handmade by mary emmens
My goal for this month was to make myself some pyjama bottoms. I bought a flannel sheet from the car boot earlier this year and thought it would be ideal fabric for pyjamas: I drafted my own pattern using a … Read More »
Just to let you know I’m taking a little break and any orders placed in my Etsy shop between 21st – 27th August will be dispatched as soon as possible on my return and definitely by 30th August. As a … Read More »
A few weeks ago when we were beginning to settle in to the new bit of the house I decided that I had time and energy to execute a plan that had been swirling around in my head for a … Read More »
It feels like a shockingly long time since I’ve posted about any of my vintage finds…I think the last one was March! I have been searching and finding but I suppose that I’ve just not got round to sharing here. … Read More »
Here’s a selection of the vintage sheets I’ve acquired this month: I say ‘acquired’ because a some of them were gifted to me by lovely ladies at the Sewing Directory meet up in Exeter. The lovely Helen from Indianna Dreams gave … Read More »
On a freezing cold day I’m able to share with you a quilt finish. This is the original fabric pull, all vintage sheets from my stash (some recently obtained from the vintage sheet FQ swap): It changed a little and … Read More »
It’s been a quiet few months on the finding front. A sheet from the car boot: A handmade duvet cover from the charity shop, this was quite expensive, especially considering the one side was plain, but still I had to … Read More »
I’m a little later than usual with my round-up of vintage finds for the month. I’ve not been to the car boot sale for ages; illness, birthdays, exhaustion and Christmas have prevented me for getting out of bed and out … Read More »
So I’ve been absent from here for a bit, lots to catch up on but most of it can wait until I have time and peace and quiet to write. I’ve been busy making Christmas gifts and here is one … Read More »
The Sew Mama Sew Giveaway post is here, there is still plenty of time to enter. It’s been a busy month and I think I only made it to the car boot once, due to terrible weather (I can’t imagine … Read More »