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

[PatchPixie]

Thanks for all the advice on the embroidery machine. I'm going to wait until I can get the PE770. I have the opposite problem from many women. My husband wants to get one of the $3000 machines for me. You know, the kind you can embroider a wedding dress on. AAAACK! When am I going to be making wedding dresses?!?! And never mind the $$$! I love that he thinks I'm worth it, but seeing all the beautiful things that y'all do with a 770, I'm quite certain I don't need anything that fancy!

Thanks again!

Lori in East Podunk

That is so sweet!!!

 

[dianemom2]

I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED!
not een bought fabric,thy are in the process of looking for a house to buy,they need 4 bedrooms sicne Elli will be 10 when Liberty is born so not a great idea to share a room...so after they get a new place and she has her own room i think we will start on it!
th eprojects i am working on now are things for my dd's friends kids for their upcoming 1st wdw trip! it's a surprise ,so i make things and take them to the mom while the kids play outside...hehe
she is a beginner seamstress and has asked me to do a minnie applique on her minnie inspired dress she made...it's been fun making things for her kids and also helping her with questions...so gla di learned soooo much here that i can share with her...

I hope that your dd finds a lovely house! I can't wait to see the nursery set when you are done with it. You are very sweet for helping out your dd's friend with her Disney clothes. How did your reverse applique hearts turn out? I did a dress for my niece with a 5 on it for her birthday. It was quite hard because I didn't cut the dress open so getting around all the curves in the 5 was a huge challenge!

I posted about 20 pages ago asking for advice on making outfits for Legoland. Someone suggested the following:



I loved the idea. Here is the result:

Karen

That turned out super. Very Lego looking! It will be perfect to wear to Legoland!

Also, I finished this cute bag - love the kitty fabric (I have an all-white cat in addition to the tabby you can see in the picture) and I've been hoarding these buttons for 2.5 years. They were pricey and I hesitated to use them on something DD would outgrow.

The bag is adorable! The buttons are so cute!

So, many of you know that I've been working on refurbishing a vintage Singer like D's. I have FINALLY finished and have her ready to sew! I'm SO excited! This was a major learning experience for me. I re-did the wiring, stripped down and cleaned out the motor, and scrubbed and polished my girl until she shines! I cannot wait to get going on some projects on Beth! Here are a few before and after shots: (photo overload ahead )




And, finally, bright, shiny, working(!) Beth. See that silver sparkle!

I want to offer a HUGE thank you to D. for the inspiration to attempt this, for help with resources and cleaning tips, and for troubleshooting a stitching issue with me! (The arm was bent on the bobbin case!)

Unfortunately, dh came home sick from work tonight, and my boys are also sick, so any real sewing on Beth will have to wait a little while longer. Please pray that dd and I do NOT get sick!

The sewing machine looks great! You did a super job cleaning it up. Now I hope she sews super well for you. So sorry that your dh and boys are all sick. I hope you and your dd stay well!

Here are my newest things. First up is a pair of easy fit shorts. I used the idea for the pockets from the tutorial that Andrea posted a couple of days ago. I am VERY happy with how they turned out. I think the pockets totally got rid of the pajama pants look on the shorts plus we all know that little boys and girls love pockets to stuff things into. The pockets were very easy to add.

Here is a close up of the pocket:

This outfit has a shirt I bought for my dd when she was little. I put it away and just found it a few weeks ago when I was doing some cleaning out. I realized it matched perfectly with the princess fabric that I had in my stash. The trim came from a big bag of leftover bits and pieces that I bought at Hancock this week. They sold me a huge bag of ribbon, trim and elastic bits and pieces for 69 cents!

I still have like 2 1/2 yards of the fabric left so you will be seeing it again as something else quite soon.

This outfit is made with some of the Hello Kitty fabric that I had shipped from Japan. I designed the Hello Kitty applique to go with the fabric.

 

[graceesmom]

Thanks for all the advice on the embroidery machine. I'm going to wait until I can get the PE770. I have the opposite problem from many women. My husband wants to get one of the $3000 machines for me. You know, the kind you can embroider a wedding dress on. AAAACK! When am I going to be making wedding dresses?!?! And never mind the $$$! I love that he thinks I'm worth it, but seeing all the beautiful things that y'all do with a 770, I'm quite certain I don't need anything that fancy!

Thanks again!

Lori in East Podunk

This is so funny b/c my husband said the same thing. I brought up that I might spend about a $1K on a machine and supplies for doing embroidery, fully prepared to explain how in the long run this would be worth the investment. Instead, he suggested to go ahead and get one of those that you can put all the different threads on at one time. My response is that is going to be more like $10K. He thought that was reasonable. Maybe I asked at the right time b/c he feels he just spent a small fortune getting his company logo embroidered on work shirts for all the people in his office. I don't know that I'm ready to start a side business quite yet. I have a full time job plus mommy duties already. I'm really leaning toward the PE770. But maybe I'll trade up if I really enjoy it.

