Disboutiquers Part 29 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[ivey_family]

Congrats to all of you new PE770 owners! Here's hoping your shipping will be swift!

Regards,
C.

 

[PurpleEars]

Ahhh Poor Judy probably throught I was a Crazy woman with my ALL CAPITALS PM!

I have been debating the pe770 all week. saw it had gone down in price a bit the other day. I checked it tonight to see it had gone down again. I was debating on where or not to wait and see if it went down a bit later so I tuned into Disboutique and saw Judy's post abouther another $30 off. The $30 didn't show up until the very end so poor Judy was dealing with my "where is it?" BUT it was there! so My Brother PE770 is now on its way!

THANK YOU JUDY!!!!

To Any Canadians Interested my price with duties and shipping was $706

Congrats on your purchase. I am sure you will have lots of fun creating special outfits and other things with it. That's a great price for the machine (considering how much they want for similar machines up here).

The 770 might just be my January gift to myself!! I have been waiting for so long......

Hi everyone, I have been on hiatus for a while. But am back! Nice to see everyone again that I don't see on FB.

Hello !!

Weclome back! I think that would make a nice January gift indeed!

A couple years ago, I told many of you on this board about my Dad having cancer and how my boys walked with him to the mailbox everyday. A lot of you mailed Daddy cards, postcards, or packages. Yesterday, Daddy passed away. I just wanted to thank all of you who sent Daddy something. You made him a happy man each time there was something in his mailbox. It made for a lot of special memories with my boys. Thank you again.

Dawn

Thank you very much for the update during this difficult time for your family. I have been praying for your family since your last post and I will be thinking of your family in the upcoming days. I am glad that others on here created such special memory for your family.

What kind of fabric do you all use for your appliqués?

I use scrap woven materials (cotton or cotton/polyester blend).

Arggh, if only my refridgerator hadn't flaked out!!!

That's my Thanksgiving story: I came home from work Wednesday and my refridgerator's condensor was not kicking on & everything in the freezer section had defrosted. Still not working yesterday so we went ahead and ordered a new refridgerator to take advantage of those black Friday sales. Low and behold, this morning...the refridgerator is working again.

DH doesn't trust it anymore, so we're sticking with the one we ordered Thursday.

And still, with all of that, I managed to get some work done on a Christmas present.

I am sorry to hear that your fridge is not behaving. I hope you didn't lose too much food as a result. I hope you managed to get a good deal on the fridge!

I have been lurking for years, you are all so talented. I have been trying to decide between the Singer Futura and the Brother pe770. I ordered today with the discounts and my new Brother is on the way. I can't wait to share creations and get advice from you gals.

Welcome! Please share pictures of your creations!

 

[smile5sunshine]

stopping by quickly to say "hi". I've been blessed to be visiting my family all week and will be here at my gma's for another few days.

I didn't grab quotes since I'm once again so behind!

Diane: praying for your husband. Please keep us posted as you find out more about the mass. Also, double pinafore dress was so sweet! I hope your niece enjoys wearing it.

Wendy: praying the surgery to remove your gallbladder goes smoothly and you are feeling much better in no time.

Dawn: I am so sorry for your family's loss. Praying for peace and comfort.


peachygreen: loving all the action shot photo's you've been posting. Thank you for sharing!

Andrea: i am SO GLAD you are feeling more like yourself! And although I'm bummed that the offer wasn't something you could accept, I hope it is soon followed by more, bigger offers that you CAN. Kid's costumes looked great!

Flora: glad your party went well and that the recipient liked the gift you made.


Sunshine

 

[PrincessMickey]

Halloween stripwork dress

shirt and fur trim pants (this fits a regular AG better but DD wanted Bitty to wear it lol)

Christmas stripwork

and Belle Simply Sweet I made for a birthday gift

love all the outfits!

Looks great and looks sooo warm!

That is great news.

Thank you!

The casserole carriers were very easy to put together and I imagine you can get them done very quickly. I am sure the recipients will like them very much!

Congrats on a conditional job offer! I hope everything will go smoothly for you.

Thank you! I picked out my fabrics today! I'm especially loving one set of fabric that I picked for my sister-in-law, I can't wait to get started!

Thanks everyone for the thoughts about silly ol me and my stinkin gallbladder!!! I am constantly nauseaus now and the Dr phoned me in an anti nausea medication today so I'll start taking it tomorrow. The Pre admissions nurse had my interview with me today, and she was super concerned about my nutritional status ( which is TERRIBLE right now) and is worried that I will be dehydrated as I cant drink too much of anything let alone eat anything. So hopefully the new medication will help ASAP!!

