handmade by mary emmens
If you’re looking for the giveaway just scroll down the page, it’s at the bottom of the post below. Way back in March I joined in the Dress a Girl Around the World sew-along hosted by Little Big Girl Studio, … Read More »
and I was planning to write a post with photographs of my new bag, Bethan’s finished dress with pocket and various other bits, but the photo’s I’ve got aren’t great and not everything got photographed and some won’t load onto … Read More »
I’m not sure I dare write this post but feel like I’ve been challenged (in a very nice way) to do so by Sarah at FairyFace Designs. She really just wants to see what you’ll be sewing this summer. I … Read More »
One of my first big sewing projects was a patchwork quilt approximately 18yrs ago, I can’t remember what got me interested or why I decided to give it a go but I did. The girls and I were chatting about … Read More »
I have a fairly long list of blog subscriptions that fill my Google reader each day and on Monday night up popped this post that caught my attention and inspired me even at such a late hour to print off … Read More »
Wow, I’ve had a chance this morning to play with my ‘new’ old machine. It is hand powered so there is great control on speed which I sometimes find hard with my electric, so I thought I would have a … Read More »
Friday was my birthday, I wasn’t 50 or 60 as my delightful eldest child asked and I don’t get quite so excited about birthdays anymore. Pretty much a normal day, starting off with us all trying to get up and … Read More »
Once upon a time we had a very lovely lodger, we didn’t see much of her because she was studying so hard in her room, she qualified as a dance teacher and moved ‘up country’ (is that a saying exclusive … Read More »
I have two girls and really enjoying making things for them. Last October Mathias was born and gradually I became obsessed with finding fabric for boys that wasn’t a nursery print, ‘twee’ or babyish. I’ve also had ideas in my … Read More »
From this to this I’d forgotten quite how fiddly these can be, cutting all the pieces and then appliquéing them on, so despite Mathias being grumpy today I persevered and got them finished, here he is sat on my knee … Read More »