Disboutiquers Part 27 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[dianemom2]

Hopefully she will be alright. Did they catch the person yet?

Yes, the driver stayed at the scene of the accident. Sadly, the man who hit her is a friend of their family. I can't imagine what he is thinking and feeling.

Here are things that I have been working on this week:

A baby onesie:

A Snow White skirt and top:

And an Ariel skirt and top:

I am a little sad because the red that I used on Ariel's hair bled a little bit onto her skin.

 

[cogero]

Diane I love the projects you have made. So cute. Love the appliques.

 

[PurpleEars]

Very behind so I just skimmed the last few pages but I surely didn't miss this!!!

Everyone's items are fabulous and I adore the 4 y/o with the ruffle backed skirt and Mickey head zebra t- I would like one of her please! Eeks on losing teeth at 4 -- my dd lost her first at age 7.

Flora -- beautiful items, especially the skirt for the auction -- it's awesome!

Cheryl -- love the quilt and the snowman dresses are fab -- for not liking ric-rac it's funny that that's how you differentiated the dresses. I would have sent you some cookies had I known you'd make my dd a dress! The AG clothes I gave her are all tight and she has a hard time putting them on. I think Samantha must have gained weight over the holidays. The clothes I make her fit her just fine.

The reason I haven't been posting is that I haven't taken pics of what I've made. I still have to finish my waist band on an AG skirt and hopefully early next week I'll get some pics posted. Don't hold your breath though.

Welcome back Andrea! I was starting to get worried about you!

Had a terrible thing happen here last night. One of our neighbors, who is also a teacher where my girls went to elementary school, was hit by a van while walking her dog. She was hit 2 doors down from our house and while I did not see her get hit, I saw her just moments before the accident when I was leaving on an errand. I nearly stopped to congratulate her on her new grandson but I was in a rush. Her son (the father of the new grandson) is a teacher at my girls' middle school so the family is extremely connected to the community. Anyhow, they had to fly her to the shock trauma unit and she had surgery on her head last night. We are all hoping and praying she is ok.

Oh no, I hope she will recover quickly. I will pray for her family and the driver too!

Here are things that I have been working on this week:

A baby onesie:

A Snow White skirt and top:

And an Ariel skirt and top:

I am a little sad because the red that I used on Ariel's hair bled a little bit onto her skin.

Great job on the outfits. Are those applique your designs? They are very cute! I actually didn't notice about Ariel's hair colour "issues" until you mentioned it.

 

[tinkbell13]

I was going to post pictures of the small messenger bags I made for my two nieces and our friends' two girls for Christmas a little while ago until I found out that the oldest in each family uses their moms' accounts to check my dog photos on Facebook. I didn't want to ruin the surprise so I figured I would hold off until after they opened them. And then life got busy and I forgot about them until I was taking pictures off my camera tonight.

I haven't really sewn anything other than pant hems for several years. I think the last thing I made before this was the crib set for my DS just over 11 years ago. Before that, it was probably high school home ec class (knee buttoned knickers if I remember correctly!!!).

I was fairly happy with the way they turned out. I looked at a couple of messenger bags in a local store, checked out a couple of pattern books at Fabricland, decided how big I wanted them and then cut out some fabric and started sewing. This was my first attempt ever at applique and I have several test pieces to remind me of what not to do in future! The fabric is just regular cotton that is reinforced with some medium weight fleece interfacing. I didn't realize until tonight that I forgot to take a picture of the back of the bag. It has a pocket on the back that is just big enough to fit an autograph book and big pen.

My MIL wants me to make her one and I am going to try hers in canvas. And my SIL hasn't said anything yet, but my MIL says she wants one too. My DS also wants one made out of the Lightning McQueen fabric I bought a couple of years ago with the intentions to make him some shorts. And my DH wants me to modify it to become a tablet sleeve with a shoulder strap. So I have a few more of these to make in my future.

After seeing so many of your beautiful projects on here, I am hooked and want to buy an embroidery machine so I can do some t-shirts for our upcoming trip. Even if I don't get a new machine, I know I will at least be able to make some basic applique t-shirts for us. I think I might have to go fabric shopping this weekend!

 

[cburnett27]

Those designs are adorable, I LOVE the Snow White one especially!

Yes, the driver stayed at the scene of the accident. Sadly, the man who hit her is a friend of their family. I can't imagine what he is thinking and feeling.

Here are things that I have been working on this week:

A baby onesie:

A Snow White skirt and top:

And an Ariel skirt and top:

I am a little sad because the red that I used on Ariel's hair bled a little bit onto her skin.

