Disboutiquers Part 13 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew

[billwendy]

I plan to make these for DD and my 2 neices (birthdays in April,May and June) turning 2,3, and 4...

and...

The tote is made up of fat quarters, so I am hoping to dig around and find the right fabric tomorrow in my stash. Aren't these cute? I thought they would be fun as gifts
the cupcake tote is only like 7"x7" and 3" wide.

I'd love to make that cupcake tote for my neices!! Where did you get the pattern - its adorable!!!

I know it is no big deal but I just bought a sewing machine today and attempted my first thing, I have never ever touched a sewing machine before, so I am sooooo excited to have actually made something. I couldn't find my camera so I took the pics on my blackberry, so it isn't really clear.... I know it is no biggie but I still wanted to share. You all were right, the easy fit pants were pretty easy to do. Here they are:

I am just excited they came out looking normal on my first try, I was afraid they would be all deformed or that I wouldn't be able to figure out how to thread the machine. I think I want to go make another pair now!

You did AWESOME!!! You'll have so much fun with this pattern you can turn it into pj's or capris or shorts or sweatpants - you name it!!!! Did you get any top patterns??

Toadstool - I too had a hard time with Advair taken 2x/day - i was totally going hoarse and losing my voice!! It was really weird - but anyway (I know its not the same as your DH) my Dr switched me to advair in the morning and singular at night and it was so less stressful on my body and I still didnt need my rescue inhailer - I had been using it multiple times/day without even thinking about it!!

 

[disneylovinfamily]

I know it is no big deal but I just bought a sewing machine today and attempted my first thing, I have never ever touched a sewing machine before, so I am sooooo excited to have actually made something. I couldn't find my camera so I took the pics on my blackberry, so it isn't really clear.... I know it is no biggie but I still wanted to share. You all were right, the easy fit pants were pretty easy to do. Here they are:

I am just excited they came out looking normal on my first try, I was afraid they would be all deformed or that I wouldn't be able to figure out how to thread the machine. I think I want to go make another pair now!

GREAT JOB!! I love your fabric choice for the pants, super cute!

 

[sahm1000]

No, it wasn't the criss cross pattern, but that was on of the ones I was debating using. I just didn't find a ribbon I liked to match. At least that pattern doesn't need a modesty panel!

I've actually never used ribbon when I've done the criss-cross pattern - I just make straps out of the fabric. I like the criss-cross pattern, it's fairly simple. I really like the way yours turned out, that fabric is adorable!

I had just talked myself into the Simply Sweet over the Stripwork Jumper and you have me rethinking my decision
Great job! Have a great trip!

On the Simply Sweet over the Stripwork - I would choose the Simply Sweet. If you use the empire waist on the Simply Sweet and cut your skirt into strips I would think that it would be really very similar to the Stripwork. And you still have the option of doing the natural waist length bodice too with the Simply Sweet.

Finally found the memory chip that I took my big give crayon roll ups with. IT was in Georgia's camera! Go figure. haha Here they are. I didn't get a great picture I was in a hurry. but there is them not rolled up and then the box that I sent full of vacation *loot*! There are 16 slots for crayons and an extra spot for a mini notepad. I put a little notepad in each roll up as well.

Very cute roll-ups Kelly! I'm sure they will love them and all of the other extras you sent with them.

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.

Yeah for you! That's fantastic! We are lucky that we don't have a car payment. We were able to pay cash for our car when we bought it (it was BEFORE kids - we were both working, etc.) and we only have to have one car since Darren gets a company car (the best kind - a free car with gas and all maintainence paid for!!!!!) that he uses. I am dreading the day when something happens to mine (it's 6 1/2 almost 7 years old with around 92000 miles) and we have to get a new one since I don't want a payment and as of right now we don't have enough saved up yet to pay for a new one. I am just hoping for another couple of years out of it and I'll be happy!

My best advice about an embroidery machine - buy the biggest hoop that you can afford! Hoop envy sets in reallllly fast! It seems that it doesn't matter what size hoop you have, you always want a bigger hoop. I have a 5x7 hoop and I love my machine. BUT I always wish I could go bigger. There are ways around that, but it would be nice to not have to figure all of that out.

