handmade by mary emmens
Back in July end of term was fast approaching and with one child left at primary school there were less gifts to be made. M’s teacher this year is a bit of a Star Wars fan (or at least we … Read More »
So into the last quarter of the year and only 2 finishes again last quarter but we were living in chaos so sewing time and space was limited. Hopefully this quarter will see more time to sew. First off there … Read More »
Bethan is in her final year at primary school and the children are tasked with fundraising for Lepra. I’m not a fan of doing something and asking for sponsorship so I suggested to Bethan that she offer to make something. … Read More »
I’ve made some progress on the Groove quilt; it’s all cut out, I’ve stitched all the curves and I’m starting to put it together. But, this arrived yesterday: I’ve eyed this up ever since it was released, recently Leah has … Read More »
Lots of cutting yesterday and today in preparation for making a Groove quilt: Tweet
Have you seen the great campaign by Lindsey Rhodes of LRStitched? It’s a commitment to support makers by buying and making their patterns, read more about it here. As someone new to pattern writing I have an insight in to the … Read More »
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After the frenzy of starting and finishing a quilt for Karen Lewis in less than a week it has been lovely to take things a bit easier this last week. Ever since the Marcelle Medallion pattern by Alexia Abegg was … Read More »
I’ve been busy sewing and not blogging, but today I have got some scrappy makes to share. First up is a couple of gifts I made for Christmas; one hour baskets for my girls: This one was made for Leah … Read More »
Time for a whistle stop tour of my lovely finishes, the monthly goals I set myself (click on the link to go to the blog post for that month). January: February: March: April: May: June: July: August: September: October: November: … Read More »