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

[PurpleEars]

So here's what I've been working on....

Dolly clothes refashions!

This is from a tutu skirt that my DD had a ink pen bust and stained the skirt. I was able to cut and sew it so that you can't see where the ink was:

This is the sleeve from a men's dress shirt that I am going to use to make a spring/summer dress for my 3rd DD:

PJ dress:

And then this one I stayed up WAAAY too late working on. Shirt is reperposed from a long sleeve tee that had a hole in the back of it. Then made Easy Fits using a pair of jeans with holes in the knees:

close up of pattern on shirt:

Okay, now that I've blasted you all with pictures I have a QUESTION!!!

I had a HECK of a time sewing the jeans. Lil'Blue would NOT sew through the parts that had a lot of layers (like the side seams). My top thread kept breaking. I tried adjusting the tension up and down, but nothing seemed to help. I was using a heavy duty denim universal needle and Gutterman 100% poly, all purpose thread. AND I also couldn't zig-zag stitch without it majorly skipping stitches. Any thoughts on this or TIPS to sewing with denim??

I'm really glad I'm working this all out on doll clothes instead of kid clothes! Thanks in advance for your help!

*okay, I give up, I've tried resizing those last two pics and it's still not working, sorry!*

I really like your repurposed dolly clothes. Some of the newer machines are not sturdy enough to sew on heavy materials, so that could be your problem. This is the reason why my MIL is hanging onto her old Bernina because it was built to sew over heavy materials as well as "regular sewing".

Oh and sewing materials that are too thick for the machine is a fast way to get a timing problem. I would not recommend doing that (not that I would know why or anything...)


Urgh! Guess which Canadian did not learn how to walk on ice?! As per usual, I was taking transit to work. The bus was late so I waited inside a bus shelter. The bus came, I walked out of the shelter, and immediately fell on my face! It was so fast that I didn't even have time to react or brace myself for impact. I got up and continued to walk towards the bus, and guess what? This driver was going to pull right out from the stop because he was late! Fortunately he eventually stopped and let me on (I think it has something to do with my screaming and arm waving), he didn't even apologize or anything. I think I will look like a hockey player for a while with a bruised cheekbone. My knee and hip will be turning colours too I am sure, but at least those parts are hidden under clothes!

On the plus side, I finished a skirt for Barbara's auction last night.

It's a good thing that it is too small for me, otherwise I would be tempted to keep it for myself!

 

[PurpleEars]

I reallllllllly want a PE-770 but its just not in the budget now. I do have a Brother 270-D that I got before I found you all and realized there was a whole machine embroidery world out there. Anyway, I have decided that for now, I do want to get the PED basic so I can get online designs for my machine. Where is the most affordable place to get it from? I plan for it to be a Christmas gift, so I don't really need to get it right now, but hopefully soon.
Thanks for the info!

I would try Amazon (new for just under $100). I actually use Magic Box which was approximately the same price but has the ability to support other brands too (not that it is likely a problem as most newer machines that USB). Good luck!

 

[tngal]

I really like your repurposed dolly clothes. Some of the newer machines are not sturdy enough to sew on heavy materials, so that could be your problem. This is the reason why my MIL is hanging onto her old Bernina because it was built to sew over heavy materials as well as "regular sewing".

Oh and sewing materials that are too thick for the machine is a fast way to get a timing problem. I would not recommend doing that (not that I would know why or anything...)


Urgh! Guess which Canadian did not learn how to walk on ice?! As per usual, I was taking transit to work. The bus was late so I waited inside a bus shelter. The bus came, I walked out of the shelter, and immediately fell on my face! It was so fast that I didn't even have time to react or brace myself for impact. I got up and continued to walk towards the bus, and guess what? This driver was going to pull right out from the stop because he was late! Fortunately he eventually stopped and let me on (I think it has something to do with my screaming and arm waving), he didn't even apologize or anything. I think I will look like a hockey play er for a while with a bruised cheekbone. My knee and hip will be turning colours too I am sure, but at least those parts are hidden under clothes!