 

[DMGeurts]

Hi everyone! I have been a lurker for quite a few months now and have learned a lot from reading. I have decided that it is time to introduce myself. I am Laurie. I have 6 kids 3 boys ages 12,8 and 4 and 3 girls 9 1/2,6 (on monday) and 18 months.I work nights 7 days a week 365 days a year and I sew and take care of the kids and house during the day. I do not know what sleep is.

I started making hairbows and accessories for the girls then i got a brother se440 for the embroidery that was in July 2011 by September I couldn't stand the small hoop and bought the brother pe770. Now I really need to upgrade to a bigger hoop but that has to wait. I have what you call hoop envy.I found Heather Sue's designs from you guys Thank You! My disneyholic kids love them!

Then i finally caught on to the patterns most of you use and bought the easy fits and wow that was so easy and my kids love them thought i haven't tried adding ruffles or anything. I don't think I will buy a confusing store pattern again. With my number of kids I am saving money which my dh loves.

I am going to try and add 2 pictures of what i made the kids for valentines days.

I can't wait to start getting into this more and learning from you all.

Welcome!! I just love the Valentine's outfits! Adorable!

I posted about 20 pages ago asking for advice on making outfits for Legoland. Someone suggested the following:



I loved the idea. Here is the result:

Thanks so much for sharing your ideas with me! My DD loves how this came out, but I have to admit it has me considering putting a serger on my Christmas list.

Karen

This turned out awesome! And totally perfect for a Lego outfit! Well done!

I'm excited - made some ADR for our August trip (Crystal Palace lunch with Pooh and Sci-Fi Dine-In).

Also, I finished this cute bag - love the kitty fabric (I have an all-white cat in addition to the tabby you can see in the picture) and I've been hoarding these buttons for 2.5 years. They were pricey and I hesitated to use them on something DD would outgrow.

This bag turned out awesome! And I also love the button... See, I would have no qualms about "borrowing" a button like that to one of dd's outfits, then when she out grows it, snipping it off and replacing it with something else and using the button again. LOL But I am cheap like that.

Thanks for all the advice on the embroidery machine. I'm going to wait until I can get the PE770. I have the opposite problem from many women. My husband wants to get one of the $3000 machines for me. You know, the kind you can embroider a wedding dress on. AAAACK! When am I going to be making wedding dresses?!?! And never mind the $$$! I love that he thinks I'm worth it, but seeing all the beautiful things that y'all do with a 770, I'm quite certain I don't need anything that fancy!

Thanks again!

Lori in East Podunk

Lori - will your DH please have a chat with my DH. LOL

So, many of you know that I've been working on refurbishing a vintage Singer like D's. I have FINALLY finished and have her ready to sew! I'm SO excited! This was a major learning experience for me. I re-did the wiring, stripped down and cleaned out the motor, and scrubbed and polished my girl until she shines! I cannot wait to get going on some projects on Beth! Here are a few before and after shots: (photo overload ahead )

Pre-clean-up - see the nicotine and tarnish on the silver and brass?

Close-up of the silver plates pre-cleaning

Inside the motor - serious gunk!

All ready to be put back together

Polished badge and repainted stitch length plate

And, finally, bright, shiny, working(!) Beth. See that silver sparkle!

CARRIE!!!! Beth turned out awesome!!! Aren't you excited??? Seriously - the satisfaction you will get from sewing on a machine that you "rebuilt" will be amazing!! I am so very happy for you and for Beth - you've given her new purpose. Congratulations!

I want to offer a HUGE thank you to D. for the inspiration to attempt this, for help with resources and cleaning tips, and for troubleshooting a stitching issue with me! (The arm was bent on the bobbin case!)

You know I am always willing to help out... especially if it means I will have another vintage machine fanatic to obsess with. LOL

I am so glad you were able to get the bobbin case working... Did you have to get a new one? Or were you able to bend it back into place?

That's the most awesome thing about these machines, they were meant to be fixed by the end user and they were made to be maintained that way... There weren't sewing machine shops in every town and towns were sometimes far away - so housewives had to be able to maintain their own machines, because they couldn't haul these heavy machines into town every time something went wrong (which wasn't often)... Sorry, I get so excited about this topic. LOL

Unfortunately, dh came home sick from work tonight, and my boys are also sick, so any real sewing on Beth will have to wait a little while longer. Please pray that dd and I do NOT get sick!

Regards,
C.

Bummer you and Beth didn't get to play... What's your first project going to be???

And hopefully no one else in your house gets sick.

