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

[PurpleEars]

So my New Year resolution is to TRY to keep up with this thread well that and quitting smoking so I will need ways to occupy my mind. You ladies are just so busy I cant really keep up at all.

My DH did buy me a new sewing machine for Christmas the Singer with the 6x10 hoop and to say its intimidating is an understatement. I have played with it once and since then its been in the box because my sewing area is my dining room table that had to be taken down to put our tree up so until I get my table back up in the box it will sit.

Everyones stuff has just been awesome. I am in awe of the abilities of you ladies. I have been saving some pics to my computer of outfits I want to try to make for our trip in Sept. I downloaded the Grace dress and I cant wait to do that.

The sewing part Im getting better at...the embroidery part I am so far off on. Still cant figure out how to put a 6x10 applique on a size 6 t-shirt without having to take the side seam out. I dont want to do that because Im not that confident I will be able to sew it back up correctly How do you hoop the shirt and not sew the front to the back of the shirt? I cant seem to be able to move the shirt material enough to do it.

Hope everyone has a fantastic 2012!!!

Good luck with your resolutions. My grandpa told me quitting smoking is one of the hardest thing he did, but he was very proud of his accomplishments. Congrats on your new toy. Does your machine come with a smaller hoop? Maybe you can do a smaller embroidery instead of going 6x10 and have to rip the seams out?

DD loves skorts and I love easy patterns.

I have to ask, how long is your mortgage for? Most people in the states do 30 yr mortgages (though on one of our three houses - the one we actually live in- we have a 15 yr mortgage). It just seems like a long time to wait to get a new machine.

I am doing recipe organization as well. It was one of my NY's resolutions and I've made great progress thus far. I will have to look for the Dis recipes. My sister has a Disney cookbook that she loves -- it's at least 15 years old though!

I would also suggest looking at Carla's skorts pattern. It was pretty straight forward to put together. For adults, I like both skorts patterns from Kwik Sew. They look great and they are very comfortable.

Our mortgage was for 25 years. We are just being very aggressive at paying it off. Both of us want to be at a stage when we don't have any outstanding financial obligations. We should be mortgage free in a few years anyway, so it is really not that bad. As an aside, I also promised I won't look at DVC until we are mortgage free, so I actually have 2 big incentives to save!

Well I love cooking and collecting recipes. I just can't find what I am looking for half the time! Mind you, I make up my own recipes on the fly too and I can't seem to reproduce the successes.

DSC_9664 by Sheila Grammy, on Flickr
Sheila

This is very pretty!

We didn't buy a house until my husband retired (two years ago) so I'll be in my 80s and he'll be in his 90s if we wait the full 30 years to pay off our mortgage.

When we were doing Project Runway (the disboutique version) I thought it would be fun to have everyone make something, anything, using the same fabric. I'm sure there would have been an amazing variety.

Yikes! I hope you will pay off your mortgage sooner than that! That's a great idea for Project Runway.

It is fun to see what other people make with the same fabric. Last spring somebody posted a dress they'd made and it was the same fabric that I'd made a shower curtain for my dd's bathroom. It would be fun to give everybody a yard of the same fabric and see what they make with it.

Maybe after my girls' bat mitzvah we can take the beach fabric that I made into tablecloths and cut them up. I think I made 18 tablecloths and each one has 6 yards of fabric. We can have a fun time seeing what everybody makes with them. I still have another year to go before the bat mitzvah though. Of course I'd be ready for it tomorrow since I have the tablecloths, centerpieces and candlelighting board all finished.

Wow! Talk about being organized!

Hey guys! to all the new people....and all the stuff lately has been so cute!

I got my machine back today. I don't know if I mentioned it or not but my embroidery/ combo machine was acting up before the Nov. trip but I managed to finish my trip projects and some stuff before Christmas....when I took it in to get serviced last turns out the motor was about to die....when the tech tested it it crashed....got a replacement motor for $75 and now we are in business again. So glad I have a dealer near me that can deal with it....way cheaper than buying a new machine!

D~ the 15-91 I was going to look at was sold before I could look at it. Probably just as well since DH would have raised an eyebrow at that....but my mom is going to bring me her old Kenmore as a backup the next time she vists....circa 1980 (yay love free!). I don't feel inclined to look anymore right now since I had to pay the $75 to replace my Bernina motor (to its credit it is 12 years old and has been used almost daily for the last 3 yrs).

Now that I'm about moved into my sewing space....I can actually work on the last of the winter projects before moving on to spring dresses!

