handmade by mary emmens
It’s no secret that I love a good craft/sewing book, recently I came across this new release ‘reinvention: sewing with rescued materials’: It’s written by Maya Donenfeld. Maya shares 28 projects to help you “reinvent” materials like linen, burlap, wool … Read More »
It’s been a busy month which I suppose is no great surprise! Here’s a summary of what I’ve achieved. I’ve been taking part in the Zakka Style sew along: My big finish of the month is this beauty: I joined … Read More »
With two children being proud wearers of treasure pocket pants the big sister was feeling a little left out and yesterday Bethan decided it was definitely time for her own pair. I offered up a pair of old Fat Face … Read More »
Right time to review my list and see what I managed to achieve over the last 5 months encouraged by Sarah at Fairyface Designs. 1. Gift voucher for Pink Castle Fabrics duly spent (confession: I’ve not cut into any of … Read More »
OK so I’m a bit late to the KCWC party! I knew this was going to be a busy week so on Sunday afternoon I traced the pattern pieces for the Treasure Pocket Pants from Sewing for Boys in a … Read More »
Stacey’s choice for April for the Sewing for Boys sew along is Treasure Pocket Pants. It’s one of the patterns that really jumped out at me when I first got the book and here was the motivation to make a … Read More »
Have you signed up for this? Twice a year over at Elsie Marley, Meg runs a week where she challenges you to sew for an hour a day for your children (or someone else’s), that hour might include tracing patterns … Read More »
Earlier this month I made the Easy Linen Shirt as part of the Sewing For Boys sew-along. What I didn’t do is embellish it. I had plans, vague one admittedly but they have not come to fruition. I wanted to … Read More »
Last October I wrote here about pattern testing for Lily Bird Studios, and last week I volunteered to test another pattern for her. I was asked if I would test the size/age 7 skirt, this suited me fine as Bethan … Read More »
Last week I ran a sewing evening at my friend Rachels’ house. We had 15 lovely ladies join us along with seven sewing machines, a pile of fabric, a Guiness cake and a dog and cat! I’d spent some time … Read More »