Disboutiquers Part 23 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[*Toadstool*]

My DH and I finally got around to seeing Narniaawn Treader this evening. It was pretty good! Is it bad that I am almost 29 and think that Skandar Keynes (Edmund), who is 19, is such a cutie! Peter and Caspian aren't bad either! HA! I sound like such a teenager!

I loved the movie. I'm a huge C.S. Lewis fan.
I don't have the thing where I think boys are cute. I know most women do. I think something is wrong with me.. but I never look at a man and think oh he is hot. I don't think it is bad though.

Thank you to all who have offered suggestions or moral support for my attempt to get the embroidery designs out of my computer into my new 770. Still no luck , although I gave up yesterday and didn't even want to look at it today.

Tomorrow I'm going to try two things

1. I uninstalled Winzip. I'm going to try to reinstall it tomorrow.

2. I have Vista. I have an older computer with XP. Tomorrow I'm going to see if I can forward the email with the emboidery designs to that computer and see if it works.

So two quick questions

Those of you using Winzip, are you using the free trial version or did you buy it?

Any one using Vista with more luck than I???

Thanks.

You don't need winzip if you have Vista or Windows 7. Just right click on the zip file and click extract and watch where it is going to extract it too. http://www.ehow.com/how_4925061_unzip-file-vista.html
here is a link to help you too! Google is your friend.
Don't click on all those ads on that site. You don't need a program to open the file.

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Where are all the customs?? I still have only posted 1 dress from my disney trip! I will try to post some soon. I mainly haven't because all the pictures I have don't really show off my dresses well so I need to take a picture of them on my dress stand thingy.

 

[tnmom25]

This is my first sewing share. I am not a regular sew-er, but we're head to WDW in a month and I needed to get this done.

My mom "translates" the pattern instructions to me and I did the sewing.

This has probably been answered, but I didn't see the answer anywhere... What pattern is good for a bodice like this? I have to make one for our February trip and not sure which direction to go.

Anyone have tips on the sheer sleeves? Just the thought of that fabric scares me!

 

[cogero]

THANK YOU!!!!! I needed to hear the truth

I'm on Long Island as well and the 7 year old in question is growing up in Manhattan. I'm going to stick with the applique t's/tanks. Maybe I'll tie dye some matching t shirts for the 3 of us.

Would you give serger lessons if I can't manage even that much?

Thanks everyone for the support, I threaded the serger with the white thread but didn't turn it on yet. Maybe tomorrow

We are in Queens out near Great Neck and I have my daughter choose everything I make her. She is also 9 and will be 10 soon so I don't think she will go with anything over the top.

We do do a lot of applique shirts and tanks. She will not touch tie dye though and like I said I here earlier she calls her self a disney dork.

 

[HeatherSue]

Why yes, I am done with all this snow. Third snow day on 2 weeks time plus 2 delayed start days. If someone can promise me that my flight next Saturday will take off on time, i will be ok.

I promise that your flight next Saturday will take off on time and it will take off safely. How's that?

Reading all the posts about your DDs getting too old for customs makes me sad! Luckily the DD7 is still OK with it for the March trip. Wondering how many more times I'll get to do it....

My daughter who is 7 (almost 8) won't wear dresses at home and doesn't really like anything frilly at all. But, she will still wear customs in the park. It's sad when they don't want ruffles anymore.

Thank you to all who have offered suggestions or moral support for my attempt to get the embroidery designs out of my computer into my new 770. Still no luck , although I gave up yesterday and didn't even want to look at it today.

Tomorrow I'm going to try two things

1. I uninstalled Winzip. I'm going to try to reinstall it tomorrow.

2. I have Vista. I have an older computer with XP. Tomorrow I'm going to see if I can forward the email with the emboidery designs to that computer and see if it works.

So two quick questions

Those of you using Winzip, are you using the free trial version or did you buy it?

Any one using Vista with more luck than I???

Thanks.

I'm sorry you're having so many problems! You can always e-mail me if you need help! I don't get to check the Disboards very often anymore. So, you're having problems unzipping the files and not just problems getting your machine to read the memory card with the designs? If it's a problem with getting the machine to recognize them, I have some ideas.

