WOYWW...

 Hi all it's been a pants week here at Sewing by Annie's....quite literally.

My two latest characters have been waiting weeks for some clothes but, because work has been busy for me they have had to wait.  I had a little free time Monday morning so I made them both some pants and cut out one dress....but then work came flooding in so they will have to sit in their pants and wait for now...at least they can keep their modesty  :-)

It was then back to making Memory bears.

I really love this one...she's in my favourite colours and is to hold the memories of a much loved mum.  It was made from a dress that she had made herself to attend her son's wedding.

This one is the Easter Gift bear that is now on my Facebook page to be won by one of my followers so please follow the link and get your name in the draw....good luck folks.

I have now been brought the most gorgeous warm fleecy pyjamas that were a real favourite of an elderly lady and I've been asked to make 2 memory bears out of them...I will really enjoy making these because they will make two really cuddly bears so that's what I will be head down doing today....and I still have a further 6 bears pending :-)

I hope you are all keeping busy and have lots to share this week....I will be over to see what you've been up to as soon as I can.

Hugs,

Annie x

WOYWW.....

Here we are at another Wednesday catch up with our creative friends from all around the world.  I hope you are all managing to stay well and happy and are finding plenty to occupy your days....we are and I'm nowhere near bored enough yet to feel like doing housework  :-)

I managed to finish the Luna Lapin rabbit that I was making for Gina's birthday but I wont be sharing that on my blog until after her birthday in September and I have also dressed Nanny rabbit....although I do have a few ideas for her to come yet....

I can proudly say my room has had a lot of use this week and I have really enjoyed getting lots out and not having to keep tidying it away for customers.....bliss.  So I have snapped it from various angles and am sharing it in all it's glory this week....

Feel free to click on the collage if you want a closer look....and don't be afraid to ask if there's anything more you want to know about it.

We have also enjoyed several baking sessions together and I thought you might like to help yourselves to a freshly baked scone with your cuppa today...

I have now been asked to make rabbits for Michelle and Amy for their next birthdays [hence why my room is in such a mess ] so there will be lots going on here that I wont be able to share with you for next week and I will have to work extra hard to find things I can share.....that is if I can still move as we did the Joe Wicks workout for Seniors this morning and plan to do it each morning to keep us fit!!....give it a go because it really caused a chuckle here.

Hugs,

Annie x

WOYWW....

Hello all.  I really hope you're all being sensible and are self isolating to stay safe and well from all the madness that's going on in our world at the moment.  I'm certain us crafters will be finding it easier than most especially the ones that part of the WOYWW gang.....Thank you so much Julia for starting it all and for linking us all each week and keeping it going each week.....I'm certain that, like me, you all feel blessed to be in with the gang......If anyone needs a friend to chat to I'm always here for any of you.

Now. What have I got to share with you this week? Well, I've had no customers so I have spent the time with the rabbits....the Luna Lapin ones of course.

Since last week I've now made little bags for each of the 6 rabbits....

3 Pretty ones for the girly rabbits that now have their cardies in and 

3 Football themed ones for the boy rabbits that now have their footy kits in.

Each little rabbit now has a little 'made with love' charm sewn in it's ear and a label that says 'made by Nanny with love' label......just to make them extra special.

The girly bunnies have a pretty head/hair embellishment to match their outfits....I enjoyed nearly a full day making these :-)  Here are the 6 rabbits all lined up, now finished.  I've decided to give them out as Easter gifts so.....

We bought some stacking drawers to put each one in and here they are all ready for the off now. :-)

I felt a little emotional tucking them away now they are all finished but just know they are all going to good homes. :-)

So what to do next?......

Meet Nanny rabbit.  I've enjoyed making this one and have also made one for Gina,  Theo's mummy, who has requested one for her next birthday as she loved them so much.

I won't share Gina's until after her birthday in September but you may get to see how Nanny rabbit develops....and of course it has been suggested that I will need a Grandad rabbit too so watch this space.

Finally.....what does a sewing lady do when she's in self isolation?.......

....She makes pants of course.....so if you are in need and can't get out to the shops to buy yourself a new pair maybe I could take orders? 

That's all from me for now.  keep smiling folks and shout me if you need me.

Hugs,

Annie x

WOYWW.....

What a lovely week I've been having since I saw you last Wednesday....and I'm here on our desk sharing day to show you what I've been up to...

