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

[cogero]

So....
Thanks to everyone who has offered suggestions. I went back to the machine this morning, did nothing different. It was exactly the same as it was when I walked away last night, but now it works. I have no idea why, I am just thankful. The only thing I can think is maybe it was overheated??? I don't even know if that happens. I know I had done 5 or 6 things before it, so who knows.
However, I think the project was just doomed from the beginning. I was putting the MM Clubhouse on a shirt for DS9 months and when it finished this morning, I took it out of the machine and saw that I sewed part of the back of the shirt to the design. Had to cut it out the hoop. Oh well, at least it was only a $2.99 shirt from Hobby Lobby. Guess it happened because I took it out and put it back in so many times yesterday.

I have had projects like that. Last weeks rocket ship is one. Glad the machine is working better.

 

[kkacar]

Except that I hemmed the curtains... and those curtains are the sole reason I dug my sewing machine out of the closet in the first place.

I hope you all don't mind that I post these...

DH has been working on a project of his own... he's been remodeling the girls' bedrooms... this started last September. Some of you may have seen these on FB - but today he is doing the finishing touches on our oldest dd's bedroom.

Our house is very old - built in 1890. Both dds have VERY long and narrow rooms, with out closets, it has always been such a pain to keep everything clean and organized... so we decided that "built-in" beds were the best way to maximize storage. Everything was built with storage in mind - the beds lift up - and they have cubbies and shelves all over... they also have electricity, so the girls can store their electronics with-in reach by their bed... reading lights, radios, alarm clocks...

Anyways - I thought I'd throw up some pics of his project... because it's been fun watching the transformation.

Oldest dd's "before" pic (taken as we were cleaning out her room) :

Her room taped:

Josh built her a closet (she didn't have one before) and the spot by the window will be her window seat:

Here's the almost finished product:

THis is her completed window seat - the seat lifts up for storage - and the curtains that I hemmed. The cushion was made by grandma - it looks less like a cusion and more like a pillow - but I am truthfully not complaining - I know she worked many hours on it with lots of hand sewing - so we love it because of that:

Josh is finishing up her bed today - so hopefully I can update pics again tomorrow.

Here's youngest dd's progress - her's is pretty much done - except for some trim work.

Her empty room (yes we put new windows in our house - that's why you can see inside the walls here) :

Painting - the accent wall is actually brown:

Taping:

Accent wall finished - and how it will look with her bedding - I taped all the diamonds, dd painted the initial coat so I knew which color she wanted - then I did the second and third coats, where necessary:

Her new closet (she didn't have one either) :

Getting ready to build her bed:

Framework for her bed (everything under the bed is storage) :

My youngest dd - thrilled with her new bed:

We have since added more shelves and cubbies.

My comment is WOW! We did stripes in DD9's room a couple years back and I swear I will never paint anything with a stripe again. EVER. I tried to find a picture of it, but I don't have one on this computer. I will have to come back and post it.

Those rooms are amazing. Hats off to you and your hubby. And the fact that you can get him to do it.

kelli

 

[TinkerbelleMom]

We decided on an improptu trip to MK today. We're currently waiting in theDumbo line, mainly to see the new construction from the air. . Where are our friends today? It would be fun to run into some of them. If you happen to some of them. If any of you are in contact with them, we're all wearing customs, tshirts for the big people, and Rebecca is Snow White today.

 

[melmathis]

Yeah changed the bobbin completely, took the thread off and rethreaded... no luck. Guess I'll try the needle next. Thanks for the advice...

i had a brother sewing embroidery machine. it finally died, the computer messed up in it. i had trouble with the embroidey from time to time also.i then bought a singer futura model. there is no computer directly on the machine, i hook my laptop to it.

 

[jeniamt]

Except that I hemmed the curtains... and those curtains are the sole reason I dug my sewing machine out of the closet in the first place.

I hope you all don't mind that I post these...

