Disboutiquers Part 25 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[mphalens]

I am so excited to finally have something sewing related to share. I have been in a sewing funk for a few weeks. I love how nicely the new machine stitches. I can't believe the difference between the 2 machines.

I have one set of kids outfits done for our August Trip

Animal Kingdom outfits

Great AK outfits!!!!

we will be in the city 7/13 - 7/19....we do have some free time open!!!! if anyone would like to come and see us!

Aw! I wish I was still going to be up North! I love an excuse to go to NYC!!! And I think meeting a DISer is an EXCELLENT excuse! We'll already be back in NC by then though.

OK... I really want to start off this post and thank my DH... He has put A LOT of hard work into this project for me. Endless hours, really. I may have joked around a bit the I was entitled to this space, but really my whole sewing room was created because my DH loves me and my family loves me enough to give up the precious little space we have in our house. So, really, they are the BEST!

I also have to post a few before pics, for those of you that are not my friends on FB - because DH tore this room down to the studs, showing the before pictures really shows just how much work DH put into it, and it's kind of cool to see the transformation.

Before (well, sort of, I didn't take any pics before he tore it apart) :

Sheetrock going up:

The only contribution I personally made to this room - besides all the "stuff" is that I painted it (and for that matter - I only painted the blue wall - DH did all the white). I guess, I have this really strange creative outlet that needs to be let out... so I can never just "paint a wall"... if you've seen my girls' rooms on FB - you know exactly what I mean. LOL


Paint progression:

Carpet and paint:

And now the part you've all been waiting for...

A photo of the whole room, from the door... it's a small room - 8" x 12" - but I am super happy to have it!

And then photos from around the room, counter-clockwise, starting behind the door.

Fabric shelf (which I plan to get a bigger one - much sooner than I'd intended - because this one is much fuller than I thought it would be).

Close-up of some of the fun fabric.
Disney:

Konas & boutique:

Goodies from the antique stores yesterday...
First is the Saltine cracker tin and an old iron... the cracker tin is actually from the family lake house before we tore it down.

Old sewing box (which I was jumping up and down, elated to find)... I did a major clean up on it yesterday afternoon.

Under the tray:

Then a box of sewing machine feet ($2) and a jar of old buttons - inside the box of sewing machine feet is lined with a purple/blue velvet - but it didn't photograph well. Someday soon, I hope to buy the working machine to go with these feet.

Outside of the box:

My sewing space.

Extended counter top on the right was an after thought, and I am really glad DH did that. Then my machine and serger - right by the window - I insisted, because I am nosy.

Sewing area... Dd's machine on the left. Yes, 12 y/o dd has her own machine... it is the exact same one as mine, so she can really learn by watching me.

Cutting area and upstairs computer... which is the girls' computer, and I promised them a spot on my counter for this, because they gave up their whole office for me... besides, then while they are at school - I can read my pattern directions right there. LOL Also, DH is going to hide that big black cord for the light over the cutting mat.

And, I insisted on having a counter height portion for my "shipping area"... so this is my packing spot. We purposly left about 6" on the left side of the cupboard, so I can store my shipping boxes there. Labels and such in the drawers... and right now my interfacings are all in the cupboard - but I don't think they will stay there.

And that's all folks. There is still a lot of detail work to be done. I still need to go around and paint the posts (I chose posts instead of cupboards, because that gave me the most of my sitting space). We also need to add trim work on the bottom by the carpet, and of course - decorating.

But I love my space, and I am so thankful to my DH and girls for giving it to me.

D~

WOW!!!! I am beyond impressed!!! I love all of the things you thought out as far as placement, etc. Your shipping area alone shows how much time and energy you put into planning out the best use of the space for long-term use!!! I can't wait to see you put all the "finishing touches" on it!!!!!

Thanks everyone for the nice comments on my sewing room. I have dd up there right now, cutting out elephants. It looks like she might actually complete the first item out of the new sewing room before I do. I've been so consumed with getting this room ready over the last few days, that I'm having a hard time figuring out what I should do next.

Oh and on a side note... you know this cute outfit I made a few weeks ago??? And my BG outfit??? I mailed them 8 days ago, on the same day - and no word from either recipient (I was the idiot that forgot to put tracking on) but I think they both might be lost and I am just SICK. I worked so hard on both of them and I am just so sad. At least both recipients didn't know they were getting them...

D~

First of all, I have to tell you about a shopping trip yesterday ... we were in Coldwater Creek and they had these adorable elephants for sale ... and Phalen was BEGGING to get one (he asks for some surprising stuff sometimes) ... and they wanted $29.99 a piece for them! They look just like the elephants your daughter is making only a little bigger!!!

I have lost so many packages over the years, I hate when I forget to put tracking on it ... but I'll think happy thoughts that everything arrives at its destination safe and sound and soon!

Enjoy whatever your first project may be!!!! You know you'll always remember your first <wink>

Welcome! I don't have any boys, so I am not that much help in that department... but lots of people here sew for boys, so I am sure they will chime in with ideas for you. One of these days, I'll find a boy to sew for. So, I just wanted to welcome you and I can't wait to see what you make!

D~

So, my boys would like me to tell you, they LOVE clothes that were made for them and their Mommy & Mimi can't keep up with their growing needs, so they would be HAPPY to have you sew for them if you need boys to sew for ... they both send out handmade thank you notes too


I lost a bunch of other stuff I quoted, so I guess I'm off to find them and start another post!!!

OH! But, before I forget ... I found more great fabrics at Just Fabrics today!!!! I'm happy to give anyone her phone number if you want to call her ... Today she had 101 Dalmatians fabric, a different Incredibles fabric, a red with black Mickey heads ... She also had more Princess!!! I spent way more than I'd planned ... but I couldn't pass some of it up!!!

Just Fabrics - Melissa Smith-McGinity (401)383-6286 She opens at 10am M-Sat and closes at 5 M-Th and 4 F-Sat.

I've told her all about The Disboutiquers and The Big Give Group ... She's SO nice!!!!

 

[MaeB]

Goodies from the antique stores yesterday...
First is the Saltine cracker tin and an old iron... the cracker tin is actually from the family lake house before we tore it down.

Old sewing box (which I was jumping up and down, elated to find)... I did a major clean up on it yesterday afternoon.

Under the tray:

Then a box of sewing machine feet ($2) and a jar of old buttons - inside the box of sewing machine feet is lined with a purple/blue velvet - but it didn't photograph well. Someday soon, I hope to buy the working machine to go with these feet.