I want to paint the space....but since we will replace the counters in that room in the spring/ summer I'm going to wait until then to pick out paint.

I just need another light and maybe something to hang my cut patterns on near the cutting area....Ott lights go on sale at Joanns next week....50% off

Glad to hear that your machine is back from the spa!

I wanted to share this dress I made for Barbara's auction. Sorry for the big pictures.

Andrea inspired me to make a shirt for the doll - I don't like looking at her "body" either. I might have to make a new dress for my DD's AG and keep her in my sewing area. Maybe something that coordinates with my sewing machine? At least her hair wouldn't get so messy.

The dress is very pretty!

So as I sit here pinning my skirt together, it amazing me on how much time in "sewing" is actually taken up by pinning, ironing, cutting, and measuring.

Yup, the sewing part is actually the fast part.

Hi all. I love reading your thread and seeing all the pics. I have finally finished the outfits for my youngest daughter for our upcoming trip.

Thought I'd try to share.

Princess outfit.

Last minute Minnie add on.

Pooh for Crystal Palace breakfast.

Mickey parts.

Her favorite:
Minnie for dinner at Chef Mickey's

front

back


I also made an Alice dress for 1900 Parkfare breakfast. Not sure why I don't have a pic. And I made a bow to match exactly with each outfit. I made a few extra t-shirt dresses just in case she gets dirty and needs a change. I'm so excited she has an outfit for every single day!

Great job on all those outfits. Looks like your DD enjoyed modelling them!

 

[Cibahwewah]

I love the bag - love the fabric! Super cute!!!

I've always wanted to buy the Japanese fabric, but I was worried about quality... What do you think of it???

D~

Thanks for the compliments. I was impressed with the good quality of this Japanese fabric. A higher end quilting cotton. I bought some Stitch fabric a while back that was made in the Phillipines and sold from Japan-- it was a little too thin and I was worried it would shrink funny.

 

[MindyCramer]

Okay, I've finally racked up 10 posts so I can post photos! LOL.
This was a quick skirt I made up a bit ago for my grandmother's friend's granddaughter

 

[WyomingMomof6]

I'm hopelessly behind again. Love all the great stuff that has been posted lately.

I don't think I ever posted a pic of this skirt that I did for Alexa.

I was planning on doing a cute tee to wear with it but my embroidery machine ate it so she ended up just wearing one of Connor's with it. Ignore the ugly deer head in the background. This was taken at my daughter's house and my son-in-law is an avid hunter.

Speaking of my daughter.....one of her gifts to us was a card that said "Coming to a hospital near you, 8-8-2012!" That's right, she's pregnant! We were so shocked because they had no plans to even try for at least a couple of years! I can't wait to find out what they're having so I can start making baby outfits!

 

[mommy2mrb]

I'm hopelessly behind again. Love all the great stuff that has been posted lately.

I don't think I ever posted a pic of this skirt that I did for Alexa.

I was planning on doing a cute tee to wear with it but my embroidery machine ate it so she ended up just wearing one of Connor's with it. Ignore the ugly deer head in the background. This was taken at my daughter's house and my son-in-law is an avid hunter.

Speaking of my daughter.....one of her gifts to us was a card that said "Coming to a hospital near you, 8-8-2012!" That's right, she's pregnant! We were so shocked because they had no plans to even try for at least a couple of years! I can't wait to find out what they're having so I can start making baby outfits!

what a fun way to annouce the baby!
Congratulations!!!

 

[WyomingMomof6]

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Love that horse dress! The bookmarks were a great idea! I was going to do crayon rollups for my kids to give out but was too busy, er lazy to get it done.

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Love the bags, great work as usual! I was going to make my girls bags for Christmas. I bought the fabric but that's as far as it went.

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Here is DD's PJs pre-torn

DD's skirt:

The boy's PJs

Here's the shirt Judy sent me to put this little girl on:

Love all the Christmas jammies and matching AG clothes!

Princess outfit.


Mickey parts.

Love them all but the princess dress is my favorite!

I wanted to share this dress I made for Barbara's auction. Sorry for the big pictures.

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So cute! Sigh, I really need to make Alexa some AG clothes! I would bid on that if it were a bigger size!

 

[karebear23]

I'm way behind! Haven't been on the DIS in forever!
Love everything I have been seeing!
I'm working on some doll clothing.

Hi Diane, Looks like we both liked the Little Mermaid fabric. Below is a picture of the back of a dress I made using the same fabric. I used a tee-shirt for the top. It was for my cousin's granddaughter - they live in Florida and I thought it was very appropriate for the area I really like the little skort pattern..could you forward me the pattern #? (Thanks in advance) Do you think it is still in print?


