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

[cinderwannabe]

Sorry, my replies are unclear sometimes. Yes mine here are all thread, but it does do applique as well, with the fabric inside. Hope that clears it up.

Not unclear, I am just new to this! And by nature I ask a lot of questions! I really really want this machine! I think maybe I will start being super nice and maybe for Christmas I can get one!!!

 

[dianemom2]

Thank you everyone for your positive comments and support. I will definately consider doing a BG. I did end up wearing the shirt to work and got a lot of good comments. The kids loved the material. I do feel very lucky that there is not a strict dress code at work, I consider one of the perks is that it is ok to show up in jeans and a sweatshirt.


I am thinking about getting a serger, but am not sure what to look for in one. I hope everyone has a good rest of the week.


Marci

Glad that you wore the shirt to work and got lots of positive feedback on it. It is always nice to hear that something you made looks really good. It is very nice that you can go to work in casual attire.

I love having a serger. It make the inside of your garments look as nice as the outside! You want to get one with 4 threads, differential feed and one that is easy to switch to rolled hems.

I finished two dresses yesterday but don't have pictures. I also cut out two more. I am in planning mode right now. I cleaned out my fabric closet and was dismayed at how much fabric I really do have. I need to get some stuff sewn and use that fabric up!

In good news, my auction for my Ellageo ended. It sold for more than I expected so I was quite happy. I boxed it up and sent it off yesterday. I will miss it but I do like my new machine. They are very similar but the new machine has some features that the old one didn't. Plus I can do up to a 12x7 design now.

 

[DMGeurts]

Sorry, I will catch up quoting soon, once again so many awesome items. But for now.....

I like to show the comparison of 4x4 vs. 5x7, so you can see the difference. And just fyi, the pe770 is on Amazon for $600. And it does not sew, it "just" embroiders. Good luck convincing your hubby! It's a lot of fun!

This is an excellent comparison - thanks so much for showing it! That is such a huge difference!

Not unclear, I am just new to this! And by nature I ask a lot of questions! I really really want this machine! I think maybe I will start being super nice and maybe for Christmas I can get one!!!

Oooh -there you go, ask for Amazon GCs or something of that nature to help you get to your goal.

Glad that you wore the shirt to work and got lots of positive feedback on it. It is always nice to hear that something you made looks really good. It is very nice that you can go to work in casual attire.

I love having a serger. It make the inside of your garments look as nice as the outside! You want to get one with 4 threads, differential feed and one that is easy to switch to rolled hems.

I finished two dresses yesterday but don't have pictures. I also cut out two more. I am in planning mode right now. I cleaned out my fabric closet and was dismayed at how much fabric I really do have. I need to get some stuff sewn and use that fabric up!

In good news, my auction for my Ellageo ended. It sold for more than I expected so I was quite happy. I boxed it up and sent it off yesterday. I will miss it but I do like my new machine. They are very similar but the new machine has some features that the old one didn't. Plus I can do up to a 12x7 design now.

Congrats on selling your Ellageo! Your new machine sounds heavenly. And awesome about getting your dresses finished. How did you end up with Sandy? Everything OK in your area?

D~

 

[cogero]

I love having a serger. It make the inside of your garments look as nice as the outside! You want to get one with 4 threads, differential feed and one that is easy to switch to rolled hems.


In good news, my auction for my Ellageo ended. It sold for more than I expected so I was quite happy. I boxed it up and sent it off yesterday. I will miss it but I do like my new machine. They are very similar but the new machine has some features that the old one didn't. Plus I can do up to a 12x7 design now.

Congrats on your machine selling that is awesome.

I love my serger. I actually love it more than my embroidery machine.

We had our power turned back on last night and I am so happy. I am a snob and love my power, heat and modern conveniences.

QUESTION

Which of Carla's Patterns come in 6 months or do you think it would be hard to downsize or simply Sweet?

 

[PrincessMom4]

Anyone have any Disney themed Hawaiian shirt ideas?? I was thinking of creating some for my 3 boys and hubby to all match.

