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

[babynala]

Hi everyone! Kids crashed already so taking a moment to say hi! Having a great time and trying not to pounce on people in custom outfits and ask if they are dis members too much...lol one woman looked at me like I was insane...but her family had the cutest outfits on..she got them online so someone had to have made them . Sorry I didn't take time to read all the posts...I need to get my aching body into bed. Everest was a walk on..literally no wait and dd10 made me go on it several times...that and a few trips on primeval whirl and this old body is aching! There's some Motrin with my name on it!! See u soon!

Glad to hear you are enjoying your trip and not having to wait on long lines is a bonus! I think I could do EE 100 times but I went on Primeval Whirl once and will never do it again. All that jerking and spinning is more pain then fun for me.

 

[VBAndrea]

Things I remember mucking up on my multiquote yesterday:

JENNIE: I'm sooooo excited you are getting a machine!!!!! You are going to love it and get tons of use out of it.


SUNSHINE: I wanted to comment on something you said but old age set in and I really can't remember what it was. It's tough being 29 years old

Everything is just beautiful! You did a great job Andrea! I love the 7 Dwarfs set, even though there aren't all 7 of them. My dd loves Dopey also. I love the Euro ruffle on the ride dress. It really reminds of water cascading down the dress! I'm sure that the family will enjoy wearing everything on their trip! Too bad you didn't already have some of the applique designs.


Andrea call around and check on the prices to get your machine serviced. I checked around a bit and there was a $50 price difference between the price at the shop close to my house and the shop close to where my SIL lives. So I combined a visit to my SIL's house with dropping of my machine. The shop near her house charged $99 to service and clean the machine. Plus he always fixes the needle threader for free. It still breaks within a couple of weeks of me bringing it home. It seems to be some kind of flaw in the design but it doesn't really bother me. I just thread the needle myself. But the shop closer to my house wanted $149 to clean and service the machine PLUS fixing the needle threader would have been extra.

I try to get my machine in once a year or every million (or there about) stitches. I had begun to have some problems with getting birds nests on the back of my embroidery. I cleaned the machine myself, even taking off the needle plate and removing the bobbin case and I was still having some issues. The tech told me that there were some threads tangled up higher in another place in the machine where I couldn't have gotten to them. I hope that my machine can keep going for another couple of years. By then maybe I can find one of the new Brother embroidery only machines as a re-sale. I certainly can't afford to buy it brand new since I found it it will cost around $5K!

Any bites on he house in RI yet? What will you do if there are no buyers for it soon? Will you consider renting it again?

Bandit was the 7th dwarf but I surely didn't have time to do a scarf for him!

Thanks for the machine info. I was hoping it was no more than $75. I'm also scared it will come back with something wrong with it b/c I know Nini had that issue once (or perhaps twice). I have a pretty decent relationship with Bruce at Sew Vac now -- he tries to be quite the salesman but he finally has realized I don't have $$$ for a $800 vacuum cleaner or $3000 embroidery machine and he's happy to just have me come in for stabilizer and bobbin thread.

No bites on the RI house. Long story that I will try to make short, but our realtor plain sucks (and I hate using that word). DH finally went up there in early September and there were sooooo many minor things that he did to spruce up the house that the realtor wasn't telling us about, even though I kept asking him what needed to be done. He would only tell us stuff if someone else pointed things out. For example, in late August our realtor had another realtor show the house b/c he was in FL and that's when we found out the garage door misaligned, there was water damage to a wall and baseboard in the basement (likely from maintenance to the water treatment system) and that the house needed pressure washing. If you were a realtor wouldn't you want these things taken care of? So I made dh go up b/c I feared there were other things that needed attention, and there were. We had landscapers do all the flower beds and remulch, but the walkway to the front porch had a million weeds growing up through the stone. I would have asked the landscapers to tend to it if I only knew! DH took care of that. He replaced the damaged baseboard, did some touch up paint around the house, fixed some weather stripping around the garage door, replaced worn toilet seats that our tenants apparently cleaned to death (he said the house was immaculate in cleanliness!), replaced light bulbs, and all sorts of other little crap. He also interviewed our new realtor Our contract ends at the end of this month and we are switching. I know a change in realtor doesn't change the house, but I think she is more astute to things that need to get taken care of. For example, our current realtor was supposed to get quotes for DH for pressure washing over a week ago, and we still have none!

I really don't want to rent anymore -- I will be looking for a second part time job very soon though b/c we only have so much in savings and it will get drained all too quick with paying these two mortgages (we actually have 3 mortgages b.c we own a condo too -- but that we rent out and has always stayed occupied).

Two blissful days of sewing and I have a LOT to show for it. We had our 2x yearly moms of twins resale friday and saturday, so grandma was in town to watch aka spoil the tots for the weekend. After I did my exhausting prep, shopping, and working the sale I collapsed at 8 p.m. saturday. Sunday and today, though, Man did I get stuff done.

