I have an aunt that lives in Katy and she swears to me that Disney bought land there to build another disney thempark. I bet it is just a rumor huh?
Would be so awesome if it was true though!
Lots of land and really close to a huge urban area.
Here's a ladybug jumper I just finished Hayleigh. She loves ladybugs and I realized the peer pressure of all of you talking about how great CarlaC's patterns are so I took the splurge and tried this one. I modified it a bit by adding more strips since I had 8 fabrics to work with. I just made the strip narrower. I am amazed how easily it went together and looks so professional. Definitely a boost to my confidence. I hope you all like it. We'll be in Hilton Head this week so she'll get to show it off down there.
Sorry the pic is not the greatest since I took it with my blackberry.
BTW, I am from central PA...near Hershey.
For all of you that thought a retreat would be fun....I was looking at places in several states...And found this really neat place in Wisconsin, close to Eau Claire & only a 90 min drive from Minneapolis.
It has can accomodate 20 for crafting and overnight and is reasonably priced.
$63 per person for a 4 day mid-week retreat
$39.95 per person/night Friday & Saturday or
$20.45 per person/night Sunday-Thursday
The place looks beautiful, and very relaxing. The craft room is great, and is outfitted for sewers or scrapbookers~for the Cricut Queen and her court.
Eau Claire has several fabric & Craft stores including Mill End Textiles which I have heard from a few people is awesome.
the twin cities are only 90 mins away and the possibilites are endless there. Plus it's a great city to fly into if anyone needed or wanted to. The drive from Milwaukee or Chicago area wouldn't be bad either!
I even thought this would be a great opportunity to do a Big Give togther, if possible. And maybe some of the resident pros may come and spread there plethera of knowledge and give us newbies (like me) a lesson or two us! I had some other ideas in my crazy little head, but those are for another day!
Here are the links to the retreat house and Mill End textiles:
http://http://www.bridgecreekcottage.com/reservations.html
http://millendtextiles.com/index.asp
Just let me know what you all are thinking. I would love to make this a reality. Especially after the year I have had with nursing school, I could use some relaxing, sewing girly & gentlemen, ME time!
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Your outfits are just adorable and your applique is amazing! I really hope you are doing better soon....you can work through it!I finally finish my dd's and ds's outfit for Crystal Palace. I think i really like how it turned out...
Here's dd outfit - sorry, my model is in school.
Piglet
That is awesome, it's within 4 hours of me!For all of you that thought a retreat would be fun....I was looking at places in several states...And found this really neat place in Wisconsin, close to Eau Claire & only a 90 min drive from Minneapolis.
It has can accomodate 20 for crafting and overnight and is reasonably priced.
$63 per person for a 4 day mid-week retreat
$39.95 per person/night Friday & Saturday or
$20.45 per person/night Sunday-Thursday
The place looks beautiful, and very relaxing. The craft room is great, and is outfitted for sewers or scrapbookers~for the Cricut Queen and her court.
Eau Claire has several fabric & Craft stores including Mill End Textiles which I have heard from a few people is awesome.
the twin cities are only 90 mins away and the possibilites are endless there. Plus it's a great city to fly into if anyone needed or wanted to. The drive from Milwaukee or Chicago area wouldn't be bad either!
I even thought this would be a great opportunity to do a Big Give togther, if possible. And maybe some of the resident pros may come and spread there plethera of knowledge and give us newbies (like me) a lesson or two us! I had some other ideas in my crazy little head, but those are for another day!
Here are the links to the retreat house and Mill End textiles:
http://http://www.bridgecreekcottage.com/reservations.html
http://millendtextiles.com/index.asp
Just let me know what you all are thinking. I would love to make this a reality. Especially after the year I have had with nursing school, I could use some relaxing, sewing girly & gentlemen, ME time!
I
For all of you that thought a retreat would be fun....I was looking at places in several states...And found this really neat place in Wisconsin, close to Eau Claire & only a 90 min drive from Minneapolis.
It has can accomodate 20 for crafting and overnight and is reasonably priced.
$63 per person for a 4 day mid-week retreat
$39.95 per person/night Friday & Saturday or
$20.45 per person/night Sunday-Thursday
The place looks beautiful, and very relaxing. The craft room is great, and is outfitted for sewers or scrapbookers~for the Cricut Queen and her court.
Eau Claire has several fabric & Craft stores including Mill End Textiles which I have heard from a few people is awesome.
the twin cities are only 90 mins away and the possibilites are endless there. Plus it's a great city to fly into if anyone needed or wanted to. The drive from Milwaukee or Chicago area wouldn't be bad either!
I even thought this would be a great opportunity to do a Big Give togther, if possible. And maybe some of the resident pros may come and spread there plethera of knowledge and give us newbies (like me) a lesson or two us! I had some other ideas in my crazy little head, but those are for another day!
Here are the links to the retreat house and Mill End textiles:
http://http://www.bridgecreekcottage.com/reservations.html
http://millendtextiles.com/index.asp
Just let me know what you all are thinking. I would love to make this a reality. Especially after the year I have had with nursing school, I could use some relaxing, sewing girly & gentlemen, ME time!
I
Good Morning friends,
DH took off at 7 am and won't be back until 7 or 8 tonite. He went to see his son at a track meet. I am happy he is so supportive. I am home with Hunter all day and the weather is going to clear and we can go outside
Yesterday I drove 12 hours RT, with lunch and some shopping. I got a new to us car! I bought a Pacifica and will upload pictures after I get it cleaned.
