Gail what have you done now???

Friday morning I awoke to my friend Gail dropping by on her way to her brothers funeral. I have known Gail for a few years and she has been a big help to me at times. We met online and we have a lot of the same interests. she came down to my house in October of 2008 to visit for a few days and ended up spending a week. I am glad tho that she came because I had a customer come in with curtains and she helped me cut and hem them. I tease her all the time about it because she was so particular about her work and she was very picky at the way I sewed them. Thank goodness we got it done tho. You have to love her even if we have differences about things.
Gail loves to garden too and she brought me some plants and I did not know what they were until she called me yesterday from her sisters home and I found out that she gave me black berry bushes and strawberry plants. I still have not figured out where t plant them. I think she will like what i have done to my flower bed when she gets back here on her way home. She had to drive Arkansas for the funeral and it is a seven hour drive back home for her. so she said she will stop here and rest before she goes home. I will be glad to see her since I have not seen her since last June.
When she woke me up she said she had a few things for me never did I realize that my yard looked like I was having a yard sale! there was boxes of clothes, books, dishes and a lot of other items. Gail is a pack rat if there is one. she has more stuff than anyone I know. I think she gave me just a tiny bit of what she has in her house. I for sure have no room for anything as I am living in close quarters right now. and trying to get rid of things I no longer use or need. I just hope when she comes by there is no more surprises like more clothes I don't need. One thing I really liked that she sent to me when I opened my shop was a set of sewing books that I have referred back to many times and they have been a big help to me.
Gail is a person that loves to help every one and will go out of her way to do it.
I think she is not appreciated by her grown children like she should be and they need to love her for what she is, a good person.
Gail came over today after going to her brothers funeral and when she stopped
in to see me she had this chest freezer strapped to the top of her car! Now I know when I have had to move before I have had to put things on top of my car but to travel with a chest freezer on top for 1,000 miles is way to crazy!!! To make matters even worse it is a rental car not hers. She is always looking to help someone but she needs to take care of herself first. I worry about her and hope she will be okay. One thing for sure she needs to stop these crazy ideas she gets when traveling .

Sewing on a day to nice to be inside

It was 78 degrees here today and I went and almost finished my flower bed. I say almost because I need a few more flowers to plant and then I had a customer come in and needed a dress altered for a dinner she is going to on Tuesday. So i started on her dress and when i finished it i decided to get caught up on my other clothes that my kids have been asking me to fix for them. Then I started working on the wedding dress I have been altering now all I have left on that is the hem. then I will start on the brides maids dresses. I love to sew and I like it when I can make nice things for family and friends sometimes I go over board and make a lot of items when getting ready for a craft show and it seems like I will have a lot of items left over then some one will call that needs a gift or something for their kids and I have it for them.
My daughter Megan helps me make the table center pieces we sell at Christmas time and she is not a person that likes to sew she does not even want to to learn. I can't complain she is my yard sale buddy we love going and hunting for bargains . My son likes yard sales too but going with a 15 year old sometimes is nerve racking when he wants to go when I am still looking at items.
Last year we went to a sale and bought a lot of material and sewing items and got really good bargains. i even found thread that was new and never used. it helps a lot when your operating your own business and you find fantastic buys like this. I watch all the time for sales and see if there is anything I can use for my shop. I have even picked up baskets that we have made center pieces with and sold in craft shows. A lot more people have been going to garage sales with the economy like it is i am betting even the rich will be yard sailing,

Christening gowns for the baby
I know how special it is to have your baby christened.
christening gowns are made to order and each one is made especially for your baby

Best Friends

Some people think they can only have one friend. over the years I have found several really great friends they are the ones that sit and listen and let you cry on their shoulders as they cry on yours. some of them might not even have all the same interests as you do, but that does not seem to matter once you start talking about your day or even your family because you always have that same bond that has formed over the years.
You might find a good friend that has a lot of the same interests and love the same things you do and can understand why you do the things you do. I have one friend that I met by chance and we were drawn together by the same things that happened in our lives.
We met by chance and became best friends. Her name is Linda and she also sews and loves to garden too. I wish we lived closer to each other so we could see more of each other. She lives in the country and has a really nice farm . She is my silent business partner and my life saver when I need advice on sewing she has most of the answers. Linda is always there when I have a question about sewing and helps me through it.
Her garden is beautiful she has so many different flowers in it and roses that are so pretty. there are a lot of different varieties of flowers that she has planted in her garden. I hope to go to her house again real soon and spend some time with her.
My other best friend Joanne and I have known each other for 35 years our kids have grown up with each other and have remained friends. Joanne also has a love for planting flowers outside and loves roses. there have been times when she has had so many flowers and plants in her yard that people drive by her house to look at her yard. lately Joanne has had health problems and is not able to plant everything she wants to. I hope she gets better and pray that she can get everything done she needs to.

Unique and personalized

Unique and personalized

Do you love hand sewn items but don't have the time or a sewing machine or don't know how to create those pretty little monograms and motifs??
Some items may include:



* Curtains for that hard to fit window or hard to match decor.

* Throw Pillows

* Fabric dolls or stuffed animals.

* Costumes.

* Nursery linens

* infant and children's clothing.

* Accessories for your favorite guy or girl , like neck ties, scarves, vests.

* hems, button and zipper replacement

I have the following items:



*Halloween bag's Table clothes with matching place mat's and napkins
Christmas Stockings and wreaths

All items are made from machine washable fabrics and batting.
All Pillows are stuffed with hyper allergenic material
Buttons, snaps and other embellishments are sewn on, NOT GLUED: Unless otherwise specified.
Dolls and stuffed animals

Clothing:
No post-Tailoring. clothing will be fitted according to pattern and child's measurements at time of order..
Anything is Possible!! Just Ask!!!!
I have an assortment of patterns to choose from.
and many fabric options.
Pricing varies per piece.
For more information or to discuss a sewing project, please send an email we will be happy to assist you!

Spring and warmer days

With Easter just a few days away and the weather getting warmer more people are cleaning out their closets and getting ready for the summer. I have had a lot of customers bringing in their clothes for alterations and young girls are looking forward to going to prom.
Last year I was working over time with hemming and altering dresses for the proms and also weddings. I am looking forward to it again this year because we are doing something new. I decided due to the economy and people pinching pennies to do a prom dress sale or trade. This is where the customers can bring their used dresses in and either sell or trade them for a different dress. I know some towns do a prom dress sale at their high school and that has gone over well too.
Right now I have been working on making mother and daughter purses for Easter and cloth purses for any occasion I have tie dye purses for teens and even some for the working mom that is looking for a nice bag to carry.
I have a lot of different material that my customers can choose from and they can also buy what I have in stock.
I also make custom bags for the bride to be for her wedding day to carry her belongings in or a small clutch bag for her wedding and he brides maids