handmade by mary emmens
March seemed to be a really long month, mostly very cold and draughty with some sewing! I squeezed in some paper piecing before we ‘lost’ the dining room: Blog post about them here. I joined in the Orbit QAL and completed … Read More »
On a freezing cold day I’m able to share with you a quilt finish. This is the original fabric pull, all vintage sheets from my stash (some recently obtained from the vintage sheet FQ swap): It changed a little and … Read More »
So I’ve been absent from here for a bit, lots to catch up on but most of it can wait until I have time and peace and quiet to write. I’ve been busy making Christmas gifts and here is one … Read More »
Once upon a time many years ago I bought a shirt from Top Man, I loved it, yes it was a man’s shirt but it was comfy and soft and I wore it a lot. Then I met Tobit, the … Read More »
The Sew Mama Sew Giveaway post is here, there is still plenty of time to enter. It’s been a busy month and I think I only made it to the car boot once, due to terrible weather (I can’t imagine … Read More »
Hello and welcome to all of you lovely people visiting for the first time as part of the Sew Mama Sew giveaway day and happy Monday to all my regular readers. I’m Mary, I live in the south west of … Read More »
A bit of a twist maybe on the Black Friday mayhem that may or may not be taking place in the US this weekend. It’s grey here and very wet, lots of flooding near where we live but I am … Read More »
Giveaway now closed After a week of seeing what others have created in this priceless blog hop it’s my turn to share some of my handiwork. First a big thanks to Mdm Samm for the great pattern and instructions and … Read More »
Another month has flown by and time to round-up/review what I’ve been doing: a secret project an infinity scarf for my husband (he was wearing it this morning as he went off to work = success) the beginnings of a … Read More »
I’ve spent what feels like a lot of time cutting vintage sheet charm squares recently for my Etsy shop and have been wondering what to do with the off cuts. I already carefully cut each piece of fabric carefully before … Read More »