Boy you all have been chatty the last few days.
We had a great time. I was so upset the day of
MNSSHP, as we walked in around 4pm it started pouring and I thought the party was going to get rained out. Well all my praying paid off as it stopped raining about an hour later and never rained again. We even got to see the Headless Horseman
Andrea.... I hope you feel better. I can't believe they won't give you anything stronger to help with the H/A
a lot of stuff has gone up since I went on vacation and I looked at all of it but too much to quote. Halloween clothes were awesome and so was that Minnie dress, the rick rack really gave it something extra. I love all of the clothes and you can see how hard everyone worked on them. I think my favorite was the dress that was made from scraps and the pointy bottoms.
We managed to ride it about 4 times in two days with half that being single rider lines. On our 2nd day in that park, the camera's were down so no ride pics.
I have a crude pic of me in my costume from the party.
Love that picture. You looked you great. I have to say I was surprised that our party did not feel overly crowded since the night before was rained out and alot of those people were at our party.
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miprender -- you manged quite well without the black polka dot fabric you sent me.
Don't bother to take your camera on your trip because I'll be stalking you and taking photos. I can't imagine the hours you put into the outfits.
I think I spotted you behind one of Mickey's pumpkins
Well I finally finished my Disney sewing! We love on Saturday, it's about time.
Mary
Have a magical time. Everything looks great! I don't recognize the shirts so I don't think we bumped into each other.
Hi everyone! Just stopping by to read and catch up....I've been MIA for about 6 mos....gah can't believe it's been that long! I had a long 1st and 2nd trimester, and then DS5 started school, so I've not been online much. Now that I'm 37 weeks preggo.....I'm spending more time at home because well I'm just ready to have this baby girl so I can recooperate in time for the holidays. If DH job isn't disintegrated at the end of the year we hope to plan another trip for a year from now....during next years fall break.
.....anyway...off to read to look at some cute pictures of stuff!
WOW I can't believe it's been that long. I remember when you posted you were having another baby.
I've finished my sewing for our trip that is a little over a week away.
My daughter did tie-dye shirts for all of us to wear one day. Maybe she'll post a picture since I don't have one.
Everything came out great.
Oh I hope you are already there having a blast! I love all the shirts you made up and that was a GREAT IDEA on using thrift store jeans for the ruffles! Too cute! That is such a cool touch to use glow in the dark thread! Oh and thanks for mentioning where you picked up all the appliques. I've been trying to bookmark all those sites/shops so I can have them in the future. I don't have an embroidery machine, but a girl can dream, right?
Sunshine
Thanks. We did have a great time and the Glow in the Dark thread works great on the dark rides. My kids loved it.
I went to the sewing expo today and had a great time! We were there for several hours and walked around to all the booths. There were a few exhibitors that were there last year but didn't come back this year. I was hoping to see Pickle Pie again and she wasn't there. Bernina wasn't there either and neither was a seller who had tons of Japanese fabrics last year.
However, I was able to take a look at the new Brother embroidery machines and also at the Babylock version. They only had the combo machines out for the Expo but they said that the embroidery only machines were pretty much the same but without the sewing capabilities. The new Brother machine was being marketed for $3495 at the show and the Babylock machine was $3995. I don't understand why the Babylock was $500 more since it is the exact same machine. I had hoped to spend more time looking at the Brother machine but they were extremely busy at that booth.
I spent a long time chatting with the lady at the Juki booth. I was quite impressed with their new line of home sewing machines. The lady at Juki said that they are planning to bring out an embroidery machine within the next year or so. She said that it is still in the development stage. I know that Juki has made industrial machines for a long time. I wonder how dependable their home sewing line will be???
I also spent some time talking to the lady at the Pfaff booth. They have an embroidery/sewing combo machine that has the HUGEST hoop that I've ever seen. It was like 16x20. You do split designs in it. First you embroider 1/2 of the design and then you turn the hoop and snap it back in. Then you embroider the other 1/2 of the design. It was pretty neat but the machine was priced at $9700. GASP!
I did buy a bunch of Marathon thread and I nearly bought that set of tools that you use to turn fabric tubes after sewing them. But my friend bought a set and I thought I'd see how she likes them before I invest $70 in them. My friend also bought some stabilizer at the Marathon booth and some fabric at the Vogue fabric booth. One of the Marathon threads I bought was a glow in the dark thread and another one was the kind that changes color in the sun.
