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

[PurpleEars]

Okay, this is probably a stupid question. Taking my 4 year old Granddaughter to Disney in May. She will be in some really cute outfits. I hate to see them ruined by ice cream bars and other stuff. Does anyone have an idea for a bib type thing that we can put on her for meals and treats that is not so babyish?

I would say maybe an apron or a smock?

Question:
SE400 - brand new open box with some supplies - would you pay $250 for it? I know, only 4x4 hoop . . . but I feel like for that price if I was able to afford to upgrade once I had hoop envy I could almost sell it for what I paid Of course, I don't even know if DH will go for it - his question when I brought it up was, "Will you make the $250 back?" But I haven't really considered selling at this point . . . there are SO many boutique type WAHM businesses here I sort of looked at it as what could I SAVE in making lots of gifts for people ???

I would go for it!

Hi, My name is Amy! It's been a while since I have been on here.... And I am getting back into the spirit. I am finishing my daughters Wish TR and preparing to visit Florida once again. We are very excited to volunteer at GKTW!!!

My children LOVED LOVED LOVED their special pixie dust from Allison's wish trip. I am very excite to attempt to make some customs for this trip as well. What is the easiest for me to start with?? As I haven't sewn in a long time!

Welcome Amy! I would suggest trying CarlaC's patterns from youcanmakethis.com

Signature quilt for my Daughter, her Granny is almost done. We'll have finished products by the end of this month!

Nice! I can't wait to see the finished product!

Here's what I've been busy sewing. It's not Disney THEMED but Disney related:

I have been babywearing my son in a wrap from the time he was born but since he's gotten older I haven't been doing it as much since it was taking too long for me to wrap him. Plus it gets really hot here so we were both baking underneath all that fabric. I took my wrap and converted it into a mei tai. I'm happy with how this came out and it should be better for our HOT summer and time in Disney. Plus this will allow us only to take ONE stroller to Disney (instead of two) because I can just bring the mei tai along and if my 3 yo decides she is too tired to walk, I can pop either her or my DS in the mei tai and then have the other go in the stroller.

Sunshine

Yours look very nice. I made a meitai cover once. They were super easy to put together.

I have been busy sewing for DD's gymnastics needs - I would highly recommend the Jalie leo patterns - easy and fit great. Gracie's leo looked better than what a lot of kids came in wearing.

I have also been collecting images/ideas from patterns and embroidery designs I have to plan my Disney trip sewing. If you are feeling nosey, I am linking my Google doc planning file.

The leo's look so nice and comfy! Great job!

Flora it looks like you had a great trip! I love the picture of you in the Astro Orbiter. Did you really stay up all night long on Leap Day? I don't think I'd be able to function well enough to get to the airport.

We only went for the first 2 hours of the "24 hour marathon" as we had to leave on the 29th. DH had work commitments in North Carolina that evening so we left that day. If we had been able to stay one more day, we probably would have gone back to the hotel to sleep mid way through!

Looks like a lot of fun! How crowded was Leap Day? I miss DL! I'm still working on dh for a trip this fall. I really want to take our boys to Cars Land while they are really little!

Ok, back to nursing covers. 12 done, 48 to go.

Regards,
C.

You are 25% of the way to finishing the nursing covers! Leap Day was not too bad really. We waited 30-45 minutes to get into DL (We were in line at around 5:45 and we got in at around 6:30, by then they were all out of the free special ears). Once we got in, the rides were a walk-on. We did Space Mountain, Astro Orbiter, and Buzz Lightyear before we left the park.

Look at this goofy thing I made. I was wanting just one of those plastic half forms to be able to take some pictures. Then I noticed the shipping would be unbelievable due to the size. I really want a nice form, but agonized over what size and really lack of space right now because the house is up for sale. I came across this pattern, so I thought I'd give it a try. I probably could have stuffed it better. I also changed the pattern up some. I interfaced the muslin to give it more body. And I had a peice of foamboard, that I put in the neck, arms and base to help give it shape. So I had to change the place to stuff it. Which is right in the front, but with a shirt on it, you'd never know. I might just might make some other sizes and not feel bad when I gets stuffed in the closet.

