Disboutiquers Part 18 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[woodkins]

Just wanted to ask that if anyone has a free moment today please say a prayer for my BFF Beth. She is a mom of my dd's7 best "boy" friend and of a 3 yr old cutie pie. She has stage 4 ovarian cancer and is undergoing her first chemo treatment today. She underwent surgery to remove 60 tumors and this treatment is our final chance at health for her.
I appreciate your help & know that a little prayer never hurt anyone.

 

[mom2rtk]

I am having trouble with my sewing machine skipping stitches. I know I need to just take it in for a cleaning and ask them, but can't be without it until I close down for Christmas. It only seems to be a problem when I'm sewing gathered broadcloth (like putting in the sleeves on the blouse I'm making now). I end up having to sew all of those seams twice, which is driving me NUTS!

I have always used the Schmetz size 12 universal needles and never had problems. I also have a little bottle of stuff that I can put on the needle, and that does help, but this is WAY too high maintenance for the quantity of what I have to do!

I would appreciate any suggestions you all have. I did open the machine up and take it apart and blow all the dust bunnies out. No change........

THANKS!

 

[lovesdumbo]

OT random vent/question-

So, I have a friend w/ a 4 year and 2 month old. The same friend I did the nursery and the baptismal blanket for. She calls and asks for my help planning a WDW trip in December. Apparently her DH has a conference and they're adding a few days onto it. So I spend a couple of hours researching with her to help her understand transport from the airport (alone w/ the 2 kids), hotel, etc. I explain to her the deals going on at the values (I found them a rate for their nights for like $59 a night. I explain all the added costs and aggravation of staying off site- needing a rental car, potentially getting lost, the list goes on... Anyway, she finally decides what they want to do, and says she's going to call and book it, and can I help them with the itinerary- sure, I say. (I'm super busy w/ work, have sever bronchitis, DH is travelling, I'm behind on my sewing, but...)sure.

She calls back yesterday and says her DH got them a "great deal" on travelocity and they're staying in some hotel on I-Drive but now they're going for 5 days and so it will be much more relaxed, and they can just go back to their room in the afternoon and rest, and there will be plenty of time to do everything, and do I think 5 days is too long?



So right now I'm feeling like I completely wasted 2 hours of valuable time, and now she wants me to waste I don't know how many more on something she's probably going to ignore anyway- ugh!

Of course, I may just have a bad attitude, and if so, feel free to tell me.

So, WWYD at this point?

How frustrating! I would just tell her that you don't know anything about staying offsite so you really can't give any advice.

I've been trying to help 2 coworkers. One is there now for 2 nights with a 6 year old and 2 year old. Then they are going to beach or something. My advice to her was you won't see everything so don't try.

The other is going 12/10 for free dining with her family of 5 at the Polynesian-the kids one and only WDW trip. She's decided to wing it and not make any dining reservations.

Okay, I'm going to the sewing expo today. I'm taking Rachel (14) with me, so I'm not taking any classes. It will be good "girl time" but will probably end up costing me more money!

Have fun!

Just wanted to ask that if anyone has a free moment today please say a prayer for my BFF Beth. She is a mom of my dd's7 best "boy" friend and of a 3 yr old cutie pie. She has stage 4 ovarian cancer and is undergoing her first chemo treatment today. She underwent surgery to remove 60 tumors and this treatment is our final chance at health for her.
I appreciate your help & know that a little prayer never hurt anyone.

Lots of prayers for Beth.

I am having trouble with my sewing machine skipping stitches. I know I need to just take it in for a cleaning and ask them, but can't be without it until I close down for Christmas. It only seems to be a problem when I'm sewing gathered broadcloth (like putting in the sleeves on the blouse I'm making now). I end up having to sew all of those seams twice, which is driving me NUTS!

I have always used the Schmetz size 12 universal needles and never had problems. I also have a little bottle of stuff that I can put on the needle, and that does help, but this is WAY too high maintenance for the quantity of what I have to do!

I would appreciate any suggestions you all have. I did open the machine up and take it apart and blow all the dust bunnies out. No change........

THANKS!

Sorry no advice. My machine needs to be professionally cleaned too. Hope you can find a quick fix!!!