D~

 

[DMGeurts]

I hope that your dd finds a lovely house! I can't wait to see the nursery set when you are done with it. You are very sweet for helping out your dd's friend with her Disney clothes. How did your reverse applique hearts turn out? I did a dress for my niece with a 5 on it for her birthday. It was quite hard because I didn't cut the dress open so getting around all the curves in the 5 was a huge challenge!


That turned out super. Very Lego looking! It will be perfect to wear to Legoland!

The bag is adorable! The buttons are so cute!


The sewing machine looks great! You did a super job cleaning it up. Now I hope she sews super well for you. So sorry that your dh and boys are all sick. I hope you and your dd stay well!

Here are my newest things. First up is a pair of easy fit shorts. I used the idea for the pockets from the tutorial that Andrea posted a couple of days ago. I am VERY happy with how they turned out. I think the pockets totally got rid of the pajama pants look on the shorts plus we all know that little boys and girls love pockets to stuff things into. The pockets were very easy to add.

Here is a close up of the pocket:

I love how these pockets turned out! A super cute addition to the Easy Fits!

This outfit has a shirt I bought for my dd when she was little. I put it away and just found it a few weeks ago when I was doing some cleaning out. I realized it matched perfectly with the princess fabric that I had in my stash. The trim came from a big bag of leftover bits and pieces that I bought at Hancock this week. They sold me a huge bag of ribbon, trim and elastic bits and pieces for 69 cents!

I still have like 2 1/2 yards of the fabric left so you will be seeing it again as something else quite soon.

This turned out super cute... I had to LOL, I don't have my glasses on yet, and I was squinting, trying to read that last word on the shirt - I thought it said "Daddy's Royal Nightmare" Rofl... I thought - that can't be right.. It took me two my tries of squinting to get it. LOL

This outfit is made with some of the Hello Kitty fabric that I had shipped from Japan. I designed the Hello Kitty applique to go with the fabric.

I am pretty sure I commented on FB - but I truly love this outfit... I cannot wait until I get an embroidery machine, so I can purchase some of your designs - I can't believe how gorgeous your digitizing is becoming!

D~

 

[SallyfromDE]

Still deciding on the embroidery machine -- really liking the PE770. The only concern I have is that the closest authorized dealer is about 70 miles away.

My local store sells Bernina, but I like the option of of the Disney embroidery that Brother offers.

Is one brand considerably better than the other? I can buy the Brother on-line, but then if I need any service, I will need to take it somewhere. If I buy from the local store, they also provide instruction on the machine. What to do???

Why don't you visit both places for a "test drive"? Then you can get a better idea of what you'd be comfortable with. Even if you were to buy it online. A thought might be to see how much it would cost to send your machine to the Brother dealer when it needs repairs. Ask them about it. Keep the packaging in the back of your closet for awhile. I think I've had my machine in twice to be looked at and I've had it 2 years. I probably should get it in to be cleaned, now I think on it.

I need some help. I want to make a Rapunzel dress for my dd2. Has anyone done this? Does anyone have any suggestions for a pattern? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

There is a Rapunzel pattern by Simplicity. Buy it during the 99cent sale at Joannes. That way you can just throw the peices out when your done. I can't be bothered to wrap that all up and save it.

Here is a close up of the pocket:

This outfit is made with some of the Hello Kitty fabric that I had shipped from Japan. I designed the Hello Kitty applique to go with the fabric.

I like the pocket idea on the shorts. Someone else had pockets on thier easy fits. I have to remember that. Perfect for a boy. They look great.

The Princess outfit looks like they were made for each other! Perfect!

Love the Hello Kitty! You are on a roll!! Keep it coming!!

 

[SallyfromDE]

I came across this Messenger Bag tutorial. I think I need to try one of these!

http://notimetosew.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/messenger-bag-tutorial/

 

[VBAndrea]

Here are my newest things. First up is a pair of easy fit shorts. I used the idea for the pockets from the tutorial that Andrea posted a couple of days ago. I am VERY happy with how they turned out. I think the pockets totally got rid of the pajama pants look on the shorts plus we all know that little boys and girls love pockets to stuff things into. The pockets were very easy to add.

Here is a close up of the pocket:

This outfit has a shirt I bought for my dd when she was little. I put it away and just found it a few weeks ago when I was doing some cleaning out. I realized it matched perfectly with the princess fabric that I had in my stash. The trim came from a big bag of leftover bits and pieces that I bought at Hancock this week. They sold me a huge bag of ribbon, trim and elastic bits and pieces for 69 cents!

I still have like 2 1/2 yards of the fabric left so you will be seeing it again as something else quite soon.

This outfit is made with some of the Hello Kitty fabric that I had shipped from Japan. I designed the Hello Kitty applique to go with the fabric.

