handmade by mary emmens
Giveaway now closed, winner announced here Welcome to new and regular readers of my blog. Here I write about my sewing projects and fabric acquisitions, feel free to stay and browse. Just over 2 years ago I opened my etsy … Read More »
At the beginning of the year Bonnie posted this tutorial for a boxy pouch. Soon after I saw a few that others had made and quite fancied making one for me. It was half term holiday (February) I was on … Read More »
I have lots of scraps including a big bag full of selvedges. Over the half term holiday I decided to play with selvedges and ended up with this: Aside from the time it took to stitch all the selvedges together … Read More »
There was obviously too much going on at the start of the year for me to find time to review December, I got as far as looking at photo’s but that was it. So I made a couple of infinity … Read More »
I mentioned yesterday that I’d made my first economy block at the weekend. Yesterday I wasn’t in the best of moods but in between trying to drink cups of tea and other stuff I managed to make this little lot: … Read More »
If you use Instagram it probably hasn’t escaped your notice that there is something happening tonight called #greatukfabricdestash. Basically it’s an opportunity to get your hands on more fabric for a price, it might be great value, it might be … Read More »
Last week a good friend of mine Jo celebrated a milestone birthday, she’s someone you might know and blogs over here. I knew her before she really started sewing so she might blame me for her addiction but I can … 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 »
Sew Mama Sew giveaway winner announced over here. At last a blog hop for cushions not pillows! (In my life cushions are for sofa’s and pillows are for resting your head on at night). On Friday afternoon I spotted a … Read More »
Have you entered my Sew Mama Sew giveaway? It’s still open here. Back in August I did some paper piece testing for Kristy at Quiet Play, I even wrote about it here: Some time later I turned it into a … Read More »