Disboutiquers Part 19 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[kimmylaj]

WOWZER!!TOtally AWESOME!! Which girl is that for?



Happy THoughts and Prayers Nini!! Sometimes I think these things are harder on us adults than the kids. She will be clonking around on it in no time!!! Will she have therapy or a brace after all the casting?

Hey - check out my siggie!!!!!

For those of you who are newer to the group, the Disers have been my close family through a tough family time. Last year right after Thanksgiving my 11 year old "nephew" Daniel was diagnosed with a MedullaBlastoma -a very very aggressive form of Brain cancer. It was totally out of the blue and a shock to us all. He has 2 sisters and 2 brothers (both brothers were adopted and have special needs due to drug/alcohol exposure in the womb). Well, the removal of the tumer caused Posterior Fossa Syndrome. Although ever improving, Daniel has had PT, OT and Speech for over a year now! He had 2 months of radiation, and now has been doing chemo for a year - BUT his last treatment is schedule for NEXT WEEK!!! After that is over, they will do all the testing and scans and if they all come back clean he will be DONE!!! Soooo, in celebration of Daniel finishing his treatment they are taking a Disney Trip through Make a Wish, and have asked Aunt Wendy and Uncle Bill to come along and help to care for Daniel and the other children. 3 kids with special needs and a 2 year old could be a bit difficult, but it will be AWESOME!! Im so proud of Dan for all he has been through and has been like a champ most of the time!! He is such a nice kiddo. While he definately has some permanent differences since the surgery, he is still a sweet 12 year old who we love to pieces!!!

i havent been posting much this thread but i am just thrilled to hear this wonderful news and had to pop in to tell you how happy i am for all of you

 

[ireland_nicole]

I have been lurking and posting on and off for about two years now. We finally took our first trip to Disney in December (the 12-20th). I hope you don't mind me sharing a bit about our trip and some pictures of the clothes I made for my daughter?

I had planned to post pictures right away after our trip but Christmas came so soon and I needed a Disney break for a while because our trip was sort of difficult. A month before we left, my grandparents passed away within 8 days of each other and then my uncle was diagnosed with Stage III colorectal cancer between my grandparents passing away. By the time the trip came along, I was really needing a happy pick me up. We had a lot of fun when we were healthy, we had two good park days as a family before we started to get sick. We had a nice room for our first Disney vacation but we won't stay there again. I guess it was good that we got sick because we got to enjoy the view. We got to stay at two hotels and that was fun. It was like we had two trips in one, sort of.

It will be a long time before we will be able to go back to Disney World but the kids had fun and I love to sew, so I'd like to be a more active person on the Disboutiquers Board if you'll let me. PLUS, who did I luck out to meet at the entrance of Disney's Hollywood Studios but Theresa and Heather Sue!!! It was fun to meet them in person. Sort of magical, since pretty much most of the things I sewed for my daughter had Heather Sue's designs on them. A year ago, she taught me how to machine embroider via pm but she probably doesn't remember that. It was really super cool to meet them in person!

Well, here goes...How on earth do you all get your children to stand still in pictures? I have three and I can never seem to get them to stand still, lol.

Heather Sue's appliques stitched out better than anything else I bought. I would highly, highly recommend her embroidery designs. They are the best. and I'm not just saying that 'cause I met her, lol.

Julianna had an appt for the BBB on Tuesday morning. I woke up that morning feeling kind of strange but figured that it was all the fast food we had been eating. I took Julianna to the BBB and then the boys came to the park and we went to CRT for breakfast. Christopher and I went on the Haunted Mansion ride. Little did I know that that would be the only ride that I would get to go on at MK. I didn't throw up or anything, just felt off. The rest of my family ended up pretty sick later in the week.

On Tuesday night we had just gotten into the park using our MVMCP tickets, taken the kids on the carousel and lined up in Liberty Square (?) for the parade when dh told me he was really sick and had to go back to the room. I wanted the kids to see the parade so the kids and I watched the parade and then left the park and went back to the hotel. BUT...we met some really, really nice people who were standing near us. Well, pretty much everyone was super nice. One lady offered for my kids to go up in front of her by her kids. The couple behind us I saw the next day on teh bus to DTD and they were super nice. There was a family with college children who go every year and had picked up cookies they weren't going to eat and offerred them to my kids. I wish I could tell them all again how much I appreciated their kindness.

