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

[cogero]

This is for Barbara's auction. It is a Simply Sweet size 5 (which IMO runs large). Chest is 24 inches and length from shoulder to hem is 30.5 inches so depending on height of child should fit below knee to mid calf. My dd wore this size for ages 5, 6 and 7. Looks adorable with a shirt under for cooler climates and leggings as well.

I hope someone bids on it! Just one bid is all I ask for!

I love your Dress Andrea.

Oh my...I really like all the cute outfits and bags!

Andrea...I'm sure that Christmas Mickey Dress will get bids. I love Mickey's hat.

Ivey family -- all those shirts-so cute.

Dorrine - What cute autography book carrying bags.

I finished another Grinch Skirt...decided to try something with ruffles instead of tiers this time.

Grinch and Bows by Sheila Grammy, on Flickr

I've made some more crayon rolls for Christmas gifts but I need to go out and get some 'boy' fabric since all I happen to have is Princess related. Don't think my great-nephews will want to share their crayons with Belle and friends Now I need to think of something else to sew....
Sheila

The Grinch skirt is adorable. I am working on a Grinch skirt this weekend

 

[harleykarolynmom]

I requested yesterday morning to joing the destashing group on face book but didn't get a response yet do I need to do anything else

 

[DMGeurts]

Dorrine - What cute autography book carrying bags.

I finished another Grinch Skirt...decided to try something with ruffles instead of tiers this time.

Grinch and Bows by Sheila Grammy, on Flickr

I've made some more crayon rolls for Christmas gifts but I need to go out and get some 'boy' fabric since all I happen to have is Princess related. Don't think my great-nephews will want to share their crayons with Belle and friends Now I need to think of something else to sew....
Sheila

Thank you! And I totally love this skirt - it's truly adorable... I just love the rows of ruffles, I am such a sucker for them.

Question for D - I totally love everything you make, but I especially want to try to CASE your ultimate park bag. I want to make something similar for my niece for xmas with a sock monkey on it (I know some will be frightened of the sock monkey, so I apologize in advance, lol!) Anyway, there is a bag pattern on youcanmakethis that looks similar...

https://www.youcanmakethis.com/products/featured-products/outandabouthipzipperbag.htm

Do you think this looks somewhat similar to yours? Because I am not really up for drafting my own pattern. I really love the idea and think it would be a perfect type bag for my niece. Or if you have written a tutorial I would be happy to pay for that. Thanks if you see this!!

That pattern is similar, and it looks like it would work. I am working on drafting a pattern for the Ultimate Theme Park Bag to sell, but I don't think I will have that ready until mid-Jan. I am busting my rear to get some orders done before people leave on their trips... Once I am done with those, I will have time to start writing up the pattern.

This is for Barbara's auction. It is a Simply Sweet size 5 (which IMO runs large). Chest is 24 inches and length from shoulder to hem is 30.5 inches so depending on height of child should fit below knee to mid calf. My dd wore this size for ages 5, 6 and 7. Looks adorable with a shirt under for cooler climates and leggings as well.

I hope someone bids on it! Just one bid is all I ask for!

Love this dress, and thanks for the bigger pics.

D~

 

[ivey_family]

I finished another Grinch Skirt...decided to try something with ruffles instead of tiers this time.

Grinch and Bows by Sheila Grammy, on Flickr

Sheila

I love how fluffy and twirly that is! The color combinations are fabulous and so are your hem-stitching designs! Great detail!

I'm not Nini, but for cottons I have found using two sheets of medium tear away that I buy from Marathon works pretty good for me. The Santa Mickey head is on cotton and that's what I used and it is pretty much pucker free.

Also, I do not hoop either. I use Dritz spray but I just spray lightly and then pin my shirt to the stabilizer as well using knit pins. I never have an issue with the spray not coming off properly in the wash and I only wash on cold delicate. I just wonder if you might be using too much spray.

Two layers of tear-away, hmm? Ok, I'll try that next! For some reason, I thought there had to be some permanent stabilizer of some kind in the mix - that it couldn't be all tear away. Do you hoop your cotton or stick that down too? My first inclination would be to hoop one layer of tear away, float a second, and stick the cotton down. (I hate hooping!!)

