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 Hello all.  Here we are at the best day of the week when we catch up with our creative friends all around the world.  Our friend Neet is still in hospital so I'm sure you will all be with me in wishing her lots of love and hoping that her meds kick in and start to improve things for her.

Life here at Sewing by Annie continues to be busy,,,

I completed the 4 little memory hearts I was making last week and my customer really loved them.

I made the two Memory bears with the funky clothes I had on my desk last week and....

.....also made this lovely Memory cushion [front and back showing].

My customer was really thrilled with them all.

I then went on to make this pretty Memory bear out of a special dress to give a young lady to remember her God Mother by.

When my customer collected this little bear she brought me enough clothes/fabrics to make 4 more :-)

I have now cut the 4 bears out and will be making these today....but I do have 4 more arriving this morning :-)

In my spare time I have also made another batch of Christmas cards....and I think I've now made enough :-)

That's all from me today.  I will pop over to see as many as I can when I can.

Hugs,

Annie x

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The first thing I must do is to give you all a little update....I heard from Neet this week and she told me they have told her she may be in hospital for another 6 weeks.  I told her we were all thinking of her and sending her lots of love and good wishes for a steady recovery.

It's a time of new beginings and being creative here at Sewing by Annie's.

As many of you know our son has been living with us for the last 13 months and last weekend he got the keys to his new home so we had a weeekend of him moving all his stuff out of our bungalow [and caravan] ....an exciting time for all.  Our home seems a lot bigger and quieter of course so I have been keeping myself busy to fill the void.

I finished the Christmas rocking horses that you saw last week.

I made 8 little lined Christmas stockings to put Christmas money in for our Grandchildren.

I made a good start with making my Christmas cards and made 10 with baubles on and 10 with stars on....I really enjoyed being creative. The star ones are sparkly but it doesn't show up on the photo.

I had these funky clothes arrived to make 2 memory bears and a memory cushion with....I love hearing about much loved  family members.  These were in memory of a Dad who was a hippy :-)

I made this piece of patchwork, as requested, by a customer out of the clothing that belonged to her Mum and Dad to make 4 little hearts to hang on their Christmas trees this year....watch this space.

As you can see I've had a busy week but I've really had fun.  Please leave me a little message so I know you've called by and I will do my best to pop over to your's to see what you've been up to.

Hugs,

Annie x

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 It's been a quieter week with work this week so I've been being creative but sadly I can't share any of it with you as yet.  We have also enjoyed little trips out for coffees and lunch when I was free which was lovely....it's not all work, no play on weeks like this

I have shortened and altered a pretty bright pink bredesmaid dress and have others booked in plus I finished the Memory cushion I told you about last week....

....and here it is finished.  I used the front of the pink shirt for the back panel so it could be used as the fastening for the cushion cover and the front was made up of the memories of a much loved Dad.

Not the most inspiring fabrics but each one held special memories for my customer and she was thrilled with the results.

That's all from me for today.  I hope you are all well and enjoying the sunshine.

Hugs,

Annie x

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 It's certainly been a different sort of week for me.....I've taken on new staff :-) Oh and also it's my birthday today :-) :-)

We had the weekend away in the caravan to visit the breeder that we bought Milly from because we knew  she had a litter of pups due to go to their new homes in December.  When we got there she had two pups that were 12 weeks old and ready now...one little girl and one little boy....so meet Peggy.

She is simply adorable...it was almost as if it was meant to happen :-) :-) :-)

There just might be more photos on Friday.

I have had time to make this Memory cushion for a customer in memory of her dad......the pocket on the front is to put her phone or the remote control in.

The dog breeder had recently lost her grandfather so she gave me one of his shirts to make a Memory bear from....it's now winging its way to Doncaster.....I hope it brings her a lot of comfort.

That's all I have to share with you this week.  I have a feeling my day today is going to be a busy one because I have 5 customers coming [it's always the way when I've had a few days away] and of course there is the new member of staff to train up :-)

I will do my best to call by to say hello but it may take a little longer today so please be patient.

Hugs,

Annie x

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 Here we are at another What's on your work desk Wednesday.  I love catching up with my blogging friends all around the world and seeing what you have all been up to each week.  I've a lot of bears waiting to be collected this week.

