handmade by mary emmens
Oh I have been burning the midnight oil, well not quite but leaving things until the last minute? Yep, I find that inspiration or desparation comes eventually. 2 boys have birthdays this weekend and both gifts made this afternoon/evening along … Read More »
I’ve been quiet on here as I’ve been really busy doing other things! T has been away at a conference in Rome, the children have all been ill (not all at the same time) so I’ve had little time to … Read More »
sort of! I took the children up to visit my mum last week and the first thing that B said was ‘Grandma will you teach me how to knit?’. There wasn’t much hesitation on Grandma’s part so off we went. … Read More »
Help, I can’t knit but might just have to learn quick. The next Make, Do and Mend meeting (Tuesday 7th September 6pm – 10pm) is all about knitting, we they will be making hats for Innocents smoothies bottles to raise … Read More »
I believe there is an unwritten rule in sewing ‘measure twice, cut once’. When I was making Tobi’s laptop case earlier this week I obviously applied this rule, however after cutting the fabric I lay in bed thinking that I … Read More »
Last month I showed you some new fabric I’d bought from here and suggested that I might make a laptop case for Tobit. Well I’ve done it, I think this must be a record for me, I normally buy fabric … Read More »
My youngest daughter starts preschool in September, the same one that her big sister went to except that it has moved into a brand new purpose built building next to school. She is very excited as are lots of other … Read More »
My girls each have a friend about to celebrate a birthday so I had a think and made a couple of these cute little bags. This one was made using a fat quarter of When I grow up fabric designed … Read More »
A good friend had a birthday coming up and after doing some sneaky research (my husband sending facebook messages to her sister in America) I decided on the bag to make and the fabric. It was a success. It was … Read More »
The other day I spotted some gorgeous fabric flowers. While I really enjoy making flower brooches, choosing the fabrics and the fiddly sewing, they take an age to make so I’ve been fiddling around and come up with a flower … Read More »