Those are great!! I wish I would have planned better so I could have made DD a small bag to carry her stuff with her. As it is i'll be lucky to finish her birthday top/dress, not sure which i'm doing yet and Rapunzel.

I was going to post pictures of the small messenger bags I made for my two nieces and our friends' two girls for Christmas a little while ago until I found out that the oldest in each family uses their moms' accounts to check my dog photos on Facebook. I didn't want to ruin the surprise so I figured I would hold off until after they opened them. And then life got busy and I forgot about them until I was taking pictures off my camera tonight.

I haven't really sewn anything other than pant hems for several years. I think the last thing I made before this was the crib set for my DS just over 11 years ago. Before that, it was probably high school home ec class (knee buttoned knickers if I remember correctly!!!).

I was fairly happy with the way they turned out. I looked at a couple of messenger bags in a local store, checked out a couple of pattern books at Fabricland, decided how big I wanted them and then cut out some fabric and started sewing. This was my first attempt ever at applique and I have several test pieces to remind me of what not to do in future! The fabric is just regular cotton that is reinforced with some medium weight fleece interfacing. I didn't realize until tonight that I forgot to take a picture of the back of the bag. It has a pocket on the back that is just big enough to fit an autograph book and big pen.

My MIL wants me to make her one and I am going to try hers in canvas. And my SIL hasn't said anything yet, but my MIL says she wants one too. My DS also wants one made out of the Lightning McQueen fabric I bought a couple of years ago with the intentions to make him some shorts. And my DH wants me to modify it to become a tablet sleeve with a shoulder strap. So I have a few more of these to make in my future.

After seeing so many of your beautiful projects on here, I am hooked and want to buy an embroidery machine so I can do some t-shirts for our upcoming trip. Even if I don't get a new machine, I know I will at least be able to make some basic applique t-shirts for us. I think I might have to go fabric shopping this weekend!

 

[aboveH20]

Here are things that I have been working on this week:

A baby onesie:

A Snow White skirt and top:

And an Ariel skirt and top:

I am a little sad because the red that I used on Ariel's hair bled a little bit onto her skin.

They look great. I especially like the onesie. I bet it was fun to hoop!

I was going to post pictures of the small messenger bags I made for my two nieces and our friends' two girls for Christmas a little while ago until I found out that the oldest in each family uses their moms' accounts to check my dog photos on Facebook. I didn't want to ruin the surprise so I figured I would hold off until after they opened them. And then life got busy and I forgot about them until I was taking pictures off my camera tonight.

I haven't really sewn anything other than pant hems for several years. I think the last thing I made before this was the crib set for my DS just over 11 years ago. Before that, it was probably high school home ec class (knee buttoned knickers if I remember correctly!!!).

I was fairly happy with the way they turned out. I looked at a couple of messenger bags in a local store, checked out a couple of pattern books at Fabricland, decided how big I wanted them and then cut out some fabric and started sewing. This was my first attempt ever at applique and I have several test pieces to remind me of what not to do in future! The fabric is just regular cotton that is reinforced with some medium weight fleece interfacing. I didn't realize until tonight that I forgot to take a picture of the back of the bag. It has a pocket on the back that is just big enough to fit an autograph book and big pen.

My MIL wants me to make her one and I am going to try hers in canvas. And my SIL hasn't said anything yet, but my MIL says she wants one too. My DS also wants one made out of the Lightning McQueen fabric I bought a couple of years ago with the intentions to make him some shorts. And my DH wants me to modify it to become a tablet sleeve with a shoulder strap. So I have a few more of these to make in my future.

After seeing so many of your beautiful projects on here, I am hooked and want to buy an embroidery machine so I can do some t-shirts for our upcoming trip. Even if I don't get a new machine, I know I will at least be able to make some basic applique t-shirts for us. I think I might have to go fabric shopping this weekend!

Very nice. Isn't that one of the best parts about sewing -- you can make a few modifications, change the fabric, and you have a totally different looks.

 

[Mommyto1andtwins]

Thank you for the tip on the bobbin thread. I bought both white and black. The owner of the store told me to try mid weight tear away doubled up. I will also try using a ballpoint needle on the PUL that was suggested to a different poster.

You all are so amazing and such a wealth of information. I appreciate it and just love to see all of your beautiful creations!

Now on to a changing pad for the diaper bag. Although I would really like to make my own diaper bag if anyone has suggestions for a pattern. T-16 days until baby!

 

[VBAndrea]

I finally have my pictures taken (and AG doll skirt finished). I forgot to get a pic of dd's snuglette, so just picture horse fleece in your minds.

