Is it just me or are the Dis servers incredibly slow? I have not been posting a lot lately b/c sometimes it takes over a couple of minutes for a page to load. I have better luck on some ptr's, but sometimes they act up as well.
I have a few things made that I need to get pics of -- just two t's and an AG item. I'll snap pics once I iron my BG item and gets photos of that.
I am going to have to remove some pics since I'm so behind (again) and Dis keeps me at 25.
We are currently waiting for today's update on our neighbor. Yesterday was the day they finally started to bring her out of the medically induced coma. I hope that she will wake up and be well. We are praying for that to be true!
Here is what I made last week for my little nephews:
This was the Simplicity pattern that I used. The shirts turned out ok but I wasn't really crazy about the pattern. Now that the printer is fixed, I can go back to CarlaC's bowling shirt pattern. I also think that the pattern ran a little small. I cut it out using the size 8 but when I compared it to a boy's t-shirt it looks more like a size 6/7. I am not sure that a size 6/7 will work for one of my nephews.
The shirts look great. I love the variety. Sorry the Simplicity pattern didn't work out perfectly size wise. I want to merge Carla's with a commercial to get rid of the placket, but have yet to try it. I already upsized Carla's (by hand) as my ds is almost 10 now and it worked perfectly.
It is the Simplicity pattern but after I cut my pieces from it I glanced at directions but mostly put it together my way with a few modifications. I did an invisible zipper in the back so my back was constructed a little differently. Also I left off the long sleeve portion that would have been done in chiffon, I didnt think DD would like that part all that much so I skipped it, in place of gathering the bottom of the sleeve into the long sleeve part, I just stitched 1/4" elastic to the bottom of the sleeve to make it pull in and puff up. I also didnt do eyelets for the corset I just added little ribbon loops instead. I can take up close pics for you if you need help with any of it
Sadly no help needed -- I can not do a spring mother/daughter trip since our house hasn't sold. My sister and her boyfriend are still going, but she hasn't even selected a resort yet and hasn't made any dining reservations. She used to live in FL back in the days when you made your reservations that morning. I told her she is going to be stuck with counter service, but she just doesn't want to listen to me.
First, I have to explain that our trip didn't start out quite like we had hoped. We drove through the night on Thanksgiving and pulled in to FW early in the morning on Friday. We hoped to set up, take a nap and spend some time in downtown disney before meeting up with my sister's family who were ending their vacation the day we started ours. Instead we had just started to set up with our DD then 18 months fell, bit her lip, and next thing I know we had an ambulance at our campsite. After several hours at the Celebration hospital and several stiches we were back in business but the day definitely did not go as planned and the pictures are a little more.... colorful than I had hoped.
The photopass photographer got this shot the next day and I think she looks a little like a mini starlet after a rough night on the town.
and with Snow White.
DD was nervous but Snow White was so patient and sweet with her.
The Car's stripwork jumper got the most attention. I think it is because there you don't find girl's clothes with Lightening McQueen very often.
Sorry I couldn't quote all the pics, but everything turned out so nice. Sorry about your visit to the hospital. I think it's funny that your dd's Car's dress got a lot of attention -- I don't recall anyone being enamored with the one I made my dd and it was really cute! Things I didn't like as well got more attention. Thanks for sharing all the pics.
O.k. I know it's not Disney and it's not children's clothing but it's my first ever bag so I'm going to share!
It's a Zoe Messenger Bag designed by: Schlosser Designs except that I could not for the life of me get the strips to work out right so I did a solid front flap.
Thanks for looking!!!
Your first ever bag is fabulous! Great job!
So I have to send back my new toy. DH got me the Singer quartet for Christmas and I have tried to make it work but I just cant get it. I have only tried to do the embroidery on it so far and it has managed to eat every piece of fabric and make a big mess of knots under it.
From what I have read some came with the bobbin area a little wonky--either broken or a burr type thing in it where it only goes around part way then pulls some thread goes again part way pulls more thread and so on. The computer kept saying top thread was broken but it wasnt. So I am sending this one back and hoping the next one is a good one and I can I was hoping to have it to make the Valentine outfit I wanted for my DD but I dont think I will have it back in time.
