handmade by mary emmens
There was obviously too much going on at the start of the year for me to find time to review December, I got as far as looking at photo’s but that was it. So I made a couple of infinity … Read More »
I mentioned yesterday that I’d made my first economy block at the weekend. Yesterday I wasn’t in the best of moods but in between trying to drink cups of tea and other stuff I managed to make this little lot: … Read More »
You may remember if you’re a regular reader that at the very beginning of the year I made a commitment to no fabric purchases. To keep us on the straight and narrow there is a monthly check-in; time for reflection, … Read More »
I started the month with this: and 4.5 metres of Kona Snow with the goal to complete all the cutting for a quilt top. My sewing space now contains this pile of flying geese, all trimmed, approximately 70 large and 224 … Read More »
If you use Instagram it probably hasn’t escaped your notice that there is something happening tonight called #greatukfabricdestash. Basically it’s an opportunity to get your hands on more fabric for a price, it might be great value, it might be … Read More »
Last week a good friend of mine Jo celebrated a milestone birthday, she’s someone you might know and blogs over here. I knew her before she really started sewing so she might blame me for her addiction but I can … Read More »
Back in November my friend Rachel said that she would like to commission me to make a drum stick case as part of her eldest daughter’s Christmas gift. Once she had bought the new sticks she came round to talk … Read More »
Last summer I made a gorgeous (in my opinion) baby quilt as part of the Zakka sew along using the pattern from Patchwork Please. It had quite a boyish theme to it, I struggled writing that because I don’t think … Read More »
Deep breath, time to make a decision about my goal for the month. Truth be told I’m going to try and be really disciplined this year and focus on what I want to do, not pick up BOM’s or QAL’s … Read More »
Here it is then the first Sunday Stash of 2014 and the last Sunday Stash from me filled with new fabric. The fabric here today was all purchased in 2013 so before I committed to a fabric fast. Just before … Read More »