Disboutiquers Part 15 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew

[*Toadstool*]

I've been a lurker for a long time so I hope this post works. One day I'm going to post something that I've sewn. When my dd turned 2 she decided on her own she wanted to use the potty, but it took about a week for her to poop on the potty. She was asking for pullups. Her pre-school teacher decided that the reason she wouldn't do it is because she wouldn't sit still long enough. She gave my DD a book to "read" on the potty. It worked. For about a month she always took a book to the potty with her. She never needed a pull-up again. I don't know if that will work for your DD, but I thought I would share.

Unfortunately this has been going on for almost 3 months! She was pooping on the potty until she had her shots and started being constipated. She is doing better with the constipation though. We have tried books. She will sit on the potty for a long time and read the book and play and sing, and then get up and ask for a pull up when she is ready.

 

[LisaZoe]

Lisa, could the skirt be created in an adult women's size? I am scared to measure my waist though. (Off to go for a walk now. .. )

At this point, I have it up to a 20" length. I think the main issue with going up to sizes for teens and women is that there's more of a difference in hip to waist. Most girls are pretty much straight up and down. LOL I do think, though, that it would be cute as a pirate skirt.

I never have a problem with covering her tummy. I have a problem with the skirt hanging ALOT in the front. It looks so bad to me. I made her a skirt with a bunch of appliques on it, and I don't put it on her because she pulls it down everytime. I'm excited to see how you recommend to attach the skirt to the bodice. At least she can't pull it down that way!

I've seriously considered putting suspenders on Zoe's skirts to make them stay up. Actually, it might be cute to make some straps similar to those on lederhosen that could attach with buttons.

Okay.. My DH came home tonight from working.(He works offshore 7/7 for those of you who don't know.. well about to be 14/14). Hannah is still refusing to go poop on the potty. She will ask for a pull up to go, and if I don't give it to her she just doesn't go. She will hold it for days. Tonight DH talked to her about it for a long time. He finally decided to bribe her(again.. lol). He told her he would take her to see Mickey Mouse if she did it.
He has been telling me since she was born that we aren't going to take her to WDW, so I was shocked. Well.. kinda. He can usually never tell me no, but on this one thing he seemed pretty firm. Well now I just need to figure out how to get her to go poop on the potty and then we can go! Problem is.. I need to get her to go soon before he says it took too long or something like that. Any ideas are appreciated. I hate the thought of her not going and having trouble with her bowels. She will not say why she won't go just that she doesn't want to.
Mickey Mouse bribe didn't work. She has been asking to go back since my parents took her, but I guess she'd rather stay in pull ups.

I ahd that problem with Zoe. It got to the point where she'd go into her bedroom and to put on a pull-up herself. I could tell she was ready for the next step since she obviously knew what the signs were to think to put on the pull-up. What finally worked for us was a Dora toilet seat. We had a training potty that she never really liked. The seat for that also fit onto the real toilet so she could feel more secure but she didn't like it either. I bought the Dora seat as a surprise and she was so excited when she saw it. I think she was using it successfully within a couple of days.

Here is DD Anastasia dress. I had a few things going against me this afternoon. 1. Drizella is at camp. 2. It rained today. 3. The dress is slightly big. 4. My old camera sucks. These were s few of the first appliques I did. DD is irritated that the black Cheshire Cat is on her dress. She is right. It is clipart of the Cheshire Cat. Stitchontime designed it and I guess she used the Cheshire Cat as a base.

That is really cute! I think I'd be irritated to get the wrong cat. They might be a bit similar on first glance but their faces are very different.

Just finished some Back to school customs!!! WOO HOO!! Got to get moving.. school starts in 4 weeks 6 days - not that I am counting

and this one I made last year! and have enough to do again! WOO HOO!!!

Lori

Wow, those are cute! I can't believe some people are already having to think about back to school! Zoe has only been out about 2 weeks.

