Disboutiquers Part 28 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[goteamwood]

Gracie's pool/beach/water park backpack (adapted from McCall's 6579) - the bottom is plastic mesh which I also used for the water bottle holder on my park bag.

I need to update my blog with the details about this one...oh, and I actually made two of these Star Wars print shorts, but the other kid is at the grocery store with dad right now.

Pool bag is a great idea. I am always forgetting to unpack our canvas bag with damp towels and stuff after swimming because the children are normally starving. Maybe someday they can be in charge of their own bags and unloading them all by themselves. They couldn't be worse at it than me! Did you have a pattern or just sort of wing it? Also, when you do the appliqué do you put things together first or after you appliqué? (Can you tell I am getting excited for my new toy to arrive next week? I have downloaded a boatload of patterns and can't wait to get started!)

Here is a Snow White dress for my daughter. I thought I had red buttons, but I only had 1. whoops! It's just pinned for now.

Very cute, love the dwarves ruffled around the bottom.

 

[Sandi S]

Here is a Snow White dress for my daughter. I thought I had red buttons, but I only had 1. whoops! It's just pinned for now.

Cute! I have some of that same fabric, but I haven't used mine yet.

Pool bag is a great idea. I am always forgetting to unpack our canvas bag with damp towels and stuff after swimming because the children are normally starving. Maybe someday they can be in charge of their own bags and unloading them all by themselves. They couldn't be worse at it than me! Did you have a pattern or just sort of wing it? Also, when you do the appliqué do you put things together first or after you appliqué? (Can you tell I am getting excited for my new toy to arrive next week? I have downloaded a boatload of patterns and can't wait to get started!)

I usually applique or embroider during the construction process. In the case of this bag, I joined the two top fabrics on the front and the appliqued before putting it together with the mesh portion or lining the upper inside, etc.

I adapted a McCall's pattern for the bag, but I will do a more detailed blog post later.

Now that we are down to two weeks, the kids have LOST THEIR MINDS...

 

[dianemom2]

Here is a Snow White dress for my daughter. I thought I had red buttons, but I only had 1. whoops! It's just pinned for now.

That's very cute! I also have some of that fabric but I haven't decided what I am going to do with it yet. Right now, it is in the closet with a huge stack of other fabric that I just had to have!

Gracie's pool/beach/water park backpack (adapted from McCall's 6579) - the bottom is plastic mesh which I also used for the water bottle holder on my park bag.

I need to update my blog with the details about this one...oh, and I actually made two of these Star Wars print shorts, but the other kid is at the grocery store with dad right now.

Love the pool bag. What a great idea to make the bottom out of the mesh. That way anything wet will drain right out. I am thinking of doing new pool/beach bags for my girls for our vacation in November. I just bought the Aivilo tote pattern and her extra large satchel tote pattern. We'll see if I actually get to that though. I always plan more than I actually get around to making. I still have the fabric for the dresses that I was going to make them in April. LOL!

 

[jessica52877]

Minnie Mouse tee (Butterick 5503 slightly modified - didn't do all the color-blocking because of my fabric)

Back to the sewing machine...

Love it! Great job!

Amazing outfits have been posted lately. I love the inspiration I get from this thread.

I have three poll questions for you today.

A. Thread art
B. Needle sculpture



2. In my recently posted bag I mentioned that I included a "dangling" pocket. I'm thinking of making another bag and am trying to decide whether or not to make a dangling pocket or the more standard "embedded" pocket in the lining. Embedded is easier, but the dangling seems easier to access. (Maybe because the purse I currently carry has a dangling pocket, which I like.)

Here's pictures of dangling. Embedded is sewn into the lining.

A. Dangling
B. Embedded



3. Who do you think is the World's Best Hand Model.
A. Me
B. Anyone other than me.


<----there's a fella that doesn't get used enough. He thanks you for your time. (I do, too.)

Thread art is awesome but the needle sculpture is one of a kind.

Dangling, but I would also be fine with embedded. I just love how easy it is to access a dangling.

LOL about your hands!

 

[pequele]

Your new machine looks so nice! It was me that posted about Lynniepinnie's 50 cent sale. I think her sale lasts until the end of the day today. I would advise you not to purchase a digitizing program for a little while yet. I would get comfortable with the embroidery and applique process first. See what you like and don't like about other designs. Spend a little time researching the different digitizing programs (lots of them have free trial versions). Then you should purchase a program and start digitizing. There are a ton of great designers out there and it is easy to purchase lots of great designs to get started with. Some designers that I have used are Lynniepinnie, Planet Applique, Frou Frou by Heathersue, Glitzystitches and Picklepie. There are more but I don't really remember them.

THANK YOU! Picked up a TON of Lynniepinne stuff! CanNOT beat that price!