Bless your heart for doing those pockets -- I think those may work better for my project and I'm hoping to start it today. Just looking at yours I think I can do it without a tutorial ... it looks like they are completely externally attached. Mine are for a BG so you'll have to look there for pics first -- not sure if I want to try the shorts first or do my t's.

Wow! What a deal on the trim! I got a bag at a yard sale once with just a few things in it but it was enough to embellish some jeans for dd and put me in seventh heaven.

Love your Hello Kitty! You are doing soooooooo great with you digitizing! I'm very impressed!

 

[dianemom2]

This turned out super cute... I had to LOL, I don't have my glasses on yet, and I was squinting, trying to read that last word on the shirt - I thought it said "Daddy's Royal Nightmare" Rofl... I thought - that can't be right.. It took me two my tries of squinting to get it. LOL



I am pretty sure I commented on FB - but I truly love this outfit... I cannot wait until I get an embroidery machine, so I can purchase some of your designs - I can't believe how gorgeous your digitizing is becoming!

D~

I love the "Daddy's Royal Nightmare" quote! Maybe I should make one up for my niece. Although it is really my nephew who is stubborn and throws lots of tantrums!

Aw D! You don't need an embroidery machine. You have the best appliques without one. Thanks for the digitizing compliment. I LOVE being able to make my own designs. In the past I would have searched high and low for a design that went with the fabric. Now I just sat down at the computer and created my own. It makes me so happy!

I like the pocket idea on the shorts. Someone else had pockets on thier easy fits. I have to remember that. Perfect for a boy. They look great.

The Princess outfit looks like they were made for each other! Perfect!

Love the Hello Kitty! You are on a roll!! Keep it coming!!

That was me with another pair of easy fit shorts with different pockets earlier this week. I like this style better but I might try to make a pair with both kinds of pockets on my next pair of shorts.

Bless your heart for doing those pockets -- I think those may work better for my project and I'm hoping to start it today. Just looking at yours I think I can do it without a tutorial ... it looks like they are completely externally attached. Mine are for a BG so you'll have to look there for pics first -- not sure if I want to try the shorts first or do my t's.

Wow! What a deal on the trim! I got a bag at a yard sale once with just a few things in it but it was enough to embellish some jeans for dd and put me in seventh heaven.

Love your Hello Kitty! You are doing soooooooo great with you digitizing! I'm very impressed!

I am glad that I tried the pockets out. What I did was cut 4 pockets. I sewed 2 together and turned them right side out. Then I attached them to the outside of the shorts. Then I repeated that with the other pocket. That gave the pockets thickness and strength plus a finished edge at the opening. Very easy to do! I will look on the BG board to see how they turn out. I couldn't help with this one but hopefully I will be able to do the next one.

I figured that lots of the stuff in the bag would make cut additions to a Vida or something else. I have a bunch of the purple sequenced trim left. I already used a lot of the elastic because it mostly was waistband elastic and was the perfect length for my niece and nephews shorts.

 

[DisNorth]

So many great new creations. Love the lego skirt. And the tropical hello kitty, was it very expensive getting the fabric from Japan?

I can't post photos yet, but I played around with some of my quilting fabric and made little strip skirts for my nieces. There not perfect but they’ll be nice little play skirts. I had to just make something, and I learnt how to do ruffles!

 

[VBAndrea]

I am glad that I tried the pockets out. What I did was cut 4 pockets. I sewed 2 together and turned them right side out. Then I attached them to the outside of the shorts. Then I repeated that with the other pocket. That gave the pockets thickness and strength plus a finished edge at the opening. Very easy to do! I will look on the BG board to see how they turn out. I couldn't help with this one but hopefully I will be able to do the next one.

I figured that lots of the stuff in the bag would make cut additions to a Vida or something else. I have a bunch of the purple sequenced trim left. I already used a lot of the elastic because it mostly was waistband elastic and was the perfect length for my niece and nephews shorts.

OK, don't laugh at me, but the tut you posted will actually work better. I'm not sure yet if I'm going to put a flap over them -- I guess it depends on how my applique fits on them. The big side pockets aren't going to work because I have a print for the shorts and am doing solid pockets so I can add an applique and the side pockets are just too much solid on the print. I need smaller pockets like the first set of pocketed shorts you did. I actually ended up pulling out a pair of ds's shorts and he has some pockets that are 6x6 with a flap so I think I can do a 4x4 applique and then still have room for a flap. Then again, I could do a big pocket in the print (if I have enough) and do a small pocket on the big pocket with the applique and then get by with just one applique on the shorts. Hmmmm, I can't make up my mind! Maybe I should work on the t's instead!

Anyhoo, ds's shorts have the pockets like the solid pair you just did only they are smaller and then it has pockets in addition on the side like the print shorts you did. It's a very cute look. I think the pocket possibility in endless and I think we can be creative without tuts. I will let you know once I get pics up on the BG thread so you can see what I end up with (don't expect anything until early in the week).

