How old are they? I usually do matchbox cars. Kyle loves them so it is cheap and easy! Most of the time I get those plastic character cups and stuff them in there with some candy. Or what about bubbles?
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How old are they? I usually do matchbox cars. Kyle loves them so it is cheap and easy! Most of the time I get those plastic character cups and stuff them in there with some candy. Or what about bubbles?
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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 onerolleyes1 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!
Benita, I have a Futura. I got it when sams club had them on line for I think not much over $500. It has a 4x4 hoop and a 5x7 hoop. I actually really love it, even more so as I become more familiar with it. I rarely use the 4x4 hoop and of course I would love a giant hoop, but can't afford a giant hoop machine! It hooks directly to the computer with a USB cable and right now my computer has died (I'm using DH's) and I'm really missing my embroidery machine! I used the 5x7 hoop to make the dwarves on Lily's skirt and I think the size turned out pretty good.
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????
The taggie blankets are cute, but that picture of Zoey is hilarious! I'm going to have to show Lily. She loves pictures of doggys.
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!
all your stuff is cute but I love this skirt the best!
Prayers are with you and your family as you are probably at or getting ready for church this morning. I think it shows that you are open to improvement simply by how fast you saw your own flaws. You just had a bad day, we ALL get those, be kind to yourself. I'm sure it must be a unique relationship to have your MIL be your neighbor. Perhaps you could make it up to her by making her a princess dress?
I'm sure she will understand after talking with you.
Thanks for sharing your story! It's nice to know there are others out there who aren't perfect.
Tom- You are such a tease! Of course I had to go check out your blog for pics of the front of the dress. How FUN that she received compliments on her shopping trip! I always wondered about the reactions you must get when she says her DADDY made it- from kids and adults alike, some day you should do a blog post on all the unique reactions you have heard. Your WDW outfits were gorgeous and I bet you must have had lots of fun reactions there too. The "donald/mickey sheets" with pinwheels is still my fav outfit.
Wendy- I bought the patterns from my favorite local quilt shop (www.quilterscorneronline.com) she is just a couple minutes from my house, but you can google and find them for sale online too- just google "Little Cupcake Tote" and theres a website called Cozy Cottages that had the placemats.
Adi- was it you who asked about the Pooh quilt? I have the top pieced and the body parts and flowers ready to go- my next step is to fuse them to the top and satin stitch, which I'm totally procrasting about. I have a "Have It Your Way" quilt class next saturday where I will be sewing from noon to midnightwith a bunch of other sewers and plan to fuse and applique there- under the watchful eye of an applique expert who will hopefully keep me from making any really made errors.
Okay- DH just came out (finally got out of bed) and he is going to go to church without me for the first time ever (I told him this would be DDs only opportunity to go this week to play with other kids and my hips and feet are in bad shape this morning) So I'm really proud he's going alone, BUT he's wearing a grey-blue t-shirt and jeans. I politely pointed out surely he has some thing besides a t-shirt he could wear....he says "its not a t-shirt- see it has a logo and points to an almost invisible emboridered sailboat. Oh, wait, he just came back out- with a button up shirt on. LOL. Whew! (how do they think like that???? a tiny sailboat makes a tshirt, not a tshirt???)
Here are a few pics from Mystic Aquarium yesterday, one of my favorite places..... I started going to Mystic on my 9th birthday....that was a lot of birthdays ago! I haven't made any A-lines since last summer, I forgot how much I love this pattern and how quickly it works up. I was able to have this done in 1 day! (that includes cleaning, cooking, errands, life, etc too of course)
in front of the beluga whale exibit- there are 2 or 3, but they were cleaning the exhibit so you could only see them when they swam right up in front of the glass.
reverse side (with Carla's Precious dress as a bodice)
feet..my last PG my feet were BAD everyday for months-this time, it was all the walking yesterday that did me in...
here is a pic I took from 3 years ago at 38 wks
Now this time, i have been so happy to have pretty normal feet. I had hoped sleeping last night would help, but I think its going to take a day or 2 and a LOT of water to get them back to normal.
cute a-line! My feet looked like that last picture when I was pregnant with Jayden. I had to go in 2x a week for NSTs and the techs would laugh at my feet and legs. It was funny. Also my shoe size increased by a size after that because although the swelling went away, my already wide feet were much wider. None of my shoes ever fit again.
