handmade by mary emmens
One of the things on my 3rd quarter finish along list was to do something with this paper pieced apple (pattern by Charise Randell from Playful Little paper-pieced projects): Last week I decided that I would turn it into a pencil case … Read More »
So here it is again; WIP Wednesday! This weeks main WIP is this: A couple of weeks ago we had our hallway, stairs and landing plastered, so far this week we have sanded all the woodwork, fitted picture rails, painted … Read More »
Earlier this month we received a wedding invitation from a friend of Tobit’s. The groom has made a few films with Tobit (including this one Always Hope) but I’ve only met him a few times when he’s come round to … Read More »
I’ve had a better week so far on the sewing front than last week, we’re getting to the end of the colds and all the children are in school. So what have I done? I’ve paper pieced a camera: It … Read More »
Another week and a bit more progress on my Retro Flowers: I’m almost halfway through piecing 1/4 petal to the next. This has been a leftover rather than an official WIP since Autumn 2013, I made a quilt for my … Read More »
In the last month I finished my scrappy log cabin quilt: I then had a bit of a tidy up of my stash and discovered that for some reason had been storing large (smaller than a fat eighth) scraps in … Read More »
Another pre Christmas make, this one remained a closely guarded secret as it was for Tobit. He mentioned that he would quite likes the trend for stags/deers heads (not real ones though), so I had a think about what I could … Read More »
I have a few catch up posts to write about things that I made last year and still haven’t got round to sharing here! In September my friend Christy from 6th form college days celebrated a big birthday and I … Read More »
Last month Julianna of Sewing Under Rainbow announced that she was running a Last Minute Christmas Sampler QAL. If you don’t know Julianna you’re missing out on her amazing paper pieced designs and her generosity in offering them to others for … Read More »
I am just a little bit excited to show you my new bag. Last year at Fat Quarterly Retreat I took a paper piecing class taught by Joanna and Julianna which I wrote about here (free pattern available here). The result of … Read More »