But especially I am thankful that you guys are thinking of Steve and Sue and the kids. This weekend I cranked out a bunch of shirts. Im not sure Sue is ready for hers yet, this kinda puts things in reality, but, the rest of the family was ready to show their love and support. Heather helped me with the design and I love how it turned out!!!!!

I'll be praying for you! I love those shirts, Heather did a great job on the design. I owuld wear one.

Congrats on the job offer!!!!!!!

Thank you!

We are in the car and headed South for Thanksgiving in TN! I finished pretty much everything I wanted to do and got everything packed despite a crazy couple days. Monday evening, we were finishing up dinner when I had a piercing pain in my left chest. It took my breath away for a moment and then continued to hurt quite a bit. It scared dh and I enough that we decided I should go to Urgent Care. Turns out they can't completely rule out a heart attack, so after an EKG, they decided I needed to go to the ER for blood tests. After getting there, they decided to keep me overnight to do a stress test on Tues. (If we weren't going away, I could have done it outpatient.). I didn't get released until after 4pm on Tues. I lost a whole 24 hours of work time to find out I'm perfectly healthy. BUT I really was in pain and had no idea what it was. I'm pretty embarrassed by the whole thing, honestly, but at least we don't need to worry about it on vacation.

Here are my last few items:

T- shirts for one day at Epcot and Chef Mickey's dinner

My Snow White shirt:

Cold weather gear, just in case

Close-up of felties I added to the coats:

I'll try to post some action shots next week!

Regards,
C.

Glad you are doing better and it doesn't seem serious. Love all the stuff you made but especially love those fleece jackets. What a great idea! Have a great trip!

ENABLER ALERT!

I don't have time to catch up right now (I was on my way to bed; however, I LOVE those Christmas shirts!) and someone may have already posted this...I drool over this machine on Amazon all of the time and today at this time (shortly after 3 AM) the price in my cart is $537.34 with an additional $30 off for a promotion. I THINK this is the machine many of you recommend, it seems like an amazing deal!

Looks like this in my cart (If only....)

Order Summary
Items: $537.34
Shipping & Handling: $0.00
Promotion Applied: -$30.00
Total before tax: $507.34
Estimated tax to be collected: $0.00
Order Total: $507.34

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I didn't see your post but I scored one for my Christmas gift, that is a great price and before you know it you will end up with one too!

For those stuffing themselves with delicious bounty today, Happy Thanksgiving. For the rest, have a great day and appreciate how well your pants fit!


(of course my kiddos needed one-time use thanksgiving shirts!)

Great shirts!

Hi everybody, I wanted to come on and wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. I also wanted to let you know that we have had a few crazy days here at my house. My husband went to the dentist on Monday who felt a mass in his neck. Tuesday he went to the doctor who immediately sent him for an ultrasound. Yesterday he was admitted to the hospital and we were told to expect surgery that day. It turns out that my husband has a very large mass in his thyroid. He will have surgery but they have decided to send him to a surgeon who specializes in head and neck surgeries. It will probably take several days before we know what kind of mass it is and exactly what to expect. We are praying that it isn't cancer and that it is some other kind of mass.

Prayers for your DH and hope it is nothing too serious.

More pictures of the girls in action.

Monday - a chilly day at Epcot

IMG_6539 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr


IMG_6548 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

Tuesday - Much nicer at Animal Kingdom

IMG_6650 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

Wednesday - Magical Day at the Magic Kingdom

IMG_6691 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr


IMG_6908 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

Thursday - Happy Thanksgiving and Dinner with Mickey

IMG_7015 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr


IMG_7102 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

Tomorrow - back to the Magic Kingdom and then to Epcot Saturday before heading home.

Its been a perfect trip so far.

Great outfits and looks like you are all having a great time!

I want to say Happy Thanksgiving to my friends south of the border. I hope you had a great day with your family. I had a busy day as I hosted our team's Christmas party. We had a great time. Our gift exchange went well. The person ended up with my gift was pleased with the oven mitts and chocolate (well, maybe he was more interested in the chocolate than the oven mitts). I ended up with alcohol which is funny as we don't drink. Oh well, I will add it to our collection for entertaining.

Happy to hear the exchange went well. You can always regift the alcohol if you don't add it to your collection.

Ahhh Poor Judy probably throught I was a Crazy woman with my ALL CAPITALS PM!

I have been debating the pe770 all week. saw it had gone down in price a bit the other day. I checked it tonight to see it had gone down again. I was debating on where or not to wait and see if it went down a bit later so I tuned into Disboutique and saw Judy's post abouther another $30 off. The $30 didn't show up until the very end so poor Judy was dealing with my "where is it?" BUT it was there! so My Brother PE770 is now on its way!