You and your hubby are off the hook crazy creative folks! Wow!!!! Amazing rooms. I always wanted a built-in bed as a kid... heck, I would still love one! Our DS's share a tiny room with no closet and it is always trashed. I am drooling over all the storage he built!

This is for all of us NOT at the Dis Meet PJ party tonight!! lol....if you are friends with Marah on FB ask her to add you in!!!

Steph posted a few pictures - looked like they were having FUN!!! HAVE FUN YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!

So cute!!! Guess I am not friends with Marah either.

 

[jeniamt]

I just sent Marah a friend request on FB but it wouldn't let me send her a message with my request. I usually say, "its jeniamt from the Dis" Weird? Can you not send messages with requests anymore? Hopefully she can figure out its me since we will have a bunch of mutual friends.

 

[DMGeurts]

LOVE LOVE LOVE the stripes and diamonds. Just had to call DH to the computer to see the construction. He's been itching to make something. Think I need to save some of these pics.
GREAT JOB!!!!
Questions though, how did you make sure the tape for the stripes were straight? I have a friend who wants stripes in her nursery, and I told her I would help....

Let me know if you decide to do something like this... Seriously, it was weeks of google searching different built-in/alcove beds then designing what I wanted - THEN getting dh to COMPREHEND my visual was weeks and weeks of drawing/whining/stomping my feet/feeling misunderstood - all of the above. LOL He told me that what I wanted wasn't "buildable" hmph! So I told him to build it anyways... lol - he ended up doing quite a few modifications, and we both did a lot of compromising - but in the end we are all very happy with how everything turned out.

The stripes - well those were easy - compared to the diamonds. Dd wanted different sized/random stripes in random colors... so I held a level up to the wall and started drawing pencil marks (very lightly) because pencil shows through paint - especially light colors. It was fun though.

Your rooms are AMAZING!! I would have loved to have either growing up! You all must be very patient people to do all that taping and painting of different colors. My sister use to live in an older house with narrow rooms also, and she always had trouble maximizing space and the lack of closets was such a pain for her too. You've done a wonderful job with maximizing your space, and the colors are so bright and cheery. Beautiful!

THank you! I think we are just obsessive people - I am anyways (that's the first time I've openly admitted it)... then I drag DH down with me. Really, we were sick of too much clutter and not enough space to put everything... both of our dds have many collections - books, movies, dolls, Disney snowglobes, pictures - you name it, they have it and none of it had a place to go... it does now.

Oh, and we're not afraid of color (in case you didn't notice)... My MIL (who is a realtor) nearly had a heart attack when she saw the colors... she said we'd never sell the house. Well, we don't plan to any time soon... and if we do the new owners can paint over it if they don't like it. Hehehe... too much work for us to do. Besides, isn't that what home ownership is all about? Making something your own? Just a thought....

My comment is WOW! We did stripes in DD9's room a couple years back and I swear I will never paint anything with a stripe again. EVER. I tried to find a picture of it, but I don't have one on this computer. I will have to come back and post it.

Those rooms are amazing. Hats off to you and your hubby. And the fact that you can get him to do it.

kelli

Thank you - I explained how I got him to do it farther up in the post. LOL

I would LOVE to see pics of your stripes.

You and your hubby are off the hook crazy creative folks! Wow!!!! Amazing rooms. I always wanted a built-in bed as a kid... heck, I would still love one! Our DS's share a tiny room with no closet and it is always trashed. I am drooling over all the storage he built!

THank you and to anyone else I missed. I'll be happy when it's done and we can finally put away the oodles of paint cans that are currently taking up residence on my upstairs hall table.

Back to sewing... I am bummed that I placed a very large fabric order from fabricdepot almost 2 weeks ago - and they just shipped it on Friday... Well everything I need is in that box (not to mention the backordered stuff that isn't in that box) so, aside from cutting out some patterns from the fabric I do have, so I stay somewhat caught up, I am at a standstill until (hopefully) monday or Tuesday. Grrr... does it usually take so long for fabric orders to ship?