On the plus side, I finished a skirt for Barbara's auction last night.

It's a good thing that it is too small for me, otherwise I would be tempted to keep it for myself!

OH ...MY...GOSH!!!! P-L-E-A-S-E tell me you have an Etsy store and seller ID so i can get this skirt My youngest dd would FLIP!!

Beautiful job!

Lisa

 

[juliebug]

Urgh! Guess which Canadian did not learn how to walk on ice?! As per usual, I was taking transit to work. The bus was late so I waited inside a bus shelter. The bus came, I walked out of the shelter, and immediately fell on my face! It was so fast that I didn't even have time to react or brace myself for impact. I got up and continued to walk towards the bus, and guess what? This driver was going to pull right out from the stop because he was late! Fortunately he eventually stopped and let me on (I think it has something to do with my screaming and arm waving), he didn't even apologize or anything. I think I will look like a hockey player for a while with a bruised cheekbone. My knee and hip will be turning colours too I am sure, but at least those parts are hidden under clothes!

On the plus side, I finished a skirt for Barbara's auction last night.

It's a good thing that it is too small for me, otherwise I would be tempted to keep it for myself!

ok i have to ask where did you buy your applique patterns?? i can't find them and want to try on my moms machine

the skirt is so pretty i would be tempted to keep it too

 

[weluvdizne]

I would try Amazon (new for just under $100). I actually use Magic Box which was approximately the same price but has the ability to support other brands too (not that it is likely a problem as most newer machines that USB). Good luck!

I am so sorry about your mishap! Hope you heal quickly.

Your skirt is incredible. Awesome job on that with all those appliques!

Thank you for the info. I have never heard of Magic Box. Will have to look it up.

 

[dianemom2]

I haven't been able to keep up with this thread for the last few days. Thanks for all the good wishes for my parents. My dad is home from the hospital and seems to be doing ok. My mom is doing less well as the pain medication for her broken shoulder and pelvis are making her very sick. They hired an aide to come in for several hours each day to help out but she just told them that she can't work on Wednesdays and Fridays now. So I will be helping them on those days for now. I am hoping to get a chance to go and look at some assisted living places for them because they need more help at this point.

Urgh! Guess which Canadian did not learn how to walk on ice?! As per usual, I was taking transit to work. The bus was late so I waited inside a bus shelter. The bus came, I walked out of the shelter, and immediately fell on my face! It was so fast that I didn't even have time to react or brace myself for impact. I got up and continued to walk towards the bus, and guess what? This driver was going to pull right out from the stop because he was late! Fortunately he eventually stopped and let me on (I think it has something to do with my screaming and arm waving), he didn't even apologize or anything. I think I will look like a hockey player for a while with a bruised cheekbone. My knee and hip will be turning colours too I am sure, but at least those parts are hidden under clothes!

On the plus side, I finished a skirt for Barbara's auction last night.

It's a good thing that it is too small for me, otherwise I would be tempted to keep it for myself!

So sorry to hear about your fall. That happened to me a couple of years ago. I can definitely sympathize with how sore you must be tonight! I hope your bruises fade quickly.

The skirt is fabulous! All those appliques must have taken forever! I am sure it will raise lots of money for the auction.

OH ...MY...GOSH!!!! P-L-E-A-S-E tell me you have an Etsy store and seller ID so i can get this skirt My youngest dd would FLIP!!

Beautiful job!

Lisa

I believe the the skirt was made to go to the charity auction for Heather Sue's sister in law who has Stage IV cancer. I don't know if I am allowed to post a link. Just go to Facebook and look for Frou Frou by Heathersue. You'll see the auction right away.

 

[billwendy]

I reallllllllly want a PE-770 but its just not in the budget now. I do have a Brother 270-D that I got before I found you all and realized there was a whole machine embroidery world out there. Anyway, I have decided that for now, I do want to get the PED basic so I can get online designs for my machine. Where is the most affordable place to get it from? I plan for it to be a Christmas gift, so I don't really need to get it right now, but hopefully soon.
Thanks for the info!