These I could NOT resist. I already made about 100 (it seems) bowling shirts for my boys, but then I found this fabric and knew I HAD TO HAVE. My boys freaking love Mr. Potato Head, and while I loathe his many many accessories all over my house, I have to admit it is cute how much they enjoy him. It is kind of hard to tell but the red has tiny potatohead outlines in a repeating pattern, as does the orange background. (Found this here.)




Here is one of my sons checking it out last night before I got the buttons on. And yes he is wearing a Toy Story shirt, of course.


I made this (and need to make another for the other kid) for DHS if it is cool in the evening. We are going EMH night, and supposedly there is Dis Jr. Dance Party with Jake et. al. I used a long sleeve thermal w/ skulls which was $5 at Target, love it.


Did one of these, need to do another. I made a similar shirt set before but they turned out to be too short so I am doing it again.


Same for these guys. I did 2 Safari Mickeys before, but too small. Now I decided to mix it up a little.
These are to go under the safari vests I made for AK.

And finally, the first of several steps for our halloween MNSSHP costumes. The kids are Hook and Smee.The hook "coat' was a thrift store big kids 12/14 size dress shirt for $2, with ribbon I had on hand. The Smee top was knit I ordered and sort of winged it. Same with the hat. Dad is going to be Pan and me Tink. Those costumes have not been started. Luckily we are not leaving for FL until 10/27

Debating whether I want to get back to work and make another Jake and Birthday shirt or whether I want to nap...

Absolutely adorable on all accounts. I love the new bowling shirts!

Hi everyone! Kids crashed already so taking a moment to say hi! Having a great time and trying not to pounce on people in custom outfits and ask if they are dis members too much...lol one woman looked at me like I was insane...but her family had the cutest outfits on..she got them online so someone had to have made them . Sorry I didn't take time to read all the posts...I need to get my aching body into bed. Everest was a walk on..literally no wait and dd10 made me go on it several times...that and a few trips on primeval whirl and this old body is aching! There's some Motrin with my name on it!! See u soon!

Glad you are having fun and hope your motrin does the trick so you can enjoy the rest of your holiday!

Sounds like you had a great sewing day. I think pepole do PTRs to share their plans and get feedback or input on their plans. I started doing one (as in typing it out) but I never posted it as I didn't feel comfortable sharing information about my family. It would have had a great title too - "The Perfect 10 Trip" as it was our 10th trip to Disney World, staying for 10 days and celebrating our 10th anniversary.

Do you want to come over and clean my pantry?

I am the same way about a ptr -- I don't mind sharing things about the family with people I "know" but have trouble sharing so much on a public forum with total strangers. So I just share stuff here with my friends (even though I know anyone can come along and read it).

And I will gladly clean your pantry while you do my laundry and dusting I actual love to organize and reorganize. It's the everyday cleaning I hate.

Have you ever considered doing the etsy store for just fun money? that way if you don't feel like sewing and selling, then it's no big deal. Your items are all just so lovely!

Sunshine

Fun money???? What is that I have thought about doing already made items, but I really detest the business aspect of a business. I know in VA you have to get a business license (yes, even for etsy) and wonder how funky it would make doing taxes. But thank you so much for the kind compliment

 

[sewmess]

I wish that were the case! I initially ordered rabbit skins plain shirts in 3T but stupidly made them before actually making my kids try on one that had been washed. The taller kid had midriff showing. The shorter it was meeting the top of his pants but if he reached up he was midriff too. I was annoyed because I had to redo a few shirts I had done already and I still have several things I want to do before our trip for the grown ups!

The first thing that went through my mind was "Too bad they weren't girls, you could have just stuck a ruffle on the bottem and the shirts would be good to go."

I understand the annoyance of having to re-do things shortly before you go. I'm in the process of making a bag for my trip that starts Thursday & I miscut a piece (that's what I get for winging it instead of measuring or patterning) and so it's going to be a very unique design and have a card pocket in the lining bottom.

 

[VBAndrea]

The first thing that went through my mind was "Too bad they weren't girls, you could have just stuck a ruffle on the bottem and the shirts would be good to go."

I understand the annoyance of having to re-do things shortly before you go. I'm in the process of making a bag for my trip that starts Thursday & I miscut a piece (that's what I get for winging it instead of measuring or patterning) and so it's going to be a very unique design and have a card pocket in the lining bottom.

I just want you to know that the pocket in the bottom of the bag lining is not original. I have three in my favorite bag Nothing ever falls out of those pockets!

 

[cogero]

Those are great! Are they all for your kids or are some of them for other people too? Are you going on another trip to Disney soon?

Christmas is our next trip and I only have a couple things to make for that. Those pictures were for other people.

I love everything! I seriously want to get some of that Potato Head fabric...

Chiara... I couldn't find your post to quote - and I know I commented in your PTR - but I just love how all those outfits turned out! Great job!

D~

Thanks D.

 

[goteamwood]

The first thing that went through my mind was "Too bad they weren't girls, you could have just stuck a ruffle on the bottem and the shirts would be good to go."

