Well, the red ribbon will have to wait for tomorrow. 8 miles on the treadmill has my bed calling me. Night all!
8 miles??? Wow!! I need to learn how to do that...
I just wanted to introduce myself. I found disboards while researching for our upcoming DW trip in September and then found the disboutiquers threads. I am so inspired by all of your beautiful creations.
I taught myself to sew about six years ago when DD was born. I used some of the Children's Corner patterns to make her some cute outfits, but haven't made much since DS came along three years ago.
I also have to thank you all for the recommendation on the YCMT website and Carla C's patterns. I've recently made a couple of tiered skirts with matching outfits for DD's doll and made the stripwork jumper for her doll. I'm currently working on a stripwork jumper for DD. I am so surprised by how professional it's looking; Carla C's pictures make things so much easier!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Welcome! I love children's corner patterns. They are my favorite.
Toadstool- I live in the gonzales la area..
I was thinking that, but wasn't sure. You guys have an outlet mall, but no fabric stores??? The horror!!!
I know how you feel! We "MAY" be going to Disney in Sept. We are just working out money stuff right now. We are moving in a month, so we are just making sure we'll have enough put away before we book. I started sewing even though I don't know if we are going yet..lol.. I think carla's precious dress is perfect for alice. I was actually thinking the same thing when I looked at it. I think that's definately one you should put in your collection.
For AK, make sure whatever you make is light and airy. We went last Sept and it was sooo hot! Poor Violette was dripping with sweat. As you can see her hair was slicked to her head.
I didn't pick the most breathable fabric for that day.
That dress looks cute. I think we need bigger pictures!
Sorry nothing is modeled but you get the idea.
These are customs for a 12 year old. I felt I need to be careful about how whimsical I made them.
I do not love the shorts but I am not a fan of deco denim in the first place. She will coordinate with the little girls and I think she will like them.
LOVE the Piggie dresses! Omgosh how cute!!
I think the nemo set is my favorite of the older girl sets. I don't usually like embellished jeans, but that is so pretty.
I have a question for those who digitize for applique. I think I'm about ready to make the step to buy PED Basic and get an Embird trial. I really want to try digitizing some small applique designs (I have a specific idea that would actually work well with a 4" x 4" design limitation). One thing I've noticed is that most of the applique designs I've seen have a very even width satin stitch around the pieces. I think that looks really nice for many designs but I was wondering if it's possible to have that line vary in width. For example when I do hand guided applique, I have the stitch width taper to a point when I add detail lines such as for 'folds' in clothes.
Thanks!
I think it has been answered, but you definitely need Embird Basic and Studio.
www.secretsofembroidery.com is the cheapest place I have found it. I think you can use Studio as part of the free trial. You could play around with it, but you can't save the file.
I can't wait to see what you are going to create. I can digitize, but am not nearly as creative as you.
Here's what I've been working on over the weekend and yesterday.
WOW!!! Love these!! The shirts are perfect! What pattern are you using?? Is it the raglan pattern? Buzz looks awesome! Is that your big give shirt?? That family is going to flip if so.
Sometimes I need a quick and easy project, so I have been making purses.
A monkey:
Hello Kitty:
Directions are in my blog, link is in my signature.
I have been loving looking at all the new creations! I am getting lots of ideas and it is good thing Megan is not here because she would want me to make it all for her!
Aww! Those are so sweet. I love the HK one.
Toadstool- i found a castle quilt pattern! i might make it too....it's sort of reminds me of paint by number....
its in a book
Quilt it for Kids by pam bono designs
ill try a take a pic of it since its not on the cover
Oooh.. I will try to find a picture of it later tonight.
It sounds like it might be more to my liking. How fun if we'd both make the same pattern. Maybe we could do a quilt a long.. or more like a me asking you lots of questions. lol
Wow! That is awesome!
One More Dress-
I finished the applique before I got my new machine. This one was done by hand. The Queen of Hearts is for my almost 3 year old DD to wear to Fantasmic. Her sister is wearing Maleficent and her step cousin is wearing Jack Skellington.
