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

[aidansmommy]

Happy Halloween everybody! Super busy tomorrow but wanted to step out of lurkdom to wish everyone a day of fun with lots of tricks and treats!!

(have to share a pic of my monkey all dressed up too!)

 

[dianemom2]

After looking at embroidery machines with the 5x7 hoops, they seem like they are way out of our budget. Well in reality, none are in the budget but christmas is coming....

What I want to know is, what can be done with a 4x4 hoop? I know I will probably have "hoop envy" but at this point I am just trying to figure out what I will be able to make with the 4x4/ how long it will last for things I want to make my daughter (who is only 4mos old at this point). I am thinking more along the lines of applique and monogramming. If it really is going to make a HUGE difference then I am going to wait until we can afford one with the 5x7. Thanks for all your input you have all given me so far!

With such a little one, you could get away with a 4x4 hoop for a while. However, by the time I am making 2T sized shirts, I like the 5x7 hoop better. Maybe you could find something second hand that has the larger hoop???? I didn't really know anything at all about machine embroidery when I bought my first machine. It only had the 4x4 hoop and I ended up replacing it in a matter of months. You might be better off waiting until you can get what you really want.

Happy Halloween everybody! Super busy tomorrow but wanted to step out of lurkdom to wish everyone a day of fun with lots of tricks and treats!!

(have to share a pic of my monkey all dressed up too!)

Your little one makes an adorable punkin!

 

[ConnieB]

There are probably as many embroidery machine opinions as there are and embroiderers... but I have the Brother PE 770 and love it. I got mine from HSN when they were having a sale and free shipping. I got it on a 4 payment plan (or maybe it was 5...it was 2 years ago) so I got to spread the payments out. Plus I got a 20% off coupon for first time orders.

I use the 5x7 on just about everything. I only use the 4x4 hoop (which I bought separately) only on pocket side shirts for hubby and when I make onesies.

The PE770 is VERY user friendly and easy peasy to use. I would recommend it to anyone starting out. I put almost 4 million stitches in less than a year and a half on mine. I have closer to 5 million now.

For a while I was considering getting a big 6 needle machine, but the 4000 price tag for a 5 year old machine put my poor old heart in a tizzy and decided I can make 'do' with my single needle machine! LOL!

One word of caution...it is addicting!

Nini

I have been thinking of getting the PE770 because it's talked about so positively on this board....but my big hangup is that ya'll have young children and I have teens (yes, lucky me, they still let me make clothes for them, and are even learning to make their own)....so I'm really hesitating on whether we'll get that 5x7 and wish we'd gotten one that did 6x10 or larger. Is there another beloved machine that does the larger hoop but maybe doesn't require a second mortgage? LOL Or....am I wrong to feel like with bigger kids I need a bigger size hoop. I see us doing mostly the designs where the machine does the outline, we lay down fabric, it stitches the fabric down, we cut the fabric, repeat and voila we have a fabric applique. I don't see us doing any of the large all thread filled in type embroidery...we don't like how stiff it makes the front of the shirt, hence the less embroidery more fabric preference. Will that preference make a difference? I guess I really need to go store to store and get demos, but I'm so afraid I'll impulse buy and regret it, lol. Oh if only I could win the lottery....then $10k for a machine would be childsplay...but alas, they have that stupid rule that you have to actually buy a ticket in order to win.

 

[billwendy]

I have been thinking of getting the PE770 because it's talked about so positively on this board....but my big hangup is that ya'll have young children and I have teens (yes, lucky me, they still let me make clothes for them, and are even learning to make their own)....so I'm really hesitating on whether we'll get that 5x7 and wish we'd gotten one that did 6x10 or larger. Is there another beloved machine that does the larger hoop but maybe doesn't require a second mortgage? LOL Or....am I wrong to feel like with bigger kids I need a bigger size hoop. I see us doing mostly the designs where the machine does the outline, we lay down fabric, it stitches the fabric down, we cut the fabric, repeat and voila we have a fabric applique. I don't see us doing any of the large all thread filled in type embroidery...we don't like how stiff it makes the front of the shirt, hence the less embroidery more fabric preference. Will that preference make a difference? I guess I really need to go store to store and get demos, but I'm so afraid I'll impulse buy and regret it, lol. Oh if only I could win the lottery....then $10k for a machine would be childsplay...but alas, they have that stupid rule that you have to actually buy a ticket in order to win.

lol - well, there is a HUGE difference in what a 4x4 and a 5x7 look like. But in a 6x10, its more long skinny designs - so thats what I have been told by my fellow Dis'ers here - I love my 770!!!!!

