified just the Santa......no ric rac but Christmas ribbon was okay and the lining the same as the outside

All filled with treats for our Christmas in July dinner that we had last weekend in June!!!

And the reason not much stitching happening and the Christmas in June dinner

I'm involved in a Melodrama at Gold Rush Colony in Mogo

The Gold Rush Colony is a fabulous 1850's  Theme Park depicting life as it was in the early Australian Gold Rush Days and I just love going there!!!

Here I am above warming up by the huge open fireplace there

Flyer for the Melodrama

Did Joe Flanagan hit the jackpot?

Lots of Sing-a-longs......and it's all so much fun!!!

The Melodrama opens this Saturday and for the next 2 Saturdays for a matinee and then a final performance on Saturday 27th July in the evening

All held in the Digger's Rest Tavern

I'd swear you were back in the Wild West 

~OPAM~ One Project A Month.......June 2013

2 small items for OPAM this month

one is a little pin cushion that has been sitting around for about 2 years waiting for the backstitch and stuffing to be inserted after joining front and back

The other is a fat 1/4 that a specifically bought to use for a headband

The pin cushion took no time at all to put together......the front

and the back

Gorgeous 'dusty' acqua floral La Belle Fleur fabric by French General for Moda

I have a few fat 1/4's I use for headbands but this is actually the first time I have hemmed the edges...... and it looks great too!!!

Thank you to Peg and Kath for hosting OPAM......I love trying to get a little something done each month!!!

~OPAM April 2013......A Sneak Peak~(plus hacking update)

OPAM (One Project a Month) for May is finished......1 item but I can't show it as yet as it is a swap gift

however a sneak peak of the fabric used

I will come back and enter a pic once it has been received!!!

Thank you to Peg and Kris for running OPAM!!!

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The bag can now be revealed......go over here for a look
My partner was Sarah from Sarah's Prim Treasures

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On the hacking front this has certainly un-nerved me......

Everything had to be changed everywhere and it took a few days to do with still some left

Thank goodness for Jacqueline my Daughter and her Hubby who came down and helped me through this......

This was as bad as being 'physically robbed' as all my contacts and emails disappeared......

not a nice feeling at all

I haven't been around visiting and commenting in the last few days due to all this plus being sick from all the stress of it all......so now to slowly get back into it all......

Thank you so much everyone who rang and told me about it all plus the feedback via facebook......I so much appreciate the time and trouble taken to let me know about it all.....

So it's off to a fresh start now..... Dzintra xo

~*OPAM*....One Project A Month~

For OPAM this month I have 2 little items

The first one is a little phone cover

I purchased a kit from Hatched and Patched

all opened up

and the back

no surprises that I made something of Anni's LOL

the pattern is in Anni's book 'In The Life of a Bag'

The next one is a scissor fob that was to be put into the Swap Basket at Girls Day In The Country hosted by Kerry

The scissors aren't part of it......I just put mine in as they matched!

The lady who received this is Bec (no blog)

And the pattern is by Anni!

Thanks again Peg and Kris for hosting OPAM...

I am really enjoy trying to achieve a finish each month!

OPAM (One Project A Month) February 2013

I have 4 little thread catchers to show this month in OPAM

I did make one 1 little larger

and the same one with the top folded down a little (too much)

and here they are all together looking rather cute I think!!!

Thank you to Sweet Peg and Kris for hosting OPAM again this year...

I've been rather absent from blogging this week as I've been away to a 'Carerfest'...

all for Carers and I have experienced some wonderful uplifting programmes, met other Carers which was great as Caring can be quite isolating at times.....it was lovely to share stories for a while and then talk 'normal' things....... 

and I tasted a little bit of 'Freedom'

now I'm back to bedtime/bathtime and getting into the swing of it all again!!!

Thank you to everyone that reads my blog.......makes a comment....I do read them all and respond when I can and now have to try and catch up!!!

Happy Weekend.......love Dzintra

~OPAM...One Project A Month...February 2013~

I didn't think I'd get anything done in January but I managed to get 2 drawstring bags done in lovely soft colours which really suited the weather at the time

and 2 thread catchers

Thanks so much to Peg and Kris for hosting OPAM once again...this will be my 4th year and I have done heaps, only missing 1 month...

Happy Stitching....Dzintra