They are off on their travels...

Please pop over to Louise's blog and read the exciting news.  I've spotted some more of the dresses we made going off on their travels.  Well done to Louise for all her hard work in organising it all....she deserves a medal.   Looking at all the sewing she has done too makes me think she has rather more hours in her day than me  :-)

The buns are done and you're very welcome.....

It's that time of year again.  A lot of you will know that usually twice a year our front garden is used for a Church gardening club sale of plants and garden produce.  Our Dad was a founder member of this group so it is in his memory that we continue to hold this event here and for him that I make the effort and bake for the cake stall for them  :-)

This morning I have set to and made these  :-)  The ones on the right are blueberry buns [yum yum].  I know that he will be thrilled that we still make the effort and, now of course that big sister, Jo has moved from Yorkshire to be close to us she bakes and helps too so we shall be together tomorrow.  :-) The sale starts at 10 am and usually goes on til about 12 depending on the weather so if you're anywhere close and would like to drop in please feel welcome to join us for a coffee and pick yourself up some bargains for the garden too.

Friday's smile....

Yesterday I had another wonderful day with these two little people...

We giggled, played and even managed to go for a walk in the afternoon.  They napped morning and afternoon and allowed me to clear my sewing rail of all my 'to do' jobs ....all in all a perfect day  :-)

When my darling hubby came home he decided to mow the lawns while they were dry so I went out with the camera and snapped all the wonderful colour in our garden at the mo to share with you all ...

Please click on the picture to see it at it's best.  Isn't it stunning?  I'm sure there is something here to put a smile on every face.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs,

Annie x

WOYWW.....and a blue bell pic update

Happy Wednesday to you all.  Our 3rd birthday celebrations are creeping up on us.  Only 2 weeks to go now  :-)

I had never made an ATC before and as you know I love a challenge so when Julia suggested it for our birthday celebrations I was ready to give it a go. I eagerly made my first ATC ready for the swap but now I'm hooked and have now made several....no pics of course as yet....so if any of my regular visitors would like to swap ATCs with me can you please email me your address to wipso@toucansurf.com and I will happily do a swap with you [If I get more swap offers than I've already got made then I will happily make more :-) ].  This will of course be extra to the pass it forward recipient who will get one whether they want one or not  :-) :-) :-)

I've really enjoyed being creative in my spare time and it has helped me not being quite so creatively frustrated....my arthritis has flared up in my hands at the mo and it is stopping me knitting [something I love to do while watching the telly in the evenings] :-(

So? What have I been doing that I can actually share with you?

I've cut out 6 little dolls for the twins to have at home.  The two on the left are some of the ones I made years ago and they have become firm favourites with the munchkins when they come to play at Nanny Annie's.

Here is a snap of one of my latest posh frocks that I've been working on lately [sorry it's such a poor pic].  It has a beaded bodice and a very full layered and gathered skirt [and is a size 26!].  I've had to shorten it and take it in on the bodice to fit snug.....yes, quite a challenge!

The patterned turquoise you can see hanging behind the black dress is gorgeous silk fabric that I'm making me a new top with....I'm adapting the neckline from the pattern so will have to pick it up to finish it when I have a little more time to fiddle with it but I'm really loving working with such fab material.

My 'to do' rail is full and I have already had three more new customers again this week so I have a busy day ahead of me for today....there is never quite enough hours in the day is there?  Thank you for calling in to read my WOYWW post.  Please leave me a little 'hello' message before you  pop off the link up at Julia's and I will do my best to do a return visit during my coffee breaks  :-)

Don't forget to email me if you fancy swapping ATCs in 2 weeks for our birthday celebrations.  I feel so very blessed to mave made so many wonderful friends in the last 3 years so it would be really fab if some of you would like to swap with me......as you can see I have lots here in this little box waiting to find new homes :-)     Hehehe  I'm such a tease?






I've just nipped out and snapped you this pic of my bluebells in the sunshine that I'm sat looking at while I sew.....enjoy  :-)

The twins have a new ferrari....

Every Friday I try to find a snap or two to make you smile.  I have so much here to make me smile and know their blogging Aunties like to share them so here's today's pics.

I have a feeling Sam needs to turn round if he plans on going anywhere in his sports car.  :-)

"Will these do as crash helmets Nanny?"

Hope you've enjoyed my snaps today and they have made you smile too.  Have a great weekend and hope the sun shines for you.

Hugs,

Annie x

WOYWW....

The weeks seem to pass so quickly and life always seem so very full of fun here at Sewing by Annie's.  

This week I have...

