Disboutiquers Part 12 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew

[twob4him]

We've all been taking turns getting sick this week- AGAIN!!! Today was Tessa's turn.

Anyway, Ryen, my friend's little girl, has always wanted a Mermaid skirt with a tail. She kept saying "Oh Heather, thank you so much for making me a mermaid tail. I just can't believe you made this for me." I'd sew that kid anything she wants!

Ryen says that Sawyer is her boyfriend. I guess he agrees! What is up with my kids and young love?!

Heather - AWwwwww, that is the cutest little girl...look at those adorable long curls....obviously Sawyer has!!!! Heather you are soo creative! I never would have been able to figure out a tail but it looks fantastic!

Hope Tessa is feeling better!!!Gentle hugs from us!!!


Welcome to Disneymomof5!


Cute cute cute St. Paddy's day things!!!


Grace is just adorable in all of those outfits! Great job on making them!!!

Linnette - Love that Belle outfit!!

I hope I am not leaving anyone out...I didnt take notes while I was skimming I hope I don't get in trouble for that


My computer has been down for two days so I am trying to catch up. In the mean time, I decided to sew. What a novelty. I am making a dolly outfit....my first one...I have been saying I would do it and now I finally am. Wow they go together so fast!!!

OK I am going to sleep now! I am going to hit the trip reports tomorrow. Hopefully we will have some nice weather this weekend and melt all of the snow! Hope everyone is feeling ok!

 

[Eyore4Ever149]

Can you wait until McCalls patterns are on sale at your fabric store? That's when I am going to buy this pattern. And yes, the patterns look to be the same, just the one Crystal and I found have a second view

These are out of print patterns so my store wouldnt have them- and I never seem to see the 99 cent sales I see some of you post about. I have only seen 40% off everyday signs and once in a while they go a little deeper.

I was able to purchase it tonight on ebay for much less, it has to come from CA, so it will probably take at least a week or more to get here- but no rush, I have a quilt I need to make and some other patterns I want to do.

boy the thread is quiet tonight. guess I'll give my eyes a break and sign off.

 

[jham]

Anyone else having trouble logging in to photobucket?!

I've been having several problems with photobucket today.

 

[eyor44]

Ok so here is the Pretty Peach Princess in her outfit on our way to school this morning.

She is so cute. I love the outfit.

 

[my*2*angels]

WOW! You guys have been busy! You guys never cease to amaze me with all of your talent! I have also been busy, so not around much! I have been able to get a few things finished, but no pics yet! This is why we have been busy:

We rescued him from our local humane society! My dh and I have always said NO ANIMALS!!!!!! Never say never! We have become as attached to him as the kids!LOL He is a very sweet dog and he LOVES Sydni! He follows her EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!

 

[sheridee32]

We've all been taking turns getting sick this week- AGAIN!!! Today was Tessa's turn. I thought we were all better yesterday, so I had my friend's little girl over to spend the night. Unfortunately, we probably exposed her to it, too. NOT good because her mom (my best friend, Jenny) had surgery this week and just got out of the hospital last night. UGH! I hope she doesn't get it!!

Anyway, Ryen, my friend's little girl, has always wanted a Mermaid skirt with a tail. So, I took her to Walmart yesterday and let her pick out fabric. I had no idea how I was going to do it, but I kinda figured it out. It was surprisingly easy to make. I did the applique by hand. Jessica has a point with it being faster to do them by hand sometimes. This would have taken me forever to digitize, hoop, and then embroider on the machine. But, it was pretty fast by hand.

This outfit was for her 4th birthday (last year I made her a princess dress out of sheets and a pink underdress that you may remember). She kept saying "Oh Heather, thank you so much for making me a mermaid tail. I just can't believe you made this for me." I'd sew that kid anything she wants!

The back:

Close up of shirt:

Close up of tail:

Ryen says that Sawyer is her boyfriend. I guess he agrees! What is up with my kids and young love?!