I understand the annoyance of having to re-do things shortly before you go. I'm in the process of making a bag for my trip that starts Thursday & I miscut a piece (that's what I get for winging it instead of measuring or patterning) and so it's going to be a very unique design and have a card pocket in the lining bottom.

yeah I worry enough that down the road my kids will look at photos from the trip and say "Geez mom! I can't believe you made us dress alike and wear THAT!" I think that adding ruffles might just throw them directly onto the therapist couch. "My mom took us to Disney when we were 3 and dressed us in identical ruffled t-shirts!"

I hate when I miscut. So annoying. I did that recently on a dress I was making for a friend and decided it should probably just be a long shirt... Also a signature move of mine is not lining up the shirt just right and embroidering off-center or 10° off axis or something.

 

[dianemom2]

Thanks for the machine info. I was hoping it was no more than $75. I'm also scared it will come back with something wrong with it b/c I know Nini had that issue once (or perhaps twice).

No bites on the RI house. Long story that I will try to make short, but our realtor plain sucks (and I hate using that word). DH finally went up there in early September and there were sooooo many minor things that he did to spruce up the house that the realtor wasn't telling us about, even though I kept asking him what needed to be done. He would only tell us stuff if someone else pointed things out. For example, in late August our realtor had another realtor show the house b/c he was in FL and that's when we found out the garage door misaligned, there was water damage to a wall and baseboard in the basement (likely from maintenance to the water treatment system) and that the house needed pressure washing. If you were a realtor wouldn't you want these things taken care of? So I made dh go up b/c I feared there were other things that needed attention, and there were. We had landscapers do all the flower beds and remulch, but the walkway to the front porch had a million weeds growing up through the stone. I would have asked the landscapers to tend to it if I only knew! DH took care of that. He replaced the damaged baseboard, did some touch up paint around the house, fixed some weather stripping around the garage door, replaced worn toilet seats that our tenants apparently cleaned to death (he said the house was immaculate in cleanliness!), replaced light bulbs, and all sorts of other little crap. He also interviewed our new realtor Our contract ends at the end of this month and we are switching. I know a change in realtor doesn't change the house, but I think she is more astute to things that need to get taken care of. For example, our current realtor was supposed to get quotes for DH for pressure washing over a week ago, and we still have none!

I really don't want to rent anymore -- I will be looking for a second part time job very soon though b/c we only have so much in savings and it will get drained all too quick with paying these two mortgages (we actually have 3 mortgages b.c we own a condo too -- but that we rent out and has always stayed occupied).

Well since things always tend to be a little more expensive around DC, maybe your sewing machine tune up would be less expensive. I'd ask next time you go in for some thread. Also, maybe he has some coupons. The place that did my tune up said that they have coupons from time to time but didn't have any right now because the summer has been so busy.

I hope that the new realtor is better than the old one. A good realtor can make a huge difference. My mom was a realtor for 35 years, the whole time I was growing up and I know firsthand how much a good realtor can do for a home. Your new realtor should do a broker's open house with a lunch so that the house gets in front of a bunch of other realtors. You might also consider offering a selling bonus to a realtor who brings you a contract by a specified date. Any little extra thing you can do that will make the realtors want to show your house more than any other house is a good thing. It sounds like your old realtor wasn't working very hard for you.

I hope that you don't have to go and look for another job. But at least if you do, you have a good skill and good job experience.

Christmas is our next trip and I only have a couple things to make for that. Those pictures were for other people.

Well, everything was super cute!

 

[miprender]

No bites on the RI house. Long story that I will try to make short, but our realtor plain sucks (and I hate using that word). DH finally went up there in early September and there were sooooo many minor things that he did to spruce up the house that the realtor wasn't telling us about, even though I kept asking him what needed to be done. He would only tell us stuff if someone else pointed things out. For example, in late August our realtor had another realtor show the house b/c he was in FL and that's when we found out the garage door misaligned, there was water damage to a wall and baseboard in the basement (likely from maintenance to the water treatment system) and that the house needed pressure washing. If you were a realtor wouldn't you want these things taken care of? So I made dh go up b/c I feared there were other things that needed attention, and there were. We had landscapers do all the flower beds and remulch, but the walkway to the front porch had a million weeds growing up through the stone. I would have asked the landscapers to tend to it if I only knew! DH took care of that. He replaced the damaged baseboard, did some touch up paint around the house, fixed some weather stripping around the garage door, replaced worn toilet seats that our tenants apparently cleaned to death (he said the house was immaculate in cleanliness!), replaced light bulbs, and all sorts of other little crap. He also interviewed our new realtor Our contract ends at the end of this month and we are switching. I know a change in realtor doesn't change the house, but I think she is more astute to things that need to get taken care of. For example, our current realtor was supposed to get quotes for DH for pressure washing over a week ago, and we still have none!