 

[Colleen27]

Thought I'd pop in to share my first completed Halloween costume of the year. I'm very proud of it - it was my first go-round with costume satin and I can now say that I have honestly mastered my serger! Don't mind the petti peaking out, I had to take that in about an inch in the waist after yesterday's fitting/pictures but it was clearanced at Target and for $7 it was easier to go a size up for length and alter the waist than to make one from scratch!

Tomorrow I'll have pics of older DD's Elizabeth Swan from At World's End, complete with duct tape armor, but right now the paint is still drying on the overcoat and my model is fast asleep.

 

[teresajoy]

lol -vacation is a whole different ball game!!

Billy and I tacked a few days onto my work trip for our anniversary!!

This is a picture of the castle that I took and then used the neon option on Photobucket - kinda cool!

I love your pictures Wendy!! It looks like you guys had fun!

I have been thinking of getting the PE770 because it's talked about so positively on this board....but my big hangup is that ya'll have young children and I have teens (yes, lucky me, they still let me make clothes for them, and are even learning to make their own)....so I'm really hesitating on whether we'll get that 5x7 and wish we'd gotten one that did 6x10 or larger. Is there another beloved machine that does the larger hoop but maybe doesn't require a second mortgage? LOL Or....am I wrong to feel like with bigger kids I need a bigger size hoop. I see us doing mostly the designs where the machine does the outline, we lay down fabric, it stitches the fabric down, we cut the fabric, repeat and voila we have a fabric applique. I don't see us doing any of the large all thread filled in type embroidery...we don't like how stiff it makes the front of the shirt, hence the less embroidery more fabric preference. Will that preference make a difference? I guess I really need to go store to store and get demos, but I'm so afraid I'll impulse buy and regret it, lol. Oh if only I could win the lottery....then $10k for a machine would be childsplay...but alas, they have that stupid rule that you have to actually buy a ticket in order to win.

The embroidery machines you would be looking at would all do applique (with fabric). Like Wendy said, a 6X10 machine isn't going to give you a lot more size, sine it's only one inch wider than the 5x7. I've been very happy with the 5x7 hoop.

 

[NiniMorris]

I have been thinking of getting the PE770 because it's talked about so positively on this board....but my big hangup is that ya'll have young children and I have teens (yes, lucky me, they still let me make clothes for them, and are even learning to make their own)....so I'm really hesitating on whether we'll get that 5x7 and wish we'd gotten one that did 6x10 or larger. Is there another beloved machine that does the larger hoop but maybe doesn't require a second mortgage? LOL Or....am I wrong to feel like with bigger kids I need a bigger size hoop. I see us doing mostly the designs where the machine does the outline, we lay down fabric, it stitches the fabric down, we cut the fabric, repeat and voila we have a fabric applique. I don't see us doing any of the large all thread filled in type embroidery...we don't like how stiff it makes the front of the shirt, hence the less embroidery more fabric preference. Will that preference make a difference? I guess I really need to go store to store and get demos, but I'm so afraid I'll impulse buy and regret it, lol. Oh if only I could win the lottery....then $10k for a machine would be childsplay...but alas, they have that stupid rule that you have to actually buy a ticket in order to win.

lol - well, there is a HUGE difference in what a 4x4 and a 5x7 look like. But in a 6x10, its more long skinny designs - so thats what I have been told by my fellow Dis'ers here - I love my 770!!!!!

Like Wendy and Teresa said...the 6x10 is only a tad bit bigger than the 5x7, so I think you will be fine with that size.

I am Pooh sized, and I find a 5x7 is large enough for me. Of course, my hubby will only wear the 4x4 size in the 'pocket' area.


(thinking I need to have Brother pay me for advertising their machine so much!)



