handmade by mary emmens
Sadly this is the only finish from my list for the quarter although it’s not the only thing I made just none of those things were on the list! It is also the simplest thing that was on the list; … Read More »
Time to report on recent finishes; on my list for this quarter was a quilt for a new baby. At the beginning of the quarter all I had to do was stitch the binding down, but I was suffering with … Read More »
One of the team in my department at work was due to go on maternity leave at the beginning of February. I knew that she her mum and an aunt both sew and had made a number of things for … Read More »
I put this on my FAL list for this quarter as a lovely friend from guild had just had a baby girl and I wanted to use some of the Cloud 9 knit fabrics that I picked up in a … Read More »
While we were on holiday we received the news that our next door neighbours baby had arrived. I had in mind that I would make a quilt for the new arrival but was waiting to find out whether they had … Read More »
I have a thing about ‘Plus’ quilts, I don’t know what it is but I love the look of them. So I was thinking about a colleague who was due to go off on maternity leave and making a quilt … Read More »
Last month I pulled this cheater print from my stash to make a quick baby gift for one of Tobit’s colleagues. I had some fabric that was great for backing (Town and Country Kyoto Blue by Pepper Cory for Studio … Read More »
After making one mini quilt for a small child’s Christmas gift I decided that another similar aged small child could have one too. I used this tutorial which I used countless times when making Oh My Stars quilt. All from … Read More »
Way back in August 2010 I had a 10 month old little boy wearing cloth nappies, I was struggling to find trousers to fit him and then the amazing Rae released a pattern ‘Big Butt Baby Pants’ (BBBP). Over time I … Read More »
Giveaway to win a £20 gift certificate is open here A few weeks ago Tobit asked me if I had any baby quilts in stock that he could gift to a colleague who was soon to go on maternity leave. … Read More »