How frustrating... but glad that you will be switching realtors. Who knows maybe that will make all the difference and get you a sale

 

[smile5sunshine]

I've always had a pretty good relationship with the girls. It really helps that I really pick my battles. And those that I pick to fight, I always win or at least work out a compromise that makes us all happy. For example, I stay of of my older dd's room. It is a HUGE mess all the time but it doesn't seem to bother her at all. I don't have to live in it, so I decided that I wasn't going to care if she keeps it messy. But the bathroom she uses has to be kept tidy because other people use it too. And she has a habit of leaving her stuff around the kitchen and family room but I don't let her go to bed at night until she's taken all of it to her room.

Such wisdom! I shall try to remember things like this as my girlies get older. Thanks!

I wish that were the case! I initially ordered rabbit skins plain shirts in 3T but stupidly made them before actually making my kids try on one that had been washed. The taller kid had midriff showing. The shorter it was meeting the top of his pants but if he reached up he was midriff too. I was annoyed because I had to redo a few shirts I had done already and I still have several things I want to do before our trip for the grown ups!

Now Mr Potato Head, those we didn't NEED at all, but my kids love that spud. I picked up a buzz/woody/Jessie potato head set at the resale I gave them yesterday. They think it's the coolest thing ever. $5 well spent.

Mother in law is leaving today so there goes my productivity. It's amazing how much I can accomplish while completely ignoring my kids for 2 days!

Ha ha, of course I was just teasing you. Yes those pesky Rabbit Skins shirts with their odd sizing has messed up many people! Would it be possible for you to list them on your etsy site (maybe as a 2nd or something like that) to at least recoup the money in them?

Sorry your MIL had to leave and can no longer watch your kiddos while you sew!

No bites on the RI house. Long story that I will try to make short, but our realtor plain sucks (and I hate using that word). DH finally went up there in early September and there were sooooo many minor things that he did to spruce up the house that the realtor wasn't telling us about, even though I kept asking him what needed to be done. He would only tell us stuff if someone else pointed things out. For example, in late August our realtor had another realtor show the house b/c he was in FL and that's when we found out the garage door misaligned, there was water damage to a wall and baseboard in the basement (likely from maintenance to the water treatment system) and that the house needed pressure washing. If you were a realtor wouldn't you want these things taken care of? So I made dh go up b/c I feared there were other things that needed attention, and there were. We had landscapers do all the flower beds and remulch, but the walkway to the front porch had a million weeds growing up through the stone. I would have asked the landscapers to tend to it if I only knew! DH took care of that. He replaced the damaged baseboard, did some touch up paint around the house, fixed some weather stripping around the garage door, replaced worn toilet seats that our tenants apparently cleaned to death (he said the house was immaculate in cleanliness!), replaced light bulbs, and all sorts of other little crap. He also interviewed our new realtor Our contract ends at the end of this month and we are switching. I know a change in realtor doesn't change the house, but I think she is more astute to things that need to get taken care of. For example, our current realtor was supposed to get quotes for DH for pressure washing over a week ago, and we still have none!

I really don't want to rent anymore -- I will be looking for a second part time job very soon though b/c we only have so much in savings and it will get drained all too quick with paying these two mortgages (we actually have 3 mortgages b.c we own a condo too -- but that we rent out and has always stayed occupied).


Fun money???? What is that I have thought about doing already made items, but I really detest the business aspect of a business. I know in VA you have to get a business license (yes, even for etsy) and wonder how funky it would make doing taxes. But thank you so much for the kind compliment

Oh I REALLY REALLY hope that the switch up in relator gets your house sold super quickly! Praying for it in fact!

I'll be honest, it's the business side of things that keeps me from looking too far into sewing for pay myself.


Sunshine

 

[PurpleEars]

No bites on the RI house. Long story that I will try to make short, but our realtor plain sucks (and I hate using that word). DH finally went up there in early September and there were sooooo many minor things that he did to spruce up the house that the realtor wasn't telling us about, even though I kept asking him what needed to be done. He would only tell us stuff if someone else pointed things out. For example, in late August our realtor had another realtor show the house b/c he was in FL and that's when we found out the garage door misaligned, there was water damage to a wall and baseboard in the basement (likely from maintenance to the water treatment system) and that the house needed pressure washing. If you were a realtor wouldn't you want these things taken care of? So I made dh go up b/c I feared there were other things that needed attention, and there were. We had landscapers do all the flower beds and remulch, but the walkway to the front porch had a million weeds growing up through the stone. I would have asked the landscapers to tend to it if I only knew! DH took care of that. He replaced the damaged baseboard, did some touch up paint around the house, fixed some weather stripping around the garage door, replaced worn toilet seats that our tenants apparently cleaned to death (he said the house was immaculate in cleanliness!), replaced light bulbs, and all sorts of other little crap. He also interviewed our new realtor Our contract ends at the end of this month and we are switching. I know a change in realtor doesn't change the house, but I think she is more astute to things that need to get taken care of. For example, our current realtor was supposed to get quotes for DH for pressure washing over a week ago, and we still have none!

I really don't want to rent anymore -- I will be looking for a second part time job very soon though b/c we only have so much in savings and it will get drained all too quick with paying these two mortgages (we actually have 3 mortgages b.c we own a condo too -- but that we rent out and has always stayed occupied).