First up t's for Lindsay and her brother (Big Give) and a collar cover for Bella the yorkie. Lindsay was supposed to have Minnie on elbows and I accidentally did Mickey on hers so just did a different Mickey face for Dalton (thank you Heather!!!!):

These are bookmarks I did for the kids' classmates at school -- one set was for boys and one for girls -- DS only has 13 kids and dd only has 12 in her class (though they are getting two new students on Monday):

DD's Christmas dress -- she wanted it all the same fabric. It looks awful hanging and I don't have a good pic of her wearing it, but it's Ellie's twirl dress only I use a SS bodice because her hair gets tangled in the button on Ellie's bodice:

And the AG clothes -- a white t via Carla C's tutorial and a zebra SS:

And DD wanted a butterfly t which I made long sleeve just to try long sleeves and then realized a skirt is summery so I added leggings which I made by slimming down the Easy Fits. The double layer twirl was an online tut. It has a drop waist but it still bunches a lot under the t-shirt I think it's really cute though. I just bought dd 20 hangers and she has none that are empty and her AG wardrobe is packed full! Should have taken a pic of that....:

Thank you for looking -- now I feel like I'm worthy of participating here again

 

[VBAndrea]

I read to that your doggies were sick too. Hope they are feeling better.

Just my boy was sick and he has now gone 48 hours without vomiting or diarrhea so I think he's all better. He's remained very energetic too (aside form his usual long winter naps). Thank you for thinking of him.

Yes, the driver stayed at the scene of the accident. Sadly, the man who hit her is a friend of their family. I can't imagine what he is thinking and feeling.

Here are things that I have been working on this week:

A baby onesie:

A Snow White skirt and top:

And an Ariel skirt and top:

I am a little sad because the red that I used on Ariel's hair bled a little bit onto her skin.

I'm very sorry to hear about your neighbor. And it's even worse to know she was hit by someone she knew. Clearly all accidental, but I can imagine the guilt. One of my neighbor's has a friend whose child died from the father accidentally running over him while backing out of the driveway. Imagine that guilt. DH once backed into our stroller (quite rapidly) but thankfully our ds had cried and had taken him out a few minutes before. My sister has a backup camera on her SUV and I would love one. Anyway, I'm rambling. I am hoping for a speedy recover for your neighbor.

I love all your projects. Snow White is my favorite! I the glittery red you used -- it's a beautiful applique. And I didn't even notice the red on Ariel -- I had to go back and look.

Welcome back Andrea! I was starting to get worried about you!

Thanks All is well -- just busy with the holidays but thankfully things are calming down now.

I was going to post pictures of the small messenger bags I made for my two nieces and our friends' two girls for Christmas a little while ago until I found out that the oldest in each family uses their moms' accounts to check my dog photos on Facebook. I didn't want to ruin the surprise so I figured I would hold off until after they opened them. And then life got busy and I forgot about them until I was taking pictures off my camera tonight.

I haven't really sewn anything other than pant hems for several years. I think the last thing I made before this was the crib set for my DS just over 11 years ago. Before that, it was probably high school home ec class (knee buttoned knickers if I remember correctly!!!).

I was fairly happy with the way they turned out. I looked at a couple of messenger bags in a local store, checked out a couple of pattern books at Fabricland, decided how big I wanted them and then cut out some fabric and started sewing. This was my first attempt ever at applique and I have several test pieces to remind me of what not to do in future! The fabric is just regular cotton that is reinforced with some medium weight fleece interfacing. I didn't realize until tonight that I forgot to take a picture of the back of the bag. It has a pocket on the back that is just big enough to fit an autograph book and big pen.

My MIL wants me to make her one and I am going to try hers in canvas. And my SIL hasn't said anything yet, but my MIL says she wants one too. My DS also wants one made out of the Lightning McQueen fabric I bought a couple of years ago with the intentions to make him some shorts. And my DH wants me to modify it to become a tablet sleeve with a shoulder strap. So I have a few more of these to make in my future.

After seeing so many of your beautiful projects on here, I am hooked and want to buy an embroidery machine so I can do some t-shirts for our upcoming trip. Even if I don't get a new machine, I know I will at least be able to make some basic applique t-shirts for us. I think I might have to go fabric shopping this weekend!

They are fabulous! Your applique looks perfect

 

[RMAMom]

I finally have my pictures taken (and AG doll skirt finished). I forgot to get a pic of dd's snuglette, so just picture horse fleece in your minds.

