Disboutiquers Part 7 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew

[charlinn]

Don't know if anyone read the "Last Lecture" or saw it on YouTube but he passed this morning

I had seen that on Oprah...How sad!!!! Wow!! Thanks for sharing!

 

[the_seamstress]

Just a note to say
HELLO to All!


+ Hope your summers are all going well ...

 

[Tinka_Belle]

Teresa-I second the opinion that the Portrait Peasant and the Simply Sweet patterns can be turned into just about anything. I have used those two patterns so much that I have to reprint them several times. They are just so versatile.

 

[charlinn]

Hello all...I am just so in love with this site!! We just booked a family vacation to DL in December..first time that we are staying at the DL hotel as well as our first time seeing DL in December. I have got some great ideas from this site...I started sewing this morning and will post the outfits once they are finished. I have a 10 year old machine and don't know how to do anything fancy...but am having so much fun. Just wanted to say hi!

 

[the_seamstress]

I finished a BIG GIVE shirt this morning. This is for Brody, BigDisGrandma's grandson.
He likes Pluto, Texas Longhorns, and the Dallas Cowboys. So, I drew them all together and appliqued it onto a shirt!
This applique was just about as fun to do as baby Simba. But, it'll be worth it if he likes it!

Looks Beautiful! ...
Nice points, too!
I'm sure he'll love it

 

[t-beri]

Actually being in the construction industry we have friends in most fields. A friend of ours who is a general contractor is gonna walk it with us and tell us whether or not we need to have a structural engineer look at it. My fil is one of those jack of all trades guys. We really are a close family. It would mean my mil could retire and the kids wouldn't have to be in daycare. Also they would have their own entrance and the upstairs apartment even though most of the time we would probably eat dinner together. We really think it will be good for all of us. We weren't looking to move but its very enticing.

 

[the_seamstress]

Actually being in the construction industry we have friends in most fields. A friend of ours who is a general contractor is gonna walk it with us and tell us whether or not we need to have a structural engineer look at it. My fil is one of those jack of all trades guys. We really are a close family. It would mean my mil could retire and the kids wouldn't have to be in daycare. Also they would have their own entrance and the upstairs apartment even though most of the time we would probably eat dinner together. We really think it will be good for all of us. We weren't looking to move but its very enticing.

I wish you Good Luck with the house ... Hopefully, they'll agree to a much lower price, since it needs work. Sounds like a great deal, considering you'd save on having a sitter ... + it'll help your close family be even closer, that's always a heart warmer! ...
I love to read when people are close with their families !
Best of Wishes on your house-venture!

Rem, old means charm, too
Our house was built in the late 1800's & added onto in the early 1910's. Someday, we want to gut it & rebuild it all fresh ! We want to keep the old wood trim & floors if we can! ... Get it ready for another century ... maybe even for our girls to use it to go to college here.

 

[Flea]

I'm local to DL and we have APs - in the 100+ times I've been to DL in the past few years, I've seen exactly three custom outfits total.

and it was probably us, Lori, or Lisa

I was there last June and I would say I'm not surprised by this. It was a totally different feel. I barely even saw any kids wearing Disney t-shirts let alone a custom. I did not see even one thing that looked as if it had been homemade.

You can't walk 3 feet in Disney World without running into a whole family dressed alike!

Well We will be there in 14 months 2 weeks yahoo and my girls will definitely be in customs of some sort though maybe not as brilliant as the stuff I see - I'm too scared to do applique and stuff like that hehe.

And if there aren't that many with customs if I do see people they most probably reside on this thread so I can feel safe to say hi

 

[The Moonk's Mom]

Hi everyone! I have vowed to do some sewing today. I got the entire house all clean yesterday, just so I could sew all day if I wanted. So, yipee!

And, Plug time! I updated my trip report!

 

[minnie2]

I'm sure some of you already know my name, but I'll tell it for the new people. I'm Crystal. Currently I'm the only Crystal in the group.

