OPAM 2012

What a good start to a new year...now to keep it up.....

The make-up bag I made from the leftover fabric that I used to make the cover for the overlocker(serger). I started this a year ago; I made it for my mom. I made the sewing machine cover last year January and now the cover for the seger.... now she has a set!

The memory box I made from memorabilia from my granny that passed away August 2010. It is my mother's mother and was VERY dear to me!! My mom thought I did it for myself, but last night I could present 2 gifts to her!! I am so happy!

Now I am so motivated, I am going to sew on my son's spiderweb blocks this morning!

I'm on a ROLL !

I am so fired up! After posting my machines' house I just couldn't sit down in front of the TV and relax. I started digging for my fabrics for the Blogger Block of the month and easily made Pat Sloan's block! Another interesting one! Now I can't wait for Wednesday because then John Adams from Quilt Dad should have his block available... only 3 sleeps!

First project done!!

I made this little house for my sewing machine to live in when I am not using it!!

I had so much fun, creating every single element. And I used so many techniques: raw edge applique, needle turn applique, blanket stitch applique,wool applique, bobbin work, thread painting, hand quilting, my machine's decorative stitches and some hand embroidery!

Well, now that this project is done, I can catch up with my Blogger's Block of the month project.

Happy sewing!

Sorry!

There is something wrong with my computer: every time I click on the "Comments" button to see the comments left on my post, my screen goes completely clear(well white I mean).... So I am so sorry if I do not reply on any comments, I CAN'T!!

I'm working VERY hard on a new project and it should be done by Sunday, so then I will post some pictures!!

Good news!!

Just an update on my previous post! My brother-in-law had a brainwave!!
Since Malaysian Airlines cancelled their flight and just re booked him on a SAA flight, he decided to ask them to change that departure date! So that means he will still be flying on his original LAN flight to Buenos Aires, spend 2 days there, THEN fly to South Africa on the next SAA flight! At no extra cost except 2 night hotel accommodation in Buenos Aires!

So it ends well and we're all smiling and can't wait!!

Sometimes life sucks...

My brother-in-law(who lives in Santiago Chile) and his daughter(Chloe age 4) were going to come to South Africa for holiday and bringing his wife ashes home to her family for a final good bye ceremony....

Then Air Malaysia cancelled the flight from Buenos Aires to Cape Town; they did compensate though by booking him on South African Airways, BUT then the problems started. His LAN flight from Santiago to Buenos Aires would arrive to late to make the SAA flight.... and LAN plainly refuses to change that flight UNLESS he pays in US$1300...off course, money that he does not have! And Malaysia refuses to help him, because he did not book at a travel agent( which he did enquire about...they were US$2000 more expensive!!)

So he cancelled everything. And if I feel so depressed about His trip cancelled, I wonder how depressed he must feel??????????

Crafts @ Church

In the beginning of December we had a women's evening @ church where we talked about sharing the Gospel through your craft, and my quilts were exhibited. The first picture is my scrappy Bargello. I used 10.5 meters of fabric just in the squares!! I cut my strips 1.5 inches wide and I used ANY color - the only method in the madness was: every fabric touching the next one had to match. I think it worked! The quilt almost have a 3 dimensional effect hanging on the wall. It usually lies on our bed.

The other ones are just a few wall hangings I made through the years....but no more - since there is no more space on the walls! From left to right: my Storm @ sea made with beautiful Jim Shore fabric featuring Noah's Arc, my Christmas log cabin " Let the angels sing: Christ is born"; my ugly fabric challenge quilt (I won 1st prize!), my "Love is..." and lastly my quilt called "Keep the home fires burning".

I also had to give a talk (my first ever!) and you knew: it is actually so easy talking about what you really enjoy doing!! Not that I wasn't nervous: my left leg felt as if it was doing the shake,rattle and roll...I was so glad I was wearing a shirt to hopefully hide that!!

2012 Goals...

I am so busy reading other people's blogs, seeing collages of their finishes for 2011 and goals for 2012, that I started thinking about my UFOs and goals for 2012...

Well, first up, I am working on a sewing machine cover that I want to present as a workshop very soon. I'm trying my best to make it a real heirloom, so I am not rushing it!

Secondly, I started a spiderweb quilt from all my scraps in blue and green, with a funny sort of greenish purple blue as my accent fabric - I'm so looking forward to see the end result.

Not to forget the Bloggers Quilt along that I got myself into!

Then, I have already loaded a quilt on my Bernina frame that needs quilting, but I also don't want to rush it, as I want this quilt to be VERY special - I just love the colors I used!

Last year my daughter sewed some log cabin blocks, I put them together, added borders and applique, sandwiched it and now it is just waiting to be quilted....

I saw some people (like Pat Sloan) piled up all their UFOs and photographed them.I am too lazy for that!

I can easily think of a few...
1.Lindie (my eldest daughter)'s quilt...maybe I should give it a try again: I have lots more experience now!
2.Hexagons... tricky project, but I loved it when I started
3.Charm quilt... more done than undone...
4.Chickens... do I really want to finish this?
5.Pink Piglets...actually, I can finish this in a week if I try
6.Dresden quilt.. still need to figure out outside border's applique...
7.Two Christmas quilts...on the one I've done quite a bit, the other one I still need to start!

I met my match!!!!!!!!

Punctuation !!!!!!!!!! ??????????? etc is a issue in our household! Can you believe it????? My husband is forever complaining because I use !! (the exclamation mark!?!) way too much...in his opinion....

On Facebook, in e-mails, in text messages... everywhere I use them. And my reason... I am excited to say something, or it is really important to me to say it or I'm very serious about it. So, I use punctuation.

This morning I went onto my blog to have a look at the blogs I follow and what everybody around the globe was up to; and I noticed some new followers. So, I click on their picture and saw Ariadne was a new follower. Here is the link... http://tecendopatchwork.blogspot.com/

Ariadne, your a girl right after my heart!!!!!!!!!!!!