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

[mommy2mrb]

So glad you got some nice surprises. And sorry if my package arrived the day after Megan's b-day -- it was returned to me for extra postage (despite having mailed it at the PO!). They wanted 34 more cents! Probably cost them more returning it to me than it would have to just send it through to you!

guess someone at the PO didn't know what they were doing having it be late, just added to our surprises, so no worries! thank you for thinking of Megan on her bday!



love the pillow cases, I found me a pillow buddy! Megan and I will go pick out fabric on Sunday and Wendy will be my buddy to sew them up!

 

[rtruba]

It's a long shot but does anyone know how to convert the Portrait Peasant with short or cap sleeves to a flutter sleeve?

I don't want to buy a whole new pattern and I cannot work without a pattern.

Thanks

 

[aboveH20]

Love what everyone has made lately!! You're all so good at coordinating fabrics together. That's something I definitely struggle with.

Here are some of my own super-exciting pictures. These are the things that I made for my friend with the new baby. I will post something Disney-related some day!

Rag quilt:

Crayon rolls (my first!):

Burp cloths:

The crayon rolls were a BIG hit!

I think it's great we share photos of projects because it inspires others. You've inspired me to make a rag quilt. I've got lots of flannel scraps so it will probably be a hodge podge, but I love the look.

Nice job on the crayon roll up and good to hear they were popular. A few posts back I promised teresajoy I would post my first and now that photobucket is working again for me, I guess I'll have to make good on my promise.

I can post some pictures of what I made for one of the Big Gives.

I have also been very busy with some orders from my Etsy store.
The Family Trip to Disney Order:

The princess lover's order:

Taylor Swift Concert order:

Wow. What a variety of projects. Nicely done.

I have been working on a gift for a friend who adopted a baby. I found the cutest minnie dot skirt and a plain ruffle onsie and tonite I added a Minnie head to it. Need to take a picture.

I also volunteered to make wish shirts for a family going on a trip after talking to mom a bit and I made a little something extra tonite.

I also opened an Etsy store the other day and had 2 people convo me about something so I worked on some things to upload to that.

I am going to tackle the re-do of the shirt that was eaten the other day. I started tonite floating an extra piece of stabilizer under the hoop and it seems to be just the extra I needed. I am going to head to bed in a few minutes.

You're busy, but I think you're right about the restorative powers of creating. It works for me.

I just remembered that I can also now post the items I made for Peanut's big give:

And similar to others I have seen here, I made this for my DGD for Easter:

And some additional items for my cousin who had a baby girl yesterday
In the hoop wipes case:

Burp Cloths:

And a mini sized burp cloth made in my 7x12 hoop

I the Big Give outfits and the other gifts as well.

So, I have been sewing a little bit...nothing Disney related, yet! But, I have a few QUESTIONS

1. I'm starting my "stash" of Disney fabric (before it gets too big)....should I go ahead and pre-wash, or does it really matter?

4. Anybody interested in sharing pics of their CrEaTiVe spaces?

5. When you buy a fabric with no real purpose in mind...how much do you buy? Although, I'm guessing it depends on how much you like it

~Jennifer

I just wish I had a little one to create for or a Disney trip to plan for

Obviously everyone has a different opinion because we are at different stages in our sewing, but I'll offer my answers for a couple of the questions.

1. I used to prewash everything thinking I would be ahead of the game, but every once in a while I want something NOT washed so I've stoped doing it as soon as I buy it.

4. Sure, I'll share some photos of my quadrant in the bsement. Stay tuned.

5. I tend to just buy a yard unless it is on super clearance, but I'm using my fabric more for crafts or small projects (I Spy bags, toiletry bags, tote bags) than clothing. If I were into clothing I'd probably do a couple yards.

I wish I had a little one to create for as well, but I don't want my sons to know that for a couple more years.

Would you guys consider that fabric solid for the pillows for GKTW? I guess I know it isn't solid, but it is my idea of solid! LOL!

I would consider it solid.

 

[tricia]

Here is what I stayed up finishing until all hours of the night! I ruined the first shirt so I chopped the arms off of a long-sleeved brown t-shirt for Alexa. The skirt is Aimeeg's tutorial that ellenben kindly reposted!

Not the best pic because I took it with my cell phone. My camera is out of memory!