Last week I showed you the pink coat I'd made for Phoebe's Luna Lapin rabbit.  

Well, this week I've made the purple/lilac coat for Lulu's rabbit with matching bias trim to her dress and......

......I've made the turquoise coat with matching trim for Lexi's rabbit.

I really have enjoyed making each of them and love how they have all turned out but I have decided that no one would want to pay me to make them one [and I'd not be keen to part with them] because there is a good 2 day's work into making each coat.....a real labour of love 

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Here's the three all lined up in their new coats looking rather pleased with themselves....some would say 'All dressed up and nowhere to go'

I haven't decided when I will be handing the rabbits over yet...there's no rush and I'm rather enjoying seeing them all sat together on my desk for now.

Of course I haven't finished yet....I have lots I've planned to make just yet for them.....

I had a request to make a football kit for one of the rabbits but of course you can't make one without the other so I am now making little football kits for the boy rabbits.

Here's the first I've made.  I have had to adapt the pattern to make it work but am rather pleased so far....mad aren't I?....or maybe I just love my Grandchildren rather a lot.  😍😍😍😍😍😍

I hope you have enjoyed your visit this week and will leave me a little comment.  I will do my best to pop over to yours when I can.....I did have a few late visitors last week that I didn't manage to comment on but I will try harder today.

Hugs,

Annie x

WOYWW....

Here we are at another Wednesday catch up of creative spaces of our friends all over the world.  As always, it's been another busy week for me.  Even when my days aren't filled with sewing for my customers I tend to fill them with sewing for pleasure so here's a catch up with what I've been busy with....

Here's the first Memory bear I've made this week.  It was for the lady who won my Valentine's Day draw over on my Facebook page and is made from tiny babygros.

There's a special offer over there now with Mum's in mind if you're interested.

Sewing by Annie on Facebook link

The second one was made for a returning customer.  I made one for her in memory of her Mum when she died and this one is in memory of her Dad who has recently now died too.

I feel so blessed to make special memories for such lovely people and love how they share their memories with me.

 

In between jobs I've been making this special little coat for Phoebe's rabbit.  I've made my own bias binding to match the rabbit's dress and really enjoyed making the detailed coat  [it has many panels with lots of top stitching plus it has pocket flaps and  sleeve details with buttons on ] ....took me easily a day and a half to make but if you'd seen Phoebe's face when she saw it you would just know how much pleasure it gave me.

Doesn't Phoebe's rabbit look rather special now?

Of course I now have two more coats to make for Lulu and Lexi's rabbits so first I have to find 8 buttons for each....

I managed to find 8 for the purple/lilac coat eventually but to find 8 for the turquoise coat wasn't so easy....so many buttons to choose from too!!

Jo has looked at her buttons and hopefully we will find 8 between us :-)....or of course I just may have to go out to buy some :-)

I hope you have enjoyed a peek into my world and will leave me a little message so I know you've called by.  I will aim to get over to yours ASAP....but please be patient with me as it was my darling hubby's birthday yesterday and there just may be a bit of celebrating to do.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles....week 360

Hello all.  It's been another wet, windy week here at Sewing by Annie's but my customers seem to keep coming [when they can get through the floods!].  I'm enjoying having a retired hubby here and we have been cooking/baking together quite a lot this week so we've had a good giggle.

I've a few quick photos to share with you that have made me smile...

I tried knitting some cardies for my rabbits but ended up with really painful wrists and cramp in my fingers [old age!!!] so I handed it over to that much older sister of mine and in a flash she not only adjusted the pattern to fit them but she knitted me three lovely cardies for the girl rabbits and here they are proudly modelling them for us. 

Thanks Jo, you're a treasure.

My partner in crime joined me for coffee just as I finished making rabbit number 5's shirt so he had the pleasure of dressing him....even Milly wanted to help :-)

Finally the sun came out so I went out into the garden to snap all the lovely flowers that are making me smile now.

I really love Spring....don't you?

If you leave me a little comment I will know you've called by and then please link to your own smiles below.

Hugs,

Annie x

WOYWW...

Hello all.  I really hope you are all surviving the floods and gales we have been having lately.  I'm pleased to report that although Shrewsbury has been having the worse floods in 20 years plus we have managed to keep dry....so many homes and businesses have been damaged and my heart goes out to them all.

I've had a steady flow of customers and have been kept pretty busy with alterations and repairs but have also found a little time for rabbit dressing so that's what I am sharing today....

