ok, couple new little dresses I made.......
WOO HOO! Burning up the machines this week!
Lori
So cute!
Hi everyone, I see I am way behind on here. Will have to catch up later as I am also behind on my sewing list. Spent yesterday ripping out side seams in pants I sewed wrong. Hope to post those pics tomorrow. Hope everyong is doing well. Here is the first outfit for DD 7.
Great job!
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Photo gushing over now!
L*A*D*I*E*S:
My little tomboy, who really usually could care less about clothing unless it's a tee shirt from the boys department, told me today she wants a Lilo dress! OMG SHE WANTS CLOTHES! OMG SHE WANTS GIRLY CLOTHES!
Any ideas? I don't want it to be exactly like Lilo's dress because we're going at the end of July and it will be hot so the sleeves/super long dress would be a bit much. I kinda looked for some fabric today but didn't see any Lilo stuff.[/QUOTE]Cool! What about a bold white and red (or any color she likes) flower/Hawaiian print simply sweet dress? This way she can wear it to WDW and it is LILO or wear it any where and just be cute!
LOVE THIS!! Can someone tell me how you figure out how to do this kind of skirt? I can't afford a new pattern right now. I know there was a tutorial posted, but that was completely different than this right? I wouldn't want it too full so it would show off the characters.
I didn't and haven't made one exactly like that but this is what I would do.
1.Decided how long the skirt should be say 20 inches).
2.For the waist band I would double your dd's measurement. Then cut the waist band that measurement by maybe 4 inches wide. Or how ever much waist band you would want showing.
3. Then cut your block pieces say the difference plus 1 inch for the hem. ( I tend to do wider hems)
4.Sew all the block pieces together once cut and embellished.
5. Hem the block row
6. Take the waist band piece fold(iron) in half and sew a casing for the elastic. then attach waist band to the ruffled block strip. Ruffle to meet the waist band piece. sew up the back leaving little open for inserting the elastic. then sew closed....
I hope that makes sense if not I can try to explain it better! I am certainly No Carla!
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You managed to take photos outside when it wasn't raining?
You were very sweet to make these gifts, and they turned out great. I have to say, I LOVE the shorts. I would have bypassed that material because I wouldn't have been able to visualize how to use it. My oldest would go nuts over those shorts. I love it when I see things on here that make me look at fabric or a pattern or whatever in a new way.[/QUOTE] It had stopped for a bit and I was hoping to get more light then I get in my house!
Thanks about the shorts! I can't take credit for the idea though. I am not sure who did it 1st I thin maybe Jessica??? She had one leg Darth Vader the other Yoda. The only thing I did different was I made 2 shorts instead of on. So he has one Darth Vader pair and one Yoda pair. I also think the person who did it originally added some color the the edge of the leg and the top. Kyle has short stubby legs so I couldn't add to the bottom but I did add some black to the top at the waist....
Sorry. The next movie out for Disney (and the NEW PRINCESS!) is the princess and the frog. I saw some custom made clothing with an applique of the new princess from the movie, Princess Tiana, on it! I love getting a new princess!
I got excited because it means it will be here before we know it and it seems closer when you see products made for the movie. It releases in December, if I remember right?
I love all this talk about the new Princess! The best part is Nikki saw this picture and kept saying how beautiful she was and how she can't wait to see the movie! So yeah deep down inside my 9 yr old still likes princesses! Though I am sure NONE will ever come close to her beloved Aurora!
What about blue or yellow for the front and then each of the ruffles a different color, ROYGBIV... If you needed more than 7 ruffles you could put an extra shade gradation...
Thanks.
I love how every one was so sweet and helped me with ideas for this. I have a few things to finish 1st then I need to get started on it.
OMG.......
I just got off the phone with one of my best friends and she told me that the manager to her apt complex who we see alot since we do spend a lot of time there. His son was just killed in a car accident.... His wife is still in the hopsital and they are not sure if she will survive. I couldn't even move from my kitchen when she told me. I Just wanted to go wake Georgia up from her nap and hug her. Just so shocking. We just saw him on Sunday playing. Poor family! I can't even beggin to think about what that would be like.
how awful!
