Peppers please
Last week I showed you the paper pieced pencil case I made for my niece from the Patchwork, Please! book. This week the Patchwork, Please! Zakka Along 2.0 kicked off, the plan is to work through the book with a project … Read More »
handmade by mary emmens
Last week I showed you the paper pieced pencil case I made for my niece from the Patchwork, Please! book. This week the Patchwork, Please! Zakka Along 2.0 kicked off, the plan is to work through the book with a project … Read More »
Last weekend Kristy asked for pattern testers and because I don’t have enough to do I stuck my hand in the air ‘yes, me please’. I spent a few therapeutic hours on Wednesday evening stitching this gorgeous creature together: As … Read More »
Last weekend we had a family wedding to attend. I had sorted outfits for everyone but Tobit (he’s old enough to sort himself!) when I got to thinking that I didn’t have a suitable bag for tissues, keys, lipgloss, plasters … Read More »
Just recently I happened upon a new blog; Dapple and Grey, I can’t remember how but I did. Amber was holding a giveaway of Patchwork Please and I couldn’t resist entering, and would you believe I won! The book arrived … Read More »
First of all thanks to everyone who stopped by for the Sew Mama Sew giveaway day, I was amazed at the number of you who would like to win one of my Texty Triple Zip pouches. I have been reading … Read More »
Last week I had time to take on the ‘And Sew On..’ block of the month, Just Spoolin’ Around. Each section came together nicely but that’s happened to me before, when I get to sewing the sections together and it’s … Read More »
My oh my what a freezing cold month it has been. Despite other stuff going on here I’ve spent a fair bit of time with my sewing machine: 1. You Little Ripper!, 2. Triple zip pouches, 3. Patchwork journal cover … Read More »
Don’t forget Ruby Star Wrapping giveaway still open here for UK and Ireland folks. A quick update on some recently completed commissions: Bunting for a boy: using the delicious fabrics from the Mechanical Genius range by Mo Bedell: Bunting for his … Read More »
A week or so ago I had a message from Ashleigh who blogs at Ickle Tomato Handmade asking if I would be interested in a scrap swap. Someone else’s scraps are always interesting so I had a sort out and sent … Read More »
There is a pile of things I’ve made over the last month or so that I’ve not written about, here is one of them: My eldest daughter Bethan has a good friend who was celebrating her birthday, her mum appreciates … Read More »