Catch up Tuesday...

Most Tuesdays are spent catching up on my sewing work after enjoying our Funday Mondays and today has been no different.  I have put a new zip in a jacket, shortened a skirt and taken in and shortened another skirt so, this morning, my time has been spent well.

I have also made a start on making up the items Twiglet and I cut out ready for making last Monday so thought I would show you this first before I pop over to the shop and upload it ready for selling.  This one has a fabric outer and a wipe clean lining so if you fancy buying it then pop over to the shop and email me with your details.

Wahoo. It's Monday....

As ever, Monday is always a great day of the week here at Sewing by Annie's.  Twiglet made her usual journey down here to join me and we have had another day full of fun and giggles.  We drew out the name of the lucky winner of our blog shop follower's draw and had our 'ta da' moment this morning when we named Carmen.  The parcel has already been posted so she should be getting a knock at the door very soon.....it won't fit through the letter box! Congratulations Carmen.

We have since been doing a bit of revamping of the shop appearance to hopefully make things easier for you all to find what you are looking for.....please pop over when you've a minute and let me know what you think.

I have had a really exciting weekend too....My darling hubby and I drove to Manchester after footy on Sat afternoon in time to see Kylie Minogue at the Manchester Arena.....yes I really did go to see her but let me assure you I didn't wear the outfit  :-)  Kylie certainly packs a punch for a little one and the show was truly breathtaking. 

It was a weekend of climbing steps for me and I came home yesterday knowing exactly what is meant by the saying...'.what doesn't hurt, doesn't work'....but thankfully after a warm bath last night and a good sleep in my own bed my arthritic aches and pains are now much improved.....it was certainly well worth the effort and the discomfort.

The latest scans and baby update...

Last night we had a visit from our little Granddaughters with their mummy and here they are all ready in their PJs before they went back home.  They brought with them the latest scan picture of their little brother or sister and I thought you might like to see it.

This scan was done to do a new test for Down's syndrome and to work out the due date.  The little one was too small to do it all last week.  I'm pleased to say the baby appears healthy and very active and A has been given a due date of 12th October.

Also today our other daughter M has been back for the same tests as her sister and her scans are here for you all to oooh and awwww over.

Here you can clearly see the two babies and she was told this would probably be the last time they would be able to get them both in one picture because they are growing really fast....in the last week they have grown 20mm!  The top one was really active and kept turning somersaults  :-)

Here you can see the lowest one of the twins laid back with his hands behind his head....I told M he was probably eyes shut and counting while the other one was looking for a hiding place  :-)

M was feeling a little better today....i'm sure all the excitement of the scan would make anyone feel better....I'm really hoping this is the first day of many that she feels better and she can really start to enjoy her gorgeous little babies.  Thank you to all of you for your well wishes....I'm sure it helps.

What do you think girls? Can you help me?....

Saturday night I am going with my darling hubby to see Kylie Minogue at the Manchester Arena.  We both thought we would go in fancy dress and I've done a quick search on the web for ideas.  I really love the one in the pic for me to wear and thought I might run one up in my spare time today.

Tell me girls do you think the cuttlebug would cut suitable flowers to sew all over it?

Oh and if you are still reading this and are looking at your cuttlebug cutters to see which ones would be the best ones to use then maybe you should check your calendar.

Sorry but I couldn't resist.

Thank you and sorry.....

 Just a very quick post to say thank you to all those lovely bloggers who called by yesterday and left so many lovely comments.....what it is to feel so loved  :-)

and...

To say sorry to all those blogs that I've hopelessly failed to visit this week.  This is why.....

Before lunch yesterday I was rang by my daughter who was feeling pretty dreadful.  The sickness has still not gone and was worse again yesterday and she has had headaches for the last 4 days and that had also got much worse. 

Having had a really busy morning....and I mean REALLY BUSY....I had 8 customers and 5 of those came in a one in one out fashion!

I had to do a very quick sort out, label and fill of the 'to do' rail with all the clothes that had just arrived. Then organise a quick lunch, eat whilst changing, ring my support worker for the business [Twiglet of course] who at the drop of the hat will stop what she is doing and hold the fort here for me and then make my way into my daughters......Huge THANK YOU to you sis.