Outside of the box:

Great space!! I have to say that, as a museum professional, my favorite part is the random antiques. Particularly the Saltines box! I live for stuff like that!! I think I would live in an antique store if I could. I have been watching antiques roadshow since I was like 13. Such a museum geek.

I would take a pic of my sewing space but all it would consist of would be the dining area table in my bachelor apartment. One day I'll have a sewing room...

 

[mommy2mrb]

Aw! I wish I was still going to be up North! I love an excuse to go to NYC!!! And I think meeting a DISer is an EXCELLENT excuse! We'll already be back in NC by then though.

bummer.....what part of NC are you in? we are planning on visiting friends in Charlotte next summer (Jim did the Jack Nicklaus course out in Ballentyne area back in 2002-2003...maybe we could meet up then!!

 

[mphalens]

Here's a few more.... I think I only have 1 or 2 more days to finish but I lost count And now I just added Crystal Palace and thinking I might need some Winnie the Pooh shirts

Here is our Fantasmic Night:

Chef Mickey's:

Close up of Minnie

Phalen made me scroll back through these pictures at least 5 times ... he says he wants all of these outfits for our trip I think they all look amazing!!!! I hope you guys have a great time!!!!!! Maybe we can actually meet when I come back to RI in August!!!!

Here are some (bad) pictures of the earrings I've made so far for the Give. The pictures don't show how vivid the colors are, but you get an idea.

Moms to go with her Wish shirt:

To go with the Donald outfits:

These go with their pirate outfits:

I made my first tutu today, which was meant to be a less frilly one...but it turned out

If at first you don't succeed...

Love the earrings!!! I'm sure the Big Give recipients will LOVE them too!

What type of tutu did you make? I just made my first one a couple of weeks ago and I'm happy to give pointers if I can ... was it too poofy? what do you feel went wrong?

Hey Guys - what CUTE stuff - earrings too!!!??|WOW!!!

Gave in and went to the medical aid unit today - bronchitis and asthma flare up - I feel terrible - my O2 sats were low so they made me do a beathing treatment in the office ( never did that before), gave me lots of meds to take - I just pray they dont sock the energy out of me as I need to be 100% for camp next week!!!!! Ugh!! Have used my 4 sick days in the "rolling calender year" so I cant even take a day off to rest!! I hate our sick policy - we are exposed to SO MUCH in the outpatient therapy department - not only our patients, but their siblings (you wouldnt believe how many sick siblings come into our waiting room) and parents and who knows who else!! But, we can only have 4 sick days in the rolling calender year ( whats up with that) even if we have a dr's note!! We earn 10 days/year and max out at 240 hours*the extra time is "just in case" when we can't collect any more. You'd think they'd want us to stay home so we could get better quicker and so we dont spread whatever we have to other staff or the kids!!!!

Oh Wendy! I'm so sorry you're feeling ill I think the sick policy at your work sounds HORRIBLE!!!! Hugs

I made a tinkerbell dress for my SIL to give as a gift and I am still working to finish up some big gives. Hoping to finish those this weekend or sooner, as we will be away over the 4th of July week and I really want to get them out before we go.

Here is the tink dress, applique design from Heathersue:

Thanks for looking!

I just adore that Tinkerbelle dress!!!! I love "sassy" Tink and those colors are just great!

 

[mphalens]

bummer.....what part of NC are you in? we are planning on visiting friends in Charlotte next summer (Jim did the Jack Nicklaus course out in Ballentyne area back in 2002-2003...maybe we could meet up then!!

Longview? See ... this is where more small world stuff comes in ...

My DH is a golf pro. Currently he's the Assistant Golf Pro. at the Peninsula Club up on Lake Norman, however, before he went to the Peninsula Club in May 2010, he worked at the Ballantyne Country Club. The head pro at Ballantyne came over in 2009 from Longview.

Okay, so I sort of just played 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon but you get the idea!!!!

To answer your question, we live right near Carowinds in SW CLT ... about a 20 minute (so very close) drive to Longview
We could even take a "field trip" to Mary Jo's if you wanted

 

[weluvdizne]

I am so excited to finally have something sewing related to share. I have been in a sewing funk for a few weeks. I love how nicely the new machine stitches. I can't believe the difference between the 2 machines.

I have one set of kids outfits done for our August Trip

Animal Kingdom outfits

Very cute! So glad you like your new machine!

A photo of the whole room, from the door... it's a small room - 8" x 12" - but I am super happy to have it!

D~

Love the room. You and your dh did a great job! Can't wait to see what you and dd create in the space. Can really tell how much thought you put into planning it. As I was looking at the pix, I was thinking, wow, what a great idea! Super use of space.

I know you put a lot of work and love into your gifts. I hope your packages arrive safely.

These are hats I made for Bridget's Big Give -- she recently completed chemo and needed soft lined hats. And I apologize if sizes on these pics are whacko -- photobucket is being uncooperative with resizing -- it's them, not me!

This is to go with a Minnie dot dress that Diane made:

And with a flower (that can be removed) I added since Diane put some yellow in her dresses:

The Minnie hat pattern was a free sun hat one I found on line. Easy to make and highly recommended:http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/07/how-to_sew_a_reversible_sun_ha.html


Next up is the Octobre pattern -- I made the largest size which was larger than Bridget's head circumference and it still seemed small. It is done in Snow White colors b/c she loves SW:

And this is the Martha Stewart Sun hat which I thought would be way too big, but in the photo of Bridget wearing it, it actually appears OK:

The sun hat and Martha Stewart hat are reversible patterns, but I couldn't make them that way for Bridget. I lined the Minnie one with flannel but did the other two in a soft knit (recommneded by Diane who found that best when she needed hats like this).

And do you like my models? DD tried on the Minnie dot hat for about 2 seconds and refused the others. And I couldn't pay ds enough to try any on. Next time I will try a soda bottle

All your hats look great. I need to make a couple for my little guy for our fall trip. He doesn't have much hair, and I really want to protect him from the sun. Which pattern would you say was the easiest? I really like them all. Nice of you to coordinate them with the outfits.

 

[weluvdizne]

Here are some PJs I made with her patterns last year

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These are really cute. Bet the kids love them.