All of this talk about embroidery machines is making my itch to buy one even worse! Since I didn't get a birthday present and Mother's day is coming up I am considering buying one rolleyes1 just don't tell my DH yet!). I would love everyone's input on what the minimum size hoop should be and what features I should look for. I wish I had the $$ for a really fantastic one but right now I'm looking more along the lines of a lesser machine. Any info you guys have would be appreciated!

 

[mirandag819]

You did AWESOME!!! You'll have so much fun with this pattern you can turn it into pj's or capris or shorts or sweatpants - you name it!!!! Did you get any top patterns??

Thank you ladies....and thanks for the suggestion for the easy fit pants! No I haven't gotten any tops yet, I just tried the first thing that was recomended by everyone (the easy fit pants).....so what top or dress do you all recomend for a beginner?

 

[billwendy]

Thank you ladies....and thanks for the suggestion for the easy fit pants! No I haven't gotten any tops yet, I just tried the first thing that was recomended by everyone (the easy fit pants).....so what top or dress do you all recomend for a beginner?

I think you'd like any of Carla's - stripwork twirl, Aline, simply sweet, portrait peasant - I also like the round neck from that darn cat - but its a little more confusing to me - lol!!! Go for it!!!!

 

[revrob]

I have a Singer Futura embroidery machine. I has a (just slightly smaller than) 5x7 hoop. It works fine. I can slightly resize any 5x7 design to work in my machine. Where the temptation comes in is when you see big hand pieced appliques and you think "wow, I wish I could do that on my machine!" and you realize you could if you had a hoop large enough. But, honestly, I have recommended my machine to many that are looking to make a first time embroidery machine purchase. It is a great machine for about $500, and it runs off of your computer so you can add designs without any problem.

 

[billwendy]

Boy, i would LOVE an embroidery machine - but are there any inexpensive ones out there for doing simple things??? Didnt there used to be a Disney one at Walmart? Was that any good? What about that brother embroidery thing thats not really a machine?????

Fresh out of the washer/dryer first time - a new baby rag and taggie - this time I used machine quilting thread, and had no breakage between the squares (either that or I was more careful when cutting)????

Oh - and here is Zoey - "no, I never get into anything - Hershey Kiss wrapper you say? Well I never!!" How does she peel those????

 

[sahm1000]

Tom, The dress was adorable! I agree with other posters.. need more pix!
Hannah has been using the potty for 2 days straight!!! Woohoo!!!

Tom! I'm agreeing here, we need more pictures! Come on, you know better than that!!!!

Way to go Hannah

So do you put her pullups when you go out of the house? I am wondering what to do about that. She refuses to put diapers on. We went out today and she did fine in her panties. I know she can't be perfect and not have accidents just yet though. Trying to decide what to do for church on Sunday.
Going to be there for 3 hours. Maybe I need to invest in pull ups again. I had gotten some about 6 months ago and they leaked terribly. I JUST bought a big box of diapers too...

I find potty training to be very stressful ! Trying to figure out how to leave the house, praying they don't have an accident, bringing changes of clothes everywhere.......and really praying hard that they don't have an accident in their car seat stresses me out! Grace, my oldest, was really hard to potty train. She had accidents until she was around 4 (they weren't that frequent, but still she was 4!!!). Claire, my middle child potty trained in one day. Honestly! She had one accident and I guess decided she didn't like that and never had another accident. It still stressed me out worrying that she would have one for about a month but she was SO EASY! I'll let you know how Lilly does in about 2 years!

I keep forgetting to upload these. These are Hannah's Easter pictures. I made the bishop dress from swiss batiste. It is so soft and yummy! It has ecru lace, insertion, and beading on the sleeves and fancy band on the bottom. It was alot of work! I never did put the lace in the beading. I liked it without it. She was so thrilled to take pictures with the bunnies! She loves them.

Beautiful dress! Hannah is beautiful too! The pictures are fabulous!

I know it is no big deal but I just bought a sewing machine today and attempted my first thing, I have never ever touched a sewing machine before, so I am sooooo excited to have actually made something. I couldn't find my camera so I took the pics on my blackberry, so it isn't really clear.... I know it is no biggie but I still wanted to share. You all were right, the easy fit pants were pretty easy to do. Here they are:

I am just excited they came out looking normal on my first try, I was afraid they would be all deformed or that I wouldn't be able to figure out how to thread the machine. I think I want to go make another pair now!

Way to go! You did a fantastic job!

