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

[NiniMorris]

QUESTION

What "value" are you all applying to the pillow cases for GKTW? Some fabric I get on sale, some I don't, and does value mean sale price or regular price? I don't want to go overboard in my value but I don't feel I should sell myself short -- I am quite sure these are tax deductible -- do I hav eot add all my receipts up exactly or can I guesstimate? Feel free to PM me if you care to let me know what you submitted for value for your cases. Thanks

From what I was told...the only value you can put on something you make is the actual materials used to make it. Federal gov't doesn't like to deal with this for tax purposes. The way some people do is to sell it to the organization for $1...then they are able to write off the actual price you would have sold it as is a charitable donation.


Like when I was doing the long arm quilting for QOV...I could only write off the actual costs of thread and batting, not the hours and hours it took to do the quilting.


Eventually, the gov't will catch on that our time is valuable...but not yet! And...if you are ever audited, you will have to show the reciepts...not a guesstimate.


(Also, make sure the charity has all the paperwork to be a charitable organization in the feds eyes as well. Like our Big Gives don't count, but GKTW probably does.)


I hate taxes!



Nini

 

[weluvdizne]

Oooh - I forgot to show the dress I made yesterday.

Our little next door neighbor turned 8 yesterday... Well, months ago, she'd begged for one of my dresses for her AG dolls - and I replied "maybe for your birthday"... Then yesterday, I realized it was her birthday - and I'd never made her dress. So, at 5am, I was cutting out pattern pieces... put in a full day at work, came immediately home, and made the dress - applique and all.

I love how it turned out! Our neighbor girl spent the whole day fishing with her family and didn't get home until late, so I didn't get to give this to her, I will make sure she gets it today.

Modeled for you by Peg-Leg Annie:

Now, I better get to town. Since I live in MN, and our government is facing a shut down in a few days - I need to get my tabs for my van and my fishing license - our I'll be very illegal fishing over 4th of July and driving thereafter. :scared1

D~

I just love this dress! Your hand applique is flawless. It's really amazing. What a lucky little girl. Great job!!!

I love the pillowcase dress and all of the AG creations and everything else. I even have a daughter that has bought a sewing machine since I got her to look at this site. She was coming over today to make some shorts with her new machine but has canceled because of the weather. This is my first attempt at a quilt. Thanks to Heather Sue for the great ladybug applique. My daughter wanted ladybugs so this is what I did. The new baby will be named after my mother and her favorite color was red so that made the ladybug choice even more special.

This is really cute. Love the classic black/white/red colors. Very cute. Lady bugs are awesome. When is the new baby coming?

 

[NiniMorris]

Well, I have solved my problem of not having my thumb drives talk to my machine. Something happened to the thumb drives. I reformatted and they work perfectly. I KNEW it couldn't be the software that I downloaded...

Thanks again for the thoughts...

Nini

 

[Meshell2002]

When I run low of the tracing paper I've got I will compare the prices, the interfacing will probably be cheaper with a coupon, although the roll I bought of the swedish stuff is 30 ft, so 10 yards, so I guess the price may not be that bad.

I LOVE STP! I also use tissue paper to trace patterns if I don't think I will use that size more than once....but on something I think I will use more than once I break out the STP! I like the rough side down cause then on wovens I don't even have to pin it.

Does anybody know where I might find a free kids t shirt pattern? It looks like it would be so simple that I hate to buy one. Thanks!

Lori in East Podunk

Try looking for free online tutorials for making a shirt pattern from an existing shirt....I've seen tons of those....as long as you have a tshirt you like you can make a pattern from it. I usually buy tshirts for embroidery but I did trace and copy maternity shirts when I was preggo w/ DD, I have made DS raglan t's to match pjs....but I do tend to just look on sale racks for solid t's at Target and outlet centers.



OH ~D......my AG girl came yesterday! I love peg-leg Annie she's so well dressed....she may not want to give the Goofy dress to your little friend! Ginger has such a big wardrobe.....I have not named my AG doll yet. She is currently at the spa (cough!... laundry room utility sink) drying after her shampoo, hair treatment & trim, and hot tub full mud mask, she will also be recieving some glucosamine for her joints and body augmentation this afternoon....depending on how well the kids nap, she may go to the makeup chair too!

 

[VBAndrea]

Oooh - I forgot to show the dress I made yesterday.

Our little next door neighbor turned 8 yesterday... Well, months ago, she'd begged for one of my dresses for her AG dolls - and I replied "maybe for your birthday"... Then yesterday, I realized it was her birthday - and I'd never made her dress. So, at 5am, I was cutting out pattern pieces... put in a full day at work, came immediately home, and made the dress - applique and all.

I love how it turned out! Our neighbor girl spent the whole day fishing with her family and didn't get home until late, so I didn't get to give this to her, I will make sure she gets it today.

Modeled for you by Peg-Leg Annie:

Now, I better get to town. Since I live in MN, and our government is facing a shut down in a few days - I need to get my tabs for my van and my fishing license - our I'll be very illegal fishing over 4th of July and driving thereafter.

D~

Adorable! Don't let Lisa and Megan see that!!!! Megan will be jealous that she didn't get one for her birthday!

Does your fishing license ever really get checked??? We have yet to ask anyone to see ours. And same for the driver's license, well, for me at least, can't say the same for dh (hmmm, though there was a little smilie of a car speeding down the road to insert, but can't seem to locate it). This will have to do for your fishing license instead.

I love the pillowcase dress and all of the AG creations and everything else. I even have a daughter that has bought a sewing machine since I got her to look at this site. She was coming over today to make some shorts with her new machine but has canceled because of the weather. This is my first attempt at a quilt. Thanks to Heather Sue for the great ladybug applique. My daughter wanted ladybugs so this is what I did. The new baby will be named after my mother and her favorite color was red so that made the ladybug choice even more special.

Beautiful! It looks like it was tons of work!

From what I was told...the only value you can put on something you make is the actual materials used to make it. Federal gov't doesn't like to deal with this for tax purposes. The way some people do is to sell it to the organization for $1...then they are able to write off the actual price you would have sold it as is a charitable donation.