 

[tricia]

I am having trouble with my sewing machine skipping stitches. I know I need to just take it in for a cleaning and ask them, but can't be without it until I close down for Christmas. It only seems to be a problem when I'm sewing gathered broadcloth (like putting in the sleeves on the blouse I'm making now). I end up having to sew all of those seams twice, which is driving me NUTS!

I have always used the Schmetz size 12 universal needles and never had problems. I also have a little bottle of stuff that I can put on the needle, and that does help, but this is WAY too high maintenance for the quantity of what I have to do!

I would appreciate any suggestions you all have. I did open the machine up and take it apart and blow all the dust bunnies out. No change........

THANKS!

Are you just blowing it out with air from your lungs, or with a bit of compressed air? The compressed air packs more of a punch and may get some stuff that is really deep, or stuck a bit.

 

[froggy33]

The other is going 12/10 for free dining with her family of 5 at the Polynesian-the kids one and only WDW trip. She's decided to wing it and not make any dining reservations.

Wow! They are not going to be able to eat anywhere hardly. We're going down just before that and I have one day that I keep playing with dining reservations (I think we are going to just eat CS that day). Anyway, there is very little left and the best I can find is late at night. Her only real chances look to be at Epcot and a few resorts.

Good luck to them!!

 

[EnchantedPrincess]

Love the Incredible shirt, the easy-fit pants and Tessa's bed is amazing!!! Kirsten has a bunk bed but not as cool as Tessa's! I also love her collection of Build a Bear on display!

Cute! Love the baby bump.

Have any of you heard of a magazine called Sew WOW?

There are some really cute kid's clothes ideas in there.
http://www.sewwow.com/application/FALL2009.html

Lots of cute stuffs in there.

Hi all!!! My youngest son was in the hospital all last week with severe double pneumonia & an H1N1 scare. He is definitely starting to feel better besides the terrible deep cough. It was very scary in the ER when the nurses & Doctors start to panic at the little guys condition!!! So now after 4 days in pediatric intensive care we are home & now I am in a huge time crunch we leave for Atlanta in 14 days for Thanksgiving with family & in 17 days we will be at the world! As of right now my poor two DS's are going to be naked!!! I have all but 2 of my DD's things done & I am now skipping ahead to start making things for the boys...I am making my first Carla C Bowling shirt can anyone tell me if it is necessary to line the shirt. A little direction would be great! Also can anyone give me a guesstimate on how long this shirt should take. I have had this pattern for over a year & have been very intimadated by the sleeves, collar & of course all those dang button holes!!! Thanks & I hope to get pictures up of everything next week.

Christi

How scary, and so glad that he is feeling much better.

What a cool costume!

Love everything. Thanks for the link to the tutorial..I am thinking I should make some as Christmas gifts!

Congrats on the new machine! That turned out great.

Awwwwww.......... kids! They're so worth adopting!

Not to make anyone here envious or anything , BUT..... have you guys seen my ticker lately??

Does anyone need anything while I'm down there?

Have a great trip. have fun! How long are you staying?

 

[EnchantedPrincess]

We just decided on a last minute trip to WDW during the week of Thanksgiving! We leave next Saturday! We are keeping it as a surprise from the kids...so they have no clue that they will be in Disney World in just a little over a week!! Won't be sewing much for this trip. Considering that we just booked this trip, I was quite happy with the ADRs that we were able to get on such short notice...I was able to get Crystal Palace, Ohana breakfast, Boma breakfast, Garden Grill, Jiko, Mama Melrose, and Kona cafe...oh, and Hollywood and Vine as well...I was afraid that they would only have dinner at some late hour, but managed to get all dinners at around 5:30-6pm.

Anyway, my latest project - for ds - Carla's bowling shirt...some of you may have seen this on facebook. This is for Disney on Ice, but will be coming to Disney with us as well. Thanks to Stacy for the idea!

Front

Back - filled design done on the embroidery machine

 

[tvgirlmin]

Love the Pirates Shirts! Too cool!!!!

Thought I would share the halloween costume I made for my DD. I had this image in my head on how I wanted it to turn out for the longest time and I was quite excited when I finished it. My DD and I LOVE it. Hahaha. I made the top from CarlaC's new pattern...IT ROCKS!!! (Thanks Carla)!!!! The tulle skirt is really full and took me a bit longer than anticipated but after some adjustments I think it turned out pretty good. The cape was a pattern piece I found at Hancock's and it worked out perfectly!!!! Oh and the back of the corset thingie is shirred...it was actually a lot easier than I thought. Hahaha!

