Crushed.
CRUSHED I Say!! and to think.... I had my mind convinced that there was hope for the future generations! My tender heart has been slain and I fall, collapsing on the cold, hard ground - only to realize that Corey is, well................... a typical teenager!!
Be still my heart!
When I read this to Corey, he said
"Awww....But, I really just don't want to wear a Bert shirt Mom." Don't you just love hime!
I then told him that he would be very surprised when we go to Florida and he opened his suitcase to find........ ONLY Bert shirts!!!! He had a good laugh about that and said he would call one of my friends down there and have them take him to
Walmart to get "real" shirts!
OH and yes I know about the smoking thing.
I got an email from someone in my smocking group saying they were trying to quit smoking. I was so confused. I kept saying to myself, "why does she want to quit smocking???"
I have emailed people telling them I love to smok several times=, and then they email me back asking me why I love to smoke. :/
That is so funny!
And just for the record-- I have never doubted your Joy- it 'twas Heather that doubted!!!
True, true, but you did encourage her!
Heather these are amazing! I was so content with my 4x4" embroidery hoop until I started seeing all of your amazing designs. I love the texture you add with the stitches. The detail of your designs is wonderful!!
Heather has quite a few 4X4s!
She just send me one to test too. I want to test it now, but she has some embroidery thread for me at her house that I'm getting tonight, so I'm trying to wait! I may just try it out anyway though!
Oh, I also wanted to post that I came across a Mulan pillow case that matches the flat sheet I found the other day.
I thought about it and I really won't use them. My Eleora just isn't big on Mulan.
So, my thought is that the design repeats 3 times on the sheet. What do you think about cutting it in three and offering it on the swap board? Is that a good idea? I know that several of you have brought little princesses home from China and could put it to much better use than I. Any thoughts?
I would love to see this!
Thanks Teresa!
So maybe you just give him a choice: You can be Bert, or you can be a penguin................ Which one??????????
I told him your idea, and do you know what he did??? He put his hands down at his side and started waddling like a penguin!!
I guess I can be happy that he stays while I read posts to him from the Dis!
To all the newbies sewing here, I just want to offer a bit of advice...before you spend money buying NEW feet for your machine, check very carefully at the feet that were included with your machine!
I had decided I needed an edgestitching foot to get the nice even, straight stitching along the edges, and for my top stitching. (Thanks to Lisa for the tip about lengthening the stitches). Then I decided I wanted an overcast foot so I could use the overcast stitches that were included in my machine to cut out the step of zig zaging over my seams.
After lots and lots of tireless research, I picked up my manual...I seems an overcast foot was supposed to be with my machine! After checking it out, I found out that my overcast foot looks EXACTLY like the edgestitching foot! Yup...all this time I have had what I was searching for, right in my sewing drawer!
Then I discovered...strange as this may sound...that there is a reason they make different feet! Each foot is made for a specific job, and more importantly, THE WORK!!! I mean, I know the ruffler was great at ruffling, and the button holer worked perfectly at button hole-ing (as long as you try to use the one that came with YOUR NEW machine and not try to use the one for the OLD machine...long embarrassing story),the even feed foot worked perfectly at evenly feeding the fabric into the machine, and who would ever try to put on a zipper without a zipper foot? (well, me, but again another long embarrassing story)
But who would have EVER thought that other feet actually was the best tool for their respective job????
Morale of the story, if your machine came with more than one foot, don't, I repeat DON'T just put the feet back in the plastic bag and hide them in a drawer...you may actually need them!
OK, now back to trying to decide on a princess sun dress for the girls to wear. This SHOULD be my last dress for the trip...after all I only have 22 days left!
Nini
Too funny! thanks for sharing!!
Heather Sue and Theresa Joy, thanks for remembering me...yes, my daughter Jamie is wonderful. She and her DH and little Cameron moved to the town where we live and so i get to see them all the time. He was 2 in March and is a BIG boy...Makayla is 4 going on 16, Nick is 5, Conner is almost 4. They are all wonderful.
We are going to WDW in December and taking Jamie and Cameron and for the first time we are taking Makayla with us without her parents. So we are all excited and I need to get sewing for her after I get back from our
Disney Cruise in Sept and we are also going to San Francisco in Sept. So come October I will have those machines humming...and yes, you are right, it is probably a year or maybe more since I was on here or even sewed anything.
Those grandchildren are always at my house, wanting to spend the night on the weekends, so I don't have much time to myself.
I will have to research an embroidery machine now...hummm...and also research how to save $$$!!
Love you guys!
Susan
I'm so glad to hear your daughter is doing so well, and that she moved by you!!
I hope you stick around this time Susan!!
Also, since I'm making praye requests...
My Dad's pain has increased from the cancer over the last few days. He was really pushing himself before that, so I hope things can get a little better. But I am going to lose him much much sooner than I ever thought. My little girls will not grow up knowing their Grampy that loves them so much.
Boy, this is getting to be depressing, isnt it?
I got my kit last night- I'll post photos later today
Nicole, I'm so sorry about this. I have wondered how your Dad was doing. I hope he is able to find comfort.
I don't look for drama, really. But ya know, some are born to drama, and some have drama thrust upon them? Yeah, I'm in the latter group. Weird stuff just finds me. We're the family that will consistently get the unique never before seen side effect of a medication; we're the family others around talk about when they're having a bad day; you know, "Well norma jean, it sounds like you have it bad, but listen here to what happened to..........insert our name here." So basically, if something can go horribly wrong and get me kicked out of the class, it probably will. My DH jokes that I should walk around with a vieo camera following me, because we'd have at least a couple submissions to AFHV every week.