Thanks to all for the compliments on the Minnie dresses!

Very cute. I am going to be trying the ric rak like that on my next skirt. I love it.

Love what everyone has made lately!! You're all so good at coordinating fabrics together. That's something I definitely struggle with.

Here are some of my own super-exciting pictures. These are the things that I made for my friend with the new baby. I will post something Disney-related some day!

Rag quilt:

Crayon rolls (my first!):

Burp cloths:

What I learned:

I am rubbish at sewing around curves.
Despite what anyone's instructions say, pre-wash flannel because it will shrink significantly and you will end up with tiny burp cloths.
My fabric store has horrible, horrible selection. I could not find 2 flannels that I liked together so I begrudgingly went with the ones pictures.

The crayon rolls were a BIG hit!

Love everything. I don't pre wash my flannel if it is bought for a rag quilt, but if I am using it for anything else I do.

I can post some pictures of what I made for one of the Big Gives.

I have also been very busy with some orders from my Etsy store.
The Family Trip to Disney Order:

The princess lover's order:

Taylor Swift Concert order:

Love the BG outfits. Wowza that is a lot of embroidery, I'm sure the buyers will be very happy with everything, looks great.

I just remembered that I can also now post the items I made for Peanut's big give:

Thanks for looking.

Busy lady. Great Suess outfits. and I like the little in the hoop wipe holder, very cute.

Would you guys consider that fabric solid for the pillows for GKTW? I guess I know it isn't solid, but it is my idea of solid! LOL!

That's considered a solid in my sewing room too.

Question

OK... I know this is a long shot (a very long shot)... but I am looking for a small amount of Harry Potter fabric for a BG project (I know it was OOP in 2002). There is some on Ebay - but it's going for $30+/yd - and I just can't do that. Does anyone know where I can find some? Or something else that I could make work?

D~

Can you post a pic, or a link? Our fabricland had some way at the back of the store a while ago. I have to go there today, so can check for you.

Three days later I was finally able to upload photos to photobucket.

Here is what my finished pillow looks like,

and since you actually make four at a time, here they all are.

But why stop there?

Great job.

 

[froggy33]

Thought I'd finally get around to posting that Mary Poppins dress. It's a frankenpattern really, although I kind of followed the shirred corset pattern from ycmt.com. I decided to shirr the back (like the fitted look). Of course it should have been easy peasy, but I did it on the wrong side first, and then for the red I used a thread that didn't really shirr well, so I had to take it apart a few times. Plus the bodice is a bit longer than I would have liked, but I think it turned out pretty good all in all. My daughter is going to wear this to 1900 Park Fare breakfast!

And I even managed to make something for me! I needed to test out a new applique, so I made this to go with my daughters EPCOT princess dress. Luckily we're both relatively small so I was able to get both out of just 1 yard of each fabric. However, making this pattern...I believe it's called the Amelia shirt...made me realize that must bust to hip ratio is way off. I'm pretty pear shaped so the bottom literally just fits around my hips but it works. I even modeled it for you! That's rapunzel on the bottom there. I won't wear it with a shirt underneath, but you could.

Thanks for looking. I guess I had better get ready for work now!

Jessica

 

[NiniMorris]

My tension saga continues! I found the online Brother site and it gave a few suggestions that were not in the manual. Jessica suggested I try a new bobbin. So...armed with this info I went in search of good tension. 20-odd adjustments later...the top looks fantastic and the bobbin looks so so. I try it on an actual pattern on scrap fabric...and I break a needle!

But from the looks of it the bobbin was all funky before the needle actually broke. I am taking a break. Right now I would throw it out the window!

After kiddies come home from school and GD3 goes home, I think I might give it a few more tries before I decide to call and see where the nearest service site is.

What was that I said about being in the black?



Nini

 

[teresajoy]

Love what everyone has made lately!! You're all so good at coordinating fabrics together. That's something I definitely struggle with.

Here are some of my own super-exciting pictures. These are the things that I made for my friend with the new baby. I will post something Disney-related some day!


Crayon rolls (my first!):

Burp cloths:

What I learned:

I am rubbish at sewing around curves.
Despite what anyone's instructions say, pre-wash flannel because it will shrink significantly and you will end up with tiny burp cloths.
My fabric store has horrible, horrible selection. I could not find 2 flannels that I liked together so I begrudgingly went with the ones pictures.

