handmade by Mary Emmens

Shhhhh a quilt finish

5 Apr

I am so delighted to have this quilt finish to show. I was inspired by Helen’s quilt that she brought to the South West Modern Quilt Guild meeting last year in May. It was stunning and inspired me to go...
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Bears and chevrons

4 Apr

I don’t know why it took me so long to get on and make this but it’s been on my list since December and it took me a short time to actually cut and sew it this week. The pattern...
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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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2018 FAL quarter 1

12 Jan

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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