handmade by mary emmens
It’s cold and wet outside but when the postman rings the doorbell and hands over a parcel which I know will contain some loveliness I can’t help but feel my spirits lift. I won a giveaway held by Cara over … Read More »
Randi who runs the wonderful store that is Freshly Squeezed Fabrics is running a ‘pin it to win it‘ contest, pin a bundle from her store and you get the amount of repins that equal the cost of the bundle … Read More »
Way back at the beginning of April the Zakka Style sew along began; enthusiastically I joined in completing a few projects before other things took priority: I actually thought I’d joined in more than it appears from the photo’s above … Read More »
Look what the postman delivered yesterday: A thank you gift from the lovely Ellen of the long thread. You might know she’s working on another book and I helped her out with a little bit of pattern testing. So not … Read More »
I’ve made a start on a quilt (or 2). Using the scraps I mentioned here along with some extra wide white cotton from Seamstar. I’ve also had a jelly roll of Alphabet Soup (boy colourway) in my stash for too long and … Read More »
At the end of July you may remember me mentioning a vintage sheet haul from the charity shop: Veronica a flickr contact couldn’t resist commenting and persuaded me into swapping with her. She is in the States and has a … Read More »
So despite the general view that August is a summer month here in the UK it didn’t feel much like it. I think I made it to two car boot sales and a couple of rummages in the charity shops: … Read More »
That phrase has been going over and over in my head for the last week or so. I finished the secret piece of work and because of number of you are impatient and maybe even nosey curious so I’ll show … Read More »
Hmm the first of September, summer has hardly shown it’s face and the children are already talking about Autumn, the school holidays are nearly at an end and I’m looking forward to finding more time to sew. August appears to … Read More »