Cool!! You will have so much fun!



http://lynniepinnie.com/shop/index.php
http://www.froufroubyheathersue.com/
http://www.sweetpeasplace.com/ - email about "Behind the scenes" access
http://www.bowsandclothes.com/ - email about getting access to charactershttp://misskenziemac.com/
http://glitzystitches.com/
http://www.planetapplique.com/

There's my enabling for the day...go to it!

I'm stitching out a cute Minnie with a snorkel mask from MissKenzie Mac right now.

Thank you for your enabling as well....LOVE SOOOOOO MUCH!! Already have a ton of wish lists going, but it is late and I MUST go to bed or I will buy it ALL!!!

super cute! hmmmmmmmm thinking my munchkin may need one of these!

there are so many cute dresses on here! Y'all make me jealous I don't have a girl


Well I DID get to work on my very 1st project to play around with my machine. I know it will get much faster once I get used to it but I am LOVING it! Thanks to everyone for other links as well....the applique (sp) process doesn't look too hard either! LP's page has a GREAT example on there! She at LEAST makes it look easy hehe

Here's my 1st project! My little man better be excited once he wakes up tomorrow, after all he came with me to the store and sat thru the demo with me...for a 3yo, THAT deserves a prize and I think he will dig this!

 

[dianemom2]

THANK YOU! Picked up a TON of Lynniepinne stuff! CanNOT beat that price!

Glad you were able to get lots of designs from Lynniepinnie before her sale ends. Your first project turned out great. I would imagine your little guy will love it! I can't believe he sat through the demo at the store! I also wanted to add that Glitzystitches has a ton more stuff in her Etsy store than she does on her website. I am not sure why. But also on her Etsy store she is having a BOGO sale this month.

 

[blessedmom4]

Good Morning all! I have several reasons for stopping by today. There is a Wish Trip report that has been completed and I promised to share the news here with so many of you that made that wish trip special for Mallory’s family. Madeline (disname redwaves) is the Mom. There were some issues that delayed the ending until now; however, I assure you it was worth the wait... Mallory’s Wish Trip Report is Finished!

As always, there is WTMTQ...but I love it all and one of these days I WILL be posting something I made...someday... I read with a sad heart that someone would make fun of custom made clothing and all I can think is they must be jealous, because I assure you as a non-sewer, I see these creations and wish I could sew as well! Diane, I hope your Dad and DH are improving, forgive me if I missed the update. Amy, LOVED the pics of you and the family with all of your stylish customs! Cheryl, you are the prettiest hand model I have EVER seen! Mary, praying for your daughter to continue to improve and have no long lasting ill-effects. Your Grandson is absolutely adorable!!! Sunshine, I can’t WAIT to see your creations in action! I am sorry if I missed anyone, it was not my intent.

I also wanted to ask for prayer for my daughter, Lisa. Many of you may remember she was pixie dusted with the CUTEST hospital gowns for her stay in May. I will not bore you with the details, they are on our PTR (we are going back to volunteer at GKTW in September thanks to my BIL and his timeshare and we are SO excited)! She was to have surgery in June that was postponed the weekend we were being admitted d/t bats and rabies shots for the entire family (again, all on our PTR). She will be admitted tomorrow for surgery on Wednesday (July 25) to close the hole in her stomach that has been there since February when they removed her feeding tube. She is nervous this time and we think it is because of all of the postponements, etc. This is her fifth hospital stay since we returned from her wish trip and four stays have or will be a week or longer. If you could remember her in prayer I would be thankful!

 

[smile5sunshine]

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I have a new outfit to share. I've gotten very little sewing done over the last couple of weeks but the other night I finally found some time.

The skirt is my first Insa and I made it using some of the bargain baby wale corduroy that I bought on Memorial Day weekend.

I love this! So precious!

Can I ask a question about this pattern? I am trying to make a "mock"Insa because I really like the style and want to use something similar for a skirt set for my DD for this trip but I don't have the time to order the book and wait for it to get here. SO I am going to try to make my own pattern. I know from reading on the fabrnmix site that the pattern only has 3 pieces (the underskirt/overskirt/fitted waistband) and that each skirt is made up of four gores. the part I need some guidance on is can I use a circle skirt pattern to make up the panels for the gores? Or in your opinion would that make the skirt not lay right? Thanks for answering if you can!

I drafted the pattern myself and I am excited about how cute it's turning out. There is a sheer underskirt trimmed with light blue ribbon as well. I liked the crinoline elements of the original dress.

I also have 4 shirts finished - Kermit is for my oldest DS and the other three are for my husband.

I'm motivated tonight...Monsters Inc. tee for DS#1

Minnie Mouse tee (Butterick 5503 slightly modified - didn't do all the color-blocking because of my fabric)

Back to the sewing machine..