THANK YOU JUDY!!!!


To Any Canadians Interested my price with duties and shipping was $706

I'll be joining you in the new machine group! Enjoy!!!

A couple years ago, I told many of you on this board about my Dad having cancer and how my boys walked with him to the mailbox everyday. A lot of you mailed Daddy cards, postcards, or packages. Yesterday, Daddy passed away. I just wanted to thank all of you who sent Daddy something. You made him a happy man each time there was something in his mailbox. It made for a lot of special memories with my boys. Thank you again.

Dawn

Continued prayers for you

I have been lurking for years, you are all so talented. I have been trying to decide between the Singer Futura and the Brother pe770. I ordered today with the discounts and my new Brother is on the way. I can't wait to share creations and get advice from you gals.

Congrats to you too!


So I haven't been on for a few days. A couple days ago my dad asked what I wanted for Christmas. I told him I wanted an embroidery machine but didn't have high hopes. Wednesday he wanted to see it so I pulled it up on Amazon and the price was $550. I told him that was the lowest I had ever seen it. He thought about and yesterday he said he wasn't planning on spending that much on me but to go ahead and order it. Imagine my surprise today when I saw the price and then saw the additional $30 off. My mom has Amazon Prime too so I got free shipping! I had to promise I would not open it and act surprised at Christmas so I still have to wait.

I know Andrea posted awhile back a whole post of additional stuff to get so thank you very much, I will be getting a few things to go into my stocking. I know I've seen on here before what thread to use but I can't remember, do you usually use Rayon or Polyester? Thanks for the help.

 

[love to stitch]

I'm trying to catch up again after not checking in for a couple of days. Everything looks wonderful.
I decided to use Disney Christmas fabric for my grandkids' Christmas outfits this year just because it's fun. But now it turns out they will get to wear them to see the Christmas decorations when we go to WDW on Monday
I used the Disney fabric for the appliques on my granddaughter's shirt and the bottom ruffle on her skirt.

And I used the Disney fabric for my grandson's vest.

 

[dianemom2]

So I haven't been on for a few days. A couple days ago my dad asked what I wanted for Christmas. I told him I wanted an embroidery machine but didn't have high hopes. Wednesday he wanted to see it so I pulled it up on Amazon and the price was $550. I told him that was the lowest I had ever seen it. He thought about and yesterday he said he wasn't planning on spending that much on me but to go ahead and order it. Imagine my surprise today when I saw the price and then saw the additional $30 off. My mom has Amazon Prime too so I got free shipping! I had to promise I would not open it and act surprised at Christmas so I still have to wait.

I know Andrea posted awhile back a whole post of additional stuff to get so thank you very much, I will be getting a few things to go into my stocking. I know I've seen on here before what thread to use but I can't remember, do you usually use Rayon or Polyester? Thanks for the help.

How exciting that you are getting the embroidery machine that you've wanted. Congratulations! I see a few other people picked it up for that great price too. I've never seen it for such a good price! I use both rayon and polyester. I know that some people prefer one over the other but I don't really have a preference. I asked the Marathon rep at the Sewing Expo in October and they said that there really isn't much difference between them either.

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I used the Disney fabric for the appliques on my granddaughter's shirt and the bottom ruffle on her skirt.

And I used the Disney fabric for my grandson's vest.

Those turned out great! And how nice that they will get to wear them at Disney!

Congratulations to everybody who is joining the embroidery machine club with their new PE770! It was great that Judy posted about the sale. I've never seen such a great price on them!

I gave my niece the Goofy/Chanukah dress when they were here on Friday. She didn't love it. LOL! My SIL and BIL did love it though and said she would definitely be wearing it. My niece didn't love it because the sleeves were a little bit long on her. I'd purposely made them a big long because she is growing very quickly and has outgrown a bunch of stuff that I made her over the summer. Once we pointed out how we could turn up the cuffs, then she liked the dress. I have a shirt that I bought to make my nephew a matching Chanukah t-shirt and another one to make a Goofy t-shirt. I just need to get some time in my sewing room.

My DH and I went to see a head and neck cancer specialist at Georgetown University Hospital yesterday. DH will have a biopsy done one day next week and we will get the results the following week. He will definitely have to get his thyroid removed, probably in mid-December but we are not exactly sure of the timing. They determines that while my husband's case is considered urgent, there is no need to rush into emergency surgery before getting biopsy results. Anyhow, the dr yesterday said that due to a few other symptoms that DH is having, he is leaning towards the large mass in the thyroid being caused by some kind of auto-immune disorder. But that the other likely cause is a very aggressive type of thyroid cancer. We won't know until we get the biopsy results so we are in for a couple of tense weeks.