Like when I was doing the long arm quilting for QOV...I could only write off the actual costs of thread and batting, not the hours and hours it took to do the quilting.


Eventually, the gov't will catch on that our time is valuable...but not yet! And...if you are ever audited, you will have to show the reciepts...not a guesstimate.


(Also, make sure the charity has all the paperwork to be a charitable organization in the feds eyes as well. Like our Big Gives don't count, but GKTW probably does.)


I hate taxes!



Nini

I wasn't planning on putting a "time" value on them at all -- I know that is strictly volunteer. I guess I should just go dig through my pile of receipts and make an envelope for the pillows and add it up exactly. Just didn't want to take the time to do that

I LOVE STP! I also use tissue paper to trace patterns if I don't think I will use that size more than once....but on something I think I will use more than once I break out the STP! I like the rough side down cause then on wovens I don't even have to pin it.



Try looking for free online tutorials for making a shirt pattern from an existing shirt....I've seen tons of those....as long as you have a tshirt you like you can make a pattern from it. I usually buy tshirts for embroidery but I did trace and copy maternity shirts when I was preggo w/ DD, I have made DS raglan t's to match pjs....but I do tend to just look on sale racks for solid t's at Target and outlet centers.



OH ~D......my AG girl came yesterday! I love peg-leg Annie she's so well dressed....she may not want to give the Goofy dress to your little friend! Ginger has such a big wardrobe.....I have not named my AG doll yet. She is currently at the spa (cough!... laundry room utility sink) drying after her shampoo, hair treatment & trim, and hot tub full mud mask, she will also be recieving some glucosamine for her joints and body augmentation this afternoon....depending on how well the kids nap, she may go to the makeup chair too!

What about her botox injections? Don't leave those out. Geez, with all that spa treatment I am beginning to wish I was your AG doll.

 

[babynala]

As you can see by my ticker I am quickly running out of time so today I started sewing for our trip.

Jake and the Neverland Pirates Outfits

Jake and easy fits shorts for the baby.

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For my DGD who loves to spin I made a flouncy skirt with shorts attached and added Izzy to her shirt.

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I'm so glad to finally have time to sew, we have been to a First Communion, graduation, family function every weekend for the last month or two! It's been fun but it's time to get serious...

This set is really cute. Was the skirt with the shorts hard to make?

I'm working on my first tricky applique. Here is what I have so far. I'm planning on going around most of the pieces that I have placed on top, leaving the spots around the edge as I will finish them when I actually stitch it to the fabric that it's going onto (like a patch).

Is there anything I forgot or should do? Any tips about the smaller areas like the feet/eyes?

My open toe foot should arrive tomorrow.

This looks really good so far. I've never done anything that complicated with a hand applique but I think you are on the right track.

OK I officially give up. I have tried 3 times now to do a multi quote to get caught up and I think I messed up cause I have a cold and my head is so stuffy. I love everything I see.
So jealous of ginger's dresses they all came out so beautiful
The sewing room rocks!!! Super duper jealous on that!!
I have both my nieces for the past couple of weeks so I totally forget what my sewing machine looks like. I have to get busy and finish up the couple of outfits Im making for Disney since we are leaving in just over 50 days...oops
Just wanted to let you know that I so enjoy looking at everyones creations and all the silly banter makes me laugh.
I hope everyone has a great 4th if Im not on by then

You sound like you have been busy with a full house. Can't wait to see your creations for your trip.

Just a quick update (in case anyone thought hubby might have gone through with his threats of sending me to an assisted living facility...)

My saga with SEU continues! Even though I have some great tutorials (thanks Jill!!!) I still can't get it to do anything complicated...but I CAN add names to things now! I really need it to add the purchased fonts together to make a name, instead of just using the true type fonts or the ones that come with it...I'm not ready to give up yet...but have thought about throwing it out the window a couple of times...just to show it who is boss.

I am FINALLY making something just for me (that isn't a bag!) I decided I wanted to make another super special autograph quilt...but the kiddoes said they don't want another one. I looked at some of my fabric stash and decided I want one on pale yellow...I am making 12 inch squares and putting an applique of each character I will see while at dinner. I am putting the applique in a corner to give them lots of room to sign each square. I will then use red Minnie dot fabric (from Joann's ...I don't want the dots to be too big) for the sashings and setting squares... I am so excited. So far I have all the yellow fabric cut, and have one applique finished. (Of course I chose one that took me an hour to finish!) I can't wait to get to Disney and have it signed!

Nini

I'm no SEU expert but I could not get it to import two embroidered letters from a purchased font set. I could get two designs in the same file but I couldn't move them around once I copied and pasted them. I downloaded the Embrid software but have yet to install it.
Your quilt sounds like it will be amazing with the appliqued characters and their autographs. Can't wait to see the squares with the autographs.

Check out my ticker! I'll have to post pics of the shirts I made my girls to announce to others when I get a good pic.

Congratulations Your DDs must be excited too.

I couldn't sleep last night due to a 2 hour nap yesterday so I sewed. I ended up getting my front porch swing seat cushion and 2 pillows done. Love how it turned out. I also made my dd one of the apron tie knot dresses. I need to finish the straps and I will post pictures. I LOVE the YCMT patterns. I am a self taught sewer and I amaze myself ever time I make something. I am so grateful someone was smart enough to come up with site.

That sounds like a good use of a non-sleepy night. Was the swing seat cushion hard to make?

Ladies, you will be so proud of me.

I did my first pair of easy-fits yesterday. It only took me 8 hours start to finish. Of course, that included breaks to feed children, the baby flipping herself out of the bouncy seat next to my table and needing to be comforted, DD "helping" me while I was winding my bobbin, spilled pins on the floor (don't worry, baby wasn't in the room at the time), and keeping DD from touching everything on the table while I was sewing.

Ok, so I skew the average a little bit. But from the point where I printed off the pattern, cut it, cut the fabric, and sewed, it was probably an hour total.

Here were the results. I'm going to pair them with a white tshirt with a mickey head appliqued from the same fabric. DD loves them, and is anxiously awaiting her "Punzel" dress.