 

[jham]

At this point, I have it up to a 20" length.

Yay! That'll fit Jayden! I usually make her skirts 18-20" and she is a tall almost 12 year old.

 

[kathyell]

I am SUCH a dork. I kept thinking that I couldn't attempt even the simpler examples of appliques with my very basic machine until I actually troubled myself to go and read the "bestest tutorial ever". It got me to get out a few scraps, turn some dials on my sewing machine, and try out a few test shapes.

Now, I obviously need a lot of practice and tuning and stuff, but I feel inspired to try!

I especially like the idea of using coloring book images as a source, because some of them tend to have simpler shapes and a nice defined line to use as an outline when you're making your template.

There goes all that copious free time I used to have.

 

[teresajoy]

I got an answer from the seller, I'm not sure I understand what the serial port is though............


Here is the answer...


I haven't used the PEDesign myself. My mother-in-law did use it and seemed very happy with it. It does not have USB it uses a serial port but I don't know the number of pins required. You could probably get a converter at Fry's for a few bucks.

I turned it on to make sure it still works but the last time I used it was over a year ago (which is why I'm selling it). It has remained in it's case to protect it from the elements, my family is very big on sewing and we are very careful about how we take care of our machines.


Any other thoughts??

The serial port is just the type of cord the PED has that hooks it to your computer. Here is a picture of it:

If you don't have one of those, you just get an adapter to turn it into a USB.

Hi Everyone,
I am new to this thread and new to sewing. We are getting ready for a trip in October and I want to make something for my DD and maybe a t shirt applique for DS. I love what you do here and am excited about learning from all of you!

I can't wait to see what you make!

Thanks for posting the pics! I love seeing everyone sewing spaces. Great job getting everything in order. I hope you enjoy it!



Welcome . . . beware you can get addicted! LOL


The Latest-

Here is DD Anastasia dress. I had a few things going against me this afternoon. 1. Drizella is at camp. 2. It rained today. 3. The dress is slightly big. 4. My old camera sucks. These were s few of the first appliques I did. DD is irritated that the black Cheshire Cat is on her dress. She is right. It is clipart of the Cheshire Cat. Stitchontime designed it and I guess she used the Cheshire Cat as a base.

Aimee I love it!!! Sophee is such a cutie!!!

Lydia wants an Anastasia dress for our trip this year, I think Arminda may do Drizella. Lydia keeps looking for fabric for it!

We'll be here on the Dis until they shut us down!!
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Just finished some Back to school customs!!! WOO HOO!! Got to get moving.. school starts in 4 weeks 6 days - not that I am counting

and this one I made last year! and have enough to do again! WOO HOO!!!

Lori

These are really cute Lori!

I made this one for Sawyer a little over a year ago. I can't believe how little he looks in these pictures!

Aww, he looks so little!

I love it! I love everything you make. You fabric choices are the best.

This is what I made today. I have been itching to sew but I have been trouble coming up with what I want to make for our trip. I know I want to make a pink outfit like the one on here a few days ago. I bought the minnie fabric today, now I have to figure out what others will go with it!

Any opinions on the Janome 3434 D serger?

Really cute!

I get the impression that it was more about mom needing to hold on to her baby than him not being ready.

You say that like it's a bad thing or something!

A sneak Peek...

I don't have good pictures yet, these were taken really quick, but I finally finished this set a few days ago! I've had it 3/4 of the way done for over 2 months! I think I'm going to make a car hop/soda jerk hat to go with it.

I love that apron fabric!

Beautiful!!

I decided to make a matching headband for the dress I made today. I found a tutorial online a few months ago.

Precious!

I finally finished something. My brain is in too many places at once & I tend to put things aside when I get to a hard part.

I will not even get into the pain & lessons learned w/ this one.

My 1st tshirt applique. I learned to put stabelizer on the back of the tshirt before stitching. The Mickey heads are all I can get right now. They are big & gently round.