Here's a few more.... I think I only have 1 or 2 more days to finish but I lost count And now I just added Crystal Palace and thinking I might need some Winnie the Pooh shirts

Here is our Fantasmic Night:

Chef Mickey's:

Close up of Minnie

I have been following along and just love everything you have posted for your trip. You will all look so great and get lots of CM attention I am sure. Can't wait to see action shots from your trip. I just know you will have so much fun! Really nice job coordinating your dd with ds's. Love it all!

Here are some (bad) pictures of the earrings I've made so far for the Give. The pictures don't show how vivid the colors are, but you get an idea.

Moms to go with her Wish shirt:

To go with the Donald outfits:

These go with their pirate outfits:

I made my first tutu today, which was meant to be a less frilly one...but it turned out

If at first you don't succeed...

The earrings all look nice. So sweet of you to do that for them.

Hey Guys - what CUTE stuff - earrings too!!!??|WOW!!!

Gave in and went to the medical aid unit today - bronchitis and asthma flare up - I feel terrible - my O2 sats were low so they made me do a beathing treatment in the office ( never did that before), gave me lots of meds to take - I just pray they dont sock the energy out of me as I need to be 100% for camp next week!!!!! Ugh!! Have used my 4 sick days in the "rolling calender year" so I cant even take a day off to rest!! I hate our sick policy - we are exposed to SO MUCH in the outpatient therapy department - not only our patients, but their siblings (you wouldnt believe how many sick siblings come into our waiting room) and parents and who knows who else!! But, we can only have 4 sick days in the rolling calender year ( whats up with that) even if we have a dr's note!! We earn 10 days/year and max out at 240 hours*the extra time is "just in case" when we can't collect any more. You'd think they'd want us to stay home so we could get better quicker and so we dont spread whatever we have to other staff or the kids!!!!

Hope you feel better and have a great time at camp.

I made a tinkerbell dress for my SIL to give as a gift and I am still working to finish up some big gives. Hoping to finish those this weekend or sooner, as we will be away over the 4th of July week and I really want to get them out before we go.

Here is the tink dress, applique design from Heathersue:

Thanks for looking!

How adorable. Love the fabric pairings. Good eye.

Enjoy your Holiday away.

 

[miprender]

Here are some (bad) pictures of the earrings I've made so far for the Give. The pictures don't show how vivid the colors are, but you get an idea.

Moms to go with her Wish shirt:

Great job on the earrings.

I love everything! But I have to say that I love the fabric you used for the Mickey heads on your Fantasmic shirts! Totally cool.
D~

Thanks. I just used polar fleece for the blue on the hats.

Hey Guys - what CUTE stuff - earrings too!!!??|WOW!!!

Gave in and went to the medical aid unit today - bronchitis and asthma flare up - I feel terrible - my O2 sats were low so they made me do a beathing treatment in the office ( never did that before), gave me lots of meds to take - I just pray they dont sock the energy out of me as I need to be 100% for camp next week!!!!! Ugh!! Have used my 4 sick days in the "rolling calender year" so I cant even take a day off to rest!! I hate our sick policy - we are exposed to SO MUCH in the outpatient therapy department - not only our patients, but their siblings (you wouldnt believe how many sick siblings come into our waiting room) and parents and who knows who else!! But, we can only have 4 sick days in the rolling calender year ( whats up with that) even if we have a dr's note!! We earn 10 days/year and max out at 240 hours*the extra time is "just in case" when we can't collect any more. You'd think they'd want us to stay home so we could get better quicker and so we dont spread whatever we have to other staff or the kids!!!!

Hope you feel better.

Love the coordinating sets for the family. I like the fabric that you used for the shorts and skirt - they look great together. The chef mickey shirts are cute too. I love the sparkly Minnie, that whole outfit is adorable.

Thanks. I love using the sparkly fabric

Here is the tink dress, applique design from Heathersue:

Thanks for looking!

Ellen love this dress. It is so cute.

Phalen made me scroll back through these pictures at least 5 times ... he says he wants all of these outfits for our trip I think they all look amazing!!!! I hope you guys have a great time!!!!!! Maybe we can actually meet when I come back to RI in August!!!!

Awe..tell Phalen thanks We will definately have to get together then. I think August will be calmer for us.

I have been following along and just love everything you have posted for your trip. You will all look so great and get lots of CM attention I am sure. Can't wait to see action shots from your trip. I just know you will have so much fun! Really nice job coordinating your dd with ds's. Love it all!

Thanks. I am getting pretty excited to see the kids wear them in the parks. I can't wait to take lots of pictures and I already preordered the photopass CD.

 

[mommyof2princesses]

Longview? See ... this is where more small world stuff comes in ...

My DH is a golf pro. Currently he's the Assistant Golf Pro. at the Peninsula Club up on Lake Norman, however, before he went to the Peninsula Club in May 2010, he worked at the Ballantyne Country Club. The head pro at Ballantyne came over in 2009 from Longview.

Okay, so I sort of just played 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon but you get the idea!!!!

To answer your question, we live right near Carowinds in SW CLT ... about a 20 minute (so very close) drive to Longview
We could even take a "field trip" to Mary Jo's if you wanted

I saw field trip to Mary Jos' and about died! I miss MAry Jo's! Been in Charlottesville for a year and told dh I need to take a trip down to Charlotte for a used homeschool store down there, but the real reason is to go to Gastonia to hit my FAVORITE fabric store of all time!

 

[cajunfan]

OH! But, before I forget ... I found more great fabrics at Just Fabrics today!!!! I'm happy to give anyone her phone number if you want to call her ... Today she had 101 Dalmatians fabric, a different Incredibles fabric, a red with black Mickey heads ... She also had more Princess!!! I spent way more than I'd planned ... but I couldn't pass some of it up!!!

Just Fabrics - Melissa Smith-McGinity (401)383-6286 She opens at 10am M-Sat and closes at 5 M-Th and 4 F-Sat.

I've told her all about The Disboutiquers and The Big Give Group ... She's SO nice!!!!

oooohhhh...do we have pictures? Would love to see the scale on the fabrics...

Thanks!

Lynn

 

[VBAndrea]

I watch fabric.com for discount codes...they have generous cuts and frequent sales!

I like naturesfabrics.com for cotton interlock prints....sign up for her yahoo group and get a discount code...10% off I believe....I think her sight has the link.

I love the fishsticks patterns made by a WAHM....they r all for knits....google "fishsticks home sew pattern" for link.

