handmade by mary emmens
Sadly this is the only finish from my list for the quarter although it’s not the only thing I made just none of those things were on the list! It is also the simplest thing that was on the list; … Read More »
List writing – my favourite thing! I didn’t touch this QAYG log cabin in the last quarter but I’ve decided to grow it some more so I’m adding it to my list and will have another rummage through my scraps. … Read More »
Yet again we were forecast a hot summer so I made my eldest a new dress for those hot, hot days. I made the Catalina last year so it was a case of measuring and checking the fit from last … Read More »
Before the quarter began I’d had a request to make shorts for my eldest child. I happened to have some leftovers of a cotton/linen mix that I’d used to make shorts for T last year and I reckoned there was … Read More »
Back in July end of term was fast approaching and with one child left at primary school there were less gifts to be made. M’s teacher this year is a bit of a Star Wars fan (or at least we … Read More »
A long time ago I had a plan for a quilt and I executed it but it took a long time to get it finished. This was the Touchdraw version: Not that long later in April 2016 this was the … Read More »
There are a whole list of carry forwards this quarter and a couple of new projects that I’ve started. Denise brought her QAYG finished quilt to guild last month and it inspired me to give QAYG a go using scraps … Read More »
At the beginning of the quarter this was added to my list, it was just in need of basting, quilting and binding. This has been gifted to one of my nieces in celebration of her 18th birthday, we spent a … Read More »
Time to report on recent finishes; on my list for this quarter was a quilt for a new baby. At the beginning of the quarter all I had to do was stitch the binding down, but I was suffering with … Read More »
Last quarter was a bit of a write off on the sewing front due to pain in my hands, wrists and arms; it’s much better now and small amounts of time sewing seem to be ok. As a result of … Read More »