handmade by mary emmens
I mentioned yesterday that I’d made my first economy block at the weekend. Yesterday I wasn’t in the best of moods but in between trying to drink cups of tea and other stuff I managed to make this little lot: … Read More »
Deep breath, time to make a decision about my goal for the month. Truth be told I’m going to try and be really disciplined this year and focus on what I want to do, not pick up BOM’s or QAL’s … Read More »
Sew Mama Sew giveaway winner announced over here. At last a blog hop for cushions not pillows! (In my life cushions are for sofa’s and pillows are for resting your head on at night). On Friday afternoon I spotted a … Read More »
A new month and therefore a quick round-up of the sewing I did in November. Three notebook covers for friends and relatives: This last week I’ve been sewing up some clothes for the children and pyjama bottoms for me: And … Read More »
Nine years ago today this gorgeous girl was born; I wanted to give her something handmade for her birthday, but funnily enough she has quite a lot of handmade things and I was struggling to come up with a plan. … Read More »
Choosing a project for this month has been tough, there are a couple of things that I have to get done anyway so I felt I wanted to choose something else that would feel like a big achievement. So what … Read More »
Earlier this year I made myself a Sidekick Tote, I’ve used it a lot and love it: During the summer holidays I made a trip to the local fabric shop and spotted some gorgeous webbing that was being unpacked from … Read More »
Week number something or other in the Patchwork, Please! sew along and the turn of the Swedish Bloom Time Quilt. I will admit to starting this a while ago. I can’t remember when but it was before we moved out … Read More »
Wow July seemed like a really busy month and a long one, maybe because I think I got a lot done. A Bee block, Patchwork, Please! sew along, name tags for Fat Quarterly retreat, Siblings Together quilt, paper pieced typewriter … Read More »
It was the end of the school year for my girls last week and it has fast become a tradition for me to make a gift for their teachers. I try to get them to think about what their teacher … Read More »