THE COBBLER'S CHILD HAS SHOES!
My daughter finally has a Christmas dress! I keep thinking (at age 9 now) that we're about done with the Daisy Kingdom stuff. But I let her pick her own fabric and pattern.
It just kills me that Daisy Kingdom went out of business. Thank heaven for Ebay for those of us late to the game!
Amazing.THE COBBLER'S CHILD HAS SHOES!
My daughter finally has a Christmas dress! I keep thinking (at age 9 now) that we're about done with the Daisy Kingdom stuff. But I let her pick her own fabric and pattern.
It just kills me that Daisy Kingdom went out of business. Thank heaven for Ebay for those of us late to the game!
The robe is done. I had many problems and called on Crystal to save me and being such a good friend she did. Thanks Crystal
My embroidery machine didn't like having to go through sticky solvy, terry, felt and then felt again. The bobbin thread pulled through and no matter what adjustment I made it didn't help. I let it stitch out and then went back by hand with a satin stitch.
After I finished I tried a basic design and regular fabric and it was perfectI have to cover another monogrammed robe with Mickey head today and then do a straight monogram on one last robe. I know the last person won't have any problems and there won't be any problems or changes.
How do you adjust for extra thick on an embroidery machine, the Innovis 4000D?
THE COBBLER'S CHILD HAS SHOES!
My daughter finally has a Christmas dress! I keep thinking (at age 9 now) that we're about done with the Daisy Kingdom stuff. But I let her pick her own fabric and pattern.
It just kills me that Daisy Kingdom went out of business. Thank heaven for Ebay for those of us late to the game!
I have it and love it. IMO it's a perfect "starter" serger - that's what I bought it for, since I don't do anything fancy with my serger yet. I also wanted to save my $$$ for an embroidery machine - which I finally bought, and will be delivered TODAY!!!
FYI, I could *not* get the serger threaded when I first bought it - I must have tried 50 times but the thread kept breaking. I knew I was doing it right so it was very frustrating. I returned it, got a new one, and haven't had a moment's trouble since. The first one was just a lemon - the lower looper thread uptake was defective.
LOVE that!!!!THE COBBLER'S CHILD HAS SHOES!
My daughter finally has a Christmas dress! I keep thinking (at age 9 now) that we're about done with the Daisy Kingdom stuff. But I let her pick her own fabric and pattern.
It just kills me that Daisy Kingdom went out of business. Thank heaven for Ebay for those of us late to the game!
That Peasant dress is SO cute! It has just a little fullness. I REALLY like it!!!! You said it is DD? I absolutely LOVE the Ohana sets! I have never done a patchwork before. I guess that is a thought too, I could pair it with triple ruffle pants...
I love HeatherSue's designs, but I can't figure out my Reader/writer...
I am so sorry about your grandparents. Were they DH and DW? If so, how sweet that they went to heaven pretty much together.
I know that excited feeling. This last trip, after being 3 years in a row, about same time, it was feeling monotanous. We love to visit the places where Levi was so happy, but we were ready for something different. We had planned to cruise next, but with a baby on the way we are going to have to wait. I have a fear of traveling while pregnant! But Matt and I are renewing our vows in WDW this time next year! So, we are planning on taking a few first timers and THAT is new and exciting!!!! You be safe and have a wonderful time!!!!
. Oh, well. The kids and I are excited! I have only been to Epcot so almost everything is completely new for the kids and I. 
The robe is done. I had many problems and called on Crystal to save me and being such a good friend she did. Thanks Crystal
My embroidery machine didn't like having to go through sticky solvy, terry, felt and then felt again. The bobbin thread pulled through and no matter what adjustment I made it didn't help. I let it stitch out and then went back by hand with a satin stitch.
After I finished I tried a basic design and regular fabric and it was perfect
How do you adjust for extra thick on an embroidery machine, the Innovis 4000D?
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It just kills me that Daisy Kingdom went out of business. Thank heaven for Ebay for those of us late to the game!
Granna-I don't have that serger but I did start with an entry level serger and then traded up (the shop I bought at gave me three months of using the first serger to decide if I wanted to trade up). I have a Huskylock. It works pretty good. If you buy at a shop, they have free classes. I think my first Huskylock was $299? I was planning to buy a Janome serger from Hancock's that was cheaper but the class, service and help really made a big difference. I love using my serger but I hate threading the thing.
How exciting to have a little one and to renew your vows at Disney World! Will the little one be going with you? We took my oldest to Idaho for a couple weeks when he was three months old and our middle one to San Antonio for a couple weeks when he was five months old. Both were to visit my brother and SIL. My brother was in the AF and moving every couple years. The boys did just fine back then. I'm a little worried about them flying now, lol.
Thank you for asking about my grandparents. They were married 71.5 years. When my grandpa passed away, my grandma decided she didn't want to live without him. She passed away 8 days later. It was one of the hardest things I have ever experienced. I was very close to them. I saw my grandpa almost everyday until I was in 10th grade because they farmed together. My cousins and I grew up playing underneath quilts while my grandma quilted them. The day of my grandpa's surgery I spent sewing with my grandma. I brought a wallhanging quilt to baste and quilt while she was embroidering a towel. It was the last time she sewed, which is really a special memory for me.