I adore the outfit my dgd came in and saw and wants one she is only 3 and she loves little mermaid, i may try to make her one if you don't mind she told me the other day that prince eric and king triton were living in my closet
she is a hoot

 

[karamat]

Vegas in July? Fortunately they have great air conditioning!

Yeah - that's one I didn't think through!! DH and I got married in Vegas late June 2001. We're from South Texas so I didn't think the heat would be too bad - well it ended up being 114 degrees with 15 - 20% humidity. After the ceremony we had to wait outside for the limo to take us to dinner (while friends and family were in their air conditioned rental cars!!). Then after dinner we headed back to the strip for pictures - and more heat!! There is a picture of me leaning against DH that everyone thinks is so sweet - in reality he is practically holding me up to keep me from passing out

DH wants to go back to renew our vows at the 10 year anniversary - fine with me as long as we fudge the date and don't go in the middle of summer!!

 

[billwendy]

AWWWW SO CUTE!!!! What is his/her name?? How old are they???? I wanna hold the puppy!!!

 

[my*2*angels]

AWWWW SO CUTE!!!! What is his/her name?? How old are they???? I wanna hold the puppy!!!

The H.S. said he was about 5-6 weeks old and his name is Max!!!! He would love for you to hold him! He is a lap dog!

 

[billwendy]

The H.S. said he was about 5-6 weeks old and his name is Max!!!! He would love for you to hold him! He is a lap dog!

AWWWWWWWWWWWW, How far are you from Philly???

I think Zoey might get jealous though!! She was a rescued doggie too - she was 5lbs when we got her and just so sick - couldnt keep anything inside her little body!! Her fur was so matted they didnt know for sure if she was a boy or girl until we got her shaved - Her tail was matted to her leg - poor little girl - someone had tossed her out on the street!! But WE GOT HER!!! I hope you love Max as much as we love Zoey!! Pretty soon you wont remember life without him!!!!

This was the day we brought Zoey home!! Its been 10 years now!!

 

[my*2*angels]

AWWWWWWWWWWWW, How far are you from Philly???

I think Zoey might get jealous though!! She was a rescued doggie too - she was 5lbs when we got her and just so sick - couldnt keep anything inside her little body!! Her fur was so matted they didnt know for sure if she was a boy or girl until we got her shaved - Her tail was matted to her leg - poor little girl - someone had tossed her out on the street!! But WE GOT HER!!! I hope you love Max as much as we love Zoey!! Pretty soon you wont remember life without him!!!!

This was the day we brought Zoey home!! Its been 10 years now!!

Just a hop, skip , and a plane ride! She looks soooo sweet! She is a lucky pup to have you! I have to say I was sooooooo against getting a pet, but he is just the best little pup! I love to watch Sydni playing with him, and him following her around the yard! It is just tooo cute!

 

[Tinka_Belle]

AWWWWWWWWWWWW, How far are you from Philly???

I think Zoey might get jealous though!! She was a rescued doggie too - she was 5lbs when we got her and just so sick - couldnt keep anything inside her little body!! Her fur was so matted they didnt know for sure if she was a boy or girl until we got her shaved - Her tail was matted to her leg - poor little girl - someone had tossed her out on the street!! But WE GOT HER!!! I hope you love Max as much as we love Zoey!! Pretty soon you wont remember life without him!!!!

This was the day we brought Zoey home!! Its been 10 years now!!

I hope whoever did that to poor Zoey got their just desserts. I hate to hear that someone has mistreated an animal. Lucky Zoey though, she got you and your DH for her forever parents.

Mindy-Max is adorable and Sydni looks so happy with her new friend.

 

[MouseTriper]

Hi Everyone,

Some Great news about Daniel!! Things are going well raising money for the dr bills and stuff!! and guess what? they reached the goal of raising $10, 000 and now are going to try for $15, 000!!! The benefit isnt for a few weeks yet, so Im really hoping it will come together - really, it will help them soooo much, they re really fallling behind with regular every day stuff as well. I guess you dont think about how the gas, quick trips to the cafeteria, cups of coffee, copays for medication etc all add up very very quickly!!!