I got mine from Joann Fabric online - used a 50% off coupon. It was the cheapest I could find!! I love my 270!! It does a GREAT job. I do have its bigger brother now, but I still use my 270 too!! Heathersue makes 4x4's that stitch out amazing!!!

 

[PurpleEars]

OH ...MY...GOSH!!!! P-L-E-A-S-E tell me you have an Etsy store and seller ID so i can get this skirt My youngest dd would FLIP!!

Beautiful job!

Lisa

ok i have to ask where did you buy your applique patterns?? i can't find them and want to try on my moms machine

the skirt is so pretty i would be tempted to keep it too

I am so sorry about your mishap! Hope you heal quickly.

Your skirt is incredible. Awesome job on that with all those appliques!

Thank you for the info. I have never heard of Magic Box. Will have to look it up.

I haven't been able to keep up with this thread for the last few days. Thanks for all the good wishes for my parents. My dad is home from the hospital and seems to be doing ok. My mom is doing less well as the pain medication for her broken shoulder and pelvis are making her very sick. They hired an aide to come in for several hours each day to help out but she just told them that she can't work on Wednesdays and Fridays now. So I will be helping them on those days for now. I am hoping to get a chance to go and look at some assisted living places for them because they need more help at this point.


So sorry to hear about your fall. That happened to me a couple of years ago. I can definitely sympathize with how sore you must be tonight! I hope your bruises fade quickly.

The skirt is fabulous! All those appliques must have taken forever! I am sure it will raise lots of money for the auction.


I believe the the skirt was made to go to the charity auction for Heather Sue's sister in law who has Stage IV cancer. I don't know if I am allowed to post a link. Just go to Facebook and look for Frou Frou by Heathersue. You'll see the auction right away.

Thanks everyone for letting me vent about my mishap and making me feel better by saying nice things about the skirt! The skirt is made for an auction for two Disboutiquers' sister-in-law. The sister-in-law has Stage 4 breast cancer and they would like to send her to Disney World one more time. The skirt hasn't been posted on the auction page yet, but I imagine it will in the next couple of days. I just posted the pictures tonight for a "sneak preview."

The applique files came from Heather (Frou Frou by HeatherSue). They were very nice and easy to work with. I have a 4x4 machine but she has them in larger sizes too. I would say each princess took 45-60 minutes to embroider by the time I switched threads, etc. I listened to hockey games on the radio, did laundry, and surfed the web while the embroidery machine was going. The time actually went by very quickly.

The Magic Box is something made by OESD. It came from "that auction site."

Diane - sorry to hear about your mom's medication issues. I hope it will improve as she heals. Too bad about the aide not being able to come in for two days a week. I hope you can find someone else to help you out so you are not over working yourself. It is far too easy for us to work too hard during these circumstances and not take time for ourselves. I really hope that you can find good help and a good assisted living residence for your parents. Please remember that you are more than welcomed to come here anytime to vent or de-stress.

Lisa - the skirt is actually pretty simple to do. It only took me a couple of hours to put it together after the applique blocks are done. Andrea is the queen of embellished patchwork twirls and her skirts are amazing! She is the one who inspired me to start on patchwork twirls.

 

[weluvdizne]

I got mine from Joann Fabric online - used a 50% off coupon. It was the cheapest I could find!! I love my 270!! It does a GREAT job. I do have its bigger brother now, but I still use my 270 too!! Heathersue makes 4x4's that stitch out amazing!!!

I really want to get Heather's designs. Seeing them here and on the Big Give site makes me HAVE to have it so I can do them, too! LOL! Where did you get the coupon? The 40% in the ad for this week says not valid on sewing machines or sewing machine area items. (or something like that) and I wondered if that was part of the exclusion. of course 50% would be so much better than the 40%. Yes, I do love my machine, too. Some day, we will get his big bro, too.

 

[teresajoy]

I really like your repurposed dolly clothes. Some of the newer machines are not sturdy enough to sew on heavy materials, so that could be your problem. This is the reason why my MIL is hanging onto her old Bernina because it was built to sew over heavy materials as well as "regular sewing".