Here are some PJs I made with her patterns last year

Seriously for like a year I sewed only knits.....once you "get" it you will want to upcycle all of DH tshirts. That's when I started hitting thrift stores.....cheap solid knits to trim my raglan tees with.

Thanks for the info -- and I wasn't even the one who asked about sewing on knits in the first place, but I've always been very interested. Fishsticks seem to have more toddler patterns -- I need older kids (7 and 9). I already have Carla's raglan t and hoodies and I LOVE the Olivia pattern (which may be out of print so I really should just dive in and buy it). I also saw a tut for a dress or shirt for girls that was cute. I need to learn to lettuce edge though. I tried it on my serger on a scrap t and it turned out not so good.

I love those pj's!!! My kids would love some knit pj's for the summer. And that would be good practice for me using knits.

Here's a few more.... I think I only have 1 or 2 more days to finish but I lost count And now I just added Crystal Palace and thinking I might need some Winnie the Pooh shirts

Here is our Fantasmic Night:

Chef Mickey's:

Close up of Minnie

You're going to town on your outfits!!!! I just love everything you've done.

Regarding sewing knits (and other flimsy, delicate fabrics) - I have often put a scrap of paper underneath the start and end of a seam so I have a solid base to start on. That way the machine won't eat anything. Then I tear it away later. Tiny scraps of stabilizer would work great, too.

HTH!

I made two pair of Easy Fit shorts and the top portion of a shirt for me this week. No pics until I have appliques done, though. The Easy Fits were super easy, but did take me more than 20 minutes a pair. That is impressive!

Regards,
C.

Funny you mention stabilizer b/c I was wondering if I started with a scrap of tear away stabilizer if that would work well -- I will give it a try. Now I just need to order some knits. I looked at Joann's and their selection was pathethic. I bought my dd a hooded shirt/dress to be worn over leggings at the Gymboree outlet and it turned out to be one of her favorite things to wear last winter. I think it was so comfy. I never have seen any other though and thought she would love it if I made her some. I want fun knits though -- flowers, dots, funky patterns!

And the Easy Fits take me around an hour to make. I am a slow sewer b/c everything seems to take me longer than everyone else! I could never do Easy Fits in 20 minutes. They're easy and go together quickly, but not quite that fast.

Here are some (bad) pictures of the earrings I've made so far for the Give. The pictures don't show how vivid the colors are, but you get an idea.

Moms to go with her Wish shirt:

To go with the Donald outfits:

These go with their pirate outfits:

I made my first tutu today, which was meant to be a less frilly one...but it turned out

If at first you don't succeed...

I love the earrings. I post (likewise bad) pics of the pirate outfits on the BG and the earrings are perfect for them -- I don't like to post here until the recipients get their outfits b/c I know first hand that some of them peek at this thread. I am goin got try to get better pics of my outfits today -- the shirt I did for mom is so blurry that it looks like the applique is messed up. I really need a nice camera.

These are really awesome. I wish I would "get it", but I got tired of trying to get it, so I gave up and bought a serger. LOL

Thanks for the tips on knits... I'll try that next time too. And thanks for the compliments on my sewing room. I spent a good portion of the day in there today... I really need to get a clock and a radio in there. All of a sudden Victoria and I were sewing away, I asked her if she knew what time it was - so she looked on her Ipod - it was 1:05 pm and I hadn't showered or anything. LOL DH gets home from work at 2... it was a mad dash to shower and make the house look like I did something today. LOL

D~

I don't understand how a serger works for knits but a machine doesn't? I can actually get a better lettuce edge out of my machine than I can my serger, but I really need to practice more with my serger. And I have to make do with the serger I have -- I can't justify buying a new one.

LOL at your making your house look like you did something b/f dh comes home. Every afternoon I do a 5 minute per room cleaning spree so it looks like I cleaned all day instead of sewing and being on the computer. I was quite caught off guard when dh came home at noon yesterday At least I made the bed in the morning. I think I may have to readjust to doing my sprees in the morning in case he ever pulls a surprise like that again.

Hey Guys - what CUTE stuff - earrings too!!!??|WOW!!!

Gave in and went to the medical aid unit today - bronchitis and asthma flare up - I feel terrible - my O2 sats were low so they made me do a beathing treatment in the office ( never did that before), gave me lots of meds to take - I just pray they dont sock the energy out of me as I need to be 100% for camp next week!!!!! Ugh!! Have used my 4 sick days in the "rolling calender year" so I cant even take a day off to rest!! I hate our sick policy - we are exposed to SO MUCH in the outpatient therapy department - not only our patients, but their siblings (you wouldnt believe how many sick siblings come into our waiting room) and parents and who knows who else!! But, we can only have 4 sick days in the rolling calender year ( whats up with that) even if we have a dr's note!! We earn 10 days/year and max out at 240 hours*the extra time is "just in case" when we can't collect any more. You'd think they'd want us to stay home so we could get better quicker and so we dont spread whatever we have to other staff or the kids!!!!

Hope you feel better soonest and I hope the meds help you feel better for your travels. Rest when you can and hang in there. We already talked about sick kids coming in to work in the past -- so annoying!

I don't know if this is the case with your baby stuff, but I mailed out gifts for my cousin when she had her baby and didn't receive any acknowledgement for about 3 weeks, then a thank you note showed up in the mail. I did track it, so I know it got there in 2 days. I know she was probably just exhausted and overwhelmed, but I was anxious to hear if she got it and liked it, so it seemed like forever to me at the time.

Love the tips on how everyone stores their patterns, mine are each in their own folder when I do print them out, and the pattern pieces are in the pockets of the folder. But I could use some better organization and a better way to find what i am looking for, so maybe I need to try the binders by category.

I made a tinkerbell dress for my SIL to give as a gift and I am still working to finish up some big gives. Hoping to finish those this weekend or sooner, as we will be away over the 4th of July week and I really want to get them out before we go.

Here is the tink dress, applique design from Heathersue:

Thanks for looking!

Love the dress!

I've sent many a baby gift where I never received a thank you note. One really peeved me b/c it was to a cousin of dh's and he didn't want me to send a gift b/c he didn't like that particular cousin but I sent one anyway without telling him. I surely couldn't find out if they got the gift by inquiring b/c I wasn't supposed to have sent one in the first place. I'm also really disappointed in my kids' teachers. I get them very generous gift cards at Christmas and end of school year and in the past three years with several sets of teachers I have only received two written thank yous. I don't even get verbal thank yous. And we go to a really good school that prides itself on manners and consideration

And I started my pattern storage in folders. Life became so much easier when I switched to the binder.