These pants look really cute. I love the fabric and the ruffles on the legs. Good luck with the "Punzel" dress.

I can't quote much, cause I am in Rome on vacation, but I am trying to browse daily. But I just wanted to ask if you had seen the Oliver and s free ruffle halter pattern. I'm pretty sure it goes up to larger sizes and it is FREE. Just google Oliver and s halter.

I also loved the little girlie cars bowling shirt, and the rapunzel dress (how is 1 dress for 3 girls working out?)

Hope you are having fun in Rome. Be sure to update us on your trip when you return.

OMGoodness! This sounds very similar to my sewing experiences! DH always asks how long it took me to make something and I always have to answer with.... "Well if you add in the time it took me to prepare meals, break up fights, help dress the AG dolls, help to get the wii remotes back on track, go outside to play for a bit??? Um yeah I guess it pretty much took 8 days!"Your pants look fantastic! I love that fabric and the Mickey shirt sounds darling!

My pictures are finally through loading so here is what I worked on over the weekend....

Peace Love and Blue Jeans! LOL!

Pants detail. This was a first for me but I think they turned out pretty cute! The pattern I used for the ruffles was supposed to be done on store bought pants, but I really wanted to make my own so I just winged it.

On another note my next project is very intimidating to me. Maybe some of you will be able to give me some insight.... I just purchased the Sewing Clothes Kids Love book. After receiving 2 books on different occasions that came to me without the patterns I decided to order somewhere else. Well the book came and it is just lovely! However, I think I was better off without the patterns! LOL! I have never ever not once ever sewn anything from a regular paper pattern. They have all been pdf print your own type things. I am so overwhelmed by the patterns from that book I don't even know where to begin! The first thing I would like to try is the insa skirt but how do I trace the pattern?
Jeana

This jeans set is really nice. The ruffles on the pants legs are really cute. Let me know how your Insa skirt comes along. I have that book but I'm AFRAID to do any of the patterns. Maybe for one of my daughter's Disney outfits.

Well, not too bad. First off, LOVE the serger!: It took me less time to sew the pants than it did to do the hem/casing Of douse, you must understand that my sewing machine is a cheepy I've had for about 14 years. The thread breaks every 30 stitches Needless to say, it takes forever! The serger was a dream to work with.

Well, here they are. I haven't finished the roll up sides yet, because I don't have any buttons that I like with the fabric enough. But, they are marked and ready.. I'll post details of that when I get it done.

DS response when trying them on? "Are these my roll up pants? You did it, Mommy!".

Oh, and I plan to pair them with a navy bout shirt w/Buzz appliqué of the same fabric.

Be back tonight to quote.

Oh, your son is so sweet. The pants came out really nice and I'm very impressed that you did this with plaid fabric - all that matching and lining up.

Anyway, I finally uploaded pix of my first pair of easy fits. Not sure how long it took, because I was tending to my baby at the same time and such.

Also, here is a SS stripwork that I made my dd for our trip. Hand appliqued MM head.

Have a want list going, and on it is a serger and an embroidery machine. However, the mom of 3 prevailed today, and we bought a new dishwasher instead! Can't wait til it gets here on Saturday. I've been handwashing dishes for 2 years now.

Great job on the shorts and the stripwork dress looks like lots of fun, love the colors you used. Handwashing dishes is not fun and since you won't be spending so much time washing you will have more time for sewing.

Having been inspired by sewing rooms that I've seen here, I finally got off my butt and put together a sewing room. I had so much stuff from two or three other rooms that it totally filled up one room. Then I decorated in my favorite Wicked/Wizard of Oz theme. Hope you enjoy!

LOVE your sewing room. It looks like you have a nice big space to create and be inspired in.

ok Ill try this again...

Here is my sewing area. I described everything on previous post, but picts werent working, so I wont go into great detail this post.

Here is the Little Mermaid dress I made her.

And the little shorts I made her, I have a tank top that I will sew a mickey head on front with same material. Of course, this is for Animal Kingdom!

The Ariel dress is really sweet and the AK shorts are cute. Your sewing room looks really nice and that table looks nice and sturdy for sewing.

Finally have something to share....

These are the easy fit shorts and the patchwork bucket hat I have been working on. The shorts took me 30 minutes and only because the hem was too big for my short child and I had to refold them to 1 1/2 inches instead of 2 1/2 inches! (The shirt is from Old NAvy)

And because she loves our puppy....

And here are some crayon totes I made for my preschool class. The parents and kids loved them!

That hat and shorts are a perfect match for that shirt (I was wondering how you made that shirt until I read your post). The crayon totes are awesome and I can't believe you made them for the entire class. Thanks for posting the tutorial.

OK...seems I am always on here to ask for help lately...I promise to remedy that..

Lately, I CAN NOT get my files to transfer over to my thumb drive. The only thing different since this problem started is...I downloaded a free trial of Embird. Now, part of me is saying that has to be it...but the other part of me can not for the life of me figure out HOW that can be it...

Any suggestions? Ideas? Comments? Complaints? All of my shirts are sitting here in my laptop and none are in my thumbdrives....yes, as in numerous. Even tried a new one...no luck!

I think I need a nap!

Nini

Can you read what is on the thumb drives on another computer (and copy files to them)? Do you have another USB port on your computer that you could try? Can you see the existing files on the thumb drive from your computer?

So today I received a very special package.

I loved D's elephant pin cusion so much....

Miss Victoria allowed me to purchase one of her beautiful and fun creations! I asked her to pick the colors and this what arrived today:

I LOVE HIM!! (I don't know why I think it is a boy)

Thank you so much Victoria! You did a FANTASTIC job!

Lynn

He is so cute, love the colors. Victoria did a great job.

I finally got some pictures. I really need to start taking them with my good camera and not my phone. It is just so much easier.

This was first pillowcase dress I have made. The front needs to be scrunched more, but my dd was ready to go.

This is the apron knot dress. I found this material in a shop in Nashville. I wasn't really sure what I was going to do with it, but I love it on this dress.