Now there are 3 more DD outfits in my head & a few for DS. Boys are back. Got to go.

I love Ava's outfit!!! That is just adorable! And great job on the applique!

Tim told me that he thinks there is no other place for us to ever vacation than WDW!:

He is so smart!

I am a serious lurker on this thread, but I just had to share. I followed the awesome applique tutorial and tried my first mickey head on a couple of scraps tonight. It turned out awesome. I did get my needle in the wrong position going around one ear. But over all it was so easy.

My poor cheap machine will barely sew 2 pieces of fabric together without pulling them all lopsided but it did fine on the applique. Now to try to make a little jumper for a friend who is taking her daughter on her first Disney trip in Sept. I figure that gives me enough time for several attempts.

We need some pictures!!!

I am SUCH a dork. I kept thinking that I couldn't attempt even the simpler examples of appliques with my very basic machine until I actually troubled myself to go and read the "bestest tutorial ever". It got me to get out a few scraps, turn some dials on my sewing machine, and try out a few test shapes.

Now, I obviously need a lot of practice and tuning and stuff, but I feel inspired to try!

I especially like the idea of using coloring book images as a source, because some of them tend to have simpler shapes and a nice defined line to use as an outline when you're making your template.

There goes all that copious free time I used to have.

Good for you!!

At this point, I have it up to a 20" length. I think the main issue with going up to sizes for teens and women is that there's more of a difference in hip to waist. Most girls are pretty much straight up and down. LOL I do think, though, that it would be cute as a pirate skirt.

I am so excited about this!

 

[PrincessKell]

The Latest-

Here is DD Anastasia dress. I had a few things going against me this afternoon. 1. Drizella is at camp. 2. It rained today. 3. The dress is slightly big. 4. My old camera sucks. These were s few of the first appliques I did. DD is irritated that the black Cheshire Cat is on her dress. She is right. It is clipart of the Cheshire Cat. Stitchontime designed it and I guess she used the Cheshire Cat as a base.

I could not get good pics of DD from behind. The purple fabric splits and meets in the center.

Aimee, I always love your creations! I love the fabric choices!

Just finished some Back to school customs!!! WOO HOO!! Got to get moving.. school starts in 4 weeks 6 days - not that I am counting

and this one I made last year! and have enough to do again! WOO HOO!!!

Lori

Love them both. Love the School Rocks tank. I might have to make something like that.

A sneak Peek...

I don't have good pictures yet, these were taken really quick, but I finally finished this set a few days ago! I've had it 3/4 of the way done for over 2 months! I think I'm going to make a car hop/soda jerk hat to go with it.

The apron is not done, it still needs a cherry button and bugle bead sprinkles.

ETA: I did the applique clip art myself, before I saw HetherSue's

Sooo cute. Love the fabric. and appliques!

 

[PrincessKell]

Oh Heather,

can some of your applique designs be done by hand? I dont have a fancy embroidery machine, and do love some of your applique designs... do you think they could be done with out an embroidery machine?

 

[NiniMorris]

*Toadstool*,

I had the same problem with my now 9 year old daughter. I was lucky enough to find a particular food (I think it was grapes) that made her 'go' more easily. We used songs that we made up for potty time, and there is actually a CD out (made by the people that make the pop up clensers for little kids...can't remember the name now...need to find that for my GD) with a lot of cute songs about the importance of going and why the potty is tyhe best place to go.

Our pediatrician had a talk with her about the dangers of not 'going', and that seemed to help a lot. Of course the peer pressure of being in daycare at the time worked great too...she was only 2, but was already reading so they had her in a bigger age class.

We also used an immediate reward system. Our bribe of choice was M&Ms. (they didn't get candy normally)I had some halloween size packs and she got one each poo in the potty. I always have problems with longterm rewards, and I'm sure little kiddos do too. (even though we are using a long term reward for my DGD.)