Here's my morning's work - pirate shirt & royal blue shorts (which can be rolled from very long shorts to knee length) for Benjamin

Oh Sandi you are absolutly sewing circles around me! I am stressing so much over getting everything done in time. I NEED to be able to sew faster, but sadly I can't! What's your secret? How do you get quicker?

I LOVE the dress you drafted for your DD. Turned out so cute! All the shirts for your boys are great too. And I also LOVE the Minnie knit top for yourself! Such a fun print to use! I also have a Monster's Inc. set I need to get working on. And the pirate outfit is cute!

So this is the one outfit I have completed so far. This will be for our trails end dinner followed by the smores cookout with Chip and Dale. I realize I made the smores applique wayyyyy too big should make it smaller, but oh well its already on

You cant really see the side applique but its a cute campfire with 2 roasting marshmallows on sticks but little Ms. Punky wasnt in the mood for posing for me the other day.

What Im most proud of is that I made the bandana headband by myself...yeah its the little things that send me over the moon

Again thanks for everyones help and inspiration on this board

Finally finished this one up today (been working on it for a couple of months now). This is for our 1900 dinner

This one shows how I had to add on an extra panel to the Isla because it was too small (forgot to add on the margins for German designs) so I decided to make it a butt ruffle

This is to show the front embroidery thought it would be cute with dinner

Adorable! And I think the smores applique is just right. LOVE the ruffles on the princess skirt!

Amazing outfits have been posted lately. I love the inspiration I get from this thread.

I have three poll questions for you today.

1. Which makes you happier?

A. Thread art
B. Needle sculpture



2. In my recently posted bag I mentioned that I included a "dangling" pocket. I'm thinking of making another bag and am trying to decide whether or not to make a dangling pocket or the more standard "embedded" pocket in the lining. Embedded is easier, but the dangling seems easier to access. (Maybe because the purse I currently carry has a dangling pocket, which I like.)

Here's pictures of dangling. Embedded is sewn into the lining.

A. Dangling
B. Embedded

<----there's a fella that doesn't get used enough. He thanks you for your time. (I do, too.)

at the needle/threadart! I personally like embedded pockets better. I think the flap part tends to get in the way (I agree with whoever said things have a tendency to hide behind there)

I made this little Alice shirt for my daughter yesterday.. I think it turned out pretty well. I had wanted to make her a bunch of tutu dresses based on all the princesses to wear while at the parks, but then I thought she'd probably be more comfortable in something like this.

I'm nowhere near as good as you all are at sewing.. everything in this thread is just gorgeous! You ladies do great work.

So sweet! Looks great!

Here is a Snow White dress for my daughter. I thought I had red buttons, but I only had 1. whoops! It's just pinned for now.

Turned out so cute! Oh maybe see if you can find some apple buttons?

Well I DID get to work on my very 1st project to play around with my machine. I know it will get much faster once I get used to it but I am LOVING it! Thanks to everyone for other links as well....the applique (sp) process doesn't look too hard either! LP's page has a GREAT example on there! She at LEAST makes it look easy hehe

Here's my 1st project! My little man better be excited once he wakes up tomorrow, after all he came with me to the store and sat thru the demo with me...for a 3yo, THAT deserves a prize and I think he will dig this!

Aw, he's going to LOVE it!


CONGRATS to all those with new machines. I am JEALOUS!!!

And I am absolutely kicking myself for saving too many complicated/time consuming projects for the last two weeks! I only have four more outfits to make but the way I want to do them will take SO much time! I just don't know if I'll be able to pull this off.

Anyways. Enough lamenting from me. I've gatta get back to sewing!

Sunshine

 

[squirrel]

I'm having trouble with my sewing machine!

It keeps skipping stitches.

I have put a new needle in, re-threaded it many times, cleaned under and around the face plate, oiled the machine, tried different tension on the upper thread. I'm scared to muck with the lower thread tension.

This has been going on for quite a while now. I'm working on my FE gifts for my DCL trip and they are going to look awful if I can't get the sewing machine to sew better.

To me the upper thread tension seems to be too low but when I make it tighter it still skips. I tried tightening it because it seemed too loose and the thread would get wrapped around the needle. If I keep tightening the upper thread it still skips but makes it too tight.

Any ideas on what to do?


I finally figured out what was wrong- The needle, not because it was old. I bought new ones and when I compared them to the old ones the shank (part that goes into the sewing machine) was longer than the old ones. Put in an old needle and it sewed perfectly. They are the exact same 80/12 but a different brand. Not good, I have purchased Embroidery and Knit needles in the same Brand-I'm sure the store won't take them back.

 

[Disney52303]

Here is a Snow White dress for my daughter. I thought I had red buttons, but I only had 1. whoops! It's just pinned for now.

I really want to see if I can find this fabric!

