handmade by mary emmens
Ok, so maybe not what you were expecting, but it is exclusive, one of a kind! My children knew nothing about there being a Royal wedding until they went back to school this week, since then they have been ‘brainwashed’. … Read More »
This is a post about a quilt from it’s beginning to it’s end. It’s tragic. I was given a bin liner of fabric by my mother-in-law to do whatever I wanted with, I decided to make a quilt for her … Read More »
I’ve joined in the Spring Scrap Swap over at Very Berry Handmade. So yesterday I had a rummage through my various cupboards and bags to see what I could find, I’ve been given Teresa at A Time for Stitching to … Read More »
Well, we’re back to school here after the Easter holidays so it’s a bit late for Easter pics but here goes: These are the chocolate eggs that I made. We had a fantastic sunny day out at Escot with some … Read More »
I’ve never had any aspirations to teach, I don’t feel like I have enough patience or the right temperament however in the past few months I’ve had a couple of requests for me to impart my knowledge to others. So … Read More »
Once upon a time when we were first married we lived in London. Once in 3 years I was organised enough to go to a craft/sewing/quilting exhibition at Earls Court/Olympia (somewhere like that – the detail escapes me!) and while … Read More »
Another post not about sewing! It was a tradition when I was growing up for my Mum to make hot cross buns on Good Friday, they were delicious and thankfully I can’t imagine that she would ever have considered buying … Read More »
Here’s a sneaky peek at one of this weeks not sewing related projects (just realised as I wrote that I’m suggesting that there might be more!) it’s Easter this coming weekend and I refuse to buy mass manufactured chocolate eggs … Read More »
I had a request from Bethan for a new lunchbox, so as I had won a pattern in the Dress a Girl giveaway I didn’t feel like a had an excuse for making one. Obviously it would be easier to … Read More »
This needs to be an easy post to write as it’s school holidays and while I have more free time it’s not quiet time! This quilt I made for L’s birthday last year, I found the patchwork in a bag … Read More »