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

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Kidney's aren't worth that much... go for the lung.

Will I still be able to sing "The Star Spangled Banner" at the opening game of the Vikings with only one lung?

ROFL... and what exactly did Ginger have to say about you checking out her butt???

D~

She enjoyed it more than she probably should have.

I still have my Chatty Cathy. My mom saved all of our dolls and since I'm a Kathy of course I had that doll. I had/have a Ginny doll I was in the hospital a lot when I was little and I only got to play with the doll when I was at the hospital. I still have that doll and I named my DD32 Ginnifer(made up my own spelling) so I could call her Ginny.

Thanks for sharing the story.

Frog Applique is finally finished! I hope I won't be doing anything this complicated again without an embroidery machine.

I love your frog.

Made my first AG dresses today. I also have never worked with bias tape either so it was a learning experience.

This was my first attempt it is a little tight on the AG

Here is my second attempt. This one was a little too big.

Hooray for your first. They look good.

I started on a new project last night... Inspired by Ellen's Insas. I've been wanting to do a Villians AG set for quite some time - and I finally broke it down and figured out how I want to do it. Of course, they'll come with my own twist on things. But I've been in an awful creative rut trying to come up with some new AG stuff for my Etsy store, so I am glad that I finally have a few ideas. It's not always easy competing with your own creativity and trying to outdo yourself. Then I had a dream about another theme to do - so now I have enough creative ideas to get me through summer and maybe into fall.

D~

Interesting

I wouldn't worry about selling a kidney or waiting for a check from a relative. Quit sewing Ginger clothes and get to work on writing the book -- I need the money and I'm sure D needs a visitor!

It occured to me that I would save a lot of money just buying a one way ticket. I'm pretty good company -- witty, intelligent, a good listener, I even do the dishes -- but eventually ~D would probably buy me a return ticket.

Chatty Cathy was way after my time--but my much younger sister had one. My brother took her apart the first week she had her to see what made Cathy talk. (She never said another word )

So....for my sister's 40th brithday, I bought her a Chatty Cathy and a lot of her clothes (love Ebay!) She loved it, but her husband and sons didn't quite get it!

I never had Chatty Cathy either. I'm guessing it was more money than my parents wanted to spend. Great story about your brother and how sweet to buy your sister CC and clothes for her birthday.

Hello,
My name is Beth ,I am a 48 yr. old Nanna to 7 g'babies ages 4 to 9,5 girls and 2 boys and I have been lurking here for a year or so,I used to visit the DiSign forums before our trip to WDW in 2008,DD painted shirts for the dgc for that trip and I did a partial TR when we came back but have been busy and had an old slow computer so never finished it . . . sorry to ramble...poof I'm gone...

Hello! I'm a new member of this thread, who loves to hand sew stuffed animals! I also like to make American Girl dresses for my little cousin's doll! I recently made a Tink dress out of green fleece and purple tulle for details. Does anyone else here like to make stuffed animals?

I made a bear without much success a few months ago.

I forgot to use the lil picture thingy but the links in the last post worked...
here are soem more things i have made,with 5 granddaughters it's easy to get carried away.I made all 7 g'babeis flannel pj pants and appliqued tee's for Christmas ,hope i can find the pix t share. lerned the app from th etute on her too! i started on the 1st thraead and read all the way through! took forever,got to where i'd hit and miss but saw all the wonderful pix and picked up pointers here and there.

this is the 7 of them in the swing at Nanna *& Pawpaws on Christmas eve afternoon,we get togetehr then each year,and they always get confused as to if it's a 'wear your jammies' party...well it is and i am always the ONLY adult in jammies.they are from left to right Kensleigh,Elli,Chloe,Jackson,Avery,Blaze & Gracie...my wonderful g'babies...this is a gown { old pattern i found at thrift store} and a sundress i just kinda did in my head to match the lil shoes...gown is from a Nautica shower curtain! hehe frugal is my middle name.

that's it form this album...hope your not bored out of your gourd already...thanks for letting me share...

What an amazing variety of things you have shared with us. Thank you so much for letting us into your life to see your creations and read about your grandchildren.

Does anyone have any ideas for a cute felt or fleece plushie? I wanted something cute, and indie craft like. I already have a doe, a unicorn, an octopus, and a few owls, and I have no idea what to make next!

Since I watched a turtle amble across the backyard this morning, how about a turtle?

we didn;t want to take up time { ours and others] getting 3 books signed so i decided to make 1 book for each park { and use a few pages in the back for out of park character meals,chef mickeys/1900 park fare} . i got the scarpbooks at hobby lobby for $2.50 each on sale and then emblellished them with ribbons,scrapbooking things,stickers,paint etc..then coated several times with modpodge.
DHS

Epcot

Magic Kingdom

Animal Kingdom

I like the idea of making autograph books for the theme parks instead of for individual kids or grandkids and yours are fabulous. That way the family can take turns stadning in line.