Wednesday dh stayed in the room with Nicholas and I took Christopher and Julianna to DTD for the Frog Princess movie and then rushed back to the room to get them ready to go to 1900 Park Fare dinner. Nicholas wanted to go but I didn't think I could take all three of them by myself. There is no custom in this picture but someone THERE had a little girl in a custom that might be a disboutiquer! So if you were there at 5:30 or 6pm on Wednesday, Dec. 16th with a little girl in a Tinkerbell custom, it was super cute! Christopher was not into pictures the whole trip but he LOVED the step-sisters at Park Fare. Julianna met Prince Charming and fell in love at first sight when he told her she had the most beautiful gown in all the parks, just like his fair princess Cinderella. It was so sweet even I fell in love.

Anyhow...on Thursday, we went to AK for DS's birthday because DH was feeling better. At that point we thought it was food poisoning or something since he was the only one that had been sick throwing up. At 4pm we were trying to get to DTD to spend the gift card that Nicholas got for his birthday and were on the bus to POR to get to a bus to DTD and wham both little ones threw up on their older brother. Let's just say that at the time I think I was pretty much in tears. It was really sad. All I could think was how badly I felt that we all got sick, the horrible things people were probably thinking and saying about us and that it was supposed to be a dream trip that we would never do again...The money for the trip was gifted to us as we would never take a trip like this if we paid out of our own pocket. We'll go to Disney but never stay fancy like we did again. After everything that had happened before we took the trip, I finally broke down.

Here's the two little ones less than two hours before they got sick. It was a really humid day but they seemed normal all day, until right before they got sick. I felt horrible that they got sick. They threw up over 10 times in a little more than 2 hours by the time the dr. got to the room, which was five minutes after the birthday cake was delivered.

J's halter dress is wonky while she's sitting in the stroller. Heather Sue design that stitched out perfectly!

Friday (18th): we just stayed in the room. Didn't go anywhere by this time our oldest son had gotten sick. I did go to DTD by myself that night to pick up some things that our son wanted.

Saturday (19th) afternoon:
Saturday afternoon, I had thought Julianna and I were in the clear to go to MK. Certainly this meant good luck, right? lol...The boys were still under the weather so we left them and went to see Tink and Ariel.

Julianna and I stood in line for an hour to see Tink and another hour and a half to see Ariel, we were so excited, it wasn't that bad. Then we left the park and decided to take a boat ride for the first time on our trip. I loaded Julianna and the stroller onto the boat and someone said, oh, that's so sad...look at that autograph book floating in the water. Someone's going to be heartbroken over that. Yes. lol. That was Julianna's autograph book. At this point, what else can I say, I was able to grab the book out of the water and tear the pages out and iron them, so all is not lost.

This is what she wore that afternoon to MK. I kind of wish now that I had used all softer colors in the patchwork, but I didn't realize that when I was sewing it. These are the first jeans I've ever appliqued more than one design on so things aren't exactly straight like they should be. The back of the one leg says...A dream is a wish your heart makes. The other designs are all Heather Sue's! The glass slipper was done using a sheer type fabric and I've washed them three or four times now and the applique looks like new. I had a pair I had put a different designer's applique on and the satin stitch wasn't as good at holding the fabric and the jeans looked really tough after one wash.

She was supposed to wear this to Chef Mickey's but we had to cancel it. She did wear it for a couple hours at DTD one night:

Anyhow, hopefully you don't mind me sharing about our trip. Don't get me wrong. We had some really, really fun and happy moments. It's just that right now, I'm still remembering a lot of the sick moments. The kids, however, they don't remember any of that at all anymore. They've started watching the Disney Vacation Planning DVD and telling us they are going back to Disney on our way home from camping this summer. I don't know who is going with them though...

I love your customs, they're beautiful! I'm glad you were able to have some magical moments on your trip, but am so sorry you had to go through so much. I promise you though, the kids are going to have just much fun on a value trip as a deluxe one- you might consider a house, too; we're getting a 3bd/3bath just offsite for $875 for 8 nights in June. It can be a big money saver, and perhaps allow you to go back sooner.