Just reading this now. Sounds like you had a great time. I want to get some more Glow in the Dark thread. Like I just mentioned in the PP, my kids loved it.
Hello All
I am posting this from my phone sitting in bed at ASMu drinking horrible coffee. We always bring our own coffee but this time we are staying in the suites and they use some sort of pod so I can't use my coffee I brought with me :-(
Anyway, I popped in to tell you I saw a beautiful Ursula dress in Epcot Thursday. It was a simply sweet and the bodice was her face and her tentacles were draped over the skirt. It was fantastic!!! I don't know if it was a disboutiquer or not but it was beautifully done! So creative and just so much fun to see.
The girl and her Mom were just far enough away as they passed us that I would have looked like a crazy lady chasing through the crowd so I didn't get a chance to talk to them.
How cool. That was sold on our last Main Street launch. I dont think she posts here anymore but that was an awesome dress.
Hi Everyone,
I got some sad news this morning. One of our Make A Wish Big Give Kiddos passed away last night. If you could say a prayer for the family, I| know they would be greatful.....She was a brave little girl....
I am so thankful that we had the special oppurtunity and priviledge to honor their family and make her Make a Wish trip extra special. If you havent joined in on a Big Give yet, please come and check it out - the memories for these families last a lifetime
http://www.carepages.com/carepages/PrayforBridgieBoo/updates/3399658?client_code=umich&ipc=mur
This just breaks my heart. I saw this on Judy's TR and I remember this BigGive and this little girl.
Here is the camera strap cover I made.....my husband said it looked like a sweat band....!!
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I am very pleased with it
I think it looks adorable.
Question
I have a brother embroidery machine two actually my first one is small only does 4x4 then I got hoop envy and got a bigger one one that now does 10x6
Here is the trouble the new larger machine the self threader keeps dropping off I keep taking it into the shop they put it back on say that odd and send me home .... I have done this 3 times now...
Anyone have any thoughts on this I'm sure I'm passed my warranty on it as I didn't sew much the first year when I got it just didn't have the time now with a sewing space and our trip I'm sewing more and getting frustrated with the threader dropping My other machine is fine it doesn't do it at all.
I broke mine off on my PE770 into a million pieces so when I use that machine I have to manually thread it now.
ugh I forgot how the DIS is filled with some judgmental a__________
please someone slap me if I ever stray out of this thread again.
I remember why I stopped coming to the DIS for several years now
I finished a big give dress today...pics after it arrives. I am trying to find the motivation to clean the house but I am too cold and would rather snuggle up with a book and some tea
That is why I rarely go onto the other pages now. People are just so mean.
Can't wait to see what you made.
Then, my prototype GAC Pouch, I can't show pictures of the back, because it has my label on it and photobucket isn't cooperating with my edits - but there's a clear vinyl window on the back, so the GAC is mostly waterproof and doesn't have to be taken out each time it needs to be shown.
D~
Awe I missed seeing this one. That is so cute.
I just want to hop on and say "Happy Canadian Thanksgiving" to everyone. This is our Thanksgiving weekend and I certainly have a lot to be thankful for this year. My apple pie is thawing right now and I need to bake it before heading over to the in-law's this afternoon (I made 14 pies over the last 2 weekends, all by hand). Oh I made a casserole carrier yesterday so I can take my pie in style. My MIL and my grandma-in-law both sew and they are always curious about my current projects (Grandma used to teach quilting classes and she gave me a lot of materials when she moved here). I need to take a picture of the carrier when I pack up the pie.
