handmade by mary emmens
Last week once I’d finished sewing up the teacher gifts I had to have a quick think as to what was next on my list of things to do. There was nothing really pressing so I thought it was a … Read More »
It’s nearly the end of the summer term here, B has been working hard on little gifts to give to her teachers. I’d had an idea of her writing their names on a piece of fabric that I could then … Read More »
This weekend we made a conscious decision to take things at our own pace, so we mooched around a bit. Actually that’s not so true but we had no commitments to be anywhere and that was a good feeling. We … Read More »
Today I had a real need to sew, I’ve had a little idea swirling around in my head this week but I’ve been busy with other things so it had to wait. It centred around applique but not the usual … Read More »
I’ve been fairly productive in the last week or so, here is a peek at some of my creations: First of all it was Father’s day on Sunday, Bethan took the initiative and went off to be creative all on … Read More »
One of the most popular things I make are fabric flower brooches, they are time consuming to make but a good way to use up scraps and look quite lovely when finished. I’ve had a few requests for a tutorial … Read More »
In between birthday celebrations I’ve been trying to come up with some new products, I’m having a stall at the school fete in a couple of weeks and have been thinking about what I might want to sell. I saw … Read More »
Ok so the dress was finished a week or so ago, I just felt it needed a pocket. So I made a pocket following this pleated pocket tutorial, I scaled it down as the pockets I made recently for Dress … Read More »
Welcome to my little corner of the Sew, Mama, Sew giveaway day. Whether you’ve popped in to see what I’ve got to giveaway or if you’re already a regular reader thanks for dropping by! So, without further ado what … Read More »
After blogging almost every day last week it’s been really great to not post anything for days! It’s amazing how much time it does take up, not only do I make something to write about, get some decent photo’s of … Read More »