OK. I know this is not what you asked for, but this is how we got DGD to start using the potty. I have a Mickey Mouse doll that she loved to look at in my room. (and a big picture of MM on my bathroom wall) Every successful potty gets approx 15 minutes of playing with MM! So, she has always associated MM with potty...at least at my house! Her mom and dad are not so successful with her...

Hope that helps...but I would definitely aske her pediatrician for help an advice...a good pediatrician knows how to talk to his/her little patients as well as the parents!

Nini

 

[disneygirlsanddrew]

Oh Karen? The Cricut Queen!

Because you are the expert on this lovely crafting device I was hoping you could help me find a cartridge at a good price.

I am longing for the Mickey Font Cartridge. Can you recommend a reliable, yet inexpensive place to find one. I have very few cartridges because I have only bought them at Michael's when they go on sale.

Thank you for your help.

I have a ton of cricut cartridges and have gotten a lot of mine on ebay for under $25 if you patiently watch. I bet you can definitely nab that one on there for less than that price because it is an older one.

Another place to try in the cricut message boards. People sell on there all the time or you can ask them where the cheapest place to buy them right now is and people will help you out. I have gotten the tinkerbelle cart off of there for only $10 and it was still in the packaging!!!

I also like the site jujubeesscrapbookcorner.com I have gotten licensed carts off of there for only $22 - like right now she has the pooh carts and the princess carts for only $22. Hope this helps!

 

[minnie2]

That is adorable!

I made this one for Sawyer a little over a year ago. I can't believe how little he looks in these pictures!

Here are my notes on the pattern and modifications I used:
Jacket: Simplicity 9862, style C. I shortened the jacket and straightened the bell shape at the bottom. I left off the ruffles, the ascot, and the stripe down the middle and shortened the sleeves. Then, I added embellishments. Pants: McCalls 4283, style F. I then added a stripe. Any simple pants pattern would work. CarlaC's easy fit pants would be great

You can kind of see how I did the shoulder things in this one. I just bought the braiding and glued it onto the shoulder in 2 strips. I had a really hard time working with that braiding!

I so love that Prince Charming!

I love it! I love everything you make. You fabric choices are the best.

This is what I made today. I have been itching to sew but I have been trouble coming up with what I want to make for our trip. I know I want to make a pink outfit like the one on here a few days ago. I bought the minnie fabric today, now I have to figure out what others will go with it!

Any opinions on the Janome 3434 D serger?

Really cute! I love that fabric I have used it in several things. The latest being an AG dress.

I hope some one answers you about the serger because I am hoping to get one soon.

A sneak Peek...

I don't have good pictures yet, these were taken really quick, but I finally finished this set a few days ago! I've had it 3/4 of the way done for over 2 months! I think I'm going to make a car hop/soda jerk hat to go with it.

The apron is not done, it still needs a cherry button and bugle bead sprinkles.

ETA: I did the applique clip art myself, before I saw HetherSue's

That is darling!

I finally finished something. My brain is in too many places at once & I tend to put things aside when I get to a hard part.

I will not even get into the pain & lessons learned w/ this one.

My 1st tshirt applique. I learned to put stabelizer on the back of the tshirt before stitching. The Mickey heads are all I can get right now. They are big & gently round.

Now there are 3 more DD outfits in my head & a few for DS. Boys are back. Got to go.

Adorable! Love the little bows on your little girls outfit.
Both of your kids are so cute!

I have so wanted to come and comment on all of the stuff lately, but wow life is so crazy! I do pop in everynow and then and look, but that is all I have had time for.

Buckley, our dog is still in recovery mode. It had been a trying week with the kids out of school and taking care of him...it is worse than a child ever thought about being! And...to beat everything...today I had to give the dog an enima! YUCK!!!!! YUCK!!!! YUCK!!!! I must really love that animal!!!