Told the DH if this one dont work, I am sending it back and hoping they will have the brother listed again. I just really wanted to jump the gun and get the bix 6x10 hoop
So I will be living thru all you fabulous ladies for some more time and drooling over the creations
Ugh! I know others on here have gotten bum machines from time to time. I was so happy that mine worked beautifully when it arrived. I'm sure your new one will be better.
I'm seeing some awesome stuff in here! I don't have time to quote everything, but great work!
I have a question for you creative geniuses. When you're planning out your fabulous creations for your Disney trips - how do you keep track of your ideas? I've got 8 bridesmaids' dresses to make for the trip but then I need to start working on DD's stuff, but I'm having a hard time gathering my thoughts. Any great tips?
I'm not a genius, but I'll answer anyway. I first based outfits on dining reservations and then I did fill ins of the kids' favorites, such as Cars and traditional Mickey and Minnie. I had two outfits per day (we park hop) and even had one outit that didn't get worn b/c the kids wanted extra time at the pool.
Ok,
question time
Does anyone know anything about going to Alaska on a cruise? We may be going due to some extraordinary circumstances but we have never been on a cruise nor to Alaska before! It won't be a
Disney cruise so I can't use my Disney customs. I am just in crazy info gather mode right now to figure out what we may be getting ourselves into. Any tips or info you can share will be very helpful!
The only thing I know is that I am jealous!!!!
This happened to me when I got my PE 770, turns out I can't use the prewound bobbins from Marathon. I have tried twice with the same result, thankfully the machine was still under warranty so I took it into the shop and both times it was fixed without any charge to me. I bought bobbin thread from my local sewing store and I wind my own without any problems. I have to use the recommended bobbin thread or I have issues.
Mary, do you know if the thickness of the bobbin thread makes a difference? I wind my own bobbins too and used up all my thread that came with my machine and took the brother spool to the sew and vac to buy more and they had a different thickness in stock. The guy there that day was new so couldn't tell me if it would work in my machine. I just started using embroidery thread for the bobbins which is working fine, but I still would like to get the real bobbin thread.
I finally did some sewing! Elizabeth and Tim are going to camp this weekend with their Sunday School Class. So I decided to make them some new jammies and a pillowcase with their name on it. Of course I didn have enough fabric to do Elizabeth's pants the tie dye hearts (curse you size 10!!) so I made a solid leg, and I wanted her to think I made it that way so I did the same for Hannah - lol....
I showed the pj's to dd and asked if she liked the print and solid legs and she was really impressed and gave you a thumbs up! So I am keeping that in mind for fabrics that I don't have enough of! It's so hard with directional prints -- especially when you cut something upside down accidentally -- not that I would ever do that.....
My house is a wreck. I need to wash laundry. Instead I added to the pile, a dress I made dd today. I had to hand paint some of the details since I don't have an embroider machine.
Adorable! I'd like a bigger pic though!
Today is cleaning day here too. My house isn't a disaster as I try hard to keep up, but it definitely needs some work and the kids are helping me today to earn money for their leukemia drive at school.
Good Morning Everyone!
I've always wanted to go on a cruise but my husband said he's had his share of ship from his Navy days
Over the weekend I made 3 skirts as you'll see below. They aren't Disney related but Anna picked out the Hello Kittey fabric, Allie loves her Elmo (Lovie) and Emily likes the Fancy Nancy books.
: Excuse the watermark near their faces (someone took photos from my daughter's blog and posted those as photos of their children!)
So I thought I'd put a watermark on them in case someone got into my flickr account.
1 Allie - Elmo by
Sheila Grammy, on Flickr
2 Anna - Hello Kitty by
Sheila Grammy, on Flickr
Sheila
My dh isn't interested in cruises for the same reason -- likewise he is very capable of driving a ship and I think would be very nervous under the captaining of someone else (and I might be too given the latest disaster!).
Great work on all the skirts.