Best of all, I had saved for a long time and paid cash. Thanks to listening to Dave Ramsey, I own a car in full.
) Pacifica in October - I love it!!
hum if it is close to e in WI maybe... George would never go for it though
I'd love to do something like this. Of course, this retreat is almost 10 hours away, so driving for me is out, and I can't imagine flying with my sewing machine!
Good Morning friends,
DH took off at 7 am and won't be back until 7 or 8 tonite. He went to see his son at a track meet. I am happy he is so supportive. I am home with Hunter all day and the weather is going to clear and we can go outside
Yesterday I drove 12 hours RT, with lunch and some shopping. I got a new to us car! I bought a Pacifica and will upload pictures after I get it cleaned.
Best of all, I had saved for a long time and paid cash. Thanks to listening to Dave Ramsey, I own a car in full.
Where about are you?
Congratulations on the new car!Good Morning friends,
DH took off at 7 am and won't be back until 7 or 8 tonite. He went to see his son at a track meet. I am happy he is so supportive. I am home with Hunter all day and the weather is going to clear and we can go outside
Yesterday I drove 12 hours RT, with lunch and some shopping. I got a new to us car! I bought a Pacifica and will upload pictures after I get it cleaned.
Best of all, I had saved for a long time and paid cash. Thanks to listening to Dave Ramsey, I own a car in full.
Problem is I get an itch for a new car once the old is paid off! e have a Pathfinder and I still want my volvo!!!!
Heather...I haven't commented on the fact that you are officially going to Disneyland!!!!The UPS guy just showed up with my "Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2009". I pulled it out of the package and had to laugh! It's about 1/3 of the size of my Disney World one! No wonder it was a little bit cheaper! I guess there just isn't as much to talk about at Disneyland!
I can't wait to read it, though!!!
I'm also baking cakes for my mom and dad's 45th anniversary tomorrow!
Yes, FORTY-FIVE years!!!
We're having a little party with our family over at their house tomorrow. I'm bringing cake and cheesy potatoes. Yummm....
That is so cool! I know you all will have a good time and it's exciting that other dissers will be there with you and the "in laws"! Have a wonderful trip and we want to see the customs....are you making any new ones???I am on Advair....the best stuff ever!UOTE=*Toadstool*;31388960]That is so sad.
Makes me really upset because my DH has asthma really bad, and won't go to the doctor for it. He is using his inhaler ALOT. I think someone told me you aren't supposed to use it more than 3 times a day without being on other medication. He uses it way more than that. This is the second story I have heard this week about someone dying after and asthma attack. I feel sorry for DH when he gets home from offshore. I'm probably not going to be able to control myself and try to force him into going to the doctor.. yet again..
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I absolutely love the Pooh appliques and both outfits are just so adorable. I have it in my plans to make tees for all 7 of us with a different pooh character to wear to our CP lunch! Your work came out great! Did you do that all by hand????I finally finish my dd's and ds's outfit for Crystal Palace. I think i really like how it turned out...
Here's dd outfit - sorry, my model is in school.
Piglet
Skirt front
Skirt back
Tigger shirt and shorts for ds
Tigger
I don't normally ask for prayer, but this has been a really depressing week and I am just really upset and angry at myself. I had my annual well woman visit this week and my blood pressure was really high (but when they took it again, it was borderline) and they also drew blood and the results were not good...my cholesterol level is extremely high...so my ob has asked that I talk to my primary doctor about treatments. I am just really upset at myself because I feel like it my fault that I haven't been taking care of myself and my health. I really don't want to be put on medication, and would like the chance to do it by losing weight, exercising, and diet but I am just not sure what my primary doctor think about that especially since my numbers are really high. I am even more angry at myself because dh and I recently felt that our family isn't complete and we have agreed to try for baby #3....I mean..WHAT AM I THINKING??? My ob-gyn feels that it is absolutely fine for me to get pregnant, but we have to get everything under control. The last few days, I just can't help but think that I am not going to be around to watch my kids grow up..I am going to die of heart disease or a heart attack and that I have totally wreck my health by not doing anything about it sooner. I am 38 and I shouldn't be feeling this way! Sorry..this is totally OT!
Thanks for looking and listening.
I am really seriously looking into getting an embroidery machine! I know Brother and Baby-lock are VERY similiar...I've heard they come out of the same manufacturing plant or something. Have you taken a look at the Ellure Plus? Its about $1200 but you won't ever need another machine unless you go into the business and have to buy a huge machine.
I am hoping to get together a group of us and go in together and maybe get a discount. Let me know if you are interested. Here's the website: http://www.babylock.com/embroidery/ellure-plus/I've been there a couple of times! I chaperoned a three-day field trip from NJ to MA and we always stopped there for a few hours. I love the huge white baluga whale! Luckily its not a huge place so hopefully you can sit and rest a bit! Have fun! Post pics!
Congrats!! We just got a (new to us
I am really seriously looking into getting an embroidery machine! I know Brother and Baby-lock are VERY similiar...I've heard they come out of the same manufacturing plant or something. Have you taken a look at the Ellure Plus? Its about $1200 but you won't ever need another machine unless you go into the business and have to buy a huge machine.
Where about are you?
Congratulations on the new car!
DH and I were just saying a little over a yr and we own ours outright!