First up t's for Lindsay and her brother (Big Give) and a collar cover for Bella the yorkie. Lindsay was supposed to have Minnie on elbows and I accidentally did Mickey on hers so just did a different Mickey face for Dalton (thank you Heather!!!!):

These are bookmarks I did for the kids' classmates at school -- one set was for boys and one for girls -- DS only has 13 kids and dd only has 12 in her class (though they are getting two new students on Monday):

DD's Christmas dress -- she wanted it all the same fabric. It looks awful hanging and I don't have a good pic of her wearing it, but it's Ellie's twirl dress only I use a SS bodice because her hair gets tangled in the button on Ellie's bodice:

And the AG clothes -- a white t via Carla C's tutorial and a zebra SS:

And DD wanted a butterfly t which I made long sleeve just to try long sleeves and then realized a skirt is summery so I added leggings which I made by slimming down the Easy Fits. The double layer twirl was an online tut. It has a drop waist but it still bunches a lot under the t-shirt I think it's really cute though. I just bought dd 20 hangers and she has none that are empty and her AG wardrobe is packed full! Should have taken a pic of that....:

Thank you for looking -- now I feel like I'm worthy of participating here again

Love it all, really like the bookmarks. DD Christmas dress fabric is fantastic! Did she pick that out?

Glad your pup is feeling better.

 

[VBAndrea]

Love it all, really like the bookmarks. DD Christmas dress fabric is fantastic! Did she pick that out?

Glad your pup is feeling better.

Yes, dd picked out the $9.99/yd fabric from the quilt store that doesn't accept competitors coupons. I bought 2.5 yards initially but that wasn't even quite enough for the skirt so I had to go back and get more. She loves the horses though and I like the bright colors. I wish she wanted a pattern that required less fabric, but noooooo, she had to have the twirl. I made it long so it will last her awhile. It's not really Christmas fabric, but with the gold in it it's not everyday fabric either. I made the bodice a size 5 and she's 8 years old now, but she still has room in the sz 5 -- I can just redo the bodice next year if need be (now have enough fabric to do that and enough to make her AG doll a dress too).

 

[aboveH20]

I finally have my pictures taken (and AG doll skirt finished). I forgot to get a pic of dd's snuglette, so just picture horse fleece in your minds.

First up t's for Lindsay and her brother (Big Give) and a collar cover for Bella the yorkie. Lindsay was supposed to have Minnie on elbows and I accidentally did Mickey on hers so just did a different Mickey face for Dalton (thank you Heather!!!!):

These are bookmarks I did for the kids' classmates at school -- one set was for boys and one for girls -- DS only has 13 kids and dd only has 12 in her class (though they are getting two new students on Monday):

DD's Christmas dress -- she wanted it all the same fabric. It looks awful hanging and I don't have a good pic of her wearing it, but it's Ellie's twirl dress only I use a SS bodice because her hair gets tangled in the button on Ellie's bodice:

And the AG clothes -- a white t via Carla C's tutorial and a zebra SS:

And DD wanted a butterfly t which I made long sleeve just to try long sleeves and then realized a skirt is summery so I added leggings which I made by slimming down the Easy Fits. The double layer twirl was an online tut. It has a drop waist but it still bunches a lot under the t-shirt I think it's really cute though. I just bought dd 20 hangers and she has none that are empty and her AG wardrobe is packed full! Should have taken a pic of that....:

Thank you for looking -- now I feel like I'm worthy of participating here again

You've been busy. And such variety. (I still remember my sixth grade teacher saying that we could begin sentences with And AFTER we got published. Depending upon how strickly you define "published" I can start sentences with And. Anyway . . . . ) I think I've seen the same skirt tute. I made a skirt with 32" and the t-shirt didn't fit so well.

I've been trying to figure out a way to make my own hangers. (I'm the one that's too cheap to buy a brush.) Dorrrine's in a box (my husband still hasn't met her) and Ginger's displayed on a shelf, but as part of my sewing quadrant reorganization I want to have my clothes out. If I'm going to sew just for myself, I may as well see what I sew!

And great job on your Big Give things.

And I love how you did the ribbons on the girls' bookmarks. Was that an ITH?

And your daughter's Christmas dress is so bright and colorful.

 

[dianemom2]

Diane I love the projects you have made. So cute. Love the appliques.

Thanks!

Great job on the outfits. Are those applique your designs? They are very cute! I actually didn't notice about Ariel's hair colour "issues" until you mentioned it.

No they are not my designs. I haven't learned the applique portion yet. I am hoping to get to it next week.

