handmade by mary emmens
It feels like a shockingly long time since I’ve posted about any of my vintage finds…I think the last one was March! I have been searching and finding but I suppose that I’ve just not got round to sharing here. … Read More »
This time last week I was in hot, sunny London having the time of my life at the Fat Quarterly Retreat. I didn’t take a stack of photo’s as I was too busy chatting and sewing. However if you feel … Read More »
So last month saw me piecing a quilt top for Siblings Together, I now need to piece the back, baste, quilt and bind it. It has to be done by 17th July as on the 18th I’m travelling need to … Read More »
(Winners of the gaming giveaway announced here) Trying to keep up with myself is sometimes tricky; at the end of last month I briefly mentioned something I’d made during the month suggesting that I’d share it shortly. Whoops, it’s a few weeks … Read More »
Last weekend we had a family wedding to attend. I had sorted outfits for everyone but Tobit (he’s old enough to sort himself!) when I got to thinking that I didn’t have a suitable bag for tissues, keys, lipgloss, plasters … Read More »
Right time to set a goal for June. Not too tricky, I have lots to do but I need to get this pile of fabric sewn into a quilt top: I’m going to make a Modern Plus Quilt using this … Read More »
Here’s a selection of the vintage sheets I’ve acquired this month: I say ‘acquired’ because a some of them were gifted to me by lovely ladies at the Sewing Directory meet up in Exeter. The lovely Helen from Indianna Dreams gave … Read More »
*Big sigh* it’s been a tough week, it’s been very cold, the children have been on holiday from school and there have been builders working on the house. By Friday I was pretty shattered but I had Saturday to look … Read More »
It’s been a quiet few months on the finding front. A sheet from the car boot: A handmade duvet cover from the charity shop, this was quite expensive, especially considering the one side was plain, but still I had to … Read More »
I’ve done a little bit of fabric buying over the last couple of months, nothing excessive (at least I didn’t think so until I got half way through this post) and only in the sales (sort of). On Black Friday … Read More »