~~~SEWING my way to POFQ ~ American Girl outfits & Custom Park Bags! ~~~

[blessedmom4]

I feel so forgotten...I thought you were all coming to Charlotte to see ME and not one mention of this native Charlottean in any of these posts I see...of course if you were talking about me, I wouldn't see it for a week....

Marianne I am trying to talk to DH into a week long trip to the Charlotte area during one of the race weeks so we can do both races, fabric shopping and having fun.. I am still upset I had to cancel my birthday trip.
So sad my annual art weekend is no more.

I live ten minutes from the speedway, just saying....

Ohhh! Ahhhh! If my house sells I'm there! If my house doesn't sell I will have no $$ to fabric shop
It MUST sell!
Argh! Is it Dr. Suess's birthday next week? I thought it was in March. I have two options for dd -- I have some knits in dots and stripes that's an aquaey (that's a word, you know) to make an Olivia and I have a wee bit of Suess fabric as well but it's cotton so not sure it would mix well. What to do I'd actually seriously love to visit when Lisa B comes to town, but I am not getting my hopes up. I should rather be working on updating my resume since I may need to go back to work full time.

She is staying with me you know... Have I mentioned lately we love Dr Seuss???

Super cute bows. And love the MNSSHP.... someday I will get to go to that

LOVE those bows!!! MNSSHP, not so much...

I think we will have to bring our machines or they may not let us in.

yes we would!
D~ LOVED your bag, and those shirts are adorable! I can't believe your trip is in 15 days!!! Praying Josh is still improving! I know I missed stuff, but my sleep deprived brain doesn't know what!

 

[cogero]

Judy I would love to see you and your family if I ever get to Charlotte/Concord again.

I think it will be sooner rather than later. I just need to look into a few things for J and traveling outside of Disney with a child who has an ASD. I get nervous.

 

[VBAndrea]

Yep, since we all love someone Disney... I made us shirts to coordinate with our favorite Character - except Alli, because she doesn't really have a love for any of the Fab 5 characters (although, she doesn't dislike any of them either)...

I didn't enjoy Mr. Rocketpant's attitude while working with the knit shirts... Thankfully they are done... I am quite nervous about doing the pirate shirts though - they are much more detailed and I can't let Mr. R cop an attitude...

Anyways...

D~

Yay!!! You are making great progress to whip up three shirts so quickly! I like how they all have different characters too. Let me see, which one might yours be????

Great hair bows from Beth! I can't get me 8 yr to wear much in her hair so I'm impressed that your dd's will.

They did have their house on the market for a while - but when they had to drop it to 300,000 less than the value, and they have no desire to ever leave "The Rock" permanently, they took it off the market. House prices in RI freak me out. I grew up in the house my parents still live in . . . we barely had 2¢ to rub together a lot of the time. My parents made an investment in the 2 acre plot and spent $30,000 on it. Then it sat empty for years before they built the house. Dad is a contractor/builder, so he and his guys did the work. If I remember correctly it was a $150,000 mortgage originally? When the market was at its height it valued at $850,000 My parents are SO not the type of people to live in a house worth $850k. And people wonder why I don't think I'll ever be able to live in Jamestown again

Yay! See, we'll just figure out travel arrangements for everyone Somehow we'll get y'all here!
I think y'all should bring your embroidery machines . . .

Yes, sadly, the outlaws will probably be at the wedding. DH & I have decided we're making our plans directly with the bride and her parents. We're not waiting around on the outlaws to tell us the plan.

Y'all - I think my mom must be good fabric luck . . . a friend here in Charlotte (actually, Aivilo, the pattern maker) posted on her facebook wall this morning that there was a warehouse sale going on 30 miles away at a distributor. . . it started yesterday and ended at 2pm this afternoon. . . .OMG! I am SO going first thing next time - they had all kinds of stuff!!!! You did have to buy by the bolt though . . . but they even had licensed stuff!!!

Jamestown realty is hot commodity! There was ZILCH available there when we were house shopping.

I guess I need to find the dates of when Lisa B is visiting -- I am doubting I would be able to swing a visit, but I would love to if things work out. Sadly nothing seems to be working out right lately

Definitely make your plans without involving the OLS. Let them fend for themselves!