Need Help from my Sewing friends!!!!

Megan and I might be going back to WDW in Oct!!! we have dear friends who are going on a MAW trip and another event we want to be part of and going to MNSSHP too...need to start brainstorming idea's for costumes or outfits for the party....probably won't want anything too elebrate due to the heat and humidity!

Is anyone able to help us out to make something (will be a paying customer) or have any ideas where I should start!!!

thanks ladies!!!

I would just list out your favorite Disney movies or characters and then see what would be fitting for the two of you. I think being the stepsisters would be really cute for two girls. Or do you want to combine and match your friends -- are all 4 of her kids going? Then you could do a bigger group like Winnie the Pooh characters (just as an example). Actaully -- I am going to pm you about this....check your pms.

All your hats look great. I need to make a couple for my little guy for our fall trip. He doesn't have much hair, and I really want to protect him from the sun. Which pattern would you say was the easiest? I really like them all. Nice of you to coordinate them with the outfits.

None of the hats were hard, but the easiest was the reversible sun hat that I did in the Minnie dot because the brim is attached to the hat -- it took out a step. You can add a strap to that hat as well (she has instructions for it in her tut). It's more a child's size than a toddler's size though so you would probably have to reduce the pattern. I also saw a cute bucket hat tut that looked more appealing for boys:
http://www.u-createcrafts.com/2010/05/creative-guest-sew-much-ado-4-in-1.html

 

[mphalens]

Awe..tell Phalen thanks We will definately have to get together then. I think August will be calmer for us.

August should be calmer for us too! Can't wait to see pictures from your trip! I LOVE the pre-order photopass and I plan to take full advantage of one on our trip in November!!!!

I saw field trip to Mary Jos' and about died! I miss MAry Jo's! Been in Charlottesville for a year and told dh I need to take a trip down to Charlotte for a used homeschool store down there, but the real reason is to go to Gastonia to hit my FAVORITE fabric store of all time!

Do you mean The Homeschool Room? I that place!!! It's on the other side of town from us though, so we don't get out there a whole lot, but when we do, I'm there for AT LEAST an hour!

And maybe we should plan a "Charlotte fabric weekend" ... hit Mary Jo's, Hobby Lobby(s), Hancock(s) & Walmart(s) ... who's with me?

oooohhhh...do we have pictures? Would love to see the scale on the fabrics...

Thanks!

Lynn

I promise to take pictures later this morning and post them... but first we have to take the boys to Allie's Donuts and to see if we can find the Cars 2 matchbox cars they earned yesterday (of course they want SPECIFIC ones, so a-hunting Francesco and Holley we go!) ...

 

[mphalens]

Oh! I forgot to ask my question!!!!

Not having girls, I don't have much experience hunting for girly tutorials or upsizing from a girl's pattern ...

I really want to make myself an upcycled jean skirt with a patchwork twirl bottom to it but I don't know what to do/how to do it ... I figure I have all these great Disney fabrics and it'd be a fun way to get (at least) most of them on one piece of clothing ...

Can anyone point me in the direction of a good tutorial??? I found a great jean skirt at a consignment store, so I don't even need to upcycle a pair of jeans first ... I've made patchwork curtains before, but obviously we weren't trying for "twirl factor" with those

Thanks in advance!!!!

 

[tricia]

Thanks for the info -- and I wasn't even the one who asked about sewing on knits in the first place, but I've always been very interested. Fishsticks seem to have more toddler patterns -- I need older kids (7 and 9). I already have Carla's raglan t and hoodies and I LOVE the Olivia pattern (which may be out of print so I really should just dive in and buy it). I also saw a tut for a dress or shirt for girls that was cute. I need to learn to lettuce edge though. I tried it on my serger on a scrap t and it turned out not so good.

Just wanted to chime in that Fish Sticks seems to have their shirts and hoodies available in older sizes now, even an adult size. http://hyenacart.com/FishsticksDesigns/

 

[JMD1979]

Thanks for all the commentson the Pooh dress I previously posted. I LOVE the Nemo outfits and the outfits for the twins, they are sooo precious.

Here is the second outfit the my mom made for my DD

Thanks for welcoming my posts to your board.

Oh this is so cute! Love that fabric! Your Mom did a great job!

I've been reading along, but a short person has been very "needy" the last couple of days, so quoting and posting has not been in the cards ... I hope I've cut this down appropriately ...

SO SO SO cute!!!! Great picture, FABULOUS outfits and models
And I cannot get over how GOOD their dolls look ... how long have they had each of them? They look like you just bought them all that day!!!!

Thanks so much! They have had Rebecca, Kit, and Julie for almost 2 years now and just got Molly and Emily at the store. I am very proud of how well they take care of them. Although it may have something to do with their mother's mild case of OCD when it comes to things like this!

I am so excited to finally have something sewing related to share. I have been in a sewing funk for a few weeks. I love how nicely the new machine stitches. I can't believe the difference between the 2 machines.

I have one set of kids outfits done for our August Trip

Animal Kingdom outfits

OK... I really want to start off this post and thank my DH... He has put A LOT of hard work into this project for me. Endless hours, really. I may have joked around a bit the I was entitled to this space, but really my whole sewing room was created because my DH loves me and my family loves me enough to give up the precious little space we have in our house. So, really, they are the BEST!

I also have to post a few before pics, for those of you that are not my friends on FB - because DH tore this room down to the studs, showing the before pictures really shows just how much work DH put into it, and it's kind of cool to see the transformation.

Before (well, sort of, I didn't take any pics before he tore it apart) :




The only contribution I personally made to this room - besides all the "stuff" is that I painted it (and for that matter - I only painted the blue wall - DH did all the white). I guess, I have this really strange creative outlet that needs to be let out... so I can never just "paint a wall"... if you've seen my girls' rooms on FB - you know exactly what I mean. LOL





And now the part you've all been waiting for...

A photo of the whole room, from the door... it's a small room - 8" x 12" - but I am super happy to have it!

And that's all folks. There is still a lot of detail work to be done. I still need to go around and paint the posts (I chose posts instead of cupboards, because that gave me the most of my sitting space). We also need to add trim work on the bottom by the carpet, and of course - decorating.

But I love my space, and I am so thankful to my DH and girls for giving it to me.

D~

Oh D it's just perfect every last detail! Love the colors and all the sweet added touches! Just plain perfect! Did I mention that it's perfect!