DSC_9664 by Sheila Grammy, on Flickr
Sheila

Funny I have that mermaid fabric too! I made PJ's for DD.


IMAG0053 by karebear23, on Flickr
Her tail wraps around the back of the t-shirt!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26104736@N00/6677026129/ http://www.flickr.com/people/26104736@N00/

 

[Dustykins]

I bit the bullet and ordered the SE400. Yeah, maybe I'll get hoop envy but since I'll mostly be embroidering kids' clothes I think I'll basically be okay. It came today (gotta love Amazon Prime) and I did a test run and it's awesome (especially for the price - they had one listed as "used" for just under $300 claiming that the packaging was damaged but the machine was like new, but the packaging looks like it's been in the mail and the machine still had all the factory seals on it!)

 

[GlassSlippers]

I love the mermaid dress. It is the perfect fabric for a little Floridian! I had considered turning the shirt and materiel into a dress for my niece but I've already made her a few different dresses for this spring. I will look up the pattern name and number. I've had the pattern for about 3 years though so would not be positive that it is still in print. Of course they might have something similar in their spring pattern books.


I also usually only buy a yard at a time when I am adding to my stash. But I now have a closet full of one yard pieces. I really need to get to work using it up.

It is fun to see what other people make with the same fabric. Last spring somebody posted a dress they'd made and it was the same fabric that I'd made a shower curtain for my dd's bathroom. It would be fun to give everybody a yard of the same fabric and see what they make with it.

Maybe after my girls' bat mitzvah we can take the beach fabric that I made into tablecloths and cut them up. I think I made 18 tablecloths and each one has 6 yards of fabric. We can have a fun time seeing what everybody makes with them. I still have another year to go before the bat mitzvah though. Of course I'd be ready for it tomorrow since I have the tablecloths, centerpieces and candlelighting board all finished.

Oooooh! Count me in! Sounds like fun!

Lori in East Podunk

 

[dianemom2]

Funny I have that mermaid fabric too! I made PJ's for DD.


IMAG0053 by karebear23, on Flickr
Her tail wraps around the back of the t-shirt!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26104736@N00/6677026129/ http://www.flickr.com/people/26104736@N00/

I love the mermaid pajamas. They are so cute! The applique that wraps around the top is great!

Oooooh! Count me in! Sounds like fun!

Lori in East Podunk

It will be fun to see what everybody makes with the fabric. But it will be a while before we can get to that. I bought all the fabric and made the tablecloths because I found the perfect fabric on clearance for $1 per yard. Now it is sitting on the shelf in my sewing room. I have around 100 yards of that fabric.

 

[DMGeurts]

Thanks but it is easy to do with an embroidery machine. I wish I could do hand appliques like you do. I have this idea for a large applique that I wish I could do but I've never done hand appliques before. Plus you are really a fabric artist with the incredible things you make.

Awww... Thanks... Heather's tut is the best - if you ever want to learn... It's easier than you think it is.

Hi! I'm new! I've been "stalking" this board so to speak and I have to say, you all are SO inspiring!
Hope to share my latest Disney creation when it is finished!

Welcome!

Hi Diane, Looks like we both liked the Little Mermaid fabric. Below is a picture of the back of a dress I made using the same fabric. I used a tee-shirt for the top. It was for my cousin's granddaughter - they live in Florida and I thought it was very appropriate for the area I really like the little skort pattern..could you forward me the pattern #? (Thanks in advance) Do you think it is still in print?


DSC_9664 by Sheila Grammy, on Flickr
Sheila

Love this!

When we were doing Project Runway (the disboutique version) I thought it would be fun to have everyone make something, anything, using the same fabric. I'm sure there would have been an amazing variety.

I think that would be sooo fun!

Maybe after my girls' bat mitzvah we can take the beach fabric that I made into tablecloths and cut them up. I think I made 18 tablecloths and each one has 6 yards of fabric. We can have a fun time seeing what everybody makes with them. I still have another year to go before the bat mitzvah though. Of course I'd be ready for it tomorrow since I have the tablecloths, centerpieces and candlelighting board all finished.

I am totally in on this project too!

D~ the 15-91 I was going to look at was sold before I could look at it. Probably just as well since DH would have raised an eyebrow at that....but my mom is going to bring me her old Kenmore as a backup the next time she vists....circa 1980 (yay love free!). I don't feel inclined to look anymore right now since I had to pay the $75 to replace my Bernina motor (to its credit it is 12 years old and has been used almost daily for the last 3 yrs).