I may very well be using too much spray, although it's never been super sticky. I do pin, too. I usually fuse a piece of poly-mesh slightly larger than the design on the shirt, and then spray. I could probably get away with only spraying the poly-mesh rather than the surrounding shirt.

Thanks for the tips!!


So, my last couple embroidery projects are waiting on me to make some decisions. Anyone want to help me decide?

#1 - For a 4 year old girl - a t-shirt to go with a patchwork twirl (already made, no pics without the shirt ) I'd like to use a phrase about "bows", but I've not found one that I love. I made a shirt for her 6 month old cousin that will become a t-shirt/stripwork dress. It says "Will work for Bows". The fabrics will match on both outfits, but I'd like their phrases to be different.

#2 - More personalized t-shirts for my sister's kids on their trip- dd 11, ds - 8, dd - 6
I'm debating between three ideas:

A) - Classic Disney Maid Marian for the girls and Robin Hood for the boy (This movie is a family favorite since I was a kid. If you say "Seize the fat one!" around my fam, everyone cracks up!)

B) - Heather's Spaceship Earth with Mickey/Minnie ears and their initials on it.

C) - My sister overheard the girls mention their favorite princesses today, but her son doesn't have a real love for any character right now so I'd still need an idea for him. Their trip is a Christmas surprise, so my sister can't ask him outright.

Regards,
C.

 

[VBAndrea]

Two layers of tear-away, hmm? Ok, I'll try that next! For some reason, I thought there had to be some permanent stabilizer of some kind in the mix - that it couldn't be all tear away. Do you hoop your cotton or stick that down too? My first inclination would be to hoop one layer of tear away, float a second, and stick the cotton down. (I hate hooping!!)

I may very well be using too much spray, although it's never been super sticky. I do pin, too. I usually fuse a piece of poly-mesh slightly larger than the design on the shirt, and then spray. I could probably get away with only spraying the poly-mesh rather than the surrounding shirt.

Thanks for the tips!!


So, my last couple embroidery projects are waiting on me to make some decisions. Anyone want to help me decide?

#1 - For a 4 year old girl - a t-shirt to go with a patchwork twirl (already made, no pics without the shirt ) I'd like to use a phrase about "bows", but I've not found one that I love. I made a shirt for her 6 month old cousin that will become a t-shirt/stripwork dress. It says "Will work for Bows". The fabrics will match on both outfits, but I'd like their phrases to be different.

#2 - More personalized t-shirts for my sister's kids on their trip- dd 11, ds - 8, dd - 6
I'm debating between three ideas:

A) - Classic Disney Maid Marian for the girls and Robin Hood for the boy (This movie is a family favorite since I was a kid. If you say "Seize the fat one!" around my fam, everyone cracks up!)

B) - Heather's Spaceship Earth with Mickey/Minnie ears and their initials on it.

C) - My sister overheard the girls mention their favorite princesses today, but her son doesn't have a real love for any character right now so I'd still need an idea for him. Their trip is a Christmas surprise, so my sister can't ask him outright.

Regards,
C.

For cottons I hoop one sheet of tear away and I hoop the cotton with it. Then I float another piece of tear away under that.

I have no idea what poly mesh is! I just hoop Floriani cut away for t's, put a light coat of spray on it and then place the t on and pin it. I also float tear away with t's -- but your t's looked perfect so just keep doing what you're doing. I don't know why your spray wouldn't come out completely in the wash though

My vote is plan A since it's a family favorite

 

[ivey_family]

For cottons I hoop one sheet of tear away and I hoop the cotton with it. Then I float another piece of tear away under that.

I have no idea what poly mesh is! I just hoop Floriani cut away for t's, put a light coat of spray on it and then place the t on and pin it. I also float tear away with t's -- but your t's looked perfect so just keep doing what you're doing. I don't know why your spray wouldn't come out completely in the wash though

My vote is plan A since it's a family favorite

This is poly- mesh. It's made to avoid stabilizer show-through on lightweight or light colored fabrics. I LOVE it on t-shirts! It fuses really nicely, does not show through as promised, and supports a pretty respectable stitch count (6-8k). It's also nice and soft with almost no bulk or stiffness after washing. I bought it from Marathon to use with cotton, but wasn't 100% happy with the results. I think the fusing actually warped the cotton a tiny bit which gave me puckers. In the future, I'm going to experiment with the non-fusible version.

