No worries Carrie... So have you ever posted pictures of all your machines? If so, I may have missed them, but I'd love to see.
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. Those posts were in Sept. last year, not too far down the page though, for anyone interested. 
I am so sorry to hear about your aunt, I missed your post about her.I hope that things come together and start to return a bit to normal. I also hope that your cousin is doing OK. Being the 'responsible adults' - does that mean that you now have custody of your cousin?
Happy to hear that you are planning another trip and you get to go in December... It is a dream of mine to go at that time.I can't wait to see what you make for that trip, because I always love that you dress up.
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I really want to join the disboutiquer club. It's one of the coolest ones on the board and I want in. I don't sew but have always wanted to learn. I got really inspired by Dgeurts bags and some of the other fun stuff that people have done so I wanted in. Today I tried to join.
I have been reading this thread for months. I watched youtube videos, I visited some sewing machine stores, fabric stores, read books and did lots research.
I was committed. Even if no one else understood, I was going to do it. I went to Sears because they had a couple of different choices, I had some rewards points and a 10% coupon. I had my heart set on a brother machine but when I got there, the Singer Stylist had so many more features (some I learned about during the research stage) that I decided to get that one.
Why, Sears are you making the little old lady that sells vacuums and sewing machines use an Ipad to ring people up? Why are you torturing her that way? The coupons never work so we wound up going over to the register anyway.
Anyway, the coupon would not take because it was some everyday low price and I could only use my points. Anyway, it was $191.00 once my points were taken into consideration, with tax $202. Not a great deal but I felt bad for spending so much time with this lady so I bought it.
I got home and looked on Amazon for the same machine. $164. I took it back to Sears right away. I have $80 in gift cards on Amazon so my OOP cost will be a lot less. I can get my rotary cut and mat this way.
I also have Amazon Prime so free shipping. I will become a disboutiquer, I will.
Flora - I hope it works out for you to go in December! We absolutely loved that week after Thanksgiving last year and we loved the Candlelight Processional! (Though our kids were a bit squirrelly!). Honestly, I'm not sure if I want to go any other time of the year now! The Christmas decorations and the Osbourne Lights were just so magical! The OL dances every few minutes to music and one of the songs was Feliz Navidad. For the rest of Christmas last year, if we heard that BOTH dh and I would tear up remembering the fun of being there! And then there's the castle lit up. I could go on and on about visiting WDW at Christmas!
Regards,
C.
I really want to join the disboutiquer club. It's one of the coolest ones on the board and I want in. I don't sew but have always wanted to learn. I got really inspired by Dgeurts bags and some of the other fun stuff that people have done so I wanted in. Today I tried to join.
I have been reading this thread for months. I watched youtube videos, I visited some sewing machine stores, fabric stores, read books and did lots research.
I was committed. Even if no one else understood, I was going to do it. I went to Sears because they had a couple of different choices, I had some rewards points and a 10% coupon. I had my heart set on a brother machine but when I got there, the Singer Stylist had so many more features (some I learned about during the research stage) that I decided to get that one.
Why, Sears are you making the little old lady that sells vacuums and sewing machines use an Ipad to ring people up? Why are you torturing her that way? The coupons never work so we wound up going over to the register anyway.
Anyway, the coupon would not take because it was some everyday low price and I could only use my points. Anyway, it was $191.00 once my points were taken into consideration, with tax $202. Not a great deal but I felt bad for spending so much time with this lady so I bought it.
I got home and looked on Amazon for the same machine. $164
I also have Amazon Prime so free shipping. I will become a disboutiquer, I will.
Hi everyone! My family is off on a MAW trip at the end of April and I could use some help
Thanks to some bad influences here on DIS, my sewing machine has been rescued from the basement (My MIL owned a fabric store and was attempting to teach me how to quilt. I haven't really touched the machine since she died 5 years ago). I was thinking of making a couple small stroller bags that could somehow attach towards the front of the double stroller, so each girl (5 1/2 and 4 years) could have her own access to things like snacks and stickers. Any ideas of how I could make something like that?
Thanks!
Now I remember your vintage machine. Was it your dad who restored tractors too? I remember a discussion around that time about somebody's dad who restored tractors as a hobby.... And a Vintage Singer inspired by and very similar to D's Patience. I refurbed her about a year ago. It did occur to me that if I got a 5th machine, it would mess up my naming convention.My 4 girls are Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. I guess a future machine could be Marmee or Laurie or Hannah.
Regards,
C.
