OPAM (One Project A Month) June 2016

These months are just flying by and time for another OPAM for June

This time a little Zippered Pouch designed by Anni Downs of Hatched and Patched

Back

Looking In

And here is the little Kit......I love Anni's designs!!! 

Next is a little shoebag (also designed by Anni)

This shoe bag was made for Tarnyia as part of a Fat Quarter Birthday Swap hosted by Chez

A yellow Fat 1/4 for Tarnyia also (yellow was specified as her favourite colour to receive) along with some threads and a natural coloured Fat 1/4 and a Theodora Cleave Prim Cat button

And the gifts all together!!!

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

~My Gift To Sarah in FIS....Friends in Stitching~

I became a member of FIS this year and there are 2 compulsory swaps involved with this fabulous on-line Stitching Group...

One is a birthday swap and the other is Christmas

Above are the fabrics I have had here for ages just waiting for the right project

Putting them together

It took me about a week to decide what to make for my Partner Sarah

Part of Sarah's brief was that she liked red and she liked sewing bits and bobs

The gift had to include one of a choice of 2 verses and a button

I chose the above verse and some rusty buttons to make the popular bag going round Blogland at the moment......Natalie Bird's  'True Friend's Tote Bag'

I went out the back to photograph the bag amongst some greenery seeing I'd never done that before and ended up putting it on our red car 'Ruby Tuesday' and I thought looks great so went with that!!!

I tucked in a little 'prim' felt pin holder

some red pegs

and seeing Sarah is an avid quilter an 'I Love Quilts' brooch by Theodora Cleave

All bundled up with a block of chocolate also

wrapped up......

and the card!!!

I have thoroughly enjoyed making my first swap gift for a lovely gal and look forward to the next one!!!

Hope you had a good one Sarah!!!

~OPAM (One Project a Month)~ and a Swap with Geo

One item this month for OPAM

It's a little pouch designed by Fiona at my Needlework Group

Here is the front

Inside

and back

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

This pouch I then sent to my dear friend Geo (no blog)

She has been reading my blog along with others and wanted to get involved in a swap between ourselves

Between us both we set up a list of 12 various things to send but only choose 6 of them...along with a theme

 A bird theme was settled on for Geo and my gifts to her are above......starting from the top and going clockwise

Something handmade......pouch

Something to do......stitchery by Theodora Cleave along with a label by Theodora

Decoration.......little timber birdy by Theodora

Something for Husband.....organic Crystalized Ginger from Rustic Pantry

Jewellery......a peacock necklace 

All packaged up and ready to go above

And then into this bag with birds on it purchased from the Quiltmania Stand at the Sydney Quilt and Craft Show this year

And of course I had to get myself one too!

These are the gifts sent to me by Geo

My theme was 'turquoise'

You can read more on this swap over here 

Thanks Geo......I have thoroughly enjoyed this swap......and I know you have too!

I've been a little flat out here

I have little GS Ryan here and between him and JoJo I've been kept hopping and I haven't been able to get around to comment on all my favourite blogs

but I have been lurking around in the background there reading

 I do read each and every comment and appreciate them all 

Until next time Happy Stitching......and of course, Bon Appetit

~Dzintra~

OPAM (One Project A Month)....July

Wow...this is a record for me...5 items for OPAM this month YAY!!!

All only small items but loads of fun to make...

Front of cute little felt needlebook which was a project on our recent Stitching on the Bay day hosted by Fiona and Sylvia...

I added a little hand painted timber button by Theodora Cleave to the roof...

the back...

and a felt page for needles!!!

Matching little scissor fob...front

and back...

Finally finished this pattern book cover from last year's Stitching Day!!!

the inside...

Had these gorgeous pumpkin fabrics since 2003 and made 2 patchwork travel cases...

one for my daughter and one for me...

Thanks to Peg and Kris for hosting OPAM...I'm sure I wouldn't finish nearly as much without it!!!

A Blog Party in Paris...and some Eiffel Tower Birthday gifts!!!

The gorgeous Anita is hosting a blog party in PARIS this weekend...

perfect to go to on this cool Winter's Saturday evening...

I've not been to Paris but I do have a few heaps of things with Paris and/or the Eiffel Tower on them and thought I too would join the party (how could I not!!!)...

First of all I couldn't resist a fabric panel with the Tower on it...and Bonjour...

perfect for a quick little quilt made last year...

and used a couple of weeks ago as a table topper when Barb from Theodora Cleave called in for a cuppa before she left town...

We used Eiffel Tower serviettes!!!

I recently had a birthday and received this brooch on a little velevet cushion from Margaret...

and this little stitchery pattern from my dear blogging friend Simone...

along with some paper clips from Andrea...

Thank you so much dear Friends...I love them all and will add them to my collection!!!

A Fat Quarter...

Paris...the City of Love...

I couldn't resist these Cafe signs...

and couldn't do this post without some cafe food - carrot cake...

a Lime Cheesecake...

macarons...

A trip to a local winery based on French vineyards...

cheese...

a good read on Coco Chanel by Edmonde Charles-Roux...

My latest cook book...

and a little corner in our dining area...

my apron with Paris on it...

Now I'm off to cook dinner...Roast Pork tonight...

(Pic taken before I broke my arm...I can't even do an apron up now, arm won't go round the back!!!)

So if you get a chance hop over to Anita's and join the party...and thank you Anita for hosting this wonderful event!!!

Bon Appetit...Dzintra