That pillowcase dress is beautiful. The apron knot dress is really cute and a great use of that fabric.

Oooh - I forgot to show the dress I made yesterday.

Our little next door neighbor turned 8 yesterday... Well, months ago, she'd begged for one of my dresses for her AG dolls - and I replied "maybe for your birthday"... Then yesterday, I realized it was her birthday - and I'd never made her dress. So, at 5am, I was cutting out pattern pieces... put in a full day at work, came immediately home, and made the dress - applique and all.

I love how it turned out! Our neighbor girl spent the whole day fishing with her family and didn't get home until late, so I didn't get to give this to her, I will make sure she gets it today.

Modeled for you by Peg-Leg Annie:

Now, I better get to town. Since I live in MN, and our government is facing a shut down in a few days - I need to get my tabs for my van and my fishing license - our I'll be very illegal fishing over 4th of July and driving thereafter.

D~

The Goofy dress is so cute and colorful. That will be one happy birthday girl. Great job on the applique.

I love the pillowcase dress and all of the AG creations and everything else. I even have a daughter that has bought a sewing machine since I got her to look at this site. She was coming over today to make some shorts with her new machine but has canceled because of the weather. This is my first attempt at a quilt. Thanks to Heather Sue for the great ladybug applique. My daughter wanted ladybugs so this is what I did. The new baby will be named after my mother and her favorite color was red so that made the ladybug choice even more special.

What a beautiful quilt, the blocks are lined up so nice and neat.

 

[mommy2mrb]

Adorable! Don't let Lisa and Megan see that!!!! Megan will be jealous that she didn't get one for her birthday!

too late, so cute D!! Megan loves her Goody and Minnie dresses you made for her! not jealous at all! another lucky little girl gets to enjoy D's fabulous work

 

[cogero]

Oooh - I forgot to show the dress I made yesterday.

Modeled for you by Peg-Leg Annie:

D~

Absolutely Gorgeous. One day I will try a simple AG dress.

I love the pillowcase dress and all of the AG creations and everything else. I even have a daughter that has bought a sewing machine since I got her to look at this site. She was coming over today to make some shorts with her new machine but has canceled because of the weather. This is my first attempt at a quilt. Thanks to Heather Sue for the great ladybug applique. My daughter wanted ladybugs so this is what I did. The new baby will be named after my mother and her favorite color was red so that made the ladybug choice even more special.

Awesome Quilt It is stunning

Well, I have solved my problem of not having my thumb drives talk to my machine. Something happened to the thumb drives. I reformatted and they work perfectly. I KNEW it couldn't be the software that I downloaded...

Thanks again for the thoughts...

Nini

So happy you figured it out.

 

[squirrel]

I have a free Photo Book code for any Canadians through Wal-mart. The book is the 4x4 brag book. It's okay-good for kids and grandparents. Here is a link http://womenfreebies.ca/shopping/free-walmart-brag-book/

I made one last night. Not the easiest software to use to make the book, but it's free. I don't think you can add any words to the book, I couldn't find a way. I'm sure my niece will like it.

 

[mkwj]

This was first pillowcase dress I have made. The front needs to be scrunched more, but my dd was ready to go.

This was actually a sheet my mom found, so the embroidery was already done. I have had it for a couple of years, but for some reason pillowcase dresses scared me. Now I am laughing at myself, it was so easy. Hopefully I will be able to keep it clean. She only wore it to church and home. We shall see.

Oooh - I forgot to show the dress I made yesterday.

Modeled for you by Peg-Leg Annie:

D~

Love, love, love this. My dd now wants one. Your hand appliques are just amazing.

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You did a great job on this.

Victoria did such a great job. I am a huge Alabama fan so I LOVE the elephant.

 

[mphalens]

Okay... I'm going to attempt to get caught up all at once ... we have been out of town and I had a rough night's sleep when we finally got back last night...
We went to Glen Arbor, MI for my Great Aunt & Uncle's 90th Birthday Party. Let me tell you what an inspiration the entire celebration was ... My Aunt Marie is my Grandfather's (he passed away unexpectedly when I was only 11) only sister and she also happened to be one of my grandmother's best friends and I have many many childhood memories of my grandparent's with her & Uncle Ken in them. Anyway, Marie & Ken will have been married 70 years next year ... they have 8 children, 39 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. All of their children & their spouses were there this weekend (and are still there, the party is continuing until Thursday), 35 of their grandchildren were there with their spouses and ALL of their great-grandchildren were there. My Great Uncle gave a speech at the actual birthday party that didn't leave a dry eye in the PACKED large hall...
It was well worth the 18 hour drive from RI to MI (via Cananda) ... the 2 days we were there (well, we arrived Friday afternoon and left Sunday afternoon) will stay with me for a very long time. On the way back we stopped in Niagara Falls and I got to see the falls for the first time ...

Oh! And, guess what I found at the Joann's in Traverse City, MI? The Comic Strip Mickey Fabric!!!!! WooHoo!!!!!


Anyway ... here goes nothing!

She doesn't have a name yet.

But She is definately a She.

The first girl among 3 Brothers.

And I am definately hooked.

I found her last night on Craigslist... she looked too sad to be there. DH had to drive me 40 miles to pick her up with the truck.

Did I mention that she is beautiful?

I've known for quite some time that I wanted a vintage machine. While I was in the antique stores the other day, I ran across a Singer 66. They wanted $60 for her and she was in very poor shape. I had to pass her by. I felt so bad. But once I got home - I just knew that I really wanted a vintage machine. So, I really started researching, and one thing I prefered was the vertical bobbin (that's what I am used to on my Brother machines). Well, in doing my research - I found out that the Singer 15-91 was the machine for me. It didn't matter to me if it had a motor - I was kind of intrigued in the hand crank - and it didn't matter to me if it had reverse. So, this little beauty was listed yesterday... I just had to tell DH that I wanted her (I had bday $$ burning a hole in my pocket). I was excited to find out that she did have a (working) motor and reverse. When we got to the seller's house, we also discovered that she had partially rewired the machine (we still have to do the rest) and did clean her up a bit. I plan to entirely restore her - soon.