I'm Marlo

Are we still doing pics of the day? Here is a funny one! My DH painstakenly extracted the 3-D glasses out of the TV Guide and assembled them for the girls to watch the Best of Both Worlds Concert on tv tonight....He kinda resembles the icon

And my DD3 finally learned how to peddle her bike. I started teaching her in Dec...and its July 26th Here she is practicing!:

And my other DD!

And to keep on topic, I made a dress for my friend's DD who is going to Disney in August! I just love this fabric! I bought a Princess make-a-book and put a page on the front! It was Carla C's A-line pattern which was great until I had to "hand sew" the last little part! Just kidding...it was easy!

And the back:

My DD10 is at her dad's this weekend and I miss her OK I am off to sew some more!!! Have a great night...I will be catching up on trp reports later so post those updates ladies!!!

So did your SH watch it! I am surprised Nikki said she didn't like it!
Yeah on learning to pedal! My kids were both very later learners. Kyle still has his training wheels and is very slow. Well he is slow with everything Nikki is still learning to ride with out her training wheels. I feel bad but I just can't get out there and teach them with my bad back. I end up crippled every time.
The dress is so cute!

Howdy Ho..fellow Disers..I made this for my coworker's cousin's new baby...or something like that. The baby's name is Macenzie, and is just over 6pounds..This is my first quilt ever and a little bit of a challenge but I got through it.

WOW it looks so pretty! Love the lettering.

I finished a BIG GIVE shirt this morning. This is for Brody, BigDisGrandma's grandson.

He likes Pluto, Texas Longhorns, and the Dallas Cowboys. So, I drew them all together and appliqued it onto a shirt!

This applique was just about as fun to do as baby Simba. But, it'll be worth it if he likes it!

Don't tell him I let a GIRL model it!

OMG that is so stinking cute! The look on Plutos face is so sweet! His eyes just melt you! HE is giving the look as we call it in our house. When the dog tilts his head and looks at you with this questioning look. We love that look .
Oh and Tessa of course looks adorable in it.

HI Everyone,

Will be praying for baby Danica!! What a miracle!!! Sounds like she is a feisty little one!!!

Great pluto applique!!!! You are really talented!!

WOW - thats your first quilt??? AMAZING!!!

I get all those stabilizers, wonderunder's, sulky's, tear away, wash away, iron on, pin on whatevers mixed up all the time!!!!!! its so frustrating to me when I get the wrong one!!!!!!

Im working on some beach outfits, wanted to have them done by tonight for tomorrow, but it was so hot in my sewing room (attic) I couldnt last any longer!!! oh well, will try to get them done by wed - I'll see my cousin sue then to give them to her. She will be at duPont with Tim who is having his hernia (hydrocele) repair then - anyone know how long till he can get the incision wet?????? He is a healthy 3 year old, so should heal quickly, right?

thanks, wendy

I would imagine a little one would heal rather fast. When DH had his I think it was a week before he could get his wet. It could be because it was at an incision site that was cut into a few times though not sure.. My DH has seriously been gutted like a fish he has had so many operations there! So i could be getting them confused.
I hope all goes smoothly and he is up and playing asap!

I thought I'd post my random pictures of the day!


Here is little Corey in David and Barbara's wedding. He was 3. I made the flower girl and bride's maid dresses too.

And, here is a picture of my neice I mentioned earlier:

Wasn't she a cutie!

Corey is so cute in that picture! Not that he isn't normally but he is extra cute in that one. The dresses a beautiful too.
your niece is sweet too! Love the knit blanket.
They grow up to fast!!!!!!!!!!

Linnette, Thanks for the info post! Great stuff!

Tifani,
Prayers of course for baby Danica! She seems like a fighter and has already proven the drs wrong! I sure hope she keeps it up.
As for the house. Good luck with it. there is nothing like the charm of an old house. Although new ones are very nice too! Sounds like alot of work but if you are in the construction business and did alot of the work your selves I bet you would save major $$$.
Sounds like it could be a good situation with the in laws since you get along so well. I would run screaming for my life if DH ever suggested that with his family! Heck he isn't even sure he wants to invite his sisters to stay in our DVC next november for his sisters 40th bday! Even a week with them can be to much

 

[Stephres]

Wow, beautiful! She is going to love it!