The other good thing is that his Dad was called back to work!! YAY!!!! This will help too! I really see God's hand in this - Daniels Dad was laid off EXACTLY the amount of time needed for him to do all the radiation treatments!! How cool is that!!

Thanks again to those who have made things to help Daniel and go up for the silent auction!!! EVERYTHING helps!!!

Thanks friends, Wendy

That is wonderful news Wendy!!!!!!! Absolutely WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!

WOW! You guys have been busy! You guys never cease to amaze me with all of your talent! I have also been busy, so not around much! I have been able to get a few things finished, but no pics yet! This is why we have been busy:

We rescued him from our local humane society! My dh and I have always said NO ANIMALS!!!!!! Never say never! We have become as attached to him as the kids!LOL He is a very sweet dog and he LOVES Sydni! He follows her EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!

Oh my goodness, those two are just adorable!!!!!So so so sweet!!!

 

[frannn]

After years of seeing gorgeous customs here and on ebay, I'm wondering if I should just buy a machine and try to create some myself. DD6 will turn 7 this year, so I won't have many more years where she'll wear the cute stuff, LOL! A lady at Walmart (in the material section) was telling me that it is soooo easy, and I should try it myself. The only experience I have was in home ec, over 20 years ago. So, I bought some patterns & material, but I don't have a machine, and there's still time to hand it all over to DMIL (but to be honest, she doesn't have my "vision", and giving her countless yards of lovely disney fabric has resulted in my getting one dress......). If it's "sooooooooo easy", I'll try it, if it doesn't take a ton of time (2 teens, a 6 year old, and a FT job kinda kill the schedule). What do you think? Should I ask for a sewing machine or a PS3 for my upcoming birthday? I already have an Xbox, and the PS3 is pricey....wouldn't want to spend anywhere near that much on a sewing machine. Where is the best place to get a great deal on one, what am I looking at spending, and what features should I be asking for?

 

[Tinka_Belle]

After years of seeing gorgeous customs here and on ebay, I'm wondering if I should just buy a machine and try to create some myself. DD6 will turn 7 this year, so I won't have many more years where she'll wear the cute stuff, LOL! A lady at Walmart (in the material section) was telling me that it is soooo easy, and I should try it myself. The only experience I have was in home ec, over 20 years ago. So, I bought some patterns & material, but I don't have a machine, and there's still time to hand it all over to DMIL (but to be honest, she doesn't have my "vision", and giving her countless yards of lovely disney fabric has resulted in my getting one dress......). If it's "sooooooooo easy", I'll try it, if it doesn't take a ton of time (2 teens, a 6 year old, and a FT job kinda kill the schedule). What do you think? Should I ask for a sewing machine or a PS3 for my upcoming birthday? I already have an Xbox, and the PS3 is pricey....wouldn't want to spend anywhere near that much on a sewing machine. Where is the best place to get a great deal on one, what am I looking at spending, and what features should I be asking for?

Welcome to the Disboutiquer's thread. If you start out with a fairly simple pattern it can be easy. I wouldn't go for any of the complex patterns straight out of the gate. As far as time goes, it would really depend on what it is that you are trying to do. If you do a simple A-Line dress, peasant dress or sundress it usually doesn't take too long. As for what to ask for for your BD I would ask for both. You can get a descent machine for under $100. It won't do a lot of the fancier stitches, but it will do the basic sewing stitches.

As far as recommending patterns, if you are going with commercial patterns, The ones that say Easy on them actually are fairly easy. www.Youcanmakethis.com has a lot of easy and super cute patterns. Most of the people on here use them to make a lot of the cute stuff that you see on this thread.

