handmade by mary emmens
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 … Read More »
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 … Read More »
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 … Read More »
One of my goals for the first quarter of the 2015 FAL is to complete my Retro Flowers quilt. So it seemed logical to get working on it; over the last couple of weeks I’ve made great progress and at … 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 »
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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 »
At the beginning of the month I set my goal to cut fabric for 9 retro flowers. I’m delighted to report that I got all the fabric cut and made progress on stitching too. Those curves aren’t easy but once I … Read More »
You may have come across Leanne and Nicky’s new monthly link-up of scrappy projects. It got me thinking about my love of scraps and what I use them for. I used to keep the tiniest pieces and then gradually started … Read More »
I’ve been having a pretty productive time of late and hope to have some finishes to show soon, I made a quilt from start to finish in less than 13 days! Yesterday I played around with a layout of the blocks … Read More »