Thank you ladies....and thanks for the suggestion for the easy fit pants! No I haven't gotten any tops yet, I just tried the first thing that was recomended by everyone (the easy fit pants).....so what top or dress do you all recomend for a beginner?

Any of the patterns from Carla C are wonderful. I love the Simply Sweet myself but you can't go wrong with her patterns!

I have a Singer Futura embroidery machine. I has a (just slightly smaller than) 5x7 hoop. It works fine. I can slightly resize any 5x7 design to work in my machine. Where the temptation comes in is when you see big hand pieced appliques and you think "wow, I wish I could do that on my machine!" and you realize you could if you had a hoop large enough. But, honestly, I have recommended my machine to many that are looking to make a first time embroidery machine purchase. It is a great machine for about $500, and it runs off of your computer so you can add designs without any problem.

So I'm just curious, if you have a machine are you limited on the hoop size by the machine (like their computer chip won't allow you to sew on a bigger space than that) or by the size of the hoop that you buy (can you buy a bigger hoop at a later time but in the meantime you just use what came with the machine?). Sorry for so many questions! I have been looking at the Futura's - I am pretty sure others on here have one, right? Anyone know of a good place to get one?

 

[sahm1000]

Boy, i would LOVE an embroidery machine - but are there any inexpensive ones out there for doing simple things??? Didnt there used to be a Disney one at Walmart? Was that any good? What about that brother embroidery thing thats not really a machine?????

Fresh out of the washer/dryer first time - a new baby rag and taggie - this time I used machine quilting thread, and had no breakage between the squares (either that or I was more careful when cutting)????

Oh - and here is Zoey - "no, I never get into anything - Hershey Kiss wrapper you say? Well I never!!" How does she peel those????

Be glad that Zoey peels them! We had a Westie that ate a whole bag of Kisses (I know - enough chocolate that it should've killed him but this dog was a nut he literally ate pounds of chocolate throughout his life and got drunk once as a puppy - anything that he could get into he ate) without peeling them and let me tell you, on the way out he was NOT a happy camper! I think foil is a little rough on the rear!! On the plus side, his poop was perfect for Christmas since it was all red and green!

The blanket is perfect! Very cute!

 

[billwendy]

Be glad that Zoey peels them! We had a Westie that ate a whole bag of Kisses (I know - enough chocolate that it should've killed him but this dog was a nut he literally ate pounds of chocolate throughout his life and got drunk once as a puppy - anything that he could get into he ate) without peeling them and let me tell you, on the way out he was NOT a happy camper! I think foil is a little rough on the rear!! On the plus side, his poop was perfect for Christmas since it was all red and green!

The blanket is perfect! Very cute!

 

[WyomingMom]

I'm going to attempt to post a pic here. I tried to post several last night and I got a message saying it had to go to an administrator for approval and it never showed up. If it does show up, these are a couple of the first things I ever made (that promptly fell apart after we got home). I made the patchwork twirl skirt and the shorts. I didn't do the shirts, I'm not that good!

 

[WyomingMom]

Cool it worked! I would like to add that Alexa doesn't normally wear eye makeup but she had a makeover at the BBB our first day and she thought she needed to wear the eye makeup they gave her after that!

MinnieVanMom - We living in Torrington, it's 85 miles north of Cheyenne, just 7 miles from the Nebraska border. Are you from Wyoming also?

Here's a couple more pics.

My two oldest daughters

And my husband and two oldest sons - they weren't exactly happy to wear these but they humored me for one day!

And Alexa and Connor again. My first appliques are really awful close up because I didn't use stabilizer and I was in a rush to finish everything.

 

[*Toadstool*]

This is an absolute fabulous picture!! It is so fairytale like.That studio is amazing!

I LOVE that studio. She makes her own sets. She is amazing. It was pretty expensive though.

I don't think the Viking Diamond and the Allure Plus are on the same playing field....seriously...did you see that red dress with the applique all around the bottom? Gorgeous! That machine must cost as much as a car!!!
All I want to be able to do is make appliques on my children's clothing and buy those cute applique from swak embroidery and sites like "stitch on time"...most of those seem to be in 5x7 size. I am not a professional or anything and I won't be selling anything....so spending $1000-$1200 is a LOT for me...too much...I seriously doubt my hubby will go for it actually. i think the larger hoop is a piecing type thing like you said...not sure. Thanks for your input and I hope you get that gorgeous machine!!! amazing I tell ya!