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On the potty training thing. When we went out the first few times Dallas had on the thick gerber underwear (which are so cute) and then I put rubber pants over him. Yep! Old fashioned rubber pants. He was an easy kid though and hardly ever went potty. Morning, noon and night for the most part.
After a couple of days when I finally convinced myself he wasn't going to go in the underwear I dropped the rubber pants. I was amazed at how easy it was but Dallas is not normal! He was 2 yr 7 months so I was afraid of what he would do at night. I just put a regular diaper on him. For about the first month or two he was a bit wet in the morning. Month 3 we went to disney and he woke up dry every morning.
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On the embroidery machine issue. I think a 5x7 is perfect in so many ways. Especially for a beginner. I have had mine for about 8 yrs now and when I first got it I mainly did 4x4 embroidery. I used my larger hoop a few times to make a little scene to put on blankets or sweatshirts but all the designs were 4x4 (or smaller).
With applique I have a larger hoop. No idea how big it is. Guess I could measure but I find it too big. It is annoying to take on and off all the time. I always worry about it coming unhooped because it is just so large. It is also hard to do smaller tshirts with the larger hoop. A 10/12 is about the first size that I find it okay with (but that is probably because I think the hoop is shaped awkwardly - long and skinny).
The one thing I don't like is a 5x7 design on some tshirt sizes. To put one on a size 8 (for Dallas) usually the design looks tiny. If you add something to it (below or above it) then it looks better. Dallas' WallE I am actually okay with. BUT for most sewing as in the skirts, pants and dresses I think the size is fine.
Using the bigger hoop wouldn't be nearly as bad if you were just appliqueing on a piece of fabric vs a tshirt and worrying about the fabric folded over and what not weighing it down.
If you could get a 5x7 I would for sure go the extra $ and get one. If you can't I think most would be entertained for a while with the 4x4. BUt I am sure you'll want to upgrade at some point.
Super cute! I love all the other photos too at AK.
That was such a bittersweet post. Even if I don't participate in the give I love to read it and see the kids faces light up. It means so much to me to know that so many care! I know that it is great for them just to have the support of us disboarders even without anything else.
Welcome!
After a couple of days when I finally convinced myself he wasn't going to go in the underwear I dropped the rubber pants. I was amazed at how easy it was but Dallas is not normal! He was 2 yr 7 months so I was afraid of what he would do at night. I just put a regular diaper on him. For about the first month or two he was a bit wet in the morning. Month 3 we went to disney and he woke up dry every morning.
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On the embroidery machine issue. I think a 5x7 is perfect in so many ways. Especially for a beginner. I have had mine for about 8 yrs now and when I first got it I mainly did 4x4 embroidery. I used my larger hoop a few times to make a little scene to put on blankets or sweatshirts but all the designs were 4x4 (or smaller).
With applique I have a larger hoop. No idea how big it is. Guess I could measure but I find it too big. It is annoying to take on and off all the time. I always worry about it coming unhooped because it is just so large. It is also hard to do smaller tshirts with the larger hoop. A 10/12 is about the first size that I find it okay with (but that is probably because I think the hoop is shaped awkwardly - long and skinny).
The one thing I don't like is a 5x7 design on some tshirt sizes. To put one on a size 8 (for Dallas) usually the design looks tiny. If you add something to it (below or above it) then it looks better. Dallas' WallE I am actually okay with. BUT for most sewing as in the skirts, pants and dresses I think the size is fine.
Using the bigger hoop wouldn't be nearly as bad if you were just appliqueing on a piece of fabric vs a tshirt and worrying about the fabric folded over and what not weighing it down.
If you could get a 5x7 I would for sure go the extra $ and get one. If you can't I think most would be entertained for a while with the 4x4. BUt I am sure you'll want to upgrade at some point.
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!
Super cute! I love all the other photos too at AK.
That was such a bittersweet post. Even if I don't participate in the give I love to read it and see the kids faces light up. It means so much to me to know that so many care! I know that it is great for them just to have the support of us disboarders even without anything else.
Hello!My name is Kristi. I have been a lurker for over a year now. I must say that I have no idea about computers but I have loved getting to know all of you through your posts. And I just love everything that everyone has made. I am a sahm of 2 girls. My oldest, Julia, is 12 and my youngest, Kristin, is 3. They keep me very busy. I am married to my best friend, Robert. I finally got the courage to ask my computer genius uncle how to post. So here I am and I hope to get to know all of you much better.