 

[miprender]

I posted about 20 pages ago asking for advice on making outfits for Legoland. Someone suggested the following:

I loved the idea. Here is the result:

Thanks so much for sharing your ideas with me! My DD loves how this came out, but I have to admit it has me considering putting a serger on my Christmas list.

Karen

It looks very legoie to me! <----if that is a word

Still deciding on the embroidery machine -- really liking the PE770. The only concern I have is that the closest authorized dealer is about 70 miles away.

My local store sells Bernina, but I like the option of of the Disney embroidery that Brother offers.

Is one brand considerably better than the other? I can buy the Brother on-line, but then if I need any service, I will need to take it somewhere. If I buy from the local store, they also provide instruction on the machine. What to do???

knocking on wood hopefully you wouldn't need to have it serviced much. I have had my PE770 for over a year now.

I'm excited - made some ADR for our August trip (Crystal Palace lunch with Pooh and Sci-Fi Dine-In).

Also, I finished this cute bag - love the kitty fabric (I have an all-white cat in addition to the tabby you can see in the picture) and I've been hoarding these buttons for 2.5 years. They were pricey and I hesitated to use them on something DD would outgrow.

Cute bag and I l♥ve those buttons too.

Thanks for all the advice on the embroidery machine. I'm going to wait until I can get the PE770. I have the opposite problem from many women. My husband wants to get one of the $3000 machines for me. You know, the kind you can embroider a wedding dress on. AAAACK! When am I going to be making wedding dresses?!?! And never mind the $$$! I love that he thinks I'm worth it, but seeing all the beautiful things that y'all do with a 770, I'm quite certain I don't need anything that fancy!

Thanks again!

Lori in East Podunk

I'm jealous I keep trying to convince DH I need the Quattro II and with free financing for 5 years it would only be about 160/mth but he said that is like adding a car payment to our finances Plus it would probably cut into my fabric shopping

So, many of you know that I've been working on refurbishing a vintage Singer like D's. I have FINALLY finished and have her ready to sew! I'm SO excited! This was a major learning experience for me. I re-did the wiring, stripped down and cleaned out the motor, and scrubbed and polished my girl until she shines! I cannot wait to get going on some projects on Beth! Here are a few before and after shots: (photo overload ahead )

Pre-clean-up - see the nicotine and tarnish on the silver and brass?

All ready to be put back together

C.

Great job on reworking everything. D must be so proud

I
Here are my newest things. First up is a pair of easy fit shorts. I used the idea for the pockets from the tutorial that Andrea posted a couple of days ago. I am VERY happy with how they turned out. I think the pockets totally got rid of the pajama pants look on the shorts plus we all know that little boys and girls love pockets to stuff things into. The pockets were very easy to add.

Here is a close up of the pocket:

I still have like 2 1/2 yards of the fabric left so you will be seeing it again as something else quite soon.

Everything is adorable but I really love those pockets. They don't look like easy fit pants at all.

 

[ivey_family]

Oh, Beth is beautiful! I hope everyone gets well asap so you can put Beth to work. I can't wait to see your first project on her! (OK, that gunk picture was gross!).

Thank you! (I know! I was up to my elbows in grease for a couple nights! My dad was impressed though! He tears down and rebuilds tractors for fun.)

Your machine is gorgeous. Once I finish cleaning out part of my basement. I am moving my Singer 99 off the shelf and onto a table so I can use her.

Thanks, Chiara! Can't wait to see your girl ready to use, too!

e
The sewing machine looks great! You did a super job cleaning it up. Now I hope she sews super well for you. So sorry that your dh and boys are all sick. I hope you and your dd stay well!

Thank you!

Those pockets are great! I've got to go back and bookmark that tut! I also love the seersucker! Such fun colors and texture!

This is so funny b/c my husband said the same thing. I brought up that I might spend about a $1K on a machine and supplies for doing embroidery, fully prepared to explain how in the long run this would be worth the investment. Instead, he suggested to go ahead and get one of those that you can put all the different threads on at one time. My response is that is going to be more like $10K. He thought that was reasonable. Maybe I asked at the right time b/c he feels he just spent a small fortune getting his company logo embroidered on work shirts for all the people in his office. I don't know that I'm ready to start a side business quite yet. I have a full time job plus mommy duties already. I'm really leaning toward the PE770. But maybe I'll trade up if I really enjoy it.

What a sweet hubby! I drool over a 6 needle machine!

CARRIE!!!! Beth turned out awesome!!! Aren't you excited??? Seriously - the satisfaction you will get from sewing on a machine that you "rebuilt" will be amazing!! I am so very happy for you and for Beth - you've given her new purpose. Congratulations!