 

[PurpleEars]

stopping by quickly to say "hi". I've been blessed to be visiting my family all week and will be here at my gma's for another few days.

Sunshine

Sounds like you are having a great time with your family. I hope you will continue to enjoy each other's company in the next few days!

Thank you! I picked out my fabrics today! I'm especially loving one set of fabric that I picked for my sister-in-law, I can't wait to get started!

Happy to hear the exchange went well. You can always regift the alcohol if you don't add it to your collection.

So I haven't been on for a few days. A couple days ago my dad asked what I wanted for Christmas. I told him I wanted an embroidery machine but didn't have high hopes. Wednesday he wanted to see it so I pulled it up on Amazon and the price was $550. I told him that was the lowest I had ever seen it. He thought about and yesterday he said he wasn't planning on spending that much on me but to go ahead and order it. Imagine my surprise today when I saw the price and then saw the additional $30 off. My mom has Amazon Prime too so I got free shipping! I had to promise I would not open it and act surprised at Christmas so I still have to wait.

I know Andrea posted awhile back a whole post of additional stuff to get so thank you very much, I will be getting a few things to go into my stocking. I know I've seen on here before what thread to use but I can't remember, do you usually use Rayon or Polyester? Thanks for the help.

Please post pictures of your casserole carriers when you are done! The alcohol we got included a small bottle of rum which I actually wanted. We go through 1/4 cup of rum a year to make Christmas cake cookes and we were getting low. We are good for another 5 years or so before we need to buy any alcohol now!

Congratulations on getting the embroidery machine! I am sure you will like it very much. I use rayon as I had some poor results with polyester in the past (it could be the brand I used though) Also, I thought I read somewhere that you could iron an embroidery done in rayon but not polyester thread, but I am not 100% sure.

I'm trying to catch up again after not checking in for a couple of days. Everything looks wonderful.
I decided to use Disney Christmas fabric for my grandkids' Christmas outfits this year just because it's fun. But now it turns out they will get to wear them to see the Christmas decorations when we go to WDW on Monday
I used the Disney fabric for the appliques on my granddaughter's shirt and the bottom ruffle on her skirt.

And I used the Disney fabric for my grandson's vest.

Great job on both outfits! I am sure your grandchildren will love them!

I gave my niece the Goofy/Chanukah dress when they were here on Friday. She didn't love it. LOL! My SIL and BIL did love it though and said she would definitely be wearing it. My niece didn't love it because the sleeves were a little bit long on her. I'd purposely made them a big long because she is growing very quickly and has outgrown a bunch of stuff that I made her over the summer. Once we pointed out how we could turn up the cuffs, then she liked the dress. I have a shirt that I bought to make my nephew a matching Chanukah t-shirt and another one to make a Goofy t-shirt. I just need to get some time in my sewing room.

My DH and I went to see a head and neck cancer specialist at Georgetown University Hospital yesterday. DH will have a biopsy done one day next week and we will get the results the following week. He will definitely have to get his thyroid removed, probably in mid-December but we are not exactly sure of the timing. They determines that while my husband's case is considered urgent, there is no need to rush into emergency surgery before getting biopsy results. Anyhow, the dr yesterday said that due to a few other symptoms that DH is having, he is leaning towards the large mass in the thyroid being caused by some kind of auto-immune disorder. But that the other likely cause is a very aggressive type of thyroid cancer. We won't know until we get the biopsy results so we are in for a couple of tense weeks.

I am glad that your niece decided she liked the dress after she found out about folding up the sleeves!

Thank you for the update on your husband. I hope his thyroid removal surgery will go smoothly and he will have a quick recovery. I certainly hope that the mass is caused by an auto-immune disorder that can be treated. Please know that your family is in my prayers and please continue to let us know how he is doing.

 

[Yoshiandi]

AMAZING!! I haven't been on in a while. I had to go back to pg 110 and see everything. GREAT JOB ladies!!!

 

[Gator33]

Beautiful stuff! I always cruise this thread for inspiration before I start sewing for our trips. Unfortunately my 11 yr is balking at customs this year, but I do have some grandkids to sew for and my husband will wear anything!
I am in full sewing mode, so hopefully will have time to post some stuff. Working on Tinks' winter outfit today. Yesterday I spray painted some boots green ( purchased at a Blck friday sale for $12) My DD says she will wear it to BBB. We will see...

 

[disneychic2]

I haven't been on since two days before TG, and there's so much to quote! I know I probably missed something, so sorry.