Good Morning all! I have several reasons for stopping by today. There is a Wish Trip report that has been completed and I promised to share the news here with so many of you that made that wish trip special for Mallory’s family. Madeline (disname redwaves) is the Mom. There were some issues that delayed the ending until now; however, I assure you it was worth the wait... Mallory’s Wish Trip Report is Finished!

As always, there is WTMTQ...but I love it all and one of these days I WILL be posting something I made...someday... I read with a sad heart that someone would make fun of custom made clothing and all I can think is they must be jealous, because I assure you as a non-sewer, I see these creations and wish I could sew as well! Diane, I hope your Dad and DH are improving, forgive me if I missed the update. Cheryl, you are the prettiest hand model I have EVER seen! Mary, praying for your daughter to continue to improve and have no long lasting ill-effects. Your Grandson is absolutely adorable!!! Sunshine, I can’t WAIT to see your creations in action! I am sorry if I missed anyone, it was not my intent.

I also wanted to ask for prayer for my daughter, Lisa. Many of you may remember she was pixie dusted with the CUTEST hospital gowns for her stay in May. I will not bore you with the details, they are on our PTR (we are going back to volunteer at GKTW in September thanks to my BIL and his timeshare and we are SO excited)! She was to have surgery in June that was postponed the weekend we were being admitted d/t bats and rabies shots for the entire family (again, all on our PTR). She will be admitted tomorrow for surgery on Wednesday (July 25) to close the hole in her stomach that has been there since February when they removed her feeding tube. She is nervous this time and we think it is because of all of the postponements, etc. This is her fifth hospital stay since we returned from her wish trip and four stays have or will be a week or longer. If you could remember her in prayer I would be thankful!

I will be thinking of Lisa and hope all goes well!!

Here are my weekend projects:

ruffle skirt for myself, first time working with knit type fabric and it was SO easy. I have since cut off 1-2 ruffles because I didn't like the length as it was in this photo. I made a matching one for DD (but purple elastic at the waist) and it literally took me 35 minutes start to finish.

And my first Rosetta purse! Again, DD saw this and was RELENTLESS until I promised to make her a small one (this is a medium) to bring on vacation. 3 weeks left and I now am adding a pirse to my list of 9-10 FE gifts I still need to sew, what was I thinking?!?!!

edited: here is the photo!

 

[dianemom2]

Can I ask a question about this pattern? I am trying to make a "mock"Insa because I really like the style and want to use something similar for a skirt set for my DD for this trip but I don't have the time to order the book and wait for it to get here. SO I am going to try to make my own pattern. I know from reading on the fabrnmix site that the pattern only has 3 pieces (the underskirt/overskirt/fitted waistband) and that each skirt is made up of four gores. the part I need some guidance on is can I use a circle skirt pattern to make up the panels for the gores? Or in your opinion would that make the skirt not lay right? Thanks for answering if you can!
Sunshine

Yes, the pattern only had the 3 pieces. The underskirt gores, the overskirt gores and the waistband. The skirt is not as full as a circle skirt. Each piece on the underskirt/overskirt portion is kind of a long trapezoid shape. I think that the full circle skirt might be too much fabric to hang right. I think if you got the waist measurement that you want to use and then made your waistband, you could then play around with how full you wanted the bottom portion to be.

ruffle skirt for myself, first time working with knit type fabric and it was SO easy. I have since cut off 1-2 ruffles because I didn't like the length as it was in this photo. I made a matching one for DD (but purple elastic at the waist) and it literally took me 35 minutes start to finish.

And my first Rosetta purse! Again, DD saw this and was RELENTLESS until I promised to make her a small one (this is a medium) to bring on vacation. 3 weeks left and I now am adding a pirse to my list of 9-10 FE gifts I still need to sew, what was I thinking?!?!!

Love your ruffle skirt! I started sewing with knits last spring and I love them. I was scared to try them out at first but I think they are much easier than woven fabrics. Your Rosetta purse picture didn't show up but I know what you mean about your dd wanting one. I made on as a gift for my MIL and both of my girls begged for me to make them one. I made them larger so that they could be matching beach bags along with a Patrica tunic that I made them as a pool cover up. They love the Rosetta bags but even though they like the tunic, they don't wear it because it is hard to get in and out of it when they are damp.

G
Diane, I hope your Dad and DH are improving, forgive me if I missed the update.

I also wanted to ask for prayer for my daughter, Lisa. She will be admitted tomorrow for surgery on Wednesday (July 25) to close the hole in her stomach that has been there since February when they removed her feeding tube. She is nervous this time and we think it is because of all of the postponements, etc. This is her fifth hospital stay since we returned from her wish trip and four stays have or will be a week or longer. If you could remember her in prayer I would be thankful!

Judy- my dad is doing much better. He was moved to rehab last week and is starting to gain some strength. I was a bit concerned at first because he was a little confused but he seems to be doing better the longer he is out of the hospital. DH hasn't been doing quite as well. I've had him at the ER twice this weekend (Friday night and then again this afternoon). He has been having terrible pain in the foot that he broke and they can't figure out why. They want him to see a podiatrist tomorrow to see if they can figure out what is wrong. Thanks for asking!

