handmade by mary emmens
Time to get to it and write that list; sadly I had an accident on Saturday and sprained my ankle which means no machine sewing for a while, I can’t even get to my stash to show you the fabrics … Read More »
Well I must say I feel like I had a very productive quarter, not everything is ticked off my list but I made a good effort! 1. City Gym shorts for Leah: I ended up making 5 pairs of these! … Read More »
I’ve been painting again this week but we took the weekend off so I had a chance to get some sewing done and some prep for this week. I’m pattern testing for the very lovely Virginia at Gingercake: It’s not … Read More »
These are the remaining 3 quilts that I finished up for Siblings Together. The blocks are donations from far and wide around the world: And the back, kindly pieced and donated by Carol Wilkie The third: with another back from … Read More »
I can’t remember what other quilts I have made this year but I think this is my favourite: It’s for Bethan; she chose the fabrics and planned out each block and left me to do the sewing. She picked enough … Read More »
If you’ve been here before or if you follow me on IG it cannot have escaped your attention that I’ve been campaigning to get quilts made for the Siblings Together charity. I made a request for Home Sweet Home blocks … Read More »
Yes I am trying to count down the days until the end of term and not counting up the number of teacher gifts that I ‘have’ to make in that time! So my goal for July is to make something … Read More »
So here it is again; WIP Wednesday! This weeks main WIP is this: A couple of weeks ago we had our hallway, stairs and landing plastered, so far this week we have sanded all the woodwork, fitted picture rails, painted … Read More »
My not too ambitious goal for the month was to get the Hazel Hedgehog quilt top finished. At the beginning of the month I had 23 blocks and needed to make 2 more, which I fairly quickly did: Then Bethan … Read More »
Yesterday I finished piecing my Hazel Hedgehog quilt top: This morning I basted it, now I need to decide how to quilt it and which thread to use: I have 2 yellow threads; one is too light and the other … Read More »