My MIL wants me to make her one and I am going to try hers in canvas. And my SIL hasn't said anything yet, but my MIL says she wants one too. My DS also wants one made out of the Lightning McQueen fabric I bought a couple of years ago with the intentions to make him some shorts. And my DH wants me to modify it to become a tablet sleeve with a shoulder strap. So I have a few more of these to make in my future.

Your bags turned out great. I am very impressed that you were able to make them without a pattern. And your appliques look wonderful!

They look great. I especially like the onesie. I bet it was fun to hoop!

Actually it wasn't too bad to hoop that onesie. It was a size 6 months so not too tiny. I hooped it and then cut open the sides to move the back part out of the way. Then I sewed it back together when I was finished appliqueing it.

Thank you for the tip on the bobbin thread. I bought both white and black. The owner of the store told me to try mid weight tear away doubled up. I will also try using a ballpoint needle on the PUL that was suggested to a different poster.

Glad we could help out. Make sure to post some pictures of your finished projects! And I guess you're going to have to change your Dis name very soon.

First up t's for Lindsay and her brother (Big Give) and a collar cover for Bella the yorkie. Lindsay was supposed to have Minnie on elbows and I accidentally did Mickey on hers so just did a different Mickey face for Dalton (thank you Heather!!!!):

These are bookmarks I did for the kids' classmates at school -- one set was for boys and one for girls -- DS only has 13 kids and dd only has 12 in her class (though they are getting two new students on Monday):

DD's Christmas dress -- she wanted it all the same fabric. It looks awful hanging and I don't have a good pic of her wearing it, but it's Ellie's twirl dress only I use a SS bodice because her hair gets tangled in the button on Ellie's bodice:

And the AG clothes -- a white t via Carla C's tutorial and a zebra SS:

Thank you for looking -- now I feel like I'm worthy of participating here again

Love all your projects. They turned out very well. The horse fabric on the dress is so pretty. I love the bright colors. The bookmarks are such nice holiday gifts for your kids' classmates. How nice that they have such small classes. I didn't make too many AG outfits for my girls since they were so into the historical clothes. They never really wanted every day, regular stuff for their dolls to wear. I certainly wasn't about to attempt making Felicity's tea gown or Samantha's party dress. Too hard to work on such small stuff!

I'm very sorry to hear about your neighbor. And it's even worse to know she was hit by someone she knew. Clearly all accidental, but I can imagine the guilt. One of my neighbor's has a friend whose child died from the father accidentally running over him while backing out of the driveway. Imagine that guilt. DH once backed into our stroller (quite rapidly) but thankfully our ds had cried and had taken him out a few minutes before. My sister has a backup camera on her SUV and I would love one. Anyway, I'm rambling. I am hoping for a speedy recover for your neighbor.

I love all your projects. Snow White is my favorite! I the glittery red you used -- it's a beautiful applique. And I didn't even notice the red on Ariel -- I had to go back and look.

I have the back up camera on my mini van and I love it. We have a very long, narrow driveway and it has saved me tons of times. Otherwise I'd run off the driveway half the time I was backing up! I don't know exactly how my neighbor is doing. I heard that they will keep her in a medically induced coma for several more days to keep give her the rest she needs to heal.

I am very happy with how the appliques turned out. I am glad that the red on Ariel isn't too noticeable. I am sure I looked at the applique much more closely than most other people will look at it. It is for my niece and she is a messy eater still so it won't look nice for long anyhow. I bought a few more from the same designer and I want to try them out soon. I guess I will probably do a few more shirts for my niece. Her birthday is in March and I am starting to get some stuff made for her. My nephew's birthday is also in March and I need to make a couple of new bowling shirts for him. I guess I have some work to do!

My synagogue asked me to donate something for their upcoming silent auction. Last year I did a tie dye and embroidered tallit. I can't do the same thing so I am trying to think up a good thing to donate this year. I spent part of today online trying to get some good ideas but so far I haven't come up with anything great.

 

[PurpleEars]

I was going to post pictures of the small messenger bags I made for my two nieces and our friends' two girls for Christmas a little while ago until I found out that the oldest in each family uses their moms' accounts to check my dog photos on Facebook. I didn't want to ruin the surprise so I figured I would hold off until after they opened them. And then life got busy and I forgot about them until I was taking pictures off my camera tonight.

I haven't really sewn anything other than pant hems for several years. I think the last thing I made before this was the crib set for my DS just over 11 years ago. Before that, it was probably high school home ec class (knee buttoned knickers if I remember correctly!!!).

