handmade by mary emmens
I just discovered these were on my 3rd quarter FAL list so thought it was about time I blogged about them! Two gifts for teaching assistants at school using these fabrics: Bethan chose them with the two ladies in mind. … Read More »
This stack was cut back in July ready to make Pixie Baskets as little gifts for the teaching assistants at the end of the school year: It’s a tutorial by Heidi of Fabric Mutt, simple to follow and great for … Read More »
I started the quarter with this almost complete quilt top: I added some narrow borders and talked to Leah about the backing; she decided that she would like a large fox on the back, like Mathias has a large whale … Read More »
Welcome to Bloggers Quilt Festival; it has motivated me to get on and share this quilt which I finished last month. Just over 3 years ago there was a quilt along for the Marcelle Medallion pattern by Alexia Abegg from … Read More »
Judging by my scrap collection, blue is probably my favourite colour: I’m not sure what this looks like to the reader but it’s a boot box full. Some of the scraps are pretty small; an inch square and some small … Read More »
Despite the silence over here I have been busy; too busy to sit down and write a blog post or 7! Today is Sunday; I’ve basted a quilt and am having a rest before quilting commences so I thought I’d … Read More »
It’s been a couple of weeks since Festival of Quilts but this is my first chance to share my purchases: I went with a shopping list and did fairly well at sticking to it. I bought a couple of metres … Read More »
I’ve written recently about the Goodnight Sweetheart pyjama pattern; sadly Leah is now too big for this pattern and I don’t have the skills to grade it up for her so I had to find a new pattern. I did … Read More »
I’m still playing a bit of catch up on things made but not shared. Back in June Bethan asked if I could make her a skirt, we had a rummage in my stash to see what cuts of fabric we … Read More »
I asked my sister in law what my niece might like for her 5th birthday and the response was pyjamas. Of course I wasn’t about to go shopping for pyjama’s when I can make them so I went shopping for … Read More »