Rabbit number 5 now has a shirt....do call back in Friday to see why he made me smile.

Rabbit number 6 has now got a rather smart cord lined waistcoat, matching trousers and a green check shirt....he's rather happy with his new outfit too :-)

I have been busy sewing for one of the other rabbits too but thought you might like to play spot the difference to see if you can see what I've made.

I will tell you what it is next week if you can't see. :-)

I mentioned a few weeks back that I would be happy to take orders for rabbits if anyone was interested and our Queen of WOYWW mentioned that they may have copyright.  I checked in the back of the book and sure enough she was right [she's such a wise woman :-) ].

Since then I noticed that one of the ladies, that sells in one of the craft groups I'm in on Facebook, was offering to take orders to make some so I have looked further into it and apparently I am allowed to sell up to 15 a year as long as I don't sell them on line and that I credit the designer...which of course I am more than happy to do.

Sarah Peel from Coolcrafting designed Luna Lapin...she is a very talented lady so deserves all the credit she gets.

I hope you have enjoyed your visit this week and will leave me a little message so I know you've called in.  I will do my best to pay you a return visit ASAP.

Hugs,

Annie x

WOYWW...

Hello to you all.  I'm really hoping you are all safe and dry and not been too affected by the awful flood and wind damage throughout the country.  Shrewsbury was almost completly cut off by the floods.  Thankfully we were not affected but out hearts go out to those who have been.

The weather hasn't stopped the steady flow of customers I've had this last week and this is what my rail looks like....

Since you were here last week I have...

• Shortened 7 pairs of trousers
• Put a new 26" open ended zip in a jacket
• Shortened the sleeves on a dress
• Shortened a lined dress
• Sewed up the splits in another dress
• Sewn a badge on a fleece jacket

And made another School Memory bear...

This one was a special gift for a little girl going to her new adoptive home to remember happy school days when life had been tough.

For those that like to be kept up to date with how many I've made....this one is number 314.  What a lot of love I've managed to spread around the world eh?

You may have noticed in the first pic that the last Luna Lapin rabbit I made was lying down across the legs of the others [that's what you get when you've had little visitors checking out their progress].  He's still waiting for some clothes but you may be able to see that here on my sewing maching today is a little shirt being made for rabbit number 5 so when I've finished this it will be rabbit number 6's turn to be fitted out :-)

Over on my other desk I have a pile of new felt waiting to be made into coats for the girl bunnies....of course when you pay a visit to the local fabric shop you just have to buy something new....don't you?

That's all from me for today.  I hope to catch up with as many of you that I can at some point.  Stay safe and warm my friends.

Hugs,

Annie x

WOYWW....

Oh wow these week's seem to fly by when your're busy don't they?  I will quickly run through my week and what's been filling my desks...

It's been another busy week making special memories for some very special people....I'm so blessed to be trusted with special items of clothing to make the bears and to be taken into the hearts of each and every one of them when they share who the bears are being made in memory of.

Since last Wednesday I have been pretty rough with my head cold/cough returning...I seem to hear of so many having this happen to them....and now I would really like to be free of it all.

While I dosed myself up with paracetamol and rested/slept over the weekend I managed to make rabbit number 6 ....here he is sitting with his cousins on my desk while he waits for me to find time to make him some clothes.

You might notice that rabbit number 5 is now wearing trousers and a matching lined waistcoat but is still waiting for his shirt.

And finally you might like to see why I do what I do.  This was written by one of my latest customers that I made several Memory characters for.  She is only 18 years old but such a lovely young lady and this was part of a post she put on her Facebook page....it reduced me to tears.  Her Grandma must have been so very proud of her.

Thanks for popping by today.  I must say sorry to a couple who visited here last week that I didn't manage to pay a return visit to ....I will aim to do better this week.

Hugs,

Annie x

WOYWW....

Here we are at another Wednesday round up of the creative desks around the world....it's my favourite day of the week.

I will be having a busy day today cos my first customer is coming at 8 with a pair of trousers she needs shortening and all being well I should also have 5 Memory bears to make so it should be a head down sewing day for me....and I love it :-)  This week I've been busy with my rabbit making in between jobs because it was a quieter one for me so that's what I'm sharing today....

The little girl rabbit I finished last week has now got a pretty lacy pair of French knickers that I made from a lace edged doily Jo gave me....so pretty.