I hope your DH feels better too! There are all kinds of medications for asthma...maybe your dh can find one that works for him! As you suspect, rescue inhalers work quick but they aren't long term...I hope you can convince him to seek something better!


ETA: I forgot to say that I love your DD's Easter pics with REAL bunnies....how cool is that! Her dress is just beautiful!

I find that the characters are really tiny in 5 b 7. I didn't feel that way until I came on here....
5 by 7 really is perfect for alot of things. Just as long as you don't get hoop envy like me. I know 3 people in my immediate area with Viking Diamonds. The hoop is like the size of my sewing table. It is crazy!!! Most of them don't even use the bigger size hoop. They just upgrade their machines everytime a new one comes out just because they can. Here I am scrounging up money to buy a serger! It is frustrating! They use them just to sew. Most of them don't even embroider. I keep hoping one day they'll let me borrow one of those Diamonds and not give it back.
It is the price of a small car... around 8k I think. Nuts huh?
My MIL has a Bernina that costs around that. You wouldn't believe the things those machines do. I wish I had never known about them. Seriously.. don't ever test someone elses top of the line machine...
Just don't get the 4 by 4. That Futura that Shannon was talking about sounds great. Sounds you like you don't even need a card reader to put the designs onto the machine. I have a card reader I have to use with mine. You want a USB machine if possible.
I am hoping to start sewing for out after getting my serger. Maybe I can save up to get one of those "car" machines.

Thank you for the support about my DH's asthma. Good to know I'm not crazy.

Oh Adi......that dress is beautiful!!! Love the photo op too, my SIL has a place like that to go to- lucky you! You did an amazing job on this dress!!!! So my style! I get Sew Beautiful magazine and gaze at the photos in wonder...no one around here teaches that type of sewing, nevermind clothes!
My favorite quilt shop suggested i could teach a class on making clothes after the baby is born! Which I said "thats sounds like fun" lightly and when it got home it really hit me...ME!? teach a class!?????
Adi- check out this site for cloth dipes...
http://www.storkwearhouse.com/
she is really nice and a work at home mom. You could check out FBs or Training pants.

Mystic was fun- ill try to post photos tomorrow. I have elephant feet tonight and I really probably pushed myself too far, I suspect I will be in bed a lot tomorrow. I also have little raised bumps all over my tummy????? (not red or anything, wonder if Im allergic to the Skin So Soft I bought and started using a week ago?)

I plan to make these for DD and my 2 neices (birthdays in April,May and June) turning 2,3, and 4...

and...

The tote is made up of fat quarters, so I am hoping to dig around and find the right fabric tomorrow in my stash. Aren't these cute? I thought they would be fun as gifts
the cupcake tote is only like 7"x7" and 3" wide.

I am blessed to live in an area that offers alot of sewing help. All of these older ladies down here have taken me under their wings and taught me things. It is so much fun. I see some training pants on etsy that look really neat. I might get some of those.
Love your cupcake stuff. Did you ever finish your quilt??? I can't wait to see it.

I know it is no big deal but I just bought a sewing machine today and attempted my first thing, I have never ever touched a sewing machine before, so I am sooooo excited to have actually made something. I couldn't find my camera so I took the pics on my blackberry, so it isn't really clear.... I know it is no biggie but I still wanted to share. You all were right, the easy fit pants were pretty easy to do. Here they are:

I am just excited they came out looking normal on my first try, I was afraid they would be all deformed or that I wouldn't be able to figure out how to thread the machine. I think I want to go make another pair now!

Wow! You did a great job! Your DD is just precious too!

Toadstool - I too had a hard time with Advair taken 2x/day - i was totally going hoarse and losing my voice!! It was really weird - but anyway (I know its not the same as your DH) my Dr switched me to advair in the morning and singular at night and it was so less stressful on my body and I still didnt need my rescue inhailer - I had been using it multiple times/day without even thinking about it!!

Gosh.. he is so against taking anything like Singulair or Zyrtec. He just has his mind made up he won't take medicine every day. I think I am just going to give up on talking to him about it and pray about it. We got in a fight last night about it. I'm just worried about him. He doesn't want me to worry.