Oh and sewing materials that are too thick for the machine is a fast way to get a timing problem. I would not recommend doing that (not that I would know why or anything...)


Urgh! Guess which Canadian did not learn how to walk on ice?! As per usual, I was taking transit to work. The bus was late so I waited inside a bus shelter. The bus came, I walked out of the shelter, and immediately fell on my face! It was so fast that I didn't even have time to react or brace myself for impact. I got up and continued to walk towards the bus, and guess what? This driver was going to pull right out from the stop because he was late! Fortunately he eventually stopped and let me on (I think it has something to do with my screaming and arm waving), he didn't even apologize or anything. I think I will look like a hockey player for a while with a bruised cheekbone. My knee and hip will be turning colours too I am sure, but at least those parts are hidden under clothes!

On the plus side, I finished a skirt for Barbara's auction last night.

It's a good thing that it is too small for me, otherwise I would be tempted to keep it for myself!

Oh no Flora!! I hope you are ok honey!!

And WOW WOW WOW!!! This skirt is AMAZING!!! I will be putting it up on the auction page later today. I kept getting interrupted when I went to do it tonight. We just can't thank you enough for helping out Barbara!

I got mine from Joann Fabric online - used a 50% off coupon. It was the cheapest I could find!! I love my 270!! It does a GREAT job. I do have its bigger brother now, but I still use my 270 too!! Heathersue makes 4x4's that stitch out amazing!!!

I thought about selling my 270, but I still find myself using it quite a bit! I could use a new hoop, the one I have is held together with Gorilla tape!

I really want to get Heather's designs. Seeing them here and on the Big Give site makes me HAVE to have it so I can do them, too! LOL! Where did you get the coupon? The 40% in the ad for this week says not valid on sewing machines or sewing machine area items. (or something like that) and I wondered if that was part of the exclusion. of course 50% would be so much better than the 40%. Yes, I do love my machine, too. Some day, we will get his big bro, too.

I love hearing nice things about Heather's designs! She works hard on them, and I think it really shows.


And, I'd just like to thank everyone who has helped out with the auction for Barbara. It's really emotional for Heather and I to do this. Somehow it makes things more "real", and it's been pretty emotional for us. But, the kindness that everyone has shown to our sweet Barbara really means so much to us.

 

[VBAndrea]

I made this shirt for Tim today - lol - Its pretty cute - do you think I could pull one off on Thanksgiving????

And made Hannah's turkey shirt into a tshirt dress ( she is super into dresses right now) - I think its kinda long - anyone have a 5 year old they could measure something similiar and tell me the length of the skirt???? Pretty please????

Great shirt and I love the dress -- I adore that fabric -- it's sooooooo pretty. I forgot to measure one of dd's older dresses, but I am in the process of making a size 5 for the auction and what I do is extend the empire bodice just a little to fit the applique, but not long enough to do the full bodice. I cut my strips for the strip work to be 19 inches and then will add about a three inch ruffle so the skirt should be approximately 20 inches when seem allowances are taken into account. I don't know if that helps you out or not. I can tell you that two years ago I made size 5's for dd (who is skinny and was just about to turn 6) and she wore them all of last year as well and still fits in to them two years later, though if I didn't make them long enough they now look a little short. I made my vida's quite long so they still look fine. Longer is better!

So here's what I've been working on....

Dolly clothes refashions!

This is from a tutu skirt that my DD had a ink pen bust and stained the skirt. I was able to cut and sew it so that you can't see where the ink was:

This is the sleeve from a men's dress shirt that I am going to use to make a spring/summer dress for my 3rd DD:

PJ dress:

And then this one I stayed up WAAAY too late working on. Shirt is reperposed from a long sleeve tee that had a hole in the back of it. Then made Easy Fits using a pair of jeans with holes in the knees:

close up of pattern on shirt:

Okay, now that I've blasted you all with pictures I have a QUESTION!!!