The crayon rolls were a BIG hit!

Adorable! I love the quilt, burp cloths and the crayon roll up! I'm glad they were such a success!

I can post some pictures of what I made for one of the Big Gives.

I have also been very busy with some orders from my Etsy store.
The Family Trip to Disney Order:

Wow!! You have been BUSY!!! I love the Cat in the Hat outfits! And, I know the family did too!

Your shirts and outfits look fantastic!!!!

Teresa - love that roll up - and sweet Lydia -hope she feels better really soon!!!!

Thanks Wendy! Lydia seems to be feeling better today. She, Corey and Arminda have been driving me nuts all morning! Let's hope for a calmer afternon!

What are your May dates? I could bring you some.

Seriously? We are there May 6-15. When will you be there?

So, I have been sewing a little bit...nothing Disney related, yet! But, I have a few QUESTIONS

1. I'm starting my "stash" of Disney fabric (before it gets too big)....should I go ahead and pre-wash, or does it really matter?

2. I'm a scrapbooker, or at least hopefully will again, Anybody else out there who sews and scrapbooks? How do you organize the two together?

3. Does anyone know how to find out which Walmarts still have fabric? I'm on the GA/SC border.

4. Anybody interested in sharing pics of their CrEaTiVe spaces?

5. When you buy a fabric with no real purpose in mind...how much do you buy? Although, I'm guessing it depends on how much you like it

I'm always full of questions....Sorry! But I do try to research first before I ask!

~Jennifer

PS. I've been reading this thread for a while....which was what motivated me to start sewing again... You ALL are soooooo talented!! I'm so inspired! I just wish I had a little one to create for or a Disney trip to plan for

1.I usually wait to wash until I'm ready to use it
4. NO WAY!
Picture this though: Kitchen table filled with one sewing machine, a serger, an embroidery machine and lots of fabric, thread, scissors, rotary cutters and cutting mat thrown around. Underneath the table are loose pins, scraps of fabric and more thread.
In the basement, are stacks of fabric on bolts and in boxes, on shelves and on a desk.
5. Three yards

QUESTION

Looking for Disney inspired crochet patterns for Big Gives...Any one know where I can find some?

Also I recently started with a serger...NEVER used it have to watch the DVD BUT what is an EASY starter project that could be used for a big give?

Thanks so much ladies!!

I love my serger, but I usually just use it to finish the seams and do rolled hems. Have fun with it!

Would you guys consider that fabric solid for the pillows for GKTW? I guess I know it isn't solid, but it is my idea of solid! LOL!

I would consider that a solid. I love it!

I also apparently need some Nemo fabric ... anyone bought any lately that can point me in the right direction??? Pretty please?

I bought some Nemo fabric (the one with the characters in blocks) at Joann's many years ago. I have never used it though! Then, I bought some at Hobby Lobby that is lime green and I believe it is double bordered. I've never used that one either.
Finally, from somewhere I got some Nemo fabric that has an almost silky/seuedy feel to it with Nemo characters scattered about it. I've never used that one either. Actually, I'm pretty sure I got that one from Walmart.
I haven't been looking, but I havne't noticed anything Nemo in quite awhile at the stores.

Three days later I was finally able to upload photos to photobucket.

These are all so cute!!! I'm glad you are able to post the pictures now!

It's a long shot but does anyone know how to convert the Portrait Peasant with short or cap sleeves to a flutter sleeve?

I don't want to buy a whole new pattern and I cannot work without a pattern.

Thanks

I often don't put the elastic in the sleeve, which will make it slightly fluttery. When I made Lydia's Buzz outfit a few years ago, I made the sleeves fluttery by doing redondo style sleeves. I posted a tutorial, and I belive it should be in the bookmarks and/or the blog. You could follow the same idea to do a solid fluttery sleeve too, just kind of angle it out at the bottom. (sorry, I'm sure that doesn't make much sense, I wish I could show you the little video of it all I have playing in my head!)