Nini

 

[karebear23]

Thought I'd pop in to share my first completed Halloween costume of the year. I'm very proud of it - it was my first go-round with costume satin and I can now say that I have honestly mastered my serger! Don't mind the petti peaking out, I had to take that in about an inch in the waist after yesterday's fitting/pictures but it was clearanced at Target and for $7 it was easier to go a size up for length and alter the waist than to make one from scratch!

Tomorrow I'll have pics of older DD's Elizabeth Swan from At World's End, complete with duct tape armor, but right now the paint is still drying on the overcoat and my model is fast asleep.

I love it! Can't wait to see Elizabeth Swan !
Oh and i like the broom too .

 

[DISNEYJAZZ]

as somE of you may remember my dd Brendi and her new dh David recently lost their 1st baby { ectopic/cyst/endometriosis} in early sept. at abut 6 weeks & when she went back to schedule surgery on cyst/endo it was ALL GONE!!! so no surgery,doc asked what church she went too he had no other answer for whathad happened...
he told them to wait to affter her next cyckle and then they could try again ...i realized that the baby had been a surprise but it had helped them decide to try now rather than in the next year or so as planned...
well dd called last night to tell me she had a POSOTIVE pregnancy test yesterday morning! she had to wait to call me because i told her his parents should hear 1st..this will be their 1st g'baby and my 9th!
dsil had to go to atlanta to pick his mom up form the hosp. { she has rods in her spine and had to have work done to replace some things in there} his dad can't drive anymore,has ms and it's starting to progress...so David is a good son and takes them to docs and such...anyways Brendi couldn't tell me till after he told hisparents!
the only thing that gets to me is now we can find out these things sooo early...makes the waiting and praying longer!
she is about 3 weeks and due date is july 12th by her calculations.her b'day is july 14th!
...i think their romantic weekend in the mountians a few weeks ago did the trick!
so now i am praying and counting down the days till she goes to the docs and also till she gets to the 2nd trimester! not sure when she will tell Elli & Blaze who are SOOOO ready for a baby brother or sister!
Brendi & David have already been playing the name game,tossing around names like Ivy/Landry and Declan/Deagan and Cooper which i dearly love! but a girl at work just announced her new baby will be Cooper...and i alrady had a plan to call the lil guy cooper sooper pooper! hehe,...
no matter the wee ones name it willl be another blessing for us all....
thank you for letting me go on and on...excited and scared all at the same time...

 

[cogero]

I have been thinking of getting the PE770 because it's talked about so positively on this board....but my big hangup is that ya'll have young children and I have teens (yes, lucky me, they still let me make clothes for them, and are even learning to make their own)....so I'm really hesitating on whether we'll get that 5x7 and wish we'd gotten one that did 6x10 or larger. Is there another beloved machine that does the larger hoop but maybe doesn't require a second mortgage? LOL Or....am I wrong to feel like with bigger kids I need a bigger size hoop. I see us doing mostly the designs where the machine does the outline, we lay down fabric, it stitches the fabric down, we cut the fabric, repeat and voila we have a fabric applique. I don't see us doing any of the large all thread filled in type embroidery...we don't like how stiff it makes the front of the shirt, hence the less embroidery more fabric preference. Will that preference make a difference? I guess I really need to go store to store and get demos, but I'm so afraid I'll impulse buy and regret it, lol. Oh if only I could win the lottery....then $10k for a machine would be childsplay...but alas, they have that stupid rule that you have to actually buy a ticket in order to win.

I have a PE-770 and a Duetta with a 6 x 10 hoop. I will tell you honestly I don 98% off my embroidery on the PE-770 and it looks fine on the larger shirts.

Thought I'd pop in to share my first completed Halloween costume of the year. I'm very proud of it - it was my first go-round with costume satin and I can now say that I have honestly mastered my serger! Don't mind the petti peaking out, I had to take that in about an inch in the waist after yesterday's fitting/pictures but it was clearanced at Target and for $7 it was easier to go a size up for length and alter the waist than to make one from scratch!

Tomorrow I'll have pics of older DD's Elizabeth Swan from At World's End, complete with duct tape armor, but right now the paint is still drying on the overcoat and my model is fast asleep.

Absolutely gorgeous.