I agree. I've bought a lot of designs that haven't stitched out real good. I just started doing embroidery a year ago so I still have a lot to learn but every time I stitch one of Heather Sue's designs they always turn out perfect. And they WASH and look perfect wash after wash after wash. I have some Disney designs that look awful before I even wash them. The statin stitch doesn't cover the fabric it's appliquing real well or something, kwim?

I love Carla's patterns too. They sew up quick and nice. I wish I was better at figuring out how to fit my daughter better though. She's big for her age and it is hard to sew for her sometimes because she needs things a lot bigger around the chest and tummy but shorter in length and across the chest, if that makes sense? I've gone and confused myself, lol, when I re-read what I wrote.

hmmm, DD has the same/opposite problem. She's very small in the chest. I print out the size for her chest measurement and also the size for her height. Then I just make the width of her chest but with the added length. Perhaps you could do the same, but shorten it? I have to say, with Carla's patterns I always get a great result; that's one of the reasons I love sewing for DD, it's the only way to get things that fit right. Ok, just read that, and it may not make sense. I'm thinking to overlay the pattern in both sizes, and then make a pattern that is the length and width you need. Does that make any sense? I know what I'm trying to say, but don't think I'm communicating it very well.

 

[mommyof2princesses]

Walked into my Wal-Mart today that carries fabric and they have clearanced everything out. So bummed! They still had a wall of fabric left that was 50% off so I bought some fabric just for using to applique with (solids and tonals). But so disappointed. We still have one other Wal-Mart in town that carries fabric but this was the better one of the two.

They same thing is happening at my Walmart. I hadn't been there in a few weeks, popped in 2 weeks ago and 75% of the fabric was gone! They clearanced it and I didn't know about it! there is still a wall left that has yet to go on sale. Wish it would cause I need some more! We still have a hobby lobby and a hancocks, but walmart was convienent and I could "hide" the purchases in my food shopping!

 

[tricia]

You did a great job on those! I am not good at getting buttons straight no matter what I do. I wish I could do them as straight as yours.

I wanted to thank everyone for the compliments on the bowling shirt and Easy Fits. I love that I am able to trade clothes for cleaning lately. In fact, she was at my place yesterday and said "soooo, if I can't find a table runner that I like in my dining room......? Can you make me one?"

And I just had to comment on the above, cause I hate doing buttons. Button holes, not so bad (I have to use MILs machine tho), but I always tell people that I am sorry if their buttons fall off, I am just no good at sewing them on so that they stay.

Aw, sorry you had some rough times on this trip. The customs look great, and I was glad to hear that you managed to make the most of it anyway.



Wendy - so glad that a date has been set for the MAW trip. Daniel really deserves this.

Nini - Hope your DGD does well and that the surgery fixes things up to just the way they are supposed to be.

 

[disneygirlsanddrew]

I just bought tickets to Lion King. I'm going to make Lily a vida. Good thing I have until August to applique that lion head!


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I would LOVE to see the lion king! Beauty and the Beast is coming to our area, but the tickets are pretty expensive and we need to save the $ for our trip. but I would have loved to go see it and make customs.

Anyhow, hopefully you don't mind me sharing about our trip. Don't get me wrong. We had some really, really fun and happy moments. It's just that right now, I'm still remembering a lot of the sick moments. The kids, however, they don't remember any of that at all anymore. They've started watching the Disney Vacation Planning DVD and telling us they are going back to Disney on our way home from camping this summer. I don't know who is going with them though...

Your outfits are great and I totally know what you mean. We were sick while we were there, and it is hard not focusing on that when I think about our trip and when I look back at pictures. I just really disappointed because that wasn't how I dreamed it would be. Glad you had some good moments though.

 

[disneygirlsanddrew]

They same thing is happening at my Walmart. I hadn't been there in a few weeks, popped in 2 weeks ago and 75% of the fabric was gone! They clearanced it and I didn't know about it! there is still a wall left that has yet to go on sale. Wish it would cause I need some more! We still have a hobby lobby and a hancocks, but walmart was convienent and I could "hide" the purchases in my food shopping!

