handmade by mary emmens
Back in March Leah asked me if I would make her a shirt like the one I made for her brother last summer: Leah loves a proper shirt and I’d checked out the pattern, the largest size is for a … Read More »
I don’t feel like I’ve done much sewing this week, in fact I don’t really know where the time has gone! I finished the camera that I showed you last week, but I’m not revealing that until it’s been gifted. … Read More »
Earlier this month my eldest child went off on a residential trip with school. It was her second trip away with school, the first time she went I made her a wash bag to take with her: I had a … Read More »
I’ve had a better week so far on the sewing front than last week, we’re getting to the end of the colds and all the children are in school. So what have I done? I’ve paper pieced a camera: It … Read More »
This is another project that was on my 2nd quarter FAL list, it’s a Divided Basket by Noodlehead and at the beginning of April it looked like this: It didn’t take too long to finish it off although stitching through … Read More »
I’ve been slowly working away on the Hazel Hedgehog quilt. The pattern is not paper pieced and to make it simpler to piece the pieces are rectangular and there ends up being too much waste for my liking! Don’t get … Read More »
Another week, another Sunday Stash. I’m still working on building up my low volume stash and so when Judith posted a photo on IG of fabrics she had just added to her etsy shop I hopped on over to buy these … Read More »
Welcome to all of you especially if you are visiting from Bloggers Quilt Festival, I’m delighted to have a new quilt to show you: Last month I showed you a new quilt for Siblings Together made with Parson Gray fabrics leftovers from … Read More »
I have a new WIP this week; it’s my goal for May’s ALYoF: A Western Shirt from the book Little One Yard Wonders for Leah. Progress is slow as 3 out of 4 of us have come down with a … Read More »
Number one of my 2nd quarter FAL list was a pair of City Gym Shorts for Leah; she had chosen fabric but that was as far as I had got: A couple of weeks ago Bethan asked if she could … Read More »