One of our nice fabric stores that mainly has high end fabrics had an end of the bolt sale in August. The bolts were supposed to be three yards or less, but you didn't know how much was really on a bolt until you brought it up to purchase it. There was a line to get into the store and they had all the bolts piled on three tables and it was impossible to use a cart so I was carrying all these bolts. I saw tons of people with fabrics I would have loved to get my hands on. I bought two beautiful fabrics to make myself skirts and of course have yet to begin to have the time --- they're more summery fabrics anyway so hopefully I can get at least one done this spring. I think wrap skirts would look awesome.

 

[DMGeurts]

Hi D, I followed you over from the Disboutiquers and I just have to say I love all your bags. So original. I’ll probably never be on your level (Appliqué is on my list of things to learn) but do you have a pattern you sell for them?, I love all the little touches on your bags!

Your trip is getting close, you must be super excited!!

Welcome!!! And thank you! I am planning to draft my UPB pattern, someday, after we return from the world... The problem is, I just have it on this sketch pad with all these dimensions written all over... I need to make it into something that others can read. LOL

We are getting super excited for our trip - also a bit sad that it's almost over... Only a true Diser could understand that...

Very cute. These are more my speed You just need to teach Mr R some manners! Are you the lady of the house or are you the lady of the house? Seriously...men sometimes

Thanks! I've been trying to teach Mr. R. some manners - just when I think he's got it, he goes off and does his own thing... I think he is a teenager trapped in an old man's body. ROFL!

Thanks C! I'm so glad you guys get lots of use out of it! If you think of any pixie dust I can send J, I'd love to.

Glad y'all like the bows. I really enjoy making them! So cute about the girls screaming... that really makes my day.

Every time I see an UPB, I think it's my fave, then your sewing brilliance just out does itself again. I love that you put the lime green Mickey on them and the zipper pull. I love little touches. Can't wait to see my goody! I need to book a trip just so I can get a UPB.

Love the Peace & Love shirts...those are really cute. Y'all are gunna have awesome pictures.

Thanks Beth - and thanks for all the nice comments too! We always love everything!!!

oooh! Thanks for the Legoland deal info!

I'm pretty sure ATHENE (Sorry Lidian! Sorry Athene! I think I was so overwhelmed walking into LCM that I lost track of who had originally put me on the hunt for the place!) said that LCM DOES sell thread that is almost identical to Gutermann . . . I'm happy to pick up a spool for you and D~ and send them off so you can try it out . . . I think the embroidery thread was $5 a spool? And y'all saw the size of those spools . . .



Sorry! Lost my head - thanked the wrong person!

It's totally OK - Athene doesn't stop by as often as she used to - but I think she might still lurk occasionally???

Don't let Andrea bully you! Don't we have a zero tolerance policy for bullying? No?

I thought we did, as well?

Yay! See, we'll just figure out travel arrangements for everyone Somehow we'll get y'all here!
I think y'all should bring your embroidery machines . . .

Yes, embroidery machines would be nice...

Yes, sadly, the outlaws will probably be at the wedding. DH & I have decided we're making our plans directly with the bride and her parents. We're not waiting around on the outlaws to tell us the plan.

Such a bummer.... Maybe you can pretend you don't know who they are?

Beth totally rocks, doesn't she? The clips and bows are super cute! The haircuts are super cute! And your pixie dust is just fabulous!!! Yay!!!!

Yes, she is so awesome!

Aw! We'll let you in . . . you just might not get to find out how the LCM thread works for you . . .
But SOMEONE needs to bring their embroidery machine - how else am I going to convince DH I need one????

Well, Mr R. is not getting rewarded with a trip to Charlotte after the way he's been acting... I'll just bring home a cone of it with me, and if he won't touch it Patience will - she is my favorite...

LOVE the Peace Love Mickey/Donald/Goofy shirts!!! SO CUTE!!!!!!

Thanks Marianne!

Y'all - I think my mom must be good fabric luck . . . a friend here in Charlotte (actually, Aivilo, the pattern maker) posted on her facebook wall this morning that there was a warehouse sale going on 30 miles away at a distributor. . . it started yesterday and ended at 2pm this afternoon. . . .OMG! I am SO going first thing next time - they had all kinds of stuff!!!! You did have to buy by the bolt though . . . but they even had licensed stuff!!!