I bet you could even velcro on some "arms" if you needed to.

That is a very clever idea. It doesn't look goofy at all!

QuestionThis is probably a dumb question but as a beginner I need to ask anyway! When I finish a design on my embroidery machine is it ok to just cut the threads that criss cross the front of desgin or should I stitch them in? I presumed they would be fixed enough that they wouldn't come out but I think I may be wrong

Any help would be appreciated, it was one of Heather Sue's designs for a small princess's I did.

There are NO dumb questions here! Yes I would cut the jump stitches.

I have finally finished one day for our trip in June/July. Only 13 more to go

DD's outfit:

My sons' outfits. And I added pockets but after the shorts were already made so it should be easier next time.

And all our shirts

Great job on the outfits! I can't wait to see what you've planned for the other days.


So I was saying that I got the day off yesterday and was looking forward to sewing. Guess what? Our vacuum cleaner died so I ended up spending the day looking for a new vacuum. We haven't decided on one yet and we have guests coming this Saturday! I guess in the worse case I will have to go with the good old broom and dustpan!

 

[Sandi S]

I found an english tutoral online for one of them. I am hopng the other shows up soon since it is new. I will try the translate thing if I need to, great idea! There is a tutorial with picture, but it is in german.

There are design ideas and visual sew-alongs for pretty much all of the patterns on Farbenmix.de

I ordered the Isabelle pattern from Banberry in German. I figured how hard could it be-I could use an online translator. One of the piece names translated to "receipt" or "piece of paper" or something like that. Took me a while to figure out that it was this lining.

LOVE your 101 Dalmation outfit! I am thinking of making my DD something 101 Dalmation for our May trip. We're hoping to get a 101 Dalmation room at ASMovies.

Isabelle's pretty easy - I find that looking at the technical drawings makes most patterns very doable.

For more Farbenmix examples, check out the gallery on Pattern Review - use the company filter and choose Farbenmix.

My PR name is Sandi S, so if you want to see my stuff, this is my gallery.

Here a few of my adventures in sewing German:

Nadya dress and leggings:

Josefin dress and belt:

Williemeitje dress:

Henrika - layered dress:

Isabella top & pants:

tunic/dress (ladies) Svea:

halterdress - Yola (with a hand-smocked insert):

 

[dianemom2]

Not sure (without digging back a bit) who was asking about sources for knits - I cannot recommend Chez Ami enough. Their stuff is fantastic - doesn't shrink, high quality. I am super lucky because their outlet is close enough that I can visit when they have it open periodically and stock up.

I was going to ask where the Chez Ami outlet was but I see that you already replied that it was in Raleigh. I was hoping it would be somewhere we could make a quick stop in on our way to or from Florida this summer. Of course my husband would have a fit if I stopped to fabric shop and he had to wait for me!

Diane, these are the two shirts I did to give you an idea of how I mixed the fabrics all up:

The arms are cut off in the second photo, but I flared the sleeves a little and did lettuce edges as well.

Andrea- I remember seeing the Beatles outfits before. I think you made them in the fall when you went to a Beatles concert, right??? I love the way you mixed the fabrics. Both of the outfits turned out really great! I like how you picked the black thread and used that for all your seams. The dalmation outfit is so cute. Did you make the skirt from knit fabric too? I am going to do some experimenting with knits soon. Do you have CarlaC's raglan pattern too? Her patterns are always so clear that I've been thinking that might be a good first pattern for me try out with the knits. Once I get the hang of it I am sure I can mix it up and change it around like the Simple Sweet.

Anyhow, here is what I've been working on. First a shirt for my nephew:

I made the eyebrows out of the same fabric as one of the shorts I made for him a few weeks ago:

Then I had worked on these two designs at the end of last week and I just got around to testing them out. Once I tested them, I had to make something with the pieces that stitched them out on.

 

[mphalens]

Diane, these are the two shirts I did to give you an idea of how I mixed the fabrics all up:

The arms are cut off in the second photo, but I flared the sleeves a little and did lettuce edges as well.