Hugs, kristi
Welcome!
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That just made me laugh, I put that thick gerber underear on Lily last night because we are running low on clean laundry
I don't think she'd ever seen them before. She was like "what are those? Those are baby underpants!" 
I do have to say there is something to be said for waiting on the potty training! Lily was 3 1/2. I didn't want to potty train her right before our Disney trip, so we waited. When we got back we just put her in regular underwear. About a week later she said she didn't want a pull-up at night, she wanted regular underwear. 
She has had a few accidents, but not many at all, overall by FAR my easiest kid to potty train!
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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.
WOw! Those are great! You did a fantastic job for a first timer! And you DH and DS are such good sports! Great job, can't wait to see what you make next!
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.
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
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 ->
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!
Take some ibuprofen for your sunburn (I know it doesn't make a lot of sense but it does help take away some of that tightness feeling!). Hope it gets better in the morning. I hate it when I miss a spot with the sunscreen! Here in Texas our sun is so strong in the summer that I get so nervous about the girls getting burned I sometimes can't enjoy being at the pool with them since they are so fair (Dad had stage 4 melanoma so I am pretty concious of the sunscreen). They are reapplied every hour - we use a LOT of sunscreen!
I looked at the machine that you posted and it is the same price as the Singer Futura 250 at HSN. Any opinions on which one is better and why? That flexpay thing does seem like a great way to spread out the payments!
Are you going to post pictures of your garden to your blog? I follow yours and Tom's so I will be checking them both out for pictures!
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!!!!
I will continue to pray for you and your family Beth. Let's hope it all goes smoothly. I can't imagine how stressful that is.
Wow! I am sure it is stressful. I am sure your MIL will understand. I will say some prayers for you too.
Hello!My name is Kristi. I have been a lurker for over a year now. I must say that I have no idea about computers but I have loved getting to know all of you through your posts. And I just love everything that everyone has made. I am a sahm of 2 girls. My oldest, Julia, is 12 and my youngest, Kristin, is 3. They keep me very busy. I am married to my best friend, Robert. I finally got the courage to ask my computer genius uncle how to post. So here I am and I hope to get to know all of you much better.
Hugs, kristi
Welcome Kristi!
I suggest the nighttime Pull ups. Kaitlyn is prety much potty trained but she still wears a pull up at naptime, bedtime and if we are going to be out for long periods of time. I think that we could put her in panties all the time, but I am waiting to start that until after we return from disney, just in case. I also put her in a pull up for church, but I make sure to take her to the bathroom befor the service and during if she tells me she needs to. Then we usually make a trip to the potty before we leave. anyway, back to nighttime pull ups, I figure it makes more sense to buy one type of pullups rather than 2 and the nighttime ones control the leaks ALOT better!!! Fortunately, we haven't had any accidents in 3weeks!!! and she has been holding it the whole night!!!!!! I think we are almost finished!!!
We did nighttime pullups too. My only suggestion is to make sure you take them off first thing in the morning. Both of my DD's understood that they could "go" in those and it wouldn't cause an accident so rather than go to the bathroom it was just easier to do it in those. Little stinkers! So they had to come off first thing in the morningl.
You don't need a tutorial (although I think Jessica just did one so you really should go and look at it b/c I know she included pictures and that will make it so much easier for you to understand) that is why you have us! The way I gather is different than some. I use elastic thread (other people use dental floss or embroidery floss - it's all the same idea) and I change my stitch to a zigzag on the widest and longest settings and I lay my elastic thread down and allow the machine to sew over it. When I am done I am able to pull on the elastic thread and gather the material easily. I can also do it with my machine if I set my stitches right but I think that only works with a Brother machine. What type of machine do you have?
Here are a few pics from Mystic Aquarium yesterday, one of my favorite places..... I started going to Mystic on my 9th birthday....that was a lot of birthdays ago! I haven't made any A-lines since last summer, I forgot how much I love this pattern and how quickly it works up. I was able to have this done in 1 day! (that includes cleaning, cooking, errands, life, etc too of course)
in front of the beluga whale exibit- there are 2 or 3, but they were cleaning the exhibit so you could only see them when they swam right up in front of the glass.
reverse side (with Carla's Precious dress as a bodice)
feet..my last PG my feet were BAD everyday for months-this time, it was all the walking yesterday that did me in...
here is a pic I took from 3 years ago at 38 wks
Now this time, i have been so happy to have pretty normal feet. I had hoped sleeping last night would help, but I think its going to take a day or 2 and a LOT of water to get them back to normal.