These 4 were made in memory of a much loved Grandmother and they have gone to their new homes in Merseyside.

These two were made in memory of a man who died suddenly in his 40s...far too young.  I made them out of his favourite two shirts and ties and...

....I also made this cushion to give to his Mother.  We shouldn't outlive our children should we?

I've also had some creative time so I finished off my Spring wreath....I'm really thrilled with how it turned out and it's now hanging on my sewing room door and makes me smile every time I look at it.....Spring is on it's way :-) :-)

That's all from me for today.  I will hopefully pop round to all my favourite blogs to see what you've been up to this week.

Hugs,

Annie x

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 It's been another busy week for me here at Sewing by Annie's....think my customers have all come out of hibernation :-)

I had a change from making Memory bears when I was asked to make 8 Memory cushion covers for a family who had lost a much loved Mum and Grandmother.  Each family member chose items of clothing they wanted their cushion cover made from so each one is different but they each had to have a heart on the front and the same sentiment.  I rather enjoyed creating them all.

I'm pleased to say I have made some Memory bears too....these ones were made from a mum's pyjamas for her three sons.

This little bear was made in memory of a young man who died too soon....he was only in his 20s and died of cancer :-(

I spent Monday morning under a quilt....but just in case you think I've had a lie in here's a pic.  I had to cut 24" off an Ikea quilt because it was too big for the bed.  I had to remove the binding, cut off the 24" and then rebind the quilt....it was huge!!

And that's it from me for this week.  If you leave me a message so I know you've called by I will do my best to pop over to yours to see what you've been up to.

Hugs,

Annie x

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Well, that lacking Mojo last week hasn't stopped me being productive thankfully.  The work flooded in last week because it was the last week of the school term here and a lot of folk had left things to the last minute so it was Annie to the rescue most of the week. 

But even that didn't stop me finishing my three eye spy quilts....

The exciting thing is that I have now sold two of my quilts and have had really lovely feedback about them including this photo of a little Grandson enjoying his quilt...

How special is that?

These are the three School memory bears I made last week to give as leaving gifts to three teachers....and apparently they really loved them.

I love my job.

And here's my desk for this week....I'm in the middle of making three memory cushions from three jumpers.  They were favourite jumpers worn by a much loved Dad / Grandad and are to hold special memories for three family members.

I always keep my tissues to hand when discussing the needs for special items like these and my motto is that 'my hugs come free' as a bit of comforting is usually required when remembering these much loved people.....my nursing training is never wasted is it?

That's it for me today.  As you can see I will be head down busy sewing all day today....I had a day of fun yesterday with little Theo so that his mummy could go into school and prepare her classroom ready to start back teaching after the summer holidays.

Hugs,

Annie x

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Hello all.  I'm not at my desk today but thought you might like a peep at what I've been up to this week....

I've made a P E bag for a little boy that goes to school with the twins.

A few weeks back I made this Memory cushion but I can now share it with you as the new owner has seen it.....it's in memory of a much loved Dad.

The other things I've been making are a few key rings....here are my Scotty dogs.

These ones I've named my Spottysaurus.

My idea is to fill a few boxes with some small gift ideas and hopefully sell them at a local Spring craft fair.....just got to find one now. :-)

That's all from me for today.  I will do my best to do some return visits but I have been warned that where I will be has poor internet so I can't promise sorry.

Hugs,

Annie x

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Here we are at the first WOYWW of 2017 and I must first wish you all a very Happy New Year and hope we can all enjoy many more link-ups during the next year.  Wednesdays are one of my best days of the week....because I love seeing what you all do each week.

So? What's on my desk today?

I started off my creative new year with a new project I'm working on.  My memory bears have proved very popular and I have had enquiries about making some memory cushions so out came my fabrics to make a few up as ideas...and to see how long they would take for costing etc.

First one I made is from a man's shirt with a pocket on the front to hold a remote control.

Next was made with a lady in mind.  I've mastered printing on fabric now so can add a sentiment to the front of each cushion.

The next was made using some babygro fabrics to remember a little girl when she was very tiny.

I've really loved making all three cushions and have already had a lot of interest with orders so fingers crossed they will sell well.

That's all I am sharing for this week.  Please leave me a little message to tell me what you think and I will pop over to yours as soon as I'm able to check out your desks.

Hugs,

Annie x