Banberry has a lot of the patterns in English. That's where I get most of mine form. The Laguna I got from etsy (that's the one that I'm scared to trace out -- I get a headache just looking at the pattern!). Have you ever made the Laguna? I think I might need some guidance with it.


Where is their outlet????? I'm just one state away!

i see you answered your own question later on . . . but just another reason to come visit this summer

I would go for it!



We only went for the first 2 hours of the "24 hour marathon" as we had to leave on the 29th. DH had work commitments in North Carolina that evening so we left that day. If we had been able to stay one more day, we probably would have gone back to the hotel to sleep mid way through!



So I was saying that I got the day off yesterday and was looking forward to sewing. Guess what? Our vacuum cleaner died so I ended up spending the day looking for a new vacuum. We haven't decided on one yet and we have guests coming this Saturday! I guess in the worse case I will have to go with the good old broom and dustpan!

I was so hoping you'd say that! I immediately thought of you and all the things you've done with a 4x4 size hoop. Is this the same machine you have??? Any tips? I picked it up tonight and have the manual sitting next to me to read . . .

Jealous you got to be there for the Leap Day stuff. Too bad only for a couple of hours and AFTER the special hats were gone . . . but still cool nonetheless!

And bummer about the vacuum! Ours died not too long ago . . . luckily we just had to limp along for a couple of weeks until my mom brought me one they'd been given. It's great!


So - yes, tonight I picked up the SE400 I was asking about a couple of days ago. SO excited! What should I do first???? I'm so excited to go look at HeatherSue's website with the knowledge I can actually buy a design and USE it!!!!

 

[smile5sunshine]

I did have to order a bunch of strapping and buckles, etc. - that's true. I'm just not much for long straps tied all over me, so I didn't mind too much.
You didn't ask, but here's my SSC and my buckle tai. I showed these to everyone when I first joined the thread last year.

Yes, I'm making the covers to sell, hopefully! I'm saving my pennies for an embroidery machine.

I think a Disney slip cover would be wonderful!

Regards,
C.

Thanks for linking pics of the carriers you made. I LOVE the vintage Mickey one. Fingers Crossed that all your covers sell!

Look at this goofy thing I made. I was wanting just one of those plastic half forms to be able to take some pictures. Then I noticed the shipping would be unbelievable due to the size. I really want a nice form, but agonized over what size and really lack of space right now because the house is up for sale. I came across this pattern, so I thought I'd give it a try. I probably could have stuffed it better. I also changed the pattern up some. I interfaced the muslin to give it more body. And I had a peice of foamboard, that I put in the neck, arms and base to help give it shape. So I had to change the place to stuff it. Which is right in the front, but with a shirt on it, you'd never know. I might just might make some other sizes and not feel bad when I gets stuffed in the closet.

I bet you could even velcro on some "arms" if you needed to.

I don't think that's goofy looking at all! Great job and it should serve it's purpose nicely.

Love it! My kids were 23 months apart and we only ever did one stroller as I wore the baby. Once they were both older I did get a double mountain buggy but mainly used that for exercise -- would never take a monster stroller to Dis! My sister is in Dis right now and her biggest complaint is motorized scooters and strollers. She keeps getting run over and bashed into.

I also saw you were starting a walking program -- we did that too (but our dd was 5 when we went). The kids never once complained about walking around too much. My dh did carry dd once late at night due to fatigue.

Diane, these are the two shirts I did to give you an idea of how I mixed the fabrics all up:

The arms are cut off in the second photo, but I flared the sleeves a little and did lettuce edges as well.

Thank you! Glad to hear you had a good experience after all your "Disney training". Fingers crossed that I have the same success with my little one! Also thanks for re-posting the older pics of the Olivias. The dalmatian one is so awesome!

I have finally finished one day for our trip in June/July. Only 13 more to go

DD's outfit:

My sons' outfits. And I added pockets but after the shorts were already made so it should be easier next time.

And all our shirts

WOO HOO for having a day's worth of outfits done! Great job!

I am back looking for inspiration! Our trip is six monthes away so it is time to plan my sewing. Sunday is my day for dining.

YAY for planning outfits and ADRs! Hopefully you will snag all the ones you want.

