Quilts | mary emmens

Scrap vomit, school fete, knitting and a giveaway – now closed

26 Jun

I’m not sure where to start, it’s been a hot sunny day here and I’m tired so watch out this could be a load of mindless wittering! Following on from my last blog post I had a message from the...
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What I’ve made this week…

21 Jun

I’ve been fairly productive in the last week or so, here is a peek at some of my creations: First of all it was Father’s day on Sunday, Bethan took the initiative and went off to be creative all on...
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Quilts – part 7

6 May

Well, this has to be the fastest quilt ever made (by me). On Good Friday my eldest daughter came into our bedroom with the dolly quilt asking ‘who’s is this quilt’ to which she got the response that it is...
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Summer Sewing Plans

5 May

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...
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Quilts – part 6

29 Apr

This is a post about a quilt from it’s beginning to it’s end. It’s tragic. I was given a bin liner of fabric by my mother-in-law to do whatever I wanted with, I decided to make a quilt for her...
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Easter Eggs

26 Apr

Well, we’re back to school here after the Easter holidays so it’s a bit late for Easter pics but here goes: These are the chocolate eggs that I made. We had a fantastic sunny day out at Escot with some...
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Quilts – part 5

22 Apr

Once upon a time when we were first married we lived in London. Once in 3 years I was organised enough to go to a craft/sewing/quilting exhibition at Earls Court/Olympia (somewhere like that – the detail escapes me!) and while...
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Quilts – part 4

15 Apr

This needs to be an easy post to write as it’s school holidays and while I have more free time it’s not quiet time! This quilt I made for L’s birthday last year, I found the patchwork in a bag...
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Quilts – part 3

8 Apr

Another week, another quilt. If only I could produce them as quick as that – it would be amazing! Instead many years ago (2003 I guess) I bought this next quilt as a kit from Glorious Colour which is a...
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Quilts – part 2

1 Apr

Many years ago my mum was given a book of knitted garments by Kaffe Fassett, I think it must have been Glorious Knitting (published in 1987), I remember being amazed at his incredible use of colour and pattern, I could...
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