~OPAM~ (One Project A Month) December 2014 and Happy New Year

Introducing......

'Wrapped in Paisley' by Kansas Troubles Quilters

a little Lap Quilt that I unexpectedly started when I saw a Tutorial at Moda Bake Shop

And only using 1 Jelly Roll for front, back and binding

Tutorial over here called Jelly Roll Jam

The front

The back

And in the Tree Fern

 Loving these rich, dark colours!!!

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

Who would've thought I would make 2 quilts in one year!!!

And to all my lovely Readers and Commenters out there

Thank You so much for being a part of my Blog

I appreciate all your visits and comments and love the interaction with you all

So much appreciated

A rose from our garden for you

Happy New Year everyone

May 2015 be good to you all and bring much Peace, Joy and Contentment

and Many Happy Hours of Stitching

and of course Bon Appetit

Love Dzintra

~OPAM (One Project A Month) November 2014~

 My November OPAM is this item above but I'm sorry I can't show it as it is a Secret Swap in SSCS (Secret Santa Christmas Swap) hosted by my mate Chookyblue

All will be revealed when my Partner opens it at Christmas time and then I will put up the full pics

A Christmas ornament also had to be made which I did out of this screen printed fabric

This too will be revealed after the gifts are opened!!!

Thank you to Sweet Peg and Kris for hosting another month of OPAM!!!

~OPAM~ One Project A Month October 2014

One doorstop for me

and one for Mum for Christmas this year

Never mind that they were started just after the Christmas before last!!!

An Anni Downs pattern

The front

The back

(wonky houses)

One side

 and the other side.

And for a bit of Halloween fun JoJo has a neckerchief around her neck

She also wears a music one

And they are made of fat 1/4's

So now me with fat 1/4 headbands and JoJo with her neckerchief!!!

Thank you to Sweet Peg and Kris for hosting OPAM

A fabulous idea to get those items finished!

~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

~OPAM (One Project A Month) August 2014~ My Sing Bag

My finished project for this month's OPAM is my Sing Bag

And I'm so happy with it

All the little squares coming together

And ta-da......

All done and hanging and waiting for the right time to wear it!!!

the back

And just one more time

I bought the Fabric Pack from Hatched and Patched

Pattern by Anni Downs of Hatched and Patched from her booklet The Simple Life

Thank you Sweet Peg and Kris for hosting OPAM

It's wonderful to be able to finish a Project A Month

And a little funny I couldn't resist!!!

Happy Sewing everyone......Dzintra

~OPAM (One Project A Month) July 2014~

A little late here for OPAM this month

I have just quilted this quilt finished back in 1999

I had no idea back then about 'in the ditch' so this one was done in Perle thread

At the time I just did a red heart around the heart

Some swirls in the corners

and a frame in perle just outside the green border

Now I have gone back and 'ditched' it and added another red stitched line in the tulip border

And it feels so good

Angel background

I call it my Tulip Quilt

Done at a Workshop in Bathurst with Yan Pring

And a just for fun pic I even hung it on our wall here just after we moved here

You can just see the outline of the red stitching, top left

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

OPAM (One Project A Month) May......Diamonds at LARGE

Boy how excited I am to have finished Diamonds at Large for this month's OPAM!!!!!!!

Just before Sunset on Saturday afternoon I thought let's go down the beach to see what colours were happening there for sundown and do a photoshoot of this very special Quilt!!!!!

And the big unroll............

had to get the photo on the side due to the wind flapping around

and then wrap around me

then off it's to around the corner to lay it upon some rocks there

and zoom in and all these birds are there going home for dinner

Mr Armchair trying to straighten it up

and success woo hooooo!!!!!!!!

But not for long as lucky there was a little branch nearby to hold it down........

the back

by this time JoJo (Yellow Wiggle today) was quite cold and she scored the quilt around her

A quick selfie

Back from around the corner and there's a lone fisherman casting his line

the light was just lovely

and just one more time

before we headed back home!!!!

Diamonds at Large is for my dear Brother who has very challenging health problems and I am just so excited to gift it to him especially as I bought this fabric for me as I loved it so much......
It just feels so right!!!!

Quilt Name:  Diamonds at Large      

  Designers:   Pam & Nicky Lintott

          Size:    45in x 60in
       Fabric:    Collections for a Cause.....
                          Hope by Howard Marcus

    Backing:    Vintage Rose by Nancy Odom for P & B Textiles

    Threads:     Scanfil 100% Organic cotton for Quilt Top

                       Mettler Quilting 100% cotton Col Nat 4 for backing
                       Stitch:     4.5 on Bernina Aurora 440
Quilted by Me......Dzintra, Queen of the Armchair

and thank you Rachaeldaisy for the suggestion of quilting about an inch out from the Diamond

And Thank You Sweet Peg and Kris for running OPAM for us to finish off One Project A Month!!!