Thought I'd finally get around to posting that Mary Poppins dress. It's a frankenpattern really, although I kind of followed the shirred corset pattern from ycmt.com. I decided to shirr the back (like the fitted look). Of course it should have been easy peasy, but I did it on the wrong side first, and then for the red I used a thread that didn't really shirr well, so I had to take it apart a few times. Plus the bodice is a bit longer than I would have liked, but I think it turned out pretty good all in all. My daughter is going to wear this to 1900 Park Fare breakfast!

And I even managed to make something for me! I needed to test out a new applique, so I made this to go with my daughters EPCOT princess dress. Luckily we're both relatively small so I was able to get both out of just 1 yard of each fabric. However, making this pattern...I believe it's called the Amelia shirt...made me realize that must bust to hip ratio is way off. I'm pretty pear shaped so the bottom literally just fits around my hips but it works. I even modeled it for you! That's rapunzel on the bottom there. I won't wear it with a shirt underneath, but you could.

Thanks for looking. I guess I had better get ready for work now!

Jessica

Did you hear that? I gasped when I saw your Mary Poppins! That is SOOOO cute!!!

And, you are ADORABLE!!! It is so nice to see a picture of you! The top looks really good on you!

My tension saga continues! I found the online Brother site and it gave a few suggestions that were not in the manual. Jessica suggested I try a new bobbin. So...armed with this info I went in search of good tension. 20-odd adjustments later...the top looks fantastic and the bobbin looks so so. I try it on an actual pattern on scrap fabric...and I break a needle!

But from the looks of it the bobbin was all funky before the needle actually broke. I am taking a break. Right now I would throw it out the window!

After kiddies come home from school and GD3 goes home, I think I might give it a few more tries before I decide to call and see where the nearest service site is.

What was that I said about being in the black?



Nini

UGGH!!! I hope you can get everything worked out with it!

 

[froggy33]

Seriously? We are there May 6-15. When will you be there?


Did you hear that? I gasped when I saw your Mary Poppins! That is SOOOO cute!!!

And, you are ADORABLE!!! It is so nice to see a picture of you! The top looks really good on you!

We're going to be there for a really quick trip May 14-16. Staying at AKL. Any chance you're going to be at EPCOT on the 15th for the last F&G festival day?

Thanks! I've always loved all the Mary Poppins dresses posted on here, but didn't really want to/know if I could work with all that lace. Plus, my daughter doesn't 100% know Mary Poppins and it'll be hot in May. So instead I went with a more summery style.

And thanks! I don't think I've ever posted a pic of me on here - I don't normally make stuff for myself. But I was pretty happy with the way this one turned out.

 

[teresajoy]

We're going to be there for a really quick trip May 14-16. Staying at AKL. Any chance you're going to be at EPCOT on the 15th for the last F&G festival day?

Thanks! I've always loved all the Mary Poppins dresses posted on here, but didn't really want to/know if I could work with all that lace. Plus, my daughter doesn't 100% know Mary Poppins and it'll be hot in May. So instead I went with a more summery style.

And thanks! I don't think I've ever posted a pic of me on here - I don't normally make stuff for myself. But I was pretty happy with the way this one turned out.

I wish we were!!! We actually aren't going to be able to do any of the Disney parks this year.

 

[T-rox]

When Megan and I checked into the POP Century on 3/29 we received a HUGE surprise!


OMG that these people do this for you. im speachless and perplexed. wow. great for your family

Argh!!!!!!!!

I have had my PE770 for a little over a year. I just checked and it has almost 4 million stitches on it!

After I told Teressa (when she was having problems with her new (old) one that I had never had to adjust my tension....guess what!

All of a sudden the tension is terrible! The bobbin tension is so messed up it will not sew. I have cleaned (multiple times) changed the needle, read through the manual, tried to adjust the top tension (which did nothing for the problem) and finally...adjusted the bobbin tension (which is where the problem actually is) The manual says you can adjust from 30 to 45 degrees. (I am reading that as total not at a time) I have adjusted 45 degrees...and it is still the same!!!


The bobbin thread is almost not existent, underneath is a birds nest of the top thread, on top the embroidery thread is loopy. All classic symptoms of the bobbin thread being too tight.

Has anyone else ever experienced a sudden problem with the bobbin tension?

I am no stranger to tension issues. My long arm is very sensitive and I have to adjust the tension each time I quilt on it. But this is the first time I have had a problem with my 770...