Bless her she looked pretty rough....but wouldn't you if you hadn't eaten a proper meal for 8 weeks and were now suffering headaches too?  She had managed to get an emergency appointment at the Dr's so I was able to drive her there and give her lots of TLC.  The Dr was really lovely....he took her off the tablets she had been taking for her nausea [these might have been one of the causes of the headaches, that and the dehydration] and has started her on different ones and has now prescribed her Paracetamol suppositories [if every time you swallow tablets you just throw them back then another route has to be used].....yes folks you really can cure a headache by sticking something up your bum!!  That is if you can only find a chemist that stocks them!!!  Which of course we couldn't.  We had to order some and bless her she has to pick them up this morning so I'm really hoping the tablets that the Dr gave her to stop her being sick actually make her sleep enough to get rid of her headache!

It would be really nice if this sickness would go now so that she can start enjoying her pregnancy.  The Dr reinforced what I have been telling her and that is the placentas should start taking over feeding the babies soon and the sickness should ease up....PLEASE let it be soon.

WOYWW.....

What is on my desk today?.......

It's a case of I know what it's called and have seen what others use them for but as yet we aren't too sure what we will end up doing with ours  :-)

This is what Twiglet won on Crafty Dawn's blog and it arrived yesterday.  Of course Twiglet and I will be sharing it  [there isn't much we don't share  :-) ] but as we really aren't paper crafters we will be finding other uses for her new Cuttlebug.  We are complete novices when it comes to clever machines like this but are always up for a challenge so will be experimenting and you will be the first to see what we find to use it for  :-)

Thank you Dawn for picking out Twiglet's name cos it means we both benefit from your kind gift.

I also have a gorgeous set of cards that we have received this week for one reason or other from our special blogging friends.....and yes I think one of those clever machines like the one above has been used on some of these  :-)  Thanks must go to Jo, Julia, Sue and Dawn for all the work they have put into these....you really do make us feel very special.

I am still knitting for England but I'm working with 4 ply this week and it doesn't grow as quickly as double knitting so you will have to wait for more knitting show and tells.  As you will see on Twiglet's blog we are still working on new crafty designs too but, as I have rather a lot on my 'to do' rail this week, actually making up the ones I've got cut out ready  [in the pic] will have to wait for a quiet few minutes  :-)

 We now have 158 followers over in the blog shop but only 47 of those has put their name down for the BIG followers draw so if as yet you still haven't added your name then do it now because we really want you all to be in with the chance to win our £50 plus of goodies we are giving away as a thank you gift.  We will be drawing the name of the lucky winner on Monday 4th April so the clock is ticking.

We are giving away over £50 worth of goodies...

What you waiting for folks?  

We are now in the last week of the BIG draw.  We have 156 followers over in our blog shop but only 39 of them so far have left us a comment to be in with a chance of winning the mystery gift.  

It is our way of saying thank you to each and every one of you for all the encouragement and support you have given us so please put your name down and spread the word to all your friends.  We really don't mind how many become a follower this week ....they will all have their names put in the draw.  

There is also the extra gift in the draw that has been kindly been donated by Tina Gilmore our buddy from Indigo Moon.  This gorgeous little box and those buttons are really special so thank you Tina for joining in the fun.

Plus, [yes, it doesn't end there!] of course if any of you make a purchase before next Monday 4th April then you will also be included in the extra gift we are adding for a buyer, if you are the lucky winner.

So folks,  now is the time to pop over to the shop before you forget.  You really wouldn't want to miss out on the chance to win this lovely mystery parcel would you?

Thank you Jo...

I have to say a huge thank you to one of my blogging friends that I've yet to meet.[ But I really hope one day I do].  As a lot of you will know, Jo from JoZart has been out to Germany visiting her little Granddaughter Lottie who has leukemia and although I'm certain it was a very worrying time for her she still found time to hunt me out a ball of the most gorgeous 4 ply wool.  It has arrived this morning with a really lovely little card and I would like to say a huge thank you to Jo for being such a special friend.

I really hope Lottie responds well to her treatment.  My love goes out to her family and friends. x