Your DD is adorable. The A-line is really cute too! Now your feet horrified me! You poor thing! Drink some water and stay off of them!
We just went to a b-day party yesterday and they gave out kites. I think they were from the dollar store but it was a great favor. I have to tell you that I am pretty much over favors. My kiddos definitely don't need any more stuff (from other people's parties) and I hate wasting my $$ on things that are just going to get thrown away. So maybe skip the favors?
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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!!"
The quilt is beautiful; I love the colors. Showing my ignorance here, but what is a taggie?
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!
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.
Everything is really cute, Shannon. You have a beautiful family too.
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i think they are 5 turning 6 or 6 turning 7.
Thanks for some great ideas!
I also suggested to her that they could have an activity at the party and make their own favor...
When i was a kid they made ice cream soda candles- they filled styrofoam cups with wax and wick (in advance) and then helped us make "froth" and cherry and stick a piece of straw in the top- and that was what we took home.
Or make paper lunch bag puppets
I even suggested sticking a choc chip cookie and brownie in a bag, put some stickers on the bag and give out.
I like favors, but we don't go to many parties so they are special for her.
Although sometimes the whole age appropriate thing is lost- last year my SIL, at a party for a 3yr old gave DD a Pooh jump rope (she had just turned 2) Oh well.
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Guess what! I am home, completely alone, for the first time in 3 years!!!
Im just sitting here with my feet up, drinking my tea. Ahhhh.....
only about 30 min left!
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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
Speaking of inspiration, you are in my area of sewing heaven. Have you ever been to Wendy Schoen's store at 5310 Canal Blvd? I've taken classes with her before, and she is so nice!!! Her work is incredible. Have you been to Baltazor's? I think it opens by appointment. And then, a little further, but there is the Old Fashioned Baby in Baton Rouge.
I don't know how long you've been sewing heirloom, but do you remember Linda's Silver Needle? She used to advertise at the end of all the Martha Sewing Rooms. I used to live right by her shop, and that's where I learned to smock and got hooked on heirloom sewing and quilting. I was so sad when that shop closed. There have been a couple of very small heirloom shops that have opened here since, but none of them stayed in business long. There isn't much demand for that kind of sewing in the north.
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I am so happy to hear your good news. I will continue to pray for your family and that your adoption is finalized much sooner than expected!
Both of our adoptions were legal risk. Katie's was very scary
We had her for 18 months and they were still looking for anyone in her bio family willing to take her. When I say anyone I mean like bio dad's cousin in another state who didn't even know she existed etc. It was just awful! Every time the caseworker called or stopped by I was terrified she was calling to say pack her up, I am moving her. Then 2 weeks before our adoption hearing someone with family connections to the bio family stepped forward and tried to stop it. Those were the longest and saddest days I remember. When that judge announce Katie's adoption was final I broke down because of all of the stress was finally released. There was not a dry eye in the court room.As awful as this may sound when Katie was a baby I didn't know if we were going to be able to adopt her or not. I hardly took any pictures of her. I probably only have about 100 pictures of her from birth until 18 months. But, I could not handle the thought of her not being here and me having all of these things around to remind me of her every day. I regret it to this day. As a matter of fact I can not find the pictures from her first Disney trip when she was 7 months old. I have all but tore my house apart trying to find them. It is keeping me up at night. She has been well photographed from 18 months until presentThank 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!!!!
Here's what I've been doing while in lurkdom:
Lily's Angelina Ballerina dress, it still needs pockets out of the green polka dot, but I'm not loving it so I'm completely unmotivated to finish it.
Lily's denim easy-fit capris:
Not Lily's:
I'm not sure if I ever posted her zebra capris. It has been too cold to wear them without boots and a sweater!
I have been holding onto this fabric for a year now debating which pattern to use for the top.
I love all of Lily's outfits. I like the style of the first dress and think the pockets will spice it up.