• Sewn....lots of customers at end of last week.
• Knitted...lots of different projects on the go at the mo.
• Played with Amy's gorgeous 3 Saturday afternoon when Amy brought them for a catch up.
• Babysat for Amy's 3 all day Sunday while they went to a friend's wedding
• Babysat the twinnies all day yesterday while Shell worked.
• Cooked....well, we do have to eat sometimes  :-)
• Shopped.....first time I've done supermarket alone for ages  [Normally my darling hubby comes with me to help].....why do they make the shelves so high?
• Taxied hubby and son to a coach on Saturday so they could go to Wimbledon to watch Shrewsbury Town play the last game this season....they lost 3-1 but it didn't matter as they are going up to First Division anyway.  :-)
• Oh yes I have slept an hour or two too  :-)

Here are just a few snaps to show you what I've been creating this week.

I've made a new 'V' cushion cover for the munchkins to use.

I've knitted the two fronts and am half way up on the two sleeves of the latest cardigan for Lexi.

Fab wool don't you think?....yes, it's been a 'work from 2 balls of wool' sort of project to get the pattern right.  :-)

 I've knitted nearly all the front of the next 'Fish and Chip' jumper.....please follow the link if you'd like to know more.

We can't use pastel colours [cos they are rarely washed] so I've done this one is some bright jazzy wool.  :-)

I've bought some lovely wool to knit two matching hoodies for the twins for next winter....I have to be prepared  [ I used to be a brownie you know  :-) ]

And this is what happens when you're all played out  when having a day at Nanny Annie's   [Lexi is still going strong]  :-)  :-)  :-)

I know just how Sam feels too  :-)

It's that time of year again so I just had to share a quick pic of our stunning crab apple blossom.  Isn't it amazing?

I hope you have enjoyed your visit here this week.  Thanks for calling by.  Before you pop over to Julia's to join in the WOYWW fun please leave me a little 'hello' comment and I will do my best to pay you a visit in between my sewing jobs,cooking, knitting, playing and nap taking.  :-)

Hugs,

Annie x

Hand painting......

It never fails to intrigue me just how different our twin Grandbabies are.  Is it anything to do with one being a girl and the other a boy?  They explore their world in very different ways.  Lexi carefully picks things up, turns them over and is very dexterous with all her toys.  She is intrigued with all little things like your buttons or your necklace.  Sam tends to bash and bang his toys to see if they will make a noise or move.

A hand painting session with their mum was no different.

Lexi was happy to squidge it through her fingers and make patterns with it.

Sam was happiest when he could make it splash by banging his hands down into it.

And of course one of them just had to taste it!  Oops.

Lexi looks pretty proud of herself too don't you think?

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I hope my pics have made you smile today and you all have a great weekend.

Hugs,

Annie x

WOYWW.....

Pitter patter pitter patter pitter patter....and this time it's not the feet of little ones ....It's the rain on the window!!!  When will it ever stop?  I knew the garden was crying out for the rain but even that is now needing a rest.....I have a feeling the seeds we planted will be coming up further down stream.  :-)

So? what have I been up to this week I hear you ask?

I bought one of these...Isn't it funny that this cold, wet weather makes you think of nice warming casseroles instead of salads?....and what came out of it was simply wonderful.

I bought a bag of this....who could resist that face eh? The resulting bread was really yummy too  :-)

This wool arrived through the post...Donated for the fish and chip babies from my wonderful craft supplier Cari Crafts......many thanks to them for supporting the great cause.

And so far I've done this with it  :-)

If you would like to get involved with knitting for this great cause then please follow this link and have a go.  If you can't knit then please just give it a heads up on your blog to encourage others that can.

Saturday I had a call for a puppet to be used for a teaching job interview on Monday for our son's girlfriend Gina.  Jo and I were having fun time together while the men went to see Shrewsbury play footy......AND they won and are now going up to Division one  Wahooooooooooo.

Back to the puppet!  I had a Mrs Oakley the farmer's wife puppet in stock so we set to to transform her into the Queen.  Off came the mop cap she was wearing and I made her a crown with grey hair attached while Jo made her sparkly cape.  What a fun hour we had.

Alas, although her interview went really well, the job was given to a much more experienced teacher.  It was brilliant experience though and she will now go to her next interview with more confidence....and that one is this morning!!!!  Please wish her luck.

If any of you saw my post yesterday you will see that Louise over at Sew Scrumptious  is asking for 50 pairs of shorts for little boys to go out with the next parcel of little girl's dresses that are going out to Uganda so please....if you can sew would you follow the link and run her up a quick pair. If you are able to join in and make her a pair [or two] then please follow this link to see how....they are simply made but I'm sure they will do the job nicely.  If you scroll down you will see the pic of the 5 pairs I made yesterday  :-)

Thanks for calling by today.  Please leave me a little hello comment before rushing off to join in the WOYWW fun over at Julia's blog.