I was fairly happy with the way they turned out. I looked at a couple of messenger bags in a local store, checked out a couple of pattern books at Fabricland, decided how big I wanted them and then cut out some fabric and started sewing. This was my first attempt ever at applique and I have several test pieces to remind me of what not to do in future! The fabric is just regular cotton that is reinforced with some medium weight fleece interfacing. I didn't realize until tonight that I forgot to take a picture of the back of the bag. It has a pocket on the back that is just big enough to fit an autograph book and big pen.

My MIL wants me to make her one and I am going to try hers in canvas. And my SIL hasn't said anything yet, but my MIL says she wants one too. My DS also wants one made out of the Lightning McQueen fabric I bought a couple of years ago with the intentions to make him some shorts. And my DH wants me to modify it to become a tablet sleeve with a shoulder strap. So I have a few more of these to make in my future.

After seeing so many of your beautiful projects on here, I am hooked and want to buy an embroidery machine so I can do some t-shirts for our upcoming trip. Even if I don't get a new machine, I know I will at least be able to make some basic applique t-shirts for us. I think I might have to go fabric shopping this weekend!

Great job on the bags! They look wonderful! By the way, I noticed where you live! We used to live in London, Ontario.

I finally have my pictures taken (and AG doll skirt finished). I forgot to get a pic of dd's snuglette, so just picture horse fleece in your minds.

First up t's for Lindsay and her brother (Big Give) and a collar cover for Bella the yorkie. Lindsay was supposed to have Minnie on elbows and I accidentally did Mickey on hers so just did a different Mickey face for Dalton (thank you Heather!!!!):

These are bookmarks I did for the kids' classmates at school -- one set was for boys and one for girls -- DS only has 13 kids and dd only has 12 in her class (though they are getting two new students on Monday):

DD's Christmas dress -- she wanted it all the same fabric. It looks awful hanging and I don't have a good pic of her wearing it, but it's Ellie's twirl dress only I use a SS bodice because her hair gets tangled in the button on Ellie's bodice:

And the AG clothes -- a white t via Carla C's tutorial and a zebra SS:

And DD wanted a butterfly t which I made long sleeve just to try long sleeves and then realized a skirt is summery so I added leggings which I made by slimming down the Easy Fits. The double layer twirl was an online tut. It has a drop waist but it still bunches a lot under the t-shirt I think it's really cute though. I just bought dd 20 hangers and she has none that are empty and her AG wardrobe is packed full! Should have taken a pic of that....:

Thank you for looking -- now I feel like I'm worthy of participating here again

Great job on everything. Nice save on the BG! I am sure they appreciated them very much. The Christmas dress is lovely, so are the other items you made.

No they are not my designs. I haven't learned the applique portion yet. I am hoping to get to it next week.

My synagogue asked me to donate something for their upcoming silent auction. Last year I did a tie dye and embroidered tallit. I can't do the same thing so I am trying to think up a good thing to donate this year. I spent part of today online trying to get some good ideas but so far I haven't come up with anything great.

I actually found applique pretty easy when I used Stitch Era for a few simple things. I hope you will get going on that pretty soon!

I don't have any suggestions for a slient auction for the synagogue. I know my church likes baked goods (you should see the ruckus at our pie auction each year). We actually stopped doing the "crafty" types of fundraiser and switch to food-based fundraiser instead.

 

[VBAndrea]

You've been busy. And such variety. (I still remember my sixth grade teacher saying that we could begin sentences with And AFTER we got published. Depending upon how strickly you define "published" I can start sentences with And. Anyway . . . . ) I think I've seen the same skirt tute. I made a skirt with 32" and the t-shirt didn't fit so well.

I've been trying to figure out a way to make my own hangers. (I'm the one that's too cheap to buy a brush.) Dorrrine's in a box (my husband still hasn't met her) and Ginger's displayed on a shelf, but as part of my sewing quadrant reorganization I want to have my clothes out. If I'm going to sew just for myself, I may as well see what I sew!

And great job on your Big Give things.

And I love how you did the ribbons on the girls' bookmarks. Was that an ITH?

And your daughter's Christmas dress is so bright and colorful.

I saw a tute on YouTube for making AG hangers out of wire. The guy put some nails in a board for the outline shape and then bended wire around them. Probably easy once you get things bought and set up. I instead went to e-bay and saw hanger prices there and then headed to the AG site and put my order in as it was cheaper than e-bay.

Bookmarks were not ITH. This is the tut:
http://7layerstudio.typepad.com/7_layer_studio/2008/09/scrap-savvy-bookmark-tutorial.html

They are easy to make and go together quickly. I wish I had an idea of something to sew up for Valentine's for the kids, but instead I have a list of a million things I want to make for the kids and I have tons of shirts bought to applique on, so I'll busy myself doing that. I need to set a goal of two shirts per week or something to actually get them done. I will try writing it on my to do list and see if that helps.