Hopefully the first week of December you will also be able to get free dining. I seem to remember then offering it during that time period but I would be wrong. You are right about most Sisboom patterns being sleeveless. I understand the Carla C is about to come out with a boys and mens' long sleeve shirt pattern so maybe you can make some shirts for your DH with the new pattern. An embroidered sweatshirt would be great for December. I do remember that the winter months could be anywhere from 40 degrees to 70 degrees so layering was important.
I think that I would just do a simple rectangular bag and then to the top I would add some tabs with velcro so that you could wrap it around something to keep it in place.Hi everyone! My family is off on a MAW trip at the end of April and I could use some help
Thanks to some bad influences here on DIS, my sewing machine has been rescued from the basement (My MIL owned a fabric store and was attempting to teach me how to quilt. I haven't really touched the machine since she died 5 years ago). I was thinking of making a couple small stroller bags that could somehow attach towards the front of the double stroller, so each girl (5 1/2 and 4 years) could have her own access to things like snacks and stickers. Any ideas of how I could make something like that?
Thanks!
ey ARE offering PINs right now for Free Dining in the early Fall... so that at least gives me hope... I was booking a trip for the early fall just in case we didn't get FD in our preferred time frame...but hubby nixed the idea. He said we would just pay the extra for dining if it wasn't offered....JWCJ said:Hi everyone! My family is off on a MAW trip at the end of April and I could use some help
Thanks to some bad influences here on DIS, my sewing machine has been rescued from the basement (My MIL owned a fabric store and was attempting to teach me how to quilt. I haven't really touched the machine since she died 5 years ago). I was thinking of making a couple small stroller bags that could somehow attach towards the front of the double stroller, so each girl (5 1/2 and 4 years) could have her own access to things like snacks and stickers. Any ideas of how I could make something like that?
Thanks!
Hi everyone! My family is off on a MAW trip at the end of April and I could use some help
Thanks to some bad influences here on DIS, my sewing machine has been rescued from the basement (My MIL owned a fabric store and was attempting to teach me how to quilt. I haven't really touched the machine since she died 5 years ago). I was thinking of making a couple small stroller bags that could somehow attach towards the front of the double stroller, so each girl (5 1/2 and 4 years) could have her own access to things like snacks and stickers. Any ideas of how I could make something like that?
Thanks!
The end of November/Beginning of December has had Free Dining offered for the past SEVERAL years...(at least 3) But I am getting nervous about it being offered this year. Disney has really changed their discounts this year from the past years...I know....I know... They have been saying they were for several years now, but things have remained the same.
The only hope I have is that t
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I really need to look into getting a Crystal Ball!
I am just dropping by while I have an internet connection to share my boys' superhero outfits. We let them have their easter baskets this morning since the outfits are only going to get use while we are in florida, the weather back home in Chicago is still terrible.
We are all getting over the crud, even I am feeling much better, just coughing a lot and still really tired. But hey, vacation is great for rest. I am thankful that we decided to not go to Disney World on this trip, it would be misery to be so sick and so fatigued and trying to have a good time. At least here I can just send the boys out to do something like look for lizards in the yard, which is insanely exciting for them. Hopefully they keep them outside. I do not wish to be finding lizards or other creatures in their pockets...
A cross body bag could work; my first thought was stroller bags, because we will be using the stroller as a wheelchair in lines (immunosuppressed kid; icky, icky germs). 
Hello fellow Albertan
Would something like that be complicated? I can figure stuff out with some clear instructions, but I'm a long way from being able to wing it
the jeans are great. I'm sure Alexa will get lots of use out of those. The wolf outfit is amazing. The shirt is so unique. So I guess you found your wolf fabric. I didn't realize your trip was coming up so soon. Time is flying by so quickly.I can't believe I haven't logged in here in almost a month. I really haven't done much sewing eitherAnd dare I say it but I think we are going to wear some of the same shirts from last year
Mini Vent
So I was asked to make V's friend a dress for Disney. It has now turned into 2 dresses, 1 traditional Disney and 1 princess. My problem is that she wasn't very specific about what she wanted. She is Very wishy washy. I am doing a Simply Sweet. I suggested light purple and light pink alternating with princesses on each panel. I asked her to come over to measure her daughter. It was a 3 ring freaking circus with this 6 year old running all over my house/my parents, chasing my cat crawling on the floor, shaking my moms sewing table. ugh. I forgot to ask her to try on a sample so a couple days later I had her come again and try on the dress. SAME THING. The kid is running all over the house crawling all over the floor (in this sample dress) while I chat with her mother. It may be my house but it is not my place to tell her daughter how to behave. I can't imagine anyone allowing their kid to run all over someone elses house. If V ever did that ...... well you can bet she wouldn't because well she just wouldn't. She knows it is just not okay. my parents were telling this little girl to go upstairs and not to do stuff and she wouldn't even listen to them. This kid is a total mess and that is because her mother does not control her AT ALL!