Well off to workout and then finish one shirt for an order. Hopefully then I can play with my own projects

 

[dianemom2]

I have been thinking of getting the PE770 because it's talked about so positively on this board....but my big hangup is that ya'll have young children and I have teens (yes, lucky me, they still let me make clothes for them, and are even learning to make their own)....so I'm really hesitating on whether we'll get that 5x7 and wish we'd gotten one that did 6x10 or larger. Is there another beloved machine that does the larger hoop but maybe doesn't require a second mortgage? LOL Or....am I wrong to feel like with bigger kids I need a bigger size hoop. I see us doing mostly the designs where the machine does the outline, we lay down fabric, it stitches the fabric down, we cut the fabric, repeat and voila we have a fabric applique. I don't see us doing any of the large all thread filled in type embroidery...we don't like how stiff it makes the front of the shirt, hence the less embroidery more fabric preference. Will that preference make a difference? I guess I really need to go store to store and get demos, but I'm so afraid I'll impulse buy and regret it, lol. Oh if only I could win the lottery....then $10k for a machine would be childsplay...but alas, they have that stupid rule that you have to actually buy a ticket in order to win.

I have a Babylock Ellageo 3, which I bought specifically because it had the larger 6x10 hoop and the ability to combine designs on screen. I LOVE it but even though I have an 11 and 12 year old, I almost never use the largest hoop. The 5x7 is fine for most shirts and things. Plus I find it much harder to hoop with the 6x10 hoop. I bought mine second hand so it wasn't too expensive. I love the ability to combine designs and I love the other features of my machine so I am very happy with my decision.

Thought I'd pop in to share my first completed Halloween costume of the year. I'm very proud of it - it was my first go-round with costume satin and I can now say that I have honestly mastered my serger! Don't mind the petti peaking out, I had to take that in about an inch in the waist after yesterday's fitting/pictures but it was clearanced at Target and for $7 it was easier to go a size up for length and alter the waist than to make one from scratch!

Tomorrow I'll have pics of older DD's Elizabeth Swan from At World's End, complete with duct tape armor, but right now the paint is still drying on the overcoat and my model is fast asleep.

That's adorable. You did a great job. I haven't sewn much with satins. Was it difficult to work with?

 

[Colleen27]

That's adorable. You did a great job. I haven't sewn much with satins. Was it difficult to work with?

More difficult than cotton because it doesn't hold a crease as cleanly for the casings, but not as difficult as I'd imagined it would be. I did finish each piece on the serger right after cutting it out so that I didn't have any raw edges since they fray so very easily, and I think that made assembly easier.

The only difficult part of the whole costume was the faux rolled hem on the spider web fabric, which was done on my normal machine because I already had the metallic silver thread; next time I'll take the hour to head into town and get metallic thread for the serger because my Brother did NOT like zig-zagging with the metallic. I've only used metallic thread for top-stitching in the past and didn't have any issues so I wasn't prepared for the problems I ran into on that hem.

 

[SallyfromDE]

After looking at embroidery machines with the 5x7 hoops, they seem like they are way out of our budget. Well in reality, none are in the budget but christmas is coming....

What I want to know is, what can be done with a 4x4 hoop? I know I will probably have "hoop envy" but at this point I am just trying to figure out what I will be able to make with the 4x4/ how long it will last for things I want to make my daughter (who is only 4mos old at this point). I am thinking more along the lines of applique and monogramming. If it really is going to make a HUGE difference then I am going to wait until we can afford one with the 5x7. Thanks for all your input you have all given me so far!

I have been thinking of getting the PE770 because it's talked about so positively on this board....but my big hangup is that ya'll have young children and I have teens (yes, lucky me, they still let me make clothes for them, and are even learning to make their own)....so I'm really hesitating on whether we'll get that 5x7 and wish we'd gotten one that did 6x10 or larger. Is there another beloved machine that does the larger hoop but maybe doesn't require a second mortgage? LOL Or....am I wrong to feel like with bigger kids I need a bigger size hoop. I see us doing mostly the designs where the machine does the outline, we lay down fabric, it stitches the fabric down, we cut the fabric, repeat and voila we have a fabric applique. I don't see us doing any of the large all thread filled in type embroidery...we don't like how stiff it makes the front of the shirt, hence the less embroidery more fabric preference. Will that preference make a difference? I guess I really need to go store to store and get demos, but I'm so afraid I'll impulse buy and regret it, lol. Oh if only I could win the lottery....then $10k for a machine would be childsplay...but alas, they have that stupid rule that you have to actually buy a ticket in order to win.