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving to you too! Your pies look yummy.
you know I love your projects D especially partial to the stitch messenger since that is Miss Cs
I thought you were keeping it
It only took me 2.5 hours to complete (or there about). I sat down around 8 and was done around 10:30. I was watching a show as well. I purchased two pillowcases, 1 in a leopard print and 1 polka dot. The material was microfiber. For some reason I didn't see anything that caught my eye in the fabric aisle at
Walmart for her dress. I ran into a few problems: hemming, ribbon hole size, and width of the dress. The hemming is what took forever for me, specifically around the armholes as they are curved, the hemming for the other parts were easy. I kept sewing and then cutting the threads because they were bunched. On one side I just gave up, but it isn't noticeable under the arm and because the dress bunches. The tutorial I followed didn't cut the width of the pillowcase down so the dress is really wide. The tutorial also used a thinner ribbon than what I originally wanted, thankfully I had thinner ribbon to use. When I realized it there wasn't enough fabric to make a larger opening for the big ribbon. The dress is an inch shorter then I wanted, I had a mishap with my rotary cutter. All my fingers are intact however, and I managed not to prick myself once. I found the fabric difficult to work with. It wouldn't take to folding in small areas well. At least I hope it was the fabric and not my skills. Next time I will be sure to purchase a less slippery fabric. Okay, sorry for the long rant. On with the pictures, she'll have to wear shorts or pants under this but I'm satisfied as this was my first sewing project ever.
So glad you made it. Now it is going to be very addicting. You are going to want to make outfits for everyday LOL
A
This is what I did today in NH. Well, technically this beach is in MA. It was 52 degrees outside and quite windy and we do it this weekend every year.
Yes, they are running out of the water. DS11 was up past his waist in the water. They were in and out for 30 minutes or so before making a sandcastle on the beach.
BRRR.... I can't believe how cold it is. We we landed in RI on Monday I was shivering and I am never cold.
They're not clothes but are wearable but I wanted to share them with everyone! These are my girls Christmas themed flip flops for our vacation in December!
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Cute.
Hello All! This is my second post LOL I am brand new to sewing but I love the appliques and found HeatherSue's Hand Appliqueing tutorial to be the BEST! So I thought I would share what I made.
This was my second applique/sewing project using the proper material BUT I put the bow on Minnie upside down. Oops.
These are the only things I have ever sewn so I am still learning a lot. My MIL is helping me put together a toddler Christmas dress so I am learning to sew from a pattern too.
Great job on the skirts
IWhen you applique what do you use to for lack of a better word "pad" the the thread on the inside of the item so it's not so scratchy?
I use DreamWeave by Floraini
Sorry I had to save before I was done, my kids were beating the heck out of each other. We just got back from 6 days in the middle of nowhere wisconsin, which was beautiful, relaxing and stressful all at once. Every night I just kept thinking of all the things I still want to get done before our trip less than 3 weeks away. But I got to spend my birthday in the woods without internet/cell reception and with my amazing husband and our equally amazing progeny. If you're interested in some amazing fall colors, I can't recommend enough Door County Wisconsin around the first week in October. Never disappoints. Though I can't wait for Florida in a couple weeks, it was a tad on the chilly side for my tastes...
Am I a terrible mom that I wanted to put my kids in bed at 6 p.m. so I can get back into my sewing room for the 1st time in a week??
Looks like you had a great time. And I won't tell anyone if you put the kids to bed early!
Like I said I have not sewn much for a bit only because of how hectic things have been lately. We got the diagnosis for my 3 yo son FINALLY, not that I am happy with it, but to know what we are dealing with and having the right team of physicians working with us at Boston Children's has made this a lot easier. He was diagnosed with the rare disease called Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). October is actually PCD awareness month so I ask everyone who is reading this, PLEASE take just a few minutes and learn a bit about the disease by going to the PCD Foundation's website (don't think I can list it here) but if you put together PCDFoundation and add dot org to it, maybe YOU actually know one of the thousands who are undiagnosed and can help spread the word as well...ok back to my projects I recently started back up...non-Disney of course as our Sesame trip is this weekend and Bubble Guppies birthday is coming up!
Glad you were able to get some diagnose from the doctor. I don't know anything about that disease so I will have to read up on it.
Love all the things you made.
Heather Sue's Most Awesome Hand Applique tutorial on page 1 of this thread is how I learned, and probably the best tutorial I have ever found. Highly recommend you give it a try. 
Since I usually don't make clothing items, I can't really answer your question, but on the occasional times I do make them, I make my girls wear tank tops under their shirts.
I'm jealous that yours turned out so good.
I'm sure they'll tell me I have a virus or the flu and need to suck it up. But I need some pain meds as the OTC doesn't cut it.
So, when it was noon - my phone said it was 5pm... It's like the twilight zone of connection.
(but we are having guests so it's ok).