That looked like an awesome sale!

I feel so forgotten...I thought you were all coming to Charlotte to see ME and not one mention of this native Charlottean in any of these posts I see...of course if you were talking about me, I wouldn't see it for a week....

Wait a minute... I thought I was staying at your house???? Do I need to find somewhere else to stay? You even said my snoring wasn't a problem - that cinched the deal for me.

I just assumed that you and Marianne were planning our itineraries???

[I live ten minutes from the speedway, just saying....

You might have more people staying at your house than you bargained for...

[She is staying with me you know... Have I mentioned lately we love Dr Seuss???

Andrea is staying too????

[D~ LOVED your bag, and those shirts are adorable! I can't believe your trip is in 15 days!!! Praying Josh is still improving! I know I missed stuff, but my sleep deprived brain doesn't know what!

Thank you... Yes, Josh is doing better... He goes back to work on Thursday - with lots of restrictions for about 8-12 weeks... I am happy to have him go - he is a bit stir crazy around the house...

Judy I would love to see you and your family if I ever get to Charlotte/Concord again.

I think it will be sooner rather than later. I just need to look into a few things for J and traveling outside of Disney with a child who has an ASD. I get nervous.

I can't imagine how hard that must be, trying to travel somewhere else... Disney is such a family friendly place, for every kind of family imaginable - so I can't imagine how hard it must be when you go elsewhere. Just remember, you will have lots of friends with you in Charlotte.

I started on my next bag yesterday... I bribed V to help me with the quilting. So far, she hasn't started helping yet. This is my AK bag... and I hope to have it done fairly quickly, because I think I am doing a simple applique (unless I change my mind). I also changed the size of this bag... I really liked the mini-EQ bag I just did, but I think it's too small for me... So, I am making this bag 1" shorter than the original UPB and about 1.5" wider - if I don't like it, I don't like it...

I am very afraid to start on the pirate shirts... I am really afraid Mr. R is going to wreck them - especially after the mess he was trying to make yesterday... We just might end up wearing plain tees with our pirate stuff... Naw... not acceptable - but the thought is looking better and better every minute. I might be saving those for last? I was also thinking that, instead of a huge applique front & center - maybe something smaller down near the bottom hem and off to the side? What do you all think?? That would be much easier for Mr. R to get to, and maybe much less swearing from me.

Anyways, on today's list... the AK UPB and some laundry...

D~

 

[mphalens]

I feel so forgotten...I thought you were all coming to Charlotte to see ME and not one mention of this native Charlottean in any of these posts I see...of course if you were talking about me, I wouldn't see it for a week....

Oh Judy! We could never forget you!!! Don't you know you're the prime person everyone wants to meet??? They're just using me for my knowledge of fabric stores, etc.

I live ten minutes from the speedway, just saying....

Which means you're close to a Hobby Lobby I think - see, again, that knowledge of fabric stores, that's all I'm good for

She is staying with me you know... Have I mentioned lately we love Dr Seuss???

Yes, let's discuss sleeping arrangements - I can take two, possibly more if they're willing to double up (and not care if we're all bumping into one another when we move around the house )... Of course, as far as fitting into a car - well, I can take 3 adults as long as two don't mind riding backwards in the 3rd row of my station wagon

Judy I would love to see you and your family if I ever get to Charlotte/Concord again.

I think it will be sooner rather than later. I just need to look into a few things for J and traveling outside of Disney with a child who has an ASD. I get nervous.

Yay! This makes me happy! What sort of stuff do you need to know for J? I bet between Judy and I we can give you lots of info or find someone who does know if we don't!

It's totally OK - Athene doesn't stop by as often as she used to - but I think she might still lurk occasionally???

Where IS she? Athene? Athene? Come out, come out, wherever you are!

I thought we did, as well?

Hmm ... maybe we should look into this???

Such a bummer.... Maybe you can pretend you don't know who they are?