Yes, go to Joann's!!! I get all of my fabric there! Thank goodness for the remnants basket! And here's one of my latest plushes.

She's completely hand sewn, and took me over 7 hours. My mom and I both use an antique singer sewing machine from about the 1960's, but it's down for repair right now. Plus, I feel hand sewing gives it more character. I find using fleece for stuffed animals is best, as I can get about 1 1/2 yards of it for 5 dollars at my local Joann's in the remnants section.

So cute. What better use of 7 hours than to create something you'll have forever?

Here's the finished dress. So glad I purchased the open toe foot, can't imagine how long it would have taken to do the applique without one.

It looks perfect, and glad you got such good use from the foot.

Hi everyone, I have been around for a long time, I just haven't posted in a LONG time. My Brother PE 770 is currently on it's way to me courtesy of amazon. I purchased a set of 48 embroidery thread, got a box of pre-wound bobbins, and some stabilizer. Now the million dollar question, what else do I need ??
Thanks

Not being a computer gadget person, I never had a thumb drive USB thingy until I got my embroidery machine and wanted to download files and transfer them to my machine.

I'm going bald scratching my head so much trying to figure out the directions for Molly's jumper. At this point I'm almost finished, but I must have read and scratched, reread and rescratched trying to figure out the step about the bodice front and bodice lining, and bias and grain, at least 500 million times.

Got lots of photos to share. I hope to upload them tomorrow while my son (temporary resident of the room with the computer) goes tubing. (I'm also going to look into getting the internet in the basement.)

 

[mphalens]

I've looked everyone, and can't find anything on this so I'm hoping it's not a repeat.

Has anyone made a Jake and/or Izzy pirate costume? My DS and DD want to be Jake and Izzy for Halloween this year. I'm thinking Izzy will be easy. I just have to make a pixie dust pouch and some purple pants, pink top, pink bandana and some boots. Jake on the other hand, I have to make a vest (and I can't sew). Does anyone know of any patterns for a vest or have any ideas for the boots?

Yes, I know Halloween is months away, but it will take me that long to make the costumes!

I haven't made one yet, but I've been thinking about making some Jake costumes for my boys ... I did find a tutorial at www.dana-made-it.com for a vest ... if you look around she even shows you how to make it into a pirate vest (and shows you how to make a pirate hat too) ... I think there might also be boot instructions ... but I do remember someone else recently posting about "shoe covers" for boots in this thread ... you could try a search ...

That would be fun... anyone else want to join us with learning our feet? We'll start next week... which foot should we do first?

Yes, please pass on the link.

Oooh - I hope it comes out... Good job oiling your machine though.

D~

You can choose the first one ... Or I can look in the Singer book and see which one they "taught" first in the home ec class ...
I'm just glad to be "forced" to learn them!!!

The link is: http://stores.ebay.com/231terrysstore

The grease DID come out!!!! WooHoo!!!!

So cute!

Hey everyone! I have only posted a few times, but read each and every page daily! You all are a fabulous inspiration!

Can you please direct me where to buy the best embroidery thread? are the sets on "the Bay" decent quality? I would really like a set with a variety of colors to get started with.

thank you for any input!

Um, Hayley? How did I NOT know you have an embroidery machine? Or are you going to use it for hand appliques? We really do need to have a "planning night" when I get back to the QC

I'll join. I really would love info on how to get rid of the dry skin on my heels once and for all. My right foot and left foot are about equal in severity so I'm not too picky as to which foot we start with.

I just wanted to let you all know that my mom bought me a sewing machine today for $7.00 I have been looking at all your creations and want to teach myself to sew so I will be asking lots of questions if that is alright

WOW! Congrats on the great deal!!! Ask away! I'm still on the "newer" side here, and I have to say, all the things I've made since joining in I NEVER could have done without this fabulous group!!!

All of your creations are terrific! I just love this picture - what cutie-pies!

Here's the finished dress. So glad I purchased the open toe foot, can't imagine how long it would have taken to do the applique without one.

WOW!!!! That's gorgeous!!!


