handmade by mary emmens
Are we half way through winter? Has it even started here in the UK? Either way it’s time for a review of the list I made back in October spurred on by Sarah at Fairyface Designs: 1. Believe it or … Read More »
There’s a local lady who is very talented in the art of origami, she has also worked as a play ranger in our local park, and over the years I’ve got to know her quite well. Kat creates beautifully folded, … Read More »
So this week I joined the Oh My Stars! quilt along and I have mostly been making or thinking about making stars: I started off with the basic sawtooth star in 12″, 8″ and 4″ blocks: I then had a … Read More »
OK so if you were reading last week you will remember I wrote about the big giveaway that Ali was going to be hosting at Very Berry Handmade. Have you been over to look yet? Did you enter or did … Read More »
Pin It I spent some time over the last week cutting vintage sheets up into fat quarters. I’ve now got a box full of approx 90! I do have plans for them and it doesn’t involve sewing with them! But … Read More »
At the beginning of December one of Tobits sisters commissioned me to make a soft book for a friend of hers who had just had a baby. I was happy to take it on but made it quite clear there … Read More »
This is just a quick heads up for next Monday, Ali over at Very Berry Handmade will be running a fantastic giveaway. Here is a little selection of what’s on offer: That’s right I did say little, I’m told there … Read More »
Pin It Or maybe the title should be ‘How to make a pirate patch in less than 10 minutes’! Leah had been invited to her friend’s 5th birthday party, on Sunday morning just a few hours before the party I … Read More »
The raglan t-shirt that I made for Mathias last week has now been embellished… First though thanks to Karen (one of the book authors) for her helpful comments on Flickr, I now know that when using old knits you should … Read More »
I had a tip off the weekend before Christmas about a bin liner of fabric which had been left at the charity shop by Claire, not wanting to miss out I popped in to see what delights were in store. … Read More »