Might as well, MIL is pulling her passive-aggressive "junk" at the moment - she's sending things for the boys and DH but not sending anything for me. We know it's her way of saying she thinks the reason DH isn't happy with her is ME, too bad DH wasn't happy with them LONG before I came into the picture.

Well, Mr R. is not getting rewarded with a trip to Charlotte after the way he's been acting... I'll just bring home a cone of it with me, and if he won't touch it Patience will - she is my favorite...

Yeah, I think that's a good idea

That looked like an awesome sale!

Don't you love seeing what the "mystery location of the day" is going to be when I send you a text?

Wait a minute... I thought I was staying at your house???? Do I need to find somewhere else to stay? You even said my snoring wasn't a problem - that cinched the deal for me.

It's ok, D~, we'll figure out the sleeping arrangements soon

I just assumed that you and Marianne were planning our itineraries???

Hopefully Judy & I can get together soon and work on them!

OKay - Must go read the 2 pm's I see I have . . .I don't know how long they've been there I always forget to look up at the top of the screen . . . Phalen actually pointed to the bolded number and asked what it meant, or I might not have seen it . . .

 

[babynala]

Sorry I didn't quote all your great pictures. I'm at my sisters for the weekend so I've been lurking on my phone and I am finally at a computer where I can post.

Your mini-UPB looks fabulous. Your quilting looks beautiful and your applique is perfect. Love the LGMH in the mirror. The t-shirts came out wonderful. You girls are going to look great in the parks. Beth's bows are so much fun and I think the shirt she made for you is so cool. The girls look so pretty with their new haircuts.

I'm glad Josh is feeling better and will be back to work this week. I hope he can take it easy at work since he didn't have much success with that at home (how did that volcano work out anyway?).

I think a smaller applique on the bottom of the shirt would look good. Can't wait to see your AK bag.

 

[DMGeurts]

Oh Judy! We could never forget you!!! Don't you know you're the prime person everyone wants to meet??? They're just using me for my knowledge of fabric stores, etc.

Totally... I use Marianne all the time for her vast knowledge.

Which means you're close to a Hobby Lobby I think - see, again, that knowledge of fabric stores, that's all I'm good for


Yes, let's discuss sleeping arrangements - I can take two, possibly more if they're willing to double up (and not care if we're all bumping into one another when we move around the house )... Of course, as far as fitting into a car - well, I can take 3 adults as long as two don't mind riding backwards in the 3rd row of my station wagon

OK... I don't mind riding with you... but I have to call shotgun... I get really bad motion sickness if I am not in the front and have a clear view of the road.

Yay! This makes me happy! What sort of stuff do you need to know for J? I bet between Judy and I we can give you lots of info or find someone who does know if we don't!


Where IS she? Athene? Athene? Come out, come out, wherever you are!



Hmm ... maybe we should look into this???



Might as well, MIL is pulling her passive-aggressive "junk" at the moment - she's sending things for the boys and DH but not sending anything for me. We know it's her way of saying she thinks the reason DH isn't happy with her is ME, too bad DH wasn't happy with them LONG before I came into the picture.

Gag... Double Gag!

Yeah, I think that's a good idea


Don't you love seeing what the "mystery location of the day" is going to be when I send you a text?

Actually, that's the highlight of my day!

It's ok, D~, we'll figure out the sleeping arrangements soon

Good... I'll definatly have to mooch off of someone - airfare prices are horrible... D might even have to take the grayhound.

Hopefully Judy & I can get together soon and work on them!

OKay - Must go read the 2 pm's I see I have . . .I don't know how long they've been there I always forget to look up at the top of the screen . . . Phalen actually pointed to the bolded number and asked what it meant, or I might not have seen it . . .

I don't think I've sent you any PMs in the last few weeks???

Sorry I didn't quote all your great pictures. I'm at my sisters for the weekend so I've been lurking on my phone and I am finally at a computer where I can post.

Your mini-UPB looks fabulous. Your quilting looks beautiful and your applique is perfect. Love the LGMH in the mirror. The t-shirts came out wonderful. You girls are going to look great in the parks. Beth's bows are so much fun and I think the shirt she made for you is so cool. The girls look so pretty with their new haircuts.

Thanks!!