I order straight off Farbenmix.de - I just use Google translate. I'm fine with ordering the patterns in German, though - that is the only catch! I've actually been learning what I call "sewing German" (as well as "sewing Italian" - I love La Mia Boutique!). The embroidery site they often use (and have linked to) - huups.de has some super cute stuff as well.

Ha ha, I totally got a laugh out of "Sewing German and Italian"!

Yours look very nice. I made a meitai cover once. They were super easy to put together.

So I was saying that I got the day off yesterday and was looking forward to sewing. Guess what? Our vacuum cleaner died so I ended up spending the day looking for a new vacuum. We haven't decided on one yet and we have guests coming this Saturday! I guess in the worse case I will have to go with the good old broom and dustpan!

Thank you and bummer on having to replace the vacuum. Hope you find something that will work for you so you don't have to use the broom!

Anyhow, here is what I've been working on. First a shirt for my nephew:

I made the eyebrows out of the same fabric as one of the shorts I made for him a few weeks ago:

Then I had worked on these two designs at the end of last week and I just got around to testing them out. Once I tested them, I had to make something with the pieces that stitched them out on.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Oscar shirt! He was always my favorite! The Nemo appliques look fantastic too!

I was so hoping you'd say that! I immediately thought of you and all the things you've done with a 4x4 size hoop. Is this the same machine you have??? Any tips? I picked it up tonight and have the manual sitting next to me to read . . .

So - yes, tonight I picked up the SE400 I was asking about a couple of days ago. SO excited! What should I do first???? I'm so excited to go look at HeatherSue's website with the knowledge I can actually buy a design and USE it!!!!

Hurray for a new embroidery machine! I can't wait to see what you whip up (although I must admit you were very talented even without it).


No sewing for me tonight . My ILs are set to arrive on Sat morning from out of town and stay for a week so it's been cleaning for me! I hopped on here while I was waiting for the bathroom floor I had mopped to dry, but I suspect it's dry now so back to work I go!

Sunshine

 

[Sandi S]

enabler alert - I found the cutest board short fabric at The Fabric Fairy!

 

[PurpleEars]

There are design ideas and visual sew-alongs for pretty much all of the patterns on Farbenmix.de



Isabelle's pretty easy - I find that looking at the technical drawings makes most patterns very doable.

For more Farbenmix examples, check out the gallery on Pattern Review - use the company filter and choose Farbenmix.

My PR name is Sandi S, so if you want to see my stuff, this is my gallery.

Here a few of my adventures in sewing German:

Nadya dress and leggings:

Josefin dress and belt:

Williemeitje dress:

Henrika - layered dress:

Isabella top & pants:

tunic/dress (ladies) Svea:

halterdress - Yola (with a hand-smocked insert):

Wow! I like all the clothing you made. I didn't realize Farbenmix made ladies' patterns. I will have to check them out!

Anyhow, here is what I've been working on. First a shirt for my nephew:

I made the eyebrows out of the same fabric as one of the shorts I made for him a few weeks ago:

Then I had worked on these two designs at the end of last week and I just got around to testing them out. Once I tested them, I had to make something with the pieces that stitched them out on.

Great job on the shirt. The Nemo and Dory designs are beautiful!

I was so hoping you'd say that! I immediately thought of you and all the things you've done with a 4x4 size hoop. Is this the same machine you have??? Any tips? I picked it up tonight and have the manual sitting next to me to read . . .

Jealous you got to be there for the Leap Day stuff. Too bad only for a couple of hours and AFTER the special hats were gone . . . but still cool nonetheless!

And bummer about the vacuum! Ours died not too long ago . . . luckily we just had to limp along for a couple of weeks until my mom brought me one they'd been given. It's great!


So - yes, tonight I picked up the SE400 I was asking about a couple of days ago. SO excited! What should I do first???? I'm so excited to go look at HeatherSue's website with the knowledge I can actually buy a design and USE it!!!!

Congrats! I actually have the 270D, but it is a very similar machine. I would say just dive in and try out embroidering on it. I am sure you will have so much fun with the SE400! I can't wait to see what you make with it.

