Disboutiquers Part 24 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[RubberDuckyRanch]

D ~ I work 36 hrs a week - three 12 hr shifts, I work nights, I am a RN in a Peds ER. I sew when I can. It's that simple, but between softball, tues, thurs & sat, Dance class on Wed nights, and the youngest still home with me. I can really only get stuff done if I stay up later at night or when the older 2 girls are in school. I can honestly say that housework is not my strongsuit. So I clean haphazardly. A little here, A little there. However it is the laundry that always gets me.

I HOPE to be able to sew all weekend once I sleep some after I am done work Sat. morning. My machine is at the shop right now and I hope I can pick it up tomorrow morning.

ETA --- I recently bought a couple new patterns for me - finally got a VIDA!!, I also bought a "Ayano", got the Breeann dress & the Darling top. Hopefully I can get the 3 A-lines I have cut out done this weekend. Then I REALLY, REALLY need to make the apron I have been planning. Then I have a very special a-line for Juliet I am going to try. ANd then the Easter stuff. - I have a bid of the simplicity 2431 pattern used for that gorgeous tink outfit because my daughter loves it! but we might use it for a Jake & the Neverland pirates outfit - not sure yet. I know - I have a lot of plans.

 

[Piper]

A quick update as I am using an IPad.

I went on my tour Monday and got to speak to one of the seamstress at costuming. She was just finishing Belles.formal gown. On my second tour I was able to speak with Steve the master cutter. He allowed me to take a picture with him. Photos are not allowed after going through the double doors.

When we get home I shall post more and the photos.

Looking for the "Like" button!

 

[ellenbenny]

As far as finding time to sew, I also work full time, but I don't have any kids at home anymore. So I find time to sew in the evenings and weekends if we don't have other plans. As it is I would love to find more time to sew and craft, and when I am at work I am always thinking about all the other stuff I I would rather be doing if I had more time. But then I always remember that it is the job that funds all the sewing and crafts and big gives etc, so I guess I shouldn't complain.

I always have way more sewing plans than I have time though. Right now I have another baby crib set to make, 2 cousins having babies in the next 2 months that I should make gifts for, and 3 customer orders. I love doing the big gives because I get to decide what I want to sew, so if more are listed I usually can't say no to them.

And we leave tomorrow on vacation for a week, so no sewing for a while for me.

 

[princesssfws]

Since Lisa and Megan have probably gotten their Pixie Dust package by now I thought I'd post what I sent them. I sent luggage tags to them before leaving which I don't have photos of but you all have seen my luggage tags posted in the past. For PD I sent bracelets in Mickey colors and I made an American Girl doll outfit for Megan for her birthday present. My dd also has the same doll outfit sans the bow b/c she wanted hers to be Mickey and not Minnie

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LOVE these bracelets. I always have visions of making my girls jewelery - and did one time- but then they never end up wearing it. We are always rushing to get out the door to make it to rope drop that accessorizing just doesn't happen.

Here are a few more things I finished up. I should be almost done but I keep adding things. I said I wasn't going to do customs for everyday and I may end up w/ 2 for a couple of days for the baby - oops.

The peace, love, Mickey shirt and the tank (made 2) are for my older girls and then baseball Mickey for ds. Nothing overly exciting. If you're looking for ideas for older girls IMO the peace, love, mickey is a cute option - custom but not overly cutesy.

 

[chellewashere]

You ladies post so much quicker than I can even read
Thank you guys for your responses. Makes me feel like Im getting somewhere!
aboveH20, tricia, T-rox, miprender, PurpleEars, Granna4679 and The Moonk's Mom. She wants to be a rocker now instead of a Princess . DMGeurts thank you and I had my hubby buy the serger you got..hopefully I will be able to figure it out. The tut is awesome!! Did you do the ruffles with the serger?

VBAndrea it was a free tut that I found and now I know too not to use so much of the fleece inside. Well it helps me learn when I make all the errors http://fromanigloo.blogspot.com/2010/12/ds-or-dsi-case-tutorial.html

First - this is one of the sets of fabric that "spoke" to me. It said "Please make me into a Rosetta!"

Sooo beautiful!! Love it love it love it!! Will now have to go and download the pattern to make it.



Okay - I added these gems for a casual outfit for Little Miss C. Should I add the C in the middle. I think it adds something but just need reassurance.