Ok that aside. so mom is wishy washy I suggested a light pink and purple for the skirt with princesses on them, she said yes. I specificially said light fabrics so the princesses would stand out. Next thing they come to try on the sample dress just to see size and she is asking about white she now wants white in it. white, pink and purple panels alternating. Okay..... (well that isn't going to look great but whatever). Next thing I hear she wants a darker pink for the ruffle and straps. so I go get a fabric that coordinates with the light pink and purple but is a darker pink. I tell her I got a darker pink. Now she wants dark pink and white. OMG I'm going insane.
Last night I sent her a list of options, She texts me this morning and says she'll get back to me this afternoon. The full afternoon passes and I never hear from her.
I really wanted to get a start on this dress so I decided not to seek out supply work today. Well that turned into a waste of a day!
It becomes clear to me as I analyze her reaction looking at the fabrics, that she doesn't like the colors at all, but she didn't tell me that. I went out looking today and found a different fabric that I know she'll like better, as I know understand that she likes darker/brighter pink. I found a bright pink and purple tiara fabric that when used with alternating white for the skirt, I think it will look good. I also bought a coordinating fabric that goes with it for the ruffle. I text her tell her I found a fabric I think she'll like better and I'll email her a picture. She texts back awesome I'll email you back this evening.
I do not hear from her until 11:15 pm. Argh so irritating because now I replied with a question and who knows when that will get answered. What drives me nuts is this. She is a SAHM. Her daughter is in school full days. I DO NOT mean to imply that SAHM stay at home all day or anything not at all. what is frustrating is that she said she would get back to me and didn't until hours later. She knew I was at home waiting for an answer. I said please get back to me asap I'd like to start the dress today.
So 11:15 I hear back from her. She likes the fabrics I found today better and she thinks her daughter will as well, And I quote! "I'm really not a fan of light or pastel pink and purple." WTHIf you had said that from the very beginning when I suggested light pink and purple, I would not have wasted money buying fabric. Sure it will get used eventually but not the point! If you didn't like light pink and purple, why agree to it in the first place.
Sigh..... So I email back asking what she wants for the ruffle and the sleeves and if she wants sparkly blue for the tiara applique on the bodice or a sparkly purple to match the other colors in the dress. so she emails back and asks for a white ruffle and sparkly purple for the tiara and for the sleeves too! (uhhh nope not an option that material is too expensive)
so wmailing back and forth tonight and most of it is decided. Talking about the second dress appliquees Same simply sweet design with panels and appliques and she wants me to do a mickey head, Minnie head and my first visit appliques and then repeat them on the back of the dress so each applique is used twice.Why would you do that, why not pick 6 different appliques.
sigh my head hurts. it is decided tho to have 6 different ones and she just said I trust your design so I'm going with my gut and doing the appliques that will look best.
This woman makes me nuts!! lol
okay done.... hmmm that wasn't really a mini vent. First prize to the one who actually read the whole thing.
I feel a lot better however!
Yikes Erin. I hope you get the dresses made before she changes her mind. But seriously, I wouldn't worry too much about pleasing her. I'm sure her DD will be happy with what ever you make. Welcome! You did a great job on this dress. I have been tempted to buy this pattern but I'm holding off.
Great job on the ITH projects. I'm sure they will be a big hit with your granddaughters.
I can't believe you found that table! It looks great in your kitchen. Love the curtains and pot holders too.
Oh, not a fun way to start your trip. The ant bites sound painful, poor little guy, but I'm glad it isn't bothering him. The boys look so cute in their Avengers outfits. Glad they can get some use out of them before summer makes it to chicago. A nice restful vacation sounds like fun, at least it is warm. Hope the lizards stay outside.My husband is the most easy going person ever, so he actually wasn't too devastated. I think it upset him though, he doesn't let it show. I will say it's definitely a weird situation. We are visiting his Dad in Florida and it is evident that he didn't do much for himself for the last 40+ years. When we arrived there was almost no food, only 3 yogurts, which my kids quickly consumed and 2/3 of his food was gone. My husband took him grocery shopping last night. Our trip has beeb quite an adventure beside that, the kids are still coming off their croup, I got taken down for a few days with fever and cough, and then about 50 miles from grandpa's house one of my boys threw up, a lot. All over the Lilo and Stitch outfit the other kid had fallen asleep eating a Mickey bar and I was able to get most of the chocolate out. Now, however, that outfit is going into the trash. It's beyond ruined. Poor little guy was covered and we had to stop on the side of the highway and strip him down, but when my husband set him on the ground to get him out of his clothing he got about 2 dozen ant bites, so he has welts all over his feet and ankles.