We were very fortunate to be at DL for Leap Day. Our travel plans were made before the annoucement about Leap Day. We were just trying squeeze in a trip while both of us have the week off!

 

[cogero]

My first design on my SE-400 was Heather Sue's Mickey Head. Just make sure you read all design descriptions to make sure they fit you hoop. Heather is one of the awesome designers who gives you 3 sizes for one price that way when you upgrade you will have your designs larger

 

[SallyfromDE]

I've been wanting to do a collection of Princess bows. And just haven't gotten around to it.

So I made something to put on my goofy thing. I think I want to change it up so. The idea was that you can wear it in the park over a petti, jeans or shorts. And it just came out too long. We don't want tripping hazards.

 

[InkspressYourself]

Is anyone friends with aimeeg? I have always been totally in love with her steamboat willie feliz.

I want to make something similar and my girlfriend that I'm going with wanted me to post aimeeg's picture on pinterest. I didn't want to do that unless aimeeg said it was ok.

I thought about sending her a message, but I never think of looking at messages and I was afraid she would miss it.


Thanks!

Dawn

 

[VBAndrea]

I ordered the Isabelle pattern from Banberry in German. I figured how hard could it be-I could use an online translator. One of the piece name translated to "receipt" or "piece of paper" or something like that. Took me a while to figure out that it was the lining.

LOVE your 101 Dalmation outfit! I am thinking of making my DD something 101 Dalmation for our May trip. We're hoping to get a 101 Dalmation room at ASMovies.

I never thought of using an on line translator. My dh knows a bit of German, so he could probably help out. I also have a friend who speaks Dutch and she may be able to help a little. I'll keep that in mind if there is anything I just have to have that I can't find in English.

There are design ideas and visual sew-alongs for pretty much all of the patterns on Farbenmix.de



Isabelle's pretty easy - I find that looking at the technical drawings makes most patterns very doable.

For more Farbenmix examples, check out the gallery on Pattern Review - use the company filter and choose Farbenmix.

My PR name is Sandi S, so if you want to see my stuff, this is my gallery.

Here a few of my adventures in sewing German:


Williemeitje dress:

Henrika - layered dress:

Thanks for posting the pics The Williemeitje is gorgeous and I really like the Henrika too. So do you sew day and night??? I can't imagine having the time to make all those wonderful clothes.

Andrea- I remember seeing the Beatles outfits before. I think you made them in the fall when you went to a Beatles concert, right??? I love the way you mixed the fabrics. Both of the outfits turned out really great! I like how you picked the black thread and used that for all your seams. The dalmation outfit is so cute. Did you make the skirt from knit fabric too? I am going to do some experimenting with knits soon. Do you have CarlaC's raglan pattern too? Her patterns are always so clear that I've been thinking that might be a good first pattern for me try out with the knits. Once I get the hang of it I am sure I can mix it up and change it around like the Simple Sweet.

Anyhow, here is what I've been working on. First a shirt for my nephew:

I made the eyebrows out of the same fabric as one of the shorts I made for him a few weeks ago:

Then I had worked on these two designs at the end of last week and I just got around to testing them out. Once I tested them, I had to make something with the pieces that stitched them out on.

The Dalmatian skirt is out of cotton. I made it for one of our project runway things where we had to do a new pattern, alter a pattern or make a pattern (I did all three with that outfit b/c I made the skirt pattern -- it has a double bustle at the back, altered the Olivia and made the leggings for the first time). DD always gets compliments on that outfit.

I love your new appliques The nemo ones are fabulous! Well done! I love that Shark fabric too -- I look at every time I'm in the store but I'm not allowed to buy new fabric unless I have an immediate use for it.

i see you answered your own question later on . . . but just another reason to come visit this summer

So - yes, tonight I picked up the SE400 I was asking about a couple of days ago. SO excited! What should I do first???? I'm so excited to go look at HeatherSue's website with the knowledge I can actually buy a design and USE it!!!!

We need to make sure the outlet is open when we have our visit!!!

I'm so excited that you have a machine!!! I e-mailed you a couple recent coupon codes to enable you, err uh, help you get started

enabler alert - I found the cutest board short fabric at The Fabric Fairy!