Chiara -


Oh and on a side note... you know this cute outfit I made a few weeks ago??? And my BG outfit??? I mailed them 8 days ago, on the same day - and no word from either recipient (I was the idiot that forgot to put tracking on) but I think they both might be lost and I am just SICK. I worked so hard on both of them and I am just so sad. At least both recipients didn't know they were getting them...

D~

Looks like you have gotten lots of reassurance already! But I'll be praying that your items show up soon!

These are hats I made for Bridget's Big Give -- she recently completed chemo and needed soft lined hats. And I apologize if sizes on these pics are whacko -- photobucket is being uncooperative with resizing -- it's them, not me!

This is to go with a Minnie dot dress that Diane made:


And with a flower (that can be removed) I added since Diane put some yellow in her dresses:

The Minnie hat pattern was a free sun hat one I found on line. Easy to make and highly recommended:http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/07/how-to_sew_a_reversible_sun_ha.html


Next up is the Octobre pattern -- I made the largest size which was larger than Bridget's head circumference and it still seemed small. It is done in Snow White colors b/c she loves SW:



And this is the Martha Stewart Sun hat which I thought would be way too big, but in the photo of Bridget wearing it, it actually appears OK:



The sun hat and Martha Stewart hat are reversible patterns, but I couldn't make them that way for Bridget. I lined the Minnie one with flannel but did the other two in a soft knit (recommneded by Diane who found that best when she needed hats like this).

And do you like my models? DD tried on the Minnie dot hat for about 2 seconds and refused the others. And I couldn't pay ds enough to try any on. Next time I will try a soda bottle

These are so cute! I would love to make hats but for some reason I am very intimidated by them! LOL! Someday!

I watch fabric.com for discount codes...they have generous cuts and frequent sales!

I like naturesfabrics.com for cotton interlock prints....sign up for her yahoo group and get a discount code...10% off I believe....I think her sight has the link.

I love the fishsticks patterns made by a WAHM....they r all for knits....google "fishsticks home sew pattern" for link.

Here are some PJs I made with her patterns last year

Seriously for like a year I sewed only knits.....once you "get" it you will want to upcycle all of DH tshirts. That's when I started hitting thrift stores.....cheap solid knits to trim my raglan tees with.

Oooo I love those PJs! Knits are another thing I am dying to try! I think they will be my next project.... after all the projects that are already in line of course.

Here's a few more.... I think I only have 1 or 2 more days to finish but I lost count And now I just added Crystal Palace and thinking I might need some Winnie the Pooh shirts

Here is our Fantasmic Night:

Chef Mickey's:

Wow you are just amazing me with the way you are kicking this stuff out! I love every last bit of it too!

Here are some (bad) pictures of the earrings I've made so far for the Give. The pictures don't show how vivid the colors are, but you get an idea.

Moms to go with her Wish shirt:

I made my first tutu today, which was meant to be a less frilly one...but it turned out

If at first you don't succeed...

These are beautiful! I am sure the mom will love them!

Hey Guys - what CUTE stuff - earrings too!!!??|WOW!!!

Gave in and went to the medical aid unit today - bronchitis and asthma flare up - I feel terrible - my O2 sats were low so they made me do a beathing treatment in the office ( never did that before), gave me lots of meds to take - I just pray they dont sock the energy out of me as I need to be 100% for camp next week!!!!! Ugh!! Have used my 4 sick days in the "rolling calender year" so I cant even take a day off to rest!! I hate our sick policy - we are exposed to SO MUCH in the outpatient therapy department - not only our patients, but their siblings (you wouldnt believe how many sick siblings come into our waiting room) and parents and who knows who else!! But, we can only have 4 sick days in the rolling calender year ( whats up with that) even if we have a dr's note!! We earn 10 days/year and max out at 240 hours*the extra time is "just in case" when we can't collect any more. You'd think they'd want us to stay home so we could get better quicker and so we dont spread whatever we have to other staff or the kids!!!!

Ick! Bronchitis is no fun! Hope you feel better soon!

I don't know if this is the case with your baby stuff, but I mailed out gifts for my cousin when she had her baby and didn't receive any acknowledgement for about 3 weeks, then a thank you note showed up in the mail. I did track it, so I know it got there in 2 days. I know she was probably just exhausted and overwhelmed, but I was anxious to hear if she got it and liked it, so it seemed like forever to me at the time.

Hope it does show up!

Everyone's been posting so many awesome things, sorry i haven't kept up with quoting everyone. Love all the BG stuff, and the trip outfits, and the sewing room is TDF!

Love the tips on how everyone stores their patterns, mine are each in their own folder when I do print them out, and the pattern pieces are in the pockets of the folder. But I could use some better organization and a better way to find what i am looking for, so maybe I need to try the binders by category.

I made a tinkerbell dress for my SIL to give as a gift and I am still working to finish up some big gives. Hoping to finish those this weekend or sooner, as we will be away over the 4th of July week and I really want to get them out before we go.

Here is the tink dress, applique design from Heathersue:

Thanks for looking!

Oh this is cute! I love the purple fabric that you paired up with it! Adorable!

Jeana

 

[mommy2mrb]

Longview? See ... this is where more small world stuff comes in ...

My DH is a golf pro. Currently he's the Assistant Golf Pro. at the Peninsula Club up on Lake Norman, however, before he went to the Peninsula Club in May 2010, he worked at the Ballantyne Country Club. The head pro at Ballantyne came over in 2009 from Longview.

Okay, so I sort of just played 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon but you get the idea!!!!

To answer your question, we live right near Carowinds in SW CLT ... about a 20 minute (so very close) drive to Longview
We could even take a "field trip" to Mary Jo's if you wanted

Yes Jim built Longview! what a small world.... Kevin Bacon! We always left before the courses were opened for play! Jim was the dirt to grass guy then we moved on!
would love to meet up with you and have a field trip! we went to Carowinds one time when we lived there, Megan was 2 1/2....we will be visiting Blessedmom4, Judy and her family and hoping to go down to Charleston too, that's where Megan was born and we haven't been there since Dec 02, so thought it would be fun to show her where she was born!

I would just list out your favorite Disney movies or characters and then see what would be fitting for the two of you. I think being the stepsisters would be really cute for two girls. Or do you want to combine and match your friends -- are all 4 of her kids going? Then you could do a bigger group like Winnie the Pooh characters (just as an example). Actaully -- I am going to pm you about this....check your pms.

thanks Andrea....Judy said her and the girls were leaning towards princesses, so Megan and I might follow along....she wasn't sure on the guys yet!
I got your PM and PM'd back! thanks for your suggestions....will keep you updated on what gets decided!