According to the techs at my sewing shop, Floriani's version is nylon not poly, and they claim it has a much higher stitch count support, but it also comes with a Floriani price tag.

I'm going to alter my technique to spray (lightly!) in the hoop, not the garment, and see if that makes a difference.

Regards,
C.

 

[*Toadstool*]

This is poly- mesh. It's made to avoid stabilizer show-through on lightweight or light colored fabrics. I LOVE it on t-shirts! It fuses really nicely, does not show through as promised, and supports a pretty respectable stitch count (6-8k). It's also nice and soft with almost no bulk or stiffness after washing. I bought it from Marathon to use with cotton, but wasn't 100% happy with the results. I think the fusing actually warped the cotton a tiny bit which gave me puckers. In the future, I'm going to experiment with the non-fusible version.

According to the techs at my sewing shop, Floriani's version is nylon not poly, and they claim it has a much higher stitch count support, but it also comes with a Floriani price tag.

I'm going to alter my technique to spray (lightly!) in the hoop, not the garment, and see if that makes a difference.

Regards,
C.

Floriani's version is superior...
I just stitched out a shirt tonight at my MIL's house with OESD polymesh and it puckered everywhere!! One layer of Floriani polymesh can usually stabilize one of my princess designs with over 10k stitches easily.. not so much with the other brands. I actually usually buy the fusible, but don't fuse it...
I tend to use it even on wovens because I love it so much. I try hard to use tearaway since it is cheaper tho.

 

[miprender]

Everyone's suggestion of staying home all week and sew sounds wonderful. I have some Christmas pj pants I want to make for the kids and I can never seem to get downstairs and sew.

This is for Barbara's auction. It is a Simply Sweet size 5 (which IMO runs large). Chest is 24 inches and length from shoulder to hem is 30.5 inches so depending on height of child should fit below knee to mid calf. My dd wore this size for ages 5, 6 and 7. Looks adorable with a shirt under for cooler climates and leggings as well.

I hope someone bids on it! Just one bid is all I ask for!

Well you will be happy. It already has a starting bid.
And great job on the dress.

I finished another Grinch Skirt...decided to try something with ruffles instead of tiers this time.

Grinch and Bows by Sheila Grammy, on Flickr

I've made some more crayon rolls for Christmas gifts but I need to go out and get some 'boy' fabric since all I happen to have is Princess related. Don't think my great-nephews will want to share their crayons with Belle and friends Now I need to think of something else to sew....
Sheila

That came out adorable. Love all the ruffles.

Question for D - I totally love everything you make, but I especially want to try to CASE your ultimate park bag. I want to make something similar for my niece for xmas with a sock monkey on it (I know some will be frightened of the sock monkey, so I apologize in advance, lol!) Anyway, there is a bag pattern on youcanmakethis that looks similar...

https://www.youcanmakethis.com/products/featured-products/outandabouthipzipperbag.htm

Do you think this looks somewhat similar to yours? Because I am not really up for drafting my own pattern. I really love the idea and think it would be a perfect type bag for my niece. Or if you have written a tutorial I would be happy to pay for that. Thanks if you see this!!

I just bought that pattern too. Now I have two bags I really want to make.

 

[SallyfromDE]

Question for D - I totally love everything you make, but I especially want to try to CASE your ultimate park bag. I want to make something similar for my niece for xmas with a sock monkey on it (I know some will be frightened of the sock monkey, so I apologize in advance, lol!) Anyway, there is a bag pattern on youcanmakethis that looks similar...

https://www.youcanmakethis.com/products/featured-products/outandabouthipzipperbag.htm

Do you think this looks somewhat similar to yours? Because I am not really up for drafting my own pattern. I really love the idea and think it would be a perfect type bag for my niece. Or if you have written a tutorial I would be happy to pay for that. Thanks if you see this!!