That is sooooo cute! Too bad I have banned myself from buying more fabric

I've been wanting to do a collection of Princess bows. And just haven't gotten around to it.

So I made something to put on my goofy thing. I think I want to change it up so. The idea was that you can wear it in the park over a petti, jeans or shorts. And it just came out too long. We don't want tripping hazards.

Absolutely gorgeous!

Is anyone friends with aimeeg? I have always been totally in love with her steamboat willie feliz.

I want to make something similar and my girlfriend that I'm going with wanted me to post aimeeg's picture on pinterest. I didn't want to do that unless aimeeg said it was ok.

I thought about sending her a message, but I never think of looking at messages and I was afraid she would miss it.


Thanks!

Dawn

I think she has a facebook page called Gorgeous Girls Boutique -- probably a good way to reach her.

 

[VBAndrea]

DIANE

Forgot to answer -- yes, I have the raglan pattern but the only thing I've ever made with it were fleece Halloween costumes. I haven't tried it with knits. I've made a few AG t-shirts using Carla's tutorial though.

 

[mphalens]

Andrea - let's call it ENCOURAGEMENT Thanks, by the way!

I've spent the last hour looking at designs . . . and last night I spent an hour or more before going to sleep . . .

Phalen, however, keeps asking if I'm ready - but not to embroider anything - he wants to know if I'm ready to clean out the Jack LaLainne juicer we found at Goodwill yesterday $9.99 Apparently yesterday was my day for awesome deals

So - DH's only question - WHERE am I going to PUT this lovely new machine??? Can't fit it in the (abandoned) sewing area in our bedroom - it can only fit ONE machine. Currently my 401a is in the diningroom on the table . . . and there is space on the table we have set up in there for Phalen's homeschool stuff . . . but that would mean I'm declaring the diningroom is my sewing space.

 

[ncmomof2]

Williemeitje dress:

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Very cute! I have this pattern but have not tried it yet. Was it easy to put together? Would it be too long for a DW trip? Thanks!

 

[dianemom2]

I've been wanting to do a collection of Princess bows. And just haven't gotten around to it.

So I made something to put on my goofy thing. I think I want to change it up so. The idea was that you can wear it in the park over a petti, jeans or shorts. And it just came out too long. We don't want tripping hazards.

I think that is an adorable idea! I love how it turned out.

Is anyone friends with aimeeg? I have always been totally in love with her steamboat willie feliz.

I want to make something similar and my girlfriend that I'm going with wanted me to post aimeeg's picture on pinterest. I didn't want to do that unless aimeeg said it was ok.

I thought about sending her a message, but I never think of looking at messages and I was afraid she would miss it.


Thanks!

Dawn

Send her a private message on here. She will probably see it.

The Dalmatian skirt is out of cotton. I made it for one of our project runway things where we had to do a new pattern, alter a pattern or make a pattern (I did all three with that outfit b/c I made the skirt pattern -- it has a double bustle at the back, altered the Olivia and made the leggings for the first time). DD always gets compliments on that outfit.

I love your new appliques The nemo ones are fabulous! Well done! I love that Shark fabric too -- I look at every time I'm in the store but I'm not allowed to buy new fabric unless I have an immediate use for it.


I think she has a facebook page called Gorgeous Girls Boutique -- probably a good way to reach her.

I thought that you'd posted the dalmatian outfit picture before. I guess since I saw the picture in the Project Runway competition, I never connected it to you.

I've been eyeing that shark fabric for a while and when I decided to do a Finding Nemo outfit, I realized that it was perfect for what I had in mind! I was trying to stick with the no new fabric rule too. But I am so bad at it. Now I am trying to buy less new fabric by trying to combine fabric stash items with new purchases. Like the Cinderella dress I made last week had blue fabric from my stash but the lace for the peplums and the trim on the front had to be purchased.

Good idea to look at Aimee's FB page.

DIANE

Forgot to answer -- yes, I have the raglan pattern but the only thing I've ever made with it were fleece Halloween costumes. I haven't tried it with knits. I've made a few AG t-shirts using Carla's tutorial though.