Love all your projects. They turned out very well. The horse fabric on the dress is so pretty. I love the bright colors. The bookmarks are such nice holiday gifts for your kids' classmates. How nice that they have such small classes. I didn't make too many AG outfits for my girls since they were so into the historical clothes. They never really wanted every day, regular stuff for their dolls to wear. I certainly wasn't about to attempt making Felicity's tea gown or Samantha's party dress. Too hard to work on such small stuff!


I have the back up camera on my mini van and I love it. We have a very long, narrow driveway and it has saved me tons of times. Otherwise I'd run off the driveway half the time I was backing up! I don't know exactly how my neighbor is doing. I heard that they will keep her in a medically induced coma for several more days to keep give her the rest she needs to heal.

I am very happy with how the appliques turned out. I am glad that the red on Ariel isn't too noticeable. I am sure I looked at the applique much more closely than most other people will look at it. It is for my niece and she is a messy eater still so it won't look nice for long anyhow. I bought a few more from the same designer and I want to try them out soon. I guess I will probably do a few more shirts for my niece. Her birthday is in March and I am starting to get some stuff made for her. My nephew's birthday is also in March and I need to make a couple of new bowling shirts for him. I guess I have some work to do!

My synagogue asked me to donate something for their upcoming silent auction. Last year I did a tie dye and embroidered tallit. I can't do the same thing so I am trying to think up a good thing to donate this year. I spent part of today online trying to get some good ideas but so far I haven't come up with anything great.

I've seen free patterns for some of the historical dresses, though Carla's are more my cup of tea. My dd seems to be happier with the more modern clothes, though yesterday when I went to do my pics she had Samantha dressed in her meet dress (with pink cell phone in hand on her flowered lounge chair!).

How old is your niece? My dd is very sloppy too, although she's drastically improved over the past year. I think she has only completely ruined one shirt this year and it wasn't appliqued on so I wasn't too furious.

I had to look up what a tallit was. I think I would just donate something every day useful --I would bid on one of those purses you have made recently and think that would be a great donation.

Your neighbor sounds like she's not in great shape. I hope her recovery is smooth.

 

[Restrasz]

You are all so talented! Not sure mine will ever be good enough to post but I'll sure try. Keep sewing and I'll keep looking!

 

[NiniMorris]

I really hate when I turn off my computer to take it traveling.... sometimes I loose my quotes. (but only if I have multiple quotes) Yup...you guessed it! I had multiple quotes!)

Unfortunately, there is only one I can half way remember...on the applique that the red 'ran' a tad bit...it looked to me like she was wearing a bit of blush on one cheek...I liked it! It reminded me of when I used to make things for my step mother. She always told me my dolls did not have enough color so she always used paint and added color to their cheeks! (I used to make Cabbage Patch type dolls back in the late 70's and early 80's) I could see my stepmother adding blush to the other cheek to match!


To everyone else that I missed... great stuff posted! If I had time I would go back and grab them all again, but I probably won't so I won't promise! LOL!





Hopefully this cold is going to leave me alone for a while so I can get back to work! I have too much to do to take naps!

Nini

 

[dianemom2]

I instead went to e-bay and saw hanger prices there and then headed to the AG site and put my order in as it was cheaper than e-bay.

How old is your niece? My dd is very sloppy too, although she's drastically improved over the past year. I think she has only completely ruined one shirt this year and it wasn't appliqued on so I wasn't too furious.

I had to look up what a tallit was. I think I would just donate something every day useful --I would bid on one of those purses you have made recently and think that would be a great donation.

Your neighbor sounds like she's not in great shape. I hope her recovery is smooth.

Smart of you to check AG to see prices. Sometimes the things on ebay are bid so much higher than just going to AG and buying them there!

My niece will turn 5 in March. My younger dd was always a very messy eater but my older one was neat. It was hard for us though because my younger dd is bigger than my older one and we had hand me ups instead of hand me downs. I always had to replace the shirts that my younger dd had gotten stains all over instead of just being able to re-use an entire outfit.

It will be several more days, maybe weeks before we know about my neighbor's prognosis. We are praying for her every day.

One of the purses that I made would be a good donation to the silent auction. They are looking for something handmade. Apparently the the tallit that I made last year brought in a very nice amount of money. I'd like to make something that would bring in a similar amount.

