handmade by mary emmens
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 »
Thanks very much to all of you who stopped by my Sew Mama Sew giveaway; it’s always interesting to know what fabrics/kits/colours people are attracted to. The winner of the £20 gift certificate to my shop was picked by the … Read More »
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 »
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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 »
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 »
Way back in March of this year I took some prepared fabrics on a sewing weekend with a plan to make a Retro Flowers quilt using vintage sheets. I managed to stitch up a few pieces: My goal for the month … Read More »
I’m guest posting over at Le Challenge today, go and check it out for a chance to win some vintage sheet loveliness and more… Tweet