I have the cherry fabric in my ever growing stash. I love how you used them. I may make Kate some easy fit's with them. Did you embroider the tank?
Have you found leggings you like better than walmarts? When I saw your post on Lily's leggings I realized Katie needs some really badly. It took me right back to the 5th grade when I wore leggings
Your family is in my prayers. I felt the same way about the few Big Gives I was able to participate in.
My MIL and I had a huge blow up over my oldest daughter Leanne about 4 years ago. We have patched things up somewhat, but it will never be the same. She showed me her true colors that day and I can overlook it. I pray you can work things out better than we did.
That just made me laugh, I put that thick gerber underear on Lily last night because we are running low on clean laundry
I also waited until Katie was 3 1/2. She wanted to try taking a pre-school gymnastics class and had to be potty trained. When I told her she said "Okay, I think I can do that!" She has a had a few accidents since, but for the most part was trained day and night after only a few days. It was great.
It took me 2 days to catch up on this thread
I have to keep up better.I better run. I just heard Justin say "I'm okay dad, but I have good news and bad news..."
Coming from an 8 year old boy it could be anything!Thanks ladies!
I realize it is probably a good deal but I just can't afford that. My husband is a self employed architect who owns a VERY small firm. He has work for the next 2 1/2 years but we are cutting way back. I even made him take on a house which he NEVER does just to make a little extra. Anyway I know you didn't ask but that's the reason. I can make similar dresses for half the price. I am actually going to make a tinkerbelle with a scalloped skirt and a big white bow to resemble wings, and I am going to see if we can do the step sisters.
The pattern looks great! All the sizes too! I like it better since it will sit higher on their chests. MIL was a seamstress so these things are simple for her. She still makes her own suits and makes dress shirts for FIL. I just cut the patterns to help her out and because then mommy made it too!
Thanks again!
Monica
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I finished both outfits for Epcot and I went outside with the girls to take some pictures. Its blowing a hurricane out there!
Yaaaaa, I am glad I am done! DD11 and I will be wearing tees with the Mickey Head in the flag material. IF I get the embroidery machine, I would like to add Epcot 2009 on the cuff of their capris and onto our tees.
Yaaaaa, I am glad I am done! DD11 and I will be wearing tees with the Mickey Head in the flag material. IF
I get the embroidery machine, I would like to add Epcot 2009 on the cuff of their capris and onto our tees.
MouseTriper
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Awww, I will definitely be lifting your family up in prayer!!! I am sorry you had a bad day but so happy to hear how the Big Give affected you. I know just what you mean there.
Me too!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!!!
I am praying for you too! I just didn't tell ya I was
Ya, there is nothing that makes me more emotional. Thank you so much for the prayers.
This case is very difficult and stressful, much more so than our DD's case ever was. I hope and pray that we are nearing the end of it and that we will get an adoption date soon. Thank you!!!!
Oh bless your heart!!!! It definitely sounds like we have been through some of the same stuff. There are days I refuse to answer the phone out of fear that it is the case worker with bad news. I let the machine pick it up. Going through legal risk adoptions is the scariest thing we have ever done but so far it is worth every stressful moment.I am so happy to hear your good news. I will continue to pray for your family and that your adoption is finalized much sooner than expected!
Both of our adoptions were legal risk. Katie's was very scary
As awful as this may sound when Katie was a baby I didn't know if we were going to be able to adopt her or not. I hardly took any pictures of her. I probably only have about 100 pictures of her from birth until 18 months. But, I could not handle the thought of her not being here and me having all of these things around to remind me of her every day. I regret it to this day. As a matter of fact I can not find the pictures from her first Disney trip when she was 7 months old. I have all but tore my house apart trying to find them. It is keeping me up at night. She has been well photographed from 18 months until present
I better run. I just heard Justin say "I'm okay dad, but I have good news and bad news..."
I am so sorry to hear about your pictures. I'm a wanna-be-photographer so I have thousands and thousands of pictures since the day we brought our son home. I just can't help myself. I am gonna pray that you find the ones of Katie's 1st trip to WDW. I bet they pop out of no where when you least expect it. I know what you mean about wishing you had more photos though. Our DD was 7 months old when she came home with us and I wish I had some pictures of her first 6 months. I did manage to get a copy of her newborn picture taken at the hospital. I am so glad that I have this one, not only for me but for my DD.