I am not sure if you can tell but the red is not polka dots. It is hearts.
Love it!! I have been wanting to get Anna, but keep waiting for a co-op buy. Are you the one that made the Wicked dress? I'm thinking soo.. that dress is my reason for wanting Anna!
You Disboutiquers are so incredibly talented!!! I can manage to make pillowcases and the like, but haven't yet attempted clothes ...
I think I'm going to try to make a costume for DS5, though. He decided yesterday that he wants to be Mike Wazowski for Halloween. Any ideas on where I can find a *simple* pattern would be appreciated!
Thanks!
Haha... that doesn't sound like you could possibly make a simple costume to me. Is he the big round one?? If so.. ya that is going to be dificult. There are patterns that are kind of bubbleish for babies.. maybe that might work.
Pretty sure there is no monsters inc pattern out there though.
Here is a follow-up on my ruffler question. I do have a pleater (for smocking). Has anyone ever used a pleater for gathering?
There was a class at Martha Pullen Market on this.. so definitely yes.
http://www.designsbythread.com/default.asp
I think that is the lady who taught the class. You probably just run a strip through the pleater with maybe 2 needles in there and let the rest not have needles or thread running through it. You'd also have to make sure you finish the edge of the strip before running it through. Make sure it is a flat teeny hem, or it won't go through. I've been wanting to try this, and wish I had taken the class now. I'm going to try it one day.. don't know when it will be though!
Oooh just found this:
http://books.google.com/books?id=Yo...fe4Y1u&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9
I don't have time to read through it right now, but it looks like it has different ways of doing things with your pleater.
I don't know if I've ever shared how I do a hem on a long ruffle but I run the fabric through the serger along the edge that will be hemmed. The stitching makes it easy to turn up an even amount as I iron. I only roll it up once for ironing but I do a second roll when I stitch so the serged edge is hidden. It's still a lot of ironing but it actually goes pretty quickly.
Oh wow.. thanks for the tip!
The ruffler has a pleater on it also. Sometimes if I can't get the ruffler to work with me,
I'll do the pleats, then gather that so it has a less pleated look. But the pleat look works to.
The pleater she is talking about isn't something that fits on your sewing machine. It is for pleating tiny little pleats into fabric for smocking. Like this:
Then your fabric looks like this:
Did I mention I am in love with smocking??
Help Pleeeeeease!!!!
Okay I bought the applique Goofy Design. I did the trace stitches, traced them onto paper pieces, use them as a pattern piece to cut out my fabrics. Then place them over the outlines. They seem to line up. Start the sewing and they don't line up. One time they are too large on time they are too small. What am I missing? Would it be easier to tack the fabric down and then trim around it or am I just crazy. Please any help would be greatly appreciated.
http://www.designsbyjuju.com/applique.aspx
Here is a good tutorial on how to do it.
I did it!
Here it is, the final Mulan dress. I know there are a million mistakes and pretty much everyone could do better...but hey, Emilee loves it!!!
It looks great!!! She is beautiful in it. You must be a proud momma.
Anyone know if Claire from Stitch on Time is in the US? I was thinking she is in England, but I could be crazy. I am really hoping she gets back to me tonight, but I doubt it if she is overseas.
Has anyone ever used her Alice applique. It is the last one I have left to do for Taylor's alice in wonderland dress and I soooo wanted to start putting it together tonight. The first steps on it is suppose to be Alice's skin (head and arms), but it is starting with something else all together and never seems to go back to the head and arms, It doesn't seem to match the instructions at all.
Man I just wanted to get this dress done by tomorrow.... I am feeling the pressure, my trip is 1 month from tomorrow and I still have 5 outfits for Taylor and some stuff for us adults to do.
She is definitely from overseas.. I think England. Can you maybe test stitch out the applique and see if maybe she just has the steps wrong? I've gotten in touch with her before, but it is usually at 2 or 3 am.
And yeah, I have done that too!