I really hope this doesn't happen to my walmart. I need to go check again to make sure. I just can't always afford to buy fabric at the other places plus I don't have to drive as far when I go to Walmart.

 

[tricia]

We lost the fabric in my Wal-Mart before I really started sewing. Just lately ours has been getting these little kits, with enought co-ordinating fabric for a baby quilt, or just 6 - 1/2 yd cuts of co-ordinating fabric. I keep checking to see if we are going to get the cut fabric that someone else is getting in their store lately.

I will be in Buffalo next month, and they used to have fabric, but the last time I was there they said that it would be gone in Feb. I think I will be too late.

 

[waltfans5]

I have been lurking and posting on and off for about two years now. We finally took our first trip to Disney in December (the 12-20th). I hope you don't mind me sharing a bit about our trip and some pictures of the clothes I made for my daughter?

I had planned to post pictures right away after our trip but Christmas came so soon and I needed a Disney break for a while because our trip was sort of difficult. A month before we left, my grandparents passed away within 8 days of each other and then my uncle was diagnosed with Stage III colorectal cancer between my grandparents passing away. By the time the trip came along, I was really needing a happy pick me up. We had a lot of fun when we were healthy, we had two good park days as a family before we started to get sick. We had a nice room for our first Disney vacation but we won't stay there again. I guess it was good that we got sick because we got to enjoy the view. We got to stay at two hotels and that was fun. It was like we had two trips in one, sort of.

It will be a long time before we will be able to go back to Disney World but the kids had fun and I love to sew, so I'd like to be a more active person on the Disboutiquers Board if you'll let me. PLUS, who did I luck out to meet at the entrance of Disney's Hollywood Studios but Theresa and Heather Sue!!! It was fun to meet them in person. Sort of magical, since pretty much most of the things I sewed for my daughter had Heather Sue's designs on them. A year ago, she taught me how to machine embroider via pm but she probably doesn't remember that. It was really super cool to meet them in person!

Well, here goes...How on earth do you all get your children to stand still in pictures? I have three and I can never seem to get them to stand still, lol.

Heather Sue's appliques stitched out better than anything else I bought. I would highly, highly recommend her embroidery designs. They are the best. and I'm not just saying that 'cause I met her, lol.

Julianna had an appt for the BBB on Tuesday morning. I woke up that morning feeling kind of strange but figured that it was all the fast food we had been eating. I took Julianna to the BBB and then the boys came to the park and we went to CRT for breakfast. Christopher and I went on the Haunted Mansion ride. Little did I know that that would be the only ride that I would get to go on at MK. I didn't throw up or anything, just felt off. The rest of my family ended up pretty sick later in the week.

On Tuesday night we had just gotten into the park using our MVMCP tickets, taken the kids on the carousel and lined up in Liberty Square (?) for the parade when dh told me he was really sick and had to go back to the room. I wanted the kids to see the parade so the kids and I watched the parade and then left the park and went back to the hotel. BUT...we met some really, really nice people who were standing near us. Well, pretty much everyone was super nice. One lady offered for my kids to go up in front of her by her kids. The couple behind us I saw the next day on teh bus to DTD and they were super nice. There was a family with college children who go every year and had picked up cookies they weren't going to eat and offerred them to my kids. I wish I could tell them all again how much I appreciated their kindness.

Wednesday dh stayed in the room with Nicholas and I took Christopher and Julianna to DTD for the Frog Princess movie and then rushed back to the room to get them ready to go to 1900 Park Fare dinner. Nicholas wanted to go but I didn't think I could take all three of them by myself. There is no custom in this picture but someone THERE had a little girl in a custom that might be a disboutiquer! So if you were there at 5:30 or 6pm on Wednesday, Dec. 16th with a little girl in a Tinkerbell custom, it was super cute! Christopher was not into pictures the whole trip but he LOVED the step-sisters at Park Fare. Julianna met Prince Charming and fell in love at first sight when he told her she had the most beautiful gown in all the parks, just like his fair princess Cinderella. It was so sweet even I fell in love.

