Upcycled | mary emmens

A scrappy birthday gift

16 Dec

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...
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Years later…

31 Jul

Over four years ago I made an Easy Linen Shirt for Mathias: It was too big on him at the time but he has worn it extremely frequently over the last year. But he’s grown so I thought it about time...
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#mayisformakers week 3

21 May

Since last week I’ve made a few more foxes: And I also bought a pattern for the 3rd week of May is for Makers (click on the pattern info below to take you to the pattern): I whipped up a...
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Using up vintage sheet scraps

28 Nov

I thought my goal for November would be a fairly simple one to get done. I needed to finish quilting a pillow top and then turn it into a pillow cover. The quilting seemed to take forever, I opted to try...
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Bag updated

27 Oct

This project was simple but wonderfully transformed this bag: I used leftover Tule hexies from a cushion project I made earlier in the year, stitched them together and used invisible thread to appliqué them on to the bag: An immediate...
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SALE…

10 Oct

Click on the photo and you can go straight there!...
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Retro Flowers – a finished quilt

27 Mar

While this month really feels like it has whizzed by, the beginning of the month seems a long time ago. Anyway back then I set my goal for the month to finish my Retro Flowers quilt. So I cracked on...
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WIP Wednesday

4 Mar

I gained some extra sewing time this morning as I had a medical appointment cancelled (again) so I’ve managed to get the borders on my retro flowers quilt (yes I had enough yardage left – phew): At some point I...
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Nearly there?

2 Mar

I’ve just looked back at my first quarter finish along post to see what I really need to be working on this month. It appears that I need to get a wiggle on with some hexies and the Retro Flowers...
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A short month

27 Feb

At the beginning of February I shared with you my failure to read a pattern properly or was it just an inability to count. I needed 16 flowers for my retro flower quilt and had only made 9: So my...
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