Disboutiquers Part 16 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew

[emcreative]

Hi neighbor! I live in Amarillo. Welcome.



A quick google and I found a few coupons for you

c79190 for 15% off
347710 $20 off $100

Thanks! We were gonna move to Little Elm...but now we need to be a bit further away from Dallas. No idea where we'll end up!

 

[3huskymom]

I made my first dress for my baby girl. It took longer than most of the dresses I have made for my 3 year old! It is a little big but I have two months until we go to Disney!

So cute, your daughter and the dress!

On Sunday I was at my sister's house and I fell from her back porch where the bottom step is 3 inches higher then the rest, and had to go to the ER, I tore the ligaments in my ankle, and I'm stuck on crutches for the next 4-6 weeks.
Do you think it is right to ask her Homeowners insurance pay the diffrence that my insurance wont cover? DH Thinks I should say somthing but I am afraid to.

I wouldn't submit something like that, but that's just me...

Fabric Obsession- I think it is closed for new membership right now, maybe it will open up again in the fall. I should be receiving some of the princess fabrics soon, I can't wait!

 

[mirandag819]

This is what I'm leaning toward, especially because I can make payments:

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

Brother pe 700ii with USB (5x7 hoop)

Marah if you decide to get this (I have it and love it!) Let me know and I have a HSN discount code, it is for 15% off and I have a site that gives me 3% cashback for shopping from HSN if you want it.

 

[billwendy]

Hi Everyone,

Question - how do you embroider things like tote bags that are too thick to be hooped? Is this where stickyback stabilizer falls into play???? How do you squish all the rest of the bag up and out of the way so it doesnt get stitched too???? Any tricks are appreciated for my little 4x4!!!

Another question - I have the Walmart serger - do you guys usually have 2 needles in? I have only had 3 in, and there is a little slide over switch to do rolled hems - not that I have perfected them or anythin -but would love any advice!! Im all "Ears"....

 

[Eyore4Ever149]

Okay, no quotes but Ill try to answer everyone....

The co-op was fabric obsession
The fabric was Michael Miller Lil' Kingdom (castles) and Lil' Princess
I wouldnt say I loved the co op experience, the owner seems a bit too stressed at the moment, Id be interested in checking out other co ops. I also thought prices might be better- 6.50 a yard, but maybe thats a good deal. I love the fabric though.
and you need a bit of patience as it takes a few months, with no specific known date of arrival.

slips/falls etc, I would not file against a family member's homeowners insc, I think it may invite tension and if I look at the big picture- family well being long term is more important than money. this is just my thoughts if it were my family and by no means a judgement on anybody else in this situation. Steve's Girl had an example- so sad that she can't feel comfortable/safe having a bar b que at her home with her own family.

By the way- I LOVE the "MINE!" Nemo Feliz!

I also love the princess twirly patchwork dress! Lots of work there!

Oh Lisa................you have another PM. But I know, you're hot, so Im feeling very bad for you as I sit in my A/C tonight.

 

[karamat]

THANKS for all the compliments on DD's Fish Emma Top. I also made a matching Bucket Hat today. We are taking her to the aquarium Friday and she will be wearing it then.

Your top came out really cute! I want to try that pattern soon although I'm thinking about changing the back a bit so it's not open.

I have dress forms in 3 sizes - 2, 4 and 6. The 2 is probably the size you'd find works now and for quite a while. There's really not a big difference between the 2 and 4 - I can get a few basic measurements for you if you'd like.

Silly me I didn't even think about buying every other size (as needed). I kept thinking I would have to buy each size as she moved up.

We have a HOB in New Orleans. I have never eaten there. I have been to many concerts there though. Didn't know they have good food.
Have you seen my wooden dress hanger? Alot of people get those because tehre really isn't a size to them. It really is just a hanger with a stick on it for taking pictures though. If you want it for fitting it wouldn't work.
Love the fishie dress. I love the clownfish fabric!

Oh... I didn't think about using one of those. I'm not looking to use it for fittings, just for prettier pictures when DD won't cooperate with pictures (which is most of the time... ha ha ha)

The top turned out great! Where did you get your Janome? One of the dealers near me in Plano stopped carrying Janome but I know there is a dealer in Frisco that carries them.

I bought my Janome at Quilters Emporium in Stafford (SW suburb of Houston). There is another Janome dealer near me, but I don't think she carries embroidery machines. I'm lucky - not counting the sewing machine stores (which I've never been in), I have 2 Janome dealers, 1 Brother dealer, and 1 Baby Lock dealer inside area quilt shops and all are about 5 miles from my house. There are even a couple of shops that dealer Long Arm machines within reasonable driving distance. One of the benefits of living in a big city. DH and I are talking about a cross-country move to a small town... boy will it be a BIG adjustment if we move!

