handmade by mary emmens
I mentioned last week in my doughnut post that I had made some Valentines gifts for Tobi. He likes gadgets, he has quite a few, his latest is a Garmin heart monitor or something that he wears when he is … Read More »
Just before Christmas I dreamt about selfish sewing, I daydreamed about having time to sew something for me, something I wanted to sew just because. So I came up with a plan and then got sick and exhausted and gave … Read More »
On the Friday before half term started I spent the morning taking apart Mathias’ cot, manhandling a mattress out of the loft and putting together a bed. Then I got a telephone call from school telling me that Leah wasn’t … Read More »
It’s not been a great half term, what with poorly children and general grumpiness but every cloud has a silver lining or so I’m told. Tobit was away in London for a night and stayed at my youngest brothers as … Read More »
It’s half term, a couple of sick children so I’ve been busy… Tobi went away just for a overnight trip, it was Valentines day we don’t really bother with all the hype of it, but he came home tonight with … Read More »
It’s still early in the month but I wanted to get on with this months Sewing for Boys Sew along pattern. Stacey has chosen the Kickin’ Back Sweats pattern and/or Mr Two Face pants (we’re working from Sewing for Boys … Read More »
not sure where it went, but looking back I did quite a bit of sewing. On Tuesday I had a day out. Emily and I first met some time last summer, she lives not too far from me so we … Read More »
You may know that we didn’t have the best Christmas ever, nothing serious just Tobit and I weren’t well and it was just not a whole lot of fun. So back to school and work but I thought that now … Read More »
Here’s a quick summary of some of January’s projects, all but the quilt are finished! That must be a record for me. 1. Raglan Tee, 2. Soft book for Daisy, 3. Cheque/check book cover (closed), 4. Valentine patchwork, 5. Birthday … Read More »
Here is a summary of all my finds this month, sheets and pillowcases have been few and far between, but actually now I’ve put them all together it doesn’t seem so bad! I found that one sheet still in it’s … Read More »