Now that I'm about moved into my sewing space....I can actually work on the last of the winter projects before moving on to spring dresses!

I want to paint the space....but since we will replace the counters in that room in the spring/ summer I'm going to wait until then to pick out paint.

I just need another light and maybe something to hang my cut patterns on near the cutting area....Ott lights go on sale at Joanns next week....50% off

Bummer about the 15-91... Awesome about the sewing space though... I can't wait to see pictures!

I wanted to share this dress I made for Barbara's auction. Sorry for the big pictures.

Andrea inspired me to make a shirt for the doll - I don't like looking at her "body" either. I might have to make a new dress for my DD's AG and keep her in my sewing area. Maybe something that coordinates with my sewing machine? At least her hair wouldn't get so messy.

These turned out so awesome!!! Great job!

So as I sit here pinning my skirt together, it amazing me on how much time in "sewing" is actually taken up by pinning, ironing, cutting, and measuring.

Yup... It's a vicious circle. They say, a seamstress' most valuable tool (after her sewing machine, of course) is her iron.

Hi all. I love reading your thread and seeing all the pics. I have finally finished the outfits for my youngest daughter for our upcoming trip.

Thought I'd try to share.

Princess outfit.

Last minute Minnie add on.

Pooh for Crystal Palace breakfast.

Mickey parts.

Her favorite:
Minnie for dinner at Chef Mickey's

front

back


I also made an Alice dress for 1900 Parkfare breakfast. Not sure why I don't have a pic. And I made a bow to match exactly with each outfit. I made a few extra t-shirt dresses just in case she gets dirty and needs a change. I'm so excited she has an outfit for every single day!

OK - these pictures and outfits are just adorable! It makes me wish, more than ever, that I would have known how to sew when my girls were little.

Okay, I've finally racked up 10 posts so I can post photos! LOL.
This was a quick skirt I made up a bit ago for my grandmother's friend's granddaughter

Very cute! You did a great job!

I'm hopelessly behind again. Love all the great stuff that has been posted lately.

I don't think I ever posted a pic of this skirt that I did for Alexa.

I was planning on doing a cute tee to wear with it but my embroidery machine ate it so she ended up just wearing one of Connor's with it. Ignore the ugly deer head in the background. This was taken at my daughter's house and my son-in-law is an avid hunter.

Speaking of my daughter.....one of her gifts to us was a card that said "Coming to a hospital near you, 8-8-2012!" That's right, she's pregnant! We were so shocked because they had no plans to even try for at least a couple of years! I can't wait to find out what they're having so I can start making baby outfits!

Love it! And congratulations!!!

I bit the bullet and ordered the SE400. Yeah, maybe I'll get hoop envy but since I'll mostly be embroidering kids' clothes I think I'll basically be okay. It came today (gotta love Amazon Prime) and I did a test run and it's awesome (especially for the price - they had one listed as "used" for just under $300 claiming that the packaging was damaged but the machine was like new, but the packaging looks like it's been in the mail and the machine still had all the factory seals on it!)

How awesome!!! Glad you got a great deal on a great machine!

D~

 

[chellewashere]

I wanted to share this dress I made for Barbara's auction. Sorry for the big pictures.

Andrea inspired me to make a shirt for the doll - I don't like looking at her "body" either. I might have to make a new dress for my DD's AG and keep her in my sewing area. Maybe something that coordinates with my sewing machine? At least her hair wouldn't get so messy.

Love it I love the pelums (however you spell it)!!

Hi all. I love reading your thread and seeing all the pics. I have finally finished the outfits for my youngest daughter for our upcoming trip.

Thought I'd try to share.

Princess outfit.

Last minute Minnie add on.

Pooh for Crystal Palace breakfast.

Mickey parts.

Her favorite:
Minnie for dinner at Chef Mickey's

front

back


I also made an Alice dress for 1900 Parkfare breakfast. Not sure why I don't have a pic. And I made a bow to match exactly with each outfit. I made a few extra t-shirt dresses just in case she gets dirty and needs a change. I'm so excited she has an outfit for every single day!

Love the Mickey parts one the best but I wish my DD was still small enough to get away with the bottom one...too adorable.

I'm hopelessly behind again. Love all the great stuff that has been posted lately.

I don't think I ever posted a pic of this skirt that I did for Alexa.