Hey, I didn't make it until page 33. Between work (after 12 hour days, I don't spend much time on the computer) and camping, I missed the move.

I changed careers to nursing from engineering. So far I'm happy with the change, I started working a little over a year ago. School wasn't too bad for me, but others in my class seemed to think it was really hard. I like only working 2 days a week, I'm part time. The days get long sometimes, other days they seem to fly by, some days are hard, others are easier. Mostly depends on the patients and their families. I work on a medical/surgical floor.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Emily

Engineering to Nursing - that's a big switch. Glad to hear you're happy with your move. I've been in Finance for 13+ years - never intended to be there, but just kind of found myself there. I've tried to make it work for the last couple of years, but my heart (and interest) just isn't there. So it's time to re-look at all of those things I thought I'd do with my life when I was kid.

WAY OT question:

Has anyone had a Central Air Unit replaced? We only need the outside unit bought and installed, nothing inside our home.

I had hubby talked into an embroidery machine, and it was in my cart for purchase (darn you HeatherSue you have me hooked...we'll be making your car payment for you one month I'm sure!! ), and the Central Air goes out today So now he says Central Air first, then embroidery machine. I'm hoping I can use it to make Christmas presents for extended family.

We had ours replaced a couple of years ago. It hurt becuase our house was purchased as new construction and the unit was only 4 years old. The A/C guy said the year our machine was made was a bad year for that manufacturer and it would actually cost more to fix than getting a new unit and repair would take a couple of weeks to get the parts in vs same day instillation of the new unit.

Thank you for answering me. I know I am working and not posting here much but I do really want to make sure I get the right machine and not have regrets.

I am going to buy some software and get the hang of it while waiting for Christmas to come around. I read that the software is in PES format for almost all machines. So software is down to what would be easy for me to learn.

FYI... Janome machines use JEF rather than PES format.


Fabric question... I've seen a couple of outfits posted recently with Apple fabric (in fall colors)... where are y'all finding this? JoAnns?

 

[InkspressYourself]

I made my first dress for my baby girl. It took longer than most of the dresses I have made for my 3 year old! It is a little big but I have two months until we go to Disney!

Your baby and that dress are both too cute.

If my sister fell at my house, I'd rather her ask me for money to help pay the doctor bill than to file against my insurance. Do you think you could tell her that you don't want to file a claim, but don't know if you can pay the bill
otherwise. Maybe she'll offer to help.

Sorry about your fall.

 

[jham]

We will be coming in on October 8th.

And where are YOU staying? I need to know if our paths may cross!

I made my first dress for my baby girl. It took longer than most of the dresses I have made for my 3 year old! It is a little big but I have two months until we go to Disney!

That is adorable! What a sweet baby!

THANKS for all the compliments on DD's Fish Emma Top. I also made a matching Bucket Hat today. We are taking her to the aquarium Friday and she will be wearing it then.


Silly me I didn't even think about buying every other size (as needed). I kept thinking I would have to buy each size as she moved up.



Oh... I didn't think about using one of those. I'm not looking to use it for fittings, just for prettier pictures when DD won't cooperate with pictures (which is most of the time... ha ha ha)



I bought my Janome at Quilters Emporium in Stafford (SW suburb of Houston). There is another Janome dealer near me, but I don't think she carries embroidery machines. I'm lucky - not counting the sewing machine stores (which I've never been in), I have 2 Janome dealers, 1 Brother dealer, and 1 Baby Lock dealer inside area quilt shops and all are about 5 miles from my house. There are even a couple of shops that dealer Long Arm machines within reasonable driving distance. One of the benefits of living in a big city. DH and I are talking about a cross-country move to a small town... boy will it be a BIG adjustment if we move!


Engineering to Nursing - that's a big switch. Glad to hear you're happy with your move. I've been in Finance for 13+ years - never intended to be there, but just kind of found myself there. I've tried to make it work for the last couple of years, but my heart (and interest) just isn't there. So it's time to re-look at all of those things I thought I'd do with my life when I was kid.



We had ours replaced a couple of years ago. It hurt becuase our house was purchased as new construction and the unit was only 4 years old. The A/C guy said the year our machine was made was a bad year for that manufacturer and it would actually cost more to fix than getting a new unit and repair would take a couple of weeks to get the parts in vs same day instillation of the new unit.



FYI... Janome machines use JEF rather than PES format.


Fabric question... I've seen a couple of outfits posted recently with Apple fabric (in fall colors)... where are y'all finding this? JoAnns?

If you mean the fabric I used in Lily's dress and Alicia used in Isabelle's ruffle pants it is made by Timeless Treasures. I bought mine on etsy. You can search timeless treasures apple. Wait, I got a little less lazy and grabbed the photo to shamelessly repost:

 

[Stephres]

Fabric question... I've seen a couple of outfits posted recently with Apple fabric (in fall colors)... where are y'all finding this? JoAnns?