Okay ... have to share a couple of things ...
First, here's a shot my cousin took of the boys yesterday - they were wearing their star pants I'd made for them (and had just finished Phalen's the night before)

Then, here is the circle skirt I started a couple of weeks ago. If you remember, I was all finished with the waistband only to discover the waist was HUGE on me D had the great idea to take in the side seams (there weren't any, but I still could pretend there were and took it in where they would be) ... So, D, thanks for saving my skirt!!!
Excuse the horrible pictures, I had DH snap them on my phone so I could show you the finished product:

And the back (I just love the bow):

QUESTION:
Can anyone point me in the direction of an A-line skirt pattern for me? I all but finished one from one of the "big 3" pattern companies tonight and there was just WAY too much material for it to look even halfway decent on me... I used material that we literally have YARDS of, so it wasn't a huge loss (and I'll probably still turn it into something else) but I don't want to go that route again ... it's frustrating to be almost done and realize you WON'T be wearing that item anyplace

 

[DISNEYJAZZ]

squirrel that dress is amazing! i love that frog! i made a peasent dress with that Tiana fabric,i'll have to post it soon...but it doesn't hold a candle to yours! beautiful!

 

[DISNEYJAZZ]

Your grandkids are beautiful and all of your creations are adorable!!

I have to say that it touched my heart to read about your granddaughter, Caroline. My first daughter was stillborn at 40+ weeks and my fear is that she will be forgotten.

thank you for your thoughts about my Sweet caroline,she was 36 weeks 4 days and weighed 6 lbs...beautiful babygirl with head full of black hair,i keep her picture they toook at the hosp. by my sewing machine so she is always with me since i can't sew for her as i do the others...Jackson and Avery are her lil brother & sister,i often wonder how much like them she would look and act...so sorry about your loss of your sweet baby...and those triplets are amazingly beautiful and i love your photography of them in your wonderful outfits...

 

[teresajoy]

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[teresajoy]

Oh poo, guess i need to go searching on my hard drive..I did make the purchase off her website, not Etsy, and used PayPal. Could anyone please give me some guidance as to where the files would "go" on my computer?

Hi, I'm Heather's sister and set up the website for her. Did you create an account on Heather's website before you checked out? If you did if you log in, you will be able to see the files for download. If you didn't you should have been redircted to her site to download the file and you should have an email with a link to the download page, check your spam folder if you aren't seeing it. It should go to your Paypal email address. If you still don['t see it, PM or email me and I'll try to help you out.

 

[Scrappy_Tink]

Hi, I'm Heather's sister and set up the website for her. Did you create an account on Heather's website before you checked out? If you did if you log in, you will be able to see the files for download. If you didn't you should have been redircted to her site to download the file and you should have an email with a link to the download page. If you still don['t see it, PM or email me and I'll try to help you out.

Hi Therea, thank you for the response! I'm on my IPad right now, and don't have access to the other computer till probably tomorrow. I didn't set up an account before I paid for them, so I will check back tomorrow to see what I can do. I'm not too worried about it, I'm just frustrated with my lack of knowledge how it works (as the old saying goes, I know just enough to be dangerous! ). I also sent her an email from her website, so I know we will eventallly get it ( me) straightened out. I appreciate your response

 

[tricia]

Then, here is the circle skirt I started a couple of weeks ago. If you remember, I was all finished with the waistband only to discover the waist was HUGE on me D had the great idea to take in the side seams (there weren't any, but I still could pretend there were and took it in where they would be) ... So, D, thanks for saving my skirt!!!
Excuse the horrible pictures, I had DH snap them on my phone so I could show you the finished product:

And the back (I just love the bow):

QUESTION:
Can anyone point me in the direction of an A-line skirt pattern for me? I all but finished one from one of the "big 3" pattern companies tonight and there was just WAY too much material for it to look even halfway decent on me... I used material that we literally have YARDS of, so it wasn't a huge loss (and I'll probably still turn it into something else) but I don't want to go that route again ... it's frustrating to be almost done and realize you WON'T be wearing that item anyplace

Cute pic of the boys, and GREAT skirt. Patty Young has a women's ALine pattern that I like http://modkidboutique.com/

 

[VBAndrea]

Yes, go to Joann's!!! I get all of my fabric there! Thank goodness for the remnants basket! And here's one of my latest plushes.

She's completely hand sewn, and took me over 7 hours. My mom and I both use an antique singer sewing machine from about the 1960's, but it's down for repair right now. Plus, I feel hand sewing gives it more character. I find using fleece for stuffed animals is best, as I can get about 1 1/2 yards of it for 5 dollars at my local Joann's in the remnants section.

OMG!!! Hand sewn??? 7 hours??? I think I will stick to making clothes! I actually made two sensory books for a BG and a lot of it was hand sewn. Some was fun, some was frustrating ~ all of it was too time consuming! The octopus is adorable and I bet you can do them with scraps of fabric so the remnant bins sound ideal. Do you make up your own patterns?

Here's the finished dress. So glad I purchased the open toe foot, can't imagine how long it would have taken to do the applique without one.