Hey guys!!! I know I haven't been around.. I spent yesterday at the hospital w/ my DH's cousin. Angie was a friend of mine in middle school too. She has been having complications throughout her pregnancy.

I know you girls have a great prayer chain and was hoping you might find time to send up an extra on for this miraculous little one. We won't really be able to know the extent of neurological damage for a while so the relief has only been minimal. A lot of people here would appreciate it!

Thanks a bunch, I'll catch up w/ ya'll on monday!

...t.

Hope everything works out with the baby. Isn't it great we have an expert here (glorib)?

How clever of you to combine his three loves! It looks absolutely perfect and Tessa is so stinkin cute in it!

And BTW. My husband has been looking at this OLD 3 story house in our area for almost a year (since last fall maybe ) and we can totally not buy a new house. I am just about to pay off the mortgage on this one. BUT we went by yet again w/ his mom today and then AGAIN w/ his dad. B/C when we took his mom by the guy across the street was all "hey are ya thinkin' of buying the house?" and we said ummmm.... and he said there was usually a door open to get in. So of course we broke in.. The owners got divorced and he kicked her out and she trashed the place. He just wants out of the mortgage- $174.900 5 bedrooms 4 bath 1.4 acres. Problem is the house was built in 1889. There is a significant amount of wood damage and we suspect maybe some foundation issues. part of the house was an addition and it is a bit obvious but it's in the back so as far as curb appeal, noone knows. The 2nd floor was an apartment w/ it's own stairway in the back and a small kitchen. DH is trying to convince his parents to sell their house and we can take the money from both houses and all move in here. They can live upstairs, they would have a bedroom/ full bath/ small kitchen and nook. There is also a room which was probably the master bed that we would turn into MIL and my design studio...IT IS HUGE!!!! My FIL however is bringing our dillusions down and being all MR. REALISTIC. He's pretty sure we could never afford the reno. even if we all moved in. I'm still dreaming though. B and his mom are looking at the digital pics we took today. They must be dreaming still too

The universe will not allow me to have this house. I know this.
...t.

Good luck whatever happens!

 

[karebear1]

Hey guys!!! I know I haven't been around.. I spent yesterday at the hospital w/ my DH's cousin. Angie was a friend of mine in middle school too. She has been having complications throughout her pregnancy.

This weeks they decided they couldn't wait any longer and gave Angie steroids to help develope the baby's heart and lungs. She was born via c-section yesterday @8:15 am at 1lb 3 oz. and 11" long they said that even though Angie (who is 4'11") was 30 weeks pregnant the baby was the size of 24 weeks gestation.
Her name is Danica Mia. We know that she still has a battle ahead of her but everyone was amazed that her limbs were normal and completely proportionate. by noon yesterday they had taken her off of oxygen. She is still on a ventilator to help her tiny lungs but is breathing "room air". Today she was weighed and has gained an oz. already.

I know you girls have a great prayer chain and was hoping you might find time to send up an extra on for this miraculous little one. We won't really be able to know the extent of neurological damage for a while so the relief has only been minimal. A lot of people here would appreciate it!

Thanks a bunch, I'll catch up w/ ya'll on monday!

...t.

Let her know she has lots of prayers coming her way! That's quite a story! Danica sounds beautiful!

I finished a BIG GIVE shirt this morning.

Love this Heather! You are always so creative in your design process!

And BTW. My husband has been looking at this OLD 3 story house in our area for almost a year (since last fall maybe ) and we can totally not buy a new house. I am just about to pay off the mortgage on this one. BUT we went by yet again w/ his mom today and then AGAIN w/ his dad. B/C when we took his mom by the guy across the street was all "hey are ya thinkin' of buying the house?" and we said ummmm.... and he said there was usually a door open to get in. So of course we broke in.. The owners got divorced and he kicked her out and she trashed the place. He just wants out of the mortgage- $174.900 5 bedrooms 4 bath 1.4 acres. Problem is the house was built in 1889. There is a significant amount of wood damage and we suspect maybe some foundation issues. part of the house was an addition and it is a bit obvious but it's in the back so as far as curb appeal, noone knows. The 2nd floor was an apartment w/ it's own stairway in the back and a small kitchen. DH is trying to convince his parents to sell their house and we can take the money from both houses and all move in here. They can live upstairs, they would have a bedroom/ full bath/ small kitchen and nook. There is also a room which was probably the master bed that we would turn into MIL and my design studio...IT IS HUGE!!!! My FIL however is bringing our dillusions down and being all MR. REALISTIC. He's pretty sure we could never afford the reno. even if we all moved in. I'm still dreaming though. B and his mom are looking at the digital pics we took today. They must be dreaming still too