Ok friends,
I know when to call it quits. I am quoting the wrong things and not getting pictures.
We have been going to DS new evaluation that is only 3 hours RT and that isn't the hard part it is the emotional roller coaster of new evaluation. We do like the new psy and she really listened to us about DS. She took her time with him today and then spent time with me. Good news / Bad news, his DX is autism. That is good because we will be able to get funding for the services. The bad news, his DX is autism. Nothing new but I still hate hearing it.
Good evening ladies and Tom.
I am glad you have answers! Now you can get Hunter all the help he needs and have it funded. Keep up the good work Mom!
Yes, my oldest daughter, age 12, has SPD (among other things). She was diagnosed when she was 6 but we knew way before that something was "different" (I think since she was born!) We did OT and a lot of sensory stuff with her to get her through school, including Willbarger brushing. She went from falling behind, almost failing and special education to leaving the sped program and getting all A's and 1 B in "regular" classes. She's a bit of an advocate now herself and sometimes writes with me.
(Those are my three daughters summer of '07)
We wrote this article together about ways to make Disney more enjoyable for sensory kids (I donate my services to this magazine so I'm not bringing up anything I earn money from).
I know it can be hard to see something like a diagnosis in black and white.
It will be okay though, I promise! It has it's unique challenges, but the rewards are that much more awesome!
I love hearing such a great story! One of my girlfriends 2 yr old was dx'd with Autism and she is fighting for so much for him and I keep telling her one day this battle will pay off and he will thrive! So reading this just warmed my heart thinking about Devin getting a's in a reg class room!
You did good mom!!!!!!
Nikki is a very beautiful girl, and very photogenic.
Praying for George's job.
thank you. They postponed the lay offs until Friday so hopefully since they told him that that means he is safe. No clue why they put them off...
Hi Everone!
Love the pictures of the cute kids and outfits!! Wow, lots of ruffles out there!!!Pictures of Nikki are so cute! Lydia is adorable as usual!!
Guess what - Daniel's PT was working with him today WITHOUT THE WALKER!!!! Im so excited for him - she still had to hold onto him cause he is still wobbly(ataxic) but woo hoo - thats a step in the right direction!! Im really upset that they arent using the Interactive Metronome Program with him yet - its so hard, cause I cant really say anything since I work in the same place as his rehab therapists!! But its an AMAZING Program and I think he would benefit so much!!! Grrrr - any advice on how to handle this?
I was also wondering what is the one fabric you continue to look for hoping to find some day????? This is my quest....
Yay for Daniel!!!!!
My elusive is the green swirl Mickey with pink. No clue what it is called. I think i 1st saw it and fell in love with it when you posted something you made!
May I share, please? This was in our local (read: small-town) paper today...you know, the paper that only prints once a week. I don't mind posting with photos because they're finished with school and not in that cityanymore
See my ticker? I need friends over for a sewing marathon!
What a beautiful couple!
One bridesmaid's dress finished!
became this dress:
This is my 12yo trying it on...it's so funny on her. It only zips up halfway. She's a little larger than the bridesmaid
It will have an ivory sash, to tie in with the flower girls who will be in ivory and white brocade princess dresses.
so...so far so good, I guess. Thanks for asking!
It looks beautiful!
yes I do finish the hem on the bottom of the dress and then I add that ruffle straight on top.... I roll hem using the serger the sides of the ruffle then I gather it in the center, then I attach to the dress......
Thank you so much....
I really enjoyed making it, there is more close ups of the dresses if you check out my id in my siggy.
Lori
Could you use an over casing stitch to do the same effect??? Sadly I don't have a serger!!!!!! I want one maybe for my bday.....
She also does not want me to make her "ANY DRESSES OR SKIRTS!"
she said they are "TOO BABYISH FOR HER!!"
Use the same image - make he brim of the hat either red or red and white dot (a small Minnie dot) and make the emblem on the hat either Minnies flower (a daisy) or use the same emblem and make the middle the same red as the brim. Add some eyelashes ad you'll have Minnie.