I'm glad Josh is feeling better and will be back to work this week. I hope he can take it easy at work since he didn't have much success with that at home (how did that volcano work out anyway?).

Hmmm... I forgot about the volcano... A got all 10 extra credit points on it...

I think a smaller applique on the bottom of the shirt would look good. Can't wait to see your AK bag.

I was thinking about it, after I'd posted, and our tees are mens tees, so I am not sure if the appliques will work down there? They would if they were women's tees... Still trying to work it out in my mind - which sometimes is the largest obstical. LOL

D~

 

[miprender]

Judy----> We could never forget you!

Yep, since we all love someone Disney... I made us shirts to coordinate with our favorite Character - except Alli, because she doesn't really have a love for any of the Fab 5 characters (although, she doesn't dislike any of them either)...

I didn't enjoy Mr. Rocketpant's attitude while working with the knit shirts... Thankfully they are done... I am quite nervous about doing the pirate shirts though - they are much more detailed and I can't let Mr. R cop an attitude...

Anyways...

D~

I'll say it again.....these are adorable!

They did have their house on the market for a while - but when they had to drop it to 300,000 less than the value, and they have no desire to ever leave "The Rock" permanently, they took it off the market. House prices in RI freak me out. I grew up in the house my parents still live in . . . we barely had 2¢ to rub together a lot of the time. My parents made an investment in the 2 acre plot and spent $30,000 on it. Then it sat empty for years before they built the house. Dad is a contractor/builder, so he and his guys did the work. If I remember correctly it was a $150,000 mortgage originally? When the market was at its height it valued at $850,000 My parents are SO not the type of people to live in a house worth $850k. And people wonder why I don't think I'll ever be able to live in Jamestown again

Y'all - I think my mom must be good fabric luck . . . a friend here in Charlotte (actually, Aivilo, the pattern maker) posted on her facebook wall this morning that there was a warehouse sale going on 30 miles away at a distributor. . . it started yesterday and ended at 2pm this afternoon. . . .OMG! I am SO going first thing next time - they had all kinds of stuff!!!! You did have to buy by the bolt though . . . but they even had licensed stuff!!!

It's funny how no one really moves in RI... my inlaws are in the same house they have had since they got married 60 years ago and my mom lives in the same house that she grew up in. My grandmother's family built it in the 1910 and then my grandmother lived there after she was married and my parents purchased it after my brother was born where my mother still lives. The funny thing is my 94 yr old grandmother now lives there again.

Great hair bows from Beth! I can't get me 8 yr to wear much in her hair so I'm impressed that your dd's will.

My DD won't wear much in her hair either unless its a pony tail elastic.

 

[2girlsmommy]

D! I love the evil queen bag! I am curious about her lips though! Did you slowly change the thread width as you stitched her lips? It looks like it is narrower in the corners and wider in the middle. I've been so afraid to try hand appliqueing faces because of the small details-- yours are so amazing and beautiful!
Erica

 

[mphalens]

Totally... I use Marianne all the time for her vast knowledge.

OK... I don't mind riding with you... but I have to call shotgun... I get really bad motion sickness if I am not in the front and have a clear view of the road.

Hmm . . . now where have I heard this same phrase before? that's right - I'm the same way!!!! Just another reason why we're friends Our shared motion-sickness

Actually, that's the highlight of my day!

Good... I'll definatly have to mooch off of someone - airfare prices are horrible... D might even have to take the grayhound.

Hmm . . . maybe I could convince my mom we need to take a road trip to see some ancestral landmarks, etc. . . we'll just bring you back with us as a souvenir Then you'd only need a one way ticket home.

It's funny how no one really moves in RI... my inlaws are in the same house they have had since they got married 60 years ago and my mom lives in the same house that she grew up in. My grandmother's family built it in the 1910 and then my grandmother lived there after she was married and my parents purchased it after my brother was born where my mother still lives. The funny thing is my 94 yr old grandmother now lives there again.

Dude! I think it's because passing down houses is the only affordable way to own one in RI these day You know that commercial on tv with the grandfather and grandson sitting on the front steps that's all about how our children's generation might be the first to NOT experience home ownership? I always think of RI and how I want to live there again some day and how out of reach that seems.

