handmade by mary emmens
One of the things on my 3rd quarter finish along list was to do something with this paper pieced apple (pattern by Charise Randell from Playful Little paper-pieced projects): Last week I decided that I would turn it into a pencil case … Read More »
Two different spellings but ultimately exactly the same thing: selvage or selvedge [sel-vij] noun 1. the edge of woven fabric finished so as to prevent raveling, often in a narrow tape effect, different from the body of the fabric. 2. … Read More »
Giveaway for Day Off Backpack pattern open here. Today I sewed using my machine for the first time in 2 weeks, it wasn’t easy but at least I managed to make 2 bee blocks for the Siblings Together bee. Jane … Read More »
I love a good scrappy project. Last week Leah had a birthday party of a good friend to go to. I wanted to make something lovely for the birthday girl but I wanted to do something a bit different. Leah … Read More »
One of my 2nd quarter FAL WIPS was this: A pile of scrappy log cabins, I’ve no idea how many there were in that pile; I’m guessing it was 3 or 4 finished ones (at 9″ square) and 6 or … Read More »
Last month I read this post of Leanne’s about scrappy bracelets and remembered one that I had made from precious scraps of Lori’s Holts Sew Cherry; I wear it often. At the end of last half term one of Leah’s class … Read More »
I’ve been slowly working away on the Hazel Hedgehog quilt. The pattern is not paper pieced and to make it simpler to piece the pieces are rectangular and there ends up being too much waste for my liking! Don’t get … Read More »
If you been here over the last few months you may well know that I have been making quilts for Siblings Together. I still have 2 unfinished quilts they just need binding (I am so bored of seeing this photo): … Read More »
I’ve enjoyed opening all the Home Sweet Home blocks that have been arriving for quilts for Siblings Together. They are masculine colours and prints so when Hannah asked for girly blocks to be made so that the Leeds MQG could … Read More »
In the last month I finished my scrappy log cabin quilt: I then had a bit of a tidy up of my stash and discovered that for some reason had been storing large (smaller than a fat eighth) scraps in … Read More »