My Mother always wanted an embroidery machine. When my Dad passed, she went out and bought one, it was the "new" Brother 180D. Well, she had it a year, and rarely used it. She just didn't take to it. I ended up with it. I think I used it about a year, maybe more, when I started to get hoop envy. But, I was able to make quite a bit with it. I made these really great key chains.

http://embroiderygarden.com/store/index.php?act=viewCat&catId=14

And tree ornaments, pin cushions for example.

I later sold it and bought the 780D, which is similar to the 770. I wish they would make a larger hoop that was embroidery only. But I only occassionaly find something that I wish I could make with a larger hoop.

I really think that starting with the smaller hoop, made me comfortable with machine embroidery. And then wanting to learn more. Just think of the expense, if you get the larger machine, and decide it really isn't something you want to do. That is my take.

 

[PurpleEars]

How do you keep sewing with it????? My machine skips HUGE stitches while I'm quilting and it's impossible to keep taking them out in addition to being very frustrating.

What machines do you guys use? (no embroidery)

Mine only acts up when I use twin needles, hence the reason why I can get away with it.

After looking at embroidery machines with the 5x7 hoops, they seem like they are way out of our budget. Well in reality, none are in the budget but christmas is coming....

What I want to know is, what can be done with a 4x4 hoop? I know I will probably have "hoop envy" but at this point I am just trying to figure out what I will be able to make with the 4x4/ how long it will last for things I want to make my daughter (who is only 4mos old at this point). I am thinking more along the lines of applique and monogramming. If it really is going to make a HUGE difference then I am going to wait until we can afford one with the 5x7. Thanks for all your input you have all given me so far!

I think it may depend on how well you can stick within your budget. I have a 4x4, I have hoop envy, and yet I am still happy with what I have and I create lots of things with that machine. Having said that, I am a very frugal person and I know I won't spend the money on a new machine until I can afford to do so.

One thing to keep in mind is that 4x4 = 16, whereas 5x7 = 35. You are getting twice the "embroiderable" area with a 5x7.

Happy Halloween everybody! Super busy tomorrow but wanted to step out of lurkdom to wish everyone a day of fun with lots of tricks and treats!!

(have to share a pic of my monkey all dressed up too!)

Super cute!

Thought I'd pop in to share my first completed Halloween costume of the year. I'm very proud of it - it was my first go-round with costume satin and I can now say that I have honestly mastered my serger! Don't mind the petti peaking out, I had to take that in about an inch in the waist after yesterday's fitting/pictures but it was clearanced at Target and for $7 it was easier to go a size up for length and alter the waist than to make one from scratch!

Tomorrow I'll have pics of older DD's Elizabeth Swan from At World's End, complete with duct tape armor, but right now the paint is still drying on the overcoat and my model is fast asleep.

Good job on this costume! She is too cute!

as somE of you may remember my dd Brendi and her new dh David recently lost their 1st baby { ectopic/cyst/endometriosis} in early sept. at abut 6 weeks & when she went back to schedule surgery on cyst/endo it was ALL GONE!!! so no surgery,doc asked what church she went too he had no other answer for whathad happened...
he told them to wait to affter her next cyckle and then they could try again ...i realized that the baby had been a surprise but it had helped them decide to try now rather than in the next year or so as planned...
well dd called last night to tell me she had a POSOTIVE pregnancy test yesterday morning! she had to wait to call me because i told her his parents should hear 1st..this will be their 1st g'baby and my 9th!
dsil had to go to atlanta to pick his mom up form the hosp. { she has rods in her spine and had to have work done to replace some things in there} his dad can't drive anymore,has ms and it's starting to progress...so David is a good son and takes them to docs and such...anyways Brendi couldn't tell me till after he told hisparents!
the only thing that gets to me is now we can find out these things sooo early...makes the waiting and praying longer!
she is about 3 weeks and due date is july 12th by her calculations.her b'day is july 14th!
...i think their romantic weekend in the mountians a few weeks ago did the trick!
so now i am praying and counting down the days till she goes to the docs and also till she gets to the 2nd trimester! not sure when she will tell Elli & Blaze who are SOOOO ready for a baby brother or sister!
Brendi & David have already been playing the name game,tossing around names like Ivy/Landry and Declan/Deagan and Cooper which i dearly love! but a girl at work just announced her new baby will be Cooper...and i alrady had a plan to call the lil guy cooper sooper pooper! hehe,...
no matter the wee ones name it willl be another blessing for us all....
thank you for letting me go on and on...excited and scared all at the same time...

