handmade by mary emmens
This weeks project from Patchwork, Please! is the Tea Cosy and Teabag pouch. I decided to continue to use Essex Linen and the Sew Cherry scraps that I used last week on the tea towels: In hindsight I wish I’d … Read More »
Last week’s Patchwork, Please! project was simple and fun. This week…I was taken by the idea of the tea towels and for some reason decided to make all of them! I bought some Essex linen approx 18 months ago, in … Read More »
(Still time to enter to win great games here) A new month and a new pattern for the And Sew On BOM. A Stitch in Time: Can you spot the error? (Suggestions in the comments below please) I can, … Read More »
(Gaming giveaway still open here) I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned that I’ve joined my first Bee. When Lynne asked if anyone wanted to join a bee for Siblings Together I jumped at the chance and she kindly let me … Read More »
Today it’s time for something a little different, no sewing, no fabric, no new projects but I do have a giveaway of some sewing related gamery. You may know that I’m not the world’s biggest fan of computer games, but … Read More »
Last week I showed you the paper pieced pencil case I made for my niece from the Patchwork, Please! book. This week the Patchwork, Please! Zakka Along 2.0 kicked off, the plan is to work through the book with a project … Read More »
Last weekend Kristy asked for pattern testers and because I don’t have enough to do I stuck my hand in the air ‘yes, me please’. I spent a few therapeutic hours on Wednesday evening stitching this gorgeous creature together: As … Read More »
Last weekend we had a family wedding to attend. I had sorted outfits for everyone but Tobit (he’s old enough to sort himself!) when I got to thinking that I didn’t have a suitable bag for tissues, keys, lipgloss, plasters … Read More »
Right time to set a goal for June. Not too tricky, I have lots to do but I need to get this pile of fabric sewn into a quilt top: I’m going to make a Modern Plus Quilt using this … Read More »
Another new month, another round up of makes, this month has been mostly about clothing: I made a pyjama top to go with the trousers I made in April, the top fits well and he loves to wear them. I … Read More »