handmade by Mary Emmens

First finish

31 Jan

I’m back from a brilliant weekend at the Thread House Retreat so I can now show the rest of this: It was a close up view of a storage pot that I made for my swap partner Catrin. I had...
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So a new year and a new finish along but sadly a whole bunch of carry forwards: I started a quilt a year ago with a pile of shirts belonging to my husband, son and myself that I deconstructed a while...
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Wheek!

5 Jan

At the beginning of the quarter my 7 yr old son and I started this little project: He stitched the guinea pig and I stitched the lettering. The plan was to turn it into a cushion cover for his friends...
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Snowballs but no snow

4 Jan

I started this Snowball paper pieced block in September and it didn’t take long to make it into a cushion cover for the sofa in our kitchen: You can find the pattern here I’ve already made a couple for the...
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Organised sewing?

3 Jan

If you hang out on Instagram you have probably noticed a sew-along using Aneela Hoey’s new book Stitched Sewing Organisers (check out Tuppencehapennyquilts for more information). I bought the book earlier in the summer and decided to join in. My...
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Hey Mr DJ!

2 Jan

This is some pattern testing that I did that has been waiting to be turned in to something: the pattern is by Molli Sparkles. My plan was to turn this into a cushion cover for my brother who likes to play...
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Secret Santa

1 Jan

Long, long ago in March 2016 I pattern tested for Kristy of Quiet Play. I loved the result and pinned the block on to the board in my sewing space. This quarter I decided that I really needed to do...
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Quarter 4 finish along

6 Oct

So into the last quarter of the year and only 2 finishes again last quarter but we were living in chaos so sewing time and space was limited. Hopefully this quarter will see more time to sew. First off there...
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Kaleidoscope

2 Oct

It feels fairly miraculous that I have finished another item on my FAL quarter 3 list. I pulled this selection of fabric The grey is a pair of linen trousers belonging to my husband that were no longer fit for...
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It’s the end of the world (map)

22 Sep

It’s been a while since I participated in the wonderful event that is Bloggers Quilt Festival but it just so happened that I finished a quilt this week. I started this project in December 2015. I was given the kit...
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