I did manage to clean my sewing room this evening...I kinda left it a wreck before we left for WDW. I took all my fabric out and tossed out all the scraps not worth using and a lot of the fabic my Grandma keeps giving me from the thrift store...she means well and I always thank her for it...but really, how much green polyester does one girl need! I have been creative in using some of the fabric, but some of it is just not usable.

I do at least now have a plan for doing some projects for the kids.

And now for my big news..and Heather you will want to hear this one (and no, I will not trade Tim for Henry no matter how many rear shots I see! Tim told me that he thinks there is no other place for us to ever vacation than WDW! He says until the kids get sick of it, we will go!!!! So....I thought I would press my luck and announce I want to go for Christmas sometime...Katie agreed, so I think I will get two trips next year!!!! I am keeping my fingers crossed!!!!

I hope your dog feels better soon!
How cool about your DH being such a Disney person!

I've been practicing my applique "by hand" and I thought I'd share this with others who don't really enjoy doing eyes. It's from Philharmagic and since it's Mickey from behind...NO EYES! I drew it from the Philharmagic "float" in Spectromagic.

I LOVE this! I am doing the same trying to find things with out eyes!!!!! Though I think it is just a matter of the size because those buttons might be a pain but if you make it large enough no problem!

Okay.. My DH came home tonight from working.(He works offshore 7/7 for those of you who don't know.. well about to be 14/14). Hannah is still refusing to go poop on the potty. She will ask for a pull up to go, and if I don't give it to her she just doesn't go. She will hold it for days. Tonight DH talked to her about it for a long time. He finally decided to bribe her(again.. lol). He told her he would take her to see Mickey Mouse if she did it.
He has been telling me since she was born that we aren't going to take her to WDW, so I was shocked. Well.. kinda. He can usually never tell me no, but on this one thing he seemed pretty firm. Well now I just need to figure out how to get her to go poop on the potty and then we can go! Problem is.. I need to get her to go soon before he says it took too long or something like that. Any ideas are appreciated. I hate the thought of her not going and having trouble with her bowels. She will not say why she won't go just that she doesn't want to.
Mickey Mouse bribe didn't work. She has been asking to go back since my parents took her, but I guess she'd rather stay in pull ups.

!st Good luck I really hope you can get Hannah to go fully on the potty so you can take er to WDW!

Could it be that pooping on the potty hurts her so going in the pull up she feels safe? Maybe try feeding her food that softens her poop until she get used to the feeling? I know my gf had to give her DD raisins daily to help her go.

With Kyle we tried everything and he was a pain in the BUTT! M&M 's finally worked with him but man he was a tough one and poop was the hardest.

Good luck!

 

[revrob]

Has anyone ever ordered from Tiny Nay? She sells mostly smocking designs. Can anyone tell me if she usually takes a long time to email your purchase to you? I'm waiting for a design and wonder how long I should expect to wait for her to respond?

 

[3huskymom]

I had a picture of donald's butt with bricks over him (remember I'm trying to avoid eyes, lol) but I did do a rough of this for ya':

You rock!!!!! I see a new project coming on!

 

[mommyof2princesses]

Here is DD Anastasia dress. I had a few things going against me this afternoon. 1. Drizella is at camp. 2. It rained today. 3. The dress is slightly big. 4. My old camera sucks. These were s few of the first appliques I did. DD is irritated that the black Cheshire Cat is on her dress. She is right. It is clipart of the Cheshire Cat. Stitchontime designed it and I guess she used the Cheshire Cat as a base.

I could not get good pics of DD from behind. The purple fabric splits and meets in the center.

This is so pretty. I love the back. I really would like to try that on a dress for Sara Beth.

Just finished some Back to school customs!!! WOO HOO!! Got to get moving.. school starts in 4 weeks 6 days - not that I am counting

and this one I made last year! and have enough to do again! WOO HOO!!!

Lori

I have the same fabric as you used for the bottoms on the top pic. Got it for a good price too! Love them both. The second one is gorgeous.