The seller plugged her in, and let me tell you - I have never sewed on anything as smooth or nice as this. It just glides like a warm knife through butter...

Sorry - I talk a lot... Anyways...

This beauty also came with her original Singer Cabinet #42:

Unfortunately, there is just no way this cabinet will fit in my new sewing room. I had thoughts of selling it seperately to recoup some of my $$... but then I couldn't seperate them - they'd been together for so long. I am such a sap. So, my youngest dd is getting a "vanity table" in her room.

Also, this beauty came with all of her original accessories - Soooo many feet. Thanks to the manual, I know what they all are now, but I can't list them off the top of my head. I do know that they are all there - box included.

Every part is all metal... and gorgeous.
The total price for this beauty, with all her accessories... wait for it... wait for it.... $65. I couldn't even talk the lady down, it was an amazing deal! I am beyond excited - especially when I got to sew on her for the first time - seriously, if you ever get the chance to sew on a vintage machine - do it - it's amazing! The lady couldn't tell me much about this particular machine - she has only owned it for a few years... I can tell you it was manufactured in the early 1950's - so it's pretty much one of the last runs of this type of body.

So, now this beauty needs a name...

And two last photos for tonight... My first project out of my new sewing room - a cover for my Brother machine.

Congratulations on the new Vintage machine! It is simply beautiful and I can tell she will be loved!!! The cover you made looks great too!

I will have to look at mine, but I just took a band of fabric and folded it so the right side was out (wrong sides facing each other) and serged the edges. I just sewed that to the raw edge of the solid fabric and then cut the sleeve pattern out on that and assembled as instructed -- clear as mud?
Might not be the best pic since it's not close up but I can take a better one for you if you'd like:

LOVE the shirt!!! Y'all are inspiring me to try the Bowling Shirt pattern ...

I haven't made too many things but I did make a few shirts for niece when she was visiting. I made this Ariel and a Pink Dinosaur for her Dino themed 4th Birthday.

I also made my First Rosetta bag. It was fun to make but I went with very plain fabrics because I have it mind to give to my sister. I wish I would have put the ribbon/ruffle up a little higher on the bag (I guess I should have followed the directions when they told me to check it first).

Love the shirts and the bag!!!!

The one in North Conway NH has a nice fabric dept. We will be going up there in a few weeks so I may just have to swing in there.

Here is a the only picture I have so far. I posted this way back in Jan/Feb Now only 25 days until they can really start wearing them

Oooh... I think I'm heading up that way in August ... might have to stop!
And your little guy, I just couldn't thumbnail his pic! ADORABLE!!!!!

Here are the feet.

Not a ploy to get your address. I feel bad that you think that and would like to send a written apology if you can PM me your address.

Whoops. Looks like I uploaded the wrong file.

Try this one.

Left Ginger alone in the basement. Better go check and make sure she's not running around in her birthday suit.

You CRACK ME UP!!!! And the mental image of Ginger tooling around the basement neked, well, again ... you crack me up!

Hi everyone - I'm not sure if you all remember me or not. I was here a few months ago sewing birthday skirts for my 4 year old triplets. Life has been a bit crazy and I haven't been able to keep up (I would like to though) so I've been lurking and drooling over the fantastic outfits.

Anyway, I wanted to share my Rapunzel sundress.
And here's one of my trio modeling the dress.


jun25c by 4forSarah, on Flickr

ADORABLE!!!! LOVE it!

Hi everyone. I don't know if you remember me but I asked the question about the Carla C shorts being too long in the crotch? Imagine my shock when I finished my 5 year old daughter's and they didn't even fit my 3 year old son. Of course, it would have helped if I hadn't sewn them UPSIDE DOWN Thank goodness, when I searched for the solution, guess what came up... this discussion thread (apparently, someone else out there has done the same thing and you ladies helped her out.) Thanks for the help, I am undaunted and will continue on my quest to sew for my kids (right side up, of course!)

I can't even begin to list all the mistakes I made while making a pair of pants for DS2 the other day ... sewed wrong seams, forgot the waistband ... well, the list is long and embarrassing, but the end result after lots of seam ripping is pretty good! So, I'm here to say, been there, done that, should have bought the postcard!

Here ya go VBAndrea...the shirts I made inspired by you

My son (sorry, posted this once before)

And then, I whipped this up over the weekend for my DD. I have a new found respect for those of you that sew doll clothing!! Making a 6/12 month bowling shirt is NOT EASY!! And this is still bigger yet than anything someone would make for a doll! OY, the sleeves were TRICKY! Can't really tell from the pictures, but Anna's McQueen is appliqued with sparkly red fabric

I'll try to get a picture of my trio in their shirts soon. We were heading to the Cars 2 movie today and my little guy was pulling his shirt down from the closet and the hanger swung around and popped in in the eye. After he didn't settle down about 15 minutes later, we decided to skip the movie and take him to the ER...yep, scratched cornea. I've officially given up on this week. Next week has got to be better!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE these!!! So sorry about his eye though!!!!
I saw that Cars2 is playing at the old drive in ... I'm so tempted to take the boys there to see it this weekend when DH finally gets here!!!!

And I'm so sorry about your grandmother ... I'll say a prayer that things work their way out!

Well my machine held up and I have to share I am OFFICIALLY done with my DISNEY stuff (except for the Rossetta bag I still want to make) I have made all 5 of us 17 sets of something Disney for our trip. I will post pics later.

17 sets? I bow down!!!!

Use the pretty stuff! Is she trying to talk you into the netting with the big holes? I wouldn't use that.

Yes, she wants me to use the netting with the big holes. Not pretty and not sure how it would be comfortable for her to wear. My concern is that I bought her the cutest outfit off of etsy and the tulle layer in the skirt has not held up well. She has only worn it twice and the tulle already has holes in it. I want to make sure whatever I use will hold up better.[/QUOTE]

I bought tulle on the roll (6" wide with 25 yards per roll) at Ryco for $2.69 a roll ... 22 colors to choose from ... and I know they sell online somehow too... www.rycotrim.com and they're also on Facebook!

