Hello all. What a week it's been here at Sewing by Annie's. I will try to update you quickly in pics ...
Whilst I was doing the free machine embroidery on my Christmas cards last Wednesday my Janome packed in [It was an electronic error so was pretty terminal sadly...I'd had it a long time and used it lots so it owed me nothing]....doesn't it always happen when your busy? As I have two other clever machines I only needed one for basic sewing [and for use by the Grandchildren of course] so we ordered a new one and hey presto! this little beauty arrived Thursday morning at 8.30....brilliant service eh?
Shell dropped by with Sam with some Harry Potter fat quarters with a request for a length of 15 flag bunting for Sam's bedroom so I ran this up in my spare time [what spare time I hear you say lol].
The first of my Memory bears from this week was made in Memory of a much loved mum using 3 of her favourites tops.
Sadly the parcel that was coming from Swansea still hasn't arrived. It will just be a dressing gown to the post office but meant so much more to my customer so I'm really sad to think that it has got lost in the post.
UPDATE...The parcel arrived at 7.30 last night :-) :-)
The next batch of Memory bears I've made this week were made in memory of a Dad that died too soon and was made from his dressing gown....I really hope it brings lots of comfort to his family.
My desk today looks like this.....It's rather more like a sweat shop this week with two huge bin bags full of factory white trousers needing new zips. I've got 50 in total and I'm making my way through them steadily.
On top of all that I have also...
- Shortened 2 pair of trousers
- Let out the waist and seat on 5 pair of trousers
- Shortened 2 nurses dresses and
- Shortened a post frock
It might surprise you to know that I have done all the machine embroidery on my Christmas cards but they wont get the finishing touches done any time soon. It really has been a cracking week and although it's all or nothing here I love to be kept busy so am more than happy to take the work when I can get it. I have 4 gents trousers arriving needing shortening today and have a bridesmaid's dress booked in for a fitting so there will be little time for getting up to any mischief.
Hope you're all well and happy and I promise I will do my best to call by to see what you've been up to this week in between my sewing jobs.
Hugs,
Annie x