It's so pretty seeing it all put together! My issue before I bought my open toe foot wasn't the length of time it took, it was preciosion in small areas. I'm still far from perfect with an open toe foot, but it made my hand applique much better looking.

Hi everyone, I have been around for a long time, I just haven't posted in a LONG time. My Brother PE 770 is currently on it's way to me courtesy of amazon. I purchased a set of 48 embroidery thread, got a box of pre-wound bobbins, and some stabilizer. Now the million dollar question, what else do I need ??
Thanks

YAY!!!! Spray adhesive and scissors, and some marking pens or chalk pencils. I also bought ballpoint pins since I do so many t's and only had regular pins. And purchase some extra needles to have on hand (you'll get a few with the machine, but not enough). Organ needles work and I just bought two extra sets of ballpoint and one set of regular needles to have on hand. And do you have a thumb drive for downloading files?

Congrats!!!! You will love it. I was so intimidated by mine at first and it's actually very user friendly.

The grease DID come out!!!! WooHoo!!!!

Okay ... have to share a couple of things ...
First, here's a shot my cousin took of the boys yesterday - they were wearing their star pants I'd made for them (and had just finished Phalen's the night before)

Then, here is the circle skirt I started a couple of weeks ago. If you remember, I was all finished with the waistband only to discover the waist was HUGE on me D had the great idea to take in the side seams (there weren't any, but I still could pretend there were and took it in where they would be) ... So, D, thanks for saving my skirt!!!
Excuse the horrible pictures, I had DH snap them on my phone so I could show you the finished product:

And the back (I just love the bow):

QUESTION:
Can anyone point me in the direction of an A-line skirt pattern for me? I all but finished one from one of the "big 3" pattern companies tonight and there was just WAY too much material for it to look even halfway decent on me... I used material that we literally have YARDS of, so it wasn't a huge loss (and I'll probably still turn it into something else) but I don't want to go that route again ... it's frustrating to be almost done and realize you WON'T be wearing that item anyplace

Adorable pic of the boys! Do they get their curly hair from your dh? Yours looks very straight.

I love your skirt -- I'm a sucker for dots! It looks fabulous and I like the bow as well.

I can not help you with an A-line pattern. I never sew for myself. I don't like working with large pieces of fabric (mostly because I don't have the space).

What did you use to get the grease out? I am always looking for good laundry products -- I mainly use stain stick, zout or goo gone but would love to know if there is something better out there.

 

[DMGeurts]

Cute!

Hey everyone! I have only posted a few times, but read each and every page daily! You all are a fabulous inspiration!

Can you please direct me where to buy the best embroidery thread? are the sets on "the Bay" decent quality? I would really like a set with a variety of colors to get started with.

thank you for any input!

Welcome! I know a lot of people buy from Marathon - but I don't have an embroidery machine - so I hope to be asking some of your same questions soon.

I forgot to use the lil picture thingy but the links in the last post worked...
here are soem more things i have made,with 5 granddaughters it's easy to get carried away.I made all 7 g'babeis flannel pj pants and appliqued tee's for Christmas ,hope i can find the pix t share. lerned the app from th etute on her too! i started on the 1st thraead and read all the way through! took forever,got to where i'd hit and miss but saw all the wonderful pix and picked up pointers here and there.

I love everything! Your grandchildren are adorable and my favorite is the Sock Monkey jammie set - however it's tied with the Humpty Dumpty! Love everything.

here are some more things i've made,trying to egt caught up so i can just post as i sew along with all you creative people...
Gracies 1st Dsieny shirt,used a pillowcase for the bodice and a Tink sheet for the sleeves/back and my fave peasent pattern...they are so soft,vintage feeling with the second hand sheets i used.

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Chloes Cinderella made the same as th others.They wore these on our last night in WDW at the Magic Kingdom for light parade and firworks! oh and we had dole whips!

Again - I love all of these! I love how creative you are with repurposing. I do that a lot with the doll clothes I make, if I can't find the perfect fabric - into Goodwill I go, and I almost always find a shirt or something I can rip into.

Oh and I especially love the step sisters with Cinderella - it looks like they had a lot of fun with it!

I'll join. I really would love info on how to get rid of the dry skin on my heels once and for all. My right foot and left foot are about equal in severity so I'm not too picky as to which foot we start with.

LOL - I think we are doing that on week 19...

I also wanted to let you know I cut three minutes off my Easy Fits -- I made dd some pj shorts in 37 minutes this morning!!!!

Yay... I haven't made any easy fits since you posted that we are supposed to time them... I am sure that I will soon.

Welcome! I just want you to know you are making me feel really old. I am a little over a year younger than you and my children (NOT grandchildren) are 7 and 9.