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So cute Im probably too late now too add this but I vote for C

Here is what I have been working on . . .

Beautiful as always

Asking for some healing prayers to travel to Ohio. As some of you know my FIL used to live with me but then met and remarried what turned out to be a wonderful woman 2 years ago. Last week he went into the hospital and had to be intubated for most of last week because of his COPD. He was able to have the tube removed Friday and then had to be on a BiPAP until yesterday. Things were looking up and he has actually had an increased score on the UNOS list so that maybe he could get his lung transplant sooner. And then yesterday they found out he has MRSA so he continues to stay in ICU. I do not know right now how this affects his transplant status. Usually any infection will put you on a hold, but MRSA is something you always have, it just can come and go. Well, I guess his wife wore herself out and ended up in the hospital herself with what they fear now is a heart attack. So, no we are all the way in NC and they are both in the hospital up in Ohio...very scary time for them and us too. She has her son there, but he really doesn't have anyone from his family. So, needless to say, we need some of those good prayers you girls know how to say.

Hope everyone comes out of this well and healthy. You have my families prayers with you

Since Lisa and Megan have probably gotten their Pixie Dust package by now I thought I'd post what I sent them. I sent luggage tags to them before leaving which I don't have photos of but you all have seen my luggage tags posted in the past. For PD I sent bracelets in Mickey colors and I made an American Girl doll outfit for Megan for her birthday present. My dd also has the same doll outfit sans the bow b/c she wanted hers to be Mickey and not Minnie

And January and Kaitlyn received their BG outfits and bracelets yesterday. They are having a character meal at Hollywood and Vine and January loves Little Einsteins so they got the last of my fabric. The outfits are Portrait Peasant shirts and Easy Fit shorts with matching bracelets.

I should have two more BG's to post shortly -- I know one already got their package but I'm not sure if it was opened yet.

So beautiful. My DD is in love with the bracelets she wants them now too

 

[VBAndrea]

I don't know how you all do it??? I barely have enough time to do my normal stuff and maybe sit at my machine for an hour... Maybe I need to be more dedicated??? I don't know... I really want to do a BG in the worst way, but I just don't have any time left in my day. Maybe its because I work full-time too? How does everyone juggle it all?
D~

I barely work at all -- if I work 4 days a month it's a busy month for me! And I still don't have time to sew very much. Part of my problem is a little over 2 hours a day is taken up driving my kids to and from school -- their school sadly is not too close to home. Then after dropping them off at 8:30am this morning I wanted to go to Hancock's to get some trim. So I browsed a couple of places that were open to get Pixie Dust for BGs until Hancock's opened at 9:30. The store didn't have enough trim Drove clear across town to another Hancocks and they had it along with some fleece on sale that was Disney prints so I had to pick that up for potential BG blankets. Stopped at the library to get my picky daughter a selection of books for her book report and didn't get home until noon! Now I'm having lunch and will only have about one hour to sew b/f picking the kids up! I do sew on evenings they don't have activities after they get home from school until the time dh comes home, but if it's nice out I have been doing yard work lately. It's a no win situation! DH actually goes out of town three nights next week so I will stay up late and sew -- I can't do that when he's home.

LOVE these bracelets. I always have visions of making my girls jewelery - and did one time- but then they never end up wearing it. We are always rushing to get out the door to make it to rope drop that accessorizing just doesn't happen.

Here are a few more things I finished up. I should be almost done but I keep adding things. I said I wasn't going to do customs for everyday and I may end up w/ 2 for a couple of days for the baby - oops.

The peace, love, Mickey shirt and the tank (made 2) are for my older girls and then baseball Mickey for ds. Nothing overly exciting. If you're looking for ideas for older girls IMO the peace, love, mickey is a cute option - custom but not overly cutesy.

I like how you did the rhinestones for the "peace." The shirts are really cute. I bought beads to match my dd's outfits for our trip last year and never had time to make any jewelry -- I was too busy sewing! I did get hair bows done for everything though

 

[babynala]

Well because I need more to do I went and bought a Cricut yesterday. I played with it last night and I love it , but I was wondering about whether you can cut fabric with it? Are there any special tricks to cutting fabric, or do you just stick it down to the mat and cut it like you would paper? OR do you iron on heat and bond first and then cut? Or do I need a higher end Cricut to do it? I bought the Personal Electronic Cutter which is the cheapest one.

