May’s projects
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Jun
So the month of May involved a whole lot of sewing; I joined in with the Zakka style sew along for a few weeks, then other stuff took priority and I had to put the book to one side. I … Read More »
Sample swaps for FQ Retreat…
30
May
This morning we had a a pre 6am wake up call from a small boy demanding ‘my cup, my cup’, fairly soon after followed by a sister claiming “I’m not tired” so rather than lie in bed and be irritated … Read More »
Mens Trousers reinvented into Boys!
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May
It’s no secret that I love a good craft/sewing book, recently I came across this new release ‘reinvention: sewing with rescued materials’: It’s written by Maya Donenfeld. Maya shares 28 projects to help you “reinvent” materials like linen, burlap, wool … Read More »
A break from quiltmaking
28
May
You may know by now that I have a bit of a thing about fabric, you may also know that Saints and Pinners an online fabric shop are in reality not far from my house, so rather than order online … Read More »
FQ Retreat Linky Party
26
May
So this time next week I’ll be in London at the Fat Quarterly Retreat, I’m joining in the linky party for us all to get to know each other a little better before the weekend. So I’m Mary, 30 something, … Read More »
SMS Giveaway winner
26
May
Wow, I am amazed at the response to the giveaway here, to be honest I really wasn’t sure whether anyone would want what I was giving away! Thanks to all of you who signed up to follow my blog or … Read More »
Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day – now closed
21
May
Giveaway now closed. Winner: Hello and welcome to my corner of the blogging world. I’m Mary, 30 something, living in the south west of the UK with my 3 small children and amazingly wonderful patient and tolerant husband! I love … Read More »
Virtual Sew Day part 2
20
May
Today didn’t quite go as it could have done. This morning I made the weeks Zakka Style project and then spent time pinning the binding on to this quilt: It’s strange looking at that photo because I don’t think the … Read More »
Zakka Style Sew along – Rain Cloud Mug Rug
20
May
Right first project of today’s Virtual Sew Day: I wasn’t going to join in this weeks sew along as I’ve had far too much to do, but this morning after a great haul at the car boot I thought I … Read More »
Virtual Sew Day – May
19
May
Tomorrow Rachel is hosting another Virtual Sew Day Believe it or not I’ve plenty to do: Machine sew the binding to 2 quilts for Siblings Together Sew the blocks together for the two Sew Cherry quilts for Siblings Together, and … Read More »