 

[minnie2]

Hi Everyone,

Some Great news about Daniel!! Things are going well raising money for the dr bills and stuff!! and guess what? they reached the goal of raising $10, 000 and now are going to try for $15, 000!!! The benefit isnt for a few weeks yet, so Im really hoping it will come together - really, it will help them soooo much, they re really fallling behind with regular every day stuff as well. I guess you dont think about how the gas, quick trips to the cafeteria, cups of coffee, copays for medication etc all add up very very quickly!!!

The other good thing is that his Dad was called back to work!! YAY!!!! This will help too! I really see God's hand in this - Daniels Dad was laid off EXACTLY the amount of time needed for him to do all the radiation treatments!! How cool is that!!

Thanks again to those who have made things to help Daniel and go up for the silent auction!!! EVERYTHING helps!!!

Thanks friends, Wendy

Yes, you are so right - their one 7 year old son (adopted) has severe ADHD, behavior issues etc due to prenatal drug exposure is really out of control right now. He is craving attention from his parents ( you can totally understand why) and is tearing up the house and even told his teacher at school that his brother (Daniel) punches him in the stomach while his dad holds him down - how sad is that!! we were so scared what would happen after that!!!! The poor kid just wants attention, but doesnt know how to get it the right way - he is a humdinger that one!!!!

That is WONDERFUL new about Daniel ad his father!
Sorry about his little brother. Any chance there are other family members that could take him out for some special little brother time? Or even a family member that could sit with Daniel while maybe one of the parents takes the little brother to do something special?

WOW! You guys have been busy! You guys never cease to amaze me with all of your talent! I have also been busy, so not around much! I have been able to get a few things finished, but no pics yet! This is why we have been busy:

We rescued him from our local humane society! My dh and I have always said NO ANIMALS!!!!!! Never say never! We have become as attached to him as the kids!LOL He is a very sweet dog and he LOVES Sydni! He follows her EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!

Animals have such away to get under your skin! Max is so adorable! Just wait if he is a lap dog now wait until he gets bigger! Max looks like he is going to be a good size dog so just wait! My Daisy was 7 lbs when we brought her home at 9 weeks so we carried her every where and now she still thinks she can be carried and she is about 70lbs! George told me no more dogs he wasn't getting dais no way no how yeah well I won and she is supposed to be MY dog but she is really his! From the day he held her at 3 weeks he was hooked! When my internet is fixed I have to post the picture of him holding her I swear you would have though we just had another human baby with the look on his face!

Enjoy the new baby!

Yeah - that's one I didn't think through!! DH and I got married in Vegas late June 2001. We're from South Texas so I didn't think the heat would be too bad - well it ended up being 114 degrees with 15 - 20% humidity. After the ceremony we had to wait outside for the limo to take us to dinner (while friends and family were in their air conditioned rental cars!!). Then after dinner we headed back to the strip for pictures - and more heat!! There is a picture of me leaning against DH that everyone thinks is so sweet - in reality he is practically holding me up to keep me from passing out

DH wants to go back to renew our vows at the 10 year anniversary - fine with me as long as we fudge the date and don't go in the middle of summer!!

LOL We wanted to elope to LV but my mom convinced us not to and now almost 15 yrs later we still want to go because neither of us have!

AWWWWWWWWWWWW, How far are you from Philly???

I think Zoey might get jealous though!! She was a rescued doggie too - she was 5lbs when we got her and just so sick - couldnt keep anything inside her little body!! Her fur was so matted they didnt know for sure if she was a boy or girl until we got her shaved - Her tail was matted to her leg - poor little girl - someone had tossed her out on the street!! But WE GOT HER!!! I hope you love Max as much as we love Zoey!! Pretty soon you wont remember life without him!!!!

This was the day we brought Zoey home!! Its been 10 years now!!

Look at little Zoey! I am glad she found you.