As you can see by my ticker I am quickly running out of time so today I started sewing for our trip.

Jake and the Neverland Pirates Outfits

Jake and easy fits shorts for the baby.

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I'm so glad to finally have time to sew, we have been to a First Communion, graduation, family function every weekend for the last month or two! It's been fun but it's time to get serious...

My boys saw these Jake outfits and immediately started asking for their own!

Well, here they are. I haven't finished the roll up sides yet, because I don't have any buttons that I like with the fabric enough. But, they are marked and ready. . I'll post details of that when I get it done.

DS response when trying them on? "Are these my roll up pants? You did it, Mommy!".

Oh, and I plan to pair them with a navy bout shirt w/Buzz appliqué of the same fabric.

Be back tonight to quote.

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the pants!!! What pattern/tutorial did you use?????

Having been inspired by sewing rooms that I've seen here, I finally got off my butt and put together a sewing room. I had so much stuff from two or three other rooms that it totally filled up one room. Then I decorated in my favorite Wicked/Wizard of Oz theme. Hope you enjoy!

Jealous of your space! And I LOVE the Wizard of Oz theme!!!!

Finally have something to share....

These are the easy fit shorts and the patchwork bucket hat I have been working on. The shorts took me 30 minutes and only because the hem was too big for my short child and I had to refold them to 1 1/2 inches instead of 2 1/2 inches! (The shirt is from Old NAvy)

And here are some crayon totes I made for my preschool class. The parents and kids loved them!

Great outfit for your DD!
Those crayon totes are just wonderful!!!! I keep thinking I should try to make a couple ...



I'm having to split this post in two ... more to follow!

 

[mphalens]

Okay ... here's part two!

So today I received a very special package.

I loved D's elephant pin cusion so much....

Miss Victoria allowed me to purchase one of her beautiful and fun creations! I asked her to pick the colors and this what arrived today:

I LOVE HIM!! (I don't know why I think it is a boy)

Thank you so much Victoria! You did a FANTASTIC job!

Lynn

LOVE those elephants!!! I cannot let DS1 know Victoria is taking orders! He'll be after me to buy him one!!! Oh! And my boys say his name should be Gator the Elephant (can you tell they're Florida Gators fans? Blue & Orange together ALWAYS equals GATORS in our house ... doesn't matter WHAT it may be)

I finally got some pictures. I really need to start taking them with my good camera and not my phone. It is just so much easier.

This was first pillowcase dress I have made. The front needs to be scrunched more, but my dd was ready to go.

This is the apron knot dress. I found this material in a shop in Nashville. I wasn't really sure what I was going to do with it, but I love it on this dress.

oooh! both outfits are so pretty!!! love it!

Thanks for all the compliments on Sara Beth's outfit and the bags! She has already picked out fabric for another hat. It was so easy to make!

The tute I used for the crayon tute is here: http://www.christynelson.net/category/patterns/coloring-book-and-crayon-tote/

It was so easy! I had an assembly line going. I sewed on the crayon holder part first on to all the bags (this part took the longest), then sewed each bag together. I did all 10 bags in 2 days...and that is with work, and kids!

Thanks for sharing the tut!

I just want to tell everyone - if you ever decide to get an antique or vintage machine (or have one already) - it's most important that you update the wiring. There's wiring you can see easily (from the machine to the pedal and wall),but there's other wiring that isn't as easy to see (sometimes you have to take off covers) - and that wiring is very hazardous if not replaced - not only as a fire hazard but as an electrocution hazard - since these machines are not grounded and are metal - YOU are the ground. So. please, if you have one of these machines or plan to get one, make sure that you have someone around who is wiring knowledgeable. Here's an awesome website with TONS of info: http://blog.sew-classic.com/categories/Sewing Machine Repair.aspx

D~ <---- stepping off of her box now.

You've got me thinking I should take a look at mine ... since I guess technically it is 'vintage' being that the machine is from the 60's ... thanks for the info!

Oooh - I forgot to show the dress I made yesterday.

Our little next door neighbor turned 8 yesterday... Well, months ago, she'd begged for one of my dresses for her AG dolls - and I replied "maybe for your birthday"... Then yesterday, I realized it was her birthday - and I'd never made her dress. So, at 5am, I was cutting out pattern pieces... put in a full day at work, came immediately home, and made the dress - applique and all.

I love how it turned out! Our neighbor girl spent the whole day fishing with her family and didn't get home until late, so I didn't get to give this to her, I will make sure she gets it today.

Modeled for you by Peg-Leg Annie:

I just love the fabric and applique together!!! Once again, great AG dress I'm sure will be L O V E D !!!!

This is my first attempt at a quilt. Thanks to Heather Sue for the great ladybug applique. My daughter wanted ladybugs so this is what I did. The new baby will be named after my mother and her favorite color was red so that made the ladybug choice even more special.

Simply wonderful ladybug quilt!!!



Well ... I'm sorry if I missed anyone ... there has been so much great stuff posted since last Wednesday ... I'm trying to keep a migraine at bay so I can cut some projects out for sewing ... but it might have to wait until I can focus a little better ...

 

[Diz-Mommy]

Having been inspired by sewing rooms that I've seen here, I finally got off my butt and put together a sewing room. I had so much stuff from two or three other rooms that it totally filled up one room. Then I decorated in my favorite Wicked/Wizard of Oz theme. Hope you enjoy!

LOVE IT!! A good friend of mine and I have seen Wicked together three times now, once in Chicago and Twice here in Omaha, so Oz has a special place in my heart too. You have some awesome machines!! Do you sew with the vintage machines?

Here is the Little Mermaid dress I made her.

So cute, your daughter is a doll!

So today I received a very special package.

I loved D's elephant pin cusion so much....

Miss Victoria allowed me to purchase one of her beautiful and fun creations! I asked her to pick the colors and this what arrived today:

I LOVE HIM!! (I don't know why I think it is a boy)

Thank you so much Victoria! You did a FANTASTIC job!

Lynn

SO CUTE!! I need an elephant too!!

