handmade by mary emmens
Welcome to my little corner of Blogger’s Quilt Festival. At the end of last year I saw a lot of quilt alongs starting up and was tempted to join a number of them. I had a need to make a … Read More »
Hopefully you’ve not had enough of hearing about Siblings Together. Today I have spent the morning backing and basting 2 quilts, but first I had to roll up a very big rug and clean the floor underneath it so that … Read More »
I mentioned back here about the My Precious QAL, I think it is an awesome idea, especially for the fabric hoarders amongst us. Why is it that each time I start a new project I look around for fabric that … Read More »
(There’s still time to enter my Fugly Fabric party giveaway). At the end of a busy week what better way to spend a Friday evening than sewing with a group of great ladies? You may remember back in March I … Read More »
(There’s still time to enter my Fugly Fabric party giveaway). Week 6 and I’m here almost by the skin of my teeth. I’ve been busy this week, the opening of my Etsy shop selling vintage sheet charm squares and a … Read More »
It’s been a busy month which I suppose is no great surprise! Here’s a summary of what I’ve achieved. I’ve been taking part in the Zakka Style sew along: My big finish of the month is this beauty: I joined … 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 »
Tonight my lovely friend Jo came over to help with quilt making for Siblings Together. Jo is fairly new to sewing but has quickly become an addict (and a more than capable one at that). I didn’t actually do any … Read More »
Emily came to sew today, bringing with her a basted quilt, some vintage sheets for swap and a small child. Once the business of Emily choosing from my vintage sheet FQ collection was over and done with we got on … Read More »
Yes that’s right it is done! Hurrah! Thanks to Rachel for hosting a Virtual Sew Day last weekend, I got the quilting done. On Monday the children weren’t back at school but Tobit was on leave from his normal job … Read More »