Annnnnd.... she doesn't know which feet to use yet.

I just wanted to let you all know that my mom bought me a sewing machine today for $7.00 I have been looking at all your creations and want to teach myself to sew so I will be asking lots of questions if that is alright

Welcome! So, which machine did you get... I just machines.

we didn;t want to take up time { ours and others] getting 3 books signed so i decided to make 1 book for each park { and use a few pages in the back for out of park character meals,chef mickeys/1900 park fare} . i got the scarpbooks at hobby lobby for $2.50 each on sale and then emblellished them with ribbons,scrapbooking things,stickers,paint etc..then coated several times with modpodge.
DHS

Super cute! I just love how resourceful you are. And the girls with their Princesses are adorable!

Yes, go to Joann's!!! I get all of my fabric there! Thank goodness for the remnants basket! And here's one of my latest plushes.

She's completely hand sewn, and took me over 7 hours. My mom and I both use an antique singer sewing machine from about the 1960's, but it's down for repair right now. Plus, I feel hand sewing gives it more character. I find using fleece for stuffed animals is best, as I can get about 1 1/2 yards of it for 5 dollars at my local Joann's in the remnants section.

Awwww... THis is so cute!

Here's the finished dress. So glad I purchased the open toe foot, can't imagine how long it would have taken to do the applique without one.

AMAZING!!! I have been so anxious for you to post this dress! Your applique turned out perfect, I just love it! So, which occasion will it be worn for?

Hi everyone, I have been around for a long time, I just haven't posted in a LONG time. My Brother PE 770 is currently on it's way to me courtesy of amazon. I purchased a set of 48 embroidery thread, got a box of pre-wound bobbins, and some stabilizer. Now the million dollar question, what else do I need ??
Thanks

Congrats on purchasing my "dream machine" - I can't wait to see what you create with it!

Will I still be able to sing "The Star Spangled Banner" at the opening game of the Vikings with only one lung?

Can you sing it with two?

She enjoyed it more than she probably should have.

ROFL

It occured to me that I would save a lot of money just buying a one way ticket. I'm pretty good company -- witty, intelligent, a good listener, I even do the dishes -- but eventually ~D would probably buy me a return ticket.

Sometimes you are just too smart for words... I am pretty sure that Greyhound has a $49 fare to anywhere...

I'm going bald scratching my head so much trying to figure out the directions for Molly's jumper. At this point I'm almost finished, but I must have read and scratched, reread and rescratched trying to figure out the step about the bodice front and bodice lining, and bias and grain, at least 500 million times.

Did you figure it out? Is it from Molly's patterns? I've heard that those are particularily hard.

Got lots of photos to share. I hope to upload them tomorrow while my son (temporary resident of the room with the computer) goes tubing. (I'm also going to look into getting the internet in the basement.)

I can't wait to see!

You can choose the first one ... Or I can look in the Singer book and see which one they "taught" first in the home ec class ...
I'm just glad to be "forced" to learn them!!!

The link is: http://stores.ebay.com/231terrysstore

OK - I will look when we get home. Thanks for the link. I"ll also look and see which feet we should start with - do you have any preference? Is there any feet you'll need for an upcoming project?

The grease DID come out!!!! WooHoo!!!!

Yay! So, what did you use? SOmeone recently told me to rub GoJo (non-pumice) into it... but I haven't tried since I purchased some to clean Patience.

Okay ... have to share a couple of things ...
First, here's a shot my cousin took of the boys yesterday - they were wearing their star pants I'd made for them (and had just finished Phalen's the night before)

Your boys are just the most adorable boys ever! I just love thier curly hair!

Then, here is the circle skirt I started a couple of weeks ago. If you remember, I was all finished with the waistband only to discover the waist was HUGE on me D had the great idea to take in the side seams (there weren't any, but I still could pretend there were and took it in where they would be) ... So, D, thanks for saving my skirt!!!
Excuse the horrible pictures, I had DH snap them on my phone so I could show you the finished product:

And the back (I just love the bow):

This turned out awesome, I super duper love the bow in the back! Someday, I will be as adorable as you are.

QUESTION:
Can anyone point me in the direction of an A-line skirt pattern for me? I all but finished one from one of the "big 3" pattern companies tonight and there was just WAY too much material for it to look even halfway decent on me... I used material that we literally have YARDS of, so it wasn't a huge loss (and I'll probably still turn it into something else) but I don't want to go that route again ... it's frustrating to be almost done and realize you WON'T be wearing that item anyplace

OK - so several months ago - I went to the library to check out some sewing books (I do that a lot to see if I want to buy any)... and I checked out this book about sewing skirts (it was when I was trying to figure out which skirts to make for the wedding in The Netherlands). Anyways, there are no patterns in this book, all the skirts are made from measurments... but I will highly recommend this book - it was very throrough and had about 20 skirts in it. You could probably check it out at your library too. If I ever had to make any more skirts, I would most likely just buy the book.

http://www.amazon.com/Sew-What-Skir...59/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309780471&sr=8-1#_

We are at the lake, so computer time is limited. It's a gorgeous morning here though.

