Pieced Scrap Border Quilt – finished
A few weeks ago we had a dryish day and we went up to visit my mum and eldest brother to chop wood and stage a photo shoot with a couple of finished quilts. They have a large and beautiful … Read More »
handmade by mary emmens
A few weeks ago we had a dryish day and we went up to visit my mum and eldest brother to chop wood and stage a photo shoot with a couple of finished quilts. They have a large and beautiful … Read More »
Welcome to Fresh Sewing Day, a quick review of what I did last month. I don’t think I was twiddling my thumbs but when I looked through my flickr stream to see what I’d done in October I didn’t find … Read More »
Welcome if you’re visiting for the first time via Bloggers Quilt Festival. Over the last few days I’ve been admiring the hundreds of quilts (471 as I write this) that have been linked up. I have a few quilts that … Read More »
Back in September I mentioned that I had started a quilt and I showed you some of the blocks: Well a month later I’ve sewn some more and incredibly have a finished quilt top: One which I do quite like, … Read More »
I feel like I’m pretty much house bound with a poorly 5yr old who appears to be suffering with a virus and has done since the beginning of October. She’s not contagious so I was going to send her to … Read More »
Yes it has been quiet here on the blog but that doesn’t mean I’ve not been busy elsewhere with illness, all my family visiting (some from overseas) and sewing stuff. Last week I taught my first zip purse workshop at … Read More »
I’ve made a start on a quilt (or 2). Using the scraps I mentioned here along with some extra wide white cotton from Seamstar. I’ve also had a jelly roll of Alphabet Soup (boy colourway) in my stash for too long and … 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 »
It’s been a hot, challenging day. What day with 3 small children isn’t? But all 3 are now in bed asleep and I can get down to the important matter of asking RNG to pick a winner for the quilt … Read More »
Chevrons are everywhere, on fabric, nails, floors, walls and clothing, if you don’t believe me check out this pinterest board I put together at the weekend and there are just a few of the images I found! Inspired by this … Read More »