Sorry for so many questions, need to learn how to best use my new toy, it seems like so much fun so far!!

I'm so jealous. I've been thinking about getting a cricut but I'm not sure I can justify the expense since I don't know how often I will use. Hope you create lots of great stuff with it.

Wow miss a couple of days and fall wayyyy behind.
Just wanted to say loved the Animal Kingdom dresses. And the toy story things.

No offense but its nice to see that not only newbies have problems with the sewing machines
Wow things you can do with a cricut I only thought they were good for scrapbooking.
My DH is impressed that I have actually kept up with sewing that he has been on ebay looking for a serger cause I told him I absolutely need to have one now

So here is what I have been working on lately. My daughter picked the pattern, material and all for her ROCKSTAR outfit as she calls it. I made a DSi pouch to carry her game in and also made the hairbow this AM

The complete look

Wow, I really like this dress and the DS holder is cool. ROCK ON.

And then some... LOL

First - this is one of the sets of fabric that "spoke" to me. It said "Please make me into a Rosetta!" But it came in 3 colors... Teal, purple and red - I couldn't decide which one I liked the best - so I ordered all 3! You can look forward to seeing these items, and maybe more in the other two colors.

Here's the full set: The Rosetta, a large tri-fold wallet, a smaller credit card wallet (pattern on YMCT) and a key fob (I can't remember who posted these recently - but thank you!)

That's all. I super duper love this bag and I can't wait to make the purple and red versions!

D~ <--- who is going back to making dolly clothes now.

Wow, this came out so nice. I love the fabric you chose and the wallet and accessories are so pretty. As for the tutorial - THANK YOU. I've been holding off on getting this pattern as I have so many other projects on my list but now that I have the option for a zipper I'm going to order this pattern ASAP.

So when you leave the stabilizer on the t-shirt do you just cut close to the outer perimeter of the design or do you cut an oval shape or such to accommodate the design? I would LOVE to see an inside of one of the shirts you do. I really want to make it easier for me to applique on t's.

I'm curious about this too. My t-shirts never come out great. I really need to get some spray adhesive. Where do you guys get yours?

These are my first attempts of anything of this kind... I made two pillowcase dresses for my girls and then made them each a t-shirt. The bow is held on by a safety pin so that I can remove it for the wash...

I know they aren't as good as the ones that I see on this thread... but it's a good first try...

Great first try, especiall on the t-shirts. The dress is so cute.

I LOVE IT. I'm a huge bag lover but too scared to try zippers which I like my bags to have so I don't make too many for me - have made tons for others though.

Okay - I added these gems for a casual outfit for Little Miss C. Should I add the C in the middle. I think it adds something but just need reassurance.

I think everyone likes the C, me too but I like the plain tiara too.

This is just precious. For a moment I felt myself longing for another baby girl. Ah! Thank goodness that moment passed. Here is what I have been working on . . .

So cute. I really like the red and white "ruffle" on the top of the dress.

Yep...they were the really hard parts. But it turned great...it is still one of my favorites!

You might try doubling the white fabric. That is the trick I have learned.

So cute...love the pirate dress!

Your AK dress is one of my favorites too!
When working with white or light fabric sometimes I add a layer of very thin interfacing to the fabric before I use it in the applique.

Asking for some healing prayers to travel to Ohio. As some of you know my FIL used to live with me but then met and remarried what turned out to be a wonderful woman 2 years ago. Last week he went into the hospital and had to be intubated for most of last week because of his COPD. He was able to have the tube removed Friday and then had to be on a BiPAP until yesterday. Things were looking up and he has actually had an increased score on the UNOS list so that maybe he could get his lung transplant sooner. And then yesterday they found out he has MRSA so he continues to stay in ICU. I do not know right now how this affects his transplant status. Usually any infection will put you on a hold, but MRSA is something you always have, it just can come and go. Well, I guess his wife wore herself out and ended up in the hospital herself with what they fear now is a heart attack. So, no we are all the way in NC and they are both in the hospital up in Ohio...very scary time for them and us too. She has her son there, but he really doesn't have anyone from his family. So, needless to say, we need some of those good prayers you girls know how to say.