D~

 

[miprender]

Yes I do and I am way behind with sewing. I have exactly one set of outfits done.

Oh and one other pair of shorts waiting for a matching shirt.

A skirt cut out but isn't really for the trip and a pair of shorts.

Thinking of adding a ruffle to a pair of jeans and making shorts since the are ripped.

I am a classic procrastinator

I can't wait to see what else you come up with. I loved the AK set you already did.

Hello,
My name is Beth ,I am a 48 yr. old Nanna to 7 g'babies ages 4 to 9,5 girls and 2 boys and I have been lurking here for a year or so.

Beth

So, this morning in between making potato salad and visiting my mom & I took a "break" to clean my machine. We made the decision to WAIT to oil it until after I was done sewing so that we didn't get oil on anything ... Unfortunately I got GREASE on Phalen's pants because when we took the bottom off my machine it must have transferred to the cabinet top
I have the pants in the wash (had to finish sewing them first) and hopefully the grease spot will come out ... think happy thoughts for me But the machine is clean ... and sews SO MUCH BETTER (gee, it's like magic! who would have thunk it? ) ...

Some people have said to use DAWN dishwashing soap to get grease out. I haven't tried it but maybe it will work.

DH is already worried I am going to freak out if the kids get their clothes dirty at Disney. I told him I am going to wrap them up in plastic before they eat anything

Hello! I'm a new member of this thread, who loves to hand sew stuffed animals! I also like to make American Girl dresses for my little cousin's doll! I recently made a Tink dress out of green fleece and purple tulle for details. Does anyone else here like to make stuffed animals?

Hey everyone! I have only posted a few times, but read each and every page daily! You all are a fabulous inspiration!

Can you please direct me where to buy the best embroidery thread? are the sets on "the Bay" decent quality? I would really like a set with a variety of colors to get started with.

thank you for any input!

I use Pacesetter which is the brother recommend brand, but I know have fallen in love with Floriani thread. To me it just has this awesome shine to it.

What a beautiful family and all your creations are amazing. I love the apron idea at CM and all the other pics with your dresses in action. Looked like everyone had a great time.

I just wanted to let you all know that my mom bought me a sewing machine today for $7.00 I have been looking at all your creations and want to teach myself to sew so I will be asking lots of questions if that is alright

Oh poo, guess i need to go searching on my hard drive..I did make the purchase off her website, not Etsy, and used PayPal. Could anyone please give me some guidance as to where the files would "go" on my computer?

Did you actually down load it yourself? Because you need to click download and then something will pop up where you want to save it.

In your email from Heather there should be a link to download. Click on that and then save it to what ever folder you have on your computer.

HTH

Hi everyone, I have been around for a long time, I just haven't posted in a LONG time. My Brother PE 770 is currently on it's way to me courtesy of amazon. I purchased a set of 48 embroidery thread, got a box of pre-wound bobbins, and some stabilizer. Now the million dollar question, what else do I need ??
Thanks

Congrats. Definately curved or embroidery scissors for snipping the fabric away. Also if you don't have one you will need a thumb drive for any files you purchase online.

You will also need some extra needles. After every few shirts I change the needle. I use Schmitz embroidery needles but I think others use ball point.

Here's the finished dress. So glad I purchased the open toe foot, can't imagine how long it would have taken to do the applique without one.

That came out so cute. Love it

 

[miprender]

I don't know if I am going crazy and just can't read anymore but this is the second time after I post on a thread I see all these other posts that were not there when I was going through each page

Okay ... have to share a couple of things ...
First, here's a shot my cousin took of the boys yesterday - they were wearing their star pants I'd made for them (and had just finished Phalen's the night before)

Then, here is the circle skirt I started a couple of weeks ago. If you remember, I was all finished with the waistband only to discover the waist was HUGE on me D had the great idea to take in the side seams (there weren't any, but I still could pretend there were and took it in where they would be) ... So, D, thanks for saving my skirt!!!
Excuse the horrible pictures, I had DH snap them on my phone so I could show you the finished product:

And the back (I just love the bow):

QUESTION:
Can anyone point me in the direction of an A-line skirt pattern for me? I all but finished one from one of the "big 3" pattern companies tonight and there was just WAY too much material for it to look even halfway decent on me... I used material that we literally have YARDS of, so it wasn't a huge loss (and I'll probably still turn it into something else) but I don't want to go that route again ... it's frustrating to be almost done and realize you WON'T be wearing that item anyplace

Your boys are too cute And I love the skirt it came out great.