 

[DMGeurts]

I wasn't planning to finish this bag today, but I just kept plugging along, and before I knew it, it was done.

First, I made some modifications to the UPB... After doing the EQ Mini-UPB - I decided I wanted to try a different version of the UPB - shorter and wider. I want to say that it's 11" tall by 13" wide - but now I can't remember. So if anyone wants definate dimensions - let me know. The reason I did this, for this particular bag, is that I'd really like to try to wear my zebra shoes in the park - I am fairly certain that I won't be able to wear them all day, so I want to be able to carry my flip flops & later my zebra shoes in the bag.

I used one of the extra clippies that Beth sent me, and rather than appliqueing this bag, I just embellished it... Isn't this little zebra guy adorable??? It's the perfect example of a basic UPB - you don't necessarily need to have an applique to make the bag cute - IMO. Sure, appliques are fun - but there are so many other ways you can convey your thought with out an applique.

Inside the front zippered pocket - my lighting wasn't the greatest tonight - since I finished after dark... The accents of this bag are actually hot pink.

Looking down into the front slip in pocket:

Looking down into the main compartment:

Inside of the bag:

D~

 

[nowellsl]

I love it!! I think the new size is great!

 

[mphalens]

ooooh! LOVE it!!!! Love that you designed it with throwing your shoes in it in mind!!!

 

[Lidian]

D, that zebra bag is totally adorable!!!!!!!

 

[tinkbell13]

I wasn't planning to finish this bag today, but I just kept plugging along, and before I knew it, it was done.

First, I made some modifications to the UPB... After doing the EQ Mini-UPB - I decided I wanted to try a different version of the UPB - shorter and wider. I want to say that it's 11" tall by 13" wide - but now I can't remember. So if anyone wants definate dimensions - let me know. The reason I did this, for this particular bag, is that I'd really like to try to wear my zebra shoes in the park - I am fairly certain that I won't be able to wear them all day, so I want to be able to carry my flip flops & later my zebra shoes in the bag.

I used one of the extra clippies that Beth sent me, and rather than appliqueing this bag, I just embellished it... Isn't this little zebra guy adorable??? It's the perfect example of a basic UPB - you don't necessarily need to have an applique to make the bag cute - IMO. Sure, appliques are fun - but there are so many other ways you can convey your thought with out an applique.

Inside the front zippered pocket - my lighting wasn't the greatest tonight - since I finished after dark... The accents of this bag are actually hot pink.

Looking down into the front slip in pocket:

Looking down into the main compartment:

Inside of the bag:

D~

Yet another awesome bag! I love how the quilting really stands out in it. Patience did a great job on those stitches, so straight! The clippie is perfect too. Don't ask me which one of your bags is my favourite because I just can't decide. I love them all!

 

[DMGeurts]

D! I love the evil queen bag! I am curious about her lips though! Did you slowly change the thread width as you stitched her lips? It looks like it is narrower in the corners and wider in the middle. I've been so afraid to try hand appliqueing faces because of the small details-- yours are so amazing and beautiful!
Erica

Thanks Erica... Yes, I did just satin stitch over the top of the lips - I do that a lot, some of my applique pieces are just so tiny, that's the only way to do it. I will say that appliqueing the faces is the hardest part... I can show my girls my appliques in progress, and they'll say "it looks great.... but you haven't done the face yet" LOL - they know that the face is the most important and very easy to totally wreck the whole thing.

Hmm . . . now where have I heard this same phrase before? that's right - I'm the same way!!!! Just another reason why we're friends Our shared motion-sickness

Kindred spirits for sure...

Hmm . . . maybe I could convince my mom we need to take a road trip to see some ancestral landmarks, etc. . . we'll just bring you back with us as a souvenir Then you'd only need a one way ticket home.

Yes, excellent idea... I have heard that I make an excellent souvenir!

I love it!! I think the new size is great!

Thanks! I am still debating on the new size... This one was just a prototype - I think that next time I might make a couple of small modifications...

ooooh! LOVE it!!!! Love that you designed it with throwing your shoes in it in mind!!!

