by Emmely | Oct 27, 2021 | Finished project, Gifts, Sewing
My daughter’s school participates in a project that collects shoeboxes filled with some school supplies, personal care products and small toys. These are then shipped to other countries and distributed to children living in poverty so they receive a gift with some...
by Emmely | Oct 4, 2021 | Finished project, Free pattern, Newsletter, Pattern design, Quilting, Sewing
For quite a long time now I’ve had a dream to create sewing patterns. This past year I’ve taken some big steps to make this dream come true! The most important step was spending a lot of time playing with Adobe Illustrator, to learn how to use more of this software’s...
by Emmely | Sep 18, 2021 | Finished project, Sewing
Remember how I made a set of fabric crowns for my niece and oldest daughter? Now my youngest daughter has one too. She requested a blue one. I made it during a nice afternoon crafting session with my oldest daughter. She made a bracelet from beads while I made the...
by Emmely | Sep 14, 2021 | DutchMQG, Finished project, Paper piecing, Pattern design, Quilting, Sewing
This quarter my guild has a mini & MAXI theme and a challenge to go with it. We could choose from the half-square triangle, pineapple, robbing Peter to pay Paul or crown and star blocks to make something to fit the theme. I chose the pineapple block because I had...
by Emmely | Aug 24, 2021 | DutchMQG, Finished project, Quilting
In July I made a quilt to participate in the Modern Quilt Guild’s “Make a difference challenge”. The theme was trees and the proceeds of the challenge went to Trees for the Future, an organization that wants to end hunger and poverty by training farmers to regenerate...
by Emmely | Aug 3, 2021 | Finished project, Garment, Sewing
Whoah! I sewed a garment for myself! Now, that was long ago! I suddenly really wanted something new and colourful to wear. It had to be a quick make without any fitting so I pulled out the pattern for a scoop neck tee by Meg McElwee that I’ve used before. That t-shirt...