handmade by mary emmens
This time last week I was in hot, sunny London having the time of my life at the Fat Quarterly Retreat. I didn’t take a stack of photo’s as I was too busy chatting and sewing. However if you feel … Read More »
In preparation for FQ Retreat there are a bunch of swaps that one can sign up for. This year knowing that we would be in the middle of a building project on our house I opted out of these. But … Read More »
I’m off to FQ Retreat at lunchtime tomorrow (yippee), starting with a road trip with Emily, Jo and Susy – I can’t wait. I have 2 quilts to squeeze in to Emily’s car, this one and this one: I’ve mentioned … Read More »
Just over a year ago I left my 3 children for the first time ever overnight and had the most splendid time in London at the very first Fat Quarterly retreat, so it wasn’t really a question whether or not … Read More »
For as long as I can remember (which is at least 3 years ago) I’ve wanted to make placemats for my children and would you believe it this weeks project in Patchwork, Please! was placemats. I didn’t really plan to … Read More »
So last month saw me piecing a quilt top for Siblings Together, I now need to piece the back, baste, quilt and bind it. It has to be done by 17th July as on the 18th I’m travelling need to … Read More »
June saw not much progress on the house front but I got some sewing done; Projects from Patchwork, Please! my first ever bee block (check out the speedy Lynne who has already pieced the top), paper piecing, a quilt top … Read More »
So this weeks project from Patchwork, Please! was the Polka Dot Cafe Apron. I like aprons, I rarely wear one and if I do it tends to need to be a full rather than half size one! But a good … Read More »
So my goal for June was to get a quilt top pieced for a Siblings Together quilt, and I did it; The cutting of 300 plus squares was simple, the laying them out and deciding on a design was not! … Read More »
(Winners of the gaming giveaway announced here) Trying to keep up with myself is sometimes tricky; at the end of last month I briefly mentioned something I’d made during the month suggesting that I’d share it shortly. Whoops, it’s a few weeks … Read More »