D~

 

[shefrn1]

awesome bedroom makeover!!!!! love it......very creative!!!!!!

k....now back to trying to catch up from friday!!! i can't keep up with you guys on the weekends....can't get that much computer.....i have to keep up during the week when i'm at work

 

[SallyfromDE]

My youngest dd - thrilled with her new bed:

We have since added more shelves and cubbies.

I think the rooms look GREAT! Why worry about what you'll do when you sell the house, until you sell the house? They have new paint now that covers up stuff like that. So, one coat and you'd move on. I don't blame the girls for loving them.

So....
Thanks to everyone who has offered suggestions. I went back to the machine this morning, did nothing different. It was exactly the same as it was when I walked away last night, but now it works. I have no idea why, I am just thankful. The only thing I can think is maybe it was overheated??? I don't even know if that happens. I know I had done 5 or 6 things before it, so who knows.
However, I think the project was just doomed from the beginning. I was putting the MM Clubhouse on a shirt for DS9 months and when it finished this morning, I took it out of the machine and saw that I sewed part of the back of the shirt to the design. Had to cut it out the hoop. Oh well, at least it was only a $2.99 shirt from Hobby Lobby. Guess it happened because I took it out and put it back in so many times yesterday.

I had that problem at Xmas and couldn't finish my projects. I did learn something to look for tho'. I was afraid to try the screw thing, and took it the shop for repair. I didn't need to leave it, she knew exactly what my problem was. And told me to never touch the screw. I have the 780, and I couldn't find a way to adjust the tension. Anyway, she took the bobbin casing out, and the tip of it had a small burr in it. I hadn't broken a needle, but I remember changing one and I hadn't put it in all the way up and it had made a little noise, for like 2 stitches and I went and fixed it. So I am assuming this was the case, that screwed up my bobbin case. It cost me $50 to have a new one put in. But I didn't have to leave the machine either. For anyone, I'd suggest to just take a peek at your bobbin case when you take it out to clean the lint out. But you just might have a bit of thread stuck in it somewhere?

 

[SallyfromDE]

I just sent Marah a friend request on FB but it wouldn't let me send her a message with my request. I usually say, "its jeniamt from the Dis" Weird? Can you not send messages with requests anymore? Hopefully she can figure out its me since we will have a bunch of mutual friends.

I thought you could click on thier name and send a message. Even if you haven't been friended yet.

 

[ItsArmaya]

I think I got it Jen

Usually when someone friend requests me I go through and see what friends we "have in common". I know if it's a bunch of Disbous I will most certainly click yes!!!

 

[NiniMorris]

So....
Thanks to everyone who has offered suggestions. I went back to the machine this morning, did nothing different. It was exactly the same as it was when I walked away last night, but now it works. I have no idea why, I am just thankful. The only thing I can think is maybe it was overheated??? I don't even know if that happens. I know I had done 5 or 6 things before it, so who knows.
However, I think the project was just doomed from the beginning. I was putting the MM Clubhouse on a shirt for DS9 months and when it finished this morning, I took it out of the machine and saw that I sewed part of the back of the shirt to the design. Had to cut it out the hoop. Oh well, at least it was only a $2.99 shirt from Hobby Lobby. Guess it happened because I took it out and put it back in so many times yesterday.

I will not tell you how many times I did that! Once...well I was down to the last 2 shirts for our last trip...and I messed up so bad it took me over an hour to cut the hoop free from the shirt! And of course, Jiffy Shirts did not have any more in the color and size I needed, so it cost me a fortune to find one and have it shipped...all a day or so before we were to leave!

I will tell you that I often say my quilter is possessed. It will have terrible tension issues for absolutely no reason at all. Can't be fixed by any method known to man...and then after leaving it a few days to think about it...works perfectly the first time. I doubt that there is a problem of over heating (unless there was a computer chip having a problem) More likely a small piece of lint, fluff, thread, or some other strange thing someplace that it shouldn't be.