Yeah for you! That's fantastic! We are lucky that we don't have a car payment. We were able to pay cash for our car when we bought it (it was BEFORE kids - we were both working, etc.) and we only have to have one car since Darren gets a company car (the best kind - a free car with gas and all maintainence paid for!!!!!) that he uses. I am dreading the day when something happens to mine (it's 6 1/2 almost 7 years old with around 92000 miles) and we have to get a new one since I don't want a payment and as of right now we don't have enough saved up yet to pay for a new one. I am just hoping for another couple of years out of it and I'll be happy!




All of this talk about embroidery machines is making my itch to buy one even worse! Since I didn't get a birthday present and Mother's day is coming up I am considering buying one rolleyes1 just don't tell my DH yet!). I would love everyone's input on what the minimum size hoop should be and what features I should look for. I wish I had the $$ for a really fantastic one but right now I'm looking more along the lines of a lesser machine. Any info you guys have would be appreciated!

Everyone seems to get the 4 by 4 one first trying to save money and then upgrading soon after. 4 by 4 is REALLY small. I guess if you just want to embroider small names on things it would work. 5 by 7 gives you just so much more room to work with! You can check around for a refurb or floor model too. Sometimes you can get some deals!
That is great about how you want to save up to buy a car. We didn't do that, but we hope to with our next one. We are Dave Ramsey listeners as well, and he seems pretty firm on that is the way to go.

I have a Singer Futura embroidery machine. I has a (just slightly smaller than) 5x7 hoop. It works fine. I can slightly resize any 5x7 design to work in my machine. Where the temptation comes in is when you see big hand pieced appliques and you think "wow, I wish I could do that on my machine!" and you realize you could if you had a hoop large enough. But, honestly, I have recommended my machine to many that are looking to make a first time embroidery machine purchase. It is a great machine for about $500, and it runs off of your computer so you can add designs without any problem.

I keep looking at DivasDuds on etsy, and she offers her designs in 5 by 7 and 6 by 10. I think that 6 by 10 would be really good for character appliques.
500 is a deal! Goodness.. definitely a great purchase.

Boy, i would LOVE an embroidery machine - but are there any inexpensive ones out there for doing simple things??? Didnt there used to be a Disney one at Walmart? Was that any good? What about that brother embroidery thing thats not really a machine?????

Fresh out of the washer/dryer first time - a new baby rag and taggie - this time I used machine quilting thread, and had no breakage between the squares (either that or I was more careful when cutting)????

Oh - and here is Zoey - "no, I never get into anything - Hershey Kiss wrapper you say? Well I never!!" How does she peel those????

I vote for the Futura for 500.. thats a deal. Seriously!!
The one at Wal Mart is a 4 by 4. I hear you can get great deals on them right now because they are clearancing them in some stores. I guess they are fine as long as you don't want bigger.
Zoe is adorable! I was going to say you were lucky she didn't eat the wrapper.

I find potty training to be very stressful ! Trying to figure out how to leave the house, praying they don't have an accident, bringing changes of clothes everywhere.......and really praying hard that they don't have an accident in their car seat stresses me out! Grace, my oldest, was really hard to potty train. She had accidents until she was around 4 (they weren't that frequent, but still she was 4!!!). Claire, my middle child potty trained in one day. Honestly! She had one accident and I guess decided she didn't like that and never had another accident. It still stressed me out worrying that she would have one for about a month but she was SO EASY! I'll let you know how Lilly does in about 2 years!

Beautiful dress! Hannah is beautiful too! The pictures are fabulous!

So I'm just curious, if you have a machine are you limited on the hoop size by the machine (like their computer chip won't allow you to sew on a bigger space than that) or by the size of the hoop that you buy (can you buy a bigger hoop at a later time but in the meantime you just use what came with the machine?). Sorry for so many questions! I have been looking at the Futura's - I am pretty sure others on here have one, right? Anyone know of a good place to get one?

I am stressed about the potty training. She doesn't even want to look at a diaper. I put her one on to sleep though... kicking and screaming.
I don't want to be that mom that takes her kid to church and she plays in her own pee all Sunday morning... gosh..
Most embroidery machines will come with a hoop for the biggest size of the embroidery field that it cam embroider. If a machine has listed that the embroidery field is 5 by 7 it will come with a 5 by 7 hoop and it will only embroider that 5 by 7 area. It won't accept designs bigger than 5 by 7. The only thing you can do to get a bigger space is to get a multi or mega hoop that allows you to move the hoop to get a bigger area. Then you have to split your design into 2, and it will stitch as 2 separate designs in the same hoop. Hope that makes sense.

