handmade by Mary Emmens

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...
Read more »

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...
Read more »

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...
Read more »

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...
Read more »

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...
Read more »

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...
Read more »

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...
Read more »

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...
Read more »

Sunday Stash #71

26 Mar

Oh yes how happy am I to receive a bundle of fabric in the post? I was a lucky winner in the last quarter of the 2016 FAL with a credit to spend at Mariners Compass. I went to browse...
Read more »

Vintage Vibe

18 Mar

If you’ve been around a while you may well be aware of my love of vintage sheets and the fact that I held an extensive collection; over the years I have been selling off pieces through my Etsy shop and...
Read more »