Oooh - I forgot to show the dress I made yesterday.

Modeled for you by Peg-Leg Annie:

Now, I better get to town. Since I live in MN, and our government is facing a shut down in a few days - I need to get my tabs for my van and my fishing license - our I'll be very illegal fishing over 4th of July and driving thereafter.

D~

CUTE!! I love Goofy!! Hope you were able to get your tags and fishing license!

I love the pillowcase dress and all of the AG creations and everything else. I even have a daughter that has bought a sewing machine since I got her to look at this site. She was coming over today to make some shorts with her new machine but has canceled because of the weather. This is my first attempt at a quilt. Thanks to Heather Sue for the great ladybug applique. My daughter wanted ladybugs so this is what I did. The new baby will be named after my mother and her favorite color was red so that made the ladybug choice even more special.

LOVE THAT QUILT!! Love love love it!!

 

[micksmoma]

I just love this dress! Your hand applique is flawless. It's really amazing. What a lucky little girl. Great job!!!


This is really cute. Love the classic black/white/red colors. Very cute. Lady bugs are awesome. When is the new baby coming?

The baby will be here next month, so I got it done just in time. This is the most time consuming thing I have ever done. I also made her a little dress because Daddy wanted camoflauge, I did the pink and black camo and pink with black polka dots, I will try to make a picture later. It is very plain and I had to cut the pattern down because the first one that was suppose to be 0 to 3 months she probably can wear for her first birthday.

 

[NiniMorris]

Quick quick drive by post!


In case you missed my FB post...


I just got 20 packs of 2 yard cut fabrics and 4 fat quarter packs at my local WalMart for less than $50!!!!!!! And the best news...the manager confirmed that the old fabric department is coming back! SOON!


Can you say HAPPY!!!!



Nini

 

[DMGeurts]

OH ~D......my AG girl came yesterday! I love peg-leg Annie she's so well dressed....she may not want to give the Goofy dress to your little friend! Ginger has such a big wardrobe.....I have not named my AG doll yet. She is currently at the spa (cough!... laundry room utility sink) drying after her shampoo, hair treatment & trim, and hot tub full mud mask, she will also be recieving some glucosamine for her joints and body augmentation this afternoon....depending on how well the kids nap, she may go to the makeup chair too!

Yay!!! Glad you got her! Post pics when you can. Sounds like she is going to be clean as a whistle when you finish with her... Just be careful not to get any water in her eyes - they'll rust - and if you do - blow them out thoroughly with canned air.

Does your fishing license ever really get checked??? We have yet to ask anyone to see ours. And same for the driver's license, well, for me at least, can't say the same for dh (hmmm, though there was a little smilie of a car speeding down the road to insert, but can't seem to locate it). This will have to do for your fishing license instead.

Actually, in Mn they drive from lake to lake and put their boats in - then go from boat to boat checking licenses. It's not very smart to be out on a lake in MN w/o one - especially on a holiday weekend when the DNR is out in full force. Oh - and if you get pulled over on the hwy and you have fish fillets in your cooler - or whatever - they will check your fishing license and also check to make sure you are not transporting more than your limit per fish. There are strict regulations about how you can transport and how many you are allowed to have in your posession at one time. After all, we are the "land of 10k lakes" and the $$ the state makes from fines is astronomical - it only makes sence to enforce... however, other states probably don't make the $$ we do because of fewer lakes, so they might not enforce as heavily as MN. Make sense?

What about her botox injections? Don't leave those out. Geez, with all that spa treatment I am beginning to wish I was your AG doll.

LOL Good point... Actually - I'd love to be ginger... S-P-O-I-L-E-D!!!

too late, so cute D!! Megan loves her Goody and Minnie dresses you made for her! not jealous at all! another lucky little girl gets to enjoy D's fabulous work

Awww... Thanks! You made my day!

Love, love, love this. My dd now wants one. Your hand appliques are just amazing.

Victoria did such a great job. I am a huge Alabama fan so I LOVE the elephant.

Thank you... and thank you. LOL

Okay... I'm going to attempt to get caught up all at once ... we have been out of town and I had a rough night's sleep when we finally got back last night...
We went to Glen Arbor, MI for my Great Aunt & Uncle's 90th Birthday Party. Let me tell you what an inspiration the entire celebration was ... My Aunt Marie is my Grandfather's (he passed away unexpectedly when I was only 11) only sister and she also happened to be one of my grandmother's best friends and I have many many childhood memories of my grandparent's with her & Uncle Ken in them. Anyway, Marie & Ken will have been married 70 years next year ... they have 8 children, 39 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. All of their children & their spouses were there this weekend (and are still there, the party is continuing until Thursday), 35 of their grandchildren were there with their spouses and ALL of their great-grandchildren were there. My Great Uncle gave a speech at the actual birthday party that didn't leave a dry eye in the PACKED large hall...
It was well worth the 18 hour drive from RI to MI (via Cananda) ... the 2 days we were there (well, we arrived Friday afternoon and left Sunday afternoon) will stay with me for a very long time. On the way back we stopped in Niagara Falls and I got to see the falls for the first time ...

Glad to have you back!

This sounds like it was a wonderful trip! How awesome to have such a wonderful legacy to pass on about your family.

Oh! And, guess what I found at the Joann's in Traverse City, MI? The Comic Strip Mickey Fabric!!!!! WooHoo!!!!!

You have a knack for finding all the fabrics I am looking for... I am about to send you a line of credit (cash) and a list... I'll take one of everything she's getting please.

D~

 

[DMGeurts]

SO CUTE!! I need an elephant too!!

V says thanks.

CUTE!! I love Goofy!! Hope you were able to get your tags and fishing license!

Check and check... no sewing machine lubricating grease anywhere though... Grrrr... I might have to order it online - which means - Patience will have to be a little more paitent.

The baby will be here next month, so I got it done just in time. This is the most time consuming thing I have ever done. I also made her a little dress because Daddy wanted camoflauge, I did the pink and black camo and pink with black polka dots, I will try to make a picture later. It is very plain and I had to cut the pattern down because the first one that was suppose to be 0 to 3 months she probably can wear for her first birthday.