I've had my eye on this oneto make as a Xmas gift: http://www.etsy.com/listing/81475174/two-zip-hipster-pdf-sewing-pattern

I finished another Grinch Skirt...decided to try something with ruffles instead of tiers this time.

Grinch and Bows by Sheila Grammy, on Flickr

Sheila I love your both of your Grinch skirts. I can't remember if you posted a pattern, or if it's your own design? please help the clueless. It's just too adorable.

 

[SallyfromDE]

I've been working on a few custom park bags... The first one is a Customized Small Autograph bag... Suitable for a child about 4 y/o - 8 y/o... Just big enough to carry an Autograph book, Epcot Passport and a Sharpie:

I know I haven't showed my TS Medium Autograph Bag that I made for another park bag option. This bag is suitable for a Tween/Teen (or even an adult that doesn't carry a lot in the parks). I really love the colors of this bag and how it turned out. If you want to see more pics, they are in my PTR.

Front:

Interior:

Back:

And then I made a Figment bag for Marianne for her upcoming trip... I'll let her tell you about it after she gets back, but here's a couple of pictures (again, more in my PTR)...

And the little matching wallet:

I hope that none of these are repeats... If they are, I truly apologize.

D~

Dorrine, I just love all of your bags. The size if just perfect!!

 

[ellenbenny]

I've had my eye on this oneto make as a Xmas gift: http://www.etsy.com/listing/81475174/two-zip-hipster-pdf-sewing-pattern

Perfect, thanks!!

 

[Fruto76]

You might remember my mom was kind enough to loan me her embroidery machine in August to make shirts for our trip. She lives out of state, so I have had the machine since that time. My parents are coming for Thanksgiving and dd's 1st Bday party, so the time has almost come for me to give it back. *sob* Actually, she said I could keep it until January, but I decided that I would rather give it back now, and not be tempted to stay up way too late throughout December with last minute projects. Besides, Beth (my vintage Singer) needs some attention, too! So, that's on my agenda in Decemeber.

So, I have been a t-shirt embroidering fool the last week or so to get gifts and trip shirts done for others. I did 11 shirts in about 36 hours. (And I am stupid tired, too!) Here are a few pics:

Shirts for my sister's trip in January (That's her homeschool's name)

Shirts for her friend's family who will be at WDW at the same time (another homeschooling fam)

Shirts for my boys and their cousin for Christmas

I've got about 4 more shirts to do before next weekend and I will be done embroidering for a while.

Regards,
C.

They are all fantastic! Can I ask, what emb. software do you use? Thats a lot of text on the family tee's and perfect!

I've been working on a few custom park bags... The first one is a Customized Small Autograph bag... Suitable for a child about 4 y/o - 8 y/o... Just big enough to carry an Autograph book, Epcot Passport and a Sharpie:

I know I haven't showed my TS Medium Autograph Bag that I made for another park bag option. This bag is suitable for a Tween/Teen (or even an adult that doesn't carry a lot in the parks). I really love the colors of this bag and how it turned out. If you want to see more pics, they are in my PTR.

Front:

Back:

And then I made a Figment bag for Marianne for her upcoming trip... I'll let her tell you about it after she gets back, but here's a couple of pictures (again, more in my PTR)...

And the little matching wallet:

I hope that none of these are repeats... If they are, I truly apologize.

D~

Geez, D! These are awesome! I hope you slide some business cards in the pockets before you mail them out to the buyers because I can imagine you will have LOTS of requests/orders from people seeing them in the parks!

How Scary. Glad that you are OK

Guess which American can't walk and carry a basket at the same time
Yesterday was DD & DS6 fundraiser for school and I was in charge of the baskets. We normally showcase them during lunch and as I was carrying the one with all the breakable stuff I tripped on the stupid curb and went flying. Determined not to drop the basket I held on pretty good until I crashed into the tree. My arm was all banged up and a little sore but I think I was more embarrassed than hurt. And the good news not one thing broke in the basket

So not sure what will happen next week since now I have backed into a car and almost broken my arm.

I'm glad you are OK!