Be glad that Zoey peels them! We had a Westie that ate a whole bag of Kisses (I know - enough chocolate that it should've killed him but this dog was a nut he literally ate pounds of chocolate throughout his life and got drunk once as a puppy - anything that he could get into he ate) without peeling them and let me tell you, on the way out he was NOT a happy camper! I think foil is a little rough on the rear!! On the plus side, his poop was perfect for Christmas since it was all red and green!

The blanket is perfect! Very cute!

Oh my gosh...
We has a Westie that likes to eat clothes.... anything stinky she would go for.. so just imagine. She had colorful poops too, but at least they were cotton poops and not tin foil! I guess Westies like to eat non edible things.

 

[*Toadstool*]

Thank you for all the compliments on the dress btw.

I was just looking at this site for some sewing inspirations.
http://appliqueforkids.com/gallery.php
I have seen her trunk show which is all these outfits in person. They are so cute!!!

I have been on the dis way too much today!
I am going

 

[PrincessLeighsDaddy]

Well we need more pictures than that!

I agree!! I even went to your blog to see if you had any there, but nope!

Check again!

Leighanna looks so sweet! but we do need more pictures!

Tom, The dress was adorable! I agree with other posters.. need more pix!

I keep forgetting to upload these. These are Hannah's Easter pictures. I made the bishop dress from swiss batiste. It is so soft and yummy! It has ecru lace, insertion, and beading on the sleeves and fancy band on the bottom. It was alot of work! I never did put the lace in the beading. I liked it without it. She was so thrilled to take pictures with the bunnies! She loves them.

OMYGoodness! That is pure craftmanship at its finest!

Tom! I'm agreeing here, we need more pictures! Come on, you know better than that!!!!

Thanks for all the complements, I thought I added a couple of more photos, but when I looked back, I guess I didn't!
I did update my blog though, with a couple of more pics!

 

[LouiesMama]

I got a nasty sunburn out in the garden today, and I can't sleep . I put SPF30 all over Louie and myself, but I forgot the back of my neck. Yeouch!

Anyways - I'm loving all the nice compliments and gorgeous creations!!! Visiting this thread always makes me feel so good !

A couple of comments off the top of my head while I'm in this rare de-lurked state:

Simply Sweet vs. Stripwork - The bodices are pretty much the same. I think the stripwork might be a tad wider and shorter in the larger sizes, but I'm not positive. The things that stripwork has that are different are button-up straps, the neckline ruffle, lengths/instructions for a double ruffle, and strip piecing instructions. SS has lots more finishing, strap, and bodice options, however.

Potty Training - Lou was another kid who did things on his own terms. He was cloth diapered up until he was 3.5. When we put our last house on the market, I just didn't have it in me to deal with the pail or the laundry. I got him some pull-ups, and he loved them way too much! DH asked him why he wouldn't use the potty, and he said "I don't need the potty, I got my Diego pants!" Right before we went on our house hunting trip, DH bought some awful cheap diapers with tabs. Lou and I both disliked using them, and mutually agreed that underpants were a better option. He's been the perfect big boy ever since!

Location - So neat to see where everyone lives! I'm just North of Baltimore in Towson. I'd totally be up for an East Coast get together!!!

MouseTriper - Soooooo happy to hear your news! We'll keep the prayers coming your way!

EnchantedPrincess - Jenny, I'm in the same boat as you with the blood pressure. Are you monitoring at home? I've found that mine is much lower when I'm relaxing at home. You really can do a lot with diet and exercise, too. Even 10 lbs makes a big difference for me. Stress has a big impact, too. Please take good care of yourself and try not to worry . You can live a very long time with high blood pressure, and it is good you are addressing it now while you are young and healthy.

Eeyore4Ever419 - I had those elephant feet too! I could only wear slip-on sandals at the end (with socks 'cause it was cold - quite the fashion statement). Propping and icing helped some, but having the baby was really the only thing that made it go away! At least it isn't too too hot up there yet! Try to take it easy these last few weeks!

twob4him - Girl, you need to get your embroidery machine ASAP! I was in your state for a month before I bought mine, and I couldn't think about anything else! I have the brother PE-700II, and I bought it from HSN online.

http://crafts-sewing.hsn.com/brothe...ort_p-3650729_xp.aspx?web_id=3650729&ocm=sekw

I did the flex-pay thing, and it was great. DH never did this -> with the credit card bill!