And I will gladly clean your pantry while you do my laundry and dusting I actual love to organize and reorganize. It's the everyday cleaning I hate.


Fun money???? What is that I have thought about doing already made items, but I really detest the business aspect of a business. I know in VA you have to get a business license (yes, even for etsy) and wonder how funky it would make doing taxes. But thank you so much for the kind compliment

I hope the new realtor will work out for you. It sounds like your current realtor is barely competent! I thought they wanted to sell houses and this person doesn't seem to be too interested in selling houses!

Hmmm doing laundry for you means at least doubling my workload, so I think I will keep my pantry the way it is. I can find things in my pantry, it's other people that's the problem anyway.

I understand the annoyance of having to re-do things shortly before you go. I'm in the process of making a bag for my trip that starts Thursday & I miscut a piece (that's what I get for winging it instead of measuring or patterning) and so it's going to be a very unique design and have a card pocket in the lining bottom.

How annoying to miscut a piece, but at least it sounds like you can make it work!

 

[PrincessMickey]

Thank you so much friends - I am so sorry that I havent been around - just feeling soooooo blicky all the time -its all I can do to go to work some days!!! I agree, the endoscopy wasnt too bad at all!! Fortunately, I cant remember it a bit but of course DH didnt ask ANY questions and I was too out of it to ask any when I left. They kind of rushed me out, but maybe thats because I was bawling my eyes out lol...maybe they thought I was a nut!!! They did recommend a swallow study from something they saw - so has anyone had that one????

We have also had some tradegy in the family. If you remember the kiddo's that I do sew for (I call them neices and nephew, but they are really 2nd cousins)??? Well, their mom had a step brother who had 3 kids -1 is 25, 1 is 12 and 1 is 9. He was a drug addict, and so was the kids mom (the 2 younger kids). When we were at Camp Promise, we got word that the kids Mom had died due to an overdose. Then just 2 weeks ago we got word that the kids DAD died too!!!! Those poor kids are now orphans -lost both parents within 6 weeks of each other! THey had mostly been living with Billy's cousins step mom, but since her husband died in Febuary (same day as Zoey) she has been on a downhill climb healthwise. Soooo, all in all it has been tough - these kiddos are TOUGH because they have had no structure or anything, and Im sure have built up defenses because of the things they have experienced and seen when they were with their mom or dad - but really, soooo sad for them as now they get shifted around and around and around. Sue (Billy's cousin) has them alot - but unfortunately, they really impact the behavior and attitude of her kids - in a negative way, its just sooooo hard.....Just praying that something good comes out of it all!!!!

I will try to keep up with the thread again - it does uplift my spirits for sure!!!!

How horrible for those kids. Even though they are being juggled around a bit I hope they can see that they are loved and everyone wants to help them and be there for them.

Oh s/he's beautiful! I absolutely love wildlife though I wasn't thrilled with the eaten duck eggs and the holes in the door of our screened in porch. Hopefully your fox stays put in the trees and doesn't cause any damage and just makes his appearance periodically for you to admire him. You got a really good picture of him.

Thank you, I remember reading about the poor ducks. So far the only "damage" has been him marking his territory in the yard and having to clean it up, yuck.

For Epcot - please let me know what you think of this combination.

I was going to make a skirt with this world fabric and was thinking of finishing it with this Mickey Ribbon for accent. Do you think it would look okay that way?

And this is an awful picture but here are my girls in their Epcot Twirl Skirt (for a different day at Epcot)


For Thanksgiving. I am going to do a Mickey Turkey T-shirt too. (I have 2 of these I just took the picture of the one).


Untitled by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

And for DHS - Osborne Lights - Blue Mickey Snowman Skirts. I'm not sure what I am going to do for the shirt yet. Its not finished yet but you get the idea. I have 2 of these too.

Blue Mickey Snowman Skirt by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

Love all the outfits!! I think doing a stripwork or patchwork skirt would be best with that ribbon. The ribbon is perfect for Epcot though!

Hi Everyone,

Well, my sale did not go as hoped. I didn't sell anything. I got lots of compliments, and a few came close, but no one actually bought. Maybe my prices were too high, I don't know. I tried to put them slightly below etsy prices for similar items, but...it's all pretty embarassing! So, plan B is to keep saving for my embroidery machine, open my etsy shop and hopefully borrow my mom's machine again for our trip.

Actually, I have a plan B2, also, but I wanted to ask a question before proceeding with that. I spotted a refurbed PE770 on ebay for a good price. It has a million stitches, though. Does that seem reasonable for a machine half the price of a new one? If I do the math, that equals 30-50 stitchouts in the 15-30K range. The seller said the threader was replaced but everything else was found to be in good order by a Brother dealer. Would any of you go for it?

At least I can now turn my attention to some more fun sewing for my own kids since I've got an inventory built up.

Everything posted this last week was great! I'm sorry I didn't have time to quote!

Regards,
C.

