handmade by mary emmens
Here is a few shots of a bundle of new fabrics. I’m not sure where I first saw it, somewhere online but I hunted and hunted for some in the UK, I eventually tracked some down and then looked at … Read More »
Oh I have been burning the midnight oil, well not quite but leaving things until the last minute? Yep, I find that inspiration or desparation comes eventually. 2 boys have birthdays this weekend and both gifts made this afternoon/evening along … Read More »
I’ve been quiet on here as I’ve been really busy doing other things! T has been away at a conference in Rome, the children have all been ill (not all at the same time) so I’ve had little time to … Read More »
sort of! I took the children up to visit my mum last week and the first thing that B said was ‘Grandma will you teach me how to knit?’. There wasn’t much hesitation on Grandma’s part so off we went. … Read More »
Help, I can’t knit but might just have to learn quick. The next Make, Do and Mend meeting (Tuesday 7th September 6pm – 10pm) is all about knitting, we they will be making hats for Innocents smoothies bottles to raise … Read More »
I’ve received a commission which meant I needed some small pieces of grey fabric, in my extensive fabric collection I could only find one little piece 2″ by 3″, definitely not enough. So we had a family outing to Saints … Read More »
While out in town this afternoon I went down to Inspirations Handicraft shop to buy some felt for a current project, on the way back down Queen Street I spotted a sign that said ‘Meme fabric collection’. Despite the fact … Read More »
I believe there is an unwritten rule in sewing ‘measure twice, cut once’. When I was making Tobi’s laptop case earlier this week I obviously applied this rule, however after cutting the fabric I lay in bed thinking that I … Read More »
Last month I showed you some new fabric I’d bought from here and suggested that I might make a laptop case for Tobit. Well I’ve done it, I think this must be a record for me, I normally buy fabric … Read More »
My youngest daughter starts preschool in September, the same one that her big sister went to except that it has moved into a brand new purpose built building next to school. She is very excited as are lots of other … Read More »