Your daughter is just beautiful - and the costume is great, too! What a fabulous idea!

Well Girls, I finally have it out of the box and have used my new Babylock Ellageo Plus! I finished my first appliqued scrub top! OMG! Is that machine EASY to use! I am so excited. Applique on that was awesome! (granted half was done on the old machine before it broke, but finishing the other half tonight took me about 40 minutes which for me is great!)
Here are the pictures:

And the face which was hand embroidered a while ago - like in Sept!

Thanks for looking.
I am so glad DH was very willing when I said I wanted to buy it!

Lovin' the ghost Mickey!

We just decided on a last minute trip to WDW during the week of Thanksgiving! We leave next Saturday! We are keeping it as a surprise from the kids...so they have no clue that they will be in Disney World in just a little over a week!! Won't be sewing much for this trip. Considering that we just booked this trip, I was quite happy with the ADRs that we were able to get on such short notice...I was able to get Crystal Palace, Ohana breakfast, Boma breakfast, Garden Grill, Jiko, Mama Melrose, and Kona cafe...oh, and Hollywood and Vine as well...I was afraid that they would only have dinner at some late hour, but managed to get all dinners at around 5:30-6pm.

Anyway, my latest project - for ds - Carla's bowling shirt...some of you may have seen this on facebook. This is for Disney on Ice, but will be coming to Disney with us as well. Thanks to Stacy for the idea!

Front

Back - filled design done on the embroidery machine

Awesome shirt! I am making my first bowling shirt now, and working on hand applique for it - lets just say the applique is not great on mine, but I guess you gotta start somewhere. Your shirt is just fabulous! I wish mine looked like that...

 

[Granna4679]

I am having trouble with my sewing machine skipping stitches. I know I need to just take it in for a cleaning and ask them, but can't be without it until I close down for Christmas. It only seems to be a problem when I'm sewing gathered broadcloth (like putting in the sleeves on the blouse I'm making now). I end up having to sew all of those seams twice, which is driving me NUTS!

I have always used the Schmetz size 12 universal needles and never had problems. I also have a little bottle of stuff that I can put on the needle, and that does help, but this is WAY too high maintenance for the quantity of what I have to do!

I would appreciate any suggestions you all have. I did open the machine up and take it apart and blow all the dust bunnies out. No change........

THANKS!

I can't help you but I just wanted to let you know you are not alone. The wheel on my machine was sticking every now and then (like I would manually have to jump start it). I DID put it in for a professional cleaning last week and couldn't wait to get it back because I have way too many projects that need to be finished before Dec 6. I got it back on Monday and it started doing the same thing last night. I am soooo frustrated. I can't be without mine either or I will fall behind on the orders I have promised. Sorry you are having problems. Hope you figure it out soon.

 

[HeatherSue]

So I guess I will share this picture but remember that I am 38 weeks pregnant and not looking my best:

You are SO cute!! I wish I had such a cute little round belly when I was pregnant!

We had a great time! My niece stayed up late til closing that Sunday and we stayed til 2 am the next Sunday. She rode Winnie the Pooh over and over again. We now have a record of 17 rides in one day. We did the Wishes Dessert Party on our last night. She enjoyed trying the special dairy free cake they had for her. She did go on Jungle Cruise on our last day, just before the Dessert Party.

I haven't done a trip report-not sure if I will. My other sister is expecting in April. There's a good chance it will arrive on someone's birthday (other sister, father of the new baby, our cousin, or my birthday). Now I have another one to sew for.

I have quite a bit of material now to start making dresses for the other niece who gets to go to WDW next year.

Wow, that girl can go late!! You saw first hand that my kids pass out after 10:00 or so! Congrats on your new niece or nephew!!!

Isn't this under that stairs? That is Harry Potters room.

I never thought of that!! Yes, Megan can sleep in the cupboard under the stairs!

Have any of you heard of a magazine called Sew WOW?

There are some really cute kid's clothes ideas in there.
http://www.sewwow.com/application/FALL2009.html

There were some great things in there!! Well, except for pages 21-28. Those boys will never forgive their mother for that... But, I LOVE the paper dolls outfit!!! Wow, what a fantastic idea! The pocket on page 38 is so pretty! I have to learn how to make pockets like those! Thank you, Mary Ann! I subscribed to it!

