handmade by mary emmens
I’m making slow progress due to school holidays but at least there is progress. Yesterday I made the binding for both the Siblings Together quilts that are waiting to be finished: Last week my eldest brother left a bag of … Read More »
School holidays = snatched sewing time. I have managed to finish one cushion cover since last week and made up another: I just need to finish hand stitching the binding down and then I’ll have another tick for the first … Read More »
It’s been a busy week and I’ve not blogged about any of the things on my list. I’ve been working on a secret project and I finished my part of it yesterday. I had a telephone call from my youngest … Read More »
I now have 2 quilts that need binding: They are the modern plus quilt and the triangle quilt, both made using Curious Nature fabrics and both for Siblings Together. I have a top secret commission to work on that I … Read More »
I feel like real progress has been made this week. If you follow me on IG you may have seen this yesterday: Yes! I finished quilting my retro flowers quilt and then I made binding and got that stitched on … Read More »
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 »
Yesterday my children went back to school after the half term break so I had the opportunity for uninterrupted sewing time. I decided to tackle my retro flowers and now I have 16 finished blocks waiting for the next stage. … Read More »
It’s half term holiday here this week so it feel like there is little time for sewing but I have a few things to report. Last week I mentioned a pile of triangles of Curious Nature that I was hoping … Read More »
Another week and a bit more progress on my Retro Flowers: I’m almost halfway through piecing 1/4 petal to the next. This has been a leftover rather than an official WIP since Autumn 2013, I made a quilt for my … Read More »
On Monday I wrote about my progress with my Retro Flowers and the need for more progress and more flowers! I’ve been cutting and stitching and this is where it’s at, some are pinned and ready to stitch, others still … Read More »