 

[cogero]

okay just have to post my excitement. we were going to drive to WDW but I was getting nervous about DS and have been pricing flights on JetBlue and we are now flying. I was able to get us tickets under 300 a person that hasn't happened in ages

 

[mommy2mrb]

okay just have to post my excitement. we were going to drive to WDW but I was getting nervous about DS and have been pricing flights on JetBlue and we are now flying. I was able to get us tickets under 300 a person that hasn't happened in ages

that's a great price!!!

 

[DMGeurts]

Dorine I LOVE your new room! My room is a little smaller and I want to do more with it, but for now it will do...although the other day I went to sew and realized the the ac vent right under the sewing desk was making me very cold! Think I may need to rearrange!

As for my pdf patters, I file them in large clasp envelopes and label them. I don't print directions, I just bring them up on the old computer in the sewing room. Saves paper!

Brrr... well, I have the same exact opposite problem in my sewing room. It's the only room in the house with out a heat vent (I know, weird) - which means we have no A/C in there either. Well, my new lights put off an enormous amount of heat - so it gets so darn hot in there. I have a fan under the table to blow on V and I... so I am hoping that once winter comes - the lights will be sufficient to heat the room. Thanks for your pattern storage ideas too.

I don't know if this is the case with your baby stuff, but I mailed out gifts for my cousin when she had her baby and didn't receive any acknowledgement for about 3 weeks, then a thank you note showed up in the mail. I did track it, so I know it got there in 2 days. I know she was probably just exhausted and overwhelmed, but I was anxious to hear if she got it and liked it, so it seemed like forever to me at the time.

Hope it does show up!

Here is the tink dress, applique design from Heathersue:

Thanks for looking!

Thank you - I hope it shows up too. I am really a wreck about it. Both outfits combined were 5 full days of work for me.

I love your Tink dress - I know I commented on FB - but it's just adorable!

Hey Guys - what CUTE stuff - earrings too!!!??|WOW!!!

Gave in and went to the medical aid unit today - bronchitis and asthma flare up - I feel terrible - my O2 sats were low so they made me do a beathing treatment in the office ( never did that before), gave me lots of meds to take - I just pray they dont sock the energy out of me as I need to be 100% for camp next week!!!!! Ugh!! Have used my 4 sick days in the "rolling calender year" so I cant even take a day off to rest!! I hate our sick policy - we are exposed to SO MUCH in the outpatient therapy department - not only our patients, but their siblings (you wouldnt believe how many sick siblings come into our waiting room) and parents and who knows who else!! But, we can only have 4 sick days in the rolling calender year ( whats up with that) even if we have a dr's note!! We earn 10 days/year and max out at 240 hours*the extra time is "just in case" when we can't collect any more. You'd think they'd want us to stay home so we could get better quicker and so we dont spread whatever we have to other staff or the kids!!!!

Wendy - I hope you're feeling better soon. And I hope you are able to get the rest you need so you can feel better. I know what you mean about not getting enough time off of work. I work in retail - so there is never sick time at all... and then everyone makes you feel bad when you do call in because they have to pick up your slack. I am more than happy to vomit all over everyone, really.

WOW!!!! I am beyond impressed!!! I love all of the things you thought out as far as placement, etc. Your shipping area alone shows how much time and energy you put into planning out the best use of the space for long-term use!!! I can't wait to see you put all the "finishing touches" on it!!!!!

First of all, I have to tell you about a shopping trip yesterday ... we were in Coldwater Creek and they had these adorable elephants for sale ... and Phalen was BEGGING to get one (he asks for some surprising stuff sometimes) ... and they wanted $29.99 a piece for them! They look just like the elephants your daughter is making only a little bigger!!!

I have lost so many packages over the years, I hate when I forget to put tracking on it ... but I'll think happy thoughts that everything arrives at its destination safe and sound and soon!

Enjoy whatever your first project may be!!!! You know you'll always remember your first <wink>

Thanks for your comments on my sewing room. I did put a lot of thought into it, but I still have many more things to add.

LOL about the elephants. Victoria has sold 2 of them now... last night she disappeared after supper - finally after about an hour, I went searching for her. There she was in the sewing room - sewing away. She had attached all the stabilizer to the fabric, pinned all the pattern pieces on to it, cut them all out, sewed them all together - and she was just getting to the final (hard) step, where she wanted me to do the pinning. I was AMAZED! Up until now, I had done all the interfacing and pinning of the patterns for her. I guess she really was paying attention - because she had done that entire elephant by herself. I am so proud!

And thanks for the happy thoughts on my packages - I'll be sure to let you all know when I know. I am mostly worried about that baby outfit...

I am almost finished with my first sewing room project... it's a sewing machine cover for my machine. I did it a little different than Victoria's cover - but totally coordinating. Then, I am going to work on a cover for my serger. I am not sure if I am going to do that with the same type of pattern, or if I am going to cut apart the clear one that came with it and use that as a pattern. We'll see... Of course - I'll show pics when i am done.

So, my boys would like me to tell you, they LOVE clothes that were made for them and their Mommy & Mimi can't keep up with their growing needs, so they would be HAPPY to have you sew for them if you need boys to sew for ... they both send out handmade thank you notes too


I lost a bunch of other stuff I quoted, so I guess I'm off to find them and start another post!!!

OH! But, before I forget ... I found more great fabrics at Just Fabrics today!!!! I'm happy to give anyone her phone number if you want to call her ... Today she had 101 Dalmatians fabric, a different Incredibles fabric, a red with black Mickey heads ... She also had more Princess!!! I spent way more than I'd planned ... but I couldn't pass some of it up!!!

Just Fabrics - Melissa Smith-McGinity (401)383-6286 She opens at 10am M-Sat and closes at 5 M-Th and 4 F-Sat.

I've told her all about The Disboutiquers and The Big Give Group ... She's SO nice!!!!

LOL about your boys... OK - let it be known to everyone here... since it seems you all have BOYS... and you are all soliciting my services.... While I am very flattered... I can only do one thing at a time... so get in line. LMAO (That was supposed to be my funny for the day... You are supposed to laugh)

Thanks for the info on the fabrics... I am very interested in the red with black mickey heads... But I have a lot of Disney fabric... I need to stop buying it.