 

[Disney52303]

This is my son waiting for Sandy yesterday. I haven't heard from him and was hoping maybe Chiara would post since they live in the same borough.

Hope everyone and their property are okay.

Just a quick post to let you all know we are safe here -- never lost our power at all. This storm was mild for us in comparison to others. The kids are back in school today which is good for my dd's social life (she was beginning to talk me to death on Monday!)

I hope Diane is OK. The really bad thing is it got cold out quickly -- I had to put our heat on this morning and I know there will be thousands without heat in areas much colder than ours. My prayers to all in the path and anyone with friends or family affected by the storm.

And on a brighter note, my ds does not want a vest with his Halloween costume (cowboy) so his costume is done The chaps turned out great even though ds and dh decided I should fringe them All parties were cancelled this weekend so I won't get pics until tomorrow. And think my kids will have to ToT with thermals on under their costumes. It's usually hot here -- I made them fleece costumes two years ago and all they did was complain about how hot they were.

Stay safe everyone. Diane, Chiara, Cheryl's son, and all in the path of the storm please report in when you can. I am praying for all of you.

Cheryl your son lives not to far from where I grew up and work. I am on the north shore near Nassau county. We have no water damage but have lots of trees down. The next block over has power though.

I have no clue when we will get power. I am going to work tomorrow so I can take a hot shower and charge all my electronics.

I don't think the trains will be running until Friday or Saturday the soonest. Ther is no power on the bottom third of manhattan. My sister works in city hall and it has no power.

Thinking of you all, we were thankfully spared damage or power loss this time around.

There is a new app called snapbucket for the iPhone that dumps your photos into your photobucket account. Once you download the app, you can transfer any photos to it and follow the prompts to share. It gives you a chance to resize the photos also. Then, after you have snapbucket, any photos you take with your phone will automatically be stored there. Believe me, if I can do this, anyone can. I had never posted pictures before because I couldn't figure it out. This app helped me a lot!! Hope this helps!

Thank you for this, I just downloaded it and will test shortly!

 

[disneychic2]

Glad that you wore the shirt to work and got lots of positive feedback on it. It is always nice to hear that something you made looks really good. It is very nice that you can go to work in casual attire.

I love having a serger. It make the inside of your garments look as nice as the outside! You want to get one with 4 threads, differential feed and one that is easy to switch to rolled hems.

I finished two dresses yesterday but don't have pictures. I also cut out two more. I am in planning mode right now. I cleaned out my fabric closet and was dismayed at how much fabric I really do have. I need to get some stuff sewn and use that fabric up!

In good news, my auction for my Ellageo ended. It sold for more than I expected so I was quite happy. I boxed it up and sent it off yesterday. I will miss it but I do like my new machine. They are very similar but the new machine has some features that the old one didn't. Plus I can do up to a 12x7 design now.

Glad you sold your machine...and for more than you expected! Always a bonus!
I love my serger too and have been using it for some skirts I'm making for my DGDs. I need to go have a class on it though, so I understand the workings better. I threaded it for the first time and it only took me half a day! Okay, I exaggerate a bit. But I do love the finish it produces!

Hope you'll be posting pictures soon on those dresses.

 

[mollyjean99]

Thank you so much ladies for all of your suggestions. I plan on starting something this weekend - although it may just be t-shirts. I will post pictures soon =)

 

[pyrxtc]

well, you lose internet and miss so much. The pages just jumped forward. I'm glad everyone came out of Sandy unscathed here.

I haven't sewn at all since before Halloween and finishing the clown costume and the dress. I was bad and looked at the halloween stuff on clearance everywhere and picked up some small stuff but avoided getting any costumes at all. I did let something catch my eye though and it cost me $32. I was walking by the dressing room and Mickey caught my eye. I didn't know Walmart sold scrubs..... I found a Mickey halloween print on a scrub top and had to ask if they were being clearanced too. Unfortunately they were and I bought 4 of them in sizes 2X and 3X for the fabric. I just spent 30 minutes taking one apart and I have some very useable pieces. I'll have to think hard about what I want to do with these now. In the 2X, the front and back each give me 2ft by 1.5 ft. It is all 100% cotton.