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Sorry the pic is so big, first pic I've posted to disboards also it's upside down.
It worked finally though.
DS's autograph quilt. His Granny is making after we spent a wonderful week at WDW collecting signatures for. He's super excited! She still has the batting to add and the quilting left.
Soon she'll start on DD. I can't wait to see how that one turns out.
That is fabulous!!!! I love the star pattern around the autographs. That must be taking your MIL forever to do!
And I just have one to share today, made this for myself for our disney trip in July! What can I say, i'm a kid at heart
Adorable!
I found the YCMT site thanks to this thread, but now I have an important question. Most of the patterns are for size 8 or smaller, but I really want to make matching things for my DDs 6 and 9 so an 8 pattern wont be big enough. Is it easy to go 1 size bigger on most of those patterns/e-books? I would hate to purchase all these patterns and then not be able to use them. TIA!
Katie
I see others have answered but it's easy to upsize. I have upsized for BG's and for my own kids as well -- sometimes you can do it on your printer but mine doesn't cooperate so I just do the math and trace out the patterns by hand.
I have been using this thread for tips and inspiration and also gotten help from disboutiquers in separate posts, so I thought I would post my first completed kids outfit/disney themed outfit. My 5yo dd wanted something to wear to Disney Live! that wouldn't be itchy (she is super anti-itchy). I found the tutorial and she came up with making it look like Snow White's dress (I was going to use princess fabric). We're really proud of it. I'm making another Snow White and a Cinderella this weekend. Thanks for the inspiration and help!
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That is sweet! I love the apple applique.
I'm really into twirl skirts lately! Lol!
The last one is for my little sister for Disney on Ice!
Fantastic work!
Jumping in....I wanna start learning to SEW!!!! I want a trip to Disney for next year and need to figure a way out to gain some extra $$ in order for us to make the trip. We are a VERY, and I mean VERY low income family, (family of 4, making less that $22,000 for the past 2 years now....I'm NOT, repeat NOT looking for a pity me here...just sharing how low income we truly are, usually no one believes me when I say we can't afford to do anything but live every day. They instantly want to claim we plead poverty...HA) ANYWAY... I'd like to get myself a sewing machine in the next month or so, and start learning how to make things.. seen so many little girl dresses and outfits, bags that others are making and I'm jealous because I'm not at all crafty!! If I can learn... I can attend craft shows and hopefully make a little more income to help us pay for our trip. My husband is planning to start a woodworking business in the next month too... yea, we'll be dishing out a few extra bucks to get things rolling, which we really don't have, but we are hoping it will pan out in the end and be worth our spending.
Any decently priced sewing machine out there anyone recommends I get for an extremely low beginner??? TIA!
I agree with others -- I would look for an older second-hand machine. You can also get an inexpensive starter machine at Wally's which is what I used for two years until I recently received an older model from a friend that sews better. I still use my other machine for button holes though!
I actually made myself a top and pants....sorry about the freaky looking swirled head.....bad hair day
a couple of kids outfits for a charity craft booth my church sponsors, proceeds go to orphans
My kids went to school yesterday wearing their trip customs from November....I shamelessly let them wear them to school! DD outfit I posted before but she wasn't modeling it.
I really like the top you made -- very much my style. And great charity items. My dd wears her customs to school all the time. DS has worn a couple, but won't be caught dead in others. He says it would be embarrassing to wear his MM bowling shirt to school. I really need to pass it to a BG child that would not mind getting something that was worn for 4 hours.
So I was frustrated with Stitch Era Universal so I downloaded embird and wow I love it. I am going to need to save my pennies to buy it when the trial is over.
