Cutty, cutty
26
Apr
Whoops I made this right at the beginning of the month and never got round to sharing with you. The And Sew On BOM was this gorgeous block: Titled: Snip it Real Good / Not for paper I chose the pale … Read More »
Author Archives: Mary
Aeroplane Bag – finished!!
24
Apr
My challenge to myself for this month was to get the pieces cut for the Aeroplane Bag. Life in this house was going to be chaotic and I really had no idea if sewing was going to be an option. … Read More »
KCW – #fail
23
Apr
On Sunday my eldest daughter chose some fabrics from my stash that she wanted me to make some shorts with. I’ve used this pattern a number of times before, it goes up to age 8 but I didn’t have the pattern printed … Read More »
Gearing up for Kids Clothes Week
22
Apr
You may know that this week is Kids Clothes Week (KCW). I’ve joined in this event in previous years and had quite productive weeks sewing clothes for my children. Inspired by the thought of the week ahead and the fact … Read More »
Vintage fabric finds – March
12
Apr
Here’s a selection of the vintage sheets I’ve acquired this month: I say ‘acquired’ because a some of them were gifted to me by lovely ladies at the Sewing Directory meet up in Exeter. The lovely Helen from Indianna Dreams gave … Read More »
A quilt finish for Siblings Together
9
Apr
So I finished this quilt a week or so ago, I just needed time to write about it! Last year I bought some charm packs of Little Apples by Aneela Hoey from an online fabric store that was closing down, … Read More »
Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away
7
Apr
*Big sigh* it’s been a tough week, it’s been very cold, the children have been on holiday from school and there have been builders working on the house. By Friday I was pretty shattered but I had Saturday to look … Read More »
Do I need another bag?
3
Apr
You may have seen recently that the talented Sara has brought out 9 new bag patterns, all available in her pattern shop . I just happen to be a reader of Katy’s blog and last week she had a giveaway of readers … Read More »
March projects
31
Mar
March seemed to be a really long month, mostly very cold and draughty with some sewing! I squeezed in some paper piecing before we ‘lost’ the dining room: Blog post about them here. I joined in the Orbit QAL and completed … Read More »
Orbit quilt finish
25
Mar
On a freezing cold day I’m able to share with you a quilt finish. This is the original fabric pull, all vintage sheets from my stash (some recently obtained from the vintage sheet FQ swap): It changed a little and … Read More »