handmade by mary emmens
At the beginning of the year as soon as the children were back at school I started the #scrappylogcabinqal. My goal for the month was to make at least 12 blocks. I was reserved in my aim as I had … Read More »
It’s definitely still January but I’ve already got February’s bee blocks made! I blame Maria for posting what she wanted in our flickr group. I immediately started thinking about it. Maria requested 10.5 unfinished blocks, she’s planning to make a … Read More »
I have a few catch up posts to write about things that I made last year and still haven’t got round to sharing here! In September my friend Christy from 6th form college days celebrated a big birthday and I … Read More »
In the Siblings Together Quilt bee it’s Hannah’s month and she asked us to make a four patch snowball block. I made mine yesterday: The blocks are quite simple to make but there is a little bit of waste and as … Read More »
Last weekend my eldest daughter turned 10. She had a few requests for birthday gifts; in addition to those I decided to make her a pouch for her inhaler and spacer instead of using the plastic wallet that school put … Read More »
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 had a message yesterday to let me know that my shirts had arrived safely with Lee for the All Shirt Swap. I didn’t send all of these, I couldn’t bear to part with them all: So I’m eagerly waiting … Read More »
At the beginning of the month I set out a goal to make a vintage sheet quilt top. At that point I really wasn’t sure what I was going to do but after looking through my stash of vintage sheets … Read More »
I hope you’ve had a fun week entering some great giveaways. It was fascinating to read your memories and thoughts on vintage sheets, sorry I’ve not got around to replying to you all I’ve been a little busy this week! … Read More »