I've also made her a pretty pale blue dress with tiny pink flowers and a little white collar.....Each little rabbit seems to take on a different character.

The next one that was all cut out ready to make is now finished...and he's definitely a boy rabbit isn't he?

I have already made his trousers and lined waistcoat too so now he just needs his shirt making.

The grandchildren are all watching the development of the rabbit family and are making suggestions as to what each one needs now so watch this space.

I have already made a start on the last boy rabbit....he's a lighter grey felt and has a starry pattern on his inner ears and feet.....he might be ready by next week but it depends how much 'me time' I get.  :-)

I am really enjoying dipping into my fabric stash for the rabbit clothes and I saw this on Facebook and really think it was written for me.  :-)

I hope you have enjoyed your visit and will leave me a little comment so I know you've called by.  I will do my best to pop over to yours ASAP to see what you're sharing this week.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles....week 354

Life is good here at Sewing by Annie's at the mo.  Sewing for customers is steadily coming and in between jobs I have been filling my time with sewing for me....It's what I do and it makes me smile.  We are keeping up the 3x a week visits to the gym for now...the 14 week course ends on Feb 14th and sadly they are asking for over £800 for the next 12 months which isn't something we can manage so we are planning to keep up the exercise in other ways....commit to a good walk at least 3x a week will be a good start.

My photos this week have been mainly of my Luna Lapin rabbits and here's the latest now completed...

He's now wearing his jeans, fully lined waistcoat and shirt.....and looking rather pleased with himself too.

Each item of clothing is like making a miniature version of the real thing...the shirt has a box pleat in the back and a double yoke just like a man's shirt.  The instructions are not very clear [even for this experienced sewer] so there has been much reading and rereading before it's clear what to do next but I have really enjoyed the challenge.

I've now ordered more felt in three other colours so watch this space....there will be more rabbits in the making very soon.

I saw this on Pinterest and it described moments of my week perfectly so thought I should share it with you.

There were moments of this too :-)

But mostly this describes me.  I'm so blessed to be doing a job that brings me so much happiness.

And finally for all you animal lovers out there I thought I'd share these photos that Shell sent me of little Jet settling in with their 3 legged cat Monty.  There have been a few 'moments' between them but mostly Jet has made herself very comfortable in her new home and has made friends with Monty.

I hope something I've shared has made you smile and you will now share your week's smiles with me by linking them below.

Hugs,

Annie x

WOYWW....

Hello all.  Here we are at our weekly meet up of creative desks from all around the world....if you want to know more then click on the link to The Stamping Ground where you will find details and will be made very welcome to join in the fun.

I've had a steady flow of customers here at Sewing by Annie's since I started back after the holidays but it's still allowed me some time to 'play' so my show and tell for today is Luna Lapin based. Since last week I've been busy making clothes for the two rabbits you saw last week and then there is a surprise at the end for you.

The instructions in the book aren't the easiest to understand and you certainly need a certain level of sewing knowledge to make the dresses but I've been enjoying the challenge.

This is the first dress I made.  It's called the t shirt dress and has a detachable bow on the front.  I'm afraid I'm a perfectionist and have gone that extra step by overlocking every seam....most of the seams in the instructions are left raw so would fray over time and that just wouldn't do for me lol.

This was the next little dress I made....this one has tiny pockets on the front and a beautiful white collar....all made like miniature versions on the real ones so very tricky to do so small.

This one reminded me of my Grandma as she was a little Victorian lady who wore dresses with white collars just like this [She died aged nearly 101 when I was just 16 years old and she is who Jo and I get our sewing genes from.  She was a seamstress and her two sisters were tailoresses :-)].

I then tackled the making of the lacy shrug....I needed a degree to work out how this went together but was so thrilled with the result once I'd worked it out.

I'm really loving making these tiny clothes...it reminded me of the small versions of things we had to make in our school sewing lessons.

Of course when you make heirlooms and you have 6 Grandchildren then you just might need to make them one each so guess what?  Yes, I've been busy again....

I sat in front of the telly last night and finished rabbit number three...this one has rather more gender neutral ears and feet so may well be dressed as a boy rabbit and yesterday I printed out the pattern pieces for.....

....jeans, a shirt and a waistcoat.

As they say....Watch this space!

I hope you have enjoyed my show and tell of what's on my desks this week.  I will do my best to pop over to yours ASAP to see what you've been up to.

Hugs,

Annie x