That is just too cute!!! I love the applique. It turned out great. I think it looks like there is plenty of room for growing.
to you! I was reading your post about your little Rocky and I had tears in my eyes. I'm sorry that your little guy didn't pull through.
I do have a backup plan of minnie dot easy fit capris if I dont' finish up the skirt.
You are SO like me when it comes to looking beyond what's in the pic!) but about 1/3 of the backyard is not landscaped yet- it's just over grown weeds. I want to put a Country French walking garden back there. Hope to start that next spring.
Why thank you too!
Wow! Gorgeous house!! Just lovely, really. Also, I LOVE those kinds of storms, too! Well, as long as they aren't the kind that do a lot of damage to people's homes and such. Plus, I don't really like them when I'm at work because I worry about not being at home with the kids and also because storms usually mean a crazy night at the hospital! Gee, I'm not picky or anything, am I?
You people here are always so nice!
Send some of that rain our way please! We've had 20 straight months of below average rainfall in my neck of the woods (north AL). Enjoy the rain!
I finished my MAW Big Give #4 outfit today! I will probably ship it on Friday
Ohh yea, I wanted to do this fake silk screen thing , but its probably best I didn't, as this one had a fair bit of detail.
I'm still working on"perfecting" my button technique. I find it easiest to glue the buttons on and then go and sew them on. I like all of the holes in the buttons to follow the lines of the mickey head. I am looking for the best glue to use for this. It needs to be something that holds well, but I want it to wash out completely. I made the mistake of using fabric glue on the first one I made and the outline I made with the fabric pen didn't wash off underneath the glue. I am using just regular elmers glue on the girls, but it is pretty brittle and the buttons keep coming unglued. I am going to try tacky glue, but I'm not sure that will wash out. I may just have to live with the elmers.
I use heavy duty thread and just sew on 3-6 buttons at a time and then start a new string. Shay Lynne's shirt was the toughest one I've done, because I used black thread and it was hard to tell against the black top when the thread was tangled in the back and not pulled all the way through.
I just realized as I was typing this that I forgot to put the backing on Shay Lynne's shirt that keeps all of the threads from rubbing against her skin. I better put a hunk in the mail today with instructions for her mom to iron it on! I'm such a dope!
I hope you are feeling better!
Sorry. I was devastated when we lost our beagle. I was so mad! I'm sorry for you and the kids.
Fourth- Do you really want to see more pics? I went running around the house taking pictures for you just in case you were serious!!
OK ladies and Tom! I've been sewing with my semi-busted machine and here's my latest! It's a case from LisaZoe's giant applique! Thanks Lisa for the inspiration and for being cool about my caseing!
My first plan was to do Baby Jack Jack because he's one of Ella's very favorites, but I wanted to do a trial run first, so I did the little alien from toy Story instead - plus, I wanted to keep it fairly simple! This little guy was pretty easy. One thing about big appliques - if you make a mistake, it shows up easier since it's on a larger scale. Not that I know from experience or anything!
OK, so have I kept you waiting long enough?
I tried to make it kinda big, hoping it would fit for our next trip, but it seems to fit pretty well now. It is shirred in the back, so she has some room there, I guess. And I could always make shorts or capris if the dress becomes too short.
). I finally said that I played tennis when I was younger and was on the tennis team in high school (which is true) but hadn't picked up a racket in quite a few years. She kept saying that they small spaces in my spine led her to believe I was an athlete. It was kind of weird. I didn't know that sports had anything to do with my epidural but to her it sure did. I think tennis was on for the whole delivery too ! 
I finished my MAW Big Give #4 outfit today! I will probably ship it on Friday
This looks GREAT! Gotta love the fuzzy green alien guy! OOOOOHHHHH....AHHHHHHHH!OK ladies and Tom! I've been sewing with my semi-busted machine and here's my latest! It's a case from LisaZoe's giant applique! Thanks Lisa for the inspiration and for being cool about my caseing!
My first plan was to do Baby Jack Jack because he's one of Ella's very favorites, but I wanted to do a trial run first, so I did the little alien from toy Story instead - plus, I wanted to keep it fairly simple! This little guy was pretty easy. One thing about big appliques - if you make a mistake, it shows up easier since it's on a larger scale. Not that I know from experience or anything!
OK, so have I kept you waiting long enough?
I tried to make it kinda big, hoping it would fit for our next trip, but it seems to fit pretty well now. It is shirred in the back, so she has some room there, I guess. And I could always make shorts or capris if the dress becomes too short.
I carefully pieced together my first major pieced applique (a Minnie head), ironed it on, couldn't decide if I liked how it was looking or not, but thought I'd applique it anyway to get the practice. I started to applique, got all the way around one ear and realized I'd ironed it on to the wrong side--ON TOP OF the paper backing of the stabilizer. 
Yep! It's tennis! Wimbledon was on and I didn't want to miss it! Strangely the nurse anethesist kept asking me if I was an athlete, and what sports did I play the whole time she was putting in my epidural. I kept telling her that I really wasn't an athlete. She didn't believe me (and I thought that would have been obvious by looking at me
I did not understand or like tennis until a few years ago and I started taking lessons and fell in love with it. My husband had to explain the scoring to me like a dozen times before I got it.I don't mean to burst your bubble, but I don't think I did a very good job explaining. I just glue them down to keep the shape while I sew them on. Sorry, I know you were hoping not to have to sew them.
Lisa was wondering if the E6000 would work. I think it might, but in my experience the glue is kind of hard not to make a mess with. It looks good until the shirt is on. If the fabric stretches any you can see the glue underneath and it doesn't look so good. I am sure that there is an easy solution to this, so if someone wanted to do a little experimenting they might be able to figure something.
I finished my MAW Big Give #4 outfit today! I will probably ship it on Friday
: However - it might just scare Snow White away. If I were her, I think I would have an apple-phobia!!! 