Sorry the sale didn't go as you had hoped. Hopefully the Etsy store will go much better for you!

Skull set for J (I am experimenting in knits now)

Spidey Skirt set

Spidey pant Set

Izzy and Scully set

Jake Pirate set

I have a huge list that has to get out before 10/1 so I am super crazy busy but I love looking at this thread even if I don't comment too often.

Everything looks great! I love seeing the non typical girl characters being used for girls like Spiderman, great job!

Lisa's dress and Rachel's shirt:

Appliques close up:

Lisa and Christian's:

Rachel and David (FYI Rachel has a 5x7 design since it's a t-shirt and David has a 4x4 since it's a polo and he prefers polos):

All the ride shirts:

I wanted to make Judy and Pete ride shirts too, but I really wanted Judy to have a shirt for Park Fare as well and my budget didn't allow both, so I thought Park Fare would get more attention. Judy mentioned Pete liked Hook and I already owned that design so I did that for him.

The girls already have dresses from last year to wear to Park Fare. Lisa has a gorgeous blue Cindy that a friend made and Rachel has a stunning pink Cindy that Teresa made for her.

And then I did a dwarf set because Lisa ADORES Dopey.

Not the greatest pic, but this is Lisa's set:

I did polos for the boys and Judy since they prefer those -- well, I know David and Judy do:

Rachel got a t-shirt:

You certainly have been busy. I especially love all the different dwarves and the skirt for Lisa! I hope the change in realtors makes a huge difference and hopefylly it will get sold real soon.

I've been poor at keeping up--doing well to keep up with the other couple threads I follow here and sadly only been peeking on here periodically!

But, I did have to pop on to say, I am waiting for delivery of my PE770!!!!! Both sets of parents and DH gifted me with money for my birthday and with a sale at Overstock and a coupon code, I had enough $$$ finally!!!! I think the AM UPS delivery has already passed and I have to run a couple errands, so I think I am safe if I am quick. It's nasty here today and I don't want my new precious unattended on the porch!

Will post more later!!! Small break in the weather so I need to get out while the getting's good! Love what's been posted....and excited to finally be able to get my feet wet with machine embroidery!!!!

Yeah for getting a mcahine!! I can't wait for the day I can say the same thing. Have fun with it!

Two blissful days of sewing and I have a LOT to show for it. We had our 2x yearly moms of twins resale friday and saturday, so grandma was in town to watch aka spoil the tots for the weekend. After I did my exhausting prep, shopping, and working the sale I collapsed at 8 p.m. saturday. Sunday and today, though, Man did I get stuff done.

These I could NOT resist. I already made about 100 (it seems) bowling shirts for my boys, but then I found this fabric and knew I HAD TO HAVE. My boys freaking love Mr. Potato Head, and while I loathe his many many accessories all over my house, I have to admit it is cute how much they enjoy him. It is kind of hard to tell but the red has tiny potatohead outlines in a repeating pattern, as does the orange background.




Here is one of my sons checking it out last night before I got the buttons on. And yes he is wearing a Toy Story shirt, of course.


I made this (and need to make another for the other kid) for DHS if it is cool in the evening. We are going EMH night, and supposedly there is Dis Jr. Dance Party with Jake et. al. I used a long sleeve thermal w/ skulls which was $5 at Target, love it.


Did one of these, need to do another. I made a similar shirt set before but they turned out to be too short so I am doing it again.


Same for these guys. I did 2 Safari Mickeys before, but too small. Now I decided to mix it up a little.
These are to go under the safari vests I made for AK.

And finally, the first of several steps for our halloween MNSSHP costumes. The kids are Hook and Smee.The hook "coat' was a thrift store big kids 12/14 size dress shirt for $2, with ribbon I had on hand. The Smee top was knit I ordered and sort of winged it. Same with the hat. Dad is going to be Pan and me Tink. Those costumes have not been started. Luckily we are not leaving for FL until 10/27

Debating whether I want to get back to work and make another Jake and Birthday shirt or whether I want to nap...

I've been eyeballing that potato head fabric since it first came out. Love what you did with it and love how you color blocked on the front! Also great job in the Halloween costumes, you guys are going to look great!


My apologies for having to delete several pictures, I had way too many in my post.

 

[goteamwood]

Ha ha, of course I was just teasing you. Yes those pesky Rabbit Skins shirts with their odd sizing has messed up many people! Would it be possible for you to list them on your etsy site (maybe as a 2nd or something like that) to at least recoup the money in them?

Sorry your MIL had to leave and can no longer watch your kiddos while you sew!

...

I'll be honest, it's the business side of things that keeps me from looking too far into sewing for pay myself.


Sunshine

I've been eyeballing that potato head fabric since it first came out. Love what you did with it and love how you color blocked on the front! Also great job in the Halloween costumes, you guys are going to look great!


My apologies for having to delete several pictures, I had way too many in my post.

Thanks everybody. I couldn't resist the potato head fabric. It is my boys favorite toy, and ties into their favorite movie. I am hoping the bowling shirts being roomy means they will be able to wear them a while. I did a real fussy cut for the backs so I could line up the toy story logo in the middle, sort of, so I have an odd shape/size left. Not sure what I am going to do with it.