You crack me up! I'm sorry both of your kids are sick! That's rough!
Glad your craigslist experience turned out good. I keep looking for beds for my DD on there. In fact, we found one we like today and we talked to the person on the phone and everything. My DH borrowed a truck and drove up there to get it and it was no where near good condition so no bed for us. Guess we'll keep looking!

How annoying!! I had this person e-mail me more pictures before we drove all the way up to Grand Rapids to get it. It was really frustrating trying to find a bed! The vast majority of the time, I'd e-mail people or call them and never get a response. We just sold Tessa's old bed on craigslist, too! Yay! Now I'm on the lookout for one for Sawyer. I have 2 1/2 years before he'll be old enough for a loft bed, so I've got some time!

In the last 2 weeks, we've done a whole bunch of stuff on craigslist- we bought a car, sold a car, bought a bed, and sold a bed! I'm fixin' to list some of the kid's baby toys on there soon.

Does anyone know anything about the Brother Disney PE-180D? Someone is trying to sell one for $250 but it doesn't come with a card reader or anything. Is this a good deal or not?

LOL! I bet that's the same one I e-mailed the woman about! I found that it wasn't a very good deal after searching ebay for similar machines that had sold.

QUESTION
Would a 7 y/o boy wearing a t-shirt with Darby and Buster on it be weird? I asked ds his fav character from Pooh and it's Darby (but he also likes Buster). I was kind of hoping to make him an applique with Pooh wearing a Super Sleuth Shirt but ds says Pooh is not at all his favorite. DD's dress has Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore and Piglett. The easiest option might be to just make him a Super Sleuth shirt (I have a blue t that's close to the perfect color). What are your thoughts? I'm not so sure a boy should be wearing a shirt that has lavender on it (Darby's shirt is lavendar).

YooooHoooo Heather
I forgot to answer your question. I have Shih Tzus. They are beyond cute puppies as they are 6 months old and almost fully grown. They are also very beyond cute as they can't grasp that carpeting is not grass. The male is pretty good, but the female whizzes the instant she sees carpeting. The male is much smarter but he bites the kids a lot. And I actually want to bite one of the kids right now too b/c someone is highly annoying me. It's way past bedtime, but no school tomorrow so figured I'd let them stay up late -- my bad.

Maybe you could use some creative license on Darby's shirt and make the lavendar part blue or something? If he wants a Darby shirt, I'd say he's not too old for one!

Shih Tzus are so cute!! My SIL has one that has some housetraining issues and some biting issues, too. I was in love with that dog until it bit Tessa in the face! The good thing about little dogs is they don't do as much damage when they bite! Our miniature schnauzer wasn't fully housetrained until she was about 18 months old. Now she does great. So, there is hope!

I got the 270D for less than that - it didnt come with a card reader either, but came with alot of thread, a CD with the disney font on it and an extra thread cartridge - i got it off craigslist - its downfall is that it only has a 4x4 hoop, but Heather is taking care of us with hoop envy!!

I'm doing my best!

Hey!!! I thought you loved ME!!! I feel so alone now.....

My darling, I have plenty of room in my heart to love you, too.

WOW!
THAT is a super duper awesome deal!!
the one that I saw in the Kazoo tots-to-teens store,
last year (or so) was ON SALE for $3200!
It was just beige though = no cool purple

Generally, I "collect" pixs of cool bunk beds, loft beds, unique beds, etc.
For idea-fuel for my girls' room-remodels =)!
My little Liz just turned 5 & I THINK she's almost ready for a loft bed ...
But we have to be careful with her =
she loves to Climb-High-&-Jump-Off-Of-Everything!!

I'm working on a blog page with a TONS of pixs & links ...
I'll make sure to post a link to it, when it's done!

I'd love to see that blog!! It sounds like you're as obsessed with cool kid's beds as I am! I love Tot to Teen! I never actually buy anything there, but it's fun to look around. Plus, I have great memories of playing on the slide when I was a kid. It was much bigger then! LOL!

On a good note, my wonderful SIL, Korey, was given a clean bill of health at his 2 and a half year checkup and PET scan. We have been 2 and a half years cancer free! Six more months and the doctors say they can try and give me a grand child... (they got married three days after his last chemo treatment...had a honeymoon do over this year.)

