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Today was the Clara Schumann report at school...
Auntie surprised her with a matching dress for her doll.
She was a little nervous but she did her report really well.
After this Sierra shared her Auntie for share time. I promised Auntie I would not post pictures of her.
Anyway, Auntie showed the kids some patterns and clothes in the process of being finished. Then she showed them a crayon roll up that was just pinned and asked them to guess what it was. When she showed them a finished crayon roll-up they all went ohhhhhh. Then one of the kids figured out that it was in there classroom colors. Each classroom is named after a different college. This year Sierra attends Stanislaus State. Once they saw it was Warrior colors they got all excited. Auntie told them she stayed up until 1:30 making them but only got 12 done. Sierra will be bringing all 20 to class on Monday. One of the kids even said, "there are 20 of us in the class."
They had all kinds of sewing questions for Auntie. Then they started asking where she lived and how big was her house.
It was a great day. Sierra felt so special to have her Auntie. I think her Auntie felt so special to be so loved.
Everything looks great! Sorry you're still having problems with your machine. Did you try the thread the shop reccommended? Love the piping! Do you use a special foot when sewing that? Love your Monster's logo tank too!Here are a few more things . . .
First up Blue Belle. This is actually the 2009 version. I took the apron off last years dress and then constructed a new blue dress. My DD outgrew last years but Belle is still her favorite.
Next is my DD tank for the Pirate Cruise. She has a small crush on Capt. Jack which drives my DH crazy. LOL The applique is awful. I am having sewing machine issues and lots of thread breakage. I really have loved the cuties lately.
Next, is Minnie cutie. Jessica made a Minnie cutie shirt but I am not sure if we used the same clip art. I know that the night she posted her shirt I had found the Capt Jack and Minnie clip art. I made these to go with the Pop skirts as another back up.
Finally, We Scare Because We Care! This is my DD's skirt from last year. She said she liked her skirt from last year and wanted to wear it again. I just made the tank and ironedthe skirt!
Cute!!!ok, so I have been a tad distracted lately... have not gotten as much done the last few weeks and have not been able to stop in... but here is my latest cute little dress. Love the Zoo animals on it!!
Lori
Wow! Everything looks so great!Here are a few pics from our Feb trip.
This is the dress I made for my niece. This time, it's on her. And a dress I made a year or so ago for Aleah:
Great job!!!! Your next project is sure to go a little quicker!Okay, I have been lurking here for months. I am not creative nor "artisy" and even though my mom can sew anything in the world I never took the time to learn when she wanted to teach me. Therefore, the hardest thing I have ever made is curtains. But....you gals inspired me so.....I present my first ever outfit...(sorry it's blurry, she was so happy to pose that she WOULD NOT stand still).
Cute dress!I think the 9 year old would love the rhinestones.
I have used them and the iron on studs a couple of times and I am not too crazy about them. I know that sounds a little silly...I guess you could say my daughter loves them and I don't.I haven't had much luck. About 1 out of 3 come off for me. Maybe my iron doesn't get hot enough? Not sure.... Maybe you will have better luck. I just wouldn't spend a lot of money on them just in case your disapointed with the result. I don't know if you can see but I used a butterfly on this one:
As you can see, some are missing!!
WOW!!!!! How cool!!!Today was the Clara Schumann report at school...
Anyway, Auntie showed the kids some patterns and clothes in the process of being finished. Then she showed them a crayon roll up that was just pinned and asked them to guess what it was. When she showed them a finished crayon roll-up they all went ohhhhhh. Then one of the kids figured out that it was in there classroom colors. Each classroom is named after a different college. This year Sierra attends Stanislaus State. Once they saw it was Warrior colors they got all excited. Auntie told them she stayed up until 1:30 making them but only got 12 done. Sierra will be bringing all 20 to class on Monday. One of the kids even said, "there are 20 of us in the class."
They had all kinds of sewing questions for Auntie. Then they started asking where she lived and how big was her house.
It was a great day. Sierra felt so special to have her Auntie. I think her Auntie felt so special to be so loved.
You guys are sweet. Yes, it really is my first outfit...but it took me all weekend to make it. DH kept saying is that the same Minnie Mouse outfit you were working on before?
The first time I cut out the top and put the applique on it the shirt was all polka dotted and you couldn't see the bow. This resulted in DS (7) asking "why are you making Catie a batman shirt?"So, I spent the next 3 hours trying to figure out how to cut the top in thirds and add the white. After that I had to cut out a 2nd Minnie head and re-applique that.
Then I tried to make pants and failed miserably so I decided to take a pair of her jeans that had a hole in them and put a minnie head over the hole (this makes three) - this time all polka dots. That was the end of day 2.