I saw a tutorial on-line for how to turn it into a dress. I was going to pin it but my computer froze up. It didn't look too hard to do. You just kind of extended the bottom of the shirt and flaired it so it had leg room. I went on YCMT and put it in my cart but then I was undecided so I haven't purchased it yet.


When you made the Beetles shirt with the black thread, what stitch did you use to connect the pieces of fabric together?

I've spent the last hour looking at designs ...

Phalen, however, keeps asking if I'm ready - but not to embroider anything - he wants to know if I'm ready to clean out the Jack LaLainne juicer we found at Goodwill yesterday $9.99 Apparently yesterday was my day for awesome deals

So - DH's only question - WHERE am I going to PUT this lovely new machine??? Can't fit it in the (abandoned) sewing area in our bedroom - it can only fit ONE machine. Currently my 401a is in the diningroom on the table . . . and there is space on the table we have set up in there for Phalen's homeschool stuff . . . but that would mean I'm declaring the diningroom is my sewing space.

It sounds like yesterday was your big day for bargains! What do you think you will use more, the juicer or the embroidery machine?????

So what part of the house are you going to convert to a sewing room? It sounds like you have gotten to the point where you need a designated area for your stuff.

If you think browsing designs takes a long time, just wait until you want to make your own designs. That takes way longer.

 

[NiniMorris]

Andrea - let's call it ENCOURAGEMENT Thanks, by the way!

I've spent the last hour looking at designs . . . and last night I spent an hour or more before going to sleep . . .

Phalen, however, keeps asking if I'm ready - but not to embroider anything - he wants to know if I'm ready to clean out the Jack LaLainne juicer we found at Goodwill yesterday $9.99 Apparently yesterday was my day for awesome deals

So - DH's only question - WHERE am I going to PUT this lovely new machine??? Can't fit it in the (abandoned) sewing area in our bedroom - it can only fit ONE machine. Currently my 401a is in the diningroom on the table . . . and there is space on the table we have set up in there for Phalen's homeschool stuff . . . but that would mean I'm declaring the diningroom is my sewing space.

I spent way too much time using my dining room table as my sewing 'room'. Once I had one machine on the dining room table and one on the kitchen table! Hubby was not amused!

As soon as my middle son decided to make it official and move out, I took over his room (which was the upstairs bonus room...kinda like an attic) as my sewing room....shortly after I added a 12 foot table for my long arm.

When I outgrew that space, it was really REALLY easy to convince hubby I needed the downstairs apartment. I now have three rooms to house all my 'stuff'...and still have problems finding space for it all. Add to that I just purchased a new PE770...now I have to redo the room AGAIN to make a home for it.

My theory is...your sewing needs will multiply to overflow the space you have!


Nini

 

[InkspressYourself]

I sent aimeeg a message through this site. I tried to find the facebook page and I even liked it, but it looked like it was for hair extensions that made me wonder if I was on the right page.

I love the Tiana bow! Tiana is my favorite disney dress.

Dawn

 

[VBAndrea]

When you made the Beetles shirt with the black thread, what stitch did you use to connect the pieces of fabric together?

I lettuced with black and then I top stitched it on with a zig zag stitch in whatever color the fabric was. It's not noticeable when worn -- in other words you can see the zig zag stitch but only when you look for it. If that doesn't make sense I can take a close up pic for you (when dh returns from CA -- he took the camera).

I sent aimeeg a message through this site. I tried to find the facebook page and I even liked it, but it looked like it was for hair extensions that made me wonder if I was on the right page.

I love the Tiana bow! Tiana is my favorite disney dress.

Dawn

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gorgeous-Girls-Boutique/210534112294257

 

[InkspressYourself]

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gorgeous-Girls-Boutique/210534112294257[/QUOTE]

Thank you. I am so facebook backward. I wonder if all my friends are wondering why I liked the hair extension page!

 

[VBAndrea]

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gorgeous-Girls-Boutique/210534112294257

Thank you. I am so facebook backward. I wonder if all my friends are wondering why I liked the hair extension page![/QUOTE]

It took me a couple of tries to find it -- I'm not fb savvy either. Can't wait to see your new hair extensions though