I have learned to always pull the thread completely from the machine and rethread whenever I am having a problem that makes no sense. If it doesn't fix it...I walk away. When I come back another day, it is always fixed....



Nini

 

[Diz-Mommy]

THank you! I think we are just obsessive people - I am anyways (that's the first time I've openly admitted it)... then I drag DH down with me. Really, we were sick of too much clutter and not enough space to put everything... both of our dds have many collections - books, movies, dolls, Disney snowglobes, pictures - you name it, they have it and none of it had a place to go... it does now.

Oh, and we're not afraid of color (in case you didn't notice)... My MIL (who is a realtor) nearly had a heart attack when she saw the colors... she said we'd never sell the house. Well, we don't plan to any time soon... and if we do the new owners can paint over it if they don't like it. Hehehe... too much work for us to do. Besides, isn't that what home ownership is all about? Making something your own? Just a thought....
D~

You know, I never have understood not doing something fun to your home just because "it will be hard to sell". My MIL also said that when we painted the boys' room in Nemo theme and then we did some painting in our family room and dinning room...I wanted an accent color wall, and a few family members thought it was weird. OH WELL!! I say make your home your own and worry about selling it when it's time to sell it. What fun is living in a home you can't make your own? I lived in rentals with my mother most of my life, and some places we weren't even allowed to hang pictures. That's probably why I go overboard now

So....
Thanks to everyone who has offered suggestions. I went back to the machine this morning, did nothing different. It was exactly the same as it was when I walked away last night, but now it works. I have no idea why, I am just thankful. The only thing I can think is maybe it was overheated??? I don't even know if that happens. I know I had done 5 or 6 things before it, so who knows.
However, I think the project was just doomed from the beginning. I was putting the MM Clubhouse on a shirt for DS9 months and when it finished this morning, I took it out of the machine and saw that I sewed part of the back of the shirt to the design. Had to cut it out the hoop. Oh well, at least it was only a $2.99 shirt from Hobby Lobby. Guess it happened because I took it out and put it back in so many times yesterday.

I don't think you can call yourself an embroidery machine owner till you embroider a t-shirt sleeve around your hoop! I won't even tell how many times I've done that, because it's down right embarrassing!

Glad the machine is behaving better for you now...sometimes I think it just needs a "reset". That's usually my last resort attempt at fixing a problem. I had a design I was stitching out with my largest hoop last weekend and all of the sudden the design started stitching crooked. So I had to shut it off and let the machine reset. Thankfully it was noticeable early on and I was able to salvage the ****oo...it was a $50 jacket

 

[AnnNan]

Except that I hemmed the curtains... and those curtains are the sole reason I dug my sewing machine out of the closet in the first place.

I hope you all don't mind that I post these...

DH has been working on a project of his own... he's been remodeling the girls' bedrooms... this started last September. Some of you may have seen these on FB - but today he is doing the finishing touches on our oldest dd's bedroom.

Our house is very old - built in 1890. Both dds have VERY long and narrow rooms, with out closets, it has always been such a pain to keep everything clean and organized... so we decided that "built-in" beds were the best way to maximize storage. Everything was built with storage in mind - the beds lift up - and they have cubbies and shelves all over... they also have electricity, so the girls can store their electronics with-in reach by their bed... reading lights, radios, alarm clocks...

Anyways - I thought I'd throw up some pics of his project... because it's been fun watching the transformation.

Oldest dd's "before" pic (taken as we were cleaning out her room) :

Her room taped:

Josh built her a closet (she didn't have one before) and the spot by the window will be her window seat:

Here's the almost finished product:

THis is her completed window seat - the seat lifts up for storage - and the curtains that I hemmed. The cushion was made by grandma - it looks less like a cusion and more like a pillow - but I am truthfully not complaining - I know she worked many hours on it with lots of hand sewing - so we love it because of that:

Josh is finishing up her bed today - so hopefully I can update pics again tomorrow.

