handmade by mary emmens
I started this quilt back in November as a gift for my niece’s 18th birthday. It was on my FAL list for this quarter and I’m delighted to have finished it. The ‘frame’ for each hexagon is Kona medium grey, … Read More »
It’s time to write a new list/revise the one from last quarter. I ticked off 5 things during the first quarter; red and white quilt for Siblings Together, Comox Trunks, Linden sweatshirt, baby quilt and BB8 cushion cover. 1. I … Read More »
I finished this quilt last month but it’s taken a while to get it photographed. It’s a quilt for Siblings Together and I’ve had foundation pieced blocks sent from various parts of the world, thanks to all the members of … Read More »
I have a thing about ‘Plus’ quilts, I don’t know what it is but I love the look of them. So I was thinking about a colleague who was due to go off on maternity leave and making a quilt … Read More »
Last month I pulled this cheater print from my stash to make a quick baby gift for one of Tobit’s colleagues. I had some fabric that was great for backing (Town and Country Kyoto Blue by Pepper Cory for Studio … Read More »
Earlier this year Tobit’s brother got married; I’d known about the event for 6 months or so and had been pondering the idea of making them a quilt for a wedding gift. This time last year we had a whole … Read More »
I started the quarter with this almost complete quilt top: I added some narrow borders and talked to Leah about the backing; she decided that she would like a large fox on the back, like Mathias has a large whale … Read More »
Welcome to Bloggers Quilt Festival; it has motivated me to get on and share this quilt which I finished last month. Just over 3 years ago there was a quilt along for the Marcelle Medallion pattern by Alexia Abegg from … Read More »
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 … Read More »
Lots of cutting yesterday and today in preparation for making a Groove quilt: Tweet