This is what I got.....

now the question is what to make ....... or to save it for something special ???

I am loving everything posted, the halloween jeans look awesome and a lot of work. I really should be staying off of here though because thanks to all the catch-up reading I now really want to go to Disney World soon. I even got my DH to say that I could take a girls only trip in December, I just need some girls to go with now. Hopefully my friends husbands let them go too.

 

[dianemom2]

Congrats on selling your Ellageo! Your new machine sounds heavenly. And awesome about getting your dresses finished. How did you end up with Sandy? Everything OK in your area?

D~

Everything around here is fine. Kids went back to school on Wednesday and the entire area is pretty much unscathed. I feel terrible for the people in NY and NJ where there was so much damage. My friend's mom's apartment building was condemned and she lost everything. And her aunt's house was also a complete loss. Just a terrible situation.

Congrats on your machine selling that is awesome.

I love my serger. I actually love it more than my embroidery machine.

We had our power turned back on last night and I am so happy. I am a snob and love my power, heat and modern conveniences.

QUESTION

Which of Carla's Patterns come in 6 months or do you think it would be hard to downsize or simply Sweet?

I am so happy that my Ellageo got sold. I also love my serger. I don't think I could sew without one anymore. I'm so glad you got your power back. It is hard to live without power these days.

The Simply Sweet starts at size 6 months. I think that her Precious dress pattern starts even smaller than that. I'm not sure about her other dress patterns. I have made a cute baby dress from YCMT called the Open Back Baby dress. It is a very sweet and easy pattern with lots of room on the front for appliques. Paired with ruffled diaper covers, it is an adorable outfit.

Glad you sold your machine...and for more than you expected! Always a bonus!
I love my serger too and have been using it for some skirts I'm making for my DGDs. I need to go have a class on it though, so I understand the workings better. I threaded it for the first time and it only took me half a day! Okay, I exaggerate a bit. But I do love the finish it produces!

The serger is great! Try looking on Youtube for some videos about your serger. Threading them is the most complicated part. After that it is all about reading your manual and experimenting. LOL!

now the question is what to make ....... or to save it for something special ???

I am loving everything posted, the halloween jeans look awesome and a lot of work. I really should be staying off of here though because thanks to all the catch-up reading I now really want to go to Disney World soon. I even got my DH to say that I could take a girls only trip in December, I just need some girls to go with now. Hopefully my friends husbands let them go too.

That's some cute Mickey Halloween fabric. I think I'd probably save it for next Halloween and make something cute for myself with it. Hooray for getting to go to Disney on a girls' trip. I hope you find some friends who can go with you!

I went to Joanns today and I was so proud of myself that I stuck to my list and only bought buttons and elastic. It was hard because they are having an awesome sale. But I just organized my fabric closet and I have WAY more in there than I realized. I am going to set a goal of sewing from my stash for a while. I was doing really well on that until all the Labor Day sales. When I was organizing the closet, I found fabrics that were buried and I had totally forgotten about owning! I got 2 dresses cut out from fabric that I found in there. I have a third one planned but didn't have time to get it cut out.

 

[RMAMom]

well, you lose internet and miss so much. The pages just jumped forward. I'm glad everyone came out of Sandy unscathed here.

I haven't sewn at all since before Halloween and finishing the clown costume and the dress. I was bad and looked at the halloween stuff on clearance everywhere and picked up some small stuff but avoided getting any costumes at all. I did let something catch my eye though and it cost me $32. I was walking by the dressing room and Mickey caught my eye. I didn't know Walmart sold scrubs..... I found a Mickey halloween print on a scrub top and had to ask if they were being clearanced too. Unfortunately they were and I bought 4 of them in sizes 2X and 3X for the fabric. I just spent 30 minutes taking one apart and I have some very useable pieces. I'll have to think hard about what I want to do with these now. In the 2X, the front and back each give me 2ft by 1.5 ft. It is all 100% cotton.

