thrifting | mary emmens

SALE…

10 Oct

Click on the photo and you can go straight there!...
Read more »

I hope you’ve had a good time celebrating with family and friends over the Christmas break. I’m taking some time off now to spend with my family so am offering you the chance to save big in my etsy shop,...
Read more »

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day – now closed

8 Dec

Giveaway now closed. Welcome to my blog and to the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day. I’m Mary, I live in the UK and I spend many of my spare hours sewing and a few of my spare hours searching for...
Read more »

Double Figures

13 Nov

Last weekend my eldest daughter turned 10. She had a few requests for birthday gifts; in addition to those I decided to make her a pouch for her inhaler and spacer instead of using the plastic wallet that school put...
Read more »

ALYoF – May complete

28 May

At the beginning of the month I set out a goal to make a vintage sheet quilt top. At that point I really wasn’t sure what I was going to do but after looking through my stash of vintage sheets...
Read more »

February check-in – Fabriholics Anonymous

24 Feb

Time for a review of February’s fabric acquisitions… A whole lot of vintage sheets: Fortunately these are allowed as without them my Etsy shop would close and I would have no money to spend on fabric holidays. Some from the charity...
Read more »

UK and Ireland Vintage Sheet FQ Swap Round 2

4 Jan

It’s official; I’ve finally got my act together to organise another vintage sheet fat quarter swap. I’ve updated the flickr group, you can find all the details here. I’d be grateful if you’d tell your friends/blog readers, IG friends, generally...
Read more »

Category Archives: thrifting

SALE…

Happy Holidays

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day – now closed

Double Figures

ALYoF – May complete

February check-in – Fabriholics Anonymous

UK and Ireland Vintage Sheet FQ Swap Round 2

A Lovely Year of Finishes – November

Sunday Stash

Using up scraps