Here is the dress that I finished yesterday. I made it with some of the material in my stash. The only thing I had to buy was the buttons and I found buttons that were just perfect for this dress.

And here is the matching brother shirt:

I wish I had done the hull of the boat in dark blue instead of black. But overall I'm pretty happy with it.

I think everything is adorable! Love the little buttons on the dress. And I do like the black boat hull.

My latest project has been jammies. I made DS a pair of the easy pants off of you can make this. com, and he loves them. I love that pattern, super quick and easy. Here are the jammie bottoms I made for him. On a side note, please excuse the carpet, for some reason in the pictures, it looks disgustingly gross and dirty, in reality they are not like that, I hope

Here are the pants, kinda hard to see, but have dogs all over them:

So of course, I thought he needed a matching shirt, so I took one of his older shirts apart, made it bigger, and used it as a loose guidline and make a jammie top. I was too lazy to drive 30 miles to the nearest fabric store, so I used flannes sheet for the main fabric, and scraps for the accent fabric to match the jammies. Here is what it came out like:

He decided he didn't like it because the neckhole was too big, and he prefers to wear normal everyday tshirts anyway, so I decided instead of throwing it away, I would keep it and make it mine. Of course I couldn't just have a jammie top, so I got out the sheet and what was left of the dog material scrap and made myself shorts. I think the jammie outfit turned out pretty cute, and comfy too!

Great job and good save on the jammie top! Count me among the ones at the fact you can wear your DS's shirt!

And for the good news I got a conditional job offer yesterday!!! This is the job I thought I had a good chance at getting two months ago. It has been such a long process. I originally applied in May, took a test, then a psych test, interview, lie dtector test, and background check. With the conditional hire I have to take a medical test and a second phase psych test but the lady said when you've made it this far 99% of the time you get hired. I was able to schedule the medical for yesterday but can't get in for the psych until Dec 7 so I still have a few weeks to go. I am so thankful and what a great week for this to happen, the week of Thanksgiving! I have been out of a job since the end of March so I am so excited to fianlly get a real paycheck.

Congrats!!

I love seeing new pics posted. Great work everybody and again so inspirational! I am finishing up a fleece jumper and pants set for DD. It was not quite the easy sew it was supposed to be....My MIL volunteered to take the stitches out since I was of the opinion of just scraping them. I created a new hem but found out I cut them slightly too short so a ruffle bottom was born. It is not 100% perfect but I think pretty darn good for winging it and using my newly found gathering skills..(tiny tiny bit of skills)

Nice job!!

Thanks everyone for the thoughts about silly ol me and my stinkin gallbladder!!! I am constantly nauseaus now and the Dr phoned me in an anti nausea medication today so I'll start taking it tomorrow. The Pre admissions nurse had my interview with me today, and she was super concerned about my nutritional status ( which is TERRIBLE right now) and is worried that I will be dehydrated as I cant drink too much of anything let alone eat anything. So hopefully the new medication will help ASAP!!

But especially I am thankful that you guys are thinking of Steve and Sue and the kids. This weekend I cranked out a bunch of shirts. Im not sure Sue is ready for hers yet, this kinda puts things in reality, but, the rest of the family was ready to show their love and support. Heather helped me with the design and I love how it turned out!!!!!

I LOVE these shirts!! Never give up hope!!

We are in the car and headed South for Thanksgiving in TN! I finished pretty much everything I wanted to do and got everything packed despite a crazy couple days. Monday evening, we were finishing up dinner when I had a piercing pain in my left chest. It took my breath away for a moment and then continued to hurt quite a bit. It scared dh and I enough that we decided I should go to Urgent Care. Turns out they can't completely rule out a heart attack, so after an EKG, they decided I needed to go to the ER for blood tests. After getting there, they decided to keep me overnight to do a stress test on Tues. (If we weren't going away, I could have done it outpatient.). I didn't get released until after 4pm on Tues. I lost a whole 24 hours of work time to find out I'm perfectly healthy. BUT I really was in pain and had no idea what it was. I'm pretty embarrassed by the whole thing, honestly, but at least we don't need to worry about it on vacation.

Here are my last few items:

T- shirts for one day at Epcot and Chef Mickey's dinner

My Snow White shirt:

Cold weather gear, just in case

Close-up of felties I added to the coats:

I'll try to post some action shots next week!

Regards,
C.

First of all, how scary about your chest pain! So glad you're okay.