That is wonderful news!!!!!!!

10 days and counting....if I make an outfit a day, I should be good.

For only 10 more days!!!

Hi all!!! My youngest son was in the hospital all last week with severe double pneumonia & an H1N1 scare. He is definitely starting to feel better besides the terrible deep cough. It was very scary in the ER when the nurses & Doctors start to panic at the little guys condition!!!
Christi

That must have been SO incredibly scary!!!! I'm so glad he's better now!

My kids both have the flu at the moment. Tessa has been sick for 6 days and Sawyer has only had it for 3. They gave them tamiflu yesterday and they're both doing a lot better today, thankfully. I was getting worried about Tessa because she just kept getting worse instead of better.

These shirts are not lined:

That is such an awesome shirt, and a great picture, too!!

Hi everyone
I've been away awhile and only lurking now and then. Had some personal problems and now I'm trying to get back in the swing of things.

I'm glad you're back.

She looks so cute!!! Well, besides the white face and the blood! That costume is great! I love that tunic in black, too. She can wear that again!

Why is it that I can't find blank t-shirts for toddlers? I can't find one for my youngest and I wanted to make some easy shirts for AK...sigh.
I found pink and white in AC Moore and that's it. Where do you all get your shirts.

I love the Garanimals t-shirts at WalMart. But, they don't sell them this time of year. I would try www.jiffyshirts.com. They have super fast shipping and reasonable prices, even after you add shipping on.

I lost the coasters picture, but those are so cool!! I am actually considering making some of those. Of course, I consider making lots of things that I never get around to doing!

Megan looks so pretty in her Thanksgiving top!! Your easy fits look great, too! I love Scrappy's little nose poking into the picture!

The 180 is only a 4X4 hoop too. Is this the one on Craigslist that was listed as a 1800? I believe she was selling it with the mulitposition hoop, but it only has a 4X4 embroidery field.

How funny is it that we all looked at the same machine on Craigslist?

Well Girls, I finally have it out of the box and have used my new Babylock Ellageo Plus! I finished my first appliqued scrub top! OMG! Is that machine EASY to use! I am so excited. Applique on that was awesome! (granted half was done on the old machine before it broke, but finishing the other half tonight took me about 40 minutes which for me is great!)
Here are the pictures:

That applique looks GREAT!! At first I thought your new machine must have a huge hoop and then I realize you did it by hand! Wow!! I'm very impressed!!

HeatherSue - love the new bed for your DD - We have one similar to that - bunk bed twin over full - no play area. The girls love it too. It took me forever to find a bunk with stairs instead of a ladder - and the added storage is great!

I'm pretty sure that is the same brand as Tessa's new bed!! Is it a Berg? I love the steps! I can climb up there and tuck her into bed with no problems!

Not to make anyone here envious or anything , BUT..... have you guys seen my ticker lately??

Does anyone need anything while I'm down there?

Woo-hoo!!!! ONE DAY!!!!! Have a wonderful trip!!

OT random vent/question-

So, I have a friend w/ a 4 year and 2 month old. The same friend I did the nursery and the baptismal blanket for. She calls and asks for my help planning a WDW trip in December. Apparently her DH has a conference and they're adding a few days onto it. So I spend a couple of hours researching with her to help her understand transport from the airport (alone w/ the 2 kids), hotel, etc. I explain to her the deals going on at the values (I found them a rate for their nights for like $59 a night. I explain all the added costs and aggravation of staying off site- needing a rental car, potentially getting lost, the list goes on... Anyway, she finally decides what they want to do, and says she's going to call and book it, and can I help them with the itinerary- sure, I say. (I'm super busy w/ work, have sever bronchitis, DH is travelling, I'm behind on my sewing, but...)sure.

She calls back yesterday and says her DH got them a "great deal" on travelocity and they're staying in some hotel on I-Drive but now they're going for 5 days and so it will be much more relaxed, and they can just go back to their room in the afternoon and rest, and there will be plenty of time to do everything, and do I think 5 days is too long?


So right now I'm feeling like I completely wasted 2 hours of valuable time, and now she wants me to waste I don't know how many more on something she's probably going to ignore anyway- ugh!

Of course, I may just have a bad attitude, and if so, feel free to tell me.

