handmade by mary emmens
Way back in October 2007 my eldest child started preschool, my other 2 children have also attended the same wonderful preschool (although thankfully it moved to a purpose built building rather than an upstairs room in a church!). Today is … Read More »
Yes I’ve been feeling a little bit sad that I’m not in London this weekend at Fat Quarterly Retreat, I’m enjoying seeing the photo’s appearing on Instagram though they make me miss it even more! But we’ve been busy here … Read More »
Last month Storey Publishing sent me this book to review: Little One Yard Wonders available from Amazon and lots of other book shops I’m sure. For some reason I was surprised at the amount of projects in it; however the clue … Read More »
My 9 yr old has had a number of boys birthday party’s to attend recently and I’ve taken it upon myself to make gifts. With plenty of fabric in the cupboard it seems wrong not to! I mentioned back here about … Read More »
It’s nearly time for FQ Retreat and the chance to hand over quilts to the Siblings Together charity. Sadly I won’t be there this year so there will be a box of 6 quilts leaving Exeter shortly to go straight … Read More »
I’m cutting it fine this month entering my goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes. I’ve had lots to do, but most have been small projects for teacher and birthday gifts which have been quick to start and finish so … Read More »
I made another pair of oven gloves a couple of weeks ago, again using this great tutorial by Adrienne. I’d not written about it or even got them photographed but was spurred on by Cindy showing off her lovely hot pants … Read More »
This month in the Siblings Together Bee, Jane chose the Cheerio block, inspiration came from Issue 8 of the Love Patchwork and Quilting magazine which has a quilt by Camille Roskelley using this block. There were discussions in the flickr … Read More »
Thanks everyone who linked up with me for Sunday Stash last week. Before I get on to the exciting task of announcing a winner I thought I’d share with you this weeks stash additions. I’m still sticking to my Fabriholics … Read More »
I set out my goal for this month to get this quilt top transformed into a finished quilt: Photo from Jo’s IG I did it! It was almost too hot for basting but I managed it and also came … Read More »