Is your son okay? The one who came in saying, he was okay but he had good news and bad news???
So cute!!I finished both outfits for Epcot and I went outside with the girls to take some pictures. Its blowing a hurricane out there!
Yaaaaa, I am glad I am done! DD11 and I will be wearing tees with the Mickey Head in the flag material. IF
jessica52877
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Cathy! Love the finished outfits! The high 5 picture is too cute! I also love the last one with flower.
I cannot ever just sit down and type without having to stop and do something. Dallas has finally decided he likes Toy Story ( he has never been into it but watched it) so now I need to find all the toys!
I cannot ever just sit down and type without having to stop and do something. Dallas has finally decided he likes Toy Story ( he has never been into it but watched it) so now I need to find all the toys!
Twins+2more
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W2G Cathy, the Epcot outfits are great. The girls look so happy to have them.
Jennia
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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!!"
Too cute (both your dog and the blankies!). We used to have a dog who would eat cheese slices, plastic wrappers and all. Our current dog is a fan of eating baby socks-I always push him outside right away after he's done so because I know there's going to be a huge mess to clean up soon.
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!
I think all of your stuff is amazing, and you have a beautiful family! My dh also humored me by wearing a custom shirt to AK and one day at MK. I guess that's how we know they really love us.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.
I finished both outfits for Epcot and I went outside with the girls to take some pictures. Its blowing a hurricane out there!
Yaaaaa, I am glad I am done! DD11 and I will be wearing tees with the Mickey Head in the flag material. IF
Cute! I like the fabric combinations you used.
I'm getting ready to go buy a new car! I picked one out yesterday and we're going today to finalize the sale, etc. They're adding a 2 year warranty onto it which retails for 1600, so I'm feeling happy about that. This is my first time really negotiating for a car at all-my first/current one was a 2k beater that I'll now be giving to my brother.
mom2prettyprincess
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It was like a rush for the door when I got there...it was packed in there by 10:10....I did get the stuff I wanted...
Can anyone think of a good pattern for a Glinda the Good Witch Costume. I got some great pink organza with silver glitter design on it for $2.50/yd..in the red tag area that was originally $12.99/yd. Yay Me!!!!
Can anyone think of a good pattern for a Glinda the Good Witch Costume. I got some great pink organza with silver glitter design on it for $2.50/yd..in the red tag area that was originally $12.99/yd. Yay Me!!!!
sweetstitches
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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!!!!
Thank you for fililng us in; now I now specifically what to pray for. All of our adoptions were legal risk in the sense that the birthfathers never signed, but we were never in the situation that you are in. In Theo's case, the agency thought that the birthfather was going to contest, so they put him in foster care for the first 2 months. We didn't even know about him at that point. They didn't want him to come home with us because they were worried about how hard it would be on Nathan & Rachel if it were contested. Theo was exactly 2 months old when he came home, but because he was a preemie, he had just moved into 0-3 month clothes, so he felt like a newborn. I still feel cheated about those two months though, and if we had been given a choice, I KNOW we would have had him placed with us from birth. Still, I can't imagine how stressful this must be for you, and you are definitely in my prayers!!!
Praying. Our oldest has special needs so definitely some "issues" there and our family doesn't always "get it" either.
Hello!My name is Kristi. I have been a lurker for over a year now. I must say that I have no idea about computers but I have loved getting to know all of you through your posts. And I just love everything that everyone has made. I am a sahm of 2 girls. My oldest, Julia, is 12 and my youngest, Kristin, is 3. They keep me very busy. I am married to my best friend, Robert. I finally got the courage to ask my computer genius uncle how to post. So here I am and I hope to get to know all of you much better.
Hugs, kristi
Welcome Kristi!
Yes, you sound like me....sure, it would be nice to own a "car" machine but do I really need it? I am thinking 5 x 7 is good enough and anything bigger I can hand piece...I mean if its that big it should be "easier" to hand piece anyways. I mean I did that Bambi and Thumper by hand and it wasn't too bad....
That's adorable! I didn't realize that you had done that by hand. The spots and hoofs on Bambi are so tiny! If you can do that, you can do anything.
The other way to gather, if anyone else hasn't posted it yet since it's taking me forever to finish this post, is to set your stitch lenght really long, and then make two rows of stitching (about 1/4 inch on either side of where you final stitching line will be.) Leave long thread tails when you pull it off the machine, long enough that you can grab the bobbin thread side and pull. This will gather the material.