The universe will not allow me to have this house. I know this.
...t.

Well that sounds like a lot of work, but if it's what you really want- then I hope the "universe" lets you have your way. I know lots of people get great satisfaction from taking a house like the one you've described and renovating it- and when they're done they are always really beautiful. Good luck on your house search!

Brian's sister was spending the night with us about two years ago. She was sleeping on the couch in our living room. In the morning she told me that someone had stopped at our front door at 2AM and asked to use the phone, so SHE LET THEM INSIDE OF OUR HOUSE!!!! I was furious!!!! So was Brian! Come to think of it, I don't think she's spent the night since then!

Sorry about the Vegas delay..... stuff just got in the way. HOPEFULLY- we'll be able to visit Vegas and go to the show tonight!

 

[twob4him]

I mostly use Sulky Totally Stable iron-on/tear away and put it behind the base fabric. It tears away pretty easily when satin stitch is used. I remove as much as possible but it does leave small white "fuzzies" hanging from the stitching. Those eventually seem to wash away but I'd never use it over the appliqué mostly because it's not very transparent. Zoe has complained about those "fuzzies" being itchy so I started adding a fusible knit interfacing to cover the stitched area. No matter what I do, that stuff comes loose after laundering. I can usually re-iron it several times and it will hold for a couple more washings. By the time it won't stick anymore the "fuzzies" are gone or have softened enough that Zoe doesn't complain.

Thanks Lisa! I think I am just going to go over the spots again with a satin stitch and see if I can "cover up" the stablizer parts and then on the next two put it on the back. When I am done I will put the fusible knit interfacing over it for the "itchies". Thanks for your helpful suggestions!

I'm Marlo

So did your SH watch it! I am surprised Nikki said she didn't like it!
Yeah on learning to pedal! My kids were both very later learners. Kyle still has his training wheels and is very slow. Well he is slow with everything Nikki is still learning to ride with out her training wheels. I feel bad but I just can't get out there and teach them with my bad back. I end up crippled every time.
The dress is so cute!

No DH actually went fishing while I was watching it with the girls. I have to agree with Nikki. I liked all the backstage stuff but the concert just seemed like a lot of work...but I guess they are! My DDs liked it but it was over late and my poor DD4 is still sleeping!



Heather - I just love your adorable Goofy T! OMGosh it's soooo cute....he will love it for sure!

Teresa - I completely agree with you about the need to look into the matter further and let her dad know and all that. I would not let my girls have a myspace page cause as a teacher, I know it causes so many problems in school etc. I was just saying about the "shock value" and how all the kids do that....yikeso! This makes some kids feel like they need to do the same thing. Not that I agree or that it is right!

 

[cerberus]

And BTW. My husband has been looking at this OLD 3 story house in our area for almost a year (since last fall maybe ) and we can totally not buy a new house. I am just about to pay off the mortgage on this one. BUT we went by yet again w/ his mom today and then AGAIN w/ his dad. B/C when we took his mom by the guy across the street was all "hey are ya thinkin' of buying the house?" and we said ummmm.... and he said there was usually a door open to get in. So of course we broke in.. The owners got divorced and he kicked her out and she trashed the place. He just wants out of the mortgage- $174.900 5 bedrooms 4 bath 1.4 acres. Problem is the house was built in 1889. There is a significant amount of wood damage and we suspect maybe some foundation issues. part of the house was an addition and it is a bit obvious but it's in the back so as far as curb appeal, noone knows. The 2nd floor was an apartment w/ it's own stairway in the back and a small kitchen. DH is trying to convince his parents to sell their house and we can take the money from both houses and all move in here. They can live upstairs, they would have a bedroom/ full bath/ small kitchen and nook. There is also a room which was probably the master bed that we would turn into MIL and my design studio...IT IS HUGE!!!! My FIL however is bringing our dillusions down and being all MR. REALISTIC. He's pretty sure we could never afford the reno. even if we all moved in. I'm still dreaming though. B and his mom are looking at the digital pics we took today. They must be dreaming still too

The universe will not allow me to have this house. I know this.
...t.