This is how my husband taught me to do it (he is a techie)
It took a bit of doing it before I really started feel comfortable with the process.
I dont know many you have zipped, but if it's say an order of 3 designs that the digitizer zipped to email you could ask if it's possible for her to resend them one at a time- dont know if you have a file size limit or if that would work.
the extract all works great for me.

I heard tell that the digitizer is on vacation. I send all formats and sizes of each design in one zip folder. So, to send them all separately would take forever and a day and may not go through. So, I put them all into a zip folder. Each design comes in an individual zip folder, unless it's a set. In that case, they come zipped into another zip folder.

 

[HeatherSue]

I'm leaving for Disney next Saturday!!!

I haven't finished a single outfit for the kids.

But, we'll have fun regardless!

I can't wait!!

 

[effervescent]

I took mine out of the box the other day. Two words of advice my mom said was before you start serging make sure the telescope is all the way up and make sure you put the presser foot down when you start serging.

The only thing that is scaring me is the threading but I might do what Jessica said and tie the old thread to the new thread and pull it through.

Mine scared me too - for like a month - but it really wasn't that bad. I had intended to do the threading that way, but all of my threads were tied in a knot that I couldn't get undone, so I had no choice but to cut it and thread it from scratch. I said a few unkind words during the process, but I think I have it all figured out now. I'm going to serge some blanket edges tonight when I get up, so we'll see if I have it all together like I think I do!

1) I am so sorry for all of you in the Northeast. YOu have got to be over all this snow so far.

For sure! I think I would be insane by now.

I think Nini answered you already, but there is a great tutorial here:

http://obsessivelystitching.blogspot.com/2010/04/first-quilt-ever.html

It is start to finish of a quilt, and you already have the big part done, so you can just scroll down to the quilting and binding lessons.

Awesome, thanks for sharing! I intend to do a couple practice quilts for the kids, and then I want to do an autograph quilt after our big vacation in Sept. I have a vague idea on how to do it, but the step by step is fantastic.

Thank you to all who have offered suggestions or moral support for my attempt to get the embroidery designs out of my computer into my new 770. Still no luck , although I gave up yesterday and didn't even want to look at it today.

Tomorrow I'm going to try two things

1. I uninstalled Winzip. I'm going to try to reinstall it tomorrow.

2. I have Vista. I have an older computer with XP. Tomorrow I'm going to see if I can forward the email with the emboidery designs to that computer and see if it works.

So two quick questions

Those of you using Winzip, are you using the free trial version or did you buy it?

Any one using Vista with more luck than I???

Thanks.

I have Vista & I do not use Winzip at all. Here is what I do.
-Go to where you have the file saved.
-When you see the zipped file on your computer (ie: if it is in your My Documents folder) Right click onto the zipped folder with the mouse. You should get an window with a few options, choose the option saying Extract All.
-A new window will pop up and you will essentially save the file again, this time you are saving it unzipped. After you do this you then go to where you saved the unizipped file & then you can copy and paste the file onto your thumb drive or memory stick.

The above is how I unzip my files too, on both DH's laptop with Vista and my laptop with Windows 7.

Where are all the customs?? I still have only posted 1 dress from my disney trip! I will try to post some soon. I mainly haven't because all the pictures I have don't really show off my dresses well so I need to take a picture of them on my dress stand thingy.

I'll hopefully be having some soon. I have a couple Gives to share, and I should have DD's Dumbo outfit done today. After that I have to make her a Monsters Inc outfit and DS2 a Toy Story outfit, plus a few tshirts for the rest of us. We leave in 8 days!!!

I did fix my sewing machine this morning and I am quite proud of myself....lol. I noticed last night that the bobbin stitches were wonky and nothing I did was helping. I was trying to figure out exactly when I was going to get it into the shop since I'm not ready for our trip, and then I have a couple Gives due after we get back. I was bored last night at work and looked up the repair manual for my machine. When I got home I compared the manual to my machine and realized that the dohickey (stopper maybe?) by the shuttle was out of place, so I put it back and tightened it down - and it works now! I am so relieved, I had no idea what I was going to do without my machine! And not to mention that the repair bill would have been cutting into my Disney money!