This is what I got.....

now the question is what to make ....... or to save it for something special ???

I am loving everything posted, the halloween jeans look awesome and a lot of work. I really should be staying off of here though because thanks to all the catch-up reading I now really want to go to Disney World soon. I even got my DH to say that I could take a girls only trip in December, I just need some girls to go with now. Hopefully my friends husbands let them go too.

Brilliant idea!!! I would save it for next year.

I went to Joanns and bought a boat load of Christmas fabric. going to make Christmas jammies for the 3 grandkids and then some Christmas outfits for them. I also picked up some Thanksgiving fabric to make a t-shirt dress for my grandaughter. I thought it would be fun for her.

 

[pyrxtc]

Everything around here is fine. Kids went back to school on Wednesday and the entire area is pretty much unscathed. I feel terrible for the people in NY and NJ where there was so much damage. My friend's mom's apartment building was condemned and she lost everything. And her aunt's house was also a complete loss. Just a terrible situation.

That's some cute Mickey Halloween fabric. I think I'd probably save it for next Halloween and make something cute for myself with it. Hooray for getting to go to Disney on a girls' trip. I hope you find some friends who can go with you!

I went to Joanns today and I was so proud of myself that I stuck to my list and only bought buttons and elastic. It was hard because they are having an awesome sale. But I just organized my fabric closet and I have WAY more in there than I realized. I am going to set a goal of sewing from my stash for a while. I was doing really well on that until all the Labor Day sales. When I was organizing the closet, I found fabrics that were buried and I had totally forgotten about owning! I got 2 dresses cut out from fabric that I found in there. I have a third one planned but didn't have time to get it cut out.

So horrible about the homes. I cannot imagine. I am almost hoping noone can go because I can think of a million ways to spend the money on things we need for the holidays but I really want to go and have never been on a girls trip before.

I LOVE when I stick to my lists at Joann's. It almost never happens but it did the last time I stopped. I was so happy with myself. I ran out of drawers for my fabric so I am going to put some in totes that I know I won't be using or have already used for something so I can try something new.

Brilliant idea!!! I would save it for next year.

I went to Joanns and bought a boat load of Christmas fabric. going to make Christmas jammies for the 3 grandkids and then some Christmas outfits for them. I also picked up some Thanksgiving fabric to make a t-shirt dress for my grandaughter. I thought it would be fun for her.

Great idea !! I think I will do just that, make jammies, for my family. I always buy the kids PJ's for X-mas but this year I can make them all pants that match !! yay and Thank you !!

 

[PurpleEars]

Thank you everyone for your positive comments and support. I will definately consider doing a BG. I did end up wearing the shirt to work and got a lot of good comments. The kids loved the material. I do feel very lucky that there is not a strict dress code at work, I consider one of the perks is that it is ok to show up in jeans and a sweatshirt.

I am not doing much sewing right now, and had to put my sewing machine away for a bit since I had company over last night for halloween. I will probably pull it out again this weekend. I am thinking about getting a serger, but am not sure what to look for in one. I hope everyone has a good rest of the week.

Marci

I am glad that you wore your shirt! I hope you had a great day. A serger is a great tool for finishing the seams and doing rolled hems. You will need to decide if you want your serger to do cover stitch in addition to serging and doing rolled hems. It is quite a bit more to get one that does the cover stitch so I just use my twin needle on my sewing machine to fake that look.

I finished two dresses yesterday but don't have pictures. I also cut out two more. I am in planning mode right now. I cleaned out my fabric closet and was dismayed at how much fabric I really do have. I need to get some stuff sewn and use that fabric up!

In good news, my auction for my Ellageo ended. It sold for more than I expected so I was quite happy. I boxed it up and sent it off yesterday. I will miss it but I do like my new machine. They are very similar but the new machine has some features that the old one didn't. Plus I can do up to a 12x7 design now.

I can't wait to see pictures of your dresses. I am glad that your Ellageo sold for more than you expected. I am sure she will make someone very happy!

