of damaged customs that have usable appliques.
You can search 'farbenmix vida pattern' to find online shops with this. There are quite a few sellers on eBay and Etsy with it as well as online fabric shops. I always recommend that people check the price to ship as well as the pattern price to determine which site has the best price.
A tip for the thrifty... I was chatting with someone not long ago about a way to extend the life of appliques on kids' clothes, especially tees. I know many here love to do appliques whether by machine or hand and the tees may only get worn a time or 2 before the tee is outgrown, stain or otherwise not in good condition for much other than play. I thought I'd share this idea as a way to get more use out of all that hard work and save time/money in the process.
Cut the applique off the tee leaving an inch or so of the knit fabric attached. Add fusible web, i.e. Heat N Bond Lite, to the back to cover the whole applique and at least 1/4" of the knit. Trim the knit to leave just a narrow border around the applique. Fuse in place on a new tee (or one that's good condition but maybe has a spot that the applique can cover) and stitch in place. I sometimes use a satin stitch but usually just do a straight stitch that follows the applique edge as closely as possible. That way if I want to move the applique again later, I can more easily just take out that stitching, peel the fusible and refuse to the next tee - sometimes I don't even need to add more fusible. The relocated appliques will be a bit stiffer than they were originally but still not bad.
This can also be done with applique on jeans or other garments. I certainly wouldn't recommend cutting up something that is in good condition to be passed along to another child but if there are holes, stains, wear, etc. that makes it a good candidate for recycling, why not? You might even be able to find good bargains on
BTW - Obviously the base garment (tee or jeans) is now not wearable as is but the truly thrifty could find ways to "upcycle" the knit into a new garment, maybe even the one that the applique will be used on.
I don't post on here very often, but I do lurk a lot. I love looking at everyone's beautiful work. When I found you all less than a year ago, I had almost given up on ever being able to sew. My mom had been trying to teach me, and everything I made was a complete disaster. I came here and learned about Carla C. patterns, and never looked back. You all are such an inspiration.I wanted to share Maddie's newest dress that I finished today, something I never would have even attempted before. My mom is impressed.
and Maddie's favorite part of the dress:
I was going to take more pictures, but Maddie looked down right after the twirl and said "Look, it's a snake," very calmly. I grabbed her and took off. I never looked to see what she was talking about.
Thanks for letting me share and for being such wonderful teachers.
I wanted to share Maddie's newest dress that I finished today, something I never would have even attempted before. My mom is impressed.
Ok I think I finally have the picture thing all figured out so here are some bigger pics.
my 6yr olds twirl skirt
my 11 month olds bowling shirt.
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But you have such wonderful creations come from that space (and your mind) !
What a beautiful picture! Your kids are so cute!I think I'm officially a Texas mom now LOL. Apparently I missed the whole have to get the kids pictures in a field of bluebonnets memo- but now that I'm working the other girls looked at me like I had 2 heads when I mentioned we didn't have any. So I may have lost a couple years off my life (an autistic kiddo and highway speeds within 50 feet are a scary combo) but got 90 pics. This isn't the best example, but at least it's representative of the idea (I hate that when uploading to photobucket you can only see a tiny thumbnail- makes it hard to pic a shot when 40 of them look vaguely the same at that size)
We like people with a good sense of humor around her. So, we're liking you too!I like you guys already!
Tomorrow I am going to try and sew my son some shorts. (Lighting McQueen) I am excited about it!
Where's the picture? I wanna see!
It turned out great!! You did a really good job on that!ok, it wont take my cropped picture so sorry you must see me , just look at the design.
If your machine can zig-zag, you can applique!! It's not as easy as if you have an embroidery machine. But, it's possible and you can make some beautiful appliques with a regular machine! If you haven't checked out my applique tutorial, it's in the very first post!
You are so sweet!I don't post on here very often, but I do lurk a lot. I love looking at everyone's beautiful work. When I found you all less than a year ago, I had almost given up on ever being able to sew. My mom had been trying to teach me, and everything I made was a complete disaster. I came here and learned about Carla C. patterns, and never looked back. You all are such an inspiration.
and Maddie's favorite part of the dress:
I was going to take more pictures, but Maddie looked down right after the twirl and said "Look, it's a snake," very calmly. I grabbed her and took off. I never looked to see what she was talking about.
Thanks for letting me share and for being such wonderful teachers.
This is such a wonderful group of people. They've helped me out many times! WOO-HOO!! You did it! You deserve some bananas!Ok I think I finally have the picture thing all figured out so here are some bigger pics.
cabinets and counter
a hole for the power strip to the outlet underneath
my new friend !
my 6tr olds twirl skirtmy 11 month olds bowling shirt. Mary
That is an awesome sewing area! So much counter space and so many drawers! You're going to love it! I love your inspirational Tinkerbell too! The dalmatian skirt is adorable! I also love the little bowling shirt. Too cute!They were the perfect size!
