handmade by mary emmens
So this weeks project from Patchwork, Please! was the Polka Dot Cafe Apron. I like aprons, I rarely wear one and if I do it tends to need to be a full rather than half size one! But a good … Read More »
So my goal for June was to get a quilt top pieced for a Siblings Together quilt, and I did it; The cutting of 300 plus squares was simple, the laying them out and deciding on a design was not! … Read More »
(Winners of the gaming giveaway announced here) Trying to keep up with myself is sometimes tricky; at the end of last month I briefly mentioned something I’d made during the month suggesting that I’d share it shortly. Whoops, it’s a few weeks … Read More »
This weeks project from Patchwork, Please! is the Tea Cosy and Teabag pouch. I decided to continue to use Essex Linen and the Sew Cherry scraps that I used last week on the tea towels: In hindsight I wish I’d … Read More »
Last week’s Patchwork, Please! project was simple and fun. This week…I was taken by the idea of the tea towels and for some reason decided to make all of them! I bought some Essex linen approx 18 months ago, in … Read More »
(Still time to enter to win great games here) A new month and a new pattern for the And Sew On BOM. A Stitch in Time: Can you spot the error? (Suggestions in the comments below please) I can, … Read More »
(Gaming giveaway still open here) I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned that I’ve joined my first Bee. When Lynne asked if anyone wanted to join a bee for Siblings Together I jumped at the chance and she kindly let me … Read More »
Today it’s time for something a little different, no sewing, no fabric, no new projects but I do have a giveaway of some sewing related gamery. You may know that I’m not the world’s biggest fan of computer games, but … Read More »
Last week I showed you the paper pieced pencil case I made for my niece from the Patchwork, Please! book. This week the Patchwork, Please! Zakka Along 2.0 kicked off, the plan is to work through the book with a project … Read More »
Last weekend Kristy asked for pattern testers and because I don’t have enough to do I stuck my hand in the air ‘yes, me please’. I spent a few therapeutic hours on Wednesday evening stitching this gorgeous creature together: As … Read More »