Anyhow...on Thursday, we went to AK for DS's birthday because DH was feeling better. At that point we thought it was food poisoning or something since he was the only one that had been sick throwing up. At 4pm we were trying to get to DTD to spend the gift card that Nicholas got for his birthday and were on the bus to POR to get to a bus to DTD and wham both little ones threw up on their older brother. Let's just say that at the time I think I was pretty much in tears. It was really sad. All I could think was how badly I felt that we all got sick, the horrible things people were probably thinking and saying about us and that it was supposed to be a dream trip that we would never do again...The money for the trip was gifted to us as we would never take a trip like this if we paid out of our own pocket. We'll go to Disney but never stay fancy like we did again. After everything that had happened before we took the trip, I finally broke down.

Here's the two little ones less than two hours before they got sick. It was a really humid day but they seemed normal all day, until right before they got sick. I felt horrible that they got sick. They threw up over 10 times in a little more than 2 hours by the time the dr. got to the room, which was five minutes after the birthday cake was delivered.

J's halter dress is wonky while she's sitting in the stroller. Heather Sue design that stitched out perfectly!

Friday (18th): we just stayed in the room. Didn't go anywhere by this time our oldest son had gotten sick. I did go to DTD by myself that night to pick up some things that our son wanted.

Saturday (19th) afternoon:
Saturday afternoon, I had thought Julianna and I were in the clear to go to MK. Certainly this meant good luck, right? lol...The boys were still under the weather so we left them and went to see Tink and Ariel.

Julianna and I stood in line for an hour to see Tink and another hour and a half to see Ariel, we were so excited, it wasn't that bad. Then we left the park and decided to take a boat ride for the first time on our trip. I loaded Julianna and the stroller onto the boat and someone said, oh, that's so sad...look at that autograph book floating in the water. Someone's going to be heartbroken over that. Yes. lol. That was Julianna's autograph book. At this point, what else can I say, I was able to grab the book out of the water and tear the pages out and iron them, so all is not lost.

This is what she wore that afternoon to MK. I kind of wish now that I had used all softer colors in the patchwork, but I didn't realize that when I was sewing it. These are the first jeans I've ever appliqued more than one design on so things aren't exactly straight like they should be. The back of the one leg says...A dream is a wish your heart makes. The other designs are all Heather Sue's! The glass slipper was done using a sheer type fabric and I've washed them three or four times now and the applique looks like new. I had a pair I had put a different designer's applique on and the satin stitch wasn't as good at holding the fabric and the jeans looked really tough after one wash.

She was supposed to wear this to Chef Mickey's but we had to cancel it. She did wear it for a couple hours at DTD one night:

Anyhow, hopefully you don't mind me sharing about our trip. Don't get me wrong. We had some really, really fun and happy moments. It's just that right now, I'm still remembering a lot of the sick moments. The kids, however, they don't remember any of that at all anymore. They've started watching the Disney Vacation Planning DVD and telling us they are going back to Disney on our way home from camping this summer. I don't know who is going with them though...

I love all of them! They are so pretty and your daughter is adorable!

 

[teresajoy]

THE MOMENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR IS HERE!!!​

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(well, one of the moments a few of you have been waiting for anyway...)

We have a brand new BIG GIVE up for Yinyanggirls!

So, go check it out!

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[DisneyMOM09]

THE MOMENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR IS HERE!!!​

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(well, one of the moments a few of you have been waiting for anyway...)

We have a brand new BIG GIVE up for Yinyanggirls!

So, go check it out!

http://s3.excoboard.com/exco/thread.php?forumid=68889&threadid=710758&page=1#5565096


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Yay! I just signed up! I haven't participated in a Big Give in awhile and am excited to get to make something for such a great family!

 

[Granna4679]

Hey ladies. The very intricate design of Castlecreations reminded me to ask this....I use heat bond lite to stick down my applique pieces before doing the actual sewing. (I do "by hand" applique) The stuff I have is getting old (over 2 years maybe), and it has been out of the plastic sleeve for a little while now. Anyway, it's not really working. The pieces don't stick anymore and it's a pain! Could it just be that it is old/been exposed to the "elements". I didn't have trouble with it before, but is there anything else you all use. I love intricate applique, but it is much better for me if the pieces stick.

