handmade by mary emmens
My plan this month was to turn this: into a quilt top. Not as straight forward as I thought it might be. After cleaning the kitchen floor and laying out blocks I struggle to decide on a layout. Many of … Read More »
At the end of September I bought a bundle of fabrics from Quilt Me Happy; prints from the Curious Nature by Parson Gray line: and some coordinating solids. I’ve long admired the work of Parson Gray (aka David Butler), delighted … Read More »
Choosing a project for this month has been tough, there are a couple of things that I have to get done anyway so I felt I wanted to choose something else that would feel like a big achievement. So what … Read More »
Wow I really can’t believe that today is the first of November, thankfully October whizzed by, it wasn’t a nice month for me, I’m hoping that November will be much better! So what did I do? It doesn’t feel like … Read More »
At the beginning of the month I set my goal to complete my #MSBHQAL top. I was so nearly there; all the blocks were made, I sashed them and then hung the quilt top on the wall and after a day … Read More »
I’m guessing that if you ‘live’ in the world of quilts and fabric the fact can’t have passed you by that Quilt Market is happening right now and therefore it’s time for Bloggers Quilt Festival. It took me a little … Read More »
Just a quick post on the eve of my little boys birthday weekend to make a commitment to do something with these this month: Broken Herringbone blocks as part of the #MSBHQAL. I’m hoping that I will manage at least … Read More »
School holidays and sunshine did not make it the most productive month, but still I found some time to sew: Most of the quilt top was made before August started but it’s definitely an August finish (on the top not … Read More »
Week number something or other in the Patchwork, Please! sew along and the turn of the Swedish Bloom Time Quilt. I will admit to starting this a while ago. I can’t remember when but it was before we moved out … Read More »
Wow July seemed like a really busy month and a long one, maybe because I think I got a lot done. A Bee block, Patchwork, Please! sew along, name tags for Fat Quarterly retreat, Siblings Together quilt, paper pieced typewriter … Read More »