I love everything you made but I'm especially crazy for the Epcot shirts!! Have a magical trip! (and a safe one)

Hi everybody, I wanted to come on and wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. I also wanted to let you know that we have had a few crazy days here at my house. My husband went to the dentist on Monday who felt a mass in his neck. Tuesday he went to the doctor who immediately sent him for an ultrasound. Yesterday he was admitted to the hospital and we were told to expect surgery that day. It turns out that my husband has a very large mass in his thyroid. He will have surgery but they have decided to send him to a surgeon who specializes in head and neck surgeries. It will probably take several days before we know what kind of mass it is and exactly what to expect. We are praying that it isn't cancer and that it is some other kind of mass.

Awww, prayers for you and your DH!

More pictures of the girls in action.

Monday - a chilly day at Epcot

IMG_6539 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

Tuesday - Much nicer at Animal Kingdom

IMG_6650 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

Wednesday - Magical Day at the Magic Kingdom

IMG_6691 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

Thursday - Happy Thanksgiving and Dinner with Mickey

IMG_7015 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

Tomorrow - back to the Magic Kingdom and then to Epcot Saturday before heading home.

Its been a perfect trip so far.

Oh so cute!! Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful finish for your magical trip!

I'm trying to catch up again after not checking in for a couple of days. Everything looks wonderful.
I decided to use Disney Christmas fabric for my grandkids' Christmas outfits this year just because it's fun. But now it turns out they will get to wear them to see the Christmas decorations when we go to WDW on Monday
I used the Disney fabric for the appliques on my granddaughter's shirt and the bottom ruffle on her skirt.

And I used the Disney fabric for my grandson's vest.

Great job! Isn't it fun to sew for the grandkids?! (I love that Disney Christmas fabric!)

I gave my niece the Goofy/Chanukah dress when they were here on Friday. She didn't love it. LOL! My SIL and BIL did love it though and said she would definitely be wearing it. My niece didn't love it because the sleeves were a little bit long on her. I'd purposely made them a big long because she is growing very quickly and has outgrown a bunch of stuff that I made her over the summer. Once we pointed out how we could turn up the cuffs, then she liked the dress. I have a shirt that I bought to make my nephew a matching Chanukah t-shirt and another one to make a Goofy t-shirt. I just need to get some time in my sewing room.

Kids will tell you the truth about things, that's for sure. I'm glad she liked it after the sleeve issue was resolved. I made a Christmas bowling shirt for my 3 year old grandson and he wanted nothing to do with it when they were here for TG! I even splurged on $12 buttons in the shape of cars!!! (on sale of course) Oh well.

My DH and I went to see a head and neck cancer specialist at Georgetown University Hospital yesterday. DH will have a biopsy done one day next week and we will get the results the following week. He will definitely have to get his thyroid removed, probably in mid-December but we are not exactly sure of the timing. They determines that while my husband's case is considered urgent, there is no need to rush into emergency surgery before getting biopsy results. Anyhow, the dr yesterday said that due to a few other symptoms that DH is having, he is leaning towards the large mass in the thyroid being caused by some kind of auto-immune disorder. But that the other likely cause is a very aggressive type of thyroid cancer. We won't know until we get the biopsy results so we are in for a couple of tense weeks.

Isn't is something how your focus can change in a heartbeat! You go from everyday normal concerns to something like you're dealing with. My heart just goes out to you. Hang in there and take comfort in the fact that lots of people are keeping you in their prayers, including me!

 

[dianemom2]

Just a quick post because I am cooking up all the Thanksgiving food that we didn't get use on Thursday. FrouFroubyHeathersue is having a one day sale for her birthday. Everything is 50% off. Just put Heathersbirthday in the coupon code box when you check out. We all know how great her designs are!!!

 

[PurpleEars]

Beautiful stuff! I always cruise this thread for inspiration before I start sewing for our trips. Unfortunately my 11 yr is balking at customs this year, but I do have some grandkids to sew for and my husband will wear anything!
I am in full sewing mode, so hopefully will have time to post some stuff. Working on Tinks' winter outfit today. Yesterday I spray painted some boots green ( purchased at a Blck friday sale for $12) My DD says she will wear it to BBB. We will see...

Sounds like you have quite a few projects on the go. Please share pictures when you are done!

Kids will tell you the truth about things, that's for sure. I'm glad she liked it after the sleeve issue was resolved. I made a Christmas bowling shirt for my 3 year old grandson and he wanted nothing to do with it when they were here for TG! I even splurged on $12 buttons in the shape of cars!!! (on sale of course) Oh well.

It's too bad that your grandson didn't want the bowling shirt. I imagine he would change his mind between now and Christmas.

Just a quick post because I am cooking up all the Thanksgiving food that we didn't get use on Thursday. FrouFroubyHeathersue is having a one day sale for her birthday. Everything is 50% off. Just put Heathersbirthday in the coupon code box when you check out. We all know how great her designs are!!!

