Completed Projects June-December 2018

I thought I would put the rest of my completed projects for this year in one post seeing the year is over tonight!!!

In June I completed a little Anni Downs of Hatched and Patched Needlecase

Inside

and the back

Very cute even if I say so myself

In August I made a Book Cushion cover for JoJo for her Birthday with a Christmas theme

You can tuck a book in the front part

For December I trimmed some tea towels for gifts

 And here they are all rolled up
Tutorial for tea towels at Elefantz
Thank You Jenny for this excellent Tutorial
I find I have made quite a few of these!!!

One more Shepherds Bush stocking

to hang with all the others!!!

And to finish off this year I came across a lovely idea at Made in the Monaro which is a little hand made shop in Cooma

Simply get 2 pages from a magazine

Stitch them together and leave an opening at the top

and voila there you have a little gift bag to pop your gift in

Sure uses up some of those magazines!!!

On that note I would like to wish my readers a very Happy New Year

All the best in Health and Happiness and World Peace for 2019

Dzintra xo

OPAM (One Project A Month)...and Christmas 2010!!!!

Here we are...the final OPAM (One Project A Month) for the year!!!

The final one is a Christmas Quilt for Mr Armchair!!!

As I slowly learn quilting I thought it fitting that a quilt for him be made on the new (Ber)Nina sewing machine!!!

Front of quilt...

I just did triangles for my first go...

I used an iron on wadding...much easier than using pins...

and quicker too I think than pinning and basting...

turned over to back...

and the label...

I have stitched it with various stitches available to Nina...

I have called the quilt 'Berry Christmas'...

We were up at a little place called Berry and came across Elizabeth's patchwork shop...Mr Armchair admired a quilt on the wall...

Elizabeth kindly showed us the quilt and how it was made...

It is from Moda Bakeshop by Rachel Griffiths...

Elizabeth then gave us the pattern...

when we came out of the shop he asked if I bought the charm squares for the quilt...I said  no...

I then went back to purchase them and the rest is history!!!

Thank you to Peg and Kris for hosting this Challenge...I have thoroughly enjoyed it and probably have 12 more projects finished than I would normally have!!!

Last week I received a Christmas gift from my very dear Blogging Friend, Simone...A Christmas stocking above sitting in the tree...

Some Winter Tea...and a little windmill magnet for JoJo!!!

How so very thoughtful Simone to think of her!!!

I think the cute little pouch is a camera pouch (please correct me if I am wrong Simone)...

Thank you Simone...I enjoyed opening up this lovely gift from you all the way from The Netherlands!!!

And of course I had to hang up my Shepherd's Bush stockings!!!

These were such a delight to do...I have done 9 of them...

and am thinking of getting into cross stitch a little more next year!!!

The 2 littlies...Ryan and Lidija...

And the girls all together...

My Daughter Jacqueline thought she's make a Gingerbread House a couple of years ago...this has now turned into a tradition...And what a lovely one enjoyed by all...especially Ryan as he 'crashes' into it!!!

The little 'people' in the house...

Jacqueline bought these absolutely stunning roses for me!!!

Thank you so much Jac!!!

Candles behind the Gingerbread House...

And Ryan asleep at the end of it all under 'A Christmas Wish' by Gail Pan Designs...this was a Block of the Month 2 years ago!!!

It's been a fabulous blogging year for me...

I can understand what people mean when they say blogging is a life changing experience!!!

Thank you to all fellow bloggers...new friends...passers by and loyal followers...

May we all enjoy good health, happiness and safety in 2011...

and of course much stitching...quilting...reading...and baking!!!

Happy New Year...bring it on!!!

Dzintra...

From this ...... to this

It is on it's way ...... Christmas, especially for stitchers, crafters and anyone who lovingly creates .... Here is the latest Christmas Stocking getting ready to join the rest of the family. How this time comes so quickly ... one minute it's August and you think, oh - there's plenty of time ... and the next minute amongst our daily lives you realize ... yipes, it's November tomorrow and time speeds up. May you enjoy your handwork for the season!
We just had our first Trick or Treaters followed quickly by another lot. Had some treats for the first lot but had to resort to a trick for the next 6 in the group .... sticks of parsley and a spinach leaf for the lucky one !!!!! What they must've thought .... Never mind, they started munching on the parsley anyway!!!