I can definitely understand why Lisa is nervous. Sometime when something like that gets delayed and delayed, it seems bigger/worse than if you can just get it over with. I will pray for Lisa to have a successful surgery and an easy recovery.

 

[pyrxtc]

Here is a Snow White dress for my daughter. I thought I had red buttons, but I only had 1. whoops! It's just pinned for now.

Love the dress. I was just thinking about my stash of this fabric that I have and what i was going to do with it. I, too, have recently thought i had buttons that I didn't have and bought some today.

Here are my weekend projects:

ruffle skirt for myself, first time working with knit type fabric and it was SO easy. I have since cut off 1-2 ruffles because I didn't like the length as it was in this photo. I made a matching one for DD (but purple elastic at the waist) and it literally took me 35 minutes start to finish.

And my first Rosetta purse! Again, DD saw this and was RELENTLESS until I promised to make her a small one (this is a medium) to bring on vacation. 3 weeks left and I now am adding a pirse to my list of 9-10 FE gifts I still need to sew, what was I thinking?!?!!

edited: here is the photo!

Really like the skirt. I've been eyeing that fabric but haven't sewn knits yet, will do so this week (fingers crossed). great job !!

 

[LovesTheMagic]

I found the Snow White pattern at Joanne about a month ago, but haven't seen it since then.

I have been lurking for a little while now and have just been amazed at all the beautiful projects you have all posted. You have all inspired me to learn how to sew. I have already done 4 skirts for my DD5, 1 sarong/shorts and 1 skorts (which match a skirt for my DD) for myself, and a hand applique mickey head with R2D2 hat on for my DS8. Our matching skirts are based on the beautiful Fab 5 skirt posted a while back. I searched for the royal blue with polka dots, but could not find it so ours is more of a light blue. My DH just today asked for a baseball with Mickey ears hand applique. He even went out tonight and bought a tshirt for my DS2 birthday when we go in September. It is based on the adorable "3" shirt with the Mickey ears and birthday hat. I have had to borrow my mom and MIL's machines (Plus the free childcare while I sew). I am wondering if I will end up getting a machine for Christmas -- any suggestions on a quality machine so I can give hints.

I have the week off of work and my mom packed up her machine for me to use while she is on vacation. Should be a fun week. Now I have to figure out how to post the pictures. I wish I was more computer literate.

One question before I sign off. I was hoping to have someone on the creative boards DISign a shirt for my mom. Once I get it back, where do I have to print it off? Will a regular printer work? Do I download it onto a flash drive and take it to a store? I want it on a white tank top - searching for a non-ribbed tank. I am assuming I need to purchase the transfer paper (I am blanking on the specific name, but have seen it in stores) and then what do I do?

THank you in advance for any information. Also thanks for letting me lurk and enjoy your works. You guys are an amazingly supportive group. I look forward to spending more time here.

 

[Sally]

I am wondering if I will end up getting a machine for Christmas -- any suggestions on a quality machine so I can give hints.

One question before I sign off. I was hoping to have someone on the creative boards DISign a shirt for my mom. Once I get it back, where do I have to print it off? Will a regular printer work? Do I download it onto a flash drive and take it to a store? I want it on a white tank top - searching for a non-ribbed tank. I am assuming I need to purchase the transfer paper (I am blanking on the specific name, but have seen it in stores) and then what do I do?

THank you in advance for any information. Also thanks for letting me lurk and enjoy your works. You guys are an amazingly supportive group. I look forward to spending more time here.

Welcome!!
To me a sewing machine is like a wedding dress, you just know when its the right machine for you. I dearly love my older Brother for most projects, from quilting to clothing. I am still getting the Singer 404 cleaned and ready to use, so she may become my favorite in time.

Shirt transfer paper is available at Walmart and you can print it on a regular printer then follow the directions to iron on your shirt. I know for the Avery paper you need to have the picture as a mirror image so it prints properly to be ironed on, but its been quite a while since I did a transfer that way.

 

[ivey_family]

My first attempt at making an FE, this is for us and I'm in the process of one for another family! I did our pocket first, hence my mess up on the spacing of the letters, should have been slightly higher!

Everything turned out great! My favorite is the FE!

I had these pieces cut out forever and finally got them together today. It took almost 4 yards of the Snow White fabric since it was not wide enough to cut any of the 4 pieces on the fold. It went side to side for the full fabric and just fit it's full width. Then having a 1-way design made it worse. I don't know if I want to put something on the waist either. I am undecided. I wish it didn't have the seam down the front but I couldn't help that.

I know the lighting could be much better, sorry.

The dress is lovely! Modeled pics??