Day 3 I spent 2 hours trying to make the right size button holes before I tried it on the shirt. One of them is good and one is a little tight, but I figure she really only needs to unbutton one to get it on and off. The ruffle took another 3 or 4 hours to accomplish. once that was on, I decided the minnie head would have looked much better black with the polka dot bow...so, minnie head #4 gets cut out and appliqued.
Today, I finally found and glued the ric rac (sp) on the bottom. So...yes it is my first but it has LOTS of trial and error in it.
Anyway, thanks again for all the sweet comments...you guys certainly know how to make a gal feel great!!
I didn't even use a ball point needle! Today was the Clara Schumann report at school...
She was a little nervous but she did her report really well.
It was a great day. Sierra felt so special to have her Auntie. I think her Auntie felt so special to be so loved.
Okay, I have been lurking here for months. I am not creative nor "artisy" and even though my mom can sew anything in the world I never took the time to learn when she wanted to teach me. Therefore, the hardest thing I have ever made is curtains. But....you gals inspired me so.....I present my first ever outfit...(sorry it's blurry, she was so happy to pose that she WOULD NOT stand still).
the ruffle was premade too!!!
My now 8 yo DS used to dress in his sister's leotards & tutus! I snapped a picture one time & I thought my DH was going to faint. I figure it will be good blackmail material on my DS at some point! I guess 41 images just wont do!Today was the Clara Schumann report at school...
Almost 2 years, I guess.
I think this deserves a trip down memory lane...here's my first top I made.
And my latest (which I've already posted
Anyone else want to post their first sewing project?
My first sewing projects in 15 years were these two years ago. I took 5 years of HomeEC in school.
I made three sets for some other people and didn't touch the machines until last week when I made the Disney customs
So impressive for first attempt!! It takes me that long to sew anything! I am the worlds slowest sewer!Okay, I have been lurking here for months. I am not creative nor "artisy" and even though my mom can sew anything in the world I never took the time to learn when she wanted to teach me. Therefore, the hardest thing I have ever made is curtains. But....you gals inspired me so.....I present my first ever outfit...(sorry it's blurry, she was so happy to pose that she WOULD NOT stand still).
(my doctor assures me I do not have Alzheimers--although I am not sure I believe him!) I have tried searching, but without knowing what to call them (and fabric wrap thingies isn't working!!) I can't find any.
during spring break I want to reorganize my sewing "stuff" and I remember reading about the things some of you used to wrap the fabric on.....I just can't remember what they were called, where you get them, etc. I can't even remember what thread they were on!!!!
Help please!
Today was the Clara Schumann report at school...
Auntie surprised her with a matching dress for her doll.
She was a little nervous but she did her report really well.
After this Sierra shared her Auntie for share time. I promised Auntie I would not post pictures of her.
Anyway, Auntie showed the kids some patterns and clothes in the process of being finished. Then she showed them a crayon roll up that was just pinned and asked them to guess what it was. When she showed them a finished crayon roll-up they all went ohhhhhh. Then one of the kids figured out that it was in there classroom colors. Each classroom is named after a different college. This year Sierra attends Stanislaus State. Once they saw it was Warrior colors they got all excited. Auntie told them she stayed up until 1:30 making them but only got 12 done. Sierra will be bringing all 20 to class on Monday. One of the kids even said, "there are 20 of us in the class."
They had all kinds of sewing questions for Auntie. Then they started asking where she lived and how big was her house.
It was a great day. Sierra felt so special to have her Auntie. I think her Auntie felt so special to be so loved.
Almost 2 years, I guess.
Awww...thanks!!
I think this deserves a trip down memory lane...here's my first top I made.
And my latest (which I've already posted
Anyone else want to post their first sewing project?
My first sewing projects in 15 years were these two years ago. I took 5 years of HomeEC in school.
I made three sets for some other people and didn't touch the machines until last week when I made the Disney customs
Okay, here is the first thing I made after not sewing for MANY years. The last thing I had made was my youngest DD's 1st Communion Dress. Before that I made oldest DD's wedding dress. It was beautiful with hand sewn lace appliques and a nice full skirt. My DD had been doing Jenny Craig, but stopped and we were doing the final fit about 10 days before the wedding. Hmmmm, she wasn't loosing weight, stopped JC at least a month before, BUT the dress NO longer fit. I couldn't just alter it because of all the appliques. I was sick. I had to take it all apart and resew the entire thing in a week. I was finishing it up the night before. It took all of my sewingness out of me! (is that a word?)
So after many years, my youngest DD wanted a twirl skirt for her baby. She really wanted a Sweetbettyco set, but really couldn't afford it. Her DH was in school for the Navy, not enough to pay for a custom! So she found directions to make one. Yeah, I told her I had no idea where my sewing machine/serger were. So she went out and bought a new machine, so here is the first twirl skirt we made!
