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Phew it's hot.  I don't know about you but I'm ready for some cooler weather.  We were away last week in a lovely little cottage up in Yorkshire and boy was it hot.  The air conditioner in the car was certainly put to good use.

We came home Friday and since then my phone hasn't stopped going....I think my customers missed me :-)

I have....

• Shortened a bridesmaid dress
• Took in a dress for holiday use
• Shortened a pair of trousers for a page boy and.......

....made these 5 gorgeous Memory bears for a much loved Mum, Nan and Great Nan.

The lady who died had 6 daughters and these bears are for just one of them so there could well be more orders coming soon.

And all that has been done in just two days!!

Peggy was as good as gold away with us in the cottage last week but seems to be enjoying being at home now.

She has sat here every morning since we got back but by the time the sun moves round to the back of the bungalow she will be found stretched out on the floor tiles where it's nice and cold.

I hope you have managed to keep cool this week.  I will pop by to see what you've been up to ASAP.

Hugs,

Annie x

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It's a celebratory post from me  this week because I have now made my 1000th Memory bear.....  This week I made..

...another school bear for a child leaving the school nearest us.  I made one for his elder brother a couple of years ago.  I so love repeat orders.

I also made these two lovely bears in memory of a special Aunt....these were lovely to make and were so cuddly when finished.

Our garden is making us smile in every corner....most survived the heat and I'm sure I could here them drink when we had a shower of rain at the weekend.

That's all from me for this week.  Please raise a glass to help me celebrate. I hope you have a fun week and I will see you soon.

Hugs,

Annie x

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Hello all.  I hope you've all had a fab week....I have.

Sunday we went to Birmingham to see Les Miserables with that much older big sister of mine.

Whilst there we walked into a friend of our Grandson, Sam.  I've known Aled from nursery school where he went with Lexi and Sam and have watched him grow into a lovely young man...he goes to Wiggle with Sam and as you can see he's now much taller than us....he's playing a part in Wiggle's Les Mis later in the year.

It was an amazing show and a lovely time was had by all.

Our garden is blooming in every corner so I had to share them with you...I know so many of you like to see them.

This is what's on my desk today.  This is the first of my school Memory bears for this year [the first of many I'm sure].

If you leave me a little message I will do my best to pop over to see what you've been up to as and when I can....I have another prom dress coming this morning :-)

Hugs,

Annie x

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 Hello all.  Thankfully it's been a bit cooler this week so I've managed the steady stream of customers I've had.  

This is the latest Prom dress I've had to shorten.  It's another navy blue one as you can see and it also had stiffener all around the hem the same as the last one but this one was only about 4 metres around the bottom [not the 12 metres the last one was].  She looked lovely in her dress so I'm hoping she's pleased now I've shortened it by the 17cm needed.

I've done a bit more knitting on my last twiddle mitt and am now on the last strip of yellow colour but to be honest it's been too hot for knitting much lately.  Just need to add the twiddles next.

Finally I just thought you might like to share a bit of the colour we are enjoying in our back garden this week.

That's all from me for this week.  It's short but sweet today but needs must when I'm busy. :-)

Hugs,

Annie x

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 Hello all and a very happy Blog Aniversary to you all.  Here is the ATC I made to share with you all...

I felt a poppy was appropriate this year to remember our dear friend Neet.  She was someone I'd known as long as I'd been part of the wonderful group of WOYWWers and I would have called her a dear friend...she will be sadly missed.  If you'd like to help yourself to a copy of my ATC please feel welcome and thank you all for your love and friendship over yet another wonderful year of blogging.

I was missing last week because I was somewhere in the depths of doing this...

...this is one of the many prom /wedding /bridesmaids dresses I've been busy with but this one was special for me.  It is for a young lady I've known from a baby and seen growning up.

She's a lovely young lady and looks stunning in her dress....it has 5 layers that all needed shortening so it was a job and a half.

We have also been busy out in our garden and our little Peggy just loves to pose for a photo.

I thought you'd like to share in the fabulous flowers making us smile in our garden at the mo.....there seems to be colour in every direction at the moment.

Lastly but by no means least I would like to share this photo of Lexi who took part in a dance show put on by her dance group on Sunday.

We enjoyed 2 1/2 hours of fabulous dancing by all ages ...I think the youngest was 3-4 years old and she melted our hearts.

Lexi is the smallest in the group of girls she dances with but she was amazing and this photo just shows her love for what she does...so very proud of her.

So that's all from me for this week.  I will do my best to call by at yours in between my sewing jobs.  I hope you all have a wonderful week.

Hugs,

Annie x

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 Hi all.  I've had a busy couple of weeks but have no crafting to share with you sadly.  We had our first weekend away in our caravan at our favourite campsite in Wales and came home to watch....

...Sam playing the part of Mungojerrie in Cats at the theatre in Shrewsbury.  He was amazing as were the other performers....we are so lucky to have so many talented young people in Shrewsbury.

He sang and danced and the show was brilliant....so very proud of him.

We had Shell, Lexi, Sam, Theo and Louie round for an Easter treat.  It was so lovely to have them all here together.