Gonna go kick DH out of the bed now so that he can take care of the kidlets while I get some sleep. I have to get cracking on "Dimbo" and "Monterts" tonight!

 

[cogero]

I have to tell you I do not like doing appliques on onsies I am working on birthday presents for my godson and getting them in my hoop tight enough is driving me nuts.

The first rocketship shirt is done but I am not thrilled with it.

I wonder if old navy sells 18 month t shirts

 

[NiniMorris]

I'm leaving for Disney next Saturday!!!

I haven't finished a single outfit for the kids.

But, we'll have fun regardless!

I can't wait!!

Have fun!

If it weren't for you...my kids would have gone in regular street clothes to Disney last Nov/Dec...How horrible!

So jealous...I want to go back to Disney...somehow I can't fit it into the budget yet...but I am working on it!


Nini

 

[billwendy]

I have to tell you I do not like doing appliques on onsies I am working on birthday presents for my godson and getting them in my hoop tight enough is driving me nuts.

The first rocketship shirt is done but I am not thrilled with it.

I wonder if old navy sells 18 month t shirts

Have you ever tried using spray adhesive and a tack down stitch? Im a terrible hooper, and this is how I do everything -lol

I hope everyone going to the meet has an awesome time!! Please take lots of pictures for us!!!

 

[ncmomof2]

I have been away from here for awhile and I wanted to say "hi!". I took the last fews days going over the thread and there is some awesome stuff! I have not been sewing much. I made my girls dresses for Christmas (I posted one in Nov.). They were my first Feliz and I love them I finally broke down and bought the Vida pattern and it should be here in a few days. I also made a purse as a present. I hope to be on more often. Thanks for all the inspiration! I need to start thinking about our trip in Sept!

 

[babynala]

Above H20 - I'm going to send you a pm.

I'm leaving for Disney next Saturday!!!

I haven't finished a single outfit for the kids.

But, we'll have fun regardless!

I can't wait!!

Wish I was headed to the world next week to meet up with all you guys going down to DW. Good luck getting some stuff made for the kids. Thanks for getting all those last minute orders out before you went on vacation. I'm sure everyone was stocking up on stuff from the best designer!

I'll hopefully be having some soon. I have a couple Gives to share, and I should have DD's Dumbo outfit done today. After that I have to make her a Monsters Inc outfit and DS2 a Toy Story outfit, plus a few tshirts for the rest of us. We leave in 8 days!!!

I did fix my sewing machine this morning and I am quite proud of myself....lol. I noticed last night that the bobbin stitches were wonky and nothing I did was helping. I was trying to figure out exactly when I was going to get it into the shop since I'm not ready for our trip, and then I have a couple Gives due after we get back. I was bored last night at work and looked up the repair manual for my machine. When I got home I compared the manual to my machine and realized that the dohickey (stopper maybe?) by the shuttle was out of place, so I put it back and tightened it down - and it works now! I am so relieved, I had no idea what I was going to do without my machine! And not to mention that the repair bill would have been cutting into my Disney money!

Gonna go kick DH out of the bed now so that he can take care of the kidlets while I get some sleep. I have to get cracking on "Dimbo" and "Monterts" tonight!

Good luck getting all your projects finished and good job fixing your machine.

 

[froggy33]

I loved the movie. I'm a huge C.S. Lewis fan.
I don't have the thing where I think boys are cute. I know most women do. I think something is wrong with me.. but I never look at a man and think oh he is hot. I don't think it is bad though.

HA!! I don't usually think that, or at least haven't since highschool!!! I think it's maybe just the movies - they're so exciting!! I have to admit I don't love the books, I'm working my way through them now. Not a huge fan of the way C.S Lewis writes, but I do like the way they translate into movies!

 

[disneygirlsanddrew]

I think Nini answered you already, but there is a great tutorial here:

http://obsessivelystitching.blogspot.com/2010/04/first-quilt-ever.html

It is start to finish of a quilt, and you already have the big part done, so you can just scroll down to the quilting and binding lessons.

