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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This week's smiles....week 408

 Hello all.  It's been a week of highs and lows.  I was called back following my recent mammogram.  On attending the clinic they told me they had seen something in the glands under my left arm and after ultra scanning they took 4 needle biopsies and mentioned possible lymphoma.  I had to wait a full week for a phone call to tell me the time of my next clinic appointment.  They called me back on Tuesday afternoon to tell me they had found no abnormalities and I didn't need a follow up....PHEW!!  What a relief that was.

I would have celebrated if only both hubby and I hadn't gone down with another dose of flu...I don't think I've ever felt so rough and am still recovering.  We just don't seem to be able to shake the bugs off.

I popped out into the garden and quickly snapped as many of the flowers that I hadn't shown you before...I hope you love them as much as I do.

We had the boys last weekend and shared many happy moments.  Our son, Mark, used to love his Knex as a child and he still does...that really made me smile.  He had a lot of fun with Louie while Theo was away at cub camp with his mummy.

Sam is back on stage as one of only two children in the adult performance of Shrek....sadly we aren't well enough to go to see him.....his mummy has sent me lots of pics and videos so we don't miss out completely.

Peggy wen't for her first haircut this week...she was such a good girl for the groomer and not only looks really pretty but her coat is soooooo soft.

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That just leaves me to share my funnies with you.  I hope something here makes you smile and you will leave me a little message before sharing your smiles with us too.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles.....week 407

 Hello all and a happy Friday.  My week is throwing me some challenges at the mo so I have had to look a little harder to find smiles.

Our little Peggy never fails to make us smile.  The photo on the left is one I took after I had brushed her....her coat is long now and she is booked in for her first hair cut on 25th so I have been trying to get some good pics before she loses her baby coat....she's such a pretty colour.

The photo on the right tells a tale....there was stuffing from one of her toys all over the floor and the guilt of who did it could be seen right there on her nose!!  :-) :-)

I've been out in the garden snapping pics of all the gorgeous Spring flowers that are making us smile right now....aren't they gorgeous?

That just leaves me to share a few funnies with you...I hope something here makes you smile.

Hugs,

Annie x

WOYWW...

 I had so many lovely messages last week wishing me well and thankfully it's worked.  I have managed to shake the bugs off so I can face the next challenges life is throwing at me.....more of which I will share some other time.

I had a special request this week from one of my customers....

She sent me a link to this and asked if I could make one for her little girl.  I followed the link and after much juggling I managed to print off the patterns.

It took me well over an hour to make the tiny chick [it's only about 4 cm tall!!] with her little 'sleeping bag' egg so I felt it was impossible to charge a sensible price....and wont be making more lol.

I asked for a donation for Harry Johnson Charity and she gave me £5 so it was a win win situation...and I did enjoy making it even if it was very fiddly.

The other thing on my desk today is the next army of frogs in the making...these go to each newly diagnosed child with cancer in the area to introduce them to The Harry Johnson Trust that funds many things for the children affected.

That's all from me for today.  I hope you're all well and happy.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles.....week 406

 Hello all.  Firstly I must say sorry for not leaving any comments last week.  I was feeling pretty rubbish [and are still recovering !!].  It's been a particularly horrid bug that has taken some shifting...but I will get there.

It was our weekend to have the boys so we had lots of fun with them even though little Louie was still recovering from the bug.

We had some lovely time outside in the garden getting some fresh air in the sunshine.

We also had some fun making rockets that propelled themselves into the air using elastic bands.

The Spring flowers are starting to come out all around the garden....and that really makes me smile.

Of course I have a few funnies to share with you too...and there do seem rather a lot this week too....have fun.

Hugs,

Annie x

WOYWW...

 Hello all.  Sorry for not joining in last week.  Firstly I was poorly [cough/sore throat/high temp]  and sadly I'm still getting over it....I'm sure it will go and it just needs time and rest.

Secondly I had an order for 18 memory bears and just knew that blogging would have to wait.

So how do I set about making 18 bears?.....

All 18 bears needed stabilising with interfacing because of the fabrics used. So I had to cut out the 72 panels twice. [yes 144 panels needed!!]  

Each bear was to have 2 panels of one of the tops provided and 2 panels of the trousers/leggings..so a lot of cutting out and sorting was required.

Plus every bear is different!!!

I did all the sewing and stuffed the arms and legs then it was over to my chief stuffer to stuff the tummies....he really does a wonderful job.

Here they all are stuffed and I've started to sew up the gaps in the back seams where they are stuffed and then I gather up the necks of each bear.

Yes, that's me in the middle of the chaos while I'm stitching on their faces.

And here they are with their purple ribbons on...the favourite colour of the elderly Grandmother they are in memory of.  These 18 are for her 9 children and her eldest grandchildren.  There are over 40 great grandchildren that may want bears when they see these so watch this space.

I hope you have enjoyed a little peep into my world this week.  I love making my bears and just know how much comfort my customers have from them.

Thanks for calling in.  I will do my best to pay you a visit to see what you've been up to.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles....week 405

 Hello all.  I was missing on WOYWW this week.....firstly I was poorly and I had a lot of work to do so thought I should concentrate my efforts where needed most.

We had a weekend away in a cottage near Aberaeron in Wales to celebrate my darling hubby's birthday.  The sun shone and the cottage was perfect...

It was Peggy's first weekend away from home and she really loved the underfloor heating....even if she didn't enjoy travelling in the car [it made her sick sadly].

We came home on Monday but sadly I've been poorly since...a tiresome cough, sore throat and temperature.....and the sewing kept coming through my door....

.......this is my largest order of Memory bears ever....18 in total....and there may be more to come yet.

They are in memory of  an elderly lady who had 9 children and many grandchildren and over 40 great grandchildren.

The 18 are for her children and the oldest of her grandchildren so there may be more wanting one when these are collected!!

The only other things I have to share with you are a few funnies...I hope something here makes you smile.

Please leave me a little comment and link up to your own smiles below.

I hope to be feeling rather better by next week...please send me some good vibes.

Hugs,

Annie x