So, WWYD at this point?

Well, I would just wish them luck navigating the traffic on I-Drive! Sheesh! How annoying! $59/night is such a great deal, with free transportation thrown in!! I was trying to figure out how I could sneak in another trip while the rates were only $59/night. But, there is no cheap airfare to go with it! Darn!

Just wanted to ask that if anyone has a free moment today please say a prayer for my BFF Beth. She is a mom of my dd's7 best "boy" friend and of a 3 yr old cutie pie. She has stage 4 ovarian cancer and is undergoing her first chemo treatment today. She underwent surgery to remove 60 tumors and this treatment is our final chance at health for her.
I appreciate your help & know that a little prayer never hurt anyone.

I will most definitely pray for Beth. This must be so scary for all of you.

I am having trouble with my sewing machine skipping stitches. I know I need to just take it in for a cleaning and ask them, but can't be without it until I close down for Christmas. It only seems to be a problem when I'm sewing gathered broadcloth (like putting in the sleeves on the blouse I'm making now). I end up having to sew all of those seams twice, which is driving me NUTS!

I have always used the Schmetz size 12 universal needles and never had problems. I also have a little bottle of stuff that I can put on the needle, and that does help, but this is WAY too high maintenance for the quantity of what I have to do!

I would appreciate any suggestions you all have. I did open the machine up and take it apart and blow all the dust bunnies out. No change........

THANKS!

I have no idea! But, I will send some sewing your way.

 

[Granna4679]

We just decided on a last minute trip to WDW during the week of Thanksgiving! We leave next Saturday! We are keeping it as a surprise from the kids...so they have no clue that they will be in Disney World in just a little over a week!! Won't be sewing much for this trip. Considering that we just booked this trip, I was quite happy with the ADRs that we were able to get on such short notice...I was able to get Crystal Palace, Ohana breakfast, Boma breakfast, Garden Grill, Jiko, Mama Melrose, and Kona cafe...oh, and Hollywood and Vine as well...I was afraid that they would only have dinner at some late hour, but managed to get all dinners at around 5:30-6pm.

Anyway, my latest project - for ds - Carla's bowling shirt...some of you may have seen this on facebook. This is for Disney on Ice, but will be coming to Disney with us as well. Thanks to Stacy for the idea!

Front

Back - filled design done on the embroidery machine

Awesome shirt...you did an incredible job!!

 

[mom2rtk]

Are you just blowing it out with air from your lungs, or with a bit of compressed air? The compressed air packs more of a punch and may get some stuff that is really deep, or stuck a bit.

I did use compressed air. After seeing just how much came out, I thought my problem was solved... but no go. I'm still double sewing (not to mention serging....) each seam that involves gathered broadcloth. Regular cotton goes through fine.... it just seems to be hating the broadcloth.

 

[mom2rtk]

I can't help you but I just wanted to let you know you are not alone. The wheel on my machine was sticking every now and then (like I would manually have to jump start it). I DID put it in for a professional cleaning last week and couldn't wait to get it back because I have way too many projects that need to be finished before Dec 6. I got it back on Monday and it started doing the same thing last night. I am soooo frustrated. I can't be without mine either or I will fall behind on the orders I have promised. Sorry you are having problems. Hope you figure it out soon.

Thanks for the good wishes. I hope you get your figured out soon too! I really should have gotten it in downtown while I was at Disney, but was sewing up until the night before we left and I couldn't make it.

 

[EnchantedPrincess]

I am having trouble with my sewing machine skipping stitches. I know I need to just take it in for a cleaning and ask them, but can't be without it until I close down for Christmas. It only seems to be a problem when I'm sewing gathered broadcloth (like putting in the sleeves on the blouse I'm making now). I end up having to sew all of those seams twice, which is driving me NUTS!

I have always used the Schmetz size 12 universal needles and never had problems. I also have a little bottle of stuff that I can put on the needle, and that does help, but this is WAY too high maintenance for the quantity of what I have to do!

I would appreciate any suggestions you all have. I did open the machine up and take it apart and blow all the dust bunnies out. No change........

THANKS!

Are you just blowing it out with air from your lungs, or with a bit of compressed air? The compressed air packs more of a punch and may get some stuff that is really deep, or stuck a bit.

