Paper piecing | mary emmens

A mini Welsh blanket quilt

30 Sep

At the beginning of the quarter when writing my FAL list all I had to show for this project was this: A number of years ago I wrote a pattern for the Caernarfon Welsh blanket design to make it a...
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Can I kick it?

7 Jul

I’ve really not achieved a huge amount of finishes off my FAL list this quarter, I’ve done a lot of sewing, mostly dressmaking and mainly things that weren’t on my list! I did start the quarter with this block that...
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First finish

31 Jan

I’m back from a brilliant weekend at the Thread House Retreat so I can now show the rest of this: It was a close up view of a storage pot that I made for my swap partner Catrin. I had...
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Snowballs but no snow

4 Jan

I started this Snowball paper pieced block in September and it didn’t take long to make it into a cushion cover for the sofa in our kitchen: You can find the pattern here I’ve already made a couple for the...
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Hey Mr DJ!

2 Jan

This is some pattern testing that I did that has been waiting to be turned in to something: the pattern is by Molli Sparkles. My plan was to turn this into a cushion cover for my brother who likes to play...
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Secret Santa

1 Jan

Long, long ago in March 2016 I pattern tested for Kristy of Quiet Play. I loved the result and pinned the block on to the board in my sewing space. This quarter I decided that I really needed to do...
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Kaleidoscope

2 Oct

It feels fairly miraculous that I have finished another item on my FAL quarter 3 list. I pulled this selection of fabric The grey is a pair of linen trousers belonging to my husband that were no longer fit for...
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Red and white

28 Mar

I finished this quilt last month but it’s taken a while to get it photographed. It’s a quilt for Siblings Together and I’ve had foundation pieced blocks sent from various parts of the world, thanks to all the members of...
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I’ve still never seen Star Wars

23 Jan

I started this paper piecing gift at the beginning of the year knowing that it needed to be gifted today. I do love paper piecing just one block to turn it into a cushion cover; it’s a lot of work...
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Siblings Together November block

5 Nov

It’s November and therefore my turn in the Siblings Together bee and I’m asking for this block: I don’t actually know what it’s called, if you know then please enlighten me! Please use red fabrics for the X, I don’t...
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