I actually sewed something for my own child today!!! Miracle of miracles!!!! Lydia had gotten out of her bath and couldn't find any pajamas. So, what's a Disboutiquer to do? I made her a pair!
It's Cabbage Patch kids fabric that I've had for awhile now.
She wanted to pose with her Duffy Bear.
Great job on the PJ's. Wow, Cabbage Patch Kids, now that brings back childhood memories for me!
I had a HUGE multiquote done yesterday... and then one of my lovely family members closed the thread last night and I lost it all!
Sooo... I will try to remember everything - please forgive me if I forget.
Purple ears... I like to hear that your embroidery machine has lasted for so long - I still want the 770... someday.
I am still crazy busy sewing for our trip. I only have 90 days to finish 33 outfits, I feel like I am falling waaay behind.
D~
Hopefully you will get the 770 soon! Good luck with all the sewing! You can do it!
I love the idea of the matching large and small Rosetta bags for your files and your lunch. I used to work with a lady who brought her lunch along with a placemat, cloth napkin and real silverware every day. It made her lunch look so much more appetizing!
Thanks. I have been toying with this matching bag idea for a while now. I am just waiting for the perfect fabric to "speak" to me. The last lunch bag that I made is falling apart, so hopefully I have energy to work on it in the new year. DH and I both pack real silverware in our lunches already, so I guess the cloth napkin and placemat will bring it up a notch! I also have a couple of ceramic mugs at work. I have been looking for a nice teapot/mug set too so I can make a nice pot of tea at work (maybe with a matching tea cozy?) I guess I will be getting the "royal treatment" while at work.
Actually, DH and I bring our own silverware to Disney World and
Disneyland too. We prefer using "real cutlery" and we figured we are reducing waste by taking reusable cutlery. We try to be environmentally friendly whenever possible since we fly to WDW/DL and it is not the most environmentally friendly thing to do.
Hmmm...I don't remember working with you! LOL!
My stepmother grew up in a different era and a different 'type' of household. You NEVER ate ANYTHING without cloth napkins, placemat, silverware....not even toast! If you had cereal for breakfast, you had to have the cereal poured from the box into a serving bowl, the milk pour into a pitcher, the table completely set...then you spooned your cereal from the serving bowl into your bowl, then poured the milk...then had a ton of dishes to do before you could leave!
Some of that stuck with me...I loved to take my cloth napkins and placemat to work with me...even had my own silverware in my office. Every Friday I took them all home and brought them back on Monday! It really made those frozen diet meals taste so much better!
Nini
Wow, I am glad that we don't make that many dishes dirty by eating one bowl of cereal. I grew up without a dishwasher so I still try to minimize the number of dishes I use whenever possible.
Frozen diet meals for lunch don't sound attractive to me. Mind you, I tend to bring the same thing to work everyday - a whole grain sandwich with meat and lettuce, yogurt, a piece of fruit, plus baby carrots as snacks. Once in a while I will take leftovers since we have microwaves at work to heat them up.
Now I have a Question????
Didn't somebody do a tutorial on how to add a zipper to the Rosetta bag? I made my first one yesterday and I really like it. It is for my DD12. When I make one for me, I would rather have a zipper. Also has anybody use webbing for the straps instead of sewing cloth straps? I have some nice webbing in pretty colors that I might use but I'd like to know if there is anything special that I need to do with it when I sew in the straps.
D~ did the tutorial and I followed it for my park bag. It worked really well. For my park bag, I modified the strap so it has more of a hobo bag style. It works well for either cross-body or carrying down one shoulder. I will probably keep the same style for my next bag.
OMG...only 32 pages behind. Just popping in to say hello. I haven't been around much...with the birth of our new grandson (who is now 4 wks old today), lots of orders, a quick trip to Mississippi last weekend, and tons of other stuff going on, I haven't been on this board in a month. I am back now. Probably won't be able to comment on everything but I at least want to go back and see all the fabulous things you all have made.
Welcome back!
Our first Prince Charming was really cute, but not the friendliest, he seemed a little overwhelmed with everything.
Here he is with the girls, very cute, but he looks nervous
Poor guy, he looks so uncomfortable! I think we saw the same Prince Charming as ncmomof2. I remember thinking that he could be on a toothpaste commerical because of his straight, shiny teeth!
back from Halloween party in Disneyland. Thank you Fairygoodmother for finishing the costumes.
Wow! Beautiful costumes. How are the lines at Disneyland?
Wow seriously how do you all keep up with this board? Take off a week and fall behind so many pages!!
Love love love all that has been posted.
So great to see the outfits in the parks I love it.
I am falling behind will have to go back and quote when I get a minute..running out to pick up the little one from the bus stop.
Started to make her 1st Halloween skirt, its an Audrey (sp) and I am sooo excited just have to find out what tote I put my interface in so I can finish it.
Just had to share my DD's pic w/ Prince Charming. He was such a sweetie pie and my daughter (3 almost 4 at the time) developed such a crush on him. She even informed poor Cinderella when she came around that Prince Charming was her Prince and not Cindys oh boy think the teen years are gonna be a little hard on this momma!!
Awww that is a sweet picture.
Just finished this up for a customer. Made a VERY similar one for Lisa for her BG. We're going to be there the same time as them and I so hope I get to see her!
Thanks!
Only 1 more day til Disney!!!
Jessica
Beautiful dress! It is amazing that you made one for Lisa too! Have a great trip!
Ok, my kids have got to go back to school Monday. I've done most of the projects that I can do with them here, some of their shirts are a surprice
Fall sewing: Treat Bags for next week (parties start)
Insa, overlay is Tinkerbell, and fairy mousehead coordinating shirt
Birthday Outfit, breakfast is at CRT (she will choose a princess dress if she wants) this is for later if she wants to change out of it.
only about 12ish projects left to finish in 22 days
Great job on the bags and the outfits. I can't wait to see your other projects!
Right now I need to finish up those Rosetta bags though! Hopefully I will get started on the second one tonight. I've been out all day. I spent the early afternoon with a friend who may have to hospitalize her teenage son due to mental health issues. Then this afternoon has been one of those afternoons where I have been picking up and dropping off all afternoon and I've gotten NOTHING done. I am usually pretty good about getting dinner in the crockpot on nights like tonight but I didn't even do that. I'm sending DH to pick up dinner while I go and do my last pick up for this afternoon. Enough is enough!!!!
Sorry to hear about your friend's situation. It hurts me to think that a young person has such a difficult time with his health. We simply don't understand enough about mental health and I am sure this family is struggling to find help. Hopefully things will calm down for you tonight.