After years of seeing gorgeous customs here and on ebay, I'm wondering if I should just buy a machine and try to create some myself. DD6 will turn 7 this year, so I won't have many more years where she'll wear the cute stuff, LOL! A lady at Walmart (in the material section) was telling me that it is soooo easy, and I should try it myself. The only experience I have was in home ec, over 20 years ago. So, I bought some patterns & material, but I don't have a machine, and there's still time to hand it all over to DMIL (but to be honest, she doesn't have my "vision", and giving her countless yards of lovely disney fabric has resulted in my getting one dress......). If it's "sooooooooo easy", I'll try it, if it doesn't take a ton of time (2 teens, a 6 year old, and a FT job kinda kill the schedule). What do you think? Should I ask for a sewing machine or a PS3 for my upcoming birthday? I already have an Xbox, and the PS3 is pricey....wouldn't want to spend anywhere near that much on a sewing machine. Where is the best place to get a great deal on one, what am I looking at spending, and what features should I be asking for?

You can do it! Get a sewing machine! What I also suggest is don't start out with commercial patterns!!!! check out youcanmakethis.com. YES the patterns are $$ but they are so versatile you wouldn't believe! I think the best to start out with is maybe CarlaC easy fit pants. you can make you kids short, pants capri's and maybe Carla's peasant top. Very simple clear instructions that actually teach you how to sew. I knew very little wen I started and now i feel I have learn so much from those patterns on there! Carla's I think are most of our favorite but there are some other great ones on there too.

Good luck and welcome! You can make stuff I am sure and if you have any questions just pop in I am sure one of us will have an answer for you!

 

[snubie]

Hi Everyone,

Some Great news about Daniel!! Things are going well raising money for the dr bills and stuff!! and guess what? they reached the goal of raising $10, 000 and now are going to try for $15, 000!!! The benefit isnt for a few weeks yet, so Im really hoping it will come together - really, it will help them soooo much, they re really fallling behind with regular every day stuff as well. I guess you dont think about how the gas, quick trips to the cafeteria, cups of coffee, copays for medication etc all add up very very quickly!!!

The other good thing is that his Dad was called back to work!! YAY!!!! This will help too! I really see God's hand in this - Daniels Dad was laid off EXACTLY the amount of time needed for him to do all the radiation treatments!! How cool is that!!

Thanks again to those who have made things to help Daniel and go up for the silent auction!!! EVERYTHING helps!!!

Thanks friends, Wendy

Yea For Good news!!!

 

[The Moonk's Mom]

Hi Everyone,

Some Great news about Daniel!! Things are going well raising money for the dr bills and stuff!! and guess what? they reached the goal of raising $10, 000 and now are going to try for $15, 000!!! The benefit isnt for a few weeks yet, so Im really hoping it will come together - really, it will help them soooo much, they re really fallling behind with regular every day stuff as well. I guess you dont think about how the gas, quick trips to the cafeteria, cups of coffee, copays for medication etc all add up very very quickly!!!

The other good thing is that his Dad was called back to work!! YAY!!!! This will help too! I really see God's hand in this - Daniels Dad was laid off EXACTLY the amount of time needed for him to do all the radiation treatments!! How cool is that!!

Thanks again to those who have made things to help Daniel and go up for the silent auction!!! EVERYTHING helps!!!

Thanks friends, Wendy

wow! Some really great news on the fund raising! Congrats!!! And Dad going back to work!:cool1

 

[HeatherSue]

Thank you for all the sweet compliments on the mermaid outfit! I wasn't sure if it just looked weird or not!

I had to share a story that made me so proud! Tessa is watching Spongebob and they're waiting in line for a roller coaster. She said "What? Didn't they get a fastpass?" I'm so proud of my Disney-lovin' girl!

The Dr. Seuss outfit is so cute and Georgia is gorgeous as usual!!!

Hmmm....

Heather used to be my next door neighbor, and she and her dh were the BEST neighbors EVER!!!
He mowed our lawn because he LIKED to mow.

Then they moved. Sigh.