Oh dear. Hope your FIL and his wife are better soon. This must be so stressful for your family.

The weather was awful here today!!! I'm sure they got soaked, it was raining so hard when I was getting Rebecca from gymnastics the storm drain in the parking lot looked like a whirlpool, the water was so deep around it you couldn't see the drain. By the time I got home 20 minutes later the sun was shining. We had several screens blown out on the pool enclosure, and a lounge chair blew into the pool. The neighbors lost a tree, but it fell between the houses, and only damaged some fencing, just missing the pool enclosure next door. I posted the pics on Facebook, we got lucky it could have been much worse. I was happy the power came back on just in time to cook dinner.

Yikes, that sounds like quite a storm. I hate when we lose power. My kids always wonder why they can't watch TV or use the computer!

Since Lisa and Megan have probably gotten their Pixie Dust package by now I thought I'd post what I sent them. I sent luggage tags to them before leaving which I don't have photos of but you all have seen my luggage tags posted in the past. For PD I sent bracelets in Mickey colors and I made an American Girl doll outfit for Megan for her birthday present. My dd also has the same doll outfit sans the bow b/c she wanted hers to be Mickey and not Minnie

And January and Kaitlyn received their BG outfits and bracelets yesterday. They are having a character meal at Hollywood and Vine and January loves Little Einsteins so they got the last of my fabric. The outfits are Portrait Peasant shirts and Easy Fit shorts with matching bracelets.

I should have two more BG's to post shortly -- I know one already got their package but I'm not sure if it was opened yet.

The Minnie dress for Megan's AG is cute. It was very nice of you to send them some Pixie Dust for their trip. I love the Little Einsteins outfits you made and all the matching bracelets are pretty.

PS...thanks for the suggestions...I have sent a reminder...but I still feel like I am being inpatient!

I don't think you are right on track with wondering what happened to the order. Obviously the site has setup rules that call for payment in 24 hours for a reason. Even if something unforsee came up for the buyer you shouldn't feel bad about relisting it. I would think the person would understand. Maybe she just changed her mind and is assuming that you are going to relist since it has been over 24 hours.

A quick update as I am using an IPad.

I went on my tour Monday and got to speak to one of the seamstress at costuming. She was just finishing Belles.formal gown. On my second tour I was able to speak with Steve the master cutter. He allowed me to take a picture with him. Photos are not allowed after going through the double doors.

When we get home I shall post more and the photos.

Can't wait to see the photos and hear more about your adventure.

And we leave tomorrow on vacation for a week, so no sewing for a while for me.

Have a great trip.

LOVE these bracelets. I always have visions of making my girls jewelery - and did one time- but then they never end up wearing it. We are always rushing to get out the door to make it to rope drop that accessorizing just doesn't happen.

Here are a few more things I finished up. I should be almost done but I keep adding things. I said I wasn't going to do customs for everyday and I may end up w/ 2 for a couple of days for the baby - oops.

The peace, love, Mickey shirt and the tank (made 2) are for my older girls and then baseball Mickey for ds. Nothing overly exciting. If you're looking for ideas for older girls IMO the peace, love, mickey is a cute option - custom but not overly cutesy.

Great shirts, I love the Peace Mickey shirt. I can see why you would want to have lots of outfits for your little one. She looks like the sweetest little doll - it must be fun to dress her up.

 

[babynala]

Just when I decide I'm not going to buy any more fabric JoAnn's sends a new flyer with new coupons.

Also, I was using SEU last night and noticed they had a option for "new version available". I installed the update but haven't had a chance to play with it. It looks a little different, updated graphics and icons but I'm not sure if any of the features have changed.

 

[Granna4679]

I don't know how you all do it??? I barely have enough time to do my normal stuff and maybe sit at my machine for an hour... Maybe I need to be more dedicated??? I don't know... I really want to do a BG in the worst way, but I just don't have any time left in my day. Maybe its because I work full-time too? How does everyone juggle it all?
D~

I work 40 hrs a week AND drive almost 13 hrs a week to and from work. But I sew almost every night for about 3 hrs at least. On the weekend, if my girls are around, I take off to enjoy them but otherwise...you will catch me sewing almost all day on Saturday. My hubby is okay with it (I think he secretly likes it because he get the tv all to himself to watch all his car makeover shows).
I do squeeze in the cleaning and laundry when I can during the week. My next 3 Saturdays are full so I am not sure when my sewing will get done. I have several orders to finish.

