handmade by mary emmens
Welcome to my entry for Bloggers Quilt Festival in the ROYGBIV category. A few weeks ago I saw Adrianne put a call out for pattern testers for a new quilt pattern. I volunteered despite not knowing what the pattern looked … Read More »
You know that thing when you wait for a bus and then three come along at once? Well it felt a little bit like that this week on the fabric front. The lovely Jo alerted me to a sale over at … Read More »
You may have come across Leanne and Nicky’s new monthly link-up of scrappy projects. It got me thinking about my love of scraps and what I use them for. I used to keep the tiniest pieces and then gradually started … Read More »
I’ve been having a pretty productive time of late and hope to have some finishes to show soon, I made a quilt from start to finish in less than 13 days! Yesterday I played around with a layout of the blocks … Read More »
This morning this happened: It was all about the running, my lovely girls completed the Great West Run Schools challenge and Tobit ran his second half marathon in 1 hour 28 minutes and 57 seconds. This afternoon there might be … Read More »
Way back in March of this year I took some prepared fabrics on a sewing weekend with a plan to make a Retro Flowers quilt using vintage sheets. I managed to stitch up a few pieces: My goal for the month … Read More »
I feel like I’ve been working on lots of small projects recently, mostly quick and fun. I needed to make a gift for my niece’s 5th birthday. I’m fairly sure that like my own children she has plenty of toys … Read More »
I’m making an attempt to share more in progress projects rather than just finished items. This week I have 2 things on my sewing table (ok that’s not true there is a lot of stuff on there at the moment … Read More »
My goal for September was some English Paper Piecing (EPP) and a Hexagon Handbag (pattern from 1, 2, 3 Quilt). I took it away on holiday and spent the evenings stitching. It took me 4 or 5 evenings to baste … Read More »
On Friday I had the opportunity to go to the Stitching, Sewing and Hobbycrafts show at Westpoint thanks to 2 pairs of free tickets I won from Sew Scrumptious and Sew Magazine. I went with my friend Sue and we … Read More »