Yah, I am really worried about those zebra shoes - I think I'll be lucky to make it through the front gate in them. They are super cute - but Josh still doesn't know I bought them so I haven't been able to break them in at all while he has been home. He goes back to work on Thurs., so you can bet I'll be sporting them around the house all day. I still don't know what I am wearing them with though - probably capris?

D, that zebra bag is totally adorable!!!!!!!

Thanks! The pictures make the pink look a little more neon than it actually is... It's more of a hot pink. It's definately not one of my best bags, but I wasn't sure I'd actually get to the AK bag, so I am just happy to have it done.

Yet another awesome bag! I love how the quilting really stands out in it. Patience did a great job on those stitches, so straight! The clippie is perfect too. Don't ask me which one of your bags is my favourite because I just can't decide. I love them all!

THanks! Yep - Patience does amazing stitching - one of the great many reasons I her so much! I am not sure how I got so lucky to have such an amazing machine - but she truly makes me look good. I agree, Beth's clippie looks awesome on there. Originally, I was going to attach it to a denim skirt - but said denim skirt is still too small - so I decided to use it elsewhere, since he's just too darn cute.


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I've finally figured out which appliques I am going to do on our pirate shirts - I want to get those done, so I can show you all my hideous pirate capris and our outfits... I am hoping to work on those during the week... I work 3 days this week, so it's gonna be a bit busy.

After that, I plan to work on my Toy Story bag... I am really struggling with this bag, as I don't know which style to make it. I was thinking of doing a small messenger - because we will only be at DHS for one day... Otherwise, I could do the modified UPB too - I am just not sure yet. The fabric is finally out of the wash though, so that's a step in the right direction.

Then, I need to do Alli's Dug wallet.

If I have time, I would like to do a sleeve for the lap top - which I am still not exactly sure which carryon that is going into - I might have to do some rearranging, so it fits into mine.

I would even love to do an accessory bag to carry our power strip and all of our chargers, so I can keep all of them together in one place... I will just have to see what time permits.

Attn. Andrea...
And then, I would like to do a case for my glasses/sunglasses... Since I've just recently started wearing my glasses again - I've just noticed that lately I can't read anything far away - I am thinking that my prescription has changed quite a bit over the last year, so I am anxious to get into the eye Dr. tomorrow and see how that goes. My current glasses definately help that situation - but they used to make me so motion sick when I'd wear them, that I couldn't stand to have them on - now they don't bother me at all? Weird, I know. Honestly, I haven't worn them once since we went to The Netherlands last May... Shame on me, I know.

I have to work all day today... both Josh and the girls are home...

D~

 

[DMGeurts]

There are a couple of Now n' Then pictures I'd like to recreate while we are in Disney... and I thought I would do a post about them...

First of all - if this interests you - there is a whole thread of others (which I have contributed to numerous times), you can find it here: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=880727

The one I am most anxious to get, is a picture of Victoria on Dumbo... It was only discovered once we got home from our last trip - that she even had the exact same pose... Obviously, in order for me to get this important picture, the first phase of the Fantasy Land expansion needs to be open...

Then, there is one of Allison ringing the bell on Tom Sawyer Island:

And then, the required Zurg photos:

Also, a great one in AK:

DHS:

Random:

Victoria's Frog picture:

Then, there are a couple that just won't happen during this trip.

And lastly - a couple that will never happen again... Soooo sad.

Does anyone else do this?

D~

 

[VBAndrea]

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Dude! I think it's because passing down houses is the only affordable way to own one in RI these day You know that commercial on tv with the grandfather and grandson sitting on the front steps that's all about how our children's generation might be the first to NOT experience home ownership? I always think of RI and how I want to live there again some day and how out of reach that seems.

So are you telling me that in 10 years my ds will be living in RI? I am going to have to pay the mortgage for 10 more years? This was not in my plans!

Seriously though, a house similar to ours (same model but phase I so smaller -- particularly a very small kitchen) has been on the market for 4 years now I think they lost it eventually b/c it appeared off the market and then was back on again shortly after. We won't lose our house, but I may be getting a new job that actually gives me hours! Guess I should start looking pretty soon. We can't even refinance since the value dropped over $100K! Refinancing might save me from having to get another job. And the Making Homes Affordable Obama crap is all that -- pure crap -- we don't qualify because we don't currently have 25% equity in the house.

