handmade by mary emmens
This month I really want to make myself another Honey Blouse. Another? Yes; I made one last month and really like the finished result, I’ve not blogged about it yet or got any photographs of it other than this one … Read More »
A year on from these and these both of my youngest children have almost grown out of the pyjamas I made for them so I browsed online fabric shops for flannel before remembering that I have some in my stash! Amazingly when … Read More »
Another post about shorts and another pattern from Little One Yard Wonders (read reviews of the Western Shirt here and Casey Apron here). I made shorts earlier in the summer for Bethan, and Leah said she needed some too. So she pulled … Read More »
At the beginning of summer there was a request from my eldest for new shorts; she had grown out of all the pairs I had made last summer (or was it the summer before?). The pattern I’d previously used was … Read More »
The fact that this last week was Kids Clothes Week almost passed me by, preschool finished for my son on Tuesday but the girls were still at school and there were a number of events going on that we needed … Read More »
Whilst waiting for a response to a problem this week my sewing was stalled and so I got to thinking about what else I could make. The weather here is hot and I fancy making a top or two for … Read More »
I made myself some pyjama bottoms and my middle child asked if I would make some pyjamas for her as she said she didn’t have any with long sleeves – not true but never mind, any excuse to sew. Earlier … Read More »
School holidays and sunshine did not make it the most productive month, but still I found some time to sew: Most of the quilt top was made before August started but it’s definitely an August finish (on the top not … Read More »
My goal for this month was to make myself some pyjama bottoms. I bought a flannel sheet from the car boot earlier this year and thought it would be ideal fabric for pyjamas: I drafted my own pattern using a … Read More »
I’ve been wondering for a few days now what to set as my goal for the month, there are a number of projects that could do with being finished but I’m not inspired to commit to them this month. The … Read More »