Thank you!! I already feel that way about the whole tear-down! SOOO satisfying! I posted some questions over at the Quilting Board a couple weeks ago, and a couple people poo-poohed the idea of tearing down a machine, even for wiring. I was quite surprised by that reaction. Especially after seeing inside the motor, I KNOW that was the right thing to do! They DID help me regarding the bobbin case, though. I put up photos and they identified the problem. I pounded on the arm with a hammer and it's working great! The other thread nest issue disappeared after that. I will order a new case just to be safe, though!

I sent a picture to the man I bought her from. Beth belonged to his mother so I thought he might enjoy seeing her 'facelift'!

You know I am always willing to help out... especially if it means I will have another vintage machine fanatic to obsess with. LOL

Obsess away! I've already been on CL, just 'to look and see' if there's another interesting machine. Strangely, everyone in the state selling a vintage machine has them at CRAZY prices now! Like $100-$200 more than anyone should pay! That's good for me, though, I need to get busy on Beth before I even think about another machine. (And honestly, I don't need one anyway!)

Bummer you and Beth didn't get to play... What's your first project going to be???

And hopefully no one else in your house gets sick.

D~

Well, so far I've escaped. Dd is pretty lethargic today, so I think she has succumbed. Everyone is currently asleep, so I am hiding in the basement and am determined to sew for at least a few minutes! My first project on Beth involves upcycling a men's dress shirt. I thought it would be a fun way to get used to how Beth likes to do things without any expensive fabric.

Hey, when you get back from Disney, we should get back to the Foot-A-Week thing! I've got those same feet that I need to learn how to use!

Happy Saturday, everyone!
Regards,
C.

 

[LittleBlackRaincloud]

Wow! I take a few days off the internet and come back here to some wonderful sewing and ideas!

I finished the embellishing of the smocking piece, and am working on the outfit now. I can't wait to see it all finished!

 

[tinkerbell3747]

Wow! I take a few days off the internet and come back here to some wonderful sewing and ideas!

My thoughts exactly, only I've missed about 2 weeks been busy making hair bows have a craft fair coming up and I need to build my stock. Few local stores want to cosign, and I am about 3/4 weeks out from ordering my PE770!!!! Got to get started on DD HUGE list of customs for our Aug Trip.

There has been so many great things posted. You guys Rock!

Hope you guys are enjoying your Saturday!

 

[DISNEYJAZZ]

my dd Brendi and her Hubs have put in an offer on a house!!!!
4 bedrooms,2 1/2 bath,basement,living room and separate family room with wall to wall floor to ceiling built in shelves! even a computer desk built in... a big kitchen/dining area with new range top with a grill on it! lots of windows,screened back porch ,huge fenced in backyard mature landscaping...house built in 1955 and renovated in *92...it is so pretty and looks like a wonderful place for their growing family! it's in the city limits which is a plus so they wouldn't have to pay tuition for the kids to continue going to the same school they love thier school so they would of paid tuition is they hadn't found a house in the city! i am so happy for them!
now to wait fro the banks to open so the agent can place the bid,its a foreclosure so no need to wait for anyone to move out...i know the process can drag on and on and there could be a snag here and there but i am praying things go smoothly and they get this home...Brendi,Elli & Blaze were in love with it form just looking in the windows...
sorry to go on and on but i am beyond excited...hope they can get it and be in before Brendi starts 'nesting!'...hehe...hre's the pic i snagged form the website! the house was just listed on thursday so i hope they get 1st dibs!

 

[Sandi S]

I need some help. I want to make a Rapunzel dress for my dd2. Has anyone done this? Does anyone have any suggestions for a pattern? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I made Simplicity 2065 which is the Disney Rapunzel pattern. It made up really cute! (BTW - Simplicity is 5 for $5 at J's today.) Here is the finished version:

This outfit is made with some of the Hello Kitty fabric that I had shipped from Japan. I designed the Hello Kitty applique to go with the fabric.

Love it!!! DD is a big Hello Kitty fan, too. I made this last fall:

This is so funny b/c my husband said the same thing. I brought up that I might spend about a $1K on a machine and supplies for doing embroidery, fully prepared to explain how in the long run this would be worth the investment. Instead, he suggested to go ahead and get one of those that you can put all the different threads on at one time. My response is that is going to be more like $10K. He thought that was reasonable. Maybe I asked at the right time b/c he feels he just spent a small fortune getting his company logo embroidered on work shirts for all the people in his office. I don't know that I'm ready to start a side business quite yet. I have a full time job plus mommy duties already. I'm really leaning toward the PE770. But maybe I'll trade up if I really enjoy it.

You ladies are sooo lucky! My DH about pooped himself when I got my $1400 machine on sale for $1000. Luckily, he has shut up about it since then because I use it constantly. I can't imagine how much something like this would cost to have someone else do it:

My thoughts exactly, only I've missed about 2 weeks been busy making hair bows have a craft fair coming up and I need to build my stock. Few local stores want to cosign, and I am about 3/4 weeks out from ordering my PE770!!!! Got to get started on DD HUGE list of customs for our Aug Trip.