Thanks for posting this. Of course the problem now is to decide what to get!

Enabler Alert
I imagine most of you know about this already - youcanmakethis is having selected patterns on sale at $5 until Monday. I picked up a couple of patterns I have been looking at for a while with the sale!

 

[ivey_family]

Just a quick post because I am cooking up all the Thanksgiving food that we didn't get use on Thursday. FrouFroubyHeathersue is having a one day sale for her birthday. Everything is 50% off. Just put Heathersbirthday in the coupon code box when you check out. We all know how great her designs are!!!

I picked up a bunch of stuff! Modern tech is a beautiful thing - buying designs while traveling down I-75.

 

[miprender]

Diane you and your family continue to be in my prayers

A couple years ago, I told many of you on this board about my Dad having cancer and how my boys walked with him to the mailbox everyday. A lot of you mailed Daddy cards, postcards, or packages. Yesterday, Daddy passed away. I just wanted to thank all of you who sent Daddy something. You made him a happy man each time there was something in his mailbox. It made for a lot of special memories with my boys. Thank you again.

Dawn

So sorry for your loss.

What kind of fabric do you all use for your appliqués?

I use cotton woven, though some fabrics are better than others as you will see when you start appliqueing.

I have been lurking for years, you are all so talented. I have been trying to decide between the Singer Futura and the Brother pe770. I ordered today with the discounts and my new Brother is on the way. I can't wait to share creations and get advice from you gals.

Congrats on your new machine!

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So I haven't been on for a few days. A couple days ago my dad asked what I wanted for Christmas. I told him I wanted an embroidery machine but didn't have high hopes. Wednesday he wanted to see it so I pulled it up on Amazon and the price was $550. I told him that was the lowest I had ever seen it. He thought about and yesterday he said he wasn't planning on spending that much on me but to go ahead and order it. Imagine my surprise today when I saw the price and then saw the additional $30 off. My mom has Amazon Prime too so I got free shipping! I had to promise I would not open it and act surprised at Christmas so I still have to wait.
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Congrats

I'm trying to catch up again after not checking in for a couple of days. Everything looks wonderful.
I decided to use Disney Christmas fabric for my grandkids' Christmas outfits this year just because it's fun. But now it turns out they will get to wear them to see the Christmas decorations when we go to WDW on Monday
I used the Disney fabric for the appliques on my granddaughter's shirt and the bottom ruffle on her skirt.

And I used the Disney fabric for my grandson's vest.

Those came out great.

Just a quick post because I am cooking up all the Thanksgiving food that we didn't get use on Thursday. FrouFroubyHeathersue is having a one day sale for her birthday. Everything is 50% off. Just put Heathersbirthday in the coupon code box when you check out. We all know how great her designs are!!!

Between Heather and Jessica I am broke

 

[dianemom2]

I picked up a bunch of stuff! Modern tech is a beautiful thing - buying designs while traveling down I-75.

That's awesome!

Diane you and your family continue to be in my prayers

Between Heather and Jessica I am broke

Thanks for the prayers. We don't know what day next week they will do the biopsy but we'll be quite nervous until we get the results back.

I definitely spent more on Heather's designs than I should have spent! I didn't know that Jessica had a sale too!

I am glad that your niece decided she liked the dress after she found out about folding up the sleeves!

Please know that your family is in my prayers and please continue to let us know how he is doing.

I guess that my niece decided that she did like the dress because she wore to our belated Thanksgiving dinner tonight. But she wouldn't wear the pinafores. My BIL tried to get her to wear the Chanukah pinafore but told him that it was the wrong holiday. So my SIL tried to get her to wear the Goofy pinafore and told her that it was for their trip to Disney and she had to save it for the trip. She is definitely a kid with her own opinions!

Kids will tell you the truth about things, that's for sure. I'm glad she liked it after the sleeve issue was resolved. I made a Christmas bowling shirt for my 3 year old grandson and he wanted nothing to do with it when they were here for TG! I even splurged on $12 buttons in the shape of cars!!! (on sale of course) Oh well.



Isn't is something how your focus can change in a heartbeat! You go from everyday normal concerns to something like you're dealing with. My heart just goes out to you. Hang in there and take comfort in the fact that lots of people are keeping you in their prayers, including me!

So sorry that your grandson didn't love the bowling shirt you made for him! Kids definitely have their own opinions! I hope he changes his mind like my niece did!

Thank you so much for the kind words and the prayers. Yes, I do agree that it is amazing how quickly your focus can change from every day concerns to something much more important. I will definitely keep everybody updated but I am sure it will be another 10 days or so before we have any additional information. It will be a tense several days for us.