We had our power turned back on last night and I am so happy. I am a snob and love my power, heat and modern conveniences.

QUESTION

Which of Carla's Patterns come in 6 months or do you think it would be hard to downsize or simply Sweet?

I am glad that the power is turned back on for you. I remembered when we had the black out in the summer of 2009 (?) I was so glad when we had power again!

Simply Sweet, A-line, Portrait peasant and the Precious dress are all available in the 6-month size.

well, you lose internet and miss so much. The pages just jumped forward. I'm glad everyone came out of Sandy unscathed here.

I haven't sewn at all since before Halloween and finishing the clown costume and the dress. I was bad and looked at the halloween stuff on clearance everywhere and picked up some small stuff but avoided getting any costumes at all. I did let something catch my eye though and it cost me $32. I was walking by the dressing room and Mickey caught my eye. I didn't know Walmart sold scrubs..... I found a Mickey halloween print on a scrub top and had to ask if they were being clearanced too. Unfortunately they were and I bought 4 of them in sizes 2X and 3X for the fabric. I just spent 30 minutes taking one apart and I have some very useable pieces. I'll have to think hard about what I want to do with these now. In the 2X, the front and back each give me 2ft by 1.5 ft. It is all 100% cotton.

This is what I got.....

now the question is what to make ....... or to save it for something special ???

I am loving everything posted, the halloween jeans look awesome and a lot of work. I really should be staying off of here though because thanks to all the catch-up reading I now really want to go to Disney World soon. I even got my DH to say that I could take a girls only trip in December, I just need some girls to go with now. Hopefully my friends husbands let them go too.

Great find on the scrubs! I don't have any suggestions other than making trick or treat bags with it.

 

[disneychic2]

well, you lose internet and miss so much. The pages just jumped forward. I'm glad everyone came out of Sandy unscathed here.

I haven't sewn at all since before Halloween and finishing the clown costume and the dress. I was bad and looked at the halloween stuff on clearance everywhere and picked up some small stuff but avoided getting any costumes at all. I did let something catch my eye though and it cost me $32. I was walking by the dressing room and Mickey caught my eye. I didn't know Walmart sold scrubs..... I found a Mickey halloween print on a scrub top and had to ask if they were being clearanced too. Unfortunately they were and I bought 4 of them in sizes 2X and 3X for the fabric. I just spent 30 minutes taking one apart and I have some very useable pieces. I'll have to think hard about what I want to do with these now. In the 2X, the front and back each give me 2ft by 1.5 ft. It is all 100% cotton.

This is what I got.....

now the question is what to make ....... or to save it for something special ???

I am loving everything posted, the halloween jeans look awesome and a lot of work. I really should be staying off of here though because thanks to all the catch-up reading I now really want to go to Disney World soon. I even got my DH to say that I could take a girls only trip in December, I just need some girls to go with now. Hopefully my friends husbands let them go too.

What a great idea to discover fabric in a garment! Never thought of that. You'll have fun next year stitching something up. I like the idea of making bags.

Good for you for being able to plan a trip to Disney on such sort notice! I'm not sure I could do that. Hopefully, you'll find some ladies to go with you. That would be so much fun!

Everything around here is fine. Kids went back to school on Wednesday and the entire area is pretty much unscathed. I feel terrible for the people in NY and NJ where there was so much damage. My friend's mom's apartment building was condemned and she lost everything. And her aunt's house was also a complete loss. Just a terrible situation.



I went to Joanns today and I was so proud of myself that I stuck to my list and only bought buttons and elastic. It was hard because they are having an awesome sale. But I just organized my fabric closet and I have WAY more in there than I realized. I am going to set a goal of sewing from my stash for a while. I was doing really well on that until all the Labor Day sales. When I was organizing the closet, I found fabrics that were buried and I had totally forgotten about owning! I got 2 dresses cut out from fabric that I found in there. I have a third one planned but didn't have time to get it cut out.