Thanks!!

Jessica

It probably is getting old. I have that problem myself. More the opposite though. I use WonderUnder on all of my hand stitched appliques and after it gets old, the paper backing doesn't want to come loose from the sticky part after it cools.

My sewing cabinet is put together in our guest room (AKA my crafting room) and my sewing machine has a home in it! I can't wait to play with it. My DH spent just about every moment from when he got home from work assembling it.

Fully open for sewing

How I'll use it for my Stampin' Up card making and scrapbooking.

All closed up

You are going to love this. I have a very old sewing cabinet (inherited) but I am begging and pleading with DH to build me something that is a corner unit so I can put 2 machines on it. This looks great and you will love having everything in one place.

I have been lurking and posting on and off for about two years now. We finally took our first trip to Disney in December (the 12-20th). I hope you don't mind me sharing a bit about our trip and some pictures of the clothes I made for my daughter?

So sorry you all got sick on your trip but it sounds like you made the best of it. Believe me, the kids won't remember the bad parts. They will always remember the happy times and the good memories you made together.
Your customs are so great. I love your daughters BBB picture too. Hopefully, you will find a way to take them back and have the magical trip you dreamed of.

Nini - I hope everything goes well for your DGD. I know how hard that must be for you and the little one. I have a DGD2 also and I know what you mean about them having to be still for any length of tme.

Wendy - Yay on the Make a Wish Trip. I am so excited for Daniel and the fact that you get to go along.

 

[teresajoy]

I really hope this doesn't happen to my walmart. I need to go check again to make sure. I just can't always afford to buy fabric at the other places plus I don't have to drive as far when I go to Walmart.

I heard on the news this morning that there was a fire at the Walmart and they weren't sure when it would reopen. They think it was electical, and there was smoke damage throughtout most of the store. Maybe the fabric will be cheap because it smells like smoke.

JENJULIA: It sure was fun meeting you on our trip! I'm so sorry you guys got sick. Your daughter looked so cute in her outfits!

 

[froggy33]

It probably is getting old. I have that problem myself. More the opposite though. I use WonderUnder on all of my hand stitched appliques and after it gets old, the paper backing doesn't want to come loose from the sticky part after it cools.

Thanks! I figured. The bad thing is there is a lot left! I do a lot of big appliques, I guess it just goes a long way! Oh well.

Would you recommend WonderUnder over Sulky?? Can I get that at Joanns/Hancocks??

 

[Granna4679]

Thanks! I figured. The bad thing is there is a lot left! I do a lot of big appliques, I guess it just goes a long way! Oh well.

Would you recommend WonderUnder over Sulky?? Can I get that at Joanns/Hancocks??

I haven't used Sulky but I love WonderUnder. I usually iron the fabric scraps to the wonderunder, then after it cools, cut out the pieces you need. Let it cool completely and then it is easy to peel off the paper and you just iron to your garment. You can get it at Joanns or Hancocks but if you have a Hobby Lobby, they are usually the cheapest.

 

[livndisney]

Has anyone made a men's tie? My dd promised my BIL an Elmo tie, and, and I have the perfect cotton fabric for it My BIL has good sense of humor (he would have to he married my sister) so I know he will wear whatever DD makes him. Can anyone recommend a good pattern?

 

[disneygirlsanddrew]

I heard on the news this morning that there was a fire at the Walmart and they weren't sure when it would reopen. They think it was electical, and there was smoke damage throughtout most of the store. Maybe the fabric will be cheap because it smells like smoke.

JENJULIA: It sure was fun meeting you on our trip! I'm so sorry you guys got sick. Your daughter looked so cute in her outfits!

Oh no! I hope it didn't hurt the fabric department. We don't want them to get rid of that one too! Of course, I hope nobody was hurt too. that would be scary to be in there during a fire. Some friends from church just had their whole house burn down last week. Luckily they had smoke detectors because it happened in the middle of the night and they all got out okay, but they lost everything including their cars. So everyone, check the batteries in yours! We checked ours that night and one of ours wasn't working! It does now. That poor family has been through a lot - she found out she had a horrible and rare kind of breast cancer while she was pregnant. She has gone through all kinds of treatments and surgeries and has been okay for about a year i think. She has really been such a strong woman through all of it.