Sending wishes for an uneventful pregnancy for Brendi!

On another note, I got to ride the Ghost Galaxy version of Space Mountain this morning! I suppose that's what you would call a Disney nut - going over to DL for park open at 8, ride Space Mountain, and go to the conference hotel (about 15 to 20 minutes walk from the parks) for a session that starts at 9! I actually made it with over 10 minutes to spare. I am sure the other people in the session thought I was nuts when I walked in with my custom Minnie ears (the same ones as I showed earlier). At least I found out later that 2 people in that session are attending the party tonight, so I don't look as strange anymore. I won't be going to the party as it costs extra money, whereas going in on my annual pass this morning doesn't cost anything (other than time and energy). I think it will be a DTD shopping evening.

 

[ivey_family]

Man, I'm behind on quoting. LOVE all the Halloween costumes! Aurora is my favorite so far. And, I can't wait to see the Sgt. Peppers!

Congrats and prayers for Brendi, Beth!!

The only difficult part of the whole costume was the faux rolled hem on the spider web fabric, which was done on my normal machine because I already had the metallic silver thread; next time I'll take the hour to head into town and get metallic thread for the serger because my Brother did NOT like zig-zagging with the metallic. I've only used metallic thread for top-stitching in the past and didn't have any issues so I wasn't prepared for the problems I ran into on that hem.

Just an idea for the future - I had trouble with metallic thread, too. According to my local sewing shop, "fussy" threads like metallics needs special treatment. They recommended a thread stand behind the machine so it feeds off the spool vertically. That helped me a lot.


Digitizing Help Needed
I'm trying to combine a Frou Frou Mickey head with letters from a purchased font, and then curve the letters around Mickey. Is this possible in either SEU, Embird (demo version) or an older PE-Design? Will I have to add each letter and turn it individually? Or is there a way to merge files into a word and then 'warp' the whole word? I tried using a ttf font in SEU, but it's not working for me.

I'm also having trouble merging the letters into the same screen with the Mickey head. Does anyone have a link handy for the screen cap tute that was done a thread or two back on how to combine designs? I can't find my bookmark.

Any other suggestions would be a great help!

A few pics of recent stuff:
Easy-Fit Jeans I made dd:

The Christening gown I made "in action":

No homemade costumes this year, but here's our little Dragon Family heading out tonight:

Happy Halloween!
C.

 

[teresajoy]

as somE of you may remember my dd Brendi and her new dh David recently lost their 1st baby { ectopic/cyst/endometriosis} in early sept. at abut 6 weeks & when she went back to schedule surgery on cyst/endo it was ALL GONE!!! so no surgery,doc asked what church she went too he had no other answer for whathad happened...
he told them to wait to affter her next cyckle and then they could try again ...i realized that the baby had been a surprise but it had helped them decide to try now rather than in the next year or so as planned...
well dd called last night to tell me she had a POSOTIVE pregnancy test yesterday morning! she had to wait to call me because i told her his parents should hear 1st..this will be their 1st g'baby and my 9th!
dsil had to go to atlanta to pick his mom up form the hosp. { she has rods in her spine and had to have work done to replace some things in there} his dad can't drive anymore,has ms and it's starting to progress...so David is a good son and takes them to docs and such...anyways Brendi couldn't tell me till after he told hisparents!
the only thing that gets to me is now we can find out these things sooo early...makes the waiting and praying longer!
she is about 3 weeks and due date is july 12th by her calculations.her b'day is july 14th!
...i think their romantic weekend in the mountians a few weeks ago did the trick!
so now i am praying and counting down the days till she goes to the docs and also till she gets to the 2nd trimester! not sure when she will tell Elli & Blaze who are SOOOO ready for a baby brother or sister!
Brendi & David have already been playing the name game,tossing around names like Ivy/Landry and Declan/Deagan and Cooper which i dearly love! but a girl at work just announced her new baby will be Cooper...and i alrady had a plan to call the lil guy cooper sooper pooper! hehe,...
no matter the wee ones name it willl be another blessing for us all....
thank you for letting me go on and on...excited and scared all at the same time...

