handmade by Mary Emmens

One like mum’s

7 Oct

I made myself a cardigan from knit fabrics earlier this year; Bethan immediately wanted one for herself. I found the Scarf Neck Cardigan a free pattern and while the largest size is age 10 (although there is a women’s version) I...
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The last of the teacher gifts (for this year!)

7 Oct

I had a couple of open-wide zip pouches on my FAL list. I ended up making 3 for teacher gifts at the end of the summer term. Originally Leah chose fabrics for her 2 teachers; one of the teachers had...
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2 in 1 pouches

6 Oct

I just discovered these were on my 3rd quarter FAL list so thought it was about time I blogged about them! Two gifts for teaching assistants at school using these fabrics: Bethan chose them with the two ladies in mind....
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Baskets for pixies?

5 Oct

This stack was cut back in July ready to make Pixie Baskets as little gifts for the teaching assistants at the end of the school year: It’s a tutorial by Heidi of Fabric Mutt, simple to follow and great for...
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Fancy Fox

4 Oct

I started the quarter with this almost complete quilt top: I added some narrow borders and talked to Leah about the backing; she decided that she would like a large fox on the back, like Mathias has a large whale...
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My Marcelle Medallion

24 Sep

Welcome to Bloggers Quilt Festival; it has motivated me to get on and share this quilt which I finished last month. Just over 3 years ago there was a quilt along for the Marcelle Medallion pattern by Alexia Abegg from...
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It’s all blue

19 Sep

Judging by my scrap collection, blue is probably my favourite colour: I’m not sure what this looks like to the reader but it’s a boot box full. Some of the scraps are pretty small; an inch square and some small...
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Sunday Stash #65

18 Sep

Despite the silence over here I have been busy; too busy to sit down and write a blog post or 7! Today is Sunday; I’ve basted a quilt and am having a rest before quilting commences so I thought I’d...
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Sunday Stash #64

28 Aug

It’s been a couple of weeks since Festival of Quilts but this is my first chance to share my purchases: I went with a shopping list and did fairly well at sticking to it. I bought a couple of metres...
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A new pyjama pattern

10 Aug

I’ve written recently about the Goodnight Sweetheart pyjama pattern; sadly Leah is now too big for this pattern and I don’t have the skills to grade it up for her so I had to find a new pattern. I did...
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