Someday I hope to try to digitize. I will keep Embrid in mind.
my dgd Chloe will be 5 on feb.4th and she is having a ROCK STAR party and wants everyone to dress like a rock star,they are taking their tv/wii to the fellowship hall so the kids can rock out with just dance 3,Pawpaw is hoping to make pressed wood or sturdy cardboard guitars for all the kidlets and Aunt Brennie { Brendi} is making a guitar cake and i got all the paper goods at party city...things are coming togetehr well,i have been on the huntat the thrift stores for rock star shirts for mhe grandkids,i was telling Chloe this morning { she is in pre-k at the center where Brendi & I work} that i found everyone a shirt but was still looking for her one and she said in her most disbeliving voice " Nanna you gots to SEWED me one!' i said with what on it and she said " a microphone on a stick with me holding a guitar!" wow thats a tall order...i can sorta applique but not sure about that...lol....so wish me luck as i try to design and stitch her a 'designed by Chloe' tee shirt! the face scares me but i think i can get bBrendi to paint a fae on it,she's pretty good at that and painted Elli & Blaze's tee's on our 1st trip before i learned to sew....
Tomorrow is a big day for us...Brendi is having an early ultrasound so i will have news to report tomorrow evening! also i will know if i will be making tons of nursery stuff with pink/white polka dots,black/white damask and MINNIE MOUSE HEADS or lil boy robots!
either one is fine with me but i think it's a Cooper and not a Libby ...wish it were both...Chloe's says " BOEF OF UM" when asked boy or girl...
well i gotta get to bed ,Blaze has a basketball game then lunch and as Blaze siad today " Momm'as getting a VORTEX tomorrow!' hehe too many vidoe games i think...lol
also i love all the things posted of late..skirts,bags,quilts! also the snow white sundress is too cute!
The party sounds like fun! My ds is having a sleepover -- we're doing a camping theme so I'd like to make the guests t's with tent's and trees appliqued on them but I can't find a "perfect"design and do not want to do all the t's by hand.
I'm really excited to hear about the ultrasound results!
YES!
I love my Embird! (of course, I am no where near able to make my own designs...but I am actually getting pretty good at merging two designs together and adding names to designs...of course, then you get to being a Font hoarder! I have over 600 fonts and will never use them all! At least they are easier to hide than fabric!)
There are lots and lots of videos around to show you how to do things on it! I love mine...in fact, I sometimes take my laptop to therapy (DS not mine...LOL!) and play with it while waiting...it is actually almost relaxing!
(I have now just admitted to a couple of my obsessions..so I will quietly go back to my corner and get to work.)
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My machine and I are not on good speaking terms right now. He (Bubba) has decided he wants to go to the spa (other wise known as the repair shop) and I am just too busy to take him! He is repaying me by messing up on the last step of an hour long (plus) stitch out! Of course it is on a customer supplied item and I can't replace it!
Seriously thinking about getting another PE770 as a back up machine. Just not sure that getting another machine that will need servicing every million stitches is worth it. I am greedily looking at a commercial 6 needle, just not sure I can justify it without more profit....I think hubby would have a stroke if I just went out and bought one!
Then...my super fantastic Shark steam iron died.... I told my grown daughter I was going to have a service for it and she decided I needed some serious help...I might be looking into where Cheryl is currently living...I've heard such nice things about that place...well except for the barbed wire fence and the movie shoots!
Nini
Sorry about Bubba and your iron. I would love a back up 770 as well. I am afraid to start selling since I don't have a back up embroidery machine. All I could do right now is list things I make -- I couldn't take orders. Doesn't really matter anyway b/c I've wanted to open an etsy shop since the fall and still haven't found the time!
You and Chiara have me thinking about Embrid now -- If you read above I want to do camping t's and the applique set I found might work if I were able to merge designs!
Even paying for shipping, duty, taxes and exchange, it is less than half the cost of buying a machine locally. Now I just have to wait for it to be delivered sometime between January 31 to February 6. 
But even that is okay as it gives me lots of time to look for and watch videos on how to use it. And then I have about a month to create anything I want to make for our trip!
yay! your gonna have fun!
no matter how many times I watch the videos. 
Thank you so much -- that was exactly it -- my machine came with either the #90 or #60 and the store only had the other one. I will go ahead and buy some then. I meant to ask the regular guy last time I was in the store b/c he was there the last time I went in, but I completely forgot. And I hate going there b/c he usually tries to sell me a vacuum!