I pray for everything goes smoothly!!!
I am a terrible worrier when people are pregnant, so I understand your feelings!

Man, I'm behind on quoting. LOVE all the Halloween costumes! Aurora is my favorite so far. And, I can't wait to see the Sgt. Peppers!

Congrats and prayers for Brendi, Beth!!



Just an idea for the future - I had trouble with metallic thread, too. According to my local sewing shop, "fussy" threads like metallics needs special treatment. They recommended a thread stand behind the machine so it feeds off the spool vertically. That helped me a lot.


Digitizing Help Needed
I'm trying to combine a Frou Frou Mickey head with letters from a purchased font, and then curve the letters around Mickey. Is this possible in either SEU, Embird (demo version) or an older PE-Design? Will I have to add each letter and turn it individually? Or is there a way to merge files into a word and then 'warp' the whole word? I tried using a ttf font in SEU, but it's not working for me.

I'm also having trouble merging the letters into the same screen with the Mickey head. Does anyone have a link handy for the screen cap tute that was done a thread or two back on how to combine designs? I can't find my bookmark.

Any other suggestions would be a great help!

A few pics of recent stuff:
Easy-Fit Jeans I made dd:

The Christening gown I made "in action":

C.

I think there is a setting that automaticaly curves the letters, for you. I really don't use SEU much though, so I couldn't tell you how. Hopefully someone else will jump in and help you!

The patns are cute!!And, I love the dress!

 

[ireland_nicole]

I'm weird I guess but I use my 6x10 hoop most of the time. I traded my 700ii for a baby lock esante a while ago now and I haven't regretted it for a second. Squarish shaped designs you won't really see a difference but rectangular shaped you could. That being said I think it is very possible to be happy with a 5x7 hoop, especially if cost is a factor. If it weren't for buying mine second hand, I'd still be saving for it.

 

[mphalens]

I see there are a few people making a Christmas trip. This is our first time visiting when it's all Christmas-y!! We are at POFQ, Dec 3-10. There are quite a few Disers going then, but not a lot of Disbou's, that I have seen.

My first Sisboom Maddie for a customer!!

Here is what I worked on today. I have been planning these pants for awhile in my head. I am planning to draft a pattern for them. Still needs tweaking. They are ruffle back. Please excuse my messy laundry room in the first photo that was taken during pant construction with my cell! Oh, I made the raglan, too!!

OMG! I LOVE LOVE LOVE those ruffle jeans! HOW did you do that? Are the legs of the jeans still all there? SO SO SO CUTE! I can't wait to get my hands on that pattern!!!!

Thought I'd pop in to share my first completed Halloween costume of the year. I'm very proud of it - it was my first go-round with costume satin and I can now say that I have honestly mastered my serger! Don't mind the petti peaking out, I had to take that in about an inch in the waist after yesterday's fitting/pictures but it was clearanced at Target and for $7 it was easier to go a size up for length and alter the waist than to make one from scratch!

Tomorrow I'll have pics of older DD's Elizabeth Swan from At World's End, complete with duct tape armor, but right now the paint is still drying on the overcoat and my model is fast asleep.

