I was so touched by what you did for this family....what a sweet thing to do. That was a lot of work. I know they will treasure the outfits and other things and it will add so much to their trip.
Do you mind sharing the instructions you were given on doing the princess motif this way?? I really like how you did that.
Sure, I'll share! It's not perfect, but it worked well enough for me and my friend.

I have the 5x7 hoop, so I just assumed that I should use the 5x7 designs, but then I posted on Heather's facebook and asked if she had any tips, and she suggested using the 4x4 designs, as they were three separate designs and were hooped separately. For all three designs, I hooped tear away stabilizer and sprayed with adhesive, then floated the knit tank.
So, I did the center one first, the mickey head with the swirlies, right at the bottom of the V. Before I started, I checked the needle position at the top center of the design to make sure it was in the center of the V and about a half inch down from the trim around the neck. That was the easy one.
The left and right sides were a little more difficult, because it was just guesswork and prayer! LOL! Since the designs are kind of diagonal, I used the teensy picture on the embroidery machine and tried to mimic the angle of the design when I placed the shirt. When I placed the shirt, I wanted some point of reference so I could attempt to place the other half in the same manner. It worked out that for the left side of the design, the left ear on the mickey head that I did in the center was in the lower right corner of the 4x4 hoop, and then the swirlie to the left of the mickey head was extending out right over the top of the bottom edge of the hoop toward the center of the hoop. So the shirt was kind of angled as well.
Then, I checked the top left needle position to make sure it wasn't in the armpit, and checked the bottom right needle position to make sure it wasn't going to run off the V. After I did that, made a few adjustments left and right, I just hit start and crossed my fingers.
I lined up the second side the same way but on the other side of the mickey head and with the other swirl. Again, fiddled with the needle settings and moved the design just a bit so it seemed to look about the same as the other side, hit start and prayed. It worked pretty well, but I still wish the right side would have been about another half centimeter lower and to the right. Next time!
Clear as mud, right?