Here's youngest dd's progress - her's is pretty much done - except for some trim work.

Her empty room (yes we put new windows in our house - that's why you can see inside the walls here) :

Painting - the accent wall is actually brown:

Taping:

Accent wall finished - and how it will look with her bedding - I taped all the diamonds, dd painted the initial coat so I knew which color she wanted - then I did the second and third coats, where necessary:

Her new closet (she didn't have one either) :

Getting ready to build her bed:

Framework for her bed (everything under the bed is storage) :

My youngest dd - thrilled with her new bed:

We have since added more shelves and cubbies.

Wow - great job - amazing!

 

[miprender]

Well I am at 29.5 hours!

I finished up Alison's HS outfit tonight:

I absolutely love the ruffles on that skirt, I will definitely be making more!

I still need to do an applique tshirt for DH and 4 iron on transfer shirts and then I'll be done with the clothes. Yes, I'm a last minute kind of person! And yes, I still need to pack too.

I love that outfit.

Hello there, I am new here. Been lurking for years..... I am a stay-at-home, homeschooling, small etsy shop owner, mom to 4 sweet kids. We are DISNEY FREAKS. lol. Next trip is in 258 days and it's been far too long since we've been.

I adore everyones work and save oodles of pics for inspiration.

I look forward to being an active member now.

Rebekah

yeah I finally have something crafty to show again.

These are my first pair of easy fit pants and I made a matching tank.

A close up of the tank

and DD modeling them she is thrilled with them

Great Job.

Ok, I'm in the middle of making an applique design and my machine (the brand new Brother 770) has a problem. I'm literally in tears, I'm so frustrated. The first few designs I've done the top thread has been showing through to the back to the point where I could almost use the back side of the design. I know this is a thread tension issue, but haven't really done enough to fool with it yet. Now all of a sudden, right in the middle of satin stitching over the applique, the bobbin thread is coming up through to the top. It's really bad (more bobbin thread showing than the top thread). I've tried EVERYTHING--adjusted the thread tension on the computer screen, taken the bobbin case out and turned the screw that they tell you to in the book, cleaned all fuzz out (even though there wasn't a lot). Has this happened to anyone. and if so any suggestions?? I ready to throw it out the window!

Glad to hear that it is working for you. This has happened to me too and it is usually after I put in a new bobbin.

This is for all of us NOT at the Dis Meet PJ party tonight!! lol....if you are friends with Marah on FB ask her to add you in!!!

Steph posted a few pictures - looked like they were having FUN!!! HAVE FUN YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!

Too funny. I don't think I am friends with Marah either.

Except that I hemmed the curtains... and those curtains are the sole reason I dug my sewing machine out of the closet in the first place.

I hope you all don't mind that I post these...

DH has been working on a project of his own... he's been remodeling the girls' bedrooms... this started last September. Some of you may have seen these on FB - but today he is doing the finishing touches on our oldest dd's bedroom.

Our house is very old - built in 1890. Both dds have VERY long and narrow rooms, with out closets, it has always been such a pain to keep everything clean and organized... so we decided that "built-in" beds were the best way to maximize storage. Everything was built with storage in mind - the beds lift up - and they have cubbies and shelves all over... they also have electricity, so the girls can store their electronics with-in reach by their bed... reading lights, radios, alarm clocks...

Anyways - I thought I'd throw up some pics of his project... because it's been fun watching the transformation.

My youngest dd - thrilled with her new bed:

We have since added more shelves and cubbies.

Great job. I love all the colors and I can see the lathes were the new window is. Aren't those fun cutting into those.

