~OPAM.....One Project A Month, October 2016~

Just one item for OPAM this month

I made this Book Bag for Author Dzintra Sullivan after meeting her a few months ago and seeing that she loved Halloween I thought this quite apt for her as I had the fabric.

I also put on a name label for her *Dzintra* right where I would put mine

Pretty cool I thought seeing she had the same name!!!

Thank You Sweet Peg and her Partner in Crime Kris for hosting OPAM

I know I wouldn't be finishing 1 item a month if it wasn't for them!!!

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Last night being Halloween and JoJo was very excited to hand out Treats to Trick or Treaters that may arrive.........they did and we had 32.

Halloween reminds me of when we were little and going to the Cemetery with candles the last Saturday in October and singing to our  

Beloved Ones and Honouring them that night.

Looking back it was a lovely thing to do........

Looking outside

and then back in!!!

What fun she had!!!

Im not posting as much as I am still having trouble with my eyes and headaches and I think the computer is partly to blame however I do still keep up reading blogs!!!

Happy Stitching.......love Dzintra xo

~Floriade Canberra and Tuliptime Bowral~

We recently took JoJo to Florida to see Rick the Organ Man at Florida

Rick is the Proprietor of and operates the Australia Fair Organ 

JoJo is fascinated by this Organ and she talks about it every day even down to the drum on it

Here she is with Rick after she handed over a drawing of the Organ to him

He was tickled pink and is going to put it up in his Workshop

She has built up such a lovely relationship with him over the years

Helping Rick hold up one of the books for playing

Rick kindly gave JoJo a printed Tea Towel and she was just so stoked about this

Thank you so much Rick!!!

You are her Hero!!!

Watching the Organ in action with her Dad

Rick's little Tea Corner which JoJo had me asking him what he has in his Tea.....what he has for lunch etc.....

We took a trip up to the Southern Highlands and also saw Tulips in Corbett Gardens there

All so very, very pretty

down to the Tulips in the bricks!!!

Dzintra xo

~OPAM....One Project A Month, September 2016~

Time for another OPAM again, how fast is this year going!!!

A couple of small finishes this time

First one is a little 'Frozen' Book Bag complete with Nana made it for me on it for little Lidija

 And here she is just after she opened it.......very excited to receive this book

And for the boot scootin' Cowgirl in me a Book Bag for a dear friend

complete with the book of my favourite movie 'Dances With Wolves'

Thank you so much Sweet Peg and Kris for hosting OPAM again this year!!!

~South Coast and Country Quilters Guild Inc Quilt Show 2016~

Last weekend I popped on along to the Bi-ennial exhibition of the 

South Coast and Country Quilters Exhibition

I walked past the Trading Table and picked up these little items along with a few others

Now down to the serious business of checking out the quilts!!!

I took pics of some of the quilts as I was wandering around

This one is 'Friendship'

Hand and machine appliquéd, and quilted by Dorothy

I'm only a beginner Quilter but I just love doing it so much

I just can't keep up with making the tops lol

Plus I shop quicker than I sew......saw that line somewhere and oh so true

'Around the Garden'

A Wendy Williams design made and quilted by Lorraine

Wool Felt applique, hand embroidery

This fun quilt 'It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas'

an original design by Margaret with the exception of Flying Santa from

 Friends for Christmas by Lynette Anderson

Hand applique and embellished, machine pieced and quilted by Margaret

'A touch of Renaissance'

Designed by Michelle Hill

Made by Helen - Raw Edge Appliqué

Quilted by Christine

'Pemberley (sans bird)'

Designed by Katrina Hadjmichael

Made by Marietta - appliqué and machine piecing

Quilted by Maxine

'Birthday Wishes'

This quilt had its start at a Beth and Trevor Reed Workshop

Hand Drawn, Painted and dyed Iris

Made and Quilted by Beryl

'Andrew's Universe'

This quilt is reversible, has Glow in the Dark fabric included and has a map of the Constellation of Norma on the reverse

Designed and Machine Pieced by Norma

Quilted by Debbie

This fun quilt 'Bird Dance'

Designed by Sue Spargo

A Bird and Stitch Sampler in the American Folk Art style

Wool Felt Appliqué with stitched embellishment

Made and quilted by Margaret

A close up of the birdies

'Diminishing Circles'

Hand Applique

Made and Quilted by Robyn

'Framed Fassets'

Kaffe Fasset fabric

Quilt and Bind as you go

Made and Quilted by Daiva

'Callum's Dinosaurs'

Combining Painting and Quilting

With thanks to Helen Godden for technique 

Hand Painted and Pieced

Made and Quilted by Christine

'Celestial Dream'

A Susan Powell design

Hand applique and machine pieced

Made and quilted by Jennifer

 (I thought of you with this one Rachaeldaisy)

Bright and Happy

Oh my, I fell in love with this one

'Hocus Pocus Village'

Hand Embroidered

Made by Susana

Quilted by Narelle

 'My Garden in my Dreams'

McKenna Ryan Design

Raw Edge Applique

Made and Quilted by Lena

Oh dear I had to come back for a closer look at Hocus Pocus Village

Witches, Stitches, Quilting, Needlework

Fright Nite, Stitch and Witch, Sign up Now

Four floors of black fabric, Magic Beads

I want to go in lol

The Black Cauldron, Authentic Witch Cuisine

Spidey Soup 

Worms Alfredo

A little closer

 I can't keep away

Pumpkin Latte

 Anyone for Bat Wing Mocha

 Frog Leg Espresso

I went home for say, 5 minutes

I got Mr Armchair to take me back and the Ladies were packing up for the day with 20 minutes to go

The Quilt  kept calling me and I had to do it lol 

*S O L D *

 Now that it was mine I quickly lifted the Quilt up to see the underneath

 So so happy with this one!!!

Thank you South Coast and Country Quilters for another fantastic show

And Thank You Susana.....you made my day!!!

Dzintra xo