Heather's dh Henry once came to New Year's Eve at our house, with Tessa in tow,
WITHOUT Heather,
and if you have ever met Henry, you know he's pretty quiet.
That's when we knew they actually LIKED us and our chaos!


The way I got to know Teresa is I invited Heather and family (along with a couple of other friends),
over for a cook-out, and Teresa and kids crashed it.
They were driving by and recognized Heather's car. LOL

Now Teresa careens by my house frequently, honking like a madwoman.

I don't see either as often as I like,
but thankfully we are on Disboards and Facebook together.

Thanks for the welcome!

SARAH!!!!

I'm so glad you finally came on over here!!!

Thanks for not sharing "The Story of Ms. Heather and the Squirrel"!! But, these people know I'm a little "off".

HEATHER! This is a REALLY cute idea! I've wanted to make a skirt with a tail for AbbyGrace for a long time. i couldn't figure it out in my mind. Now that I've seen yours, I know I could do this. I hope you don't mind me borrowing a version of this idea at some point.

AbbyGrace has a boyfriend as well. We hear about him every single day. They've had to be separated in class because they talk to each other all day. Ethan had a girlfriend when he was in preschool too. He was "completely in love"! These young kids in love crack me up!

Thank you! Sure, I don't mind if you make one for AbbyGrace!

That is so sweet about her boyfriend!!

OK, sorry guys for the extraneous post, but my DD saw my siggie and was mad that she wasn't a princess too. But they have no jumping princesses and that's basically what she does all day so....I chose jumping smilie for her.

She didn't like it.

She also dosen't believe I changed it so I have to post and show her!

See Elaina?? You are princess now OK?

Back to your regularly scheduled sewing talk. Thanks everyone!

This made me laugh! She is such a little cutie!

Awww how sweet of you to make that for her! It turned out so cute! Are you gonna have to make Tessa one now as well? Lol....love the pic of Sawyer and his girlfriend. Hehehe.

She wants one now. But, I told her that she already has enough stuff that she can't wear to school!

Hi Everyone,

Some Great news about Daniel!! Things are going well raising money for the dr bills and stuff!! and guess what? they reached the goal of raising $10, 000 and now are going to try for $15, 000!!! The benefit isnt for a few weeks yet, so Im really hoping it will come together - really, it will help them soooo much, they re really fallling behind with regular every day stuff as well. I guess you dont think about how the gas, quick trips to the cafeteria, cups of coffee, copays for medication etc all add up very very quickly!!!

The other good thing is that his Dad was called back to work!! YAY!!!! This will help too! I really see God's hand in this - Daniels Dad was laid off EXACTLY the amount of time needed for him to do all the radiation treatments!! How cool is that!!

Thanks again to those who have made things to help Daniel and go up for the silent auction!!! EVERYTHING helps!!!

Thanks friends, Wendy

That is GREAT news!! I'm sorry that his brother is having a hard time with everything. The poor little guy!

Anyone else having trouble logging in to photobucket?!

No, but I always have problems uploading! It will only let me do 1 or 2 at a time without locking up!

Heather - AWwwwww, that is the cutest little girl...look at those adorable long curls....

I am going to make sure to tell her mom how many people said she was cute! She'll love it! That little girl attracts attention everywhere she goes. When we were at WalMart, I got stopped SO many times so people could tell me how cute "my kids" were (I just had Sawyer and Ryen). I was starting to get jealous because that doesn't happen with Sawyer and Tessa!

Oh my goodness, what an adorable puppy!!!!! I hate to break it to you, but they're ALL sweet when they're little like that! Then, when they hit a few months old- watch out! It'll be peeing and chewing for the next 2 years!! Or, maybe that's just my dog!

I adore the outfit my dgd came in and saw and wants one she is only 3 and she loves little mermaid, i may try to make her one if you don't mind she told me the other day that prince eric and king triton were living in my closet
she is a hoot

Sure, go right ahead and make one for your granddaughter! You must have a big closet!