Thanks for this! Very helpful! Thanks Nini too! I lost that quote. Now I just need to get the motivation to finish.

I'm leaving for Disney next Saturday!!!

I haven't finished a single outfit for the kids.

But, we'll have fun regardless!

I can't wait!!

Have fun! I am sure you will get everything done. You are so quick and so good!

Have you ever tried using spray adhesive and a tack down stitch? Im a terrible hooper, and this is how I do everything -lol

Is there a built in tackdown stitch in the brother 770?

Ugh! I can't get the motivation to finish/work on my quilts and I still need to make valentine outfits for my girls. I have the fabric - I'm just not sure what I want to make. Usually I know what I am going to do when I buy the fabric, but I am just not feeling inspired.

 

[NiniMorris]

Thanks for this! Very helpful! Thanks Nini too! I lost that quote. Now I just need to get the motivation to finish.



Have fun! I am sure you will get everything done. You are so quick and so good!



Is there a built in tackdown stitch in the brother 770?

Ugh! I can't get the motivation to finish/work on my quilts and I still need to make valentine outfits for my girls. I have the fabric - I'm just not sure what I want to make. Usually I know what I am going to do when I buy the fabric, but I am just not feeling inspired.

There are no built in tack down stitches...but here are some free ones that I sometimes use...


http://www.swakembroidery.com/info/free/SWAK_FREE_ame_freebastingstitches.htm


Nini

 

[Diz-Mommy]

There are no built in tack down stitches...but here are some free ones that I sometimes use...


http://www.swakembroidery.com/info/free/SWAK_FREE_ame_freebastingstitches.htm


Nini

Thanks Nini!! I will find these very helpful too

 

[disneygirlsanddrew]

There are no built in tack down stitches...but here are some free ones that I sometimes use...


http://www.swakembroidery.com/info/free/SWAK_FREE_ame_freebastingstitches.htm


Nini

Is it really just that one corner stitch that will hold it all down without having to hoop it? Wow! I guess I was imagining a stitch that went around the perimeter. Thanks!

 

[momto2cuties]

There are no built in tack down stitches...but here are some free ones that I sometimes use...


http://www.swakembroidery.com/info/free/SWAK_FREE_ame_freebastingstitches.htm


Nini

Thanks for the link! I'm going to try them too!

 

[RMAMom]

My sister and her family are going to Disney next week so I did some shirts for the kids.

For Anna

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For Jenny

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The back of the girls Cutie shirts

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For Tony.

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And just for fun I made a couple of placemats for my Mom. Any DIY Dish fans out there?

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[woodkins]

Not directly sewing related but it can be if you use pictures of things you sewed!
Just found an awesome coupon code for Free 8.5x11 hardcover photobooks from Snapfish. They are usually $24.99 and with the coupon all you pay is the $6.99 shipping. I just made a super cute album from our Sept. trip photos. It was cheaper to make the photo book then printing the pics and buying an album. The album is 20 pages long and you can put multiple pics and text on each page. If you want to see how them come out here is a link to the book I just made:
http://www1.snapfish.com/snapfish/projectshareewelcome/l=7391604015/p=999221295730801913/g=4974139/cobrandOid=1000/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/otsc=SYE/otsi=SPBKlink/

Use promo code YAYFREEBOOK at checkout.

 

[disneygirlsanddrew]

Not directly sewing related but it can be if you use pictures of things you sewed!
Just found an awesome coupon code for Free 8.5x11 hardcover photobooks from Snapfish. They are usually $24.99 and with the coupon all you pay is the $6.99 shipping. I just made a super cute album from our Sept. trip photos. It was cheaper to make the photo book then printing the pics and buying an album. The album is 20 pages long and you can put multiple pics and text on each page. If you want to see how them come out here is a link to the book I just made:
http://www1.snapfish.com/snapfish/projectshareewelcome/l=7391604015/p=999221295730801913/g=4974139/cobrandOid=1000/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/otsc=SYE/otsi=SPBKlink/

Use promo code YAYFREEBOOK at checkout.

Thanks! How long is the code good for? Do you know?