A quick update as I am using an IPad.

I went on my tour Monday and got to speak to one of the seamstress at costuming. She was just finishing Belles.formal gown. On my second tour I was able to speak with Steve the master cutter. He allowed me to take a picture with him. Photos are not allowed after going through the double doors.

When we get home I shall post more and the photos.

Lucky you! That must have been awesome. What did you end up wearing? Did they comment? Can't wait to see the pictures!

As far as finding time to sew, I also work full time, but I don't have any kids at home anymore. So I find time to sew in the evenings and weekends if we don't have other plans. As it is I would love to find more time to sew and craft, and when I am at work I am always thinking about all the other stuff I I would rather be doing if I had more time. But then I always remember that it is the job that funds all the sewing and crafts and big gives etc, so I guess I shouldn't complain.

I always have way more sewing plans than I have time though. Right now I have another baby crib set to make, 2 cousins having babies in the next 2 months that I should make gifts for, and 3 customer orders. I love doing the big gives because I get to decide what I want to sew, so if more are listed I usually can't say no to them.

And we leave tomorrow on vacation for a week, so no sewing for a while for me.

Ellen - that is so cool that you are making the other baby crib sets. What are the themes for these? Are you making your new grandbaby's bedding too? I am waiting to hear what ours is (boy/girl) and then I will be busy, busy, busy making it too. She is doing ducks for her bedding but I want to wait to see which gender (because you KNOW there will be some major ruffles on it if it is a girl). She could find out April 15 but she will wait until May when her hubby comes home for Army AIT school. She wants him to be here for that.

The peace, love, Mickey shirt and the tank (made 2) are for my older girls and then baseball Mickey for ds. Nothing overly exciting. If you're looking for ideas for older girls IMO the peace, love, mickey is a cute option - custom but not overly cutesy.

All very cute. I just had to comment on the fact that your "spots" on the Mickey head are spaced perfectly. Great job!

 

[jessica52877]

I meant to post this the other day.

I took the picture before I trimmed the strings so I didn't forget.

Once the shirts are washed the stablizer softens up even more.

 

[ellenbenny]

Ellen - that is so cool that you are making the other baby crib sets. What are the themes for these? Are you making your new grandbaby's bedding too? I am waiting to hear what ours is (boy/girl) and then I will be busy, busy, busy making it too. She is doing ducks for her bedding but I want to wait to see which gender (because you KNOW there will be some major ruffles on it if it is a girl). She could find out April 15 but she will wait until May when her hubby comes home for Army AIT school. She wants him to be here for that.

Actually I am only making one baby crib set for another one of my DIL's sisters. My 2 cousins are getting smaller gifts, probably a romper and maybe bibs/burpies. Each already has a child, so I was thinking of making matching big sister outfits to go with the rompers but it will depend on time. Actually one has twins already, so that would be 2 big sister outfits. Oh well, we will see.

The baby crib set I am working on is ducks, and for a boy. Not sure yet if my DIL will want a homemade set or not. They won't find out the gender until June I think.

It sounds like we are a lot like you, DH doesn't seem to mind me sewing a lot, and he gets the TV to himself in the evenings. Big difference is the driving time though, I only live 7.5 miles from work and it never takes more than 15 minutes each way.

 

[VBAndrea]

I meant to post this the other day.

I took the picture before I trimmed the strings so I didn't forget.

Once the shirts are washed the stablizer softens up even more.

Thank you so very much for posting that! I don't know when I'm going to get around to doing another t, but I do have one purchased for my ds to do P&F so how fitting that's what you showed!

 

[Fruto76]

Since Lisa and Megan have probably gotten their Pixie Dust package by now I thought I'd post what I sent them. I sent luggage tags to them before leaving which I don't have photos of but you all have seen my luggage tags posted in the past. For PD I sent bracelets in Mickey colors and I made an American Girl doll outfit for Megan for her birthday present. My dd also has the same doll outfit sans the bow b/c she wanted hers to be Mickey and not Minnie

And January and Kaitlyn received their BG outfits and bracelets yesterday. They are having a character meal at Hollywood and Vine and January loves Little Einsteins so they got the last of my fabric. The outfits are Portrait Peasant shirts and Easy Fit shorts with matching bracelets.