I can relate to the frustration, I remember when I was getting to know my machine also. I know it's not comforting now, but someday you'll look back on these days with appreciation. I've found my embroidery machine to be my biggest learning tool I've ever owned. My husband doesn't understand why a sewing project can drive me to tears, so I'm glad I have you gals to relate.

Make sure your bobbin thread is going in the right direction as per the diagram on either your machine or in your users manual. Also, what bobbin thread are you using? I have found only ONE thread to work really well for me, and unfortunately it's the expensive bobbin thread sold exclusively by Brother. If your thread is too thick or linty, it can show on the top of your design like you're describing.

Here's the thread

That's what I use too.

We decided on an improptu trip to MK today. We're currently waiting in theDumbo line, mainly to see the new construction from the air. . Where are our friends today? It would be fun to run into some of them. If you happen to some of them. If any of you are in contact with them, we're all wearing customs, tshirts for the big people, and Rebecca is Snow White today.

Sounds like fun. Hopefully the weather is warm.

I don't think you can call yourself an embroidery machine owner till you embroider a t-shirt sleeve around your hoop! I won't even tell how many times I've done that, because it's down right embarrassing!

:

That would be me.

 

[Granna4679]

quick drive by- I love everything, honestespecially the B&B dress-WOW!

This is just beautiful and as others said the colors are just great.

Gorgeous, as usual!

Thanks everyone!

Well I am at 29.5 hours!

I finished up Alison's HS outfit tonight:

I absolutely love the ruffles on that skirt, I will definitely be making more!

I still need to do an applique tshirt for DH and 4 iron on transfer shirts and then I'll be done with the clothes. Yes, I'm a last minute kind of person! And yes, I still need to pack too.

This is so cute. I love the colors and your little one is adorable!

Anita, this is gorgeous!

Thank you!

Anita~ Your Beauty & the Beast dress is gorgeous, you always do such beautiful work and congratulations on your Son-In-Laws success at Basic.

Thank you so much...for both. We are very proud of him!

A friend of mine wants me to make her dd a pair of jammies... I am really nervous about this because I've never sewn anything life sized.

This is what I know:
1. Her dd is a bit over weight.
2. She plans to pick out the fabric (she wants knit - uh-oh I've never sewn knit)

So, I am thinking (obviously) Easy fit pants for the bottoms - but is there a way to modify them for someone who is a bit bigger?

And which shirt? The bowling shirt? Or the portrait peasant? Or something else?

Gosh - I am so nervous about this, since I am still learning... I am not so nervous about doing it - it's more her picking out the fabric - since she has never sewn - the odds of her picking a fabric that is impossible to sew is quite good. Should I contact her, and tell her I'd prefer to pick the fabric?

THanks everyone for any insight you can give me.

D~

I have made the portrait peasant as a gown too. It is very easy and very forgiving on the size. Just go with the measurement size if you can get it. If not, maybe make the size bigger than what she wears in a store brand?

Hello there, I am new here. Been lurking for years..... I am a stay-at-home, homeschooling, small etsy shop owner, mom to 4 sweet kids. We are DISNEY FREAKS. lol. Next trip is in 258 days and it's been far too long since we've been.

I adore everyones work and save oodles of pics for inspiration.

I look forward to being an active member now.

Rebekah

Welcome to the Disbou board...happy to have you around. Can't wait to see pictures!

OOOPPPS! When using directional fabric, the direction matters. Now I started to sew and made upside jammie bottoms. I think we all do that. But I should have known better on this one.

I am using the tube strip quilt method for making the patchwork twirl skirts and some how the pirate heads are in wrong? I just didn't think the entire process out so I sat down and ripped out the serged seams on the pirate part.

Urg! But it is coming along well other than that.

I want to see what a tube strip is...I think I know but not sure.

Welcome!
I'm fairly new myself. Just got my Brother 770 and my husband calls this forum my support group...LOL!

Yay! You are going to have a blast! And I agree...this group of ladies (and gent) are definitely a great support group. And a picker upper (is that a word?) on any day you need it!

