handmade by mary emmens
Last month I shared a photo of offcuts from a Preppy the Whale quilt: Here is the whale quilt where the scraps originated: I had a vague plan to make a cushion cover but after stitching them all together I … Read More »
No I didn’t make a cushion cover by folding fabric! The origami theme comes from the fabric used! Bethan had a birthday invitation with a weeks’ notice which led me to a slight panic about what to make. Rather than … Read More »
It appears that there’s a trend here for gifting cushions for birthdays this year. I’ve made 3 in the last month and there is another in the works. I blogged about the shirts cushion I made for Tobi already so … Read More »
This weeks stash additions are all for garment making. Metres of jersey and chambray came home with me yesterday: I have plans for them all and am itching to get the pdf I printed yesterday taped together (just 24 pages) … Read More »
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 … Read More »
I was looking for some fabric a week or so ago and while rooting through the cupboard a bag of paper pieced shirts fell out. Rather than put them back in I decided to get them out and make a … Read More »
I had a lovely delivery of fabric this week; it came from Mariner’s Compass Quilt Shop, I won a gift certificate in the 1st quarter of the FAL and it was lovely to go shopping for fun rather than for … Read More »
I’ve made some progress on the Groove quilt; it’s all cut out, I’ve stitched all the curves and I’m starting to put it together. But, this arrived yesterday: I’ve eyed this up ever since it was released, recently Leah has … Read More »
I’ve been sorting out some scraps, there are some that are neatly organised in bags in a drawer. These are the scraps left over from making Mathias’ Preppy the Whale quilt: I think I’m going to stitch these together in … Read More »
If you were here earlier in the week you will already have seen these: All are Kona’s, l-r Torch, Purple, Niagara, Mediterranean and Canary (this looks far brighter in real life than it appears on my screen). I’m making a … Read More »