handmade by mary emmens
I feel like I’m pretty much house bound with a poorly 5yr old who appears to be suffering with a virus and has done since the beginning of October. She’s not contagious so I was going to send her to … Read More »
Yes it has been quiet here on the blog but that doesn’t mean I’ve not been busy elsewhere with illness, all my family visiting (some from overseas) and sewing stuff. Last week I taught my first zip purse workshop at … Read More »
So the swap group is up on flickr and there are already some great prints appearing, some that I’ve not seen before and definitely want to get my hands on want to share with you. If you want to pop a lovely … Read More »
Last month I taught my second purse frame workshop at a local vintage shop Arrietty and even remembered to take my camera this time to capture the finished brilliance: The ladies were great students, some more confident than others, some … Read More »
Despite the fact that September was a wet month and there wasn’t a lot of fabric hunting going on I still managed to end up with quite a haul: This has got to be the wackiest sheet I have ever … Read More »
Another month has flown by and time to round-up/review what I’ve been doing: a secret project an infinity scarf for my husband (he was wearing it this morning as he went off to work = success) the beginnings of a … Read More »
I’ve spent what feels like a lot of time cutting vintage sheet charm squares recently for my Etsy shop and have been wondering what to do with the off cuts. I already carefully cut each piece of fabric carefully before … Read More »
It’s cold and wet outside but when the postman rings the doorbell and hands over a parcel which I know will contain some loveliness I can’t help but feel my spirits lift. I won a giveaway held by Cara over … Read More »
Randi who runs the wonderful store that is Freshly Squeezed Fabrics is running a ‘pin it to win it‘ contest, pin a bundle from her store and you get the amount of repins that equal the cost of the bundle … Read More »
Way back at the beginning of April the Zakka Style sew along began; enthusiastically I joined in completing a few projects before other things took priority: I actually thought I’d joined in more than it appears from the photo’s above … Read More »