I hope you get your problem resolved soon so you can get back to sewing. You shouldn't use compress air to clean your sewing machine because it will force all the dust/lint into places in your sewing machine that you don't want them to be. The guy who service the sewing at the store showed me a machine where the owner has been using compress air..the inside looks like it has been stuffed with tons of cotton balls! It was nasty looking.

 

[tricia]

We just decided on a last minute trip to WDW during the week of Thanksgiving! We leave next Saturday! We are keeping it as a surprise from the kids...so they have no clue that they will be in Disney World in just a little over a week!! Won't be sewing much for this trip. Considering that we just booked this trip, I was quite happy with the ADRs that we were able to get on such short notice...I was able to get Crystal Palace, Ohana breakfast, Boma breakfast, Garden Grill, Jiko, Mama Melrose, and Kona cafe...oh, and Hollywood and Vine as well...I was afraid that they would only have dinner at some late hour, but managed to get all dinners at around 5:30-6pm.

Anyway, my latest project - for ds - Carla's bowling shirt...some of you may have seen this on facebook. This is for Disney on Ice, but will be coming to Disney with us as well. Thanks to Stacy for the idea!

Front

Back - filled design done on the embroidery machine

Oh, I love it.

I did use compressed air. After seeing just how much came out, I thought my problem was solved... but no go. I'm still double sewing (not to mention serging....) each seam that involves gathered broadcloth. Regular cotton goes through fine.... it just seems to be hating the broadcloth.

Well then, I got nothin'. I do hope you either figure it out or it works itself out soon.

 

[mom2rtk]

I hope you get your problem resolved soon so you can get back to sewing. You shouldn't use compress air to clean your sewing machine because it will force all the dust/lint into places in your sewing machine that you don't want them to be. The guy who service the sewing at the store showed me a machine where the owner has been using compress air..the inside looks like it has been stuffed with tons of cotton balls! It was nasty looking.

Wow! I had no idea. Fortunately it's still working just fine on everything else.... it's just those broadcloth gathers..... If I had changed to a new needle type or brand, I'd blame that, but I've used these for years.....

Anyone else have suggestions?

 

[VBAndrea]

Just wanted to ask that if anyone has a free moment today please say a prayer for my BFF Beth. She is a mom of my dd's7 best "boy" friend and of a 3 yr old cutie pie. She has stage 4 ovarian cancer and is undergoing her first chemo treatment today. She underwent surgery to remove 60 tumors and this treatment is our final chance at health for her.
I appreciate your help & know that a little prayer never hurt anyone.

Keeping her in my thoughts. It's so sad to see anyone with cancer, but when you have two young children it's absolutely heartbreaking. I'm teary eyed typing this and I don't even know your BFF.

That green is PERFECT!! That's the color my shirt so that would work. Yep, I work at the Sandler Center in Towne Center so that might be the easiest place to meet if that works for you.
I know, my girls have no school today either. Luckily DH has no work either. I'm waiting to hear if I need to treak over to the Beach. This weather is horrible.
Let me know where/when you want to meet. Odviously not today. LOL.

If school is on tomorrow I could drop it off after I take the kids to school. Do you start work at 9am?

We just decided on a last minute trip to WDW during the week of Thanksgiving! We leave next Saturday! We are keeping it as a surprise from the kids...so they have no clue that they will be in Disney World in just a little over a week!! Won't be sewing much for this trip. Considering that we just booked this trip, I was quite happy with the ADRs that we were able to get on such short notice...I was able to get Crystal Palace, Ohana breakfast, Boma breakfast, Garden Grill, Jiko, Mama Melrose, and Kona cafe...oh, and Hollywood and Vine as well...I was afraid that they would only have dinner at some late hour, but managed to get all dinners at around 5:30-6pm.

Anyway, my latest project - for ds - Carla's bowling shirt...some of you may have seen this on facebook. This is for Disney on Ice, but will be coming to Disney with us as well. Thanks to Stacy for the idea!

Front

Back - filled design done on the embroidery machine

That looks great! After unsuccessful attempting a knit t-shirt hand embroidery this morning I am thinking ds is going to be getting appliqued bowling shirts instead. I had no problems (well, relatively few problems) appliqueing a Vida.

Maybe you could use some creative license on Darby's shirt and make the lavendar part blue or something? If he wants a Darby shirt, I'd say he's not too old for one!