Wow! So sorry to hear about your friend's mom and aunt! It's just so hard to take in the devastation caused by weather. The pictures on the news looks like a war zone. So sad.

I went to JoAnn's yesterday also...without a list!! But I only got two pieces of fabric. One was a cute "Cars" christmas fabric to make a bowling shirt for my DGS and another was a Mickey Mouse fabric I had never seen before. It wasn't on sale, but I used one of my 50% coupons, so I was happy. It was a zoo at the cutting tables. I had #23 and they were calling #7!! But I just strolled around, looking at stuff until my turn.

Speaking of sergers, what kind of thread do you use in yours? While browsing yesterday I saw some really inexpensive spools of overlocking thread, but I'm always leery about buying things that are so cheap. Any thoughts?

I went to Joanns and bought a boat load of Christmas fabric. going to make Christmas jammies for the 3 grandkids and then some Christmas outfits for them. I also picked up some Thanksgiving fabric to make a t-shirt dress for my grandaughter. I thought it would be fun for her.

I love their Christmas fabric!!! And with the 25% off the total purchase and 50% of the fabric, it was an amazing deal. I had already bought most of my Christmas fabric, but sooo wanted to buy more. Glad you scored big. Love the Christmas jammies idea!

 

[DMGeurts]

well, you lose internet and miss so much. The pages just jumped forward. I'm glad everyone came out of Sandy unscathed here.

I haven't sewn at all since before Halloween and finishing the clown costume and the dress. I was bad and looked at the halloween stuff on clearance everywhere and picked up some small stuff but avoided getting any costumes at all. I did let something catch my eye though and it cost me $32. I was walking by the dressing room and Mickey caught my eye. I didn't know Walmart sold scrubs..... I found a Mickey halloween print on a scrub top and had to ask if they were being clearanced too. Unfortunately they were and I bought 4 of them in sizes 2X and 3X for the fabric. I just spent 30 minutes taking one apart and I have some very useable pieces. I'll have to think hard about what I want to do with these now. In the 2X, the front and back each give me 2ft by 1.5 ft. It is all 100% cotton.

This is what I got.....

now the question is what to make ....... or to save it for something special ???

I am loving everything posted, the halloween jeans look awesome and a lot of work. I really should be staying off of here though because thanks to all the catch-up reading I now really want to go to Disney World soon. I even got my DH to say that I could take a girls only trip in December, I just need some girls to go with now. Hopefully my friends husbands let them go too.

I have thought about doing that too... I just wasn't sure if it would be worth the cost - defainately not a full price, but they don't seem to get marked down very quickly either.

So, for curosity... If you take the elastic out of the back of the scrub - are there tons of needle holes left in the fabric? That was one thing that concerned me.

I love that fabric too! And I would definately save it until next year.

Everything around here is fine. Kids went back to school on Wednesday and the entire area is pretty much unscathed. I feel terrible for the people in NY and NJ where there was so much damage. My friend's mom's apartment building was condemned and she lost everything. And her aunt's house was also a complete loss. Just a terrible situation.

I am so sorry about your friend's mom and aunt - that is just horrible. I have a good friend in NJ - and even though they didn't lose anything because they were on a higher elevation... many of her co-workers and students lost everything - it's just horrible. So many prayers going out to them, and now with the storm that's suposed to be moving in again, many more prayers.

D~

 

[pyrxtc]

I have thought about doing that too... I just wasn't sure if it would be worth the cost - defainately not a full price, but they don't seem to get marked down very quickly either.
So, for curosity... If you take the elastic out of the back of the scrub - are there tons of needle holes left in the fabric? That was one thing that concerned me.
I love that fabric too! And I would definately save it until next year.
D~

No elastic in the back of their scrubs, just side seams and sleeves to take apart. It seems that they forget to mark the Halloween scrubs down, I had to ask and they were already priced down but not marked yet. I hope that they'll still be around to hit the 90% and then I'll grab some more. I think I foresee a nice halloween dress.....

I will know by this afternoon if I am doing the girl's trip, I can't wait !