Thanks for any help or suggestions you can offer!

Nini

no help, but a hug.. i am a throw it out of the window person too. that, or use a hammer on it. mine when it messed up ( and it is only a couple of months old) took 2 total weeks for me to troubleshoot everything and get it back to working order and i still cant tell you how i did it or what i did.

I can post some pictures of what I made for one of the Big Gives.



Taylor Swift Concert order:

very creative. loves it

I sew and scrapbook, paint make jewelry at times.

Art is an outlet for me and yes I consider sewing an art.

It is the way I de stress.

I think I may have ADD since I must have 1000 things going on.

i will be in your ADD club too. my sister looked at me yesterday and said how do you do everything you do. and i;m thinking how can you not. and then i was thinking i still think i'm not up to par. just last night, after an 8 hour work day, i of course cooked, painted a bunk bed, embroidered a t shirt, gave 2 showers and worked on cooking this baby in my tummy and i considered myself a slacker.

 

[teresajoy]

I very like it your post......

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[Diz-Mommy]

I haven't done many ITH designs (since I only had a 4x4 hoop before this!) so the directions confused me a little at first, but it wasn't hard to figure it out when I stopped overthinking it!

Her dirrections leave a little to be desired for the in the hoop baby booties, so its probably not you. Well...I think it's Carla's fault more than anything for spoiling us with such fantastic directions.

I can post some pictures of what I made for one of the Big Gives.

I have also been very busy with some orders from my Etsy store.
The Family Trip to Disney Order:

The princess lover's order:

Taylor Swift Concert order:

WOWZA you've been BUSY!! Beautiful work!

I just remembered that I can also now post the items I made for Peanut's big give:

And similar to others I have seen here, I made this for my DGD for Easter:

And some additional items for my cousin who had a baby girl yesterday
In the hoop wipes case:

Burp Cloths:

And a mini sized burp cloth made in my 7x12 hoop

Probably would have been cuter if I had embroidered something like an initial on it, but I didn't know the name yet when I made it and I wanted to get it done.

Thanks for looking.

Lovely creations!! Would you mind sharing where you got the in the hoop wipes case? I love how that came out!

I am in the process of building a sewing room (actually DH is) and I have found a lot of great ideas to incorproate into mine here:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/363268@N21/pool/page1/

and here:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/craftrooms/pool/page1/

But this one is my "all time favorite" and I plan to model my sewing room very closely to this one - especially the desk area:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftyintentions/2601003599/

Those links should keep you busy for hours - maybe even days...

D~

Those pictures make me DROOL!! I need this house to sell so we can get on with building our new home with the craft room!!

Thought I'd finally get around to posting that Mary Poppins dress. It's a frankenpattern really, although I kind of followed the shirred corset pattern from ycmt.com. I decided to shirr the back (like the fitted look). Of course it should have been easy peasy, but I did it on the wrong side first, and then for the red I used a thread that didn't really shirr well, so I had to take it apart a few times. Plus the bodice is a bit longer than I would have liked, but I think it turned out pretty good all in all. My daughter is going to wear this to 1900 Park Fare breakfast!

And I even managed to make something for me! I needed to test out a new applique, so I made this to go with my daughters EPCOT princess dress. Luckily we're both relatively small so I was able to get both out of just 1 yard of each fabric. However, making this pattern...I believe it's called the Amelia shirt...made me realize that must bust to hip ratio is way off. I'm pretty pear shaped so the bottom literally just fits around my hips but it works. I even modeled it for you! That's rapunzel on the bottom there. I won't wear it with a shirt underneath, but you could.

Thanks for looking. I guess I had better get ready for work now!

Jessica

CUTE!! Love it all!

 

[teresajoy]

Her dirrections leave a little to be desired for the in the hoop baby booties, so its probably not you. Well...I think it's Carla's fault more than anything for spoiling us with such fantastic directions.

I'm glad to hear it's not just me!!! Yes, I expect all directions to be like Carla's with clear steps and pictures!! She's spoiled us!

 

[tinkerbell3747]

Hey everyone,

I love everything that has been posted today!