There has been so many great things posted. You guys Rock!

Hope you guys are enjoying your Saturday!

I'm also starting to plan customs for our August trip - bought some red with white polka dot tulle at J's today - something Minnie-related is on the agenda with that.

First though, I need to start on DD's Easter dress so I can get it pleated (plan to smock and one of the few toys I don't have is a pleater). Also, she is starting gymnastics in a couple of weeks so I got a couple of the Jalie leotard patterns and will be working on those soon.

DD is also into cheerleading and I made her a "real" cheerleader uniform last summer (before she got her first one from her team). I'm thinking about using the same pattern to make a Disney cheerleader outfit. It would be cute and perfect for August weather. This is what I made her last year.

Off to finish up a couple of projects for me and then start on more kid stuff.

 

[lovemygrowingfamily]

Thank You for the warm welcomes!

Someone asked ( I'm sorry i need to learn to multiquote) about what i did. I deliver the local newspaper from 1 am until 3:30am which is about 200 houses and then i leave from there and go deliver the USA Today to all the hotels,businesses, and a few home deliveries which is about 90 stops from 3:45 until 7 or 8 am monday through friday. I drive 100 miles a day all in town. The only time that i have had a vacation is the 2 weeks that I take off when i have my kids and then the 2 1/2 week DIsney vacation we took in 2010 and we will take a 3 week Disney vacation this August. Other than that no days off because I can't afford to pay for someone to do my job. So I work nights and dh works his fulltime job and take a class to get his associates degree also. He is gone 7:45 am until 8 pm daily. Its a hectic life and a hectic household but it works and my kids are good. The only problem that i have is my ds who is 8 has asperger's, sensory processing disorder and adhd and somedays its a challenge with him. Other than that its all good!

With the brother PE770 its as easy as pulling it out of the box, threading it ( directions are on the machine) and loading the design with your flash drive and your off in a matter of minutes. I really like mine and would recommend it to anyone.

Since i am pretty okay doing the easy fits. Which would be the next easiest pattern from CarlaC to do? I have most of her patterns just sitting on my machine. I even bought a ruffler attachement and need to try and figure that thing out. I also have a serger but that thing intimadates me to no end but that would make things a lot easier wouldn't it? Sorry so many questions but no one in my family sews so I am all self taught and i do it with my 9 year old Maggeey who loves to do it also.

I can't wait to get going here and get to know you all.

 

[Sandi S]

Thank You for the warm welcomes!

Someone asked ( I'm sorry i need to learn to multiquote) about what i did. I deliver the local newspaper from 1 am until 3:30am which is about 200 houses and then i leave from there and go deliver the USA Today to all the hotels,businesses, and a few home deliveries which is about 90 stops from 3:45 until 7 or 8 am monday through friday. I drive 100 miles a day all in town. The only time that i have had a vacation is the 2 weeks that I take off when i have my kids and then the 2 1/2 week DIsney vacation we took in 2010 and we will take a 3 week Disney vacation this August. Other than that no days off because I can't afford to pay for someone to do my job. So I work nights and dh works his fulltime job and take a class to get his associates degree also. He is gone 7:45 am until 8 pm daily. Its a hectic life and a hectic household but it works and my kids are good. The only problem that i have is my ds who is 8 has asperger's, sensory processing disorder and adhd and somedays its a challenge with him. Other than that its all good!

With the brother PE770 its as easy as pulling it out of the box, threading it ( directions are on the machine) and loading the design with your flash drive and your off in a matter of minutes. I really like mine and would recommend it to anyone.

Since i am pretty okay doing the easy fits. Which would be the next easiest pattern from CarlaC to do? I have most of her patterns just sitting on my machine. I even bought a ruffler attachement and need to try and figure that thing out. I also have a serger but that thing intimadates me to no end but that would make things a lot easier wouldn't it? Sorry so many questions but no one in my family sews so I am all self taught and i do it with my 9 year old Maggeey who loves to do it also.

I can't wait to get going here and get to know you all.

Once you get going on the serger, you will love it. It finishes everything so professionally. I can't imagine sewing without it now.

 

[PurpleEars]

Too bad you weren't going a month early we could have met up but I wonder if you will be there when Chiara is down.

Chiara and I will be there at around the same time. We tend to go at the end of August for free dining.

I posted about 20 pages ago asking for advice on making outfits for Legoland. Someone suggested the following:

I loved the idea. Here is the result:

Thanks so much for sharing your ideas with me! My DD loves how this came out, but I have to admit it has me considering putting a serger on my Christmas list.