Here is the front

Glad to see you posting and sewing, Piper! Creative idea!

I have a new outfit to share. I've gotten very little sewing done over the last couple of weeks but the other night I finally found some time.

The skirt is my first Insa and I made it using some of the bargain baby wale corduroy that I bought on Memorial Day weekend.

This set is so pretty! Love that little bird! And thanks for the LP sale tip. I bought a bunch, too!

A few things I've been working on:

For our stay at the Beach Club

And for Epcot:

Everything is very cute! I'd LOVE to stay at Beach Club someday!

Almost done - just need to sew down the lining and the straps (just pinned right now)

I didn't quote all of your recent posts, but as usual, you're sewing amazing circles around us! Everything is great! I LOVE the pics of your kids in their red shirts. Grace's look in the first one is priceless!

Wooo-hoo! Ordered my embroidery machine today. Hooray! I went with the brother 770. Didn't want that hoop envy right out of the gate. Can't wait to play. Of course the 20 shirts I've made so far I'm coulda-shoulda-woulda-ing.

How exciting! Can't wait to see what you create!

You cant really see the side applique but its a cute campfire with 2 roasting marshmallows on sticks but little Ms. Punky wasnt in the mood for posing for me the other day.

Both of your outfits are great! I love all the prints you used!

Hey all, I haven't been on here for a few weeks, life has really kept me busy lately and haven't been able to get any sewing done. I wanted to get on though and ask for thoughts and prayers. I have several friends who work for both Aurora Police and Aurora Fire. I was actually just there and took the test for the Fire Department this week right across the street from the theater and applied for several jobs in the police and jail in Arapahoe County where the suspect is being held. It's been a very rough day here today.

Oh, I'm so sorry! We're definitely praying for the entire community!

I made this little Alice shirt for my daughter yesterday.. I think it turned out pretty well. I had wanted to make her a bunch of tutu dresses based on all the princesses to wear while at the parks, but then I thought she'd probably be more comfortable in something like this.

I'm nowhere near as good as you all are at sewing.. everything in this thread is just gorgeous! You ladies do great work.

Super cute idea!

I went out today and picked me up a little toy!!! Now I get to learn how to do all this stuff you guys make look so easy Does anyone have info on any files for the Brother line? I know some had posted about someone who had a 50 cent sale or something? Also, what digitizing programs do you use? I was tempted to get the "middle of the line" program for Brother, BUT reading the box it said for Windows...I have a Mac. Any help for something out there that will make .pes files? It is the Brother 2800d! Now to go out and get some more thread so I can play with it tonight~~

Oh man, I'm jealous! Your first project turned out great! Keep going!

Here is a Snow White dress for my daughter. I thought I had red buttons, but I only had 1. whoops! It's just pinned for now.

Very nice! I've got some of this fabric saved for this fall. I can't wait to use it!

ruffle skirt for myself, first time working with knit type fabric and it was SO easy. I have since cut off 1-2 ruffles because I didn't like the length as it was in this photo. I made a matching one for DD (but purple elastic at the waist) and it literally took me 35 minutes start to finish.

Nice job! That skirt is very pretty, and so is your Rosetta!

Judy - Praying for Lisa!

Andrea - Praying for your pup, too!

I'm still plugging away at stuff to sell. Nothing terribly exciting at the moment.

Regards,
C.

 

[smile5sunshine]

I'm having trouble with my sewing machine!

It keeps skipping stitches.

I have put a new needle in, re-threaded it many times, cleaned under and around the face plate, oiled the machine, tried different tension on the upper thread. I'm scared to muck with the lower thread tension.

This has been going on for quite a while now. I'm working on my FE gifts for my DCL trip and they are going to look awful if I can't get the sewing machine to sew better.

To me the upper thread tension seems to be too low but when I make it tighter it still skips. I tried tightening it because it seemed too loose and the thread would get wrapped around the needle. If I keep tightening the upper thread it still skips but makes it too tight.

Any ideas on what to do?


I finally figured out what was wrong- The needle, not because it was old. I bought new ones and when I compared them to the old ones the shank (part that goes into the sewing machine) was longer than the old ones. Put in an old needle and it sewed perfectly. They are the exact same 80/12 but a different brand. Not good, I have purchased Embroidery and Knit needles in the same Brand-I'm sure the store won't take them back.

Phew, I'm so glad you got it all figured out even if it means a few wasted dollars on needles that don't work for your machine as that's MUCH cheaper of a fix than anything else that could have been wrong with it!

Here are my weekend projects:

ruffle skirt for myself, first time working with knit type fabric and it was SO easy. I have since cut off 1-2 ruffles because I didn't like the length as it was in this photo. I made a matching one for DD (but purple elastic at the waist) and it literally took me 35 minutes start to finish.

