Thanks Sheila! Make sure you post some pictures of your bows/ribbons/barrettes so we can see the complete outfits! When you are you all going to Disney?
I saw that on FB this morning.Sorry for the drive by post but this is for Andrea
Just fabrics posted this:
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I just finished my own princess custom! I thought I'd share some pictures while my next embroidery design is stitching out on something for Gracie.
I combined these 3 sassy princesses from Sweet Pea on white wool felt...and put it together with McCall's 6123.
I just finished my own princess custom! I thought I'd share some pictures while my next embroidery design is stitching out on something for Gracie.
I combined these 3 sassy princesses from Sweet Pea on white wool felt...and put it together with McCall's 6123.
Hi!!! I was wondering if anyone knew where to find a Perry appliqué?
TIA
Really, it is a nice pattern. If I get to take the young lady I made this dress for to Disney, I will be making a wardrobe of Disney clothes for her. 
I LOVE LOVE LOVE my new embroidery machine. I am SO glad I got the 5x7, I already find myself wishing things were just a little bigger. But that said, I have been busy busy busy. We are going to Twinsburg, OH next weekend for the annual Twins Days Festival for our third year in a row. Our twins are 2.5 years old. This year's theme is Super Twin Power, so I made us shirts for the parade and for the 5K run we intend to do together as a family. (kids riding in a stroller.)
First, our parade outfits, The superhero family called Team Wood:
I did shirts for all 4 of us, and capes too. The boys' capes attach to the shoulders with snaps. Ours I will just have a tie around the neck. I have an unending fear about things tied around the kids' necks.
And for the 5K run, one Incredible super family. (These would also be awesome for Disneyworld if I didn't already have WAY more shirts than we have days there for the kids.)
So these are my first real efforts with the embroidery machine. As I have gone on it has gotten easier and I have gotten better. Still having issues with trimming close enough. And those Super W had tons of little areas which were a pain in the... These were accomplished during naps, which is awesome, I am amazed how productive I can be multitasking, sewing something while the PE-770 does its thing next to me. As a twin mom, multitasking is KEY.
Thanks everybody for the advice and input and inspiration. I am fully 100 percent addicted.
You are being very productive! Great job on the shirts. I really like the Pooh one.8 more days until we leave...and in the last 24 hours, this is what I did for the trip:
Flannel Perry sleep shorts for my older boys (they are the same size = mostly interchangeable wardrobe)
Black tee with Fantasia Mickey and the broom - DH
Green Pooh tee - me
Green giraffe & Mickey tee - for Benjamin, who is obsessed with giraffes (His little eyes bugged out when he saw it)
Tan safari Pluto tee - for Matthew
Green Simba tee - for Jamie
Pink Mom tee - me (duh!)
Orange Dad tee - DH (who else?)
I am going to try to sew one more thing before bedtime as well as switch over the serger thread so it will be ready for what I need tomorrow...ugh, still so much more I want to finish!
Good Morning to All,
Just caught up looking through so many pages of beautiful projects. I've been so busy that I don't seem to get on here as much as I should to keep up. Love all the new dresses....and nice to see clothes for little boys too. Wishing those with sick family members a "Get Well Soon and Speedy recoveries". Also, "Welcome" to new members and those that are learning to sew...enjoy.
I finally used my Snow White fabric...it is harder to work with because of the curved ends. I cut on the decorative lines of the fabric and matched them at the seam and it worked.
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Great job on the Snow White dress. The granddaughters are going to look super cute on your trip.
I am officially coming out of lurker modeI have been lurking for around a month now.
My name is Shannon and I am a single mom. I work a full time job, go to school full time and sew on the side for my kids and to make extra money.
I have not used the embroidery part of my machine in over 6 years. After seeing what some of you have done recently I have decided I need to have some fun with it. I just want to thank you all for the awesome info on where to find embroidery stuff. I spent a bulk of my morning looking at things.
Oh I almost forgot ... what can you tell me about clippies? I see downloads for them on the sites and I get that they are for hair clips. Are they easy to make? My Princess finally has enough hair to do little piggies with and she is letting me. I would love to make her cute clips.
