WOYWW update....I've done it :-)

Today I have.....

• Altered a huge king sized bed spread and  man woman handled it into a black bin sack.
• Patched and darned a gent's jacket
• Shortened 4 pair of trousers
• Let out 2 pair trousers
• Shortened the sleeves on a lined jacket
• Shortened the sleeves on a cardigan with hand stitching
• Patched and darned a gent's jumper
• Repaired the lining on a knitted hoody
• Patched and darned two pockets and restitched 2 pair of trousers
• Made a yummy batch of granary bread rolls

Not a bad day here at sewing by Annie's eh?   And now my 'to do' rail looks like this...

I still have a Vicar's vestment hood to reline [when I can find the right colour material]. a Wedding dress to alter, a beaded prom dress to alter and a veil to finish beading [yes, that is the veil hanging on the end of my 'to do' rail] but that's another day  :-).  

Now I'm off into the kitchen to make a lasagne for tea....yum yum

WOYWW....

How is it the song goes?....'the lunatics are taking over the asylum'  :-) :-) :-)

Well that's a little how I'm feeling this morning.  I really do wish my customers would speak to each other and space out my work load.  At the end of yesterday I had piles of customers clothes everywhere waiting to be labelled and hung up on my 'to do' rail.  They had all come at once and I hadn't had time to hang them up between customers!

My 'to do' rail was already pretty full from the 4 customers that had been in the morning but....

.....the back of my chair was piled high with trousers, jumpers and jackets and.....

....I could hardly see my ironing board for the really huge bedspread that I have to alter.

Jo has managed to pick me up some gorgeous coffee coloured material for my next batch of dollies.....but of course these will have to wait for now.  I am doing my best to make them in different skin tones because I feel this important.

I've even had a visit from the Gruffalo who needed the end of his tail and a horn stitching back on.....

..... and a little devil who needed a stitch or two in one of his horns.

In between sewing jobs and in my spare time I'm also sewing beads on Michelle's wedding veil...it has 20 scallops round the edge and in each one I have put a combination of 6 beads like these with a crystal pear drop bead in the middle.  Now all I have to do is sew the other 200 crystal beads all round  :-) :-) :-)

So, you will guess where I will be today. Thank you for dropping in on me and for leaving your lovely comments.  I really do appreciate them.   I will do my best to drop in on as many of you as I can during my coffee breaks but if you don't get a visit from me this week please forgive me.  

Hugs,

Annie x

Meet Rosie and Suzie.....

Happy Funday Monday to you all.  I have been busy making more little friends this week.  The little brown dolls have proved very popular so I have made two more pretty little girl ones.

These are the latest two that I will be putting in the blog shop.

 

This is Rosie and she is wearing a pretty green and white spotty dress.

As Jo will tell you green is not my fav colour but I do rather like this spotty fabric and think she looks rather cute.

This is  Suzie and she is wearing her Sunday best dress and pants.  I think she looks like she's off to a party.  Doesn't she look pretty?

I shall be uploading these two cuties in the shop later if you have a special little one in your life that you'd like to buy them for.

Friday's smile.....

The health visitor visited Michelle to check out the twin's development and weigh them.  Lexi was over 12lb's and Sam is nearly 14lb so they are both doing very well.  Sam can now roll from his back to his front but then gets frustrated and Lexi's bilateral positional talipes [her feet were rather squashed while Michelle was carrying her and they were turned in just like her Mummy's were when she was born] is now so improved that she has been discharged by the physiotherapist.  

They have started having little tastes of food now too so the health visitor gave them some cups and Michelle got the camera out to capture their reactions :-)

'Ooer Nanny what are these strange things and what do we do with them?'

After a short while of exploration she then snapped this one....

'Oh!!!!!!.  I can't be bothered.  Just give me my bottle!'

What a lot little ones have to learn.

I hope these raised a smile for you today.  Hope each and every one of you stays well and has a really creative weekend.

Hugs,

Annie x

WOYWW....

Happy Wednesday to you all.

It's been another hectic week for me [but nothing new there!].  This week has included...