Shih Tzus are so cute!! My SIL has one that has some housetraining issues and some biting issues, too. I was in love with that dog until it bit Tessa in the face! The good thing about little dogs is they don't do as much damage when they bite! Our miniature schnauzer wasn't fully housetrained until she was about 18 months old. Now she does great. So, there is hope!

I'm rethinking the entire t-shirt thing after attempting one for dd this morning. I am either really am having problems witht his red thread (which gave me trouble in the past) or need a new needle and of course I go to my needle stash and have ZERO ballpoint needles in there. Ugh! I was just at the store yesterday. Wish I had known I needed them. I may however do a bowling shirt with Darby and Buster and I noticed her headband is lavender too. I will change it to a nice blue!

The t-shirt irked me so much this morning that I quit sewing and am cleaning my attic instead!

I don't worry so much about the dogs biting my kids. Chances are they deserve every nip they get! My dogs are well taken care of at the vet and have every vaccine under the sun. The female has nipped a couple of times, but the male nips them pretty often. He only does it when they are bothering him though so I'm hoping the kids will eventually learn. And potty training is out the door today. Our backyard has numerous areas of standing water. School was even closed today. I hate these Noreasterns as the rain is never ending. At least when we have hurricanes you get a break when the eye goes over and they move through faster. So it's newspaper in the kitchen today and so far we've had two "episodes" off the newspaper. Also, newspapaer is apparently much more fun to chew into small pieces and disperse throughout the kitchen than it is to pee on it.

It is good to hear about your schnauzer. Altough 18 months means a full year left for me My sister's yorkie became pretty good at about one year so i was kind of hoping for that. Yorkies are stubborn, Shih tzus are dumb, albeit cute.

 

[birdie757]

Yay....trip photos! We just got back last night from 5 wonderful days at the Beach club. I only had 4 outfits for dd because the last outfit's applique design kept breaking my needles . That is ok though because she really liked one of them so it was easy to repeat.

Day 1: She wore a simply sweet for the car ride and our first afternoon in the parks. I used the princess fabric with the main 4 princesses that is on a light blue background. I cut out each princess individually for a patchwork twirl skirt. I used snow white and Belle for the bottom tier with yellow patches, Aurora and pink patches on the second tier, and light blue patches for the Cinderella tier. I only had 1 yard of the princess fabric and just had enough princesses for the skirt. I did empire length bodice on the simply sweet. Each time she met a princess that was on the dress she pointed to it and told her, "this is you!"

Here is her showing Snow White that she is on her dress.

Day 2: Pirate Mickey halter simply sweet with patchwork twirl.

Day 3: Embroidered tee shirt. It has a solid filled 2" mickey head and her name below. My mom and I also had the same shirts except ours said "mom" and "Grandma". The guys had grey ones with black mickey's and their names but they wimped out. My dh did wear his on the last day though and he admitted it was cool

Day 4: I "heart" Mickey dress. We couldn't walk through any line without people stopping us about this dress! I love this design...thank you so much HeatherSue! Even the characters were complimenting me. My ego was the size of the MK by the time we left...lol.

Here is chip giving me the thumps up for her dress!

Here Mickey drew a heart in the air kind of signing "You love me?" and gave dd a big hug...he gave me a thumbs up too.

Here is the best shot I have of the front of the dress.

And the best of the bunch was day 1 for her birthday dinner at the castle. Cinderella recognized the dress immediately and did such a great job in her role. They chatted about how her step sister tore it and how she always wanted another one. My dd was in awe! I was stopped 3 times by people asking if it was the dress from disneyshopping.com or something like that...never heard of the site before. I was shocked at how many people recognized it so easily. I will have more pictures of the actual dinner once my mom uploads her pictures. We found a topper for her cake that had Cinderella in the pink dress!

Hopefully I can get my trip report up this week sometime!

 

[The Moonk's Mom]

Just popping in to say stay safe to boutiqers in northeast NC and VB and all you other guys getting pounded by the nor'easter! That weather looks terrible...stay safe!!!

 

[Camping Griswalds]

We live on the eastcoast of Md, not too far north of Virginia Beach and Norfolk. This is a bad storm! All kinds of flooding and high winds to boot. Unlike a hurricane that at least moves on, this storm is just sitting here taking it's sweet time before we hope it moves on.