Karen

Great job! I really like it. A serger is a wonderful tool. I was just saying to DH last night that how nice it was to have the serger.

I'm excited - made some ADR for our August trip (Crystal Palace lunch with Pooh and Sci-Fi Dine-In).

Also, I finished this cute bag - love the kitty fabric (I have an all-white cat in addition to the tabby you can see in the picture) and I've been hoarding these buttons for 2.5 years. They were pricey and I hesitated to use them on something DD would outgrow.

Cute bag! I have been known to "repurpose" buttons from time to time.

Thanks for all the advice on the embroidery machine. I'm going to wait until I can get the PE770. I have the opposite problem from many women. My husband wants to get one of the $3000 machines for me. You know, the kind you can embroider a wedding dress on. AAAACK! When am I going to be making wedding dresses?!?! And never mind the $$$! I love that he thinks I'm worth it, but seeing all the beautiful things that y'all do with a 770, I'm quite certain I don't need anything that fancy!

Thanks again!

Lori in East Podunk

Hopefully you will enjoy the 770 when you get it!

So, many of you know that I've been working on refurbishing a vintage Singer like D's. I have FINALLY finished and have her ready to sew! I'm SO excited! This was a major learning experience for me. I re-did the wiring, stripped down and cleaned out the motor, and scrubbed and polished my girl until she shines! I cannot wait to get going on some projects on Beth!

And, finally, bright, shiny, working(!) Beth. See that silver sparkle!

Regards,
C.

Great job on restoring Beth to her glory. I can't wait to see what you make with her help!

Here are my newest things. First up is a pair of easy fit shorts. I used the idea for the pockets from the tutorial that Andrea posted a couple of days ago. I am VERY happy with how they turned out. I think the pockets totally got rid of the pajama pants look on the shorts plus we all know that little boys and girls love pockets to stuff things into. The pockets were very easy to add.

This outfit has a shirt I bought for my dd when she was little. I put it away and just found it a few weeks ago when I was doing some cleaning out. I realized it matched perfectly with the princess fabric that I had in my stash. The trim came from a big bag of leftover bits and pieces that I bought at Hancock this week. They sold me a huge bag of ribbon, trim and elastic bits and pieces for 69 cents!

I still have like 2 1/2 yards of the fabric left so you will be seeing it again as something else quite soon.

This outfit is made with some of the Hello Kitty fabric that I had shipped from Japan. I designed the Hello Kitty applique to go with the fabric.

Great job on everything! You are doing wonderful designs with the digitizing software!

my dd Brendi and her Hubs have put in an offer on a house!!!!
4 bedrooms,2 1/2 bath,basement,living room and separate family room with wall to wall floor to ceiling built in shelves! even a computer desk built in... a big kitchen/dining area with new range top with a grill on it! lots of windows,screened back porch ,huge fenced in backyard mature landscaping...house built in 1955 and renovated in *92...it is so pretty and looks like a wonderful place for their growing family! it's in the city limits which is a plus so they wouldn't have to pay tuition for the kids to continue going to the same school they love thier school so they would of paid tuition is they hadn't found a house in the city! i am so happy for them!
now to wait fro the banks to open so the agent can place the bid,its a foreclosure so no need to wait for anyone to move out...i know the process can drag on and on and there could be a snag here and there but i am praying things go smoothly and they get this home...Brendi,Elli & Blaze were in love with it form just looking in the windows...
sorry to go on and on but i am beyond excited...hope they can get it and be in before Brendi starts 'nesting!'...hehe...hre's the pic i snagged form the website! the house was just listed on thursday so i hope they get 1st dibs!

That's a beautiful home! I hope they will get it!

I made Simplicity 2065 which is the Disney Rapunzel pattern. It made up really cute! (BTW - Simplicity is 5 for $5 at J's today.) Here is the finished version:

Love it!!! DD is a big Hello Kitty fan, too. I made this last fall:

You ladies are sooo lucky! My DH about pooped himself when I got my $1400 machine on sale for $1000. Luckily, he has shut up about it since then because I use it constantly. I can't imagine how much something like this would cost to have someone else do it:

I'm also starting to plan customs for our August trip - bought some red with white polka dot tulle at J's today - something Minnie-related is on the agenda with that.

First though, I need to start on DD's Easter dress so I can get it pleated (plan to smock and one of the few toys I don't have is a pleater). Also, she is starting gymnastics in a couple of weeks so I got a couple of the Jalie leotard patterns and will be working on those soon.

DD is also into cheerleading and I made her a "real" cheerleader uniform last summer (before she got her first one from her team). I'm thinking about using the same pattern to make a Disney cheerleader outfit. It would be cute and perfect for August weather. This is what I made her last year.

Off to finish up a couple of projects for me and then start on more kid stuff.

Great job on all the outfits! They are beautiful!