And my first Rosetta purse! Again, DD saw this and was RELENTLESS until I promised to make her a small one (this is a medium) to bring on vacation. 3 weeks left and I now am adding a pirse to my list of 9-10 FE gifts I still need to sew, what was I thinking?!?!!

edited: here is the photo!

The ruffle skirt looks great! I agree, sewing with knits is not nearly as scary as everyone had me believe. there are tricks and things which make it easier/neater though. Bag looks cute!

Yes, the pattern only had the 3 pieces. The underskirt gores, the overskirt gores and the waistband. The skirt is not as full as a circle skirt. Each piece on the underskirt/overskirt portion is kind of a long trapezoid shape. I think that the full circle skirt might be too much fabric to hang right. I think if you got the waist measurement that you want to use and then made your waistband, you could then play around with how full you wanted the bottom portion to be.



Judy- my dad is doing much better. He was moved to rehab last week and is starting to gain some strength. I was a bit concerned at first because he was a little confused but he seems to be doing better the longer he is out of the hospital. DH hasn't been doing quite as well. I've had him at the ER twice this weekend (Friday night and then again this afternoon). He has been having terrible pain in the foot that he broke and they can't figure out why. They want him to see a podiatrist tomorrow to see if they can figure out what is wrong. Thanks for asking!

I can definitely understand why Lisa is nervous. Sometime when something like that gets delayed and delayed, it seems bigger/worse than if you can just get it over with. I will pray for Lisa to have a successful surgery and an easy recovery.

Thank you so much for the input about the Insa skirt. I can tell by eye-ing the pattern pieces that it is some fraction of a circle skirt but I thought that the full circle would be too much. From poking around on the internet, I believe I need to make a 1/2 circle skirt to get it to mimic that pattern. Again, thank you so much for saving me time and heartache before I had the skirt cut out.

I am glad that your dad is doing better, but sorry to hear that your DH is having so much pain from his foot injury. Even though it's no fun, I agree that seeing a specialist is probably the best course to get him some relief.


Sunshine

 

[PrincessMickey]

I went back several pages but there is way too much to quote. Everything looks fantastic. Loving all the machines, the new baby and all the great outfits and bags. And special prayers for Lisa, I am praying everything goes well.

I want to thank everyone for all the thoughts and prayers this weekend. It has been a very hard couple days. Being as affected as I was with everything in Aurora was hard. One of the 12 that didn't survive was only 6 years old. Such a shame that her life was cut so short. Her mother survived and is paralized, she was a single mom. I'm not quite sure who it was but someone close to her died a few weeks ago from lukemia. I feel so bad for her and the rough road she is on. Makes my worries seem so little compared to her. What I wasn't expecting was the flood of emotions and memories from Columbine. I grew up and still live just minutes from there and have several ties to Columbine and knew several of the students. I was at the park next to the school just hours before the shooting happened and woke up to all the sirens of the responders. I think dealing with the memories and similarities has been the toughest these last few days. I've been so distracted I somehow managed to spill coffee all over my laptop. Several of the keys still don't work, good thing for the iPad but I am still so mad at myself. This morning I thought I would destress a little and tried to sew a simple skirt for a family friend. I was still kinda lost in thought I guess and did not see my youngest come up behind me. I have my cutting area behind my machine. Next thing I knew ds came up to me with blood pooring down his hand. He cut his finger with my rotary cutter. it was a pretty bad cut and the way it was angled he nearly cut the tip of his finger off, not quite deep enough for stitches but enough to almost have me pass out from the sight of it. I feel so bad for him and feel like such a bad mom but I can assure he will never touch the rotary cutter again.

Sorry for sounding like such a downer right now, I guess I just needed to let some things out and vent a little. Morning brings a new week and I know despite everything it will be a much better week and boy am I ready for a new week to begin. I hope everyone has a great week and make sure to hugs your kids tight.

 

[Sandi S]

I went back several pages but there is way too much to quote. Everything looks fantastic. Loving all the machines, the new baby and all the great outfits and bags. And special prayers for Lisa, I am praying everything goes well.

I want to thank everyone for all the thoughts and prayers this weekend. It has been a very hard couple days. Being as affected as I was with everything in Aurora was hard. One of the 12 that didn't survive was only 6 years old. Such a shame that her life was cut so short. Her mother survived and is paralized, she was a single mom. I'm not quite sure who it was but someone close to her died a few weeks ago from lukemia. I feel so bad for her and the rough road she is on. Makes my worries seem so little compared to her. What I wasn't expecting was the flood of emotions and memories from Columbine. I grew up and still live just minutes from there and have several ties to Columbine and knew several of the students. I was at the park next to the school just hours before the shooting happened and woke up to all the sirens of the responders. I think dealing with the memories and similarities has been the toughest these last few days. I've been so distracted I somehow managed to spill coffee all over my laptop. Several of the keys still don't work, good thing for the iPad but I am still so mad at myself. This morning I thought I would destress a little and tried to sew a simple skirt for a family friend. I was still kinda lost in thought I guess and did not see my youngest come up behind me. I have my cutting area behind my machine. Next thing I knew ds came up to me with blood pooring down his hand. He cut his finger with my rotary cutter. it was a pretty bad cut and the way it was angled he nearly cut the tip of his finger off, not quite deep enough for stitches but enough to almost have me pass out from the sight of it. I feel so bad for him and feel like such a bad mom but I can assure he will never touch the rotary cutter again.

