OH MY STARS!
It’s been almost a week since I last wrote here! Tobit has had most of the last week off work and we celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary so I’ve had other things to do, it’s been great. Last Sunday I … Read More »
handmade by mary emmens
It’s been almost a week since I last wrote here! Tobit has had most of the last week off work and we celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary so I’ve had other things to do, it’s been great. Last Sunday I … Read More »
Working on ‘Oh My Stars’, just 22 x 4″ stars, 2 x 12″ stars and 8 x 8″ stars to make: Bits of fabric nearly ready to become flying geese! Chain pieced together for speed!? Tobit is away until the … Read More »
It’s not been a great half term, what with poorly children and general grumpiness but every cloud has a silver lining or so I’m told. Tobit was away in London for a night and stayed at my youngest brothers as … Read More »
Pin It I spent some time over the last week cutting vintage sheets up into fat quarters. I’ve now got a box full of approx 90! I do have plans for them and it doesn’t involve sewing with them! But … Read More »
Do you pin your fabric while you’re sewing? Sometimes, quite often in fact I wing it! It does of course depend on what and sewing and who for but sometimes I love the freedom of just holding the fabric together … Read More »
Following on from my last post of a few photo’s of a finished quilt, excitingly there was no rain this morning so I took the opportunity to get the quilt out on the washing line and photographed in full: I … Read More »
I am so relieved and delighted – the quilt is finished! He is delighted: so much so he collapsed with joy on it! Full post coming soon, I just wanted to share some cute photo’s of happiness, well worth those … Read More »
Tobi has been on holiday from work this past week so we’ve had lots of quality family time and a few strops and rows (that, I promise was the children!) and little time for sewing or blogging; for this I … Read More »
Wow – I had one fun if exhausting day! I had arranged to go with Emily who has been reading my blog for a while, we’ve met a couple of times and conveniently she lives not too far from me. … Read More »
For you to enjoy, I am. Now all it needs is a plan for the back which is slowly coming together… Have a great weekend! Tweet