I have seen apple (and pear fabric) at JoAnn's. HTH!

Megan picked out bright yellow bees and apples for her back to school outfit. Not what I would have picked but ok!

JoAnn's did cut me new fabric for the hole and let me keep the one that was damaged. They were very nice about it!

Megan was throwing the ball to the dog and somehow the 8 pound dog ran into to her and knocked her down on the tile. I was quick thinking and gave her a freezer pack and let her look at youcanmakethis.com. Soon she was laughing instead of crying looking at all the cute kids in their outfits. She especially likes the baby booties. Or she likes me saying "booties." She saw Tom's bag and said that Leighanna is such a crazy girl and she misses her. And she loved Shannon's Princess in July dresses. Such an easy kid!

 

[jham]

Okay, while I was in photobucket I uploaded photos of Lily's revised Hula Hut outfit. I ended up not liking the first top I made to go with these pants so I made the Emma swing top and I like it much better! Like Lisa I'm hoping to figure out how to get the back to overlap a bit and not be so open, unless she wants to make a tutorial for that And I don't know why I keep taking photos by that corner of the wall where Luke crashed into the baseboards with the vacuum and it got put back together but the paint did not get touched up...I know you noticed.

I give up. I resized those photos, I swear.

 

[kathyell]

My first experience with co-ops, my fabric arrived in the mail today!

Great dress, and I LOVE that Lil' Kingdom fabric! Thank you for supplying the name of it in a later post. It's on my list of stuff to buy.

WAY OT question:

Has anyone had a Central Air Unit replaced? We only need the outside unit bought and installed, nothing inside our home.

We bought a house with a (very old, poorly working) evaporative cooler, which was recommended against by our pediatrician because of my daughter's tendency toward respiratory issues, so we took the money the sellers offered us at closing to repair the evap. cooler and replaced it with central air instead. We got four quotes (I used Service Magic to get quotes, but I'm not sure I recommend it...took awhile to keep them from emailing me after I used them to find hvac companies) and they ranged from $2800 - $4000 to do the following:

1) remove the evap cooler from the roof and put flashing over the hole
2) make necessary changes to my furnace to use the new ac unit
3) install the ac unit and connect it to the furnace
4) install electrical to the ac unit
5) purchase the actual ac unit
6) install the ac unit itself

Now, this is a house that had never had central air, so you don't need a lot of those things done. You wouldn't need the evap. cooler work we had done, nor would you need the electrical work because there was, I'm assuming, already stuff in place to power the outdoor unit and connect it to your internal hvac systems in the house. That should give you an idea of what was done and how much the quotes we got were for. We ended up paying about $3200 for the work. (Didn't go with the lowest estimate or the highest one, but chose one of the two middle ones for various reasons.)

I made my first dress for my baby girl. It took longer than most of the dresses I have made for my 3 year old! It is a little big but I have two months until we go to Disney!

Minnilicious and adorable.

 

[my*2*angels]

Okay, while I was in photobucket I uploaded photos of Lily's revised Hula Hut outfit. I ended up not liking the first top I made to go with these pants so I made the Emma swing top and I like it much better! Like Lisa I'm hoping to figure out how to get the back to overlap a bit and not be so open, unless she wants to make a tutorial for that And I don't know why I keep taking photos by that corner of the wall where Luke crashed into the baseboards with the vacuum and it got put back together but the paint did not get touched up...I know you noticed.

I give up. I resized those photos, I swear.

Soo cute! and yeah, you know Teresa noticed!

 

[Stephres]

Little cutie pie! What's wrong with your baseboard, looks fine to me.

I love those little wings on the straps too, sweet!

 

[mom2prettyprincess]

Okay, while I was in photobucket I uploaded photos of Lily's revised Hula Hut outfit. I ended up not liking the first top I made to go with these pants so I made the Emma swing top and I like it much better! Like Lisa I'm hoping to figure out how to get the back to overlap a bit and not be so open, unless she wants to make a tutorial for that And I don't know why I keep taking photos by that corner of the wall where Luke crashed into the baseboards with the vacuum and it got put back together but the paint did not get touched up...I know you noticed.

I am wondering if you would be able to take the ruffle and run it up the back where it opens to give it some coverage? Just a thought, and maybe it wouldn't work at all, Would it be to much? what do you think?

BTW: What a cute outfit, I love the hula & the dot.

