handmade by mary emmens
Help, I can’t knit but might just have to learn quick. The next Make, Do and Mend meeting (Tuesday 7th September 6pm – 10pm) is all about knitting, we they will be making hats for Innocents smoothies bottles to raise … Read More »
I’ve received a commission which meant I needed some small pieces of grey fabric, in my extensive fabric collection I could only find one little piece 2″ by 3″, definitely not enough. So we had a family outing to Saints … Read More »
While out in town this afternoon I went down to Inspirations Handicraft shop to buy some felt for a current project, on the way back down Queen Street I spotted a sign that said ‘Meme fabric collection’. Despite the fact … Read More »
I believe there is an unwritten rule in sewing ‘measure twice, cut once’. When I was making Tobi’s laptop case earlier this week I obviously applied this rule, however after cutting the fabric I lay in bed thinking that I … Read More »
Last month I showed you some new fabric I’d bought from here and suggested that I might make a laptop case for Tobit. Well I’ve done it, I think this must be a record for me, I normally buy fabric … Read More »
My youngest daughter starts preschool in September, the same one that her big sister went to except that it has moved into a brand new purpose built building next to school. She is very excited as are lots of other … Read More »
My girls each have a friend about to celebrate a birthday so I had a think and made a couple of these cute little bags. This one was made using a fat quarter of When I grow up fabric designed … Read More »