The rabbit skins sizing is weird. I don't care too much about it running small, but they are SO short, my little peanut of a son who is 0 percentile for height barely fits a 3T where some of the 3T shirts I got for him recently hang down to his knees. I am happy with other brands, though. I wish I could find more ringer tees that aren't rabbit skins in toddler sizes. I have been ordering from Jiffy Shirts, they have lots of options in toddler plain shirts, not the ringers.

Finished the other Jake shirt today during naptime, it was a pattern from a designer I hadn't stitched out before, but, maybe unfortunately, I bought MANY designs from, including a couple grab-bag type collections with TONS of designs to build a library. Now I am wondering if that was not maybe the best idea. The Jake head-only was heathersue and stitched like a dream. The head-and-body was 26 steps, lots of weird overlapping stitches, so much so it is like a blob the size of a pea in a couple places. The thing took FOREVER and had so many starts and stops and tiny little areas to trim. For some reason his sleeves were appliqué in tiny 1/2" or less squares, but his vest, which was a MUCH larger area, maybe 1.5" x 1/2" in each section, was a fill. I guess I will have to try a couple others and see if that was a fluke. Sadly I could see using Jake and friends again and again since my kids are wild about him. Hey, at least it is done. Chipping away at the to-do list.


IMG_3638 by Go Team Wood, on Flickr

Jen

 

[uscgmouse]

Everything looks so good! I can't even quote because there are so many I love! Great job everyone! You all really inspire me to forget about housework and get my craft on!

 

[babynala]

yeah I worry enough that down the road my kids will look at photos from the trip and say "Geez mom! I can't believe you made us dress alike and wear THAT!" I think that adding ruffles might just throw them directly onto the therapist couch. "My mom took us to Disney when we were 3 and dressed us in identical ruffled t-shirts!"
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I understand the annoyance of having to re-do things shortly before you go. I'm in the process of making a bag for my trip that starts Thursday & I miscut a piece (that's what I get for winging it instead of measuring or patterning) and so it's going to be a very unique design and have a card pocket in the lining bottom.

Bummer about the miscut but it sounds like you've got it figured out. I'm not quite sure what you mean by a card pocket so you will have to show us pictures when you get back! Have fun on your trip.

Finished the other Jake shirt today during naptime, it was a pattern from a designer I hadn't stitched out before, but, maybe unfortunately, I bought MANY designs from, including a couple grab-bag type collections with TONS of designs to build a library. Now I am wondering if that was not maybe the best idea. The Jake head-only was heathersue and stitched like a dream. The head-and-body was 26 steps, lots of weird overlapping stitches, so much so it is like a blob the size of a pea in a couple places. The thing took FOREVER and had so many starts and stops and tiny little areas to trim. For some reason his sleeves were appliqué in tiny 1/2" or less squares, but his vest, which was a MUCH larger area, maybe 1.5" x 1/2" in each section, was a fill. I guess I will have to try a couple others and see if that was a fluke. Sadly I could see using Jake and friends again and again since my kids are wild about him. Hey, at least it is done. Chipping away at the to-do list.


Jen

Jake looks good but I hate some designs, they make me cringe Sounds like that one was auto-digitized or something. I hope the other designs are better. You might check to see how many steps there are in the other ones before you stitch them out.

 

[VBAndrea]

I think that adding ruffles might just throw them directly onto the therapist couch.

Well since things always tend to be a little more expensive around DC, maybe your sewing machine tune up would be less expensive. I'd ask next time you go in for some thread. Also, maybe he has some coupons. The place that did my tune up said that they have coupons from time to time but didn't have any right now because the summer has been so busy.

I hope that the new realtor is better than the old one. A good realtor can make a huge difference. My mom was a realtor for 35 years, the whole time I was growing up and I know firsthand how much a good realtor can do for a home. Your new realtor should do a broker's open house with a lunch so that the house gets in front of a bunch of other realtors. You might also consider offering a selling bonus to a realtor who brings you a contract by a specified date. Any little extra thing you can do that will make the realtors want to show your house more than any other house is a good thing. It sounds like your old realtor wasn't working very hard for you.

I hope that you don't have to go and look for another job. But at least if you do, you have a good skill and good job experience.

I can try to barter with Bruce at Sew Vac. He'll give me a deal if I make him

Our old realtor, Mary, that moved out of state had our house on a broker's tour -- we took it off the market back then though b/c dh's replacement at his job wanted to rent from us. Mary is the one that recommended Dave to us Mary was really good -- Dave not so much!