Welcome.This came out great. Sorry you had so much trouble with the second one. I have had lots of shirts get holes in them. I usually try to save them by hand stitching the holes closed. At least for a one time wear to Disney it works fine.I made a cute little safari mickey t-shirt to go under the safari vests, and it turned out awesome. My only problem was getting the hoop back in for a couple steps.
Need to whip up another of these for the other kid.
Everything looks great but I love the Zebra outfit.Here are a few of my Disney looks:
Minnie zebra tee and zebra skort (Butterick 4460):
Off to cut more fabrics while we watch the Olympics!
I'm not 100% clear as to what you are asking. But some people use the spray adhesive to hold down the applique fabric before it is stitched. I usually just hold it in place.
Not having to pack diapers and baby supplies will make it a little easier at least but I love your packing system. You are a girl after my own heart, my family makes fun of my spreadsheet packing lists because I have one for visiting my parents at Christmas, in the summer and of course for Disney. I find that when I actually plan out what everyone will be wearing and pack it in ziplocks (for the kids) I end up taking less stuff.Not sure, BUT given that we are a family of six and spending ten days at Disney plus a day traveling each direction, the car will be full. Everything pales in comparison, though, to my cross-country adventure in 2009 - 6 people (me, my mom and the 4 kids) plus we had strollers, diapers, 3 weeks worth of stuff...it was insane. Luckily, I drive a Toyota Sienna so we do have plenty of room.
I have a method for packing my crew (and making sure everyone looks nice for pictures b/c I love taking pictures on vacation). I pack a complete set of clothes for every person for one day in a bag (like a plastic bag from a clothing store). I roll everything together with the largest clothes on the outside. On the bag, I place a tape label with what day it is for. I have also been known to pack one bag per stop when we make multiple stops. I pack the car so the things we need first are on top. I have it down to a science. My spreadsheet for making stuff (and figuring out what day it was for, planning the trip) will turn into my packing list.
Hi Hollie and Welcome. I'm sure you will be sewing up a storm in no time. Feel free to ask lots of questions.
Your DD is so cute! Love the Jessie dress you made.We took our most recent trip to Disneyland earlier this month. I made my Princess a Minnie dress and a Jessie dress.
She loves meeting the characters ...
I made this dress last summer and gave it to my sister so my niece could have it for their trip they took in October. It is Ariel themed but I was never thrilled with it. I felt it needed something more to make it "pop"
I had to buy a new embroidery hoop to get my machine up and running again. So worth the money! I started on a Halloween themed dress last night. I will post pictures as soon as it is done. I am kicking myself for not using my embroidery machine for so long.
Diane - amazing stuff. You have been so busy with the girls away at camp. I really like the monster set. Did you digitize those appliques?Well, I have been very busy while my girls are away at camp. Here are some of the things I have made:
Mickey sports themed hoodie shirts for my nephews:
Those look great. Love all the different fabrics and designs. You will be very popular on your cruise!!!Here's my latest labor of love lol (yet another grainy iPad photo). We had a small FE group so I decided to make each of the ladies an embroidered tote bag, we only had about 8 families. I had 3-4 made and we got up to NINETEEN!!! I have been making these bags in my sleep. DD and I organized all our gifts this morning and she laid these out first (top left is a small size Rosetta I made her to match mine). I was actually 3 short. I just finished one and will crank out the last two tomorrow, one is cut... but I am watching gymnastics!
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Obviously it is a big hit with your DGD and I can see why. Great job.Here is the latest outfit for DGD to wear at HS when we go in Sept.
I couldn't shake it off her so that I could take it home to put in the Disney box Mommy had to hide it while the little gal took her bath that night.
The Monster's Inc shirt came out really great. Love the Nemo and Bullseye outfits too.I'm sorry I am being so selfish and rude for not commenting on all your lovely projects. I am REALLY feeling the heat as we are leaving on Thur and there is still SO much to do (pack, get the house ready for house/pet sitter, finish sewing)
But I did want to share the last few outfits I've made.