I was planning on doing a cute tee to wear with it but my embroidery machine ate it so she ended up just wearing one of Connor's with it. Ignore the ugly deer head in the background. This was taken at my daughter's house and my son-in-law is an avid hunter.

Speaking of my daughter.....one of her gifts to us was a card that said "Coming to a hospital near you, 8-8-2012!" That's right, she's pregnant! We were so shocked because they had no plans to even try for at least a couple of years! I can't wait to find out what they're having so I can start making baby outfits!

Love the birth announcement. The skirt is so pretty and twirly, but I am in love with the socks

I'm way behind! Haven't been on the DIS in forever!
Love everything I have been seeing!
I'm working on some doll clothing.




Funny I have that mermaid fabric too! I made PJ's for DD.


IMAG0053 by karebear23, on Flickr
Her tail wraps around the back of the t-shirt!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26104736@N00/6677026129/ http://www.flickr.com/people/26104736@N00/

The PJ top is soo cute love how it wraps around. I love how everyone bought the same fabric and made different things out of it.

I bit the bullet and ordered the SE400. Yeah, maybe I'll get hoop envy but since I'll mostly be embroidering kids' clothes I think I'll basically be okay. It came today (gotta love Amazon Prime) and I did a test run and it's awesome (especially for the price - they had one listed as "used" for just under $300 claiming that the packaging was damaged but the machine was like new, but the packaging looks like it's been in the mail and the machine still had all the factory seals on it!)

This is the machine I learned to sew on I love it but I developed hoop envy early on and begged for my new machine that Im afraid of now
Have fun with it and enjoy.

 

[aboveH20]

So as I sit here pinning my skirt together, it amazing me on how much time in "sewing" is actually taken up by pinning, ironing, cutting, and measuring.

Reminds me of my cake decorating days. I used to think if I could have a high school girl come over and bake the cakes, make the frosting, and then clean up afterwards, I could just do the fun part -- the decorating.

Yikes! I hope you will pay off your mortgage sooner than that! That's a great idea for Project Runway.

We've rounded up our payment and pay an extra $6/month, so maybe we'll get it down to 29.5 years.

Okay, I've finally racked up 10 posts so I can post photos! LOL.
This was a quick skirt I made up a bit ago for my grandmother's friend's granddaughter

Looks great . . . and it looks like it took a whole lot of fabric. Gotta love twirling and ruffles.

I'm hopelessly behind again. Love all the great stuff that has been posted lately.

I don't think I ever posted a pic of this skirt that I did for Alexa.

Speaking of my daughter.....one of her gifts to us was a card that said "Coming to a hospital near you, 8-8-2012!" That's right, she's pregnant! We were so shocked because they had no plans to even try for at least a couple of years! I can't wait to find out what they're having so I can start making baby outfits!

Beautiful skirt and great news.

I bit the bullet and ordered the SE400. Yeah, maybe I'll get hoop envy but since I'll mostly be embroidering kids' clothes I think I'll basically be okay. It came today (gotta love Amazon Prime) and I did a test run and it's awesome (especially for the price - they had one listed as "used" for just under $300 claiming that the packaging was damaged but the machine was like new, but the packaging looks like it's been in the mail and the machine still had all the factory seals on it!)

Congrats on the machine and great price. Enjoy.

 

[SallyfromDE]

I bit the bullet and ordered the SE400. Yeah, maybe I'll get hoop envy but since I'll mostly be embroidering kids' clothes I think I'll basically be okay. It came today (gotta love Amazon Prime) and I did a test run and it's awesome (especially for the price - they had one listed as "used" for just under $300 claiming that the packaging was damaged but the machine was like new, but the packaging looks like it's been in the mail and the machine still had all the factory seals on it!)

I probably think the opposite of everyone here. But I think you should start with a smaller machine. My Mother wanted one for years and always went tot he Machine store and just drooled over them. She was finally able to get a Brother Disney machine and it had a 4X4 hoop. She didn't like machine embroidery, after all that. I started to use it and loved it. I ended up selling "our" machine and buying a larger hoop. You can always tuck the packaging into the back a closet somewhere for awhile and if you decide you can use bigger, sell it and use the $$ for another machine.

 

[PurpleEars]

Okay, I've finally racked up 10 posts so I can post photos! LOL.
This was a quick skirt I made up a bit ago for my grandmother's friend's granddaughter

Great job! Very cute!

I'm hopelessly behind again. Love all the great stuff that has been posted lately.

I don't think I ever posted a pic of this skirt that I did for Alexa.

