~OPAM (One Project A Month) March 2014 and Needlwork Group~

2 small projects this month for OPAM

The first is a block for part of a quilt being organized by Fiona at my Needlework group for raffle later on in the year (would love to win this one)

The quilt is Best Friends Forever by Rosalie Quinlan

Fabric is Scrumptious by Camille Roskelley

And here's a sample of some of the blocks already done!!!

And this is a secret block (can't talk about this one yet)

Thank you Sweet Peg and Kris for organizing OPAM again for another year!!!

Fiona organizes projects for us and the first one is this Chateau Rogue Pincushion

and the next is an Embroidered Sewing Bag

And here I am showing off my Gardener's Journal quilt to the group

I've changed times with this group now

Instead of going in the morning I go in the evening as I just wasn't getting to the group in good time  what with getting JoJo ready.........and then waiting for her lift to come to go to her programmes the group had already been running for nearly an hour!!!

I'm loving the new time as I am getting more done and the group has made me so very, very welcome!!!  Thank you Fiona, Asta and the rest of the girls!!!

Only thing is I am mixed up in rehearsals for 'Allo 'Allo presented by Bay Theatre Players along with Asta and I'm not getting there every week!!!

After all, I couldn't resist saying yes to sitting in French Cafe scenes!!!

Have a great week......love Dzintra

~Full Bookcase.......and Grapes~

I had a comment from Kim in my last post to show my new bookcase full......

so here 'tis

full of my unread books that had been in piles and there are more

so it didn't take long to fill at all!!!

I got the idea to do this off my friend Asta who has just started her own blog

And a new book to celebrate

Rachael Treasure's The Cattleman's Daughter.

A few weeks ago I showed this grapevine that we had come up over Summer

The neighbour who lived next to us had kept it trimmed

these are the grapes now

They taste like an old fashioned variety complete with seeds in,

just like we had when we were growing up

And very tasty too.......I wouldn't be surprised if you could make grapes out of them as well!!!

~A Sunday Beach Walk~

Following a shocking migraine headache on Friday......my first ever......

It felt like lightning behind my eyes

On Saturday it felt like there were egg shells in them floating around

 Sunday a little better so I thought I would take a little beach walk as it was the most perfect day 

Not a lot of stitching happening but I did manage a heart block for a secret quilt being made

and check this out

Mr Armchair has made a little bookcase for me

But I think my Paris print will have to move!!!

Monday today and now not feeling quite right so an easy day and hopefully will be heaps better tomorrow.......

Wishing everyone a great week ahead

Love Dzintra xoxo

~Melodrama at Mogo......Reprise~

Today I'm off to do the Melodrama Joe Flanagan's Wake which we did last year!

It's a  Fund Raiser and I'm so looking forward to it......FUN, FUN, FUN

Good old-fashioned entertainment with sing-alongs, handsome bushrangers and I even get to do a duet at the end!!!

To read more on the melodrama go over here

Happy Weekend everyone

Love Dzintra xo

Gifts from Peru

Recently my Son came back from Peru and brought back these stunning gifts for us!!!

This bright and colourful apron above

This lovely quilt/blanket

He said that these blankets are used for everything over there

Wrap the baby in, tablecloths, on the bed......the list is endless!!!

A hat

and a bag for JoJo

And a t-shirt for Mr Armchair

How cool are they

We love them.......thanks so much dear James xoxoxo