handmade by mary emmens
Yesterday I made the trip to the Festival of Quilts at the NEC, Birmingham with Susy and Sue. We had a wonderful day, met up with and bumped in to lovely ladies we know online and in real life, I met … Read More »
We’re into the second week of the school holidays now so way past time for sharing the things I made for teacher gifts. Three years ago Bethan and I made this for Mrs Brand: Leah has had her as a … Read More »
I’ve been starting and finishing a lot of things recently which has been very satisfying, all quick makes so it was a little tricky thinking up what could be my goal for August, especially bearing in mind that the children … Read More »
Heather at Quilts in the Queue is hosting this years quilt drive for 100 quilts for kids. Many of you I’m sure will already be involved in making quilts for children so here’s a chance to link up quilts that … Read More »
Oh yes 13 is lucky for some! I’ve not bought fabric but have received some gorgeous pieces in the post this week. First to arrive was a delicious bundle of Rapture by Pat Bravo, 10 fat quarters of Citric Happiness: … Read More »
At the beginning of July I set out my goal for the month, to get this quilt top finished: Made from vintage sheets strips I must admit the thought of getting on with this was dragging me down. It took … Read More »
The fact that this last week was Kids Clothes Week almost passed me by, preschool finished for my son on Tuesday but the girls were still at school and there were a number of events going on that we needed … Read More »
Whilst waiting for a response to a problem this week my sewing was stalled and so I got to thinking about what else I could make. The weather here is hot and I fancy making a top or two for … Read More »
A month or so ago a friend, Kate who is sorting out her house ready to move handed me a bag on the school run containing a couple of lovely items. One was a gorgeous vintage blouse, made in Switzerland … Read More »
It’s July but Sue has already put up the info for the Siblings Together bee block for August. For one reason or another both the sewing projects that I have on the go have been stalled so I got on … Read More »