This is for Barbara's auction. It is a Simply Sweet size 5 (which IMO runs large). Chest is 24 inches and length from shoulder to hem is 30.5 inches so depending on height of child should fit below knee to mid calf. My dd wore this size for ages 5, 6 and 7. Looks adorable with a shirt under for cooler climates and leggings as well.

I hope someone bids on it! Just one bid is all I ask for!

This is so cute Andrea! I'm sure you will get plenty of bids!

Oh my...I really like all the cute outfits and bags!

Andrea...I'm sure that Christmas Mickey Dress will get bids. I love Mickey's hat.

Ivey family -- all those shirts-so cute.

Dorrine - What cute autography book carrying bags.

I finished another Grinch Skirt...decided to try something with ruffles instead of tiers this time.

Grinch and Bows by Sheila Grammy, on Flickr

I've made some more crayon rolls for Christmas gifts but I need to go out and get some 'boy' fabric since all I happen to have is Princess related. Don't think my great-nephews will want to share their crayons with Belle and friends Now I need to think of something else to sew....
Sheila

I love this skirt! The ruffles are so fun and I love the ribbon bow details!

I love how fluffy and twirly that is! The color combinations are fabulous and so are your hem-stitching designs! Great detail!



Two layers of tear-away, hmm? Ok, I'll try that next! For some reason, I thought there had to be some permanent stabilizer of some kind in the mix - that it couldn't be all tear away. Do you hoop your cotton or stick that down too? My first inclination would be to hoop one layer of tear away, float a second, and stick the cotton down. (I hate hooping!!)

I may very well be using too much spray, although it's never been super sticky. I do pin, too. I usually fuse a piece of poly-mesh slightly larger than the design on the shirt, and then spray. I could probably get away with only spraying the poly-mesh rather than the surrounding shirt.

Thanks for the tips!!


So, my last couple embroidery projects are waiting on me to make some decisions. Anyone want to help me decide?

#1 - For a 4 year old girl - a t-shirt to go with a patchwork twirl (already made, no pics without the shirt ) I'd like to use a phrase about "bows", but I've not found one that I love. I made a shirt for her 6 month old cousin that will become a t-shirt/stripwork dress. It says "Will work for Bows". The fabrics will match on both outfits, but I'd like their phrases to be different.

#2 - More personalized t-shirts for my sister's kids on their trip- dd 11, ds - 8, dd - 6
I'm debating between three ideas:

A) - Classic Disney Maid Marian for the girls and Robin Hood for the boy (This movie is a family favorite since I was a kid. If you say "Seize the fat one!" around my fam, everyone cracks up!)

B) - Heather's Spaceship Earth with Mickey/Minnie ears and their initials on it.

C) - My sister overheard the girls mention their favorite princesses today, but her son doesn't have a real love for any character right now so I'd still need an idea for him. Their trip is a Christmas surprise, so my sister can't ask him outright.

Regards,
C.

I would typically go towards C, but seeing as A is a family favorite, I'm pulling more that way. I don't think you can go wrong with any of them!

 

[VBAndrea]

Well you will be happy. It already has a starting bid.
And great job on the dress.

thanks! I'm up to TWO bids -- I'm so happy. I just didn't want to disappoint Teresa and Heather -- I want them to make some money and was so scared I'd fail. It's hard making something in some random size, but I didn't want the pressure of someone ordering a size and then having my machine break!

I've had my eye on this oneto make as a Xmas gift: http://www.etsy.com/listing/81475174/two-zip-hipster-pdf-sewing-pattern

I just marked that as a favorite -- please let me know if you get it and make it. I won't get around to it anytime soon, but that looks like my kind of bag.

 

[BridgetR3]

O.k. I'm joining. Thanks for the invite, VBAndrea!!!

I must be honest though that I've only ever really sewn curtains for my classroom and well...those large pillow case things for the nap mats for my sons. I don't have daughters but this just looks like so much fun that I may have to try my hand at it.

I need to borrow a machine first to see if I will stick it out though as my crafting hobbies usually last about 1-3 months before I crash, burn and give up.

Anything really easy to make that I could start with (even if it's not beautiful)?

