Double Figures
Last weekend my eldest daughter turned 10. She had a few requests for birthday gifts; in addition to those I decided to make her a pouch for her inhaler and spacer instead of using the plastic wallet that school put … Read More »
handmade by mary emmens
Last weekend my eldest daughter turned 10. She had a few requests for birthday gifts; in addition to those I decided to make her a pouch for her inhaler and spacer instead of using the plastic wallet that school put … 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 »
For a while Leah has been asking for a handbag like this one I made for Bethan a couple of years ago. I suggested that she might like something a little different and showed her the Mini Messenger bag by Make It … 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 »
Last month Storey Publishing sent me this book to review: Little One Yard Wonders available from Amazon and lots of other book shops I’m sure. For some reason I was surprised at the amount of projects in it; however the clue … Read More »
**before you get your hopes up I’m not giving away a baked Gingercake** A month or so ago a lovely email popped into my inbox from Virginia of Gingercake, it was a request to take part in her Handmade Gift … 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 »
The children go back to school next week so I’m anticipating some more time to sew. Time to start something new? Hmm maybe I should deal with some of the WIPS I found when sorting out my sewing space: I … Read More »
I had a vague intention to blog more frequently this week on my Kids Clothes Week progress, but after the fail so soon after the start I focused on sewing rather than sharing! So here are the shorts I made, … Read More »