 

[emcreative]

Okay, while I was in photobucket I uploaded photos of Lily's revised Hula Hut outfit. I ended up not liking the first top I made to go with these pants so I made the Emma swing top and I like it much better! Like Lisa I'm hoping to figure out how to get the back to overlap a bit and not be so open, unless she wants to make a tutorial for that And I don't know why I keep taking photos by that corner of the wall where Luke crashed into the baseboards with the vacuum and it got put back together but the paint did not get touched up...I know you noticed.

I give up. I resized those photos, I swear.

LOL I didn't even notice the baseboard until you said anything. The outfit is cute, and appropriate for her age. It's the older ones I worry about, y'know?

 

[littlepeppers]

Got behind on post b/c DH was on days off. Taking dad to dr. at one of the real hospitals tomorrow (non-alcohol liver issues), so hopefully I can catch up on everyone's post by Thurs.

What I have been seeing here & there (when DH is outsids) is great. I love
them. I want to sew more, but I must focus.

You all are a bad influence & I'm loving it.

 

[emcreative]

Got behind on post b/c DH was on days off. Taking dad to dr. at one of the real hospitals tomorrow (non-alcohol liver issues), so hopefully I can catch up on everyone's post by Thurs.

What I have been seeing here & there (when DH is outsids) is great. I love
them. I want to sew more, but I must focus.

You all are a bad influence & I'm loving it.

Yes, you must sew more, so you can post more pictures of Pepper Head Man!

 

[karebear1]

Okay, no quotes but Ill try to answer everyone....

The co-op was fabric obsession
The fabric was Michael Miller Lil' Kingdom (castles) and Lil' Princess
I wouldnt say I loved the co op experience, the owner seems a bit too stressed at the moment, Id be interested in checking out other co ops. I also thought prices might be better- 6.50 a yard, but maybe thats a good deal. I love the fabric though.
and you need a bit of patience as it takes a few months, with no specific known date of arrival.

slips/falls etc, I would not file against a family member's homeowners insc, I think it may invite tension and if I look at the big picture- family well being long term is more important than money. this is just my thoughts if it were my family and by no means a judgement on anybody else in this situation. Steve's Girl had an example- so sad that she can't feel comfortable/safe having a bar b que at her home with her own family.

By the way- I LOVE the "MINE!" Nemo Feliz!

I also love the princess twirly patchwork dress! Lots of work there!

Oh Lisa................you have another PM. But I know, you're hot, so Im feeling very bad for you as I sit in my A/C tonight.

Never having been in a fabric co-op....... How hard would it be for the disboutiquers to organize their own co-op?? There are so many of us here- and once we see a fabric someone has used- we all want it- right??


So............... does anyone know anything about this at all???

Okay, while I was in photobucket I uploaded photos of Lily's revised Hula Hut outfit. I ended up not liking the first top I made to go with these pants so I made the Emma swing top and I like it much better! Like Lisa I'm hoping to figure out how to get the back to overlap a bit and not be so open, unless she wants to make a tutorial for that And I don't know why I keep taking photos by that corner of the wall where Luke crashed into the baseboards with the vacuum and it got put back together but the paint did not get touched up...I know you noticed.

I give up. I resized those photos, I swear.

Can't you just move the buttons over to close the gap??

 

[Mirb1214]

Okay, while I was in photobucket I uploaded photos of Lily's revised Hula Hut outfit. I ended up not liking the first top I made to go with these pants so I made the Emma swing top and I like it much better! Like Lisa I'm hoping to figure out how to get the back to overlap a bit and not be so open, unless she wants to make a tutorial for that And I don't know why I keep taking photos by that corner of the wall where Luke crashed into the baseboards with the vacuum and it got put back together but the paint did not get touched up...I know you noticed.

I give up. I resized those photos, I swear.

This is absolutely precious!!

 

[jessica52877]

Hi Everyone,

Question - how do you embroider things like tote bags that are too thick to be hooped? Is this where stickyback stabilizer falls into play???? How do you squish all the rest of the bag up and out of the way so it doesnt get stitched too???? Any tricks are appreciated for my little 4x4!!!

Another question - I have the Walmart serger - do you guys usually have 2 needles in? I have only had 3 in, and there is a little slide over switch to do rolled hems - not that I have perfected them or anythin -but would love any advice!! Im all "Ears"....

Canvas tote bags I can usually get hooped if I unscrew it almost all the way. If not then sticky stablizer (or spray adheshive) can be used. A basting stitch around the frame of the hoop helps hold it in place too.

Try turning them inside out or open up the seams if you can. I have done one where it was just too tiny to do that way so made a patch and then glued it on. Yep, glued it on!

I'll try and dig up some pictures.

What serger do you have Wendy? Singer or Brother?

When I do a rolled hem I use one needle and three threads. I take out the other needle. Others on here cheat and leave the needle in sometimes. I tried it once but it left too many holes I didn't like. I don't think my rolled hems ever look like others though.