Jen
That dress looks so nice. I'm sure grandpa and his DGD will both love it. I am not happy about the new Minnie outfits. Honestly, I didn't want to visit the characters in the new Fantasyland because they are in their circus wear.
Ouch!!! I'm glad you found that clinic. My DS had an ear infection a few weeks ago and I could feel his pain. He was so uncomfortable.
The felt dolls are so cute and I love the rapunzel shirt.
Did you learn alot in yoru class? Your apron came out really nice. That would make a cute gift for someone headed to WDW soon or who loves the mouse.
Flora - love the idea of a December trip. My family was just watching the WDW travel video the other night and we were remembering our December trip. I think it was my favorite trip and I think the Candellight processional was one of my favorite things at Disney (not just at holiday time). Even Curtis, who was 3 at the time, enjoyed the performance. He sat still and stayed awake for the entire story. The Osbourne lights is awesome. I can't WAIT to see what you make for your trip. Layers are good. During our trip we had record high temperatures in the 80s and I know the following year it was freezing.
Welcome! Glad you were able to get a new machine, for a better price. Guess I haven't been to sears in a while since I had no idea they were using iPads.I really want to join the disboutiquer club. It's one of the coolest ones on the board and I want in. I don't sew but have always wanted to learn. I got really inspired by Dgeurts bags and some of the other fun stuff that people have done so I wanted in. Today I tried to join.
I have been reading this thread for months. I watched youtube videos, I visited some sewing machine stores, fabric stores, read books and did lots research.
I was committed. Even if no one else understood, I was going to do it. I went to Sears because they had a couple of different choices, I had some rewards points and a 10% coupon. I had my heart set on a brother machine but when I got there, the Singer Stylist had so many more features (some I learned about during the research stage) that I decided to get that one.
Why, Sears are you making the little old lady that sells vacuums and sewing machines use an Ipad to ring people up? Why are you torturing her that way? The coupons never work so we wound up going over to the register anyway.
Anyway, the coupon would not take because it was some everyday low price and I could only use my points. Anyway, it was $191.00 once my points were taken into consideration, with tax $202. Not a great deal but I felt bad for spending so much time with this lady so I bought it.
I got home and looked on Amazon for the same machine. $164
I also have Amazon Prime so free shipping. I will become a disboutiquer, I will.
Carrie - I loved reading about your "staff" members and the name of your shop.I think I did right after I refurbed Beth. But, you could come over to my Kiddley Divey Sewing page on FB and see all of them and why they each have a Little Women name.
Regards,
C.
The velcro pouches sound like a good idea. Or the little purses.Hi everyone! My family is off on a MAW trip at the end of April and I could use some help
Thanks to some bad influences here on DIS, my sewing machine has been rescued from the basement (My MIL owned a fabric store and was attempting to teach me how to quilt. I haven't really touched the machine since she died 5 years ago). I was thinking of making a couple small stroller bags that could somehow attach towards the front of the double stroller, so each girl (5 1/2 and 4 years) could have her own access to things like snacks and stickers. Any ideas of how I could make something like that?
Thanks!
Free dining for the fall would be nice. We are hoping for a October trip but Casey is already fretting about missing a few days of 7th grade. I just think she doesn't want to do any "extra" homework.The end of November/Beginning of December has had Free Dining offered for the past SEVERAL years...(at least 3) But I am getting nervous about it being offered this year. Disney has really changed their discounts this year from the past years...I know....I know... They have been saying they were for several years now, but things have remained the same.
The only hope I have is that t
Nini
I really need to look into getting a Crystal Ball!
JWCJ said:Hi everyone! My family is off on a MAW trip at the end of April and I could use some help
Thanks to some bad influences here on DIS, my sewing machine has been rescued from the basement (My MIL owned a fabric store and was attempting to teach me how to quilt. I haven't really touched the machine since she died 5 years ago). I was thinking of making a couple small stroller bags that could somehow attach towards the front of the double stroller, so each girl (5 1/2 and 4 years) could have her own access to things like snacks and stickers. Any ideas of how I could make something like that?
Thanks!
