OPAM (One Project A Month) November 2015

4 items for OPAM this time for me

Above is a book/pattern bag and Stitches I Sew Needle Case.

Needle case Pattern by Anni Downs of Hatched and Patched for Tilda

Front of Needlecase

Inside.......this needle case was part of a gift for Sweet Peg in the Birthday Club I am in hosted by Chez

I filled this little case with some sewing goodies for Peg

All stitched up......the back view

I also made another 2 book bags......these are soooo handy!!!

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

OPAM (One Project A Month)

Slowly starting to get back into sewing here now

First finished item for this month is a Needlecase

Pattern by Anni Downs of Hatched and Patched for Tilda

Front

Inside

The loops are to hold goodies like tape measure etc

And the back complete with Tilda Homemade label

Thank you so much Sweet Peg and her Partner in Crime Kris for hosting OPAM yet again for another year!!!

~OPAM (One Project A Month) January~

I've signed up for OPAM again for this year with Sweet Peg and Gorgeous Kris again hosting for this year

2 Items completed this month

The first is a Kit for an Armchair Caddy above with some of the fabrics required......tape.......buttons and a couple of other little goodies

Coming together

All done and looking good next to some flavoured coffee I received for Christmas off my Mum

And the other one is my  little Parisian Purse I showed off over here

So pleased I have 2 items this month

Now I better get cracking on my next Tilda project

Thank you Peg and Kris for encouraging us in completing projects once again

Happy Stitching......Dzintra

~OPAM (One Project A Month) September 2014~

2 small items completed this month

The first above is a pin cushion designed by Natalie Bird of Birdhouse Designs

The pattern is above and is the first item received in a Tilda Club I joined recently

I was determined to start straight away and then finish this little pretty and I hope to continue to do that with all the bi-monthly postings in this Club

Lovely fabric

which included cotton lace and ribbon along with the pattern.

I also completed this little Happy Heart (after it sat around for about 4 years)

and popped in some pip berries

just like the pattern designed by Anni Downs of Hatched and Patched

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

I haven't been able to rock around and comment on everyone's blogs lately

Just so busy tied up with having the little Grandies here and JoJo but I do get around and have a quick read to see what everyone is up to.  

Hope all you OPAMer's out there had a great month

Dzintra xo

~A Respite Weekend For Us.......and Chooky's Christmas Swap~

This weekend we had organised a much looked forward to respite for JoJo

We thought we'd have a day trip down the coast

We started off at the Blue Earth Cafe for coffee/lemon myrtle tea and lunch

We ended up at the beautiful seaside port of Bermagui where Billy Connolly filmed part of the film The Man Who Sued God

We had Fish 'n Chips here and saw a fishing boat come in.

This morning I made (gluten free) Choc Chip Muffins with Choc Chips that were organic from 

The Rustic Pantry

This afternoon I did a little on my Tilda Club Pin Cushion

 and to finish off we went for a beach walk in the late afternoon and saw the sun catching the waves

 and on the beach grass

'round the corner this piece of gum!

A lovely relaxing weekend just being 'us' and tasting the 'normal' world

We could come and go as we please

Sit for as long as we wanted without having to jump up and down

We even walked together and held hands on the beach

Something we don't normally do as one of us has to be with JoJo!!!

All in all a lovely weekend........

I have joined Chookyblue's Secret Santa Christmas Swap this year and looking forward to receiving news of who my partner is!!!

Thank you to everyone who comes over and reads my humble little blog and comments on it

I truly do appreciate it and do try sincerely to get back to everybody

Hope your weekend was a good one

Here's to another week........Dzintra xo

OPAM March 2010...and a new project!!!

My third OPAM (One Project A Month) for 2010!!!

What a great way to achieve a finished project every month...thank you to Peg for organizing this!!!

These Tilda fabrics received from Simone...
(I decided to use a variegated thread in shades of pink)

along with this stitchery...now complete!!!

Along the way Simone sent 2 more fabrics that just had to be included...
you can see them at the left hand side...cupcakes with hints of gold in them!!!

Attaching fabrics around the stitchery...and the layout...

here is the back all stitched together...

and completed...
A perfect Recipe Journal for desserts and cakes...
Thank You so much Simone for organizing this stitchery for 'us' to do...
and I'm looking forward to our next project!!!

Meanwhile...I bought this Hatched and Patched pattern a little while ago...
and I'm going to use it to make a little bag for a birthday gift for someone's special birthday gift...

I have chosen these fabrics...

Not sure whether to use the variegated thread for the stitchery...

or individual colours...
Guess I'll have to go and stare at it a bit longer!!!

Meanwhile...wishing everybody a safe, happy and Blessed Easter...Dzintra