 

[teresajoy]

You have a petti hook up? I may need to hear more about that....



Thank you! She knows she's adorable too - she's going to be tough to live with here in a few years! She's always trying on outfits or dress up clothes and then saying "Look mama, I'm cute!"

I hope you made it to the meet! I just got a picture of my sister hugging a precious little Disboutiquer girl.

We have since added more shelves and cubbies.

You've been around long enough to know you can share anything on here!

and, this is wonderful!! What wonderful rooms for your girls!!! Simply amazing!

So....
Thanks to everyone who has offered suggestions. I went back to the machine this morning, did nothing different. It was exactly the same as it was when I walked away last night, but now it works. I have no idea why, I am just thankful. The only thing I can think is maybe it was overheated??? I don't even know if that happens. I know I had done 5 or 6 things before it, so who knows.
However, I think the project was just doomed from the beginning. I was putting the MM Clubhouse on a shirt for DS9 months and when it finished this morning, I took it out of the machine and saw that I sewed part of the back of the shirt to the design. Had to cut it out the hoop. Oh well, at least it was only a $2.99 shirt from Hobby Lobby. Guess it happened because I took it out and put it back in so many times yesterday.

I'm so glad it started working!! I'm sorry about the shirt!

We decided on an improptu trip to MK today. We're currently waiting in theDumbo line, mainly to see the new construction from the air. . Where are our friends today? It would be fun to run into some of them. If you happen to some of them. If any of you are in contact with them, we're all wearing customs, tshirts for the big people, and Rebecca is Snow White today.

I think most of them were at Epcot and meeting at ESPN around 5ish. I hope you run into them!

off the hook crazy creative folks!

That just made me laugh!

 

[iluvwdw4ever]

Here are some outfits that I had made for our December WDW trip...

 

[PurpleEars]

yeah I finally have something crafty to show again.

These are my first pair of easy fit pants and I made a matching tank.

I think her smile confirms that she likes them! Good job!

Ok, I'm in the middle of making an applique design and my machine (the brand new Brother 770) has a problem. I'm literally in tears, I'm so frustrated. The first few designs I've done the top thread has been showing through to the back to the point where I could almost use the back side of the design. I know this is a thread tension issue, but haven't really done enough to fool with it yet. Now all of a sudden, right in the middle of satin stitching over the applique, the bobbin thread is coming up through to the top. It's really bad (more bobbin thread showing than the top thread). I've tried EVERYTHING--adjusted the thread tension on the computer screen, taken the bobbin case out and turned the screw that they tell you to in the book, cleaned all fuzz out (even though there wasn't a lot). Has this happened to anyone. and if so any suggestions?? I ready to throw it out the window!

I don't know if this is included in the 770 since I am not 100% sure about the threading mechanism - is there a thread mesh tube in the accessories? I know I need to put that on the embroidery thread on my 270 because the way the thread unwinds from the spool. The thread will unwind too much and ended up catching on things and generally messing up the tension.

We have since added more shelves and cubbies.

Wow. Those are amazing bedroom transformations!

 

[billwendy]

Here are some outfits that I had made for our December WDW trip...

I LOVE them!! Those castle outfits are amazing!!!

Love the room remodel!! I always think its funny when you watch any home decorating/home selling shows on TV. When they do the modeling, they make these crazy rooms with weird stuff - but then on the selling shows they make you practically erase the fact that anyone lives there so you can sell it!!! lol...

Wish I was at EPcOT with everyone tonight! I wonder if they are going to watch illuminations??

Marah - what can we all watch tonight?

Well, I got caught up in making the kids shirts for our trip to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum tomorrow so today, when I went to make tim's jeans I found out the piece of jean material I had was too short!!! So, back to the store - lol!!! Hoping to get on doing them tonight!! haha

Here are the shirts for Elizabeth, Tim, Hanna, Emma and Caleb!