Quilts | mary emmens

#mayisformakers week 2

13 May

I’ve made some progress on the Groove quilt; it’s all cut out, I’ve stitched all the curves and I’m starting to put it together. But, this arrived yesterday: I’ve eyed this up ever since it was released, recently Leah has...
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WIP Wednesday

4 May

Lots of cutting yesterday and today in preparation for making a Groove quilt:...
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Wordless WIP Wednesday

20 Apr

2nd quarter FAL list

15 Apr

It’s the beginning of the second quarter of the year and so time to make a list for the Finish-Along; I’m just looking back at my list for the first quarter and I completed 4 things off it, they were...
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Welsh Blanket Quilt – St Davids Cross {pdf pattern}

7 Apr

Phew this quilt seems like it has been a long time coming! I started pattern writing back in January, it’s been out to testers and I made my own version with Blueberry Park fabric kindly supplied by Karen Lewis. I...
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Weighing it up

7 Apr

I’m just quickly sneaking in one last finish from my list for the first quarter. I’m a slightly appalled that this has been a WIP since March 2013! I pattern tested this block for Kristy – Quiet Play and it has...
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A happy quilt finish

25 Feb

It’s a few weeks since I finished this quilt but thanks to Storm Imogen I had to wait to get some half decent photo’s: As you can see it was still pretty windy a week after the storm had passed....
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A new project

18 Feb

After the frenzy of starting and finishing a quilt for Karen Lewis in less than a week it has been lovely to take things a bit easier this last week. Ever since the Marcelle Medallion pattern by Alexia Abegg was...
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Welsh Blanket Quilt – Caernarfon {pdf pattern}

6 Jan

Here is a quilt idea that had been buzzing/rattling around in my head for a while and I’m pleased to say that the pattern is now ready! This pattern is based on the traditional Caernarfon design that has been used...
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WIP Wednesday and a call for pattern testers

2 Dec

I showed a sneak peek last week of what I’d been working on and now I’m pleased to say I have a finished quilt top: I’ve been thinking about this for a while, I’m a fan of Welsh Blankets (if...
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