That's a great tip! I did this before I even knew how to sew. Tessa had a pair of Scooby Doo jeans when she was 3 that she adored. She was so upset when she outgrew them that I cut the Scooby applique off of the old pair and I sewed it onto the new pair, leaving a frayed edge around it. I was so proud of myself! I keep sewing the Scooby Doo onto new jeans every once in a while and we still have it!A tip for the thrifty... I was chatting with someone not long ago about a way to extend the life of appliques on kids' clothes, especially tees. I know many here love to do appliques whether by machine or hand and the tees may only get worn a time or 2 before the tee is outgrown, stain or otherwise not in good condition for much other than play. I thought I'd share this idea as a way to get more use out of all that hard work and save time/money in the process.
Cut the applique off the tee leaving an inch or so of the knit fabric attached. Add fusible web, i.e. Heat N Bond Lite, to the back to cover the whole applique and at least 1/4" of the knit. Trim the knit to leave just a narrow border around the applique. Fuse in place on a new tee (or one that's good condition but maybe has a spot that the applique can cover) and stitch in place. I sometimes use a satin stitch but usually just do a straight stitch that follows the applique edge as closely as possible. That way if I want to move the applique again later, I can more easily just take out that stitching, peel the fusible and refuse to the next tee - sometimes I don't even need to add more fusible. The relocated appliques will be a bit stiffer than they were originally but still not bad.
This can also be done with applique on jeans or other garments. I certainly wouldn't recommend cutting up something that is in good condition to be passed along to another child but if there are holes, stains, wear, etc. that makes it a good candidate for recycling, why not? You might even be able to find good bargains on
BTW - Obviously the base garment (tee or jeans) is now not wearable as is but the truly thrifty could find ways to "upcycle" the knit into a new garment, maybe even the one that the applique will be used on.
That just goes to show that you don't need a large area to create beautiful things!
I don't post on here very often, but I do lurk a lot. I love looking at everyone's beautiful work. When I found you all less than a year ago, I had almost given up on ever being able to sew. My mom had been trying to teach me, and everything I made was a complete disaster. I came here and learned about Carla C. patterns, and never looked back. You all are such an inspiration.
I was going to take more pictures, but Maddie looked down right after the twirl and said "Look, it's a snake," very calmly. I grabbed her and took off. I never looked to see what she was talking about.
Thanks for letting me share and for being such wonderful teachers.
And girl, I'm right there with ya about the snake I woulda grabbed my munchkin and ran too!I'm always so jealous when I see the wonderful spaces others have for their crafts/sewing. The photo below shows my 'sewing studio'.
Someday I'll have a new home with a sewing/scrapbooking room...someday.
Gee, Wendy, you're going to be sorry you asked.Vi is doing great. She's out of her harness, her hips are great. She is off of her acid reducers and is up to like the 15th-20th percentile for her weight (at 2 months she was only in the 2nd)
B and I took Lily and Vi to NJ to visit family a couple weeks ago. It was a kinda crazy trip BUT we did take time to take Lily into NYC for her first visit.
Here she is on her first bus trip
When we got into the city it was after lunch time and everyone was ready to eat so we hit John's Pizzaria in Times Squar. This place is pretty cool, it's in a de-consecrated church and is all wood and stained glass.
HERE is Lily's first slice of REAL NY pizza
Then we went to Toys R Us in Time Square and then onto ICE SKATING!!! in Rockefeller Center
Do you know what's right across the street from Rockefeller Center? AG Place. We were going to get Lily an AG doll for her 5th birthday in July but HOW cool is it to get to pick out your AG girl from AG Place? SO we had to scrimp for the rest of the trip but we got Lily Rebekah.
Then she insisted we take her out of the box so they could have their picture taken w/ the cardboard cut out of Lanie. LOL. She'd seen another little girl doing this earlier. But THIS is the best picture, I just thought it was hilarious, Lily set it up herself
On the way home we were getting a little hungry again so Lily got her first NY hot dog (and frankly, it wasn't a great one. We didn't have many options and it wasn't sabretts.)
On the drive back to FLA B decided to surprise us all and stop to stretch at South of the Border. I'd never been. All kinds of goofiness ensued. I'm not sure if it was just exhaustion or what.
and Vi wanted to get in on the picture taking action
The goofiness continued in the car
and at lunch
Here is Mac at Easter just b/c you won't believe how old he looks.
and Violet w/ her first Arrowroot cookie.
So there, you are all now caught up on the lives of the Ruck family.
