WOYWW...

 Here we are at another Wednesday when we link up over at Sarah's to see what our friends are busy with each week....Please feel welcome to join in the fun.

So?  What is on my desk this week?

I made myself a new needle case because my old one has gone missing [holding all the special needles I use for my bear making!!].  I really hate to lose anything especially things I rely on so much...I've turned my sewing room upside down to look for it and it's nowhere to be found...my sewing room has had a good sort out though :-)

This is the first Memory bear made for 2025.  I made it for the school Shell teaches at as a gift and so far I have had two orders because of it :-)

The other thing I am able to share with you is my new little pupil, Izzy.  She had a new sewing machine for Christmas and her mummy asked if I would give her a few lessons with it.  She came for her first lesson on Monday and is really keen and eager to learn....I think she will go far.  During her hour with me she made herself a glasses case and learnt lots of new techniques [especially to slow down a little when she's sewing!!].

She then went home and made herself the little mouse from instructions on Utube and popped back in the afternoon to show me...I was speachless because she had done a really lovely job of making it....I'm so proud of her.

That's all from me for this week.  I will do my best to pop round to visit you as soon as I am able.  Have a great week all.

Hugs,

Annie x

WOYWW....

It's been a busy desk here at Sewing by Annie's this week so I will share a few pics of what's been going on...

We were babysitting for Amy's three on Friday night and after picking the children up from school they requested crafty fun so we made pom-poms....Phoebe made the unicorn at the front and the two to the right are the two 'dogs' like their two at home that Lulu made from joining two together so they had heads and bodies.

This is the Arsenal pom-pom that Steve made.

The pom pom makers are brilliant for quickly making pom-poms so they get a result before boredom sets in for the younger children.

Phoebe wanted to make a heart to give to her mummy so we made a heart shape from card and stuck lots of pom-poms on the front and attached a ribbon so Amy could hang it up....I think we were all rather pleased with the results.

Making one pom-pom was as much as Steve wanted to make so he played with the Lego with his Grandad while I had a sewing session with the girls.

Phoebe is 10 now and Lulu will be 9 next month so I suggested they had a first lesson on the sewing machine....of course they jumped at the chance.

Here they are carefully cutting out some hair bows.  I don't have photos of them on the sewing machine because, of course, my hands were being used to guide them but ......

Here's the results....5 hair bows on bands and 7 hair scrunchies [one of the bows was already in Lulu's hair at this point :-)

It was a brilliant first lesson. They learnt how to..

• pin a pattern on two layers of different materials with the right sides together.
• carefully cut out the fabric around the pattern in the corner of the fabric so it's not wasting any
• Stitch the two layers together on the sewing machine on the seam allowance and leaving a gap to turn right sides out
• Turn right sides out of the bows and pushing edges out to the row of stitching to get a point and proper shape before pressing.
• Turn a tube right sides out and threading the elastic through for the scrunches.
• and of course which scissors are allowed for cutting paper/fabrics ;-)

They were really proud of the finished results and went to school Monday morning wearing one each so they could tell their teachers how they made them....and of course you can see just how much I love my grandchildren that I allowed them free choice of my fabrics :-) :-)

On my desk today is another little Memory bear being made from babygros so you can see my desk sure has had some action this week.

I hope you have enjoyed your visit this week....sorry it's a rather longer post this week.

Hugs,

Annie x