This is what I made today. I have been itching to sew but I have been trouble coming up with what I want to make for our trip. I know I want to make a pink outfit like the one on here a few days ago. I bought the minnie fabric today, now I have to figure out what others will go with it!

Any opinions on the Janome 3434 D serger?

Love this! The fabric is pretty. I saw the matching headband too and that is really neat!

I have heard great things about the Janome. I almost bought it, but winded up getting the Brother one that everyone seems to love...and i do love it too.

A sneak Peek...

I don't have good pictures yet, these were taken really quick, but I finally finished this set a few days ago! I've had it 3/4 of the way done for over 2 months! I think I'm going to make a car hop/soda jerk hat to go with it.

The apron is not done, it still needs a cherry button and bugle bead sprinkles.

ETA: I did the applique clip art myself, before I saw HetherSue's

That is really pretty and different! Can see that for Chef Mickeys and definitely with the hat, too!

I finally finished something. My brain is in too many places at once & I tend to put things aside when I get to a hard part.

I will not even get into the pain & lessons learned w/ this one.

My 1st tshirt applique. I learned to put stabelizer on the back of the tshirt before stitching. The Mickey heads are all I can get right now. They are big & gently round.

Now there are 3 more DD outfits in my head & a few for DS. Boys are back. Got to go.

I love that outfit! The round neck pattern I had taught me a lot too. I love the way it turned out! And congrats on you first applique! You did a great job!

Sorry, I lost the quote - WHO WAS ASKING ABOUT THE BUTTON/FLOSS RUFFLE METHOD? Basically, it is just a variation of the dental floss method that Jessica wrote a tutorial doing. Here's the link to her tutorial:
http://magicalmemoriesbyjessica.blogspot.com/2009/04/ruffling-using-dental-floss.html

The method that I posted basically is the same except that instead of dental floss, you use dmc floss, and instead of threading the floss through a pin, you thread it through a button and then pull the button to ruffle. Does that make any more sense? HTH!

I also use a similar method by using a thicker cording and zig zag. The cording holds up well and comes out really easily!

 

[ncmomof2]

I've seen some tutorials for headbands, but haven't made one yet. Do they stay on, ok? That's my main concern. I hate fighting with my daughter's outfits all day getting them to stay just so. She plays too hard for that.

The headband is staying ok but it needs to be smaller. The tutorial is for an adult and the author suggests taking an unch of the elastic for a smaller person. Next time I am going to cut the pattern a little shorter as well. But considering it is big, it stayed on. It ws really simple and I used scraps mostly so it is worth the try.

 

[karebear1]

Oh Karen? The Cricut Queen!

Because you are the expert on this lovely crafting device I was hoping you could help me find a cartridge at a good price.

I am longing for the Mickey Font Cartridge. Can you recommend a reliable, yet inexpensive place to find one. I have very few cartridges because I have only bought them at Michael's when they go on sale.

Thank you for your help.

Sorry about that! I wooshed right past this post and saw it when disneygirlsanddrew reposted it!

I am in TOTAL agreement with the answers she posted as well. I OFTEN get my cartridges from Ebay- just search for cricut cartridges. I'd bid on one that has free shipping, but be smart. p I see people overbid on these all the time, when if they had just watched they could've gotten it for less on one that charges shipping. So- be patient, be smart!

I have also purchased from jujubee's- and she was AWESOME! Very fast turn around on her shipping, and her prices were really great too. I've also purchased from customcrops, and, while they've been good for me- and can run some great specials, I've read LOTS of complaints about them and their service- so, you cna take your chances. You'll get your product, it will just be on their slow schedule.

Anyway- I'll nbetcha you can snag the mickey Font cartridge for about 25.00.....GOOD LUCK- and let me know how you fare- ok???

I've never purchased a cartridge from Michaels- you just plain have to spend too much!