She looks cute! Vi is so beautiful! I love Gavin's hair! And Lily got an AG doll! I can't wait to get my Lily one (well other than Bitty Baby and the Bitty Twins). How fun! And tell Lily her friend Lily LOVES to wear her special McDonald's Viking hat all the time! She says she is a Viking Girl. I sure wish we didn't live on opposite sides of the country!
Those are all great Wendy! I love the pink w/ princesses, wish I'd bought more when I found it on clearance! and the pink minnie dots. OH, and Bill's up shirt, very cool.Hi -
Well, I couldnt be the only one not sewing for Samantha so, I made her a few things...
A pair of shorts to match a cute tshirt that was given to her with a minnie head on it ...
and coordinating sister dresses/shirt
And here is Billy in a really cute - i mean Cool tigger shirt!!
and - he actually asked for an UP shirt and picked out the orange shirt himself!!! CAn you believe it????
If I have a chance, I'd like to do an UP shirt for me and maybe another thing...We get home on a Sunday, and we have the neices and nephew that following weekend, so I'd like to sew a new outfit for each of them...Any suggestions of what to do with one yard of cute fabric with a coordinating half yard in a size 4T????? Which pattern????
You guys are going to have an AWESOME trip!!Those are all great Wendy! I love the pink w/ princesses, wish I'd bought more when I found it on clearance! and the pink minnie dots. OH, and Bill's up shirt, very cool.
I LOVE all the photos! My kids will too! I can't believe how big all 3 kiddos are getting! And I have never seen Lily so bundled up!
Thanks. I REALLY wish Mac would cut his hair. He gets called a girl all the time. At Christmas, he and B went into the Disney Store and the girl called him princess. At check out she asked if they wanted to buy a shopping bag so B said yes and she asked him if he wanted princesses. He shook his head no
Then she said "fairies?" "How about the evil Queen?" FINALLY she said "I have one w/ Buzz and Woody on it..." and he said "YES, PLEASE!" then as they were leaving he leaned in and said "and by the way, I'm a BOY!" I think once his mustache fills in a little more it'll help
We were really holding out for her to be 5 for her AG doll, but we were in NY and it's like 3 stories of dolls and SO overwhelming. I just thought about how cool it must have been for her b/c I was in awe. She's sleeping w/ Rebekah tonight as a matter of fact. It's the first time I think. We have a dog who likes to chew up barbies so I'm a little worried that she'll leave it out where Belle can get to it.
Oh and just so you know, Lily has changed her name. It's Princess Liliana Elizabeth Ruck Tanzini Elizabeth Ruck Tanzini. And look out if you forget the "Princess" or the second Elizabeth Ruck Tanzini.
my only consolation is that I thought it sure would cheer up a little girl in a hospital somewhere So you see, THIS is why I am a fabric hoarder. I am always afraid I'll use it and then not have it when I want it 
I've never had trouble, but I did have a friend who's computer wouldn't cooperate with the patterns. She had it printed at Kinko's, like someone else suggested. But, hopefully you'll be able to make it work at home! Are you trying to print the instructions out or just the pattern pieces?
I would think that would be fine. I honestly don't know what the difference is between the polyester and rayon. I've never used the polyester. But, I am pretty sure you could mix them in the same design.
Cute little shorts and I love the pink princess dress! Everything is too cute! Bill looks great in his Tigger shirt! The UP shirt turned out great, too! I'm terrible at deciding which pattern to use for which fabric! Maybe you could do a Megan (or Molly, I can never remember which one is for kids) peasant because it wouldn't use as much fabric. But, I'm sure someone else will have a better idea for you!
I tried to convince Steph that she needed to take the happy meal Viking helmets home so she could wear them at Epcot. But, she refused.I LOVE all the photos! My kids will too! I can't believe how big all 3 kiddos are getting! And I have never seen Lily so bundled up!
I love how Gavin handled the Disney Store clerk. That kid is hilarious!
We were really holding out for her to be 5 for her AG doll, but we were in NY and it's like 3 stories of dolls and SO overwhelming. I just thought about how cool it must have been for her b/c I was in awe. She's sleeping w/ Rebekah tonight as a matter of fact. It's the first time I think. We have a dog who likes to chew up barbies so I'm a little worried that she'll leave it out where Belle can get to it.
Oh and just so you know, Lily has changed her name. It's Princess Liliana Elizabeth Ruck Tanzini Elizabeth Ruck Tanzini. And look out if you forget the "Princess" or the second Elizabeth Ruck Tanzini.
Me too! I've got a bunch of fabric that I can't bear to use. What if I NEED it for something else!So you see, THIS is why I am a fabric hoarder. I am always afraid I'll use it and then not have it when I want it
