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

Here's an outfit I just made for Alexa:

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Just doing my part to move things along!

THIS IS ADORABLE!!!! I know you said you were scared to deal with ETSY b/c of tax stuff, but do you sell your creations? You can PM me if necessary:) Nice work!
 
Glad you're having a good time so far. That resort was beautiful, can't wait to try it out myself!
 
So the Nerd Skirt will hopefully be finished tomorrow since I did all the top stitching and the panels are sewn together.

I love the Woodworking photos Judy.

oh and CHeryl welcome home :cheer2::cheer2:

I am helping my mom download books onto her kindle fire.
 
D... glad you are having a great time.

Can't believe the rude comment by the CM. We never heard any of that. In fact I was chatting with some CMs who also had some embroidery machines and wanted to know how to do the appliques.

Judy:headache: I can't imagine what happened but that is terrible if they were just nasty.:mad:
 

So nice to hear you're having a great time!

I had a friend send me one of those coolers. I still use it at home and think of how nice my friend was to do it. What a nice surprise from Lisa & Megan!

I wonder if the CM at the food court was the same one I had years ago at the Pop food court that said Disney would sue me for having made a Pop t-shirt.:laughing:

No wonder the girls think the food court is awesome-maybe they are comparing it to their school cafeteria?:rotfl:

Can't wait to see your silhouettes.

How cool that you saw your Evil Queen bag.

Hope you enjoyed CP. That early morning ADR is my favorite! I have one booked for May along with an early Tusker House-don't you have that too?
 
What is it with people saying Disney is going to sue over the embroidered clothing? My MIL and FIL were on Skype with their friends in Florida yesterday. She showed them the Canada Mickey head shirts I did for them and their friends asked if we were ready to be sued if we wore them in the parks? :confused3 I just don't get it.
 
Wanna try an order of beingnets... Oop, of course. :rolleyes1 Have a wonderful day everyone! :)

D~


How were the biengnets? They of course are my favorites! I had them everyday when we stayed there...nothing like fried dough and powdered sugar to start the day!

Lynn
 
What is it with people saying Disney is going to sue over the embroidered clothing? My MIL and FIL were on Skype with their friends in Florida yesterday. She showed them the Canada Mickey head shirts I did for them and their friends asked if we were ready to be sued if we wore them in the parks? :confused3 I just don't get it.

I don't get why people say that all the time. Even my local sewing store told me I could get my computer confiscated for having Disney applique's on it:confused3
 
I don't get why people say that all the time. Even my local sewing store told me I could get my computer confiscated for having Disney applique's on it:confused3

I am sorry... but I can't believe Disney would go after the little people... especially if you made it for yourself.... you are not violating anything if you make it for personal use. In order for it to be worth the time and effort for Disney to go after someone, there has to be enough money involved.... I've heard the reasoning that they have lawyers on retainer and the lawyers don't care who they go after...but the truth is, those lawyers will not STAY on retainer if their return isn't high enough!

I have gone to Disney every year since my youngest two were old enough to take (we are on trip number 9 or 10 now...) For all but the first one we have worn something I have made. Never once did anyone say anything to me about what we wore except to ask if I made it. When I said yes, they all commented they wish they were talented enough to make something like that!


Seems like everyone is confused with the push Disney has right now on pirated movies...... (which is a million dollars worth of lost revenue for Disney...)


Nini
 
That CM is just being a SPOILER!!! I wish they would of said it to me, instead of D. I'd explain that I made it on my little Brother machine that Disney sponsored and came loaded with Character appliques! I assume they targeted her because her work looks professional!
 
:wave: Hey Y'all! Remember me?
My email decided it didn't want to send me any DIS notifications . . . and the internet has been wonky . . .so I've just been keeping up with D~ via text message. Tonight the internet appear to want to be my friend, so I'm attempting to post!

I know that this one has been a loooong time coming... I am not really blown away by it, but I do believe I captured his personality - so that is always a big win for me.

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D~

LOVE the Dug! You TOTALLY captured his spirit!!! LOVE IT!

NO FAIR ANDREA!!!! You start a game and leave me hanging....





Judy - you crack me up!

OOPS! BUSTED! LOL!


D~ there is always room for one more...especially with such awesome bags! We have 30 designers to be a part, but not everyone will be having stuff for each launch.


Nini

DO IT! D~ C'mon! Your stuff ROCKS! DO IT!

Nope it isn't I think you should think about joining when you get back.

See, C agrees with me!

