Water...water...water

Funny story from today. A young woman and her friend came in with 4 children between them. One of them has a 3 year old and he took off for the bathroom (no one really saw him leave), threw lots of paper towns down the toliet, plugged it up, lots of something down the sink and plugged it up and showed up as if nothing happened. They all took off before I knew what was in store for me.

We had water flowing for hours. Randy (not a mechanical person, but does his best) came in when I called (on his vacation mind you) and saved the day (only after Lynn and Jennifer (my staff) helped all they could (I couldn't even turn the water off!!).

Let's just say, floors are cleaned and the sign "children are not to be unsupervised" went up again!!! Gotta laugh...or cry...

The Top Stitch at Farm Chicks

Thanks to all that visited us at the Farm Chicks Show in Spokane this past weekend. I wanted to share a couple of pics of the booth. We had a great time. Happy Sewing! Carrie

More Lily

It's been awhile since I've been on. Lily is getting bigger and loves her pet, Eva. I can't wait to see her again. I'll get pictures soon too!

I'm working on a summer schedule to include lots of sew alongs. I should have a new class schedule posted next week.

Hope you are having a great Spring!

Happy Sewing! Carrie

Welcome home Lily!

Little Lily was born April 5 at 1:35am and weighed in at 8 lbs 13 oz, 21" long. She is sweet, like her Mom Diana. I wanted to share a few photos taken by Josh Durias, one of Art and Diana's talented friends.

I got the joy of spending a week with Art, Diana and Lily, caring for Art and Diana as they grew to know their new little one. We enjoyed many great snuggles and wonderful meals together. I'm so sad to not be living closer. Never did a 6 1/2 hour car ride seem so far away.

When Diana was born it is known that I did not put her down for the first 14 months, which delayed her crawling and walking skills. (She grew up in spite of all that nurturing and walks just fine now.) I can understand if Diana chooses to hold Lily instead of cooking and cleaning, so I'll do my best to make regular visits for Diana to be able to do just that.

Lily, like Diana was born with lots and lots of hair, and she loves the sound of water!

Lily has been given the role of the Top Stitch baby model. She will soon be flaunting many cute little dresses, toys and home decor items, handmade by Grammy.

Take care, Carrie

New baby coming soon!!

Our new grandbaby is due any time now! Mom looks beautiful and Eva is resting up for the big day too! We were able to spend a couple of days visiting, eating and sewing in preparation for the big event. I used the Amy Butler baby bedding patterns from Little Stitches. Also made a dedication gown for the baby using fabric remenants from Diana's wedding gown. I'm looking forward to getting the call... well back to more sewing for the baby! Take care, Carrie

Men's Sewing Lesson

The first all men's sewing lesson on Saturday, March 14th at The Top Stitch! After a few wads of thread in, on and around the machines, we were set to stitch. The guys learned to wind a bobbin, thread the machines and then off and running on a few techniques! It was fun for me to watch. A couple of the guys could benefit from a 1:1 lesson, perhaps due to 2 left thumbs... but for the most part these guys were able to leave the building able to sew a hem!

Happy Sewing! Carrie

The Top Stitch New Location - 3808 N Monroe

Oh my gosh!!! We did it, we finally got all moved into our new shop! Wow, a few long days and fianlly opened for business on Saturday, Feb 28. Chris and I were busy.

During all this, Sam was very ill, Randy was back to work at the hospital and I was running back and forth between home and the shop to take care of details. Life is so full for us!

Anyway, many thanks to Randy, Paul, Chuck and Becky for helping us pack the old shop up and move it to the new location! To Randy, Paul and Chuck for building our very cool new sewing and cutting tables!! To my new landlord, Jim and the construction crew, Travis, Chris and didn't get the carpet layers name for an awesome job on taking down the wall, new doors, painting and all the stuff they do! To Susie and Elaine for helping me out on Thursday, setting up the shop! To my awesome banker, Kelli, who drove over Friday to pick up some paperwork and help me out of a jam!!! To Dr. Summers and her nurse, Jeanine for helping us out with Sam's health issues on Friday! To Chris for helping me out on our first day of business, which was SEW totally cool!! To Stephanie on Sunday. We worked hard and I completed some bookkeeping. If I forgot anyone, many, many thanks!

Come by and check out the new, totally cool, shop when you get a chance!

Happy Sewing! Carrie