We live in a house built in 1889, everyone we know calls it the money pit But we love it. However we are not handy so it can get expensive to pay to have the work done, so since you have family in construction that will help. It will be a ton of work and LOTS of money! We just dealt with structural issues and thankfully we did not have to redo the foundation, that is enough money to give ya a heart attack
Here is my place

Kitchen Before

Kitchen after remodel

Okay will not bore you all with any more!!

 

[minnie2]

We live in a house built in 1889, everyone we know calls it the money pit But we love it. However we are not handy so it can get expensive to pay to have the work done, so since you have family in construction that will help. It will be a ton of work and LOTS of money! We just dealt with structural issues and thankfully we did not have to redo the foundation, that is enough money to give ya a heart attack
Here is my place

Kitchen Before

Kitchen after remodel

Okay will not bore you all with any more!!

Your house is gorgeous!
Our hosue was built in 1891 and we love it. The house we originaly wanted looked so uch like yours but our realtor said it had a contract on it already but of course the day after we put a contract on our house we found out that contract fell through oh well.
the remodel came out great!
We got lucky with ours the bones were perfect on ours and it was re modeled about 10 yrs before we bought it so we just had to update it a bit to our taste. We are still doing that. I have to say my fav thing out our house is our original inlay floors. I love old houses!

 

[Clared]

We live in a house built in 1889, everyone we know calls it the money pit But we love it. However we are not handy so it can get expensive to pay to have the work done, so since you have family in construction that will help. It will be a ton of work and LOTS of money! We just dealt with structural issues and thankfully we did not have to redo the foundation, that is enough money to give ya a heart attack
Here is my place

Okay will not bore you all with any more!!

Oh my - your house is beautiful

 

[cerberus]

Your house is gorgeous!
Our hosue was built in 1891 and we love it. The house we originaly wanted looked so uch like yours but our realtor said it had a contract on it already but of course the day after we put a contract on our house we found out that contract fell through oh well.
the remodel came out great!
We got lucky with ours the bones were perfect on ours and it was re modeled about 10 yrs before we bought it so we just had to update it a bit to our taste. We are still doing that. I have to say my fav thing out our house is our original inlay floors. I love old houses!

Thank you. We decided 2 years ago that we were done with the remodeling and put the house on the market and went house shopping....we could not find anything we liked. Each day we would come back to our house, pull in the driveway and say " Don't you just love our house". I would love to not have to remodel, it is never ending with an old house! But we have decided to stay.
We just have pine floors and I could not live without them especially with 3 dogs. I bet your inlay floors are gorgeous! Have you posted any pictures?

The kitchen was our biggest project. Mostly the house needed lots of little things, fresh paint and the wood floors refinished. We still need to do the upstairs bath, just not sure how we want to do it. Right now we only have 2 full baths (one up, one down). I would like to take the upstairs bathroom and split it into 2 bathrooms, so we have our own small master bath, but I also love the fact that our bathroom is huge right now (it was a bedroom they converted to a bathroom/laundry room). Besides that the next biggest project is converting the 3rd floor (800sq ft) to a play room for the girls It will be nice when it done, it even has hardwood floors.
Okay can you tell I love my house

 

[cerberus]

Oh and I would like to point out that even though I am not a good sewer, the curtains were sewn by my mom

So now all these great ideas I get from here, I send to my mom! Although I did sew the girls 2 pre-shired (sp) sundresses, but that was pretty easily done with the serger

 

[HeatherSue]

Thanks guys for all your compliments on the Pluto applique!

quick question I am making the portrait peasant top from ycmt and dd wants a ribbon on it so it will tie in the back like HeartherSues peter pan top.What stitch do I use to attach it?

