Wednesday, 30 April 2025

WOYWW...

 Hello all.  I was missing last week, basically because I had nothing to show you.  I had virtually no customers at all over the Easter holidays....I missed it but enjoyed the break and refilled my batteries.  This was meant to be because since Monday morning I have...

  • Shortened 3 skirts
  • Shortened a prom dress 
  • Made 2 Memory bears
  • Shortened 2 pair of trousers for one customer
  • Shortened 6 pair of trousers for another customer
Today I have 2 pair of trousers to shorten for one of my regular customers and 2 Bridesmaid dresses to shorten and I also have 3 more Memory bears coming.  It really is all or nothing here at Sewing by Annie's








This is my to do rail...the pale green and the brown dresses are the bridesmaid dresses.  The navy dress on the right is the prom dress.
There are 2 of the pair of jeans hanging on my rail and the other 8 pairs are folded in their bags....so I have bags of clothes everywhere in my room....it's organised chaos :-)




These are the two Memory bears I've made....using a much loved man's favourite shirt and jumpers.

Finally I have these two little knitties to show you.  While I was enjoying my Easter break I fancied doing a little bit of knitting....I say  little bit because arthritic hands and knitting don't really go together.
I found these tiny 4" characters on Pinterest and bought the pattern on line....then couldn't find where it had downloaded to!!  I wasted half the morning finding it then searched for the right sized needles and could only find one!!  Eventually found the second needle and then looked for the right colours of wool....they have pale pink faces because I couldn't find any cream!!  Do you think something was trying to tell me I shouldn't be knitting?
Eventually [after lots of cramp in my hands!!] I managed to create a little Louie in his Spiderman jumper and a little Theo with a stripey jumper with a T on the front.  The boys really loved them so my labour of love was well worth it.

That's all from me for this week.  I hope you've all had a great week.  If you leave me a little message I will do my best to pay you a visit ASAP.
Hugs,
Annie x




Friday, 25 April 2025

This week's smiles.....week 412

 What a week it's been here at Sewing by Annie's....lots of smiles but no sewing.  I had nothing to share on my desk on Wednesday for that very reason.





We had the boys here for a long weekend so we had lots to smile about. We not only had fun time at home but we went for a ride on the Easter train from Llanfair Caereinion to Welshpool and even saw the Easter bunny who gave the boys an Easter egg each.



Wednesday night we went to Theatre Severn to watch Sam taking part in Nemo [Junior]....he played 5 different parts and the whole show was amazing.  We really do have a lot of very talented children in and around Shrewsbury.

So very proud of you Sam xxxx




That just leaves me to share a few funnies with you.  I hope you have all had a week filled with smiles and you will leave me a little message before linking up your smiles below.

Hugs,

Annie x


Friday, 18 April 2025

This week's smiles....week 411

 Here we are at another weekly catch up of smiles from the week and this is Good Friday so I really hope this is the start of a wonderful weekend for us all.  We have the boys here this weekend so it will be a busy one for us filled with lots to smile about.  




It was Louie's 3rd Birthday last weekend so there was lots of celebrating and present opening....he's growing up far too fast.  :-)

He's Spiderman mad and really loved his Birthday cake.






There's lots more plants coming into bloom in our garden...they seem to be going from mostly yellows to lots more whites and blues and they make us smile every day.








That just leaves me to share a few funnies with you, and this week I've found quite a lot.  I hope you find a few that make you smile and you will then leave me a little message before linking up to your own smiles at the bottom of the page.

I hope you all have a great Easter weekend.
Hugs,
Annie x





Wednesday, 16 April 2025

WOYWW...

 I've had a busy week but I have nothing to show you.

I altered a beautiful Wedding dress for a very special lady this week who sadly is dying.  She has two beautiful 7 year old twin boys and the Wedding is planned very soon.  Life is very cruel and I feel very honoured to be able to help such special people.  Of course I can't share her dress with you.