I have a question:

I have seen some dresses which look like a Simply Sweet with Haltered bodice and they also have a ruffled apron-like attachment. There was a Tinkerbell and Ariel one posted a few weeks back. I'll have to go back and find the pics... my question is

1) Was the main part of the dress a simply sweet?
2) Is there a pattern to show how to add the ruffled apron-like side panels?

Thanks!

Update on my mini disaster...I went and bought more fabric. Add the butchered fabric peices to my scraps and will use them for skirt panels...

 

[dianemom2]

I bought the 2" wide elastic and some clearance fabric at Joanns this week. We are going to experiment with the wide band elastic skirts. I thought it would be a good project for my girls to work on next week during spring break.

I have to take a closer look at the directions for the pillows for GKTW. At first glance they seemed rather confuddling to my poor brain! But in the pictures they look pretty simple. I am hoping that the same day the girls and I work on skirts we can whip up some pillows too. Any advice from people who have already sewn them? I guess I am going to have to go back to Joanns for some solid flannel fabric now. The ladies at my Joanns know me by name. I've been in there 3 times this week already!!!!

I LOVE the Mary Poppins dress. I am going to start on a mermaid/Ariel dress for my little niece once the kiddos go back to school after spring break. I found some cute sequined stretchy green stuff on the clearance rack at Joanns on one of the trips there this week. I have some ideas floating around in my head but nothing really firm yet.

 

[DisneyKings]

Can you use regular embroidery thread for bobbin thread in embroidery machines (Brother PE-780). I'm on a work trip & didn't realize I was out of bobbin thread and I'm in a teeny rural area with no stores nearby!

 

[AnnNan]

Now to the "dilemma" - DH will be going out of town for work in May for a week. I was dreading staying home alone all week and decided it would be a great idea to put my annual passes to good use and head up M-F of the week he is gone. Anyhow, I cannot justify spending on both. It HAS to be one or the other. Which should I choose?

I would lean toward the machine - you will still b going to Disney - just not at that particular time. Can you get your machine so you would have it and be able tobe enjoying it durin g that time when you will have some time on your own?

I also opened an Etsy store the other day and had 2 people convo me about something so I worked on some things to upload to that.

I am going to tackle the re-do of the shirt that was eaten the other day. I started tonite floating an extra piece of stabilizer under the hoop and it seems to be just the extra I needed. I am going to head to bed in a few minutes.

would you post or pm me your etsy name? I like to see what you are creating. I know some post in signature but some have had problems doing that.


On a kind of related note - regarding the discussion about getting your value when selling. I only sew what little I do sew for myself - enough to know it really is a skill / talent that should b valued. My mom always had someone in our community who would sew for her and the lady that does so now I feel like undervalues what she makes so I typically add a little and still pay less than if I were to buy at a store plus like it better because it is made to my specific preferences.

The other point I think is worth making (unless you think I'm crazy when I get Through saying it!) is that yes your time is valuable and can be used for lots of things but if you can cover the actual expenses of the supplies then if you enjoy your time spent sewing or find sewing therapeutic (some do) then it is possible that "undervaluing" your personal time for this type of thing- at least temporarily while you establish yourself, get good reviews for your work, etc.- could actually put dollars in your pocket plus that was time you enjoyed creating something special even if it isn't for you to keep.

I know I tend to over value my time,but if it is time I would have spent watching tv, For example, then I am taking my not most valuable time and increasing its value. And I know most of you don't have spare time but the "found" moments you spend sewing are kind of the same thing. What would you have done with that time?

Later, couldn't you gradually raise prices to cover spending more of your more valuable time on those projects and find where you need to be price-wise as you maybe get more full-time and productive?

**disclaimer - please free to ignore me if that sounds crazy and remember I love y'all and spend lots of time here just drooling over your creations! I truly think you are all so talented! Not to mention so faithful, kind and generous! You have really turned the Big Gives into something very special!

Back to lurking!

 

[teresajoy]

I would lean toward the machine - you will still b going to Disney - just not at that particular time. Can you get your machine so you would have it and be able tobe enjoying it durin g that time when you will have some time on your own?


would you post or pm me your etsy name? I like to see what you are creating. I know some post in signature but some have had problems doing that.


On a kind of related note - regarding the discussion about getting your value when selling. I only sew what little I do sew for myself - enough to know it really is a skill / talent that should b valued. My mom always had someone in our community who would sew for her and the lady that does so now I feel like undervalues what she makes so I typically add a little and still pay less than if I were to buy at a store plus like it better because it is made to my specific preferences.