Dave has now e-mailed us two days ago asking us to redo the renewal paperwork. Then he e-mailed something foreign about the basement (we get odd e-mails from him that make no sense whatsoever so dh e-mailed him back asking for a translation) and then he e-mailed to say he has three showings this week -- me thinks he is skeptical that he's getting the boot! I do need to e-mail him today to tell him we are not relisting with him, though I dread having to do so. Maybe he'll have good luck with one of the showings, but I think he only got them b/c he finally added our finished basement to the listing. We asked him to do that 11 months ago! He said he couldn't b/c it didn't have final inspection, but then he last week went ahead and added it prior to the final inspection anyway. He's just strange. And we still don't have final inspection b/c dh put the smoke/carbon monoxide detector inside the bedroom and he has to swap it with the one in the hallway that is just smoke detector. Our realtor couldn't handle switching them himself even though they are interchangeable units and all he to do is unscrew and unplug. We will just have the new realtor switch them.

How frustrating... but glad that you will be switching realtors. Who knows maybe that will make all the difference and get you a sale

See above to Diane -- sadly the summer would have been the best time to sell and I extended Dave since I was worried it was the tenants that were impeding the sale. I now don't think that was the case.

Thanks everybody. I couldn't resist the potato head fabric. It is my boys favorite toy, and ties into their favorite movie. I am hoping the bowling shirts being roomy means they will be able to wear them a while. I did a real fussy cut for the backs so I could line up the toy story logo in the middle, sort of, so I have an odd shape/size left. Not sure what I am going to do with it.

The rabbit skins sizing is weird. I don't care too much about it running small, but they are SO short, my little peanut of a son who is 0 percentile for height barely fits a 3T where some of the 3T shirts I got for him recently hang down to his knees. I am happy with other brands, though. I wish I could find more ringer tees that aren't rabbit skins in toddler sizes. I have been ordering from Jiffy Shirts, they have lots of options in toddler plain shirts, not the ringers.

Finished the other Jake shirt today during naptime, it was a pattern from a designer I hadn't stitched out before, but, maybe unfortunately, I bought MANY designs from, including a couple grab-bag type collections with TONS of designs to build a library. Now I am wondering if that was not maybe the best idea. The Jake head-only was heathersue and stitched like a dream. The head-and-body was 26 steps, lots of weird overlapping stitches, so much so it is like a blob the size of a pea in a couple places. The thing took FOREVER and had so many starts and stops and tiny little areas to trim. For some reason his sleeves were appliqué in tiny 1/2" or less squares, but his vest, which was a MUCH larger area, maybe 1.5" x 1/2" in each section, was a fill. I guess I will have to try a couple others and see if that was a fluke. Sadly I could see using Jake and friends again and again since my kids are wild about him. Hey, at least it is done. Chipping away at the to-do list.


IMG_3638 by Go Team Wood, on Flickr

Jen

You can always ask on here before getting designs -- I've had no problems with either Heather Sue or Planet Applique but I will say I'm not as impressed with Sweet Peas -- especially after the one applique that was completely missing a placement and tackdown! The other one I did from her was mediocre and I got one off etsy that I wasn't thrilled with either.


SORRY IF THIS IS FULL OF TYPOS -- MY COMPUTER IS REALLY ACTING UP AND STOPS LETTING ME TYPE PERIODICALLY -- I THINK THE ROUTER IS MISBEHAVING SO I GUESS THAT MEANS I SHOULD GO DO MORE LAUNDRY. I CAN'T EVEN SEE WHAT I'M TYPING RIGHT NOW -- WONDER IF THIS WILL EVEN POST?

 

[BorkBorkBork]

HELP!

I was embroidering Lumiere on a hoodie for my sister and this is how it turned out, here's a closeup of the gaps in the stitching:

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The base of his body is out of alignment too:

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What happened here? I didn't even take the hoop off the machine during stitching. I can't redo it because of the shirt that was provided but I want to know what I did wrong so I can prevent it in the future. It's very frustrating!

 

[tricia]

HELP!

I was embroidering Lumiere on a hoodie for my sister and this is how it turned out, here's a closeup of the gaps in the stitching:

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The base of his body is out of alignment too:

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What happened here? I didn't even take the hoop off the machine during stitching. I can't redo it because of the shirt that was provided but I want to know what I did wrong so I can prevent it in the future. It's very frustrating!

Who did you buy the design from? What did you use for stabilizer?

 

[BorkBorkBork]

I bought it from Heather and I used a heavyweight cutaway stabilizer.

 

[sewmess]

I just want you to know that the pocket in the bottom of the bag lining is not original. I have three in my favorite bag Nothing ever falls out of those pockets!

It's nice to know that other people have them.

I finished up the bag last night and, given the winging and the rush, it's not bad. Not bad at all. Not really Disney-fied, but it is black with purple topstitching. Very Maleficent.

I slipped the health insurance cards in the bottom pocket, so I have them and they lend a little stability to the lining. Well, I say slip, but it was more like wiggle, coax and cajole. Again - winging it rather than measuring.

 

[BorkBorkBork]

I just wanted to say that my DD has been "playing sewing robot" for the last 30 mins. She comes up to me, I "thread" her and then she runs in circles. So far we've "stitched" the Monsters Inc gang, all of Epcot and the Haunted Mansion. I guess watching me stitch out designs today made an impression on her!