I used double fold bias tape, unfolded, and used a regular straight stitch to stitch it onto the front of the outfit. I stitched 1/4" from the top, and then 1/4" from the bottom edge. Then, I stitched it at both the side seams. I wouldn't recommend bias tape, though. It doesn't look very nice for the ties in back. If you make a fabric tube, or ribbon, it would look nicer.

It would look a lot nicer if you cut 3 pieces of ribbon and stitched the ribbon on the front before you join the two side pieces together. Then, you wedge the ribbons you're going to use as ties in back in between the two layers before you sew up the sides. I am so bad at explaining things. I hope that made sense.

I,,,,,,,, SPONGEMOMMIE05 PROMISE TO PUT OFF ALL MY HOUSEWORK, KIDS AND HUBBY TO CATCH UP ON TRIP REPORTS AND COMMENT. SUNDAY JULY
27TH 2008

Hold on a minute...you wrote that on Saturday the 26th...D'OH!!!

I'm takaing the plunge here...
I've been lurking since around page 121 of the last thread. I am a beginner level at sewing. I've done alot of quilts, but those are all just straight lines, so clothes are a different story! Right now I am sticking to patterns without buttons or zippers.
So, the outfit I'm working on is my first journey into the world of double fold bias tape. I tried using it last night, but hit a snag, literally! Do I need to sew the entire garment by hand, or is there a trick? Becasue every time I try to run it through the machine, it gets pushed down into the bobbin-hole part of the sewing machine.
Also, I found a pattern that looks SOOOO much like a Cinderella dress, but at the start of the movie. has anyone ever made a peasant princess dress, and how did that go over at the parks?
Thanks!

!! I'm not sure what's happening with your fabric getting pulled down into the machine. But, that happens to me sometimes if I start trying to sew at the very end of the fabric. A lot of the time, I'll start sewing a little ways up from where I want to start, and then I sew in reverse back to the beginning, and sew forward again. Then, it doesn't usually get all tangled up.

Long time "window shopper" here with a question. For those of you who have made the pink cinderella dress (I know Heather made a beautiful one), did you use a pattern? If so, was it difficult? I have been sewing for about 9 months now, but I am completely self taught and unfortunately do not know how to read a pattern. I have only made things using CarlaC's patterns.

We are having dinner at 1900 Park Fare in September, and I would love for my daughter to wear this dress. I am just not sure if I am up to the challenge!

Any input would be great. By the way, your creations are all fabulous!!!

Michelle

Someone already answered this. But, yep, I used the Simplicity Belle pattern for Tessa's pink cinderella dress, then I added the bows and ribbon. I made up the skirt as I went. The dress that Crystal posted using CarlaC's Simply Sweet pattern would be pretty easy for a beginner, and turns out just as cute, too! (unless you use satin, that's hard to work with!)

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Your husband is so cute! I loved his big smile in all of your PA vacation pictures! How sweet that he put those glasses together for his girls, and that he modeled them, too!

Tessa took a LOOOONG time learning to peddle her bike. She finally was able to peddle and steer at the same time last winter, when she was almost 5!
This picture was taken when she was 2.5 and she was totally throwing a tantrum, even though it looks like she's smiling peacefullly. Seconds later she was on the ground kicking and screaming because she couldn't do it.

The dress is SO cute! I love that you put a storybook panel on the front!

WOW ELISA!! That is gorgeous!!!! I love it!!!!

Hey guys!!! I know I haven't been around.. I spent yesterday at the hospital w/ my DH's cousin. Angie was a friend of mine in middle school too. She has been having complications throughout her pregnancy.

I will definitely be praying for baby Danica and her family.

I'm not a doctor, but I play one on the Dis. The blood clotting disorder that I have causes multiple miscarriages in most women. It also can deprive oxygen to the fetus because blood clots form in the placenta. It's not as rare as some people think it is. So, when the time is right, you might want to mention that she gets tested for antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. It's a simple blood test. It could really help her out on future pregnancies if she does have a blood clotting disorder and goes on blood thinners (lovenox). to her, and to you for being at the hospital with her.