Oh yeah, I've heard about you guys before!
So I must say if you have ANY thought that something just isn't right with your body, keep on the doctor until you get the course of treatment that you need.
I so agree with that statement! If you know something is wrong, don't listen to the doctors!
So long as I can be the queen of the loser's if I still so choose
Yes, you may.
THE BIG SURPRISE IDEA...
Ok so I said that we were going to surprise the kids this weekend & let them know we are returning to Disney. Here is kind of what I am thinking of doing...I just finished combining all our Disney videos from the last trip onto 1 dvd so I thought I would have the kids sit down to watch the DVD & have movie night, maybe make them get out their mickey ears to watch the DVD too. Just to get more of the Disney spirit. Then since this is going to be the kids Christmas present from us I want to get a BIG box & put the big Mickey balloon in(they had it at our factory card outlet recently). So when they open the box, which will of course be wrapped with leftover Mickey Christmas wrapping paper, the balloon will come flying out. Then I want to make a sign or something for the bottom of the box or tied to the balloon that says "We are going to Disney".
Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated! I want to make this trip awesome because I am sure I won't get another one for a LOOOONNNNGGGG time!
That sounds like so much fun!
Eeeek! I'm hoping we can dodge it being quite that cold! I'm the warm weather lover in the family, so I'm a bit apprehensive about another January trip, but Katie (my 1yo) can't stand hot weather at all. We were supposed to go in May, then rescheduled for Sept, and now are rescheduled for Jan - long story, involving my big creative project, my house - and in hindsight I think it will be much better. With the cool summer we're having, I had no idea of how much heat would bother her until a few weeks ago, when all it took was 2 90+ days for her to be cranky, having a hard time sleeping, and breaking out in a heat rash. So I'm willing to risk the cold rather than waiting for warmer weather for myself, because cold with a happy baby is better than warm with a cranky one!
Whereabouts in Michigan are you? It has been one cold summer, hasn't it? I like it to at LEAST be in the 70's, and when it DOES warm up, if it could stay OUT of the 90's that would be great!
2. That kid is far from the typical teenager! He probably actually considered wearing the Bert costume, just to make his mom happy!
He really did!
1. Does anyone know if they sell the large white dot fabric with the black background (like the minnie dot) at Hobby Lobby or only at Joann's?
I really need some but don't want to drive all the way to Joann's.
Well, that gives me a good idea which side of the city you are on!
On another note, I was up quite late last night and noticed a Facebook status update from a young cousin. Her grandmother, my aunt, passed away last night. Not unexpected, in fact she lived weeks longer than we expected. Nevertheless... once we connected on FB last night (this morning
) her mother called me and we were on the phone for nearly 2 hours. Tired? yes! But fabric is talking to me already this morning. One more "Jack" dress for tomorrow - it's nearly done - then on to more sewing for the world.
I'm sorry about your aunt.
Thanks Teresa.... I'm not sure "awesome" is the word..... Scary maybe.... but I guess that's the point, right???? I'm thinking that when I put my glasses back on, the autograph seekers will pass on by.......
But Katie has signed a couple of autographs for CM's. She gets a big kick out of it. The first time it happened she was so confused. "Am I supposed to sign Katie or Mary Poppins???????"
And as for your kid who even "considered" wearing Bert???? Sounds like a keeper to me!
See, I told you people got Heather and I confused!
But, I was thinking the same thing as Heather about the autographs!
Yep, Corey did think about wearing Bert! I think I'll keep him!
I'm so sorry to hear about your sister and her battle. My mom was diagnosed with IBC in February. She was VERY lucky to have a doctor who recognized it for what it was and not just an infection. It is often mis-diagnosed. With two weeks, she was going in for chemo. She has since had chemo and surgery and currently is undergoing radiation. It has been a long hard road and we still have a ways to go.
I pray your Mom will be ok.
That's funny that you are going to do the balloon thing because I keep telling my DH that I might want to do that just like in the commercials they kept playing on TV for awhile. my DD loved those commercials. I haven't kept all of the outfits I have been making a secret since my daughters are disney fanatics they think I am just making them for them for fun. Plus, I have let them wear them. I could never get all of my sewing done just at night!!! That's why I am not sure if surprising her at the airport would be such a big surprise since she has seen me making outfits and she'll see all of that luggage in the car and guess that we are going to disney since that is the only place we have flew. Ugh! I just don't know what to do!
Plus, lets just say that we have a personal connection with a princess at the world and she told me the other day that she has bought them something and was going to send it with a note saying that she can't wait to see them until she found out it was a surprise! My girls truly believe she is THE princess!!!! So maybe we should do it soon so I can convince her to still do that!!!
OOOH, do tell us about this princess connection you have!
Here are some of the reasons I couldn't keep up this summer. First, visit from DD, DSIL and 4 DGD from Kansas. Inspired by this thread, I struggled to get these done: (didn't get a picture while they were here, this was taken on a too-sunny porch back home in KS!)
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Now I've ordered tons more fabric and am planning dresses and nighties for Christmas!
Your granddaughters are adorable!!! The dresses look great!!
And, those babies!!! Oh my goodness!
We are back from Disney! We had a great time and the girls had so many compliments on their dresses. - The biggest hits were the Minnie & Mickey dresses, the Winnie the Pooh dresses and Evie's Dalmations outfit.
Here are a couple pictures
The Girls playing Peek-a-boo with Eeyore
Carol
I love this picture!!!
You're post just made me smile!!! 
I'll eventually catch on....... Can I claim my eyes are still crossed from taking off my glasses????????