Great space!! I have to say that, as a museum professional, my favorite part is the random antiques. Particularly the Saltines box! I live for stuff like that!! I think I would live in an antique store if I could. I have been watching antiques roadshow since I was like 13. Such a museum geek.

I would take a pic of my sewing space but all it would consist of would be the dining area table in my bachelor apartment. One day I'll have a sewing room...

Thank you very much... that was so nice of you to say. It was the (free) saltine box that happened to match my paint that got me thinking that I'd really enjoy having some vintage items in my sewing room. That little sewing box was like a treasure chest for me... it was so much fun to go through. We have so many little antique stores in our area - and I just love going through all of them. If only I had unlimited funds...

I truly feel your pain about your sewing situation... All of the stuff you saw pictured was crammed into a little corner of my kitchen/diningroom... and most of my stuff was piled into JoAnn's bags (so I really had no idea what I had - it was super annoying)... so whenever we had to eat - I had to clean it all up - so annoying. Once I moved upstairs and unpacked my stuff - that's when it really hit me... I had no idea how much stuff I really had. OOps... and to think I thought all my fabric would fit in that little bookshelf. LOL

Love the room. You and your dh did a great job! Can't wait to see what you and dd create in the space. Can really tell how much thought you put into planning it. As I was looking at the pix, I was thinking, wow, what a great idea! Super use of space.

I know you put a lot of work and love into your gifts. I hope your packages arrive safely.

Thank you very much for your nice comments. I have so many more ideas to impliment in my space, before I'll consider myself "finished"... LOL. But so far, I just keep walking past the room and smiling because it's so bright and welcoming. I love that about it.

Several years ago, my grandmother had given me the first rug that my mom had ever made (she was very sick with Mumps Encephalitls) when she was 13. So my grandparents purchased a loom for her to make rugs with, as therapy and a hobby. She made many, many rugs over the years (my grandmother continues to make them on the same loom) - but this was her first. I'd been saving it for something special - I didn't want it in my kitchen, because it would just get wrecked. So, yesterday, I took it out of the back of my closet and layed it on the floor in front of my fabric shelf. It just fits so nicely there, and it's so comforting to have something that my mom created in a space that I creat in.

And thank you for hoping along with me that my pkgs arrive soon and safely.

Thanks. I just used polar fleece for the blue on the hats.

What did you use for the black though... LOL I should have speicified that's the one I liked.

I don't understand how a serger works for knits but a machine doesn't? I can actually get a better lettuce edge out of my machine than I can my serger, but I really need to practice more with my serger. And I have to make do with the serger I have -- I can't justify buying a new one.

LOL at your making your house look like you did something b/f dh comes home. Every afternoon I do a 5 minute per room cleaning spree so it looks like I cleaned all day instead of sewing and being on the computer. I was quite caught off guard when dh came home at noon yesterday At least I made the bed in the morning. I think I may have to readjust to doing my sprees in the morning in case he ever pulls a surprise like that again.
I've sent many a baby gift where I never received a thank you note. One really peeved me b/c it was to a cousin of dh's and he didn't want me to send a gift b/c he didn't like that particular cousin but I sent one anyway without telling him. I surely couldn't find out if they got the gift by inquiring b/c I wasn't supposed to have sent one in the first place. I'm also really disappointed in my kids' teachers. I get them very generous gift cards at Christmas and end of school year and in the past three years with several sets of teachers I have only received two written thank yous. I don't even get verbal thank yous. And we go to a really good school that prides itself on manners and consideration

My serger works better for knits, because my machine likes to pull the knit fabric into the bobbin hole - no matter what needle I use. I was using stabilizer for a while and that helped, but it was really hard to tear it away when I was done. The serger just seems to work better for me - because it doesn't pull the fabric under with the needles.

DH likes to catch me off guard like that a lot. The worst is when I've been fabric shopping online - I usually don't order more than one item a day - and even then it's only for a few days, then I go weeks with out ordering something. It never fails... all of my items always come on the same day, and it's always when DH gets home before I do. So, it looks like I am this mad online shopping queen... LOL Really, I'm not. LOL

I am begining to know how you feel about the gifts.

Oh! I forgot to ask my question!!!!

Not having girls, I don't have much experience hunting for girly tutorials or upsizing from a girl's pattern ...

I really want to make myself an upcycled jean skirt with a patchwork twirl bottom to it but I don't know what to do/how to do it ... I figure I have all these great Disney fabrics and it'd be a fun way to get (at least) most of them on one piece of clothing ...

Thanks in advance!!!!

I have lots of tuts bookmarked - but I am not sure if they'll work, since they are all kids ones. What I do is Google what I am looking for - so for you I'd Google something like "denim patchwork twirl skirt tutorial" are a variation of that... then click on the "images" tab... and go through all the images until you find one (or a combo of several) you like and pour over those. I open everything that I like in several tabs and just go through them. This is how I find everything I like. I am such a visual person - and it saves me so much time because I can see what the pictures are of several web pages, so I don't have to read through them all to see what they are making. Make sense?

I better get to work - I've been working on this post for about an hour now!

D~

 

[DMGeurts]

okay just have to post my excitement. we were going to drive to WDW but I was getting nervous about DS and have been pricing flights on JetBlue and we are now flying. I was able to get us tickets under 300 a person that hasn't happened in ages

YAY!!! I am so excited for you... only 2 more years before I get to go again...

Thanks so much! They have had Rebecca, Kit, and Julie for almost 2 years now and just got Molly and Emily at the store. I am very proud of how well they take care of them. Although it may have something to do with their mother's mild case of OCD when it comes to things like this!

LOL - this is so ME... I was so anal about the girls' dolls... my most frequent comment... "those dolls are $100 each... you better take good care of them" and then they did, and then they got more because a: it taught them that some things are worth taking care of. And b: if you take care of important things, they last a long time. And once I saw that they were able to care for their items, I had no problems adding to their collection. If they wouldn't have taken care of them, they never would have gotten another thing from AG.

Oh D it's just perfect every last detail! Love the colors and all the sweet added touches! Just plain perfect! Did I mention that it's perfect!

Looks like you have gotten lots of reassurance already! But I'll be praying that your items show up soon!

Jeana

Thank you so much!

Update!

I just got a message from the baby's momma... she received the package and she loved it! So, thank you for all your concern and well wishes. I am so relieved.

D~