Mike W. shirt for DS. I had planned on making shorts to go with this too with some really cute appliques, but I doubt that I'll be able to get to them. Oh well.
Tinkerbell Skirt Set for one of my DDs. Embellished shirt with embroidery and button accents.
Bullseye dress for my littlest DD. Made from the Grace Ruffle Dress Pattern
And here is the work in progress. hope you've all got your imaginations ready to picture these done.
The Mock Insa skirt Finding Nemo Set (I don't have the pattern, so I self drafted this one to mimic that look). The Skirt still needs the satin stitching around the appliques. The top is also self drafted. It will have a shirred back, halter ties, and an orange ruffle all along the bottom.
Back to sewing!
Sunshine
OK, I think the outfit you did with the Sassy Princesses might be my favorite but you make so many wonderful things it is hard to pick!!I just finished my own princess custom! I thought I'd share some pictures while my next embroidery design is stitching out on something for Gracie.
I combined these 3 sassy princesses from Sweet Pea on white wool felt...and put it together with McCall's 6123.
So pretty.Well this isn't a Disney item, but I can't resist showing it off. I just finished Carla's stripwork dress. I tried the easy fit pants before-really love that pattern! But this is my first dress of hers. My first jumper and first buttonholes! This really went together well, I only ripped one seam
Mary
Just beautiful, love the top.Cinderella custom...I declare it finished even though I didn't applique on the skirt.
The top is from the summer 2005 Ottobre issue. I've been dying to make this one for awhile. The skirt, of course, is Insa.
Well this isn't a Disney item, but I can't resist showing it off. I just finished Carla's stripwork dress. I tried the easy fit pants before-really love that pattern! But this is my first dress of hers. My first jumper and first buttonholes! This really went together well, I only ripped one seam
Mary
Cinderella custom...I declare it finished even though I didn't applique on the skirt.
The top is from the summer 2005 Ottobre issue. I've been dying to make this one for awhile. The skirt, of course, is Insa.
I have some t-shirts to make, including ones for the MNSSHP. I'm picturing ghost mouseheads done in white, with the stitching around the outside and the mouth and eyes done in that Coats and Clark glow in the dark thread. On orange shirts to boot. And 1 or 2 more sets of shirts for dh and I. Possibly lime green mousehead shirts! How many I make depends on dh. I'm a little obsessed with sewing at the moment and making him nuts. And he will only wear simple shirts, but he will do matching at least. I can get away with more for the Halloween party, probably too hot for a real costume, but cool tshirts are fun. I did simple orange mouseheads for our first trip and the cm's really like them. At least no one else will have the same thing as us at the party.
I live near Scranton, Pa. Or as I put it, almost the boondocks. Not quite of course, no farms in town. But you don't have to go far to one....
To put it another way, about a 2 hour 15 plane ride to WDW. From Allentown, as the local airport has no nonstops to Orlando. But we leave on October 6th for our next trip
Mary
I am sewing myself an alice dress and want to buy either a crinoline or a pettiskirt to go under it - which one should I get?? Will one be pouffier than the other?
Hey ladies!! I'm so inspired by all of your beautiful work! I've been pumping out the costumes for my two kiddos for our trip in September, but I haven't "finished" most of them. Still have little touches to complete! I will post lots of pictures soon.
Quick question: Do any of you know of a pattern I can use for a Peter Pan inspired shirt? I basically just want a shirt pattern that is V-neck with a collar, but one piece for the front and one piece for the back, not a button down. I can alter the pattern for the pointy collar and the sleeves and bottom I'm just planning to cut the fabric for a really messy (easy) look.
Any ideas?
Cinderella custom...I declare it finished even though I didn't applique on the skirt.
The top is from the summer 2005 Ottobre issue. I've been dying to make this one for awhile. The skirt, of course, is Insa.
I'm not sure but....
I think we are getting close to the "limit" of pages on the thread and it will be forced closed? Would someone please keep me posted of the move because typically I just check my subscribed threads....please please please!