I had a HECK of a time sewing the jeans. Lil'Blue would NOT sew through the parts that had a lot of layers (like the side seams). My top thread kept breaking. I tried adjusting the tension up and down, but nothing seemed to help. I was using a heavy duty denim universal needle and Gutterman 100% poly, all purpose thread. AND I also couldn't zig-zag stitch without it majorly skipping stitches. Any thoughts on this or TIPS to sewing with denim??

I'm really glad I'm working this all out on doll clothes instead of kid clothes! Thanks in advance for your help!

*okay, I give up, I've tried resizing those last two pics and it's still not working, sorry!*

WOW!!! Beautiful work. My favorite is the one from the man's shirt sleeve -- I love how you angled the hem. Did you use any pattern or just wing it?

I can't help you with the denim. I have sewn on denim without problems, but it's always been a very light weight denim.

Andrea your tree must be beautiful. One thing I can not do for the life of me is to make bows.

I don't make bows either -- I can but I find it to be way more work than it's worth to get them to look nice. For the packages I just use ribbon to tie floral pics onto -- very simple but in general everything looks nice.

Urgh! Guess which Canadian did not learn how to walk on ice?! As per usual, I was taking transit to work. The bus was late so I waited inside a bus shelter. The bus came, I walked out of the shelter, and immediately fell on my face! It was so fast that I didn't even have time to react or brace myself for impact. I got up and continued to walk towards the bus, and guess what? This driver was going to pull right out from the stop because he was late! Fortunately he eventually stopped and let me on (I think it has something to do with my screaming and arm waving), he didn't even apologize or anything. I think I will look like a hockey player for a while with a bruised cheekbone. My knee and hip will be turning colours too I am sure, but at least those parts are hidden under clothes!

On the plus side, I finished a skirt for Barbara's auction last night.

It's a good thing that it is too small for me, otherwise I would be tempted to keep it for myself!

I can't even imagine having ice yet -- it was close to 80º here yesterday and will be again today, but then it's dropping on Thursday into the 50's which is more normal for this time of year. I hope you didn't injure yourself and hope the bruising is minimal.

The skirt is fabulous! That's lots of applique!!!!! It's very inspiring though and I may have to try something like as well some day.

 

[tngal]

where can i find this auction page?

Lisa

 

[DISNEYJAZZ]

Beth, I made some straight skirts into maternity skirts. You cut a "U" shape out of the front until you get to just below the zipper, then add in a knit fabric panel (double it so the fold is at the top). I bought regular knit at Joann's and cut a couple panels per yard. Much cheaper than buying the ready-made ones. I didn't bother with elastic - the knit holds it shape well enough to keep the skirt up. If you are going to do the buttonhole elastic, then you will want to run that through the back of the garment. Is it possible to remove the current elastic from a pair of large scrubs by taking out the top seam, then make your buttonholes and refold the waistband down and run the buttonhole elastic through afterward? That way, she could get many months of wear out of them buy snugging it up as much as she needs. Clear as mud?

thank you for the tip! we are going scouting soon for things to upcycle for her,maternity clothes are sooo pricy! taregthas some nice thinsg but $16 is NOT a clearance price to me! thank god for thirft stores...i got her soem black pants at one for $3.50 and yesterday she got a tee for $2.50 at another...i just had a thought,she can get soem leggings maybe and wear with srub tops...hummm...i have a feeling she will need lots of thinsg since she';s only 5 1/2 weeks and looks about 14 weeks! thank you ahgain for the tips...

 

[DISNEYJAZZ]

DJazz-- Boy do I have the link for you! I found this a few months ago when helping a friend stretch her work wardrobe for pregnancy....lots of free tutorials with UPCYCLING your favorite It includes how to make maternity pants out of pants you already have. Some of those outfits make me want another

http://diymaternity.com/index/

HTH! Michelle

I've been cutting out Christmas outfits for my LOs...so when I finish that I will post pics of our trip.

thank you for the link! i saved it to my faves so i can enjoy it when i get home from work!

 

[dianemom2]

where can i find this auction page?