Adorable!

as somE of you may remember my dd Brendi and her new dh David recently lost their 1st baby { ectopic/cyst/endometriosis} in early sept. at abut 6 weeks & when she went back to schedule surgery on cyst/endo it was ALL GONE!!! so no surgery,doc asked what church she went too he had no other answer for whathad happened...
he told them to wait to affter her next cyckle and then they could try again ...i realized that the baby had been a surprise but it had helped them decide to try now rather than in the next year or so as planned...
well dd called last night to tell me she had a POSOTIVE pregnancy test yesterday morning! she had to wait to call me because i told her his parents should hear 1st..this will be their 1st g'baby and my 9th!
dsil had to go to atlanta to pick his mom up form the hosp. { she has rods in her spine and had to have work done to replace some things in there} his dad can't drive anymore,has ms and it's starting to progress...so David is a good son and takes them to docs and such...anyways Brendi couldn't tell me till after he told hisparents!
the only thing that gets to me is now we can find out these things sooo early...makes the waiting and praying longer!
she is about 3 weeks and due date is july 12th by her calculations.her b'day is july 14th!
...i think their romantic weekend in the mountians a few weeks ago did the trick!
so now i am praying and counting down the days till she goes to the docs and also till she gets to the 2nd trimester! not sure when she will tell Elli & Blaze who are SOOOO ready for a baby brother or sister!
Brendi & David have already been playing the name game,tossing around names like Ivy/Landry and Declan/Deagan and Cooper which i dearly love! but a girl at work just announced her new baby will be Cooper...and i alrady had a plan to call the lil guy cooper sooper pooper! hehe,...
no matter the wee ones name it willl be another blessing for us all....
thank you for letting me go on and on...excited and scared all at the same time...

Prayers for a happy, easy pregnancy!

On another note, I got to ride the Ghost Galaxy version of Space Mountain this morning! I suppose that's what you would call a Disney nut - going over to DL for park open at 8, ride Space Mountain, and go to the conference hotel (about 15 to 20 minutes walk from the parks) for a session that starts at 9! I actually made it with over 10 minutes to spare. I am sure the other people in the session thought I was nuts when I walked in with my custom Minnie ears (the same ones as I showed earlier). At least I found out later that 2 people in that session are attending the party tonight, so I don't look as strange anymore. I won't be going to the party as it costs extra money, whereas going in on my annual pass this morning doesn't cost anything (other than time and energy). I think it will be a DTD shopping evening.

I think it's awesome you went over this morning and rode a ride! Hope you had fun at DTD!



I updated my PTR! I'd post pics here too, but photobucket is giving me a headache and making me do lots of extra work to be able to post pics

I still have LOTS of sewing to get done before our trip!!!!

 

[OhStuffandFluff]

Thought I'd pop in to share my first completed Halloween costume of the year. I'm very proud of it - it was my first go-round with costume satin and I can now say that I have honestly mastered my serger! Don't mind the petti peaking out, I had to take that in about an inch in the waist after yesterday's fitting/pictures but it was clearanced at Target and for $7 it was easier to go a size up for length and alter the waist than to make one from scratch!

Tomorrow I'll have pics of older DD's Elizabeth Swan from At World's End, complete with duct tape armor, but right now the paint is still drying on the overcoat and my model is fast asleep.

So adorable! What a cute little witch!

 

[ivey_family]

Digitizing Help Needed
I'm trying to combine a Frou Frou Mickey head with letters from a purchased font, and then curve the letters around Mickey. Is this possible in either SEU, Embird (demo version) or an older PE-Design? Will I have to add each letter and turn it individually? Or is there a way to merge files into a word and then 'warp' the whole word? I tried using a ttf font in SEU, but it's not working for me.

I'm also having trouble merging the letters into the same screen with the Mickey head. Does anyone have a link handy for the screen cap tute that was done a thread or two back on how to combine designs? I can't find my bookmark.

Any other suggestions would be a great help!

WOOHOO!!!! I figured out how to do it in Embird. 8 Paws & a Claw had some great video tutorials that explained the whole process!

For those asking about software, I will very seriously consider Embird when the time comes. I've been playing with SEU for the last few weeks, but it is just not quite functional enough for what I'd like to do. Every time I wanted to do something slightly advanced, like curve merged letters, it popped up with "must buy the full version". I only played with Embird for about two hours and got it to do exactly what I was trying. Pretty decent learning curve, imo. Anyway, just my 2 cents on that issue.

This project is to make shirts for my sister's fam and her friend's kids for their trip in January, so I REALLY did not want to let them down.

Regards,
C.