OK - so several months ago - I went to the library to check out some sewing books (I do that a lot to see if I want to buy any)... and I checked out this book about sewing skirts (it was when I was trying to figure out which skirts to make for the wedding in The Netherlands). Anyways, there are no patterns in this book, all the skirts are made from measurments... but I will highly recommend this book - it was very throrough and had about 20 skirts in it. You could probably check it out at your library too. If I ever had to make any more skirts, I would most likely just buy the book.

http://www.amazon.com/Sew-What-Skir...59/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309780471&sr=8-1#_

We are at the lake, so computer time is limited. It's a gorgeous morning here though.

D~

What a beautiful picture

 

[DMGeurts]

And then I forgot to wish everyone a Happy 4th of July...

Soooooo....

Happy 4th of July!

D~

 

[The Moonk's Mom]

Just wanted to stop by and wish everyone a Happy and Safe 4th!

I LOVE everything you guys have been up to lately. I finally figure out what is wrong with my embroidery machine...my antivirus software update prevents it from talking to my machine...ugh! So, easy enough fix...for my computer guy!

I hope to get some sewing done soon to have something to share. I am starting on the kids outfits for our surprise trip in October...can't wait!

AND...the best news....my Wal-Mart is getting fabic too! YIPEE!

I'm on the countdown to my NYC trip...we leave on the 15th and I can't believe it is already here! I am starting to get a little nervous about the flight (my first time flying and I will be 40 the end of this month...think it is about time to get going!!!). But I am also very excited!

 

[cogero]

Here's the finished dress. So glad I purchased the open toe foot, can't imagine how long it would have taken to do the applique without one.

This is gorgeous. I love Tiana

Oh poo, guess i need to go searching on my hard drive..I did make the purchase off her website, not Etsy, and used PayPal. Could anyone please give me some guidance as to where the files would "go" on my computer?

You should of also received an email with a link to the files.


Marianne love the boys outfits and your skirt is adorable.

I finished the Toy Story outfit last night. I am almost done with adding the ruffles to Cs shorts. Tried using a new stitch on my machine.

Still think I need practice on my serger more. I have used it exactly twice.

HAPPY 4th of July.

 

[DISNEYJAZZ]

Happy 4th EVERYONE!

thank you all for all the warm welcomes and friendly comments on my stuff...
I love all the esy fits {mphelans boys in their star pants are too cute1] love the AG dresses too,i made a few simple sundresses fro Elli's Kit to match her dressesi made her for her birthday in april,nothing fancy but Kit liked them,hehe...
a little confession about the DHS dresses the girls were wearing with the Green Army Man,the reason the hems are different sizes is I am a 'cheater' sew-er,I just used the band from the sheet /pillowcase I used for the sleeve fabric, I just pinned,sewed,flipped and top stitched and done! and the sleeve fabric was folded double before I cut out the sleeve so I didn't have to take time to do the hem or elastic in the sleeve! I had so much sewing to do I was using everything I could to save time.
Confession is GOOD for the 'Sewl' hehe

 

[VBAndrea]

LOL - I think we are doing that on week 19...

Can you sing it with two?

Sometimes you are just too smart for words... I am pretty sure that Greyhound has a $49 fare to anywhere...

OK - I will look when we get home. Thanks for the link. I"ll also look and see which feet we should start with - do you have any preference? Is there any feet you'll need for an upcoming project?

OK - so several months ago - I went to the library to check out some sewing books (I do that a lot to see if I want to buy any)... and I checked out this book about sewing skirts (it was when I was trying to figure out which skirts to make for the wedding in The Netherlands). Anyways, there are no patterns in this book, all the skirts are made from measurments... but I will highly recommend this book - it was very throrough and had about 20 skirts in it. You could probably check it out at your library too. If I ever had to make any more skirts, I would most likely just buy the book.

http://www.amazon.com/Sew-What-Skir...59/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309780471&sr=8-1#_

We are at the lake, so computer time is limited. It's a gorgeous morning here though.

D~

Can I come to the lake too? Do you have a lake house? I love that stone walkway.

OK, regarding the feet, week 19 does me no good. It's flip flop season right now and my heels could really use some spiffying up. Could we do it sooner? And you also inquired about feet for upcoming projects -- I use my right foot for my sewing machine pedal.

Good question about Cheryl and singing with two lungs. Maybe we could get her a set of two liter GA bottles and fill them with varying amounts of water and she could blow over the tops to create the music (I know it works with glass bottles, not sure about two liter soda bottles, but Cheryl could proabaly make do with those).

