OPAM (One Project A Month) December 2017

Phew, finally been able to post my OPAM for December

Lots of reasons why I didn't but here goes 

Above is a little Christmas decoration I made for me and below one for Mr Armchair

And all together on our Christmas tree along with JoJo's

Pattern by Anni Downs of Hatched and Patched

As always Anni's patterns are just fun to make!!!

Thank you Sweet Peg and her Partner in Crime Kris for hosting OPAM again this year

So much appreciated!!!

~OPAM (One Project A Month) November 2017, Daysail

Running a bit late here with my OPAM but all good......

Been not well with what we think is an allergic cough (together with ear problems) continuously (quite debilitating) especially when I eat but all will be investigated but the suspect is Low Altitude and Air Pressure.......

Cant believe this as I always had a dream to live by the beach but looks like its not meant to be

Time will tell........

Also lots of Meetings for JoJo's NDIS plan.......phew, so much to sort out and organize!!!!!!

This Quilt I called Daysail after the same name as the fabric by Thimbleblossoms

Started New Years Day and completed in time for my Sister's Birthday

Mr Armchair and I thought it would be a bit of fun to go down to the Marina and get some boats into the picture to match Daysail

 Pretending it was our Berth lol

It was very windy but lots of fun

 Thank you Sweet Peg and Partner in Crime Kris for hosting OPAM again this year!!!

~OPAM (One Project A Month), September 2017

It's been a long time in between posts this year

Lots of commitments here especially with JoJo but at least I managed a finished item this month

This one is by our sweet little GD

She drew this pic above on some white fabric (back last year)

and wanted a cushion made out of it

Back

I even put a label of mine onto the back to finish it and she chose the stitching for it!!!

It all looks pretty cool!!!

Thanks so much to Sweet Peg and Kris for hosting OPAM again this year!!!

~OPAM (One Project A Month) August 2017...'Whanau'

My blog posts have been few and far between this year for various reasons

but I did manage an OPAM for August YAY

A little Farewell Mini Quilt for a Friend going back to New Zealand whilst her Father is not very well

My Friend is a Florist so I thought it apt to take some photos of the Quilt in the Camelia Bush

Little Quilt amongst a Camelia and some Sea Shells

Even though the back doesn't exactly match the front I thought it depicted our coastal area very well

'Whanau' is a Maori word for Family which is what this is all about

I even attached the Camelia to the gift and she just loved this

Many thanks to Sweet Peg and her Partner in Crime Kris for hosting OPAM again this year!!!

`OPAM.....and the Chookshed (One Project A Month) May 2017 and The Chookshed Sewing Party~

One small item for OPAM this month

A little Mug Rug

I did a little Getting To Know Your Machine Workshop at Rosemont The Patchwork Shop and came home with a little free-motion quilting and a Mug Rug

Not bad for a morning's work!!!

Thank You to Sweet Peg and Kris for hosting OPAM this month!!!

Now I better be off and continue with The Chookshed's Celebration of 5 Happy Years of Sewing!!!

Happy Birthday to the Chookshed!!!

Thanks Donna for hosting this weekend for the past 5 years

Extra Special here as we have a night off from Caring!!!!

Happy Sewing

Dzintra 

~OPAM...One Project A Month

OPAM here once again

This time I have a little Pin Cushion

Stitchery designed by Bonnie Sullivan for Girls Day In The Country 

We were each given a pattern and could make anything we like out of it for a Swap and this was my contribution

My poor old Heat Bag had developed a hole so a new Parisian inspired cover was made for it

3 little handy bags

One of which came in handy for the Pin Cushion

And finally a little Needlebook which was part of a Kit for GDITC

I decided to put a cross on the thread part of the bobbin

page in 'Needlebook'

and a little signature and date on the back of the Needlebook

Thank to Sweet Peg and Kris for hosting OPAM again this month!!!

`OPAM (One Project A Month) 2017.......I have joined again

After a bit of pondering I have joined OPAM again hosted by the lovely

Sweet Peg and her Partner-in-Crime Kris

Thanks so much Gals for running this again!!!

For February I made a new Heat Bag Cover for JoJo

As you can see above this was sorely needed

When I am out and about and JoJo happens to be with me I ask her to select some Fat 1/4's that she likes and she chose this music one so I thought it would make a perfect cover for her

For the second time since I received them I sewed one of my name labels on to it and I thought it looked pretty cool!!!

Hope I can keep up this year as I have a couple of big projects to do!!!

Happy Sewing......love Dzintra