OPAM &MORE PHOTOS

Swap goodies

My Home My House Swap my gifts for my partner, Peg Apron and L is for Laundry.  Her swap presents for me Karen (no blog), Peg Bag and P is for me :) plus a scissor charm and a block of chocolate that I ate very quickly :)

My two swaps above and these are my OPAM for the Month of May, there is one scissor fob missing but all in all I had a great month with 12 finishes for the month

I have just spent a week off work with some sort of cold/bug/lurgi and not a happy girl, but I did get some sewing done from Indulge In Stitches

Block keeper by Country Hart Designs and the front of a Red Brolly Bag.

Well that's more than enough from me

Happy Stitching

Pam xx

Licorice allsorts (heavy Pictures)

Licorice allsorts......well not really.......just lots of things to share.

I have been busy making

Rosalie Quinlan's Friends needlecase

My version of Fiona's thread catcher

6 scissor fobs

My version of Fiona's canvas work

I have also made 2 secret squirrel projects, that I can't show you.  

On the weekend I joined Robyn at Indulge in Stitches 2014 in the Barossa Valley at Maggie Beers Farm Shop.  We had a great weekend with Rosalie Qunilan and Bronwyn Hayes from Red Brolly and Robyn from Country Hart Designs.  6 wonderful projects, which I will show you later, and topping it all off was lunch Monday in the Farm Shop Kitchen and I got to cook in Maggie's kitchen :)

The BFF Rhonda (no blog) was with me for the weekend.

Well that's more than enough from me.

Happy Stitching

Pam xx

OPAM

Just one finish for me this month, the Easter Mini Swap

This is what I made my partner Kim.  I really enjoyed the swap and now to make the next one.

That's enough from me

Happy Stitching

Pam x

Swaps and then some & OPAM

This year I joined into 2 swaps, My House My Home Swap with organised by Karen from Mrs. Martins Quilt Shop and the 12" Mini Swap organised by our wonderful swap mamma Cheryll.

First the My House My Home Swap, I have Karen (no blog) from Victoria, we get to swap with each other 4 times this year and a Christmas Ornament, just because.  This swap was for our sewing room/nook

This is the lovely parcel I received from Karen, wonderful project folder with little hexie flowers on it, utensils bag, lovely little tin, beautiful Cottage Garden thread, Gail Pan card and a little block of chocolate, with a self printed Red Brolly wrapper on it.  Love it to bits Karen, thanks so much.

I sent Karen a wall hanging from Natalie Bird, Stitching Angel and 2 thread catchers.  Karen likes  read that as loves French General fabric, so I found some to make her project with, now guess who also likes it....thanks for that Karen.  Trying now to think of what next to make for her.....any hints Karen?????

This is my lovely 12" mini I received from Ondrea, sew very cute, and now residing in my foyer.  Unfortunately mine is running late.....Sorry Cheryll......Doctors orders.  I had a scare just under 2 weeks ago with the possibility of Carpel Tunnel, Doctor told me no sewing until I had a scan, did that on Thursday, now waiting for results, hoping that they will be ok, hand is feeling alot better.  My swap will be expressed posted tomorrow to my recipient.

OPAM for March is 

1.  Ipad bag

2.  Rosalie Quinlan Quilt Giving Bag

3.  Natalie Bird True Friends Tote

4.  Cinderberry Stitches Bunting House project folder

5.  Natalie Bird Sewing Angel Wall Quilt

6 & 7 Thread Bags

Well that's enough from me

Happy stitching

Pam xx

3 finishes = happy girl

I was lucky to have 3 finishes this week, makes for a happy camper, also doing some secret squirrel stuff can't show you.

First finish is another from my weekend away in Melbourne last year and the mate to my pin cushion called Bunting House by Cinderberry Stitches the sewing pocket Room for Friends.  It is so cute.

My next finish is The Birdhouse True Friends Tote, for Natalies book Red Home.  BFF Rhonda and I stitched the panels and swapped.  Rhonda has had hers made for months, I'm just a bit slower......read that as slack.  I have just been introduced to French General fabric, and I love it .....this is made with that.  I also decided to use lace instead of ric rac which looks a bit different.

 Front 

 Back

 Rhonda's Version

 

My next finish is Rosalie Quinlan's Quilt Giving Bag.   Rhonda and I are heading over to the Barossa in May to do a 2 day workshop at Maggie Beer's Farm with Rosalie Quinlan and Bronwyn Hayes, so we have both made her bag to take with us.

 Front

 

Back

Totally out of my comfort zone with this fabric, I purchased 2 charm packs called Family Tree and some yardage to finish it but didnt realise how much orange was in it.  Mind you I love the finish but not an orange fan.

Rhonda's version

Well that's enough from me

Happy stitching

Pam xx

A FINISH & SNEAK PEAK

Had one finish yesterday, thanks to Sarah. I saw this bag on Instagram and wanted to know what pattern it was, and it was Sarah's own measurements.  She organised a kit for me from her shop and I made it yesterday.  I have made many of these bags in the past in the small size, just never thought about making it bigger.  Just shows I'm not much into design, never mind everyone has their own talents.

 This is the back with a great pocket for storing things

The front, I will use it to carry around my tablet.

As I said I have alot of these bags, I usually take them with me on cruises, to carry round my sun glasses, i-pod and whatever I need for the day when I'm on the ship.  Think I will now look at the size and make on for hubby's Kindle.

We have also had a sneak peak from the photographers of wedding pictures, the photographer was Nigel Unsworth.  If you want to see wonderful photography check out his site he takes the most amazing pictures

Anyway that's enough from me

Happy stitching

Pam xx

4 finishes this week & 5 for the month

I managed 4 finishes this week, something I'm happy about.

My Favourite Sewing Basket - Hatched and Patched

Joy by Ramona Hermann

Gail Pan from Vignette Magazine, cant remember what this is called

And the last another by Gail Pan from her book 

So for OPAM this month I had 5 finishes, including the Valentine Heart Swap from last post.

Well that's enough from me

Happy Stitching

Pam xx