With all the prom dresses and Wedding/Bridesmaid dresses expected I really need to have machines I can rely on and this week my overlocker started playing up!!  I actually have two overlockers but my other one was in the naughty corner because it refused to make any stitches.  We rang up a local machine repair man and dropped off my machine with him.  He rang a day later to say the machine was ready to be collected.  Expecting a huge bill I was amazed when he said there was no charge as it was fixed easily [my previous repair man who has now retired used to charge £100 regardless!!].  I'm thrilled to have found someone I can trust with my machines and he even said he would be willing to come to the house to service my machines if needed.....and I have a few :-)

Thankfully he didnt take long enough fixing my machine for me to clean the house hehehe.

I hope you are all having a good week and have rather more than me to show us all.

Hugs,

Annie x

Friday, 11 April 2025

This week's smiles....week 410

 Hello all.  Hope you've had a good week filled with smiles....mine has but I seem to have taken no photos  :-)....I just must have been enjoying myself too much.  I have been really busy with sewing and that always makes me smile especially as now I'm feeling a lot better and can now enjoy it.




I have taken this pic of the new fabric we have chosen to cover the two new chairs we are having made for our sitting room.
Our old ones are looking tired so I'm really looking forward for the arrival of our new ones...it will be weeks but I'm sure they will be worth the wait.






That's all I have to share with you apart from a few funnies....I hope something here makes you smile and you will leave me a message before linking to you own smiles.

Hugs,

Annie x



Wednesday, 9 April 2025

WOYWW....

 Hello all and a very happy Wednesday to you all.  It's been a beautiful sunny week here in Shrewsbury and I'm in my summer tops....life is good..  I've been rather busier than last week but haven't had time for creative fun.

I have...

  • Shortened 2 men's trousers
  • Shortened 2 men's shirts
  • Shortened the sleeves on a man's shirt
  • Shortened the length on 4 men's T shirt/shirts
  • Repaired 2 seams on a white linen top
  • Shortened the sleeves on a lady's blouse
  • Shortened a lined jumpsuit to be worn at a wedding and steamed it


  • and I'm in the middle of shortening the 6 hems on this beautiful prom dress...




I have several more prom dresses, a wedding dress and even some Memory bears coming at some point soon so it looks like I'm going to be kept busy and although my Mojo has gone on holiday I don't think I'm going to have time for creative play so wont be needing her any time soon.

Hugs,
Annie x


Friday, 4 April 2025

This week's smiles.....week 409

 Here we are at another catch up with our Friday smiles.  It's been a week of slow recovery from the bugs we have had for what seems like weeks.  I think we are getting there...we have stopped running temperatures but the energy levels still need topping up.



We have the boys this weekend so I may have more smiles for next Friday but Theo managed to finish the ferris wheel he had been making using the K'nex.  It was really tricky to make but he persevered and was so chuffed with the finished article.







Our garden continues to make us smile...the flowers keep blooming in every corner.







It wouldn't be a Friday without a few funnies....I hope something here raises a few smiles.  Please leave me a little comment and then link up to your own smiles below.
Hugs,
Annie x


Wednesday, 2 April 2025

WOYWW....

 Hello all.  I'm sorry I was out of action last Wednesday with Flu/cold.  Both hubby and I have been really rough on and off for a month or more and last week we were as bad as it had been....coughing lots and running really high temps.  We tested negating for Covid but it felt pretty much the same.  It's been an awful bug and I'm hoping it's on it's way out now.  There have been so many folk around here suffering the same and it leaves you good for nothing so we had to listen to our bodies and sleep it off.  If you read my Friday post you will also see I had a health scare too but thankfully the results came back normal and no further appointments/tests were needed....phew!!





On my desk today are the latest army of frogs, now finished and handed over to the Harry Johnson Charity, to give out the the children newly diagnosed with cancer....I've now made 58 and it makes me rather sad to think that there are so many children needing them but it's good to do my bit.




The only other thing I have to share with you this week are these little mice I've been making....they have been something nice to do a little of...when I've been awake lol.







That's all from me for today....hopefully I will have more to share by next week.
Hugs,
Annie x