We had a trip out to a garden centre near Welshpool to buy plants to restock our garden and here's a few pics of what is making us smile out there at the moment.

We took Peggy for a run up on Lyth Hill near us and I always try to run my Merlin bird app while I'm up there and this was the results of our trip....we are so lucky to have such a lovely place to visit.

That's all from me for this week.  I'm getting busy with customers coming for Wedding alterations now so I'm not sure what I will have to share with you by next week.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles.....week 429

 Here we are at another Friday's catch up of the smiles from the previous week.  I've had a few customers and have enjoyed doing their sewing plus have enjoyed some sewing for pleasure....see Wednesday's post.

It feels like all our family have been away on holiday this week...

The boys were told they were going away and could help their daddy pack the suit case....as you can see they climbed in so they didn't get left behind :-)

They have been away all week and, from the photos they have sent me they have been having a wonderful time.

Michelle and Lexi have been away for a few days on a girly holiday in Spain and they have had a lovely time.  

Our garden keeps giving us smiles.  The roses have had a good year and keep blooming.

Just to finish off I will add a few funnies to make you smile and say that I will be uploading Mr Linky with a few funnies in my absence next week because it's our turn to go on holidays.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles.....week 425

 It's been another lovely week here at Sewing by Annie's.  Most days have been a little cooler and I have enjoyed a steady flow of customers.  I must say sorry for not leaving you all comments last week [I did read all your posts]...my computer was playing silly games and refused to post them...I hope it plays nicely this week.

Our gorgeous Peggy celebrated her first birthday on Sunday and very quickly mastered the new educational toys we bought her....she's a clever little thing.

Our garden continues to bloom and give us lots to smile about.

My hubby has been replacing some of the sleepers in the garden while it's been a bit cooler...it will all look lovely when he's finished.

That just leaves me to leave you all a few funnies to make you smile.

Please leave me a little comment so I know you've called in and I will do my best to return the visits.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles....week 423

 It's been a mush quieter week this week with sewing so we have been out and about most days making the best of the lovely weather.

One of the days we had lunch at The Boathouse by the side of the river...the food was good and the scenery was even better.

Lexi shared some of her latest professional photos with me and said I could show you too.

I really love this latest set and would love them papered on the walls.

Lexi's artwork has been chosen by her school to go on their Instagram page....she's not only a talented dancer :-)

This was Peggy's latest new toy...alas Froggy is no longer repairable....but it did make us giggle when she covered the floor with it's stuffing.

Here's the latest collage of the flowers in our garden....lots of pinks at the mo.

I do love how the colours change through the year and the fact there is always something to make us smile.

To finish off, here's some funnies to make you smile.  I hope you are all enjoying good health and making the best of the sunshine.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles...week 421

Hello all here we are to share our happy smiles from the previous week....and there's been many.

We had the boys last Thursday and while Theo was at school we took Louie to Elsemere Lake to feed the ducks....you can buy a bag full of duck food and there were loads of ducks, geese and even swans there to feed. .....a few too many for little Louie really but he felt safe holding his Grandad's hand. 

 I was MIA again on Wednesday because we had another long weekend away [to get over the last one with be being poorly].  

We went to a really beautiful campsite near York for 4 nights and I have to say it was the best site we have ever been too.  We were given a corner pitch so that there was a huge area of grass for Peggy to play on and the facilities were the best ever....8 huge individual shower rooms each with a 3 foot x 8 foot shower in, a wash basin, a toilet and each also had it's own hair dryer in....and all were spotless.

It was very hot on the first couple of days so we bought a paddling pool for Peggy [and us] to cool off in....she loved it.

The photo in the top left was taken by the man in the next caravan to us who was a photographer and I love it...so much so that it is now my phone screen saver.

We enjoyed the AC in the car and found several nice places to chill out in for nice meals and drinks.

Our garden continues to make us smile including the huge purple poppies at the top that were self seeders.

Of course it wouldn't be a Friday without a few funnies.  I hope you are all well and happy and have a few of your own smiles to share with us by linking them below...all welcome.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles....week 419

 If you read my Wednesday post you will have seen that our adventure didn't quite go to plan....but we still went.  We had 4 nights on a campsite near GCHQ in Cheltenham.  Whilst it was a lovely clean site the fact that it was under the flight path of the small planes landing at Gloucester airport and by the side of a busy road making it not quite the tranquil site it was meant to be.  My shingles caused me a lot of pain in the side of my head and made sleeping very difficult even when dosed up with Paracetamol and Nurofen.

All that saying we had a lovely few days away together with little Peggy.  We visited a National Trust place at Hidcote....beautiful gardens with walks for Peggy.

All around our campsite there were willow woven animals...these were just a few of them.

Peggy really loves life in the caravan.

When we got home our garden was looking beautiful with lots more blooms everywhere.

The lavenders are in full bloom and smell wonderful too.

Of course, it wouldn't be a Friday without a few funnies...some of these really made us chuckle.

Please leave me a little comment before linking up to your own smiles below.

Hugs,

Annie x