 

[snubie]

Ohh! That is just the photo I remembered seeing... Which led me to believe I could make easy fits for her.

Did you make the top section any larger or longer than the pattern calls for?

I did make a size larger than I normally wear. Easy fits are generous in the fit so going up one or two sizes should work fine. I still wear the pants now but they are rather roomy.
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(Lauren was helping me type.)

 

[sahm1000]

She was supposed to wear this to Chef Mickey's but we had to cancel it. She did wear it for a couple hours at DTD one night:

So sorry you got sick on your trip. That stinks! I can only imagine how bad you felt about that. It's always one of those things I worry about when we go. Thankfully it's never happened. But I still worry.

Your customs are beautiful. You did a fantastic job!

I wanted to thank everyone for the compliments on the bowling shirt and Easy Fits. I love that I am able to trade clothes for cleaning lately. In fact, she was at my place yesterday and said "soooo, if I can't find a table runner that I like in my dining room......? Can you make me one?"

And I just had to comment on the above, cause I hate doing buttons. Button holes, not so bad (I have to use MILs machine tho), but I always tell people that I am sorry if their buttons fall off, I am just no good at sewing them on so that they stay.

My machine will sew them on for you if they are a flat "regular" type of button with 2 or four holes. I had never used that feature until I did a bowling shirt and it was fantastic! It takes a little to figure it out, but so much easier than doing it by hand. And it does it the "right" way to.

I heard on the news this morning that there was a fire at the Walmart and they weren't sure when it would reopen. They think it was electical, and there was smoke damage throughtout most of the store. Maybe the fabric will be cheap because it smells like smoke.

JENJULIA: It sure was fun meeting you on our trip! I'm so sorry you guys got sick. Your daughter looked so cute in her outfits!

Crack me up! Do you think you could get the smoke smell out? I've always heard it really stinks.

Has anyone made a men's tie? My dd promised my BIL an Elmo tie, and, and I have the perfect cotton fabric for it My BIL has good sense of humor (he would have to he married my sister) so I know he will wear whatever DD makes him. Can anyone recommend a good pattern?

Your poor sister! But really funny! No ideas on patterns, but wasn't there one on YCMT? But that might have been in children's sizes only.

 

[tricia]

Has anyone made a men's tie? My dd promised my BIL an Elmo tie, and, and I have the perfect cotton fabric for it My BIL has good sense of humor (he would have to he married my sister) so I know he will wear whatever DD makes him. Can anyone recommend a good pattern?

I haven't made one, but I did have this tute bookmarked. Hope it helps.
http://www.purlbee.com/fathers-day-ties/

 

[desparatelydisney]

How adorable

I am so glad that even though you had unbelievably BAD luck; you still managed to find the good and the joy in the little moments. We could all learn something from you

How did you do that???!!! I must know; it's awesome!!

Okay, if I can do this....YOU can ACE this....

1. Make bobbins for the black (head) and your bow color,
2. Hoop the tear away
3. Put in the black bobbin & black thread
4. Sew out the outline
5. Take off the hoop (of the machine, not the stabilizer) and adhesive the black felt to the back; put the hoop back on
6. Lay the black felt on top
7. Stitch the tack down
8. Put in the bow color bobbin & thread
9. Stitch the bow placement
10. Take off the hoop (of the machine, not the stabilizer) and adhesive the bow felt to the back; put the hoop back on
11. Lay the bow felt on top
12. Stitch the tack down
13. Take off the hoop (of the machine, not the stabilizer) and trim all the felt front and back; put the hoop back on
14. Switch back to the black bobbin and thread
15. Sew the head satin stitch
16. Switch back to the bow bobbin & thread
17. Stitch the satin bow and name
18. Take it all out and tear away the stabilizer
19. Place your alligator clip on the back and cut a tiny slit for it to fit in
20. Slide the back of the clip thru the slit (you could sew a pony tail holder instead).

Clear as mud??!!