Speaking of sewing, I have two half finished dresses, one half finished pair of pj pants, buttons to sew on straps of a jumper, an apron for Cindy's work dress, and a Felize to sew. Will I get all this finished? Eek....I have spent so many nights up until 4am/5am that I am looking forward to going to Disney World to sleep!
and I hope you do but think you should get what you can done and go to bed earlier the last couple nights. You will enjoy your trip more if you aren't exhausted. There is so much to do there and you won't want to sleep. Have a great trip and take lots of pictures.
Granna-I don't have that serger but I did start with an entry level serger and then traded up (the shop I bought at gave me three months of using the first serger to decide if I wanted to trade up). I have a Huskylock. It works pretty good. If you buy at a shop, they have free classes. I think my first Huskylock was $299? I was planning to buy a Janome serger from Hancock's that was cheaper but the class, service and help really made a big difference. I love using my serger but I hate threading the thing.
Thanks! Yes, it is the DD peasant dress. It isn't super full. If you put a petti or tutu under it, it would make it more full. It was easy to sew and I really like doing the neck that way (with the bias tape). The patchworks sets aren't too bad to do. I did the skirts on both the Ohana one and a Cindy one in Oct but then didn't get back to them until last week. The Ohana one I didn't use a ruffler and I will say that it makes it much easier to use a ruffler. I say go for it!
I would love to go to WDW so many times. My dh is not really into Disney World. He's been twice when he was a kid and he is still not excited to go. He says he will get excited when we get there.
How exciting to have a little one and to renew your vows at Disney World! Will the little one be going with you? We took my oldest to Idaho for a couple weeks when he was three months old and our middle one to San Antonio for a couple weeks when he was five months old. Both were to visit my brother and SIL. My brother was in the AF and moving every couple years. The boys did just fine back then. I'm a little worried about them flying now, lol.
Thank you for asking about my grandparents. They were married 71.5 years. When my grandpa passed away, my grandma decided she didn't want to live without him. She passed away 8 days later. It was one of the hardest things I have ever experienced. I was very close to them. I saw my grandpa almost everyday until I was in 10th grade because they farmed together. My cousins and I grew up playing underneath quilts while my grandma quilted them. The day of my grandpa's surgery I spent sewing with my grandma. I brought a wallhanging quilt to baste and quilt while she was embroidering a towel. It was the last time she sewed, which is really a special memory for me.
Speaking of sewing, I have two half finished dresses, one half finished pair of pj pants, buttons to sew on straps of a jumper, an apron for Cindy's work dress, and a Felize to sew. Will I get all this finished? Eek....I have spent so many nights up until 4am/5am that I am looking forward to going to Disney World to sleep!
Gorgeous! Absolutely perfect!THE COBBLER'S CHILD HAS SHOES!
My daughter finally has a Christmas dress! I keep thinking (at age 9 now) that we're about done with the Daisy Kingdom stuff. But I let her pick her own fabric and pattern.
It just kills me that Daisy Kingdom went out of business. Thank heaven for Ebay for those of us late to the game!
OK here is pt. 2 from our trip:
This is what the girls Animal Kingdom dresses looked like, but I somehow can't find any pics from our day there:
I reused Heather Sue's hawaiin mickey & minnie designs with animal print to give them a jungle look for these dresses.
Ohana skirt patchwork squares came from the fabric my dh brought me back from his trip to Hawaii:
girls with Minnie's sewing machine:
And Sierra posing with Mickey's garden:
We ate at Ohana's on Dec. 1 & I was wondering if any of you were there that night cause I saw another little girl wearing a custom with the hawaiin mickey & minnie designs. I would have got up to find her table & check, but my youngest was exhausted &wouldn't have it. He went from this silly face:
to using his napkin as a blanket & sleeping in his chair like this:
Dh was having no luck getting good still pics of the kids doing hula or coconut race, but it was great fun there.
On Thurs. it was Epcot for us & our family actually got picked to help open up the park. They took this picture of all of us:
a better look at the girls dresses:
I loved these dresses though Sierra's turned out a little longer than I expected (my math was off) & her trim didn't survive the day after she played on the play area inside Mission Space's building.
oh well we had fun & that's what matters most
I need to show your family picture to DH, we have two children and he says we're done "because we won't ever be able to get to Disney with a larger family" 
I WANNA BABY!!
OK here is pt. 2 from our trip:
This is what the girls Animal Kingdom dresses looked like, but I somehow can't find any pics from our day there:
I reused Heather Sue's hawaiin mickey & minnie designs with animal print to give them a jungle look for these dresses.
Ohana skirt patchwork squares came from the fabric my dh brought me back from his trip to Hawaii:
girls with Minnie's sewing machine:
And Sierra posing with Mickey's garden:
We ate at Ohana's on Dec. 1 & I was wondering if any of you were there that night cause I saw another little girl wearing a custom with the hawaiin mickey & minnie designs. I would have got up to find her table & check, but my youngest was exhausted &wouldn't have it. He went from this silly face:
to using his napkin as a blanket & sleeping in his chair like this:
Dh was having no luck getting good still pics of the kids doing hula or coconut race, but it was great fun there.
On Thurs. it was Epcot for us & our family actually got picked to help open up the park. They took this picture of all of us:
a better look at the girls dresses:
I loved these dresses though Sierra's turned out a little longer than I expected (my math was off) & her trim didn't survive the day after she played on the play area inside Mission Space's building.
oh well we had fun & that's what matters most
