handmade by mary emmens
As promised here is a list in no particular order of the stores that I frequently browse (maybe I should spend less time browsing and more time sewing!) Dungarees and Daisies Saints and Pinners Gone to Earth Fabric Rehab Creative … Read More »
Yesterday was the Exeter College event, the day started with me feeling exhausted as I had had a few disturbed nights with the children and already had a headache! We got set up and ready in 30 mins and waited … Read More »
I’ve been asked to have a stall at this event a week tomorrow so am busy cutting ready to sew over the next few days. Download the flyer Tweet
I’ve had my first commission as a result of the school fete – t-shirts for twin boys. I had great fun once I’d found the energy after another hot day with exhausted children! The twins mum doesn’t dress them in … Read More »
Well, here I am back from holiday and the school fete. We managed to pack up the car and leave by 8:30 (helped by children waking at 6:00) straight to school by 10:30! My wonderful friend and neighbour Jenny was … Read More »
It’s the week of our family holiday, we’re staying in a beach chalet in Gwithian a few miles up the coast from St Ives in Cornwall, UK. The school fete is on Saturday morning so i brought my sewing machine … Read More »
Leah often wears a homemade applique t-shirt on the school run and is not atall shy about saying ‘look at my dinosaur/shark/butterfly t-shirt’ and Bethan adds ‘my mummy made it’. So I was asked to jazz up the class adult … Read More »
Leah is just about to reach her 3rd birthday, we celebrated it with friends and family on Saturday in the garden. I have vague memories of birthday cakes as a child and am now amazed at the fantastic creations you … Read More »
For a while I had been thinking about making a tent/playhouse or something for the children to use, last October when Mathias was but a few weeks old I bought this pattern with the intention of making it for the … Read More »
I’ve been too busy sewing to blog! I’ve agreed to have a stall at the school fete in a couple of weeks so have been trying to produce enough ‘stuff’ for it. The crazy thing is that it is on … Read More »