Sorry for sounding like such a downer right now, I guess I just needed to let some things out and vent a little. Morning brings a new week and I know despite everything it will be a much better week and boy am I ready for a new week to begin. I hope everyone has a great week and make sure to hugs your kids tight.

It is really stressful to even be near stuff like that.

As a teacher, Columbine scared the crap out of me and I was hundreds of miles away. Every time we do code red drills, I have to remind kids that junk like this can happen...breaks my heart that they are necessary.

 

[blessedmom4]

Sarah, HUGE HUGS , this has been an emotional time for anyone who has an ounce of compassion, it is a senseless tragedy and I can only imagine the emotions it has stirred up. I hope your sons finger feels better soon and heals without incident. I have to share that when I was 14 months old my sister cut my finger off between the last digit and the tip (they sewed it back on with green stitches...my earliest memory, seriously). She has always felt guilty about it...how do I know, she always blames me saying I shouldn't have had my finger in the door when she closed it...trying to make you smile, hope I didn't make it worse...and my finger works just fine. And you are NOT a bad Mom!! Venting in the middle of the night hopefully helped you sleep better! (Usually works for me). Thank you for your prayers for my sweet Lisa!

Diane, I am glad getting out of the hospital to rehab has helped your Dad improve; however, NOT liking the sound of the pain your DH is experiencing. I think I am hoping it is bone related more than nerve related and that the doctors can figure out a simple remedy so his pain is relieved and healing can begin! Thank YOU for praying for Lisa! She was actually feeling much better when I put her to bed. I hope she wakes UP that way!!

Thank you Disney52303 for the prayers...I LOVED your outfit and your rosetta.

Carrie, Thank you for the prayers! I hope your sells are BRISK.

 

[chellewashere]

It looks great! I think the s'more is just the right size. I agree it would be lost in the print if it was smaller.

Thank you

Hey all, I haven't been on here for a few weeks, life has really kept me busy lately and haven't been able to get any sewing done. I wanted to get on though and ask for thoughts and prayers. I have several friends who work for both Aurora Police and Aurora Fire. I was actually just there and took the test for the Fire Department this week right across the street from the theater and applied for several jobs in the police and jail in Arapahoe County where the suspect is being held. It's been a very rough day here today.

So sad for the community. Hope Suspect A gets whats coming to him. Thoughts and prayers go out to y'all.

That's so cute and it turned out great! I love the butt ruffle back. I might try that on my next one. I did a lot of cutting today but ran out of time before I cut the Insa that I had planned.

Thanks...sometimes mistakes turn out cute Im thinking about cutting out another one for her Beauty and the Beast appliques will have to remember to add the extra measures...URGH!!

I love it - super adorable for the occasion!

This is fun, too!

I stayed up late last night cutting fabric and then messing around with the touring plans app. Today, I bought a few more shirts to use as blanks. This way if I end up getting another contract to work on next week (likely), I can manage my time better.

I found some really cute shirts for me at Old Navy and did good with blanks for the kids from Target. I already have more than I need for DH.

Thank you
I have to go and get some blanks..that way it looks like I have accomplished something I keep forgetting to go to old navy maybe this week I will hit them up

so in love with this! We had every intention of going to the smores roast, and didn't make it!! jealous! She will be a hit!

Aww thanks so much Figure combining 2 of her favorite things she will enjoy it. We went a couple of years ago but she was young and got bored quick so Im hoping this time it will work out much better.

I'm motivated tonight...Monsters Inc. tee for DS#1

Minnie Mouse tee (Butterick 5503 slightly modified - didn't do all the color-blocking because of my fabric)

Back to the sewing machine...

Ok I just love what you did with the Minnie top...that is so cute I am in ♥.

adorable!! I love the fabrics you chose for this...so cute!!

love it! the butt ruffles are so cute! your DD is adorable too!!

Thank you...this is probably my last year getting away with them...shes becoming more boyish than girlish Im afraid.

I made this little Alice shirt for my daughter yesterday.. I think it turned out pretty well. I had wanted to make her a bunch of tutu dresses based on all the princesses to wear while at the parks, but then I thought she'd probably be more comfortable in something like this.

I'm nowhere near as good as you all are at sewing.. everything in this thread is just gorgeous! You ladies do great work.

This is totally adorable.