Thanks for posting this. Of course the problem now is to decide what to get!

Enabler Alert
I imagine most of you know about this already - youcanmakethis is having selected patterns on sale at $5 until Monday. I picked up a couple of patterns I have been looking at for a while with the sale!

I hope you didn't end up spending as much at Heather's sale as I spent!

I looked on the YCMT pattern sale but didn't see anything that I couldn't live without!


Enabler Alert
Here is one more enabler alert. I hear that Designs by Juju is having a great sale too. I have never purchased any of her designs so I can't vouch for the quality. But they certainly do look cute!

 

[nannye]

I hope I'm not repeating someone else..... but I figured since there are a whole bunch of us who are very impatiently waiting for our PE770's and mine isn't expected until DEC 10!!!! Ladies with PE770's (or anyone) please share your expertise of what to buy!

I'm planning to do guterman embroidery thread and I also plan to try winding my own bobbins, but what else for starting up? what else do we need?

TIA!
Erin

 

[nannye]

Is Heather Sue's Black Friday sale over? And can someone send me the link for her site pretty please!

 

[cogero]

Is Heather Sue's Black Friday sale over? And can someone send me the link for her site pretty please!

Heather's Sale is over it was only yesterday but Lynnie Pinnie and Miss Kenzie Mac still have one.

For an embroidery machine you will need Stabilizer, Thread (FUnny Gutterman is the only one I haven't used), I swear by my curved scissors by Fiskars. Andrea had posted an awesome list of things you will need.

 

[blessedmom4]

I hope I'm not repeating someone else..... but I figured since there are a whole bunch of us who are very impatiently waiting for our PE770's and mine isn't expected until DEC 10!!!! Ladies with PE770's (or anyone) please share your expertise of what to buy!

I'm planning to do guterman embroidery thread and I also plan to try winding my own bobbins, but what else for starting up? what else do we need?

TIA!
Erin

Heather's Sale is over it was only yesterday but Lynnie Pinnie and Miss Kenzie Mac still have one.

For an embroidery machine you will need Stabilizer, Thread (FUnny Gutterman is the only one I haven't used), I swear by my curved scissors by Fiskars. Andrea had posted an awesome list of things you will need.

Andreas' Awesome Supply List she sent me months ago...One of these days I WILL have a machine, I am ready and keep trying to learn all I can without owning one.

Thread: Marathon 50 most popular colors starter set in Rayon
Also wise to order an extra black and white
website is marathonthread.com

Stabilizer: Medium Weight Tear away from Marathon

Medium weight cut away. I buy Floriani brand from Tidewater Sew-Vac. Some people just buy it at Joann’s and get the common brands. Floriani was recommended to me b/c it softens a lot after washing and is good for kids with sensitive skin.

For cotton I hoop a sheet of the tearaway and then float a second sheet under

For knits I hoop the cut away and float a sheet of tear away under it

Scissors: I use Gingher embroidery scissors (use coupon from Joann’s). I used a small curved manicure scissors as well. Some people buy Friskars curved scissors which can be purchased with coupon at Michaels or AC Moore.

Spay adhesive: Dritz 505 spray in yellow can available at Joann’s (use coupon as it’s around $15 per can).

Bobbins: I wind my own. Machine comes with bobbin thread and 4 spools and you can buy the spools at Walmart. If you buy prewound I was told to buy from Marathon NEB sided plastic polyester filament 14100P

Memory stick -- Brother PE 770 uses PES files

Marking pens or pencils

Extra needles: I just buy them from Marathon -- ballpoint for knits, sharp point for cotton

Pins for knit from Walmart if you pin rather than hoop you shirts.

SO EXCITED for all of you getting new machines!

Diane, Praying for your entire family as you wait for answers, I do know what that feels like and I am sorry. There is never a good time, I am sorry it is at the holidays.

Wendy, Praying for a successful gallbladder surgery and I hope it is a lap procedure vs open. I had mine out and a week later I was back at work, traveling 4 states. I had been so sick that the surgery made me feel lots better. I hope yours is as easy!

I LOVED those Christmas outfits!

 

[disneychic2]

Well, our kids and their families are back home now after a wonderful TG together. I did get a chance to have my DGD try on her Chirstmas outfit and she loved it! She didn't want to take it off and wore it all day on Thanksgiving. On the opposite side of the spectrum, my DGS wouldn't even try his shirt on! I was hoping to see how this one fit since I have material to make him a couple more for Christmas gifts, but he wanted nothing to do with it! Oh well. Here are a few pics: