Here is my patchwork skirt. I took all of this time making sure the characters were placed perfectly in the center of each square. A lot of fabric gets wasted this way! As you can see, once it is gathered, you can't really see all of the characters well. I either needed to do bigger squares, or less, so they weren't gathered so much. Oh and DD hates the top. "It's white Mommy. It is not fancy enough."
Here she is "posing" again?!?! This may be her signature pose I am afraid
Cute pose!! It looks like you have too many on the bottom row. I just doubled the amount of squares for each tier. The top tier I do twice the length of Jenna's waist, the second tier is twice that length and the next tier is twice the size of the middle tier. I only do three tiers, because after tier three I don't want to gather that much.
Precise cutting? Sometimes, but my cuts are rarely prefect! My very first outfit I did was using Aleenes OK to Wash IT glue. No sewing involved!!
Here is my patchwork skirt. I took all of this time making sure the characters were placed perfectly in the center of each square. A lot of fabric gets wasted this way! As you can see, once it is gathered, you can't really see all of the characters well. I either needed to do bigger squares, or less, so they weren't gathered so much. Oh and DD hates the top. "It's white Mommy. It is not fancy enough."
Here she is "posing" again?!?! This may be her signature pose I am afraid
Thanks all!! I've posted my Mickey and Snow White sets befoe, but they are definately my favorites! I'll post the directions for the tiered twilr tops later - LOST is on!!
Precise cutting? Sometimes, but my cuts are rarely prefect! My very first outfit I did was using Aleenes OK to Wash IT glue. No sewing involved!!
decoupage jeans are easy to do too, and they turn out so cute!!
Thanks so much!! I don't have an embroidery machine either. HeatherSue made a tute on applique. It's in the bookmarks on the first page (I wish I had it when I started appliqueing) Both Mickey and Snow White are from clip art I found online. There are some images that I will just enlarge to the size I want on my computer screen, and trace it directly from there! Coloring pages are a good template too.
here is Jenna this morning on the way out the door for school. The bow in her hair is from Kelly. She has already worn it twice this week and she wore it several times last week. She really likes the bow. The jacket that she is wearing I got at Wal-Mart yesterday morning. It was marked down from $16 to $5. Jenna was really excited to get it yesterday.
Everything is sewn by hand, so nothing too fancy! Here's the only really good photo I have in photobucket: 
WOAH! I left to take the bar (and study "hardcore" for some days before) and not only are we on a new thread but we are almost on page 80!! Holy moly!! I'm gad to see that things have been going well for most of you - prayers for those in need.
My pregnancy seems to be going ok. . I am 8 weeks tomorrow. I heard the heart beat and saw the "circle" two weeks ago this Friday. This Friday I go to the Maternity Center and get my first check-up with he midwife. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers, they seem to be working!! Thanks so much!!
Hello, long time semi-lurker here (you guys move too fast to lurk properly!). This thread inspired me to make five outfits for our four day, somewhat spontaneous trip last November, and I'm determined to do even better for our trips last year.
Unfortunately, my dd peed all over that skirt about five minutes after arriving at the park so no good photos of her wearing it.
This mostly shows the shirt I made for dh (it had three Mickey heads across the chest) and the jumper for dd (there's a Mickey head on the front):
I don't seem to have photos of the other three, or of the shirts I made for myself and dh.
That is so cute. She will be the cutest Munchkin ever.So here is Gillian's munchkin costume. We bought the shirt and the pants are of course, CarlaC's Easy Fit. The pageboy hat turned out cuter than I first thought. I think the flower helps. The director said to wear bright colors so this is what she chose:
What size hat did you use for your DD? I have had that pattern since last year and still don't what size to make for Jenna.Glad to hear you and tiny bambino are doing well! Hope the bar went well, ugh, I remember DH taking it so many years ago and all the studying that came before.
Great job! And what a little red-headed cutie!
So here is Gillian's munchkin costume. We bought the shirt and the pants are of course, CarlaC's Easy Fit. The pageboy hat turned out cuter than I first thought. I think the flower helps. The director said to wear bright colors so this is what she chose:
Thanks for the complement. That sash really made that dress pretty.
Pretty!! I love them!!Just made some Easter bows~
Hello, long time semi-lurker here (you guys move too fast to lurk properly!). This thread inspired me to make five outfits for our four day, somewhat spontaneous trip last November, and I'm determined to do even better for our trips last year.
Unfortunately, my dd peed all over that skirt about five minutes after arriving at the park so no good photos of her wearing it.
This mostly shows the shirt I made for dh (it had three Mickey heads across the chest) and the jumper for dd (there's a Mickey head on the front):
I don't seem to have photos of the other three, or of the shirts I made for myself and dh.
Glad to hear you and tiny bambino are doing well! Hope the bar went well, ugh, I remember DH taking it so many years ago and all the studying that came before.
Great job! And what a little red-headed cutie!
So here is Gillian's munchkin costume. We bought the shirt and the pants are of course, CarlaC's Easy Fit. The pageboy hat turned out cuter than I first thought. I think the flower helps. The director said to wear bright colors so this is what she chose:
So here are the pictures from tonight. 
Ok so I have been cutting fabric. I am really putting off this skirt for some reason. I really want to sew. Maybe because I keep looking at all these awesome outfits you all are posting.
But.....side note Georgia has a really REALLY loose top tooth. So tonight she really wanted it out. I mean OUT! SO we tried everything we could think of that she would let us do to get it out. I even offered her $5 extra dollars on top of the tooth fairy if I could just pull it out. hehehehe
The tooth
The floss
calling her dad telling him I was torturing her by trying to pull her tooth out, but the whole time laughing. haha
The warm towel
The apple
and there you have it folks... and you are wondering where the picture is with the missing tooth...It never came out. NOTHING worked! any suggestions other than let it fall out.
I did not get a visit from the tooth fairy because my parents said she only left money when there was a tooth she could take (I know -- mean, huh ) After that I wouldn't eat corn on the cob until I was an adult
I'm such a SNOB....such a snob. But I know you guys would understand (a little). You all know about my friend passing away. Well her DH was asking me back in November about Disney advice. He never mentioned it again. Sat he left for Disney and told me about it the night before. Now he's posted a couple of pics online (they are there right now) and they have Aisling's old hand-me-downs on. But they aren't cute Disney ones or her old customs (which I so would have let them borrow). I seriously want to FedEx cute clothes to the hotel! I'm mad at myself for being such a snob.
You are a good friend. WOAH! I left to take the bar (and study "hardcore" for some days before) and not only are we on a new thread but we are almost on page 80!! Holy moly!! I'm gad to see that things have been going well for most of you - prayers for those in need.
My pregnancy seems to be going ok. . I am 8 weeks tomorrow. I heard the heart beat and saw the "circle" two weeks ago this Friday. This Friday I go to the Maternity Center and get my first check-up with he midwife. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers, they seem to be working!! Thanks so much!!
she sounds like she is a little smaller then Nikki!I made my 9 1/2 year old a size 6 in the A-line topand a size 7 in the flouncy skirt. Both fit her well and I can see them not being too small anytime soon. Have I mentioned that she is tiny???
Emily
those are the tops I was talking about!!!! Please post the directions! I probably would cut my own squares mainly because I don't have any fat quarters!Thanks!! I think I started with the large on the hat, but it got sized waaaay down.
I haven't made a patchwork with squares yet. I do make tiered twirl tops though...
I usually use fat quarters when I make them and cut the strips from them. so the strips are usually 18 or 22 inches long - the width depends on the length I want the top/skirt. I think I've posted directions on how to make these, but I can PM you or post them again if you want.
really cute! maybe I should make one of these instead of going through all the trouble making 4 simply sweet topsYes, perfectly! I don't know why I get so worried about not having them evenly spaced or something. I am a weirdo.
I actually did make one last summer, it came out ok. I didn't put on fake buttons, maybe that's why I wasn't thrilled with it!
so pretty!Just made some Easter bows~
thanks! I will do that with Nikki's It will be hard for my nieces since she is in FL and I am in IL.
I was just going to post that!
Nikki is going to be so excited!
That came out great! Love her response to seeing it.I did it! I actually made something using a pattern and it came out correctly. Well, almost.
As everyone else's children, DD is celebrating Dr. Suess this week. She brought home a note on Monday that they could wear a special hat on Friday for Dr. Suess day. Great, we do not have a red and white hat and I'm home sick. How to find one? Well, as I said, I am home sick, not interested in daytime tv so I'm on the Disboards. I love to browse this thread as y'all make some really great stuff. and I kept seeing this pic....
it finally dawned on me that maybe, maybe I could make something like this. I searched for a pattern and discovered that it is a CarlaC pattern. Y'all are always raving about her patterns so I finally decided to give it a try. It's not perfect and I had to redo a couple of things. But I did it and am willing to give it another try.
When Aly saw it her first words were "Oh you made me a Wildcats hat"
Yeah, okay, it is the same material I used for her HSM cheerleader outfit. Her brother had to explain to her that it was for Dr. Suess week.
I want to say thank you. Thank you to everyone for your inspiration and hooking me up with the CarlaC patterns. and if anyone knows who Carla really is, please tell her thank you for me, thank you from the bottom of my heart. There IS hope that I can sew!
I couldn't have Kyle model it because his head is HUGE like his dad's! that is the perfect Belle outfit!sister
belle
Linnette
I love those Thing 1 and Thing 2 tops!The kids wanted me to post these but then DS would hardly cooperate with the picture taking. Of course, he has asked a million times if I've shared it with you guys yet. Anyway, started this for DS at about 11pm on Monday night. The letters were a pain in the you know what. I really need to move to larger appliques.
Here is DD and her friend in the outfits. They were a huge hit at school. Sorry, you guys are probably sick of seeing this dress!
It is great patchworks are always one of my favorites.Here is my patchwork skirt. I took all of this time making sure the characters were placed perfectly in the center of each square. A lot of fabric gets wasted this way! As you can see, once it is gathered, you can't really see all of the characters well. I either needed to do bigger squares, or less, so they weren't gathered so much. Oh and DD hates the top. "It's white Mommy. It is not fancy enough."
Here she is "posing" again?!?! This may be her signature pose I am afraid
Great find! I love getting good deals!
here is Jenna this morning on the way out the door for school. The bow in her hair is from Kelly. She has already worn it twice this week and she wore it several times last week. She really likes the bow. The jacket that she is wearing I got at Wal-Mart yesterday morning. It was marked down from $16 to $5. Jenna was really excited to get it yesterday.
Keep us posted on the Bar exam!WOAH! I left to take the bar (and study "hardcore" for some days before) and not only are we on a new thread but we are almost on page 80!! Holy moly!! I'm gad to see that things have been going well for most of you - prayers for those in need.
My pregnancy seems to be going ok. . I am 8 weeks tomorrow. I heard the heart beat and saw the "circle" two weeks ago this Friday. This Friday I go to the Maternity Center and get my first check-up with he midwife. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers, they seem to be working!! Thanks so much!!
adorable! She is such a pretty girl!Glad to hear you and tiny bambino are doing well! Hope the bar went well, ugh, I remember DH taking it so many years ago and all the studying that came before.
Great job! And what a little red-headed cutie!
So here is Gillian's munchkin costume. We bought the shirt and the pants are of course, CarlaC's Easy Fit. The pageboy hat turned out cuter than I first thought. I think the flower helps. The director said to wear bright colors so this is what she chose:
Here is my patchwork skirt. I took all of this time making sure the characters were placed perfectly in the center of each square. A lot of fabric gets wasted this way! As you can see, once it is gathered, you can't really see all of the characters well. I either needed to do bigger squares, or less, so they weren't gathered so much. Oh and DD hates the top. "It's white Mommy. It is not fancy enough."
I think this is my favorite pose. It's a cute picture to save for when she grows up!
I think your skirt is really cute! I made a similar one with the Ariel fabric you chose and also a Hannah Montanna. One thing I love about them is that they are not too fitted, so the girls wore them all last summer and are STILL wearing them!
I hear you on the shirt. Did you make the white one? Maybe something similar in a blue or purple to go with the skirt? I personally like the white, it goes with the ruffle, but my DD's just won't wear it if they don't like it and I don't want to do all that work to have a cute shirt hanging in the closet! kwim? Maybe you could make another skirt or jumper to go with the shirt?
OR.....maybe she'll just forget and wear it as is!!???
Great job and good luck!
