handmade by Mary Emmens

3rd quarter finish along list/dream

4 Jul

So last quarter I only managed to finish 2 items! So a whole host of my list are carry overs; in my defence we are living on a building site and time and space to sew is limited! 1. I...
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Lovely hexies

27 Jun

I started this quilt back in November as a gift for my niece’s 18th birthday. It was on my FAL list for this quarter and I’m delighted to have finished it. The ‘frame’ for each hexagon is Kona medium grey,...
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Luna pants at last

26 Jun

Last summer I bought the Luna pants pattern by Made by Rae; I made myself a pair out of a light cotton chambray from the local fabric shop. I wore them for work frequently and they were wonderful light and...
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Sunday Stash #73

4 Jun

Surprise, surprise yes it’s a blog post! I have been sewing but not found much time to write here so I do have a few things to catch up on – all in good time. For today I have some...
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Moving scraps on

15 May

I’ve not written here for a whole month; we’ve just started some major building work on the house so we’re living in a lot less space than usual and it’s a bit tricky to get any sewing done. Before the...
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Sunday Stash #72

16 Apr

It’s taken a while for me to get around to sitting and writing this post; i.e. the fabric arrived a couple of weeks ago but I’ve been too busy to share! So I was fortunate enough to win an Instagram...
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Scraptastic Tuesday

11 Apr

This months bee block for Siblings Together was chosen by Maria and the Frame Block box tutorial is by Sarah. It’s a great scrap busting block although that very much depends on your scrap collection! The outer frame does require...
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2nd quarter finish-along list 2017

5 Apr

It’s time to write a new list/revise the one from last quarter. I ticked off 5 things during the first quarter; red and white quilt for Siblings Together, Comox Trunks, Linden sweatshirt, baby quilt and BB8 cushion cover. 1. I...
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There ain’t nuffin’ like a puffin

1 Apr

At the beginning of January I wrote my 1st quarter FAL list and included this pile of fabric: The plan was to quickly turn them into a Linden sweatshirt for me; so why a week ago had I still not...
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Red and white

28 Mar

I finished this quilt last month but it’s taken a while to get it photographed. It’s a quilt for Siblings Together and I’ve had foundation pieced blocks sent from various parts of the world, thanks to all the members of...
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