Thanks for all the help!! I can't wait to go back and look through this entire thread!!!

 

[ivey_family]

Floriani's version is superior...
I just stitched out a shirt tonight at my MIL's house with OESD polymesh and it puckered everywhere!! One layer of Floriani polymesh can usually stabilize one of my princess designs with over 10k stitches easily.. not so much with the other brands. I actually usually buy the fusible, but don't fuse it...
I tend to use it even on wovens because I love it so much. I try hard to use tearaway since it is cheaper tho.

Thank you for the testimonial! I will definitely try out the Floriani version for wovens after I get my own machine.

They are all fantastic! Can I ask, what emb. software do you use? Thats a lot of text on the family tee's and perfect!


I would typically go towards C, but seeing as A is a family favorite, I'm pulling more that way. I don't think you can go wrong with any of them!

Thank you! I used the 30 day trial of Embird to place everything and create the file. The font is from 8 Claws and a Paw, and they had several really helpful tutorials on their site that showed how to merge files and create curved text, etc. I really like Embird!

Ok, two votes for A so far. Thanks!

Regards,
C.

 

[billwendy]

Hi Everyone!

Andrea - LOVE IT!!!! so adorable!!!

D - ooooooohhhhh, I'd LOVE on of those little bags!!! Great job!!

I wanted to let you all know that we will be having a Big Give coming up for a 16 year old girl. So it probably wont be alot of dresses and stuff, but maybe more tshirts, bags, wheelchair bag, maybe wheelchair cushion covers and stuff like that. She was typically developing until just a few years ago, and has been deteriorating since then. She was just in the hospital for a long time, and was really worried they were going to cancel her trip and becoming depressed. In the past year her Dad has lost his job and her medical bills have piled up tremendously. He did get another job, but took a huge pay cut and they are just overwhelmed with her medical bills. I wanted to let you all know ahead of time abou her MAW trip (Im still getting info from mom) so you could save a little time in your busy schedules. They leave on 12/23 for their trip and are driving because of so many pieces of medical equipment. I really hope we can cheer this family up!!! She has been waiting for a long time to go to Disney and do a behind the scenes tour and she is finally old enough. I dont know if MAW is giving her the tour as part of her wish or not. Lets get our wheels turning for some special Pixie dust!!! They really NEED US!!!!!!! I'll post the details as soon as I can get them - I know alot of you have some teens in your family, so you will be a huge help!

 

[VBAndrea]

O.k. I'm joining. Thanks for the invite, VBAndrea!!!

I must be honest though that I've only ever really sewn curtains for my classroom and well...those large pillow case things for the nap mats for my sons. I don't have daughters but this just looks like so much fun that I may have to try my hand at it.

I need to borrow a machine first to see if I will stick it out though as my crafting hobbies usually last about 1-3 months before I crash, burn and give up.

Anything really easy to make that I could start with (even if it's not beautiful)?

Thanks for all the help!! I can't wait to go back and look through this entire thread!!!

Glad you made it over! Look at page 1 for lots of useful info.

How old are your boys?

First thing I would recommend are Easy Fit pants. You can get the pattern on YouCanMakeThis.com Patterns there are more expensive, but you print them out in whatever size you need. My ds is 9 y/o and the Easy Fit pattern works great for pj pants. I have seen some tuts on line for similar pants, so you could do a search as well and see if you could find a freebie, but Carla's patterns and instructions are like having a sewing lesson incorporated into them.

Hi Everyone!

Andrea - LOVE IT!!!! so adorable!!!

D - ooooooohhhhh, I'd LOVE on of those little bags!!! Great job!!

