handmade by mary emmens
You may have come across Leanne and Nicky’s new monthly link-up of scrappy projects. It got me thinking about my love of scraps and what I use them for. I used to keep the tiniest pieces and then gradually started … Read More »
At the beginning of July I finally felt inspired to make a quilt for a new niece. I made a test block: While I was wanting a scrappy look, I decided that this was too scrappy and got a bit … Read More »
I’ve been starting and finishing a lot of things recently which has been very satisfying, all quick makes so it was a little tricky thinking up what could be my goal for August, especially bearing in mind that the children … Read More »
Last summer I made a gorgeous (in my opinion) baby quilt as part of the Zakka sew along using the pattern from Patchwork Please. It had quite a boyish theme to it, I struggled writing that because I don’t think … Read More »
On Wednesday after a couple of days of paper piecing (which I’ll show you soon) I had a look at the Patchwork Please sew along project for the week and discovered that it was the Books for Baby quilt. A … Read More »
This was how I started the year with a stack of these blocks, 40 in total: I don’t like things sitting around unfinished so I signed up to A Lovely Year of Finishes in an attempt to try and get … Read More »
I have a head full of things I want to sew and need to sew. Time is even more precious as we are having building work done on the house which will mean that for 8-10 weeks we will only … Read More »
One of my nieces celebrated her first birthday in July, I was umming and ahhing over what to make for her. I made this: It’s cute but I wasn’t convinced about it’s suitability for a 1st birthday gift, maybe as … Read More »
A few weeks ago I had a stall at a market in a nearby village, it’s a new venture for the village and I was more than happy to support a community event. A bonus is that we have some … Read More »
I’ve been wanting to sew something fun but had too much to do, pieces of work that need completing and plans that need to be made, I also had a first birthday gift to think about. On Monday an email … Read More »