The other point I think is worth making (unless you think I'm crazy when I get Through saying it!) is that yes your time is valuable and can be used for lots of things but if you can cover the actual expenses of the supplies then if you enjoy your time spent sewing or find sewing therapeutic (some do) then it is possible that "undervaluing" your personal time for this type of thing- at least temporarily while you establish yourself, get good reviews for your work, etc.- could actually put dollars in your pocket plus that was time you enjoyed creating something special even if it isn't for you to keep.

I know I tend to over value my time,but if it is time I would have spent watching tv, For example, then I am taking my not most valuable time and increasing its value. And I know most of you don't have spare time but the "found" moments you spend sewing are kind of the same thing. What would you have done with that time?

Later, couldn't you gradually raise prices to cover spending more of your more valuable time on those projects and find where you need to be price-wise as you maybe get more full-time and productive?

**disclaimer - please free to ignore me if that sounds crazy and remember I love y'all and spend lots of time here just drooling over your creations! I truly think you are all so talented! Not to mention so faithful, kind and generous! You have really turned the Big Gives into something very special!

Back to lurking!

I really like the points you made! I tend to have that attitude about the things I make too. If I can cover the cost of materials plus a little for my time, I have come out ahead in my book! The more complicated (headache inducing) designs I would price higher, because it's not as enjoyable for me to do.

 

[teresajoy]

Can you use regular embroidery thread for bobbin thread in embroidery machines (Brother PE-780). I'm on a work trip & didn't realize I was out of bobbin thread and I'm in a teeny rural area with no stores nearby!

I am pretty sure you can. I know with the In the hoop crayon rolls I made the other day, it said to put matching embroidery thread in the bobbin (I didn't because I didn't feel like winding a bobbin!). So, I would say yes. I don't believe I've ever actually tried it though! So, you may not want to listen to me!

no one at my house is today, so you wouldn't be the first!!

 

[ellenbenny]

Love what everyone has made lately!! You're all so good at coordinating fabrics together. That's something I definitely struggle with.

Here are some of my own super-exciting pictures. These are the things that I made for my friend with the new baby. I will post something Disney-related some day!

Rag quilt:

Crayon rolls (my first!):

Burp cloths:

What I learned:

I am rubbish at sewing around curves.
Despite what anyone's instructions say, pre-wash flannel because it will shrink significantly and you will end up with tiny burp cloths.
My fabric store has horrible, horrible selection. I could not find 2 flannels that I liked together so I begrudgingly went with the ones pictures.

The crayon rolls were a BIG hit!

I love the rag quilt, so pretty! And great job on the the crayon rolls and burp cloths too.

Three days later I was finally able to upload photos to photobucket.

Here is what my finished pillow looks like,

and since you actually make four at a time, here they all are.

But why stop there?

Those came out great, I love the fabrics!

Thought I'd finally get around to posting that Mary Poppins dress. It's a frankenpattern really, although I kind of followed the shirred corset pattern from ycmt.com. I decided to shirr the back (like the fitted look). Of course it should have been easy peasy, but I did it on the wrong side first, and then for the red I used a thread that didn't really shirr well, so I had to take it apart a few times. Plus the bodice is a bit longer than I would have liked, but I think it turned out pretty good all in all. My daughter is going to wear this to 1900 Park Fare breakfast!

And I even managed to make something for me! I needed to test out a new applique, so I made this to go with my daughters EPCOT princess dress. Luckily we're both relatively small so I was able to get both out of just 1 yard of each fabric. However, making this pattern...I believe it's called the Amelia shirt...made me realize that must bust to hip ratio is way off. I'm pretty pear shaped so the bottom literally just fits around my hips but it works. I even modeled it for you! That's rapunzel on the bottom there. I won't wear it with a shirt underneath, but you could.

Thanks for looking. I guess I had better get ready for work now!

Jessica

So cute, both the Mary Poppins dress and you with your top! I love your princess appliques too!

Lovely creations!! Would you mind sharing where you got the in the hoop wipes case? I love how that came out!

Thanks, the case is from digistitches. I have a few different designs from her in the hoop that I like.