handmade by mary emmens
At the beginning of the quarter this was added to my list, it was just in need of basting, quilting and binding. This has been gifted to one of my nieces in celebration of her 18th birthday, we spent a … Read More »
This project (pattern by Mollie Johanson and available here) was started over a year ago and then got tidied away in a drawer: It was supposed to be for my son’s birthday but it didn’t get finished -we did however welcome … Read More »
At the beginning of the quarter my 7 yr old son and I started this little project: He stitched the guinea pig and I stitched the lettering. The plan was to turn it into a cushion cover for his friends … Read More »
Last month my eldest had a birthday to celebrate and we’d talked for a while about making a new bag for her. I’d suggested the Two Zip Hipster bag by Dog Under My Desk as it’s a pattern I’d had … Read More »
So this is what happens when your middle child gets invited to a friends birthday party and they are a Star Wars fan. I immediately thought of making something but what? I know there is a line of Star Wars … 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 »
No I didn’t make a cushion cover by folding fabric! The origami theme comes from the fabric used! Bethan had a birthday invitation with a weeks’ notice which led me to a slight panic about what to make. Rather than … Read More »
It appears that there’s a trend here for gifting cushions for birthdays this year. I’ve made 3 in the last month and there is another in the works. I blogged about the shirts cushion I made for Tobi already so … Read More »
I was looking for some fabric a week or so ago and while rooting through the cupboard a bag of paper pieced shirts fell out. Rather than put them back in I decided to get them out and make a … Read More »
A few weeks ago Leah and I talked about what she would like to give Bethan for a birthday gift, she remembered how much Bethan likes a purse I made for Mathias over 3 years ago: This purse is still … Read More »