OK, I know some of you use a rolled hem foot. I have one - but no matter how hard I try I don't get it, end up frusterated and doing hems with measuring, turning, pinning, and sewing. The rolled-under part keeps stopping rolling under and I end up with the raw edge out.

Can someone give me some words of wisdom? Tutorial somewhere?

Thanks! Deb

I had one and I could only use it with the zig-zag stitch, or else the needle wouldn't catch the hem!

And BTW. My husband has been looking at this OLD 3 story house in our area for almost a year (since last fall maybe ) and we can totally not buy a new house. I am just about to pay off the mortgage on this one. BUT we went by yet again w/ his mom today and then AGAIN w/ his dad. B/C when we took his mom by the guy across the street was all "hey are ya thinkin' of buying the house?" and we said ummmm.... and he said there was usually a door open to get in. So of course we broke in.. The owners got divorced and he kicked her out and she trashed the place. He just wants out of the mortgage- $174.900 5 bedrooms 4 bath 1.4 acres. Problem is the house was built in 1889. There is a significant amount of wood damage and we suspect maybe some foundation issues. part of the house was an addition and it is a bit obvious but it's in the back so as far as curb appeal, noone knows. The 2nd floor was an apartment w/ it's own stairway in the back and a small kitchen. DH is trying to convince his parents to sell their house and we can take the money from both houses and all move in here. They can live upstairs, they would have a bedroom/ full bath/ small kitchen and nook. There is also a room which was probably the master bed that we would turn into MIL and my design studio...IT IS HUGE!!!! My FIL however is bringing our dillusions down and being all MR. REALISTIC. He's pretty sure we could never afford the reno. even if we all moved in. I'm still dreaming though. B and his mom are looking at the digital pics we took today. They must be dreaming still too

The universe will not allow me to have this house. I know this.
...t.

Have you ever seen the movie Money Pit?

Do you REALLY want an old house, and all the problems that come with it? You will constantly be fixing things, even after renovation (unless you replace the wiring, the plumbing, the insulation, the windows, the floors, the roof, the plaster, the....). Old houses are beautiful, but a lot of work!

Henry and I have done lots of renovations on old houses, and have built lots of new ones. Building a new one is a lot less stressful, cheaper, and faster than renovating! So, whatever figure you come up with for renovation costs, double it! There will be more things than you think popping up once you start tearing things out.

The price they're asking is pretty high if it needs a lot of work. But, it sounds like you're going to cover your bases before you think about making an offer, with the professional walk-throughs.

Another thought- how much longer will DH's parents be able to walk up to a 2nd story apartment? Especially carrying groceries and such.

He was so stinkin' cute in his little tux! I prefer that picture of Mel to the ones on her Myspace account!

Just a note to say
HELLO to All!
+ Hope your summers are all going well ...

HI LAURA!!!

Teresa-I second the opinion that the Portrait Peasant and the Simply Sweet patterns can be turned into just about anything. I have used those two patterns so much that I have to reprint them several times. They are just so versatile.

I third that opinion!!

Hello all...I am just so in love with this site!! We just booked a family vacation to DL in December..first time that we are staying at the DL hotel as well as our first time seeing DL in December. I have got some great ideas from this site...I started sewing this morning and will post the outfits once they are finished. I have a 10 year old machine and don't know how to do anything fancy...but am having so much fun. Just wanted to say hi!

!!! We're so glad to have you here!

Looks Beautiful! ...
Nice points, too!
I'm sure he'll love it

Thank you!!! I'm a little nervous to have you looking too closely at it, though!

OMG that is so stinking cute! The look on Plutos face is so sweet! His eyes just melt you! HE is giving the look as we call it in our house. When the dog tilts his head and looks at you with this questioning look. We love that look .
Oh and Tessa of course looks adorable in it.

Thank you!! I couldn't find a picture of Pluto without his mouth open (and I didn't want all that extra applique with his toungue and such), so I just drew one myself! I also love when dogs give you that head cocked look!

 

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Your house is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!!