 

[PurpleEars]

Speaking of sergers, what kind of thread do you use in yours? While browsing yesterday I saw some really inexpensive spools of overlocking thread, but I'm always leery about buying things that are so cheap. Any thoughts?

I actually found cheap thread had performed very well for me - both in my serger and in my sewing machine. In many ways, I can't really tell the difference between my cheapo thread and the brand name thread I got from Fabricland. The only place I am picky about thread is for embroidery since I noticed a difference based on the thread used.

 

[dianemom2]

Speaking of sergers, what kind of thread do you use in yours? While browsing yesterday I saw some really inexpensive spools of overlocking thread, but I'm always leery about buying things that are so cheap. Any thoughts?

I've used that cheap serger thread a bunch of times. It works great. I have bought all the colors that they have and use it frequently. I only buy the expensive serger thread when I need a color that they don't have.

 

[peachygreen]

Almost finished. I haven't done the sash yet. The one on the picture is just a piece of fabric pinned to the dress for effect.

This is the new Lauren Pattern from Funktional Threads. Its the first time I've done an elastic back a dress. that part came out better than I expected.

Unfortunately I have to leave for a business trip first thing tomorrow morning, so I won't get to see how it fits my daughter until Thursday.


2012-11-03 23.48.10 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

 

[smile5sunshine]

Almost finished. I haven't done the sash yet. The one on the picture is just a piece of fabric pinned to the dress for effect.

This is the new Lauren Pattern from Funktional Threads. Its the first time I've done an elastic back a dress. that part came out better than I expected.

Unfortunately I have to leave for a business trip first thing tomorrow morning, so I won't get to see how it fits my daughter until Thursday.

This dress turned out lovely. Sorry that you'll be busy at work and have to wait to see it in action, but I know she'll love it!

I haven't sewn at all since before Halloween and finishing the clown costume and the dress. I was bad and looked at the halloween stuff on clearance everywhere and picked up some small stuff but avoided getting any costumes at all. I did let something catch my eye though and it cost me $32. I was walking by the dressing room and Mickey caught my eye. I didn't know Walmart sold scrubs..... I found a Mickey halloween print on a scrub top and had to ask if they were being clearanced too. Unfortunately they were and I bought 4 of them in sizes 2X and 3X for the fabric. I just spent 30 minutes taking one apart and I have some very useable pieces. I'll have to think hard about what I want to do with these now. In the 2X, the front and back each give me 2ft by 1.5 ft. It is all 100% cotton.

This is what I got.....

now the question is what to make ....... or to save it for something special ???

I am loving everything posted, the halloween jeans look awesome and a lot of work. I really should be staying off of here though because thanks to all the catch-up reading I now really want to go to Disney World soon. I even got my DH to say that I could take a girls only trip in December, I just need some girls to go with now. Hopefully my friends husbands let them go too.

I say save it for next year and see what you are inspired to make then. Great find though!

We have had a lot going on here. My DD got engaged in Disney when we were there the beginning of October. My youngest Grandson was baptized in September so we had my Son, DDIL and my grandchildren here. They are 4 and 2 and really keep you busy!!!! It was heartbreaking to send them back to OK at the end of September. I made my Emily a Grace dress to wear.
Here she is with my DH

And a matching tie for her brother Edward
Here he is with his perpetually untucked shirt looking for trouble in the middle of the baptism!

My Mom made the baby's gown. She made it very simple out of cotton eyelet.
It's not every baby that has a Christening Gown made by his great grandmother

My Mom (holding Gus) and my Aunt

Mary

the Grace dress is beautiful and the tie came out perfect! how special for the baby's garment to be made by his great-grandmother!



In news around here, in addition to sewing for my friend who's planning a Disney trip in late Dec., I've also picked up a bit of diaper sewing for my Dh's cousin who is expecting TWINS! I worked on that a bit today. Also, I am thankful that there is one extra hour in this day because tomorrow is my eldest DD's bday and I have yet to start on any sort of birthday outfit for her to wear! Can we say "procrastination"?

Sunshine