Awww... I can't wait to see it! Congratulations!

Quick quick drive by post!


In case you missed my FB post...


I just got 20 packs of 2 yard cut fabrics and 4 fat quarter packs at my local WalMart for less than $50!!!!!!! And the best news...the manager confirmed that the old fabric department is coming back! SOON!


Can you say HAPPY!!!!



Nini

Ack... I was just at Walmart... we never lost our fabric dept. - but I did notice lots of mark downs - unfortunately I was on a mission for the lubricating grease and they don't carry it. Congrats on the new stash - are you going to post pics?

D~

 

[mphalens]

Glad to have you back!

This sounds like it was a wonderful trip! How awesome to have such a wonderful legacy to pass on about your family.



You have a knack for finding all the fabrics I am looking for... I am about to send you a line of credit (cash) and a list... I'll take one of everything she's getting please.

D~

Thanks! It's good to be back! Now if I could just focus enough for some sewing before DH arrives on Sunday!!!
The weekend was so much fun ... I grew up with lots of Ken & Marie's grandchildren coming to visit in the summers (one of their sons lives in my hometown with his family) and I hadn't gotten to see or really be in touch with them since I left for college ... My dad's side of the family (my grandfather was the oldest of 5 kids) has always been good about "family is family" as far as extended family goes ... 1st, 2nd, 3rd cousins, whatever, we're all just cousins ... adults were always "Aunt & Uncle" no matter their relation ... and the whole thing was just awesome!!!

And about the line of credit I had (and I'll never do that again) taken the JoAnn app off of my phone when I was freeing up space for the trip for more movies, etc. and I had to add it to my mom's so I could get my 50% off coupon to make the purchase. I bought 4 yards even though I still don't know just WHAT I'll make with the fabric I also found a Little Mermaid print I'd never seen and I was missing Ariel for my princess collection (now, if I could just find Jasmine!!!) ... I ended up getting an inch shy of a yard for $3+ because it was poorly cut so I bought 1/2 yard at full price and got the 50% discount for the "remant piece" but she left it all as one cut ... then I had a 50% off coupon for that too

They still had a bunch of Comic Strip ... It's the Joann in Traverse City, MI if you wanted to call and order ... but I'll warn you, they upped the price to $9.99 a yard

On that note, as anyone else noticed that Joann's licensed print fabrics seem to have jumped from $4-9 a yard to $5-12 a yard in the last couple of weeks????

 

[DMGeurts]

Thanks! It's good to be back! Now if I could just focus enough for some sewing before DH arrives on Sunday!!!
The weekend was so much fun ... I grew up with lots of Ken & Marie's grandchildren coming to visit in the summers (one of their sons lives in my hometown with his family) and I hadn't gotten to see or really be in touch with them since I left for college ... My dad's side of the family (my grandfather was the oldest of 5 kids) has always been good about "family is family" as far as extended family goes ... 1st, 2nd, 3rd cousins, whatever, we're all just cousins ... adults were always "Aunt & Uncle" no matter their relation ... and the whole thing was just awesome!!!

And about the line of credit I had (and I'll never do that again) taken the JoAnn app off of my phone when I was freeing up space for the trip for more movies, etc. and I had to add it to my mom's so I could get my 50% off coupon to make the purchase. I bought 4 yards even though I still don't know just WHAT I'll make with the fabric I also found a Little Mermaid print I'd never seen and I was missing Ariel for my princess collection (now, if I could just find Jasmine!!!) ... I ended up getting an inch shy of a yard for $3+ because it was poorly cut so I bought 1/2 yard at full price and got the 50% discount for the "remant piece" but she left it all as one cut ... then I had a 50% off coupon for that too

They still had a bunch of Comic Strip ... It's the Joann in Traverse City, MI if you wanted to call and order ... but I'll warn you, they upped the price to $9.99 a yard

On that note, as anyone else noticed that Joann's licensed print fabrics seem to have jumped from $4-9 a yard to $5-12 a yard in the last couple of weeks????

Wow - sounds like you had a wonderful family growing up.

Thanks for the fabric info.

Josh just called - he found my Singer lubricating grease at an obscure sewing machine shop about 40 miles from here... he had been to 3 different ones this morning - two didn't know what he was talking about (scary) and the last one just sold out of their last tube, but pointed him to the 4th shop. LOL Appearantly - this stuff is hard to find (but necessary if you have an old machine). And - he just happened to be in the area... I didn't make him do this.

So, Patience should be a happy girl tonight.

D~

 

[snubie]

Having been inspired by sewing rooms that I've seen here, I finally got off my butt and put together a sewing room. I had so much stuff from two or three other rooms that it totally filled up one room. Then I decorated in my favorite Wicked/Wizard of Oz theme. Hope you enjoy!

Love the Wicked/Wizard of Oz themed sewing room. I have a sewing corner in our office space but there is no way I will show a picture. It is a disaster!

I use freezer paper. I tape the pattern onto my sliding glass door with medical tape (use it also for patching eyes). The tape doesn't stay stuck to the pattern, and can be re-used. Only works during the daylight hours, though! ( the light through the window, not the tape! )

That is a GREAT idea! thank you for posting.

I love the pillowcase dress and all of the AG creations and everything else. I even have a daughter that has bought a sewing machine since I got her to look at this site. She was coming over today to make some shorts with her new machine but has canceled because of the weather. This is my first attempt at a quilt. Thanks to Heather Sue for the great ladybug applique. My daughter wanted ladybugs so this is what I did. The new baby will be named after my mother and her favorite color was red so that made the ladybug choice even more special.

great quilt. i am working on my first quilt right now. This one from Mod Kids - Patty Young:

Quick quick drive by post!


In case you missed my FB post...


I just got 20 packs of 2 yard cut fabrics and 4 fat quarter packs at my local WalMart for less than $50!!!!!!! And the best news...the manager confirmed that the old fabric department is coming back! SOON!


Can you say HAPPY!!!!



Nini

My Walmart never got rid of it's fabric but I am happy to see others are getting theirs back.