Final OPAM For 2020!

My last two finishes for 2020!

Jemma's cushion. 

  

Fee's Hoop

Many thanks to Kris for keeping us inspired during 2020.

I'm hoping to get a lot more stitching done next year as Noel 

has now officially retired, so that means I'm retired too!

 

F Is For Fee!

 

I made this stitchery hoop for the lovely Fee. 

Fee runs the Tilda Lovers Club on Facebook 

She is such a generous and giving lady and I just thought 

I would like to send her a little thank you surprise. 

I used one of Michelle Ridgeway's (Rag-Tag Stitching) designs.

Well, this is my final finish for 2020!

I'm looking forward to 2021 with new adventures. 

Noel is officially retiring at the end of this year 

and our new "life in retirement" will begin!

Another Cushion

  

The final handmade gift for Christmas (I think) other 

than the Christmas gift baking (which is also now done). 

I have made this for Nelson's girlfriend, Jemma. 

I haven't made a rectangle one before and am 

very pleased with how this has turned out.

OPAM For November

  

Three Santa sacks.

A candle mat.

An apron.

Two dolls and a hound dog.

That's eight finishes for November.

Thanks to Kris for keeping us inspired.

Two Dolls and a Hound Dog!

I've finally had a chance to take photos of the toys.

 Autumn's doll.

Madelyn's doll.

 

Zavier's hound dog.

 

 Don't you just love the hound dog!

Now all the kids presents are ready for wrapping.

More Christmas Gifts

I've made Santa sacks for the two new baby girls in the

 family and one for Nelson's girlfriend.

I just love these Australian animal Christmas fabrics.

 

A candle mat using Fee's design from the Tilda Lovers Club.

I managed to fluke getting the bees in just the right spot for the candle. 

Didn't even think about placement when cutting them out.

Nelson's girlfriend Jemma loves avocados so I made her an avocado apron!

I finally finished stuffing the dolls and hound dog 

but haven't stitched up the gaps yet. 

You'll have to see them next time.

 

OPAM For October

 

Can you believe it's an end of another month! 

I made five cushions for presents.

My zippy pouch.

Plus two buntings.

A total of eight finishes for October.

Thanks to Kris for keeping us inspired.

A Bunting We Will Go!

 I've finished two more Christmas presents.

Bunting for Thea and Billie.

Thea and Billie are sisters so I've made them matching.

I'm still shopping in my stash and didn't quite have 

enough to do all the flags in the pink but I think the spots work okay.

Can't show you the toys yet as I haven't finished stuffing them. 

I keep starting new presents! There are four more presents, 

as well as the toys, in different stages of production.

I Did It!

  

I have conquered my fear of zips! 

After looking at a YouTube tutorial on putting zips in a cushion, 

I did it. It was so easy and I just don't know why I have always avoided them.

 

 

 

"H" for Harmony.

The first five Christmas presents for nieces and nephews finished!

As I was now an expert on zips, I then made the 

challenge project from the Tilda Lover's Club on Facebook. 

This was a little bit trickier but I got this made quite quickly.

OPAM For September

  

Four finishes for September. My Tilda swap goodies.

 

 The Happy Stitcher wall hanging.

Thanks to Kris for keeping us inspired.

It may be just me but I hate this new blogger. It puts the photos in reverse order and adds larger line spacing. I wish they'd go back to how it was. Rant over!

A Tilda Swap

 

I have recently taken part in a Tilda inspired swap 

with the Tilda Lover's Club on Facebook.

  

My swap partner was Monika.

I made her a stitching folder.

  

We also had to make a decoration.

The third item was a Tilda inspired card.

I didn't have any card stock so I made a fabric postcard.

This is what I received from Monika.

A lovely cross-over bag and a gingerbread man swag. 

She also put in some chocolates.

 Speaking of Tilda, look what Mitchell & Steph 

and Nelson & Jemma gave me for my birthday! 

A bundle of Tilda "Old Rose".

How lucky am I!

Now to decide what to make with them.

Friday Night Sew-In

 

I have finished my "The Happy Stitcher" by Natalie Bird.

 

Don't you just love the colours!

 

I have the perfect spot to hang it in the sewing room.

 

Thank you to Wendy for hosting us last night.