handmade by mary emmens
I’ve not yet bought this months copy of Sew Hip but there is an article on Dress a Girl Around the World in it. Louise over at Sew Scrumptious has been inspired by this and is keen to encourage … Read More »
Hope you mums all had a great day, we had fun despite one poorly child! We had a Mothers Day Park.Life.Heavitree event so had to be up and organised and out of the house by 9.30, well Tobi did with … Read More »
Many years ago my mum was given a book of knitted garments by Kaffe Fassett, I think it must have been Glorious Knitting (published in 1987), I remember being amazed at his incredible use of colour and pattern, I could … Read More »
I mentioned a few weeks ago at the end of Dress a Girl Around the World that I had won the giveaway on Vanessa’s blog and promised I would show the lovely things that I had won. So first of … Read More »
One of my first big sewing projects was a patchwork quilt approximately 18yrs ago, I can’t remember what got me interested or why I decided to give it a go but I did. The girls and I were chatting about … Read More »
After sewing all those dresses I was having a think about what’s next (obviously that is once I’ve finished the current commission) and I found myself browsing online fabric stores and found lots of Amy Butler fabrics from her Daisy … Read More »
I knew that I had another piece of fabric on the way from Courtney at Seamstar but I didn’t know she was sending two pieces! So, when it arrived on Tuesday morning it went straight in the washing machine (always … Read More »
What a busy week it’s been, I’ve spent many hours cutting, sewing, drawing and planning and almost zero hours cooking and cleaning! That’s how I like it – not sure anyone else is so keen! You’ll be aware of the … Read More »
The gorgeous boy who lives next door to us was one today. I decided a while ago on what to make him for his birthday and then his mum saw the book I made for baby Ella and said something … Read More »
I have a fairly long list of blog subscriptions that fill my Google reader each day and on Monday night up popped this post that caught my attention and inspired me even at such a late hour to print off … Read More »