 

[littlepeppers]

Okay.. My DH came home tonight from working.(He works offshore 7/7 for those of you who don't know.. well about to be 14/14). Hannah is still refusing to go poop on the potty. She will ask for a pull up to go, and if I don't give it to her she just doesn't go. She will hold it for days. Tonight DH talked to her about it for a long time. He finally decided to bribe her(again.. lol). He told her he would take her to see Mickey Mouse if she did it.
He has been telling me since she was born that we aren't going to take her to WDW, so I was shocked. Well.. kinda. He can usually never tell me no, but on this one thing he seemed pretty firm. Well now I just need to figure out how to get her to go poop on the potty and then we can go! Problem is.. I need to get her to go soon before he says it took too long or something like that. Any ideas are appreciated. I hate the thought of her not going and having trouble with her bowels. She will not say why she won't go just that she doesn't want to.
Mickey Mouse bribe didn't work. She has been asking to go back since my parents took her, but I guess she'd rather stay in pull ups.

My DS had that problem. He took Mirilax to go, but I hated giving it to him. When he decided to finally go in the potty 4 wks before hiw 4th b-day & 2 wk before our Disney trip, all his tummy troubles cleared up.

My DD has the same problem. She eates prunes or drinks alot of prune juice w/ apple juice.

 

[littlepeppers]

Tues 9/29 - Rainforest Cafe in AK (5:45)
Wed 9/30 - Hollywood & Vine (11:30)
Thurs 10/1 - MNSSHP
Fri 10/2 - Teppan Edo (12:10) My B-Day
Sat 10/3 - Hoop Dee Doo (5:00)
Sun 10/4 - Chef Mickey (9:30)
Mon 10/5 - Crystal Palace (11:30)
Tues 10/6 - fly home at 7:00pm

 

[t-beri]

I finally finished something. My brain is in too many places at once & I tend to put things aside when I get to a hard part.

I will not even get into the pain & lessons learned w/ this one.

.

I LOVE this outfit!!! It is so cute and the bows are just perfect accents!!!


OK. Still no baby after ANOTHER false start yesterday. Our midwife assures me this is common in 3rd babies in particular, I hope she's not lying to make me feel better LOL. I am however progressing I've moved to 3-4 cm about 80% effaced but the baby is still floating and my cervix is still pretty rigid. B said he's starting to feel like the "boy who cried baby" LOL.
On the way home from a very disappointing day at Labor of Love we got caught in a torrential down pour AND threw a serpentine belt on our minivan. Had to wait on the side of the road for 45 minutes for a ride and a tow truck. Grand total for towing and a new belt $195.00 UGH! I just put 175 bucks into the radiator last week. I am really very mentally worn out right now. If I were that baby I wouldn't want to come out and meet me either.

On a lighter note...Little thought she should have a talk w/ Littlest yesterday when we got home. She told my belly that it's ok to come out, it is "all of our" baby and we want to meet it and hold it and give it kisses "so don't be shy OK? Just come on out"

It was the sweetest thing I ever did see!!! Maybe if I stop thinking about all this and go sew a little I will feel better. Little's 4th dress still needs the skirt attatched to the bodice and maybe I could squeeze out some EZ fits???

 

[aimeeg]

I've been practicing my applique "by hand" and I thought I'd share this with others who don't really enjoy doing eyes. It's from Philharmagic and since it's Mickey from behind...NO EYES! I drew it from the Philharmagic "float" in Spectromagic.

I had a picture of donald's butt with bricks over him (remember I'm trying to avoid eyes, lol) but I did do a rough of this for ya':

LOVE LOVE LOVE THESE!!! HeatherSue where are you?

Has anyone ever ordered from Tiny Nay? She sells mostly smocking designs. Can anyone tell me if she usually takes a long time to email your purchase to you? I'm waiting for a design and wonder how long I should expect to wait for her to respond?

A while! Sorry

 

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Here's something 50's (since we were talking about it yesterday)