handmade by mary emmens
I’ve not written here for a whole month; we’ve just started some major building work on the house so we’re living in a lot less space than usual and it’s a bit tricky to get any sewing done. Before the … Read More »
This months bee block for Siblings Together was chosen by Maria and the Frame Block box tutorial is by Sarah. It’s a great scrap busting block although that very much depends on your scrap collection! The outer frame does require … Read More »
If you’ve been around a while you may well be aware of my love of vintage sheets and the fact that I held an extensive collection; over the years I have been selling off pieces through my Etsy shop and … Read More »
Last summer I had a think about how to use scraps of jersey/knit fabric and made a scrappy flower. Just after Christmas Tobi asked if I could make underpants for him with knit scraps. He’d done a bit of research … Read More »
November was my month in the Siblings Together quilt bee and I had a brilliant lot of blocks sent to me. I was running low on red scraps and Nicky (also one of the Scraptastic Tuesday hosts) kindly sent a … Read More »
Last month my eldest had a birthday to celebrate and we’d talked for a while about making a new bag for her. I’d suggested the Two Zip Hipster bag by Dog Under My Desk as it’s a pattern I’d had … Read More »
This project started back in September with the sorting and stitching of scraps in to colour groups: Slowly over the month it grew: I tackled reds: Last weekend I tackled orange, yellow and green and then I deconstructed a pair … Read More »
I mentioned last month that I had started another scrappy project; this is the progress so far: Tobit bought me Handmade Style last year for my birthday and he’s now made the basis of the patchwork bench reworking the measurements to … Read More »
Judging by my scrap collection, blue is probably my favourite colour: I’m not sure what this looks like to the reader but it’s a boot box full. Some of the scraps are pretty small; an inch square and some small … Read More »
I’m still playing a bit of catch up on things made but not shared. Back in June Bethan asked if I could make her a skirt, we had a rummage in my stash to see what cuts of fabric we … Read More »