handmade by mary emmens
Last month I taught my second purse frame workshop at a local vintage shop Arrietty and even remembered to take my camera this time to capture the finished brilliance: The ladies were great students, some more confident than others, some … Read More »
Hmm the first of September, summer has hardly shown it’s face and the children are already talking about Autumn, the school holidays are nearly at an end and I’m looking forward to finding more time to sew. August appears to … Read More »
It’s the first of August, summer, the promise of long, hot days relaxing in the garden – ok maybe not but I can dream! It is definitely time for Lily’s Quilts Fresh Sewing Day though. I have no idea where … Read More »
So would you believe it’s the start of another month and time for Lily’s Quilts Fresh Sewing Day As you will see from the pictures below all of my projects this month have been small ones. Possibly something to do … Read More »
So the month of May involved a whole lot of sewing; I joined in with the Zakka style sew along for a few weeks, then other stuff took priority and I had to put the book to one side. I … Read More »
This morning we had a a pre 6am wake up call from a small boy demanding ‘my cup, my cup’, fairly soon after followed by a sister claiming “I’m not tired” so rather than lie in bed and be irritated … Read More »
You may know by now that I have a bit of a thing about fabric, you may also know that Saints and Pinners an online fabric shop are in reality not far from my house, so rather than order online … Read More »
Most days as soon as we get back from school in the afternoon a certain young lady asks if she can play on the Nintendo DS, often she is allowed 10 minutes to play and then her sister has a … Read More »
Right time to review my list and see what I managed to achieve over the last 5 months encouraged by Sarah at Fairyface Designs. 1. Gift voucher for Pink Castle Fabrics duly spent (confession: I’ve not cut into any of … Read More »
Hi, I am Tobit, Mary’s husband, and I am helping to raise a few dollars for our bit of the Siblings Together quilts for camp project. Siblings Together is one of those charities that could easily go unnoticed. Unnoticed by … Read More »