Polly Hope at Stitches

Tooth Fairy

The girls have the dentist tomorrow. Last time the little one had a tooth pulled. Poor little tooth wasn't being pushed out by the new enormous one so it had to go manually. At which point small child started shouting "No No you're not pulling my tooth out" Much to surprise of full waiting room not to mention the dentist! Two minuted later one tooth out. "I told you not to do that!" Came the response. Now we have two baby teeth and the biggies behind it, so we look at little shark like, so half expecting a similar event. Watch this space.. Here's the tooth fairy cushion while we wait...

A week already...

It's been a week since I last wrote anything. I have been in and out at the shop, D-Day being a week on friday. We went to Ikea and got some shelving last week, and a really sweet little child's shelving unit which will look really pretty piled with bales. I am desperate to build them and put them in place. Patience Patience. Need to buy large tubs of paint first. But also, happily I have picked a counter unit for the cutting mat, which again has lots of storage underneath.

I have been sewing very little.. little bunting and little quilt.. haha well disappointingly little time to sit and sew, but then it will settle down - some day.

This was the wedding bunting, the floral matched the groom's shirt which was a coincidence of the highest order!

Run the bath but can't get in it yet...

What a day. Began with the cable-man arriving at 8.30am, and after several sentences of very few words I followed what he meant. Then came my few sentences of many words - he got what I meant but... still has run cables all around my house! Dont people crawl under floors any more to hide these things? So after a lovely morning teaching patchwork I got all cross.  It has been a tiring day running around after my children and I am waiting for my eldest to return from Guides. So my bath has been run but I cant get in because then I'd have to get out - and I just want to soak.I am going to lie there thinking of my first order which arrived today at the shop. It doesn't become mine for a few weeks yet but it's moving along. And so today 25 bolts in really spring like colours were delivered. I need to think what to make. First thing I am going to run up is some small bunting to hang around the bolts in the shop. I made metres of bunting for my sister's wedding in the summer. The rest I will think of amongst the bubbles.

Today I have been mainly working on this...

Here is a snippet of my morning labours..

So pleased with self...

I am so pleased that people can see this blog. It is in its very early stages but now that I know it is out there that makes it more fun. Thank you if you leave comments. P x

Wee George

1st Day using the till

Spent a bit of today in the shop finding out a bit about day to day running. Used the till (once) which was woooooooo!! Helped a few customers - I hope. And at the end of the day enjoyed myself tremendously. Can't wait until I have been there for a couple of months and have got my teeth into it. I really wish it was April, sun on its way, daffs up and me in my pinny... "Hello, can I help you?". x

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Welcome

Welcome to what I hope to be an interesting view of my little sewing shop. It will take me time to understand the way this blog thing works but hopefully I can sort it out and I will be able to add pictures and words showing what is happening in the Stitches world.