handmade by mary emmens
I’m keen on using up scraps and if possible doing it after finishing the project they were created by. I finished this quilt in September using a jelly roll and charm pack (read more here): I had a few blocks … Read More »
I’m not going to talk about how this year appears to have flown by because to be honest it feels like certain parts of it have dragged so slowly. I think November might be the same just because I am … Read More »
It’s been half term holidays here this week, there’s been a fair amount of exhaustion and feeling under the weather so it’s been mostly a staying at home, relaxing kind of week, interspersed with fabric deliveries 😉 First is a … Read More »
I’ve been having a little sort out and tidy in my sewing room and found that I still have a few of these hexies left so have been sewing them together to make 2 pieces big enough for a scissor … Read More »
This project was simple but wonderfully transformed this bag: I used leftover Tule hexies from a cushion project I made earlier in the year, stitched them together and used invisible thread to appliqué them on to the bag: An immediate … Read More »
I’m leaving it a bit late to enter a quilt for bloggers quilt festival just because I’ve not had the time to sit down and write! But here it now is: This is a bee quilt with blocks made by … Read More »
A few years ago (2011) I went to the Festival of Quilts for the first time with Emily (blog post here), I bought these 1/2 metre cuts of fabric: They are flannels from Boden, I’m pretty sure they were being sold by … Read More »
How exciting: I have finished all the items that featured in last weeks WIP post (that I forgot to link up with Lee!). So believe it or not i have started some more projects. This is the start of a … Read More »
A couple of years ago at a South West Stitchers meet up, Will from Abakhan brought a box of scraps/offcuts etc and I picked up 2 largish pieces of fleece from it. Initially I thought I could use them for … Read More »
This week I’m making slow but steady progress on binding this bee quilt: I’ve made no progress on the Wildflower pillow cover and have also discovered that I have 3 flowers left to do something with. This Christmas gift is … Read More »