handmade by Mary Emmens

I’ve still never seen Star Wars

23 Jan

I started this paper piecing gift at the beginning of the year knowing that it needed to be gifted today. I do love paper piecing just one block to turn it into a cushion cover; it’s a lot of work...
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Using someone else’s scraps

16 Jan

November was my month in the Siblings Together quilt bee and I had a brilliant lot of blocks sent to me. I was running low on red scraps and Nicky (also one of the Scraptastic Tuesday hosts) kindly sent a...
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Sunday Stash #70

15 Jan

A bit of a funny Sunday Stash this week; waistband elastic for Comox Trunks from Strap Crafts, 2 yards of each which will be enough for 4 pairs. I had made a pair of trunks and was waiting for this...
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Lots of winter stitching – 1st quarter FAL 2017

11 Jan

I’ve got a number of ‘new’ projects that need finishing. 1. November was my month as queen in the Siblings Together bee and I asked for red and white scrappy kiss blocks; I now have all the blocks (well almost...
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Sunday Stash #69

8 Jan

It feels like it’s a bit late to be saying ‘Happy New Year’ so I’ll just get on with it! Over the holiday period I sewed my first Linden sweatshirt using Anna Maria Horner knit from Sunday Stash #61: And...
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A scrappy birthday gift

16 Dec

Last month my eldest had a birthday to celebrate and we’d talked for a while about making a new bag for her. I’d suggested the Two Zip Hipster bag by Dog Under My Desk as it’s a pattern I’d had...
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Sunday Stash #68

4 Dec

It’s been a while since I posted here and I’m not apologising! Sometimes it’s just not as important as other stuff. But now I have some fabric to share so thought I’d take some time to sit and write. A...
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Groove

20 Nov

Earlier this year Tobit’s brother got married; I’d known about the event for 6 months or so and had been pondering the idea of making them a quilt for a wedding gift. This time last year we had a whole...
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Colourful,scraptastic loveliness

13 Nov

This project started back in September with the sorting and stitching of scraps in to colour groups: Slowly over the month it grew: I tackled reds: Last weekend I tackled orange, yellow and green and then I deconstructed a pair...
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Siblings Together November block

5 Nov

It’s November and therefore my turn in the Siblings Together bee and I’m asking for this block: I don’t actually know what it’s called, if you know then please enlighten me! Please use red fabrics for the X, I don’t...
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