I've had it for about a year and a half now, and it hasn't given me a minute of trouble. Yeah, a bigger hoop would be nice, but I find that I can get the impact I want with 5 x 7 and 4 x 4 designs by creative placement and mixing and matching !

OK, I'm going to try to go and sleep now. Tomorrow is another big day in the garden. I'll definitely be more thorough with the sunscreen application!

 

[danicaw]

I know it is no big deal but I just bought a sewing machine today and attempted my first thing, I have never ever touched a sewing machine before, so I am sooooo excited to have actually made something. I couldn't find my camera so I took the pics on my blackberry, so it isn't really clear.... I know it is no biggie but I still wanted to share. You all were right, the easy fit pants were pretty easy to do. Here they are:

I am just excited they came out looking normal on my first try, I was afraid they would be all deformed or that I wouldn't be able to figure out how to thread the machine. I think I want to go make another pair now!

Great Job!!!!
I love that pattern! Soo fun and easy!
Super Cute!

 

[livndisney]

I am so tired and headed to bed, but I wanted to announce......

The Fawn outfit I have been working on for quite awhile is done!!!!! (well atleast as done as it is going to be for now LOL. I am basically happy with it-Morgan loves what she has seen so far. I did tell her JORD would NOT be getting a matching outfit LOL

 

[livndisney]

BTW-Tom

Morgan saw Lee's LPS dress and wants to know why you have HER fabric LOL.

Guess what outfit I will be making next? LOL

 

[MouseTriper]

That is great news! We will continue to pray for you! And even cry with you over your joy!

This is FANTASTIC news!!! Yes, prayers really do work! And I will definitely keep them coming your way! GOD IS GOOD!

Oh I am crying here with you! I am so excited for you! I so pray you will have that perfect little child in your arms SOON!!!!!!! You are ot a sap you are a mom who wants to love a child!!!!! Noting is more important then that!
i will continue to pray that that little boy will be with you very soon!

I got teary eyed reading this! I am soo happy that you got a good report! I will continue to keep you in my prayers! Be blessed!!!!!

That is great news!!!! You and your family will continue to be in my prayers....

I'm so happy for you! You're right - prayers DO WORK! I'll continue to pray for your family.

I'm all teary just reading this. I'll continue the prayers. Please keep us posted.

Mousetriper - That's awesome news! I'll be praying for your family!

Beth, I am praying for your family too. Please take care of yourself.

Oh BETH!!!!!! I am all goose bumps!!!

Beth! that is such wonderful news! I'll keep praying and continue to hope that it all works out well!

That is amazing news! How awesome!

WOO-HOOO!!!!!!!! I am SO happy for you!! I literally was sobbing when I read this- in a good way!! The power of prayer never ceases to amaze me! I'll keep praying for you guys!

CONGRATS CONGRATS CONGRATS!!

What wonderful news!

Congratulations Beth! I'll keep saying prayers for you! I hope your wish comes true!

Mousetripper- so glad that you got good news.

Oh, that is really great news! We'll keep praying

Beth! What wonderful news. When I read your post I got the chills all over! More prayers coming your way.

Prayer can move mountains! I hope this is truly the case for you. I'm so happy for you.

That's WONDERFUL news!!!!

CONGRATS!! Sending more prayers your way.

Praying, praying praying!!!!! I'm so happy it looks like things are speeding up for you. I know how hard it is to wait for your baby to arrive when their are so many variables in the way. Adoption is rather close to my heart, afterall.

Its definitely the power of prayer. I will keep you in my prayers.

Congrats!!! Keeping up the prayers for you!

Thank you ALL for your prayers and kind words!!! The power of prayer is definitely an amazing thing. We have actually had our son here with us since he was born. He is now almost a year and a half. We just have not been allowed to adopt him yet. Tucking in my baby every night and not knowing whether it will be the last time or not is very emotional for me. Dealing with a legal-risk adoption is kinda like being on an emotional roller-coaster of ups and downs, you live in a constant state of fear. As you can imagine, hearing this latest news has been a true blessing. We still are not quite there yet so we continue to pray. Again, thank you all for your prayers!!!!