I should have two more BG's to post shortly -- I know one already got their package but I'm not sure if it was opened yet.

Love the little Einstein outfits...Very cute! Great job on everything!

LOVE these bracelets. I always have visions of making my girls jewelery - and did one time- but then they never end up wearing it. We are always rushing to get out the door to make it to rope drop that accessorizing just doesn't happen.

Here are a few more things I finished up. I should be almost done but I keep adding things. I said I wasn't going to do customs for everyday and I may end up w/ 2 for a couple of days for the baby - oops.

The peace, love, Mickey shirt and the tank (made 2) are for my older girls and then baseball Mickey for ds. Nothing overly exciting. If you're looking for ideas for older girls IMO the peace, love, mickey is a cute option - custom but not overly cutesy.

The shirts are a great idea for older kids. They came out awesome!

 

[jessica52877]

Ellen, where are you going on vacation? I want to go somewhere. Dallas' spring break is towards the end of the month but right by Easter. I hate it when it is around that time!

As for when do I sew and how do I get everything done. I sew full time, so I sew ALL the time! If I want to sew for us it happens usually the day or two before. This last trip I did start adding in 2 shirts a day for us about 2 weeks out. That actually works much better then waiting until the night before! LOL!

But there is no getting everything done here. Either the house is clean because I haven't sewn or I have my sewing on track and the house is the mess. No balance and I have given up on trying to do it all!

 

[miprender]

We lived in RI for two years when my dh was stationed there. I hated it at first because we moved up in the fall and I am not a winter person. I got to really like it up there though. We actually have the opportunity to go back, but the cost of living is sooo high there. We send our kids to private school and pay half the cost of what the school is up there. We are in VA now and hoping to stay there. We have no orders yet even though my dh has less than one month at his current command.

Is the Dream Weave stuff sold in the same area as the stabilizer? Actually -- don't worry about answering; now that I know the name I can just ask the ladies at the store. I have a feeling my dd would complain about itchy stabilizer as compalining is her hobby (never mind that she takes after me!).

Well if you ever move back make sure you let me know I have lived in RI my whole life and this winter made me think about moving. We live in Warwick as DH didn't want to leave his hometown.

As for the DreamWeave I purchased it at a different sewing machine store. The one that I buy my stabilizer from doesn't sell it but the store near my mom's does. It's funny because the store near my mom only sells the sticky back stabilizer and keeps telling me I am going to ruin my machine with the sprayon and the one near me only sells the other type and says the sticky back is bad.

Yep...they were the really hard parts. But it turned great...it is still one of my favorites!

WOW that is just a beautiful dress.

I am sewing full time now.

A few months ago I started listing my girls resells. They were received very well. For some reason I was not very confident sewing for others. By selling my girls resells it gave me the confidence to "go for it." So far so good!!!

My oldest is in First Grade and my youngest starts Kindergarten in the fall. I have been home with my girls since they were born but before I was a teacher. Knowing I did not want to go back to teaching I had to evaluate what the plan was for me when both of my children were in school. It seems like sewing is a good fit.

I was wondering too how you find all the time. Your dresses are beautiful.

Asking for some healing prayers to travel to Ohio. As some of you know my FIL used to live with me but then met and remarried what turned out to be a wonderful woman 2 years ago. Last week he went into the hospital and had to be intubated for most of last week because of his COPD. He was able to have the tube removed Friday and then had to be on a BiPAP until yesterday. Things were looking up and he has actually had an increased score on the UNOS list so that maybe he could get his lung transplant sooner. And then yesterday they found out he has MRSA so he continues to stay in ICU. I do not know right now how this affects his transplant status. Usually any infection will put you on a hold, but MRSA is something you always have, it just can come and go. Well, I guess his wife wore herself out and ended up in the hospital herself with what they fear now is a heart attack. So, no we are all the way in NC and they are both in the hospital up in Ohio...very scary time for them and us too. She has her son there, but he really doesn't have anyone from his family. So, needless to say, we need some of those good prayers you girls know how to say.

Sending Prayers.

So cute I can't wait to hear about Lisa's trip. And I saw that January loved her dress.