Oh, poor little Zoey!! I didn't realize she was in such sorry shape when you adopted her. She's a lucky little dog that you two found her!

After years of seeing gorgeous customs here and on ebay, I'm wondering if I should just buy a machine and try to create some myself. DD6 will turn 7 this year, so I won't have many more years where she'll wear the cute stuff, LOL! A lady at Walmart (in the material section) was telling me that it is soooo easy, and I should try it myself. The only experience I have was in home ec, over 20 years ago. So, I bought some patterns & material, but I don't have a machine, and there's still time to hand it all over to DMIL (but to be honest, she doesn't have my "vision", and giving her countless yards of lovely disney fabric has resulted in my getting one dress......). If it's "sooooooooo easy", I'll try it, if it doesn't take a ton of time (2 teens, a 6 year old, and a FT job kinda kill the schedule). What do you think? Should I ask for a sewing machine or a PS3 for my upcoming birthday? I already have an Xbox, and the PS3 is pricey....wouldn't want to spend anywhere near that much on a sewing machine. Where is the best place to get a great deal on one, what am I looking at spending, and what features should I be asking for?

I think you can do it! I have a Brother computerized sewing machine that I love. Here's one that's similar:
http://www.overstock.com/Crafts-Sew...efurbished/3485980/product.html?sec_iid=33972
As others have said, I'd start with one of CarlaC's patterns from www.youcanmakethis.com. I would get her Easy Fit Pants or Portrait Peasant Top to begin.

 

[sahm1000]

WOW! You guys have been busy! You guys never cease to amaze me with all of your talent! I have also been busy, so not around much! I have been able to get a few things finished, but no pics yet! This is why we have been busy:

We rescued him from our local humane society! My dh and I have always said NO ANIMALS!!!!!! Never say never! We have become as attached to him as the kids!LOL He is a very sweet dog and he LOVES Sydni! He follows her EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!

Oh what a cutie! Sydni will adore having a dog, my girls love Oscar (most days anyway - until he steps on their feet or hits them with his tail). I think all kids should have pets - they are meant to go together! Enjoy him!

After years of seeing gorgeous customs here and on ebay, I'm wondering if I should just buy a machine and try to create some myself. DD6 will turn 7 this year, so I won't have many more years where she'll wear the cute stuff, LOL! A lady at Walmart (in the material section) was telling me that it is soooo easy, and I should try it myself. The only experience I have was in home ec, over 20 years ago. So, I bought some patterns & material, but I don't have a machine, and there's still time to hand it all over to DMIL (but to be honest, she doesn't have my "vision", and giving her countless yards of lovely disney fabric has resulted in my getting one dress......). If it's "sooooooooo easy", I'll try it, if it doesn't take a ton of time (2 teens, a 6 year old, and a FT job kinda kill the schedule). What do you think? Should I ask for a sewing machine or a PS3 for my upcoming birthday? I already have an Xbox, and the PS3 is pricey....wouldn't want to spend anywhere near that much on a sewing machine. Where is the best place to get a great deal on one, what am I looking at spending, and what features should I be asking for?

I agree with HeatherSue's quote down below about the machine. We have similar sewing machines and it has been a good one, and a good one for a beginner. And really the www.youcanmakethis.com patterns are so much better than the commercial ones so buy one of those first. I agree with the Easy Fit Pants too, it's a great place to start. Welcome!

Thanks for not sharing "The Story of Ms. Heather and the Squirrel"!! But, these people know I'm a little "off".


I think you can do it! I have a Brother computerized sewing machine that I love. Here's one that's similar:
http://www.overstock.com/Crafts-Sew...efurbished/3485980/product.html?sec_iid=33972
As others have said, I'd start with one of CarlaC's patterns from www.youcanmakethis.com. I would get her Easy Fit Pants or Portrait Peasant Top to begin.

Umm, now you've got to share! What is the story of Ms. Heather and the Squirrel? We need to know this one!