Lisa

Go to Facebook and look up Frou Frou by Heathersue. You should see the auctions right away.

thank you for the tip! we are going scouting soon for things to upcycle for her,maternity clothes are sooo pricy! taregthas some nice thinsg but $16 is NOT a clearance price to me! thank god for thirft stores...i got her soem black pants at one for $3.50 and yesterday she got a tee for $2.50 at another...i just had a thought,she can get soem leggings maybe and wear with srub tops...hummm...i have a feeling she will need lots of thinsg since she';s only 5 1/2 weeks and looks about 14 weeks! thank you ahgain for the tips...

I got a lot of maternity clothes at Ross. They have a very small maternity department in some of the their stores and the prices were super inexpensive. I also bought a ton of maternity clothes at a mother/child consignment sale that one of the mega churches around here holds twice a year. Also I got some at a Mothers of Multiples sale one year.

 

[VBAndrea]

where can i find this auction page?

Lisa

Check your pm's

 

[DMGeurts]

Hi!

I made the ribbon turkey desing from applique corner. It comes out pretty cute I think! But it wasnt as easy as I thought to keep all those ribbon pieces in place and put them under the machine!!! lol....Im thinking of making a simple skirt for the girls in the print of the turkey - quickest skirt pattern please??????

Made this one for a friend at work - working with the folded ribbon was kind of a pain for me, and, my machine foot got caught in the loop of a ribbon and EEKS took a while for me to get the machine stitching right again!!

I made these for a friend for her little boy's 3 rd birthday, and a shirt for his little brother too!! I wanted to make dad one with Red the Firetruck, but cant find pattern for it!!

Today Billy and I are practicing brownie recipes for our brownie bake off at church on Saturday as part of our missions conference. We will also give our report on how and what our team did while we were at Camp Promise. Billy wants to make a german chocolate brownie pinwheel, and Im thinking brownie balls??? Any tips on either of these recipes?????

Super cute!

I'd definitely go for the brownie balls. Do they judge on presentation too? You could use candy corn to make them look like turkeys. I love the ribbon turkeys! So cute!


Well, here is a simple night gown I made for a friends daughter. I made it a 10 so she would have room to grow...and it fits me! I'm not real happy with how it looks. Any ideas on how to simply spruce it up?

Here are the pants I fixed today. They were hand me downs that had a hole in the knee, so I decided to save them and eventually patch them. These will go with the shirt I'll make. I did it so it will fray just a bit. Sorry the pic is upside down...my iPad is NOt cooperating!

I think the nightgown looks super comfy, and I really like it just how it is - it's so classic.

I tried my first ruffle jeans today to extend the life of a too short pair. I'll make a matching shirt for MVMCP, but I thought the green could be worn year round.

These turned out perfect! I love the color you chose for the ruffle - you are right, it will go with many things.

Iso i did just fix my dd dress changed it up some hope she wears it now or she is grounded for life

I like the changes, it turned out really nice, and I am so glad that your dd will wear it now.

Hi Val!!!!!!!!! So glad you are starting to feel better!! Its been so long!! how is Danny doing? Missed you around here and in the Big Give stuff!!

Okay, you got me - how did you get cheesecake into the middle?????????

Andrea - just go for it - now that I have the hang of it its not so hard - also, when you just do strips of ribbon its easier!!! I got the Christmas tree ribbon design too - maybe that will be easier since you dont have to place the ribbon on a curve????

I made this shirt for Tim today - lol - Its pretty cute - do you think I could pull one off on Thanksgiving????

And made Hannah's turkey shirt into a tshirt dress ( she is super into dresses right now) - I think its kinda long - anyone have a 5 year old they could measure something similiar and tell me the length of the skirt???? Pretty please????

Love the turkey shirt! Super cute!

So here's what I've been working on....

Dolly clothes refashions!

This is from a tutu skirt that my DD had a ink pen bust and stained the skirt. I was able to cut and sew it so that you can't see where the ink was:

This is the sleeve from a men's dress shirt that I am going to use to make a spring/summer dress for my 3rd DD:

PJ dress:

And then this one I stayed up WAAAY too late working on. Shirt is reperposed from a long sleeve tee that had a hole in the back of it. Then made Easy Fits using a pair of jeans with holes in the knees:

close up of pattern on shirt:

Okay, now that I've blasted you all with pictures I have a QUESTION!!!