I wanted to let you all know that we will be having a Big Give coming up for a 16 year old girl. So it probably wont be alot of dresses and stuff, but maybe more tshirts, bags, wheelchair bag, maybe wheelchair cushion covers and stuff like that. She was typically developing until just a few years ago, and has been deteriorating since then. She was just in the hospital for a long time, and was really worried they were going to cancel her trip and becoming depressed. In the past year her Dad has lost his job and her medical bills have piled up tremendously. He did get another job, but took a huge pay cut and they are just overwhelmed with her medical bills. I wanted to let you all know ahead of time abou her MAW trip (Im still getting info from mom) so you could save a little time in your busy schedules. They leave on 12/23 for their trip and are driving because of so many pieces of medical equipment. I really hope we can cheer this family up!!! She has been waiting for a long time to go to Disney and do a behind the scenes tour and she is finally old enough. I dont know if MAW is giving her the tour as part of her wish or not. Lets get our wheels turning for some special Pixie dust!!! They really NEED US!!!!!!! I'll post the details as soon as I can get them - I know alot of you have some teens in your family, so you will be a huge help!

Thanks for posting Wendy -- I am swamped right now but I will try to do something, even if it's just a t-shirt. I'm trying to get a give done today so I can start work on some Christmas presents. I have totes to make (at least 3), bookmarks for both my kids classes, pajamas for both kids, a snugglet for dd, an Olivia for her, and now she wants all sorts of AG doll clothes -- I'd save those for her birthday, but her b-day is Dec 25 so I'm kind of screwed! I'd also really like to add an AG outfit for Barbara's auction b/c I think that's something I could do in a day and I think it would get bids for a Christmas present. And then I have to make Christmas t's and outfits for dd -- likely only a couple because I just don't have time for much. And I really need to do a t for a skirt I finished in August! Anywhoo, I will be gone over Thanksgiving and may not have internet access, so if it's not posted before then I will check when I get back.

I just finished raking some leaves and weeding a bit and my eyes hurt so bad now, but I must go sew!

 

[billwendy]

Thanks for posting Wendy -- I am swamped right now but I will try to do something, even if it's just a t-shirt. I'm trying to get a give done today so I can start work on some Christmas presents. I have totes to make (at least 3), bookmarks for both my kids classes, pajamas for both kids, a snugglet for dd, an Olivia for her, and now she wants all sorts of AG doll clothes -- I'd save those for her birthday, but her b-day is Dec 25 so I'm kind of screwed! I'd also really like to add an AG outfit for Barbara's auction b/c I think that's something I could do in a day and I think it would get bids for a Christmas present. And then I have to make Christmas t's and outfits for dd -- likely only a couple because I just don't have time for much. And I really need to do a t for a skirt I finished in August! Anywhoo, I will be gone over Thanksgiving and may not have internet access, so if it's not posted before then I will check when I get back.

Thank you so much Andrea! I knew if we all pull together, we can help brighten this family's life!!

 

[mphalens]

Hi Everyone!

Andrea - LOVE IT!!!! so adorable!!!

D - ooooooohhhhh, I'd LOVE on of those little bags!!! Great job!!

I wanted to let you all know that we will be having a Big Give coming up for a 16 year old girl. So it probably wont be alot of dresses and stuff, but maybe more tshirts, bags, wheelchair bag, maybe wheelchair cushion covers and stuff like that. She was typically developing until just a few years ago, and has been deteriorating since then. She was just in the hospital for a long time, and was really worried they were going to cancel her trip and becoming depressed. In the past year her Dad has lost his job and her medical bills have piled up tremendously. He did get another job, but took a huge pay cut and they are just overwhelmed with her medical bills. I wanted to let you all know ahead of time abou her MAW trip (Im still getting info from mom) so you could save a little time in your busy schedules. They leave on 12/23 for their trip and are driving because of so many pieces of medical equipment. I really hope we can cheer this family up!!! She has been waiting for a long time to go to Disney and do a behind the scenes tour and she is finally old enough. I dont know if MAW is giving her the tour as part of her wish or not. Lets get our wheels turning for some special Pixie dust!!! They really NEED US!!!!!!! I'll post the details as soon as I can get them - I know alot of you have some teens in your family, so you will be a huge help!

We'll be back from our trip well before this - count me in!!!

 

[DMGeurts]

I've had my eye on this oneto make as a Xmas gift: http://www.etsy.com/listing/81475174/two-zip-hipster-pdf-sewing-pattern
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Wow... I am really sorry everyone... Honest to God - I did not use this pattern to make my bags... but it looks exactly like mine. I guess I won't be drafting my own pattern after all.

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