If Greyhound isn't dooing $49 fares to anywhere just get her part way home. Send her to Chicago and she can hitch hike the reat of the way home. She won't have any money -- she will have spent it all getting your address.

Can I tell you what happened the last time I checked out a sewing book from the library? The puppies pulled it out of my bag and chewed the corner. I expected a $1 or so fine. Instead they made me pay $22 for a new book, but I am now the proud ower of a used library "Sewing For Dummies" book which I have yet to open.

Oh, and I've been meaning to tell you, I made a pincushion. I'm not overly happy with how it turned out, but it serves it purpose. I will take a pic of it whenever I get around to taking pj pics that I've made recently.

How's the fishing? I just let my dh do all the work. He sets everything up and puts the bait on. I cast and reel in and then he has the duty of taking the fish off the hook, cleaning it and cooking it. I guess I'm a prissy fisherwoman.

Just wanted to stop by and wish everyone a Happy and Safe 4th!

I LOVE everything you guys have been up to lately. I finally figure out what is wrong with my embroidery machine...my antivirus software update prevents it from talking to my machine...ugh! So, easy enough fix...for my computer guy!

I hope to get some sewing done soon to have something to share. I am starting on the kids outfits for our surprise trip in October...can't wait!

AND...the best news....my Wal-Mart is getting fabic too! YIPEE!

I'm on the countdown to my NYC trip...we leave on the 15th and I can't believe it is already here! I am starting to get a little nervous about the flight (my first time flying and I will be 40 the end of this month...think it is about time to get going!!!). But I am also very excited!

Glad you figured out your software issue.

I can't wait to see what you start making. Do you have any dinners or special events planned?

Yay for your Walmart. I had a dream about Walmarts and fabric departments last night. I guess I'm excited too and am hoping the one right by my house gets fabric that's as good as the one a little further away.

I haven't flown in ages (well, about two or three years but I used to fly a lot)-- I actually hate flying now due to all the security crap. We were going to fly to SLC this summer but dh is having foot surgery so we no longer are and I'm actually kind of happy for it. I may look into taking a train trip out there next summer instead. I don't want to be x-rayed and I don't want to be patted down and I don't want issues with it being done with my children either. NYC will be fun though -- are you seeing any shows?

HAPPY4THTOALL!

 

[SallyfromDE]

Yes, go to Joann's!!! I get all of my fabric there! Thank goodness for the remnants basket! And here's one of my latest plushes.

She's completely hand sewn, and took me over 7 hours. My mom and I both use an antique singer sewing machine from about the 1960's, but it's down for repair right now. Plus, I feel hand sewing gives it more character. I find using fleece for stuffed animals is best, as I can get about 1 1/2 yards of it for 5 dollars at my local Joann's in the remnants section.

Your Octi is adorable. Looks like the one from Nemo.

By the way, I'm now working on a Kermit The Frog plush for my soon to be baby cousin. Everything will be securley sewn, and I'm using blanket stitching along the webbed feet to keep it from fraying. Are there any other safety things I should worry about?

When I was younger, much, I used to have patterns to make all the Sesame puppets. I wish I still had them. They came out adorable. Kermit was one of them.

I can't figure out what kind of plush to make next.

Being Disney crazy, it would have to be one of those characters. What about Flounder?

 

[DISNEYJAZZ]

here are soem things i made in the past,with Halloween coming in a few mos. i have already started the grands thinking about what they wanna be,so they can change their minds 100 times between now and oct. 1st! here's Kensleigh from last year,pillowcase with elastic added at the bottom EASY!

Gracie the witch,these were done before i knew how to 'sorta' applique,so they are cut out and ironed on w/ heat & bond.

Elli's skirt.

dress for niece for AK this spring

Chloe's snowman outfit she never wore except for 1 pic and she was crying in that...lol

baby gift set i made wfrom inspiration from you all

tee for nephew for disney trip

dress w/ princess/frog fabric for niece .

Elli and Blaze in their skirt/tee that i made for their surprise spring break trip this april.They got to start the main street parade! lots of pixie dust this trip,Elli also got to help start Festival of the Lion King.

sorry for more picture overload,,,,

 

[DISNEYJAZZ]

The High School in the City where we live mascot is the Red Elephant,so we have elephant feet a.k.a. 'STOMPS' everywhere ,even the road at the school! so for SPIRIT Day { football fridays} i made the girls stomp dresses with fabric my sil gave me ,tons of black fabric from a photo backdrop curtain.FREE,so i made tons of these for friends and family .
Gracie

Kensleigh

Elli in the skirt made from a window valance i posted earlier! they had a weastern spring fling at school...

thanks for looking!