I had a HECK of a time sewing the jeans. Lil'Blue would NOT sew through the parts that had a lot of layers (like the side seams). My top thread kept breaking. I tried adjusting the tension up and down, but nothing seemed to help. I was using a heavy duty denim universal needle and Gutterman 100% poly, all purpose thread. AND I also couldn't zig-zag stitch without it majorly skipping stitches. Any thoughts on this or TIPS to sewing with denim??

I'm really glad I'm working this all out on doll clothes instead of kid clothes! Thanks in advance for your help!

*okay, I give up, I've tried resizing those last two pics and it's still not working, sorry!*

Your doll clothes turned out really cute. Great job repurposing.

I can't tell you much about denim, other than your machine probably doesn't have enough power to go through all the layers. My old Brother machines don't like a lot of layers, at all... but my 1952 Singer 15-91 (Patience) will sew through anything, and perfectly. So, my guess is that it's just your machine. If you're going to be doing lots of denim in the future, it might be a good thing to invest in a more powerful machine... if you're not going to do heavier fabrics that often, it's probably not worth the investment, so you'd just have to keep that in mind when you are choosing which fabrics to work with. Does that make sense???

I really like your repurposed dolly clothes. Some of the newer machines are not sturdy enough to sew on heavy materials, so that could be your problem. This is the reason why my MIL is hanging onto her old Bernina because it was built to sew over heavy materials as well as "regular sewing".

Oh and sewing materials that are too thick for the machine is a fast way to get a timing problem. I would not recommend doing that (not that I would know why or anything...)


Urgh! Guess which Canadian did not learn how to walk on ice?! As per usual, I was taking transit to work. The bus was late so I waited inside a bus shelter. The bus came, I walked out of the shelter, and immediately fell on my face! It was so fast that I didn't even have time to react or brace myself for impact. I got up and continued to walk towards the bus, and guess what? This driver was going to pull right out from the stop because he was late! Fortunately he eventually stopped and let me on (I think it has something to do with my screaming and arm waving), he didn't even apologize or anything. I think I will look like a hockey player for a while with a bruised cheekbone. My knee and hip will be turning colours too I am sure, but at least those parts are hidden under clothes!

On the plus side, I finished a skirt for Barbara's auction last night.

It's a good thing that it is too small for me, otherwise I would be tempted to keep it for myself!

I am so sorry about your accident, I sure hope it heals quickly... face bruises are the worst... everyone looks at you like you're abused (I had a snow tubing accident once, and everyone gave me the strangest looks for the weeks I was bruised up)... I hope you're feeling better.

And the skirt you made is amazing!!!! I just love it - it's perfect for the girl who can't make up her mind.

I haven't been sewing very many AG outfits the last few weeks... I kind of did a side detour into some park bags that people seem to like... However, I do have a few doll outfit orders that I plan to work on after I finish this current bag. I don't want to get so far away from my AG outfits that they take a back burner, like they seem to be doing. I hope to be able to do both.

I was going to post pictures, but I really have no idea what I've posted in this thread yet, and I don't want to duplicate because I know that most of you follow my PTR... So, I guess if you want to see the bags, you can just click on the link in my siggy.

D~

 

[cogero]

advice please this is from my PTR

okay I need some advice. I needed a little of stres free sewing so I am making another item for Barbara's auction.

I am making this skirt but adding some magenta jumbo ric-rac to it

I have a pink shirt and want to put an applique on it. What would you do?
It doesn't have to be Disney.

also QUESTION

has anyone seen a penguin or polar bear in a scarf applique. I need it for a Christmas present.

 

[PatchPixie]

Everything is looking so good!! I love those turkey ribbon designs!! SO clever

I finished the girls' AK outfits: (bad pics, sorry!...)

Hoping to get the holiday sets and Minnie dresses done this weekend What will I make after our trip???

