handmade by mary emmens
Phew this quilt seems like it has been a long time coming! I started pattern writing back in January, it’s been out to testers and I made my own version with Blueberry Park fabric kindly supplied by Karen Lewis. I … Read More »
I’m just quickly sneaking in one last finish from my list for the first quarter. I’m a slightly appalled that this has been a WIP since March 2013! I pattern tested this block for Kristy – Quiet Play and it has … Read More »
This weekend it’s the Spring Quilt Festival in Exeter and yesterday I went along to it with Sandra (@sewofcourse) who had come over from Ireland for it. I’d not met Sandra before but we’ve got to know each other via … Read More »
Once upon a time (Dec 2014) Tobit bought me the Sewing with Knits Craftsy Class; I watched some of the classes and thought a lot. In September (2015) I bought some knit fabric: I also bought an overlocker, despite the … Read More »
Sunday Stash giveaway open here Last July (I think) I shared a photo of this chest: I sanded it down and then left it in the garage until earlier this month. Tobit then painted it and together we worked on … Read More »
Today I have the privilege of hosting Sunday Stash while Molli enjoys the delights of San Francisco. Don’t panic though he’s due back to resume his duties for Sunday Stash on April 10 – not too long to wait. I’ve … Read More »
I can’t quite believe that this quilt top took less than 2 weeks to make but has been on my unwritten list to do for over 2 years! My initial fabric pull was this: I’m not really sure what I … Read More »
It’s a few weeks since I finished this quilt but thanks to Storm Imogen I had to wait to get some half decent photo’s: As you can see it was still pretty windy a week after the storm had passed. … Read More »
After the frenzy of starting and finishing a quilt for Karen Lewis in less than a week it has been lovely to take things a bit easier this last week. Ever since the Marcelle Medallion pattern by Alexia Abegg was … Read More »
It’s been a while since I had anything to share but this week I do have some additions to show. First there is this bundle: Photo from Karen’s IG A delicious bundle of Blueberry Park from the hands of Karen … Read More »