handmade by mary emmens
I’ve written recently about the Goodnight Sweetheart pyjama pattern; sadly Leah is now too big for this pattern and I don’t have the skills to grade it up for her so I had to find a new pattern. I did … Read More »
I’m still playing a bit of catch up on things made but not shared. Back in June Bethan asked if I could make her a skirt, we had a rummage in my stash to see what cuts of fabric we … 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 »
I’m leaving it a bit late to enter a quilt for bloggers quilt festival just because I’ve not had the time to sit down and write! But here it now is: This is a bee quilt with blocks made by … Read More »
I’m really pleased to have another quilt finish to show you this week. I finished stitching down the binding this morning and took some photo’s on my phone in the garden! Usually Tobit does the photography while I (or a … Read More »
You may remember that I made a pillowcase earlier this year for Bethan to take on her school residential trip, well Leah had her first school trip away from home albeit just a night camping on the school field. I … Read More »
I can’t remember what other quilts I have made this year but I think this is my favourite: It’s for Bethan; she chose the fabrics and planned out each block and left me to do the sewing. She picked enough … Read More »
Number one of my 2nd quarter FAL list was a pair of City Gym Shorts for Leah; she had chosen fabric but that was as far as I had got: A couple of weeks ago Bethan asked if she could … Read More »
One of my numerous nieces turned a couple of weeks ago. It’s hard to remember what one year olds might be interested in by way of toys and I made a guess that she probably has more than enough toys … Read More »
I thought I was on a quilt making mission when at the end of the week the children started talking about World Book Day (is it really across the World or just the UK?). Our school has decided on the … Read More »