handmade by mary emmens
Decisions, decisions, what shall I choose as my goal for the month? I have a few things that I need to finish off but I think I’m going to opt for the Winterberry quilt: The top is finished, I have … Read More »
I think this is the biggest English paper piecing project I have finished (so far)! It started off like this: I swapped out some fabrics and put some new ones in. I’d prepared it before I sprained my ankle and … Read More »
So this month was hopefully going to be about hand stitching, I planned to attach all the pieces of this pillow top: And I did it! I’ve started hand quilting and hope to finish it while on holiday next week. … Read More »
Good news I finished piecing the Winterberry quilt top and I’m just waiting for backing and binding fabric to arrive: I have 4 blocks left that I’ll probably convert in to a cushion cover with any left over backing and … Read More »
This week I made a start on hand quilting the EPP that I finished piecing last week, I added borders to make it large enough for the pillow. I also decided to start another quilt! But it’s ok as it’s … Read More »
On my 3rd quarter finish along list were pyjama shorts for my boy. A couple of weeks ago I realised that he didn’t have many pairs of everyday shorts and if summer turns up we might need more. So I printed … Read More »
I’ve started and finished a few things in the last week so while my WIP’s are the same items as last week I have been busy! I’ve stitched all the pieces down the side of my Wildflower pillow top, yesterday … Read More »
One of the things on my 3rd quarter finish along list was to do something with this paper pieced apple (pattern by Charise Randell from Playful Little paper-pieced projects): Last week I decided that I would turn it into a pencil case … Read More »
It’s been a while since I’ve had any new fabric to show but on Friday I went on a road trip to the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham and came home with a few new additions…. I was on the … Read More »
I’m slowly plodding on with this EPP piece: All the pieces are now basted I just need to stitch them on to the main piece. I didn’t get any sewing done during our car journeys over the weekend. I’ve been … Read More »