 

[babynala]

Wendy - love the turkey shirts and the dress is really cute, love the skrit fabric. I think you need one of the Turkey shirts like you made for Tim.

So here's what I've been working on....

Dolly clothes refashions!
Okay, now that I've blasted you all with pictures I have a QUESTION!!!

I had a HECK of a time sewing the jeans. Lil'Blue would NOT sew through the parts that had a lot of layers (like the side seams). My top thread kept breaking. I tried adjusting the tension up and down, but nothing seemed to help. I was using a heavy duty denim universal needle and Gutterman 100% poly, all purpose thread. AND I also couldn't zig-zag stitch without it majorly skipping stitches. Any thoughts on this or TIPS to sewing with denim??

I'm really glad I'm working this all out on doll clothes instead of kid clothes! Thanks in advance for your help!

*okay, I give up, I've tried resizing those last two pics and it's still not working, sorry!*

LOVE the doll clothes. The tutu is cool and the men's shirt one is a really great idea. What a fun way to keep a part of dad close by!

As for your machine, I think I agree with others, I think it might not be able to handle the thickness. I have a fairly new, high end, Brother machine and it doesn't like to sew thru stuff that is too thick. It always skips stitches. I always have to break out my older Kenmore machine. Sometimes I just keep trying and running over the same spot in hopes it eventually sews - I would never use a needle and thread.

I really like your repurposed dolly clothes. Some of the newer machines are not sturdy enough to sew on heavy materials, so that could be your problem. This is the reason why my MIL is hanging onto her old Bernina because it was built to sew over heavy materials as well as "regular sewing".

Oh and sewing materials that are too thick for the machine is a fast way to get a timing problem. I would not recommend doing that (not that I would know why or anything...)


Urgh! Guess which Canadian did not learn how to walk on ice?! As per usual, I was taking transit to work. The bus was late so I waited inside a bus shelter. The bus came, I walked out of the shelter, and immediately fell on my face! It was so fast that I didn't even have time to react or brace myself for impact. I got up and continued to walk towards the bus, and guess what? This driver was going to pull right out from the stop because he was late! Fortunately he eventually stopped and let me on (I think it has something to do with my screaming and arm waving), he didn't even apologize or anything. I think I will look like a hockey player for a while with a bruised cheekbone. My knee and hip will be turning colours too I am sure, but at least those parts are hidden under clothes!

On the plus side, I finished a skirt for Barbara's auction last night.

It's a good thing that it is too small for me, otherwise I would be tempted to keep it for myself!

Ouch! Hope you are OK and be aware of any other symptoms that might come up because of the fall just in case. The skirt you made is beautiful. How thoughtful to make it for the auction.

I haven't been able to keep up with this thread for the last few days. Thanks for all the good wishes for my parents. My dad is home from the hospital and seems to be doing ok. My mom is doing less well as the pain medication for her broken shoulder and pelvis are making her very sick. They hired an aide to come in for several hours each day to help out but she just told them that she can't work on Wednesdays and Fridays now. So I will be helping them on those days for now. I am hoping to get a chance to go and look at some assisted living places for them because they need more help at this point.

Glad your dad is feeling better and be sure to take care of yourself.

advice please this is from my PTR



also QUESTION

has anyone seen a penguin or polar bear in a scarf applique. I need it for a Christmas present.

Planet Applique has a penguin and it is on sale this week:

http://www.planetapplique.com/all-appliques/cute-penguin-applique/prod_559.html

I used it last your on PJs for my kids and it came out really cute. I think she has a polar bear but I don't think it has a scarf.

Everything is looking so good!! I love those turkey ribbon designs!! SO clever

I finished the girls' AK outfits: (bad pics, sorry!...)

Hoping to get the holiday sets and Minnie dresses done this weekend What will I make after our trip???

Beautiful. Your girls will look so cute in these dresses.
After your trip you will be so exhausted from sewing and your house will be a total mess that you will not have the time/energy to sew anything (Oh, that would be ME, not you) . After your trip you will have to make something for yourself!