Here is the first jumper/jeans set we made.
Here is our first custom we actually bought. It was made by Dena and we got it for a steal on a 2nd chance auction! I couldn't afford her now!
After that we started making customs. Oh, here is my first attempt at applique.
After that my DH went out and bought me a really super duper nice embroidery machine! He didn't want to hear me complain anymore. I did so many things wrong!
Now I normally sew for my grandgirls and a few others. Its always exciting to see one of our sets up on ebay as a resell!!
Sue
How are you guys? I miss pictures of Lexie and Ireland!!!
That is totally cute!!!
Here is my first sewing project
Remember when everyone was doing the jeans?
And my first pillowcase dress - the minnie head is made out of one of those iron on patches that are for the knees of pants!
Aww, I cant believe she is 2 now!!!
My niece's birthday is in March. They went with us to Disney. I surprised her by making a Minnie Mouse dress and giving it to her on the trip. My DD's wouldn't try it on, so DS was chosen. He really got into posing. Here's the dress:
Close up of Minnie:
Back of dress:
Don't tell DH I took these AND posted them!
Here are a few more things . . .
First up Blue Belle. This is actually the 2009 version. I took the apron off last years dress and then constructed a new blue dress. My DD outgrew last years but Belle is still her favorite.
The picture is awful but I wanted to show the piping. I have a thing about always finishing bodices with piping or ric rac etc . . .
Next is my DD tank for the Pirate Cruise. She has a small crush on Capt. Jack which drives my DH crazy. LOL The applique is awful. I am having sewing machine issues and lots of thread breakage. I really have loved the cuties lately.
Next, is Minnie cutie. Jessica made a Minnie cutie shirt but I am not sure if we used the same clip art. I know that the night she posted her shirt I had found the Capt Jack and Minnie clip art. I made these to go with the Pop skirts as another back up.
Finally, We Scare Because We Care! This is my DD's skirt from last year. She said she liked her skirt from last year and wanted to wear it again. I just made the tank and ironed
ok, so I have been a tad distracted lately... have not gotten as much done the last few weeks and have not been able to stop in... but here is my latest cute little dress. Love the Zoo animals on it!!
Lori
Here are a few pics from our Feb trip.
This is the dress I made for my niece. This time, it's on her. And a dress I made a year or so ago for Aleah:
We're on the bus. This is the best pic I have of the fairy dress I made for Heidi. I also made the shorts outfit Colby is wearing (it's old) and the pirate dress my niece is wearing (old, too).
Tom Sawyer's Island. Aleah's Ariel dress is new. The others are from previous trips. The kids were not impressed with the island. Oh, well. We don't do it very often.
Okay, I have been lurking here for months. I am not creative nor "artisy" and even though my mom can sew anything in the world I never took the time to learn when she wanted to teach me. Therefore, the hardest thing I have ever made is curtains. But....you gals inspired me so.....I present my first ever outfit...(sorry it's blurry, she was so happy to pose that she WOULD NOT stand still).
I think the 9 year old would love the rhinestones.
I have used them and the iron on studs a couple of times and I am not too crazy about them. I know that sounds a little silly...I guess you could say my daughter loves them and I don't.
As you can see, some are missing!!
Today was the Clara Schumann report at school...
Auntie surprised her with a matching dress for her doll.
She was a little nervous but she did her report really well.
After this Sierra shared her Auntie for share time. I promised Auntie I would not post pictures of her.
Anyway, Auntie showed the kids some patterns and clothes in the process of being finished. Then she showed them a crayon roll up that was just pinned and asked them to guess what it was. When she showed them a finished crayon roll-up they all went ohhhhhh. Then one of the kids figured out that it was in there classroom colors. Each classroom is named after a different college. This year Sierra attends Stanislaus State. Once they saw it was Warrior colors they got all excited. Auntie told them she stayed up until 1:30 making them but only got 12 done. Sierra will be bringing all 20 to class on Monday. One of the kids even said, "there are 20 of us in the class."
They had all kinds of sewing questions for Auntie. Then they started asking where she lived and how big was her house.
It was a great day. Sierra felt so special to have her Auntie. I think her Auntie felt so special to be so loved.
Okay, I have been lurking here for months. I am not creative nor "artisy" and even though my mom can sew anything in the world I never took the time to learn when she wanted to teach me. Therefore, the hardest thing I have ever made is curtains. But....you gals inspired me so.....I present my first ever outfit...(sorry it's blurry, she was so happy to pose that she WOULD NOT stand still).
- one of the sellers has a nice selection of Disney themed motifs.