• A trip to BBC Television Studios to watch the show Pointless....brilliant afternoon's entertainment for free.
• A trip to the theatre with Michelle and Brent to see Billie Elliot....Magical
• An over night stay in a 4 star hotel in London.....felt really spoilt
• The filling of the rag doll shelf in our blog shop [please check it out and let me know what your think]....exciting times
• Precious family times with our grandbabies.
• A brilliant Funday Monday with two special people....I cut out more little dollies
• Bread making, cooking and even a little bit of housework  :-)

There really is NEVER a dull moment here.  I have to admit that after all the walking and climbing of stairs over the weekend that Nurofen has become my best friend to get rid of the aches and pains but I am happy to put up with those to have such quality times with my best friend in the world [I'm blessed with a hubby in a million and would like to thank him for all the wonderful planning he does to make a weekend like that possible].

Now for a few snaps to 'show and tell'  the world of sewing by Annie....

I've been sorting....

• neat pile of tiny print fabrics for my dollies
• box full of wools to use for dolly hair
• a bag with my dolly patterns in it

I emptied out one of my sweet jars full of ribbons to sort out pretty narrow ribbons for the dollies and then.....

.......managed to squash them all back in.  :-)
You wouldn't believe all that would go in one jar would you?.....lots of brute force and determination required  :-)

Today you can see [or possibly not!] that I am making shaped chair arm covers for one of my customers.  I've had to make a pattern and she wants them piping so they will take a while.

And here is a bit of fru fru for you girls who like to see the posh frocks I am working on [this one started off a size 6 and I've taken it in 4"!!!].  It's coming up to prom time and I have several dresses to alter this week.

Now, please pop over to check out my rag dolly shelf and leave me a comment before you dash off to visit Julia and join in the WOYWW fun.  I hope you all have a great week.  Stay well and creative.

Hugs,

Annie x

Happy Funday Monday....

All tinies love my dollies,

They're cuddly, cute and bright.

They can carry them and hug them,

 And snuggle them at night.

Such cheery little faces,

So fresh and bright and sunny.

All different in every way,

Good value for your money!

I have now completed my latest 3 little dolls and this morning I have uploaded pics of the first 9 little rag dolls in the blog shop.  So, if you would like to be the first to put in an order, please follow the link and email me with your requests to wipso@toucansurf.com.  If there is something you would like but would prefer it in different colours, then please let me know and I will be happy to do my best to meet your requirements.

Rag Doll shelf in the blog shop.

My pointless outing.....

I hinted to you that I was hoping for some exciting news to share with you soon and here it is......

On Friday we got up early and set out on our latest adventure.

The sky as we drove to Shrewsbury station was stunning and well worth the early rise.

We left our car at our daughter Michelle's and were taxied to the station by Brent on his way to work [thank you B].  We caught a train to Crewe and then a fast train to London.  A couple of underground trains later we arrived here.....

BBC Television Centre and waited in the queue outside clutching our tickets for an hour....exciting times.  We were then checked off on a list and given a ticket.....numbers 8 and 9 in the queue  :-)

From here we proceeded through security and into the main waiting area before being showed into here......

I'm sure a lot of you will recognise this as the studio where they film the show Pointless.  [Yes I did get told off for taking the pic but you have to give it a go don't you?]  We had applied on line for seats to be in the audience and were lucky enough to get two afternoon tickets so watched them film two of the programmes....brilliant.  It was a fab afternoon's entertainment and the tickets were free.  As far as we know it will be on the telly some time in April so we may be on the telly.  :-) :-) :-)

Our excitement didn't stop there because my darling hubby had booked us into a four star hotel for the night and on the Saturday Michelle and Brent joined us to go to see Billy Elliot at the theatre.  Thank you to the both of them for making our day so very special and to Mark and Gina who looked after the twins to make this possible.  The show was amazing and afterwards Brent taxied us home from London.  What a special few days.

This morning we woke to the very first snow we have seen this winter....

Can you see it?????  It was barely a covering and was all gone by 10 o'clock but I snapped a quick pic just to prove we have had some  :-)

Friday's Smile....

I like to find a snap to make you smile on a Friday and this week is no different.

Question.....Can you tell what sex these dollies will be?

Answer is obvious.....They are all girls....They are all needing a wee and there is never a queue outside the gents is there?

This is my latest batch of little dollies and at this stage they like to cross their legs which just made me giggle.

Hope my bit of fun made you smile today.  Have a great weekend and I will be back with my news on Monday.

Hugs,
Annie x