Eyore4Ever149 said:;Here are a few pics from Mystic Aquarium yesterday, one of my favorite places..... I started going to Mystic on my 9th birthday....that was a lot of birthdays ago! I haven't made any A-lines since last summer, I forgot how much I love this pattern and how quickly it works up. I was able to have this done in 1 day! (that includes cleaning, cooking, errands, life, etc too of course)
in front of the beluga whale exibit- there are 2 or 3, but they were cleaning the exhibit so you could only see them when they swam right up in front of the glass.
reverse side (with Carla's Precious dress as a bodice)
Very cute!
sweetstitches
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I finished both outfits for Epcot and I went outside with the girls to take some pictures. Its blowing a hurricane out there!
Yaaaaa, I am glad I am done! DD11 and I will be wearing tees with the Mickey Head in the flag material. IF
Your Epcot outfits turned out great. Your girls are SO cute!
Haganfam5
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Hey, haven't posted in a while so, Hello!!!
We have been busy with spring Break and Little League and gorgeous weather! So I am too far behind!
I love these outfits! Too adorable!
I also made a Mickey Head tees out of the flag material for my kids to wear in Epcot. My girls are going to have patchwork skirts to match and my son just plain shorts. Still working on the skirts. My VayCay is getting close! I can't wait!!!!
We have been busy with spring Break and Little League and gorgeous weather! So I am too far behind!
I love these outfits! Too adorable!
I also made a Mickey Head tees out of the flag material for my kids to wear in Epcot. My girls are going to have patchwork skirts to match and my son just plain shorts. Still working on the skirts. My VayCay is getting close! I can't wait!!!!
I finished both outfits for Epcot and I went outside with the girls to take some pictures. Its blowing a hurricane out there!
Yaaaaa, I am glad I am done! DD11 and I will be wearing tees with the Mickey Head in the flag material. IF
adoptionmomma4
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Awww, I will definitely be lifting your family up in prayer!!! I am sorry you had a bad day but so happy to hear how the Big Give affected you. I know just what you mean there.
Me too!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!!!
Ya, there is nothing that makes me more emotional. Thank you so much for the prayers.
This case is very difficult and stressful, much more so than our DD's case ever was. I hope and pray that we are nearing the end of it and that we will get an adoption date soon. Thank you!!!!
Oh bless your heart!!!! It definitely sounds like we have been through some of the same stuff. There are days I refuse to answer the phone out of fear that it is the case worker with bad news. I let the machine pick it up. Going through legal risk adoptions is the scariest thing we have ever done but so far it is worth every stressful moment.
I am so sorry to hear about your pictures. I'm a wanna-be-photographer so I have thousands and thousands of pictures since the day we brought our son home. I just can't help myself. I am gonna pray that you find the ones of Katie's 1st trip to WDW. I bet they pop out of no where when you least expect it. I know what you mean about wishing you had more photos though. Our DD was 7 months old when she came home with us and I wish I had some pictures of her first 6 months. I did manage to get a copy of her newborn picture taken at the hospital. I am so glad that I have this one, not only for me but for my DD.
Is your son okay? The one who came in saying, he was okay but he had good news and bad news???
So cute!!
I do have thousands of pictures of her from 18 months - now. I also have thousands of my older kids from the time they came home- present, but I do regret that I don't have baby pictures of them. I have asked the bio mom several times if I can take the few she has and have copies made, so I have them, but so far no luck. I do have the hospital pics of Katie and also a few her bio- brothers adoptive mom took of Katie with her bio bro and bio mom the day she was born. They are priceless!
I will keep searching for my Disney photos. I know they are around here somewhere. I have one picture from that trip with her grabbing Mickey's nose and trying to put it in her mouth. Every time she sees it she says "Aww...baby Katie kissing Mickey". So cute!
Justin is fine. Thank you for asking
He broke the globe a light bulb in his room from the ceiling fan He was flying a remote helicopter in his room and it must have hit it just the right way and it shattered. Thank goodness he was not hurt but falling glass! Anyway- all is well, dad got it cleaned up. We just have to replace the globe. He said the good news was "he didn't break his helecopter" and the bad news was "he broke the ceiling fan" - Status
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