I wasn't planning to finish this bag today, but I just kept plugging along, and before I knew it, it was done.

First, I made some modifications to the UPB... After doing the EQ Mini-UPB - I decided I wanted to try a different version of the UPB - shorter and wider. I want to say that it's 11" tall by 13" wide - but now I can't remember. So if anyone wants definate dimensions - let me know. The reason I did this, for this particular bag, is that I'd really like to try to wear my zebra shoes in the park - I am fairly certain that I won't be able to wear them all day, so I want to be able to carry my flip flops & later my zebra shoes in the bag.

D~

I love the bag (your quilting is done to perfection!) but I am so bummed about your zebra shoes. I was able to find these clear gel pads at Target for my little Crocs Mary Janes and that made them so I could wear them all day. Keep working on breaking those shoes in. I will be so sad if you have to lug them around in your bag. Tell Josh you got them at the thrift store. Or do what my mom always did -- she always quoted my dad half the price of what she paid for anything. They were happily married for 45 years (they'd still be married except he passed away).

Attn. Andrea...
And then, I would like to do a case for my glasses/sunglasses... Since I've just recently started wearing my glasses again - I've just noticed that lately I can't read anything far away - I am thinking that my prescription has changed quite a bit over the last year, so I am anxious to get into the eye Dr. tomorrow and see how that goes. My current glasses definately help that situation - but they used to make me so motion sick when I'd wear them, that I couldn't stand to have them on - now they don't bother me at all? Weird, I know. Honestly, I haven't worn them once since we went to The Netherlands last May... Shame on me, I know.

I have to work all day today... both Josh and the girls are home...


D~

Oh, so you have an eye problem and now you're willing to talk to me again. I see how that works. Using me again. So you wear your current glasses (or are supposed to) for distance? But you generally don't wear them -- so they can't have much of a prescription in them, yet you get motion sick? Must be astigmatism. Let me know what your doctor says. Just wait until you get old like me and can barely wear your contacts anymore. I am in progressives now. I used to wear my contacts 90% of the time to 10% glasses and now it's the opposite. My contacts dry out and are for crap at near. And once you go into progressives you will shell out some $$$. I get my glasses at cost and they were close to $400 I have a high prescription though so have to get the ultra expensive thinner lenses. My kids' glasses are soooooooo much cheaper!

 

[NiniMorris]

Just for you , D~, I thought I'd tel you about the special Donald souvenir we got on our very first trip...back when the kids were 2 and 3.

We were in line to meet Donald. The CMs were testing a new way to show the end of the line. We were given a nice helium balloon to hold that said the line ended here.

When we got to Donald...after he signed the kids books, he took our balloon and gave us a new one that said...nothing...until he signed it! He then spent a few minutes posing with the kids with a special Photo pass photographer...which we didn't know anything about and did not get the cd.... before he left.

We kept that balloon tied to the stroller all day! When we got back to the room it lived there until we were ready to go home. It now resides in my sewing studio. Still a bright yellow/orange foil type thingy with Donald's ginormous signature on it!

I really wish they had stuck with this...it was cute.


I now return you to your regularly scheduled PTR....


And yes, we do pictures like that of the kids....but I can't seem to find any of them. I really miss the ones at Minnie's sewing machine! I think I may have to have those framed and put in my studio as well....thanks for reminding me!

Nini

 

[cogero]

I wasn't planning to finish this bag today, but I just kept plugging along, and before I knew it, it was done.

First, I made some modifications to the UPB... After doing the EQ Mini-UPB - I decided I wanted to try a different version of the UPB - shorter and wider. I want to say that it's 11" tall by 13" wide - but now I can't remember. So if anyone wants definate dimensions - let me know. The reason I did this, for this particular bag, is that I'd really like to try to wear my zebra shoes in the park - I am fairly certain that I won't be able to wear them all day, so I want to be able to carry my flip flops & later my zebra shoes in the bag.

D~

Okay this is now my favorite. I just love it.

Andrea when I was at the Eye Doctor in December she told me that I would eventually need reading glasses. I was not amused. I paid double that for Glasses in December But thankfully I do love them.