I don't know how you all do it??? I barely have enough time to do my normal stuff and maybe sit at my machine for an hour... Maybe I need to be more dedicated??? I don't know... I really want to do a BG in the worst way, but I just don't have any time left in my day. Maybe its because I work full-time too? How does everyone juggle it all?
D~

I wish I had more time to sew too. I work 20-30hrs a week and on weekend mornings I try to slip downstairs to do some sewing. I only have 111 days left to finish sewing for our trip

The peace, love, Mickey shirt and the tank (made 2) are for my older girls and then baseball Mickey for ds. Nothing overly exciting. If you're looking for ideas for older girls IMO the peace, love, mickey is a cute option - custom but not overly cutesy.

I love that peace,love Mickey too.

I'm curious about this too. My t-shirts never come out great. I really need to get some spray adhesive. Where do you guys get yours?
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I purchase mine at my local sewing machine store. It's called the 505 spray that I get.

 

[GlassSlippers]

Here's a question for those of you who do hand embroidery/applique on a regular sewing machine: Do you use regular thread for that or embroidery thread? I'd like to use the embroidery kind because it's so pretty, but I don't want to mess up my relatively new machine. I have a Brother so for every day sewing I use Gutterman thread, but does anybody know if Sulky will work in Brother machines?

Thanks!

Lori in East Podunk

 

[VBAndrea]

Here's a question for those of you who do hand embroidery/applique on a regular sewing machine: Do you use regular thread for that or embroidery thread? I'd like to use the embroidery kind because it's so pretty, but I don't want to mess up my relatively new machine. I have a Brother so for every day sewing I use Gutterman thread, but does anybody know if Sulky will work in Brother machines?

Thanks!

Lori in East Podunk

I don't have a Brother, but I use Sulky in my Singer for hand embrodering and it hasn't caused any issues with my machine. I have to say though, that sometimes the thread snaps and breaks which is so irritating. I am contemplating purchasing a set from Marathon. Sulky is, however, convenient to buy. I definitely do not recommend Gutterman's embroidery thread. It was beyond AWFUL!

 

[ellenbenny]

Ellen, where are you going on vacation? I want to go somewhere. Dallas' spring break is towards the end of the month but right by Easter. I hate it when it is around that time!

Jessica, we rented a house/log cabin in the mountains near Gatlinburg Tennessee for the week.

We are driving down, it should take about 13 hours. We are leaving Fri (tomorrow) after work and driving part way, then getting there Sat. My 22yo DS is joining us, as he has the week off. He is driving separately from Michigan. He is completing his teaching certification (today is his last day student teaching!). He still has a month to go to finish up his schoolwork. My 25yo DS that lives in Atlanta MAY drive up Sat and leave Sunday, but it is a 4 hour drive each way for only 1 night. He hasn't committed to it yet. My sister and BIL are flying down Sat and leaving Weds. We are there until next Saturday.

All because I wanted a vacation when my DS is off, and that is what we could come up with. The airfares to Florida for the week were ridiculous, or we for sure would have gone further south.

 

[The Moonk's Mom]

Thanks for all the prayers and kind words guys! They released my FIL's wife today...it was not a heart attack ...they think it could have been her gall blader. My FIL was released from ICU today and in his own room. We are still not sure if his UNOS listing has been afffected by the MRSA coming back again....I pray it hasn't.


I'm on my phone typing so I can't comment on all the beautiful stuff you guys have done lately. I havent sewn in a while but have plans to this weekend!

 

[SallyfromDE]

Quick question....when you send an invoice through PayPal...how long do you wait before you send a reminder?

I sold two of my daughter's dresses from last year on a resell site on FB. The site rules call for payment within 24 hours...I sent the invoice within the hour... but nothing from buyer yet. Not worried (yet) just want to get them mailed out and crossed off my list...

(that ...and the last time I bought something through FB I never got my merchandise...my infamous pettiskirt fiasco from last year!)

Yes, I am a worry wart! LOL


NIni

As a buyer, I always check how the buyer wants to be paid, before, I make the commitment. If it's Wed. and I get paid Friday, I might email the seller to tell them I am makeing the payment Friday. Only on the rare occassion that I don't pay right away. I would send a second notice, and ask what the buyers intentions are, telling them that if you don't hear in X amount of time, that the item is being relisted.