I was planning on doing a cute tee to wear with it but my embroidery machine ate it so she ended up just wearing one of Connor's with it. Ignore the ugly deer head in the background. This was taken at my daughter's house and my son-in-law is an avid hunter.

Speaking of my daughter.....one of her gifts to us was a card that said "Coming to a hospital near you, 8-8-2012!" That's right, she's pregnant! We were so shocked because they had no plans to even try for at least a couple of years! I can't wait to find out what they're having so I can start making baby outfits!

What a lovely skirt! Congrats on your DD! I hope she will have a smooth and healthy pregnancy.

Funny I have that mermaid fabric too! I made PJ's for DD.


IMAG0053 by karebear23, on Flickr
Her tail wraps around the back of the t-shirt!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26104736@N00/6677026129/ http://www.flickr.com/people/26104736@N00/

I really like how the tail wraps around! Great job!

I bit the bullet and ordered the SE400. Yeah, maybe I'll get hoop envy but since I'll mostly be embroidering kids' clothes I think I'll basically be okay. It came today (gotta love Amazon Prime) and I did a test run and it's awesome (especially for the price - they had one listed as "used" for just under $300 claiming that the packaging was damaged but the machine was like new, but the packaging looks like it's been in the mail and the machine still had all the factory seals on it!)

Congrats on your new machine. It sounds like you got a good deal on it. I look forward to seeing what you create with it!

 

[geishagirl81]

My FIRST ever Feliz. I have had the pattern for about 3 years and just now had the guts to do it. What I found was it is not really that hard. Just extrememly time consuming (sep without a serger like me). I don't want to make another for a while

But my DD LOVED it and was spinning around the house all day. That made it all worth while.

 

[karebear23]

Love it! I love that fabric!
I have had the feliz on my sewing list for awhile...hoping to get one done here soon!

My FIRST ever Feliz. I have had the pattern for about 3 years and just now had the guts to do it. What I found was it is not really that hard. Just extrememly time consuming (sep without a serger like me). I don't want to make another for a while

But my DD LOVED it and was spinning around the house all day. That made it all worth while.

 

[tinkbell13]

So many beautiful items have been posted the last few days! These are all so cute! Makes me wish I had a girl.

Mickey parts.

Her favorite:
Minnie for dinner at Chef Mickey's

All the outfits are great but I love these two the most!

This was a quick skirt I made up a bit ago for my grandmother's friend's granddaughter

This is so cute! My nieces will be 8 and 11 for our trip in March. I've been debating about doing one of these for them.

But my DD LOVED it and was spinning around the house all day. That made it all worth while.

I'd spin around the house all day too if I had a dress like that! And you just gave me an awesome idea to do for my MIL's bag since IASW was her first and favourite ride when they (MIL & FIL) went to DL 20+ years ago.

Can't believe it is only 2 months until we arrive at WDW!

 

[Colleen27]

Wow, so much cuteness! I especially love the Feliz. I'm working on the courage to do my first too, and I even have the fabric for it and a deadline of Feb 5 (when we're going to see Sesame Street Live) so I'd better get on it!

I'm not even coming close to keeping up here right now, between the holidays, my son's birthday, and getting ready for our trip. DH bought me a new sewing machine (Janome DC2160) for Christmas and it is getting a workout!

The first thing I made with it - Christmas jammies for the girls (ignore DS and his duct tape dynamite )

A purse for DD in our high school's team colors and logo. When I finally get an embroidery machine I am SO digitizing this because I have orders for 2 more for friends already.

And a park bag, also for DD10 at her request. I improvised this one and I love how it came out - the zipper pocket is just the right size for her iPod Touch and has a button hole to run the headphones through, and the slip-in pocket holds her Epcot passport and pen perfectly. The only problem is the measurements on B&N.com for the Birnbaums weren't accurate, so that doesn't fit as well as it should!

The outside is completely blank white canvas, because DD wanted an *autograph* purse.

We leave in 13 days and I have 7 more projects on the to-do list. Wish me luck!

 

[gallafamily]

Here are a few more items I made for our upcoming trip. Today is 30 days out!

First is my "day bag" for the parks:

Next is a tinkerbell outfit for my DD:

I'm kinda thinking of painting a tinkerbell on the front of this. I have a very small embroidery machine, but it only does 4x4, so I don't think that would be big enough.

I have a couple of short sets I made for my DS also, but they really aren't anything exciting. I am so glad I have a DD! I have 3 boys, and last was my girl, and she LOVES for me to make her dresses. Hopefully I will have time to make her a few more.

Thanks for looking.