 

[dianemom2]

Unfortunately, there is only one I can half way remember...on the applique that the red 'ran' a tad bit...it looked to me like she was wearing a bit of blush on one cheek...I liked it! It reminded me of when I used to make things for my step mother. She always told me my dolls did not have enough color so she always used paint and added color to their cheeks! (I used to make Cabbage Patch type dolls back in the late 70's and early 80's) I could see my stepmother adding blush to the other cheek to match!


Hopefully this cold is going to leave me alone for a while so I can get back to work! I have too much to do to take naps!

Nini

Sorry, I meant to grab your quote on my previous post and I didn't.

I am glad that you think that the red that ran a little bit looks ok. I'd love to see some pictures of the dolls that you made. Did you take some? Hope you are feeling better today.

 

[DMGeurts]

Yes, the driver stayed at the scene of the accident. Sadly, the man who hit her is a friend of their family. I can't imagine what he is thinking and feeling.

Here are things that I have been working on this week:

A baby onesie:

A Snow White skirt and top:

And an Ariel skirt and top:

I am a little sad because the red that I used on Ariel's hair bled a little bit onto her skin.

I am so sorry about your neighbor Diane, I will be praying for her.

ANd I love everything you made - I didn't notice Ariel's hair either... I had to go back and squint before I saw it - so I don't think anyone will notice.

I was going to post pictures of the small messenger bags I made for my two nieces and our friends' two girls for Christmas a little while ago until I found out that the oldest in each family uses their moms' accounts to check my dog photos on Facebook. I didn't want to ruin the surprise so I figured I would hold off until after they opened them. And then life got busy and I forgot about them until I was taking pictures off my camera tonight.

I haven't really sewn anything other than pant hems for several years. I think the last thing I made before this was the crib set for my DS just over 11 years ago. Before that, it was probably high school home ec class (knee buttoned knickers if I remember correctly!!!).

I was fairly happy with the way they turned out. I looked at a couple of messenger bags in a local store, checked out a couple of pattern books at Fabricland, decided how big I wanted them and then cut out some fabric and started sewing. This was my first attempt ever at applique and I have several test pieces to remind me of what not to do in future! The fabric is just regular cotton that is reinforced with some medium weight fleece interfacing. I didn't realize until tonight that I forgot to take a picture of the back of the bag. It has a pocket on the back that is just big enough to fit an autograph book and big pen.

My MIL wants me to make her one and I am going to try hers in canvas. And my SIL hasn't said anything yet, but my MIL says she wants one too. My DS also wants one made out of the Lightning McQueen fabric I bought a couple of years ago with the intentions to make him some shorts. And my DH wants me to modify it to become a tablet sleeve with a shoulder strap. So I have a few more of these to make in my future.

After seeing so many of your beautiful projects on here, I am hooked and want to buy an embroidery machine so I can do some t-shirts for our upcoming trip. Even if I don't get a new machine, I know I will at least be able to make some basic applique t-shirts for us. I think I might have to go fabric shopping this weekend!

These turned out great! I love them!

I finally have my pictures taken (and AG doll skirt finished). I forgot to get a pic of dd's snuglette, so just picture horse fleece in your minds.

First up t's for Lindsay and her brother (Big Give) and a collar cover for Bella the yorkie. Lindsay was supposed to have Minnie on elbows and I accidentally did Mickey on hers so just did a different Mickey face for Dalton (thank you Heather!!!!):

These are bookmarks I did for the kids' classmates at school -- one set was for boys and one for girls -- DS only has 13 kids and dd only has 12 in her class (though they are getting two new students on Monday):

DD's Christmas dress -- she wanted it all the same fabric. It looks awful hanging and I don't have a good pic of her wearing it, but it's Ellie's twirl dress only I use a SS bodice because her hair gets tangled in the button on Ellie's bodice:

And the AG clothes -- a white t via Carla C's tutorial and a zebra SS:

And DD wanted a butterfly t which I made long sleeve just to try long sleeves and then realized a skirt is summery so I added leggings which I made by slimming down the Easy Fits. The double layer twirl was an online tut. It has a drop waist but it still bunches a lot under the t-shirt I think it's really cute though. I just bought dd 20 hangers and she has none that are empty and her AG wardrobe is packed full! Should have taken a pic of that....:

Thank you for looking -- now I feel like I'm worthy of participating here again

I love the BG outfits - those appliques turned out fabulous!

And I love your dd's dress, as well - despite being bright - I really like the fabric she chose.

And, of course, the AG outfits are adorable.

Did you all ever find a tutoril for AG leggings out of socks??? If not, I'd be happy to do a quick one for you.

D~