This week's smiles.....week 429

 Here we are at another Friday's catch up of the smiles from the previous week.  I've had a few customers and have enjoyed doing their sewing plus have enjoyed some sewing for pleasure....see Wednesday's post.

It feels like all our family have been away on holiday this week...

The boys were told they were going away and could help their daddy pack the suit case....as you can see they climbed in so they didn't get left behind :-)

They have been away all week and, from the photos they have sent me they have been having a wonderful time.

Michelle and Lexi have been away for a few days on a girly holiday in Spain and they have had a lovely time.  

Our garden keeps giving us smiles.  The roses have had a good year and keep blooming.

Just to finish off I will add a few funnies to make you smile and say that I will be uploading Mr Linky with a few funnies in my absence next week because it's our turn to go on holidays.

Hugs,

Annie x

WOYWW....

 Hello all.  Here we are at the best day of the week when we link up with our creative friends all around the world.  If you'd like to join in too then click on the link and pop over to Sarah's Craft Shed to find out more details...You'd be made very welcome.

I've had a steady flow of customers this week and in between my sewing jobs I've been working on the special activity quilt.

I've cut out the 9 bright squares and have found some sensory toys to attach to some of the squares...Ive just not decided which yet.

I made a miniature teddy and made a pocket for him to sit in.

I sourced a safe mirror....an A4 sheet that could be cut and stitched through....and made a square with it in the middle.

I cut out lengths of different pink ribbons to make the petals on a flower square....I may stitch a smily face on the front.

That's all from me for today and next week I will be MIA because we are going on holiday ....We just may be catching up with someone you know so I'm sure there will be updates when we get back.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles....week 428

 Hello all.  We are here to catch up with the smiles from the previous week and although I've had lots of smiles I don't have a lot I can share with you.  I've had a really busy week with sewing and have shortened 6 bridesmaids dresses and much much more.

We had a lovely weekend with the boys.  I treated them to some Paint pencils and put the easel up outside so they could enjoy some creative fun.

Louie drew a lovely reindeer on the top of his paper and Theo drew a hill and rainbow...they were lovely pens to use.

That just leaves me a few funnies to share with you.  I hope you find something to make you smile and you will link up to your own smiles below.

Hugs,

Annie x

WOYWW...

 Did this fool say something about work being quiet?  Since we were here last week everyone came out of the woodwork :-)

My sewing rail has filled and emptied and filled again.

I've had 6 bridesmaids  here for fittings...3 in the lovely champage colour.  One of them has already been collected.  I've had several pair of trousers to shorten and the shirt on the left is a gents shirt that he wants an extra 6" adding to the bottom...he's brought the fabric so I will probably be doing that today.....another challenge.

I did fittings on three bridesmaids dresses in this lovely lemon colour and I've shortened them all and they are now waiting in their boxes to be collected today....they are stretchy but wont crease so not the easiest to work on.

Both the champagne and the lemon dresses are all in different styles to suit each of the bridesmaids and they looked really lovely.

The only other thing that's on my desk today is a project basket.  I'm making a special lap quilt using bright colours for a special young lady.

I'm hoping to add pockets with hidden 'little friends' and noisy toys to stimulate her.....watch this space.

That's all from me for this week.  I hope you've all had a lovely week and are coping with the heat.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles....week 427

 Here we are at our weekly catch up of things that have made us smile.  As always I have had many smiles and our little Peggy has given us many this week...

We like to take her up onto a hill near us and let her off her lead to play ball with a ball launcher.  She loves it and runs like a rocket to fetch the ball and brings it straight back to us....if you can see the red arrow in the top left pic you can see just how far she runs.

She's a real little poser and loves sitting out in our garden.

I have a few funnies to share with you of course.  I hope you find something here to make you smile and will then leave me a little comment before linking up to your own smiles below.

Hugs,

Annie x

WOYWW.....

 Hello all.  For the first time in weeks I've actually felt like sewing....my Mojo has come back off his holidays....and I'm so thankful.  I've kept up with the sewing that has come in through my door but not felt like looking for other sewing.  I've not sewn for charity for ages so this week I pulled out the box I keep donated fabric in and ...

...I managed to cut out 7 story book cushions...they have a pocket in the front of each of them when made to hold a child's reading book.

I have also cut out loads of pieces ready to make some hair scrunchies.

I then set to and filled a basket with finished scrunchies....I know these sell well for the charity so feel pleased with my efforts.

I thought I'd share what came up as a memory on my Facebook page.....it really made me smile.    This was the first Memory bear I made having designed the pattern to see how much interest I would get for them.  This was 3rd August 2016.....and since then I've made 932 so it was well worth the effort wouldn't you say?

That's all from me for this week.  I will do my best to pop to see what you've been up to this week....hope it's been a good one for you.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles....week 426

 I've had a lovely week filled with smiles.  I have had a few customers and met some really lovely people....I love my job.

We had the boys with us last weekend...

Saturday they went to Bewilderwood with their daddy and had a fun time together...the photos they shared made me smile a lot.

On Sunday the three of them went to Little owl wildlife farm...they loved all the animals and activities....so many smiles all round.

The only other thing I have to share with you are these funnies...I hope something here makes you smile and you will leave me a little message before linking to your own smiles below.

Have a great week.

Hugs,

Annie x

WOYWW...

 It's been a lovely week here at Sewing by Annie's.  

I made this lovely Memory bear in memory of Bruno a beloved boxer dog that had died leaving his owner with a huge hole in her life.  I made the bear from his favourite blankets and it will be going away on holiday with them in place of Bruno.

I can now share with you these pictures I have been working on.  They are for my son for when he sets up his new home.  They are rather better in real life because the glass on the pictures caused glare in the photos.

If you can read them you will see that they are all little sayings with special meanings...the one on the bottom right says 'Love you to the back and moon' which is something Louie says :-)

That's all from me for today.  I will do my best to call by on as many as I can to see what you've all been up to this week.

Hugs,

Annie x