I LOVE :lovestruc:lovestruc:lovestruc:lovestruc: seeing your scrapbook pages! This summer I am packing my car full of all my supplies and pictures and while we all go out fabric shopping I'm making you stay home and do my scrapbook!!!! I'm j/k, you can do it while we all sit around chatting so you can be included on our conversations (see how kind I am?!).

I'll be back in a minute to post some pics....

I love the scrapbook pages too, Lisa! Not sure where my quote of them went???
Andrea - you should bring your stuff and I'll haul out my stuff and maybe I can actually finish scrapbooking my WEDDING in time for my 10th Anniversary this summer LOL

Quilts by Nini but nothing but sneaks will be done by the designers until April 3 with the launch.



Love the B-day present.

Okay I did post this on my PTR but I will share here to keep the thread moving.

Here is my completed set of nerds for Miss C's Skirt.
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LOVING the nerds!!! So freakin' cute!

I am going to try and pull a late night today or tomorrow to get it done before the competition this weekend.

Okay so lets move this along with my mindless ramblings, remember me being petrified of my serger and not being able to thread it. Well about 2 weeks ago one of the Disbotique girls gave me a tip on threading it backwards and now I can rethread my machine. I had to do it this morning and it took me 2 minutes.

I am now very happy with my serger it is my new love. I love the polished look it gives the outfits. I used it on the AK outfit for my first fully finished project.

and since not everyone follows my PTR I will post it here.
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I'm lost - HOW do you thread it backwards???


Forgive me D~ for what I am about to do to your PTR!!! But you REALLY should be enjoying Disney and NOT hanging out here! And you DID say I could decorate....:rolleyes1
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Love them ALL sister!!!
As well as the Scrapbook pages I missed quoting!


Lisa wants the Beauty Parlor chair and the bake set and the.... fill in the blank! Please post the BD pics in my TR of the WONDERFUL creations in action...PLEASE!!!! :flower3:


Okay D~ Once again I blame Andrea for my post, she told me to post these woodworking pics and HOW could I resist showing off the brilliance that my youngest son makes???? I invite you all over to our TR to see just how talented my children are and as their humble Mom it is my job to tell you just how great they are!

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Besides Talented children, I make cakes...

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When I grow up, I hope to embroider...and sew...


SOOOOOOOOOOO Just for Andrea (and yes, If she asked me to I would jump off a bridge for her!) Forgive me D~

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STOOL~ His first endeavor, look at the detail.

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CRANE~He is waiting on the other guys to finish their cabinets so they can move on to making clocks. At the rate they are going it will be next Christmas before that might even become a thought....

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CABINET~This was my Mother’s Day Present this past year and I LOVE it!

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CRADLE for Lisa, he made this for her ninth birthday and she LOVES it.

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Andrea will you PLEASE (pretty please) post those pics on our TR??? By the time Pete has time to do it for me, the moment will be past!

Chiara and Michelle ya’ll are in on the selling on FB???? How cool, I know first hand how GORGEOUS your work is! Andrea are you selling as well??? D~ You MUST join in!!!

Chiara, will you come live with me for a while and sew those INCREDIBLE creations for Lisa??? I will take care of J for you while you do....Of course Andrea and Michelle, you can come give her a hand.... I am just saying....And LISA, you do NOT have to clean my house...just take everybody back and forth to the doctors and therapy for me...I will cook and clean while you do that...:flower3: Oh wait, ya'll are coming to SEW not look at my dirty house! I forgot!!! D~ will make all of the customs bags for all of our new outfits....I will bake you all a cake....Nini, do you want to come too??? How about you Liz???? We still have tent beds for the bag yard to pitch....Oh I hope I didn't leave anyone who wants to come out, just speak up, don't be shy....I love everybody!

Hey, Judy, any dates on those camps yet? We need to start planning this big summer DIS get together in a little more detail!!!!

LOVE all the great pics!!!!

You all are being soooo bad....

But FUN, so I think I will join ya'll!!!

You are speaking to a Disney Cast Member again! The store I worked at (until they closed it) is re-opening! I have been hired - although everyone will be seasonal for the first 2 months (bummed about that, but I understand), and then they will only keep a few people on as permanent part-time. (PICK ME DISNEY!!!) I am just excited to be going back!


Have a good evening all!

Lynn

Congrats!!! So exciting that your store is re-opening!!!

NOt sure who's PTR this is, I used to post here a lot...

FIrst of all... I love seeing all the pictures that everyone has been posting! You all have been so busy! I wish I had the time to comment on each and every one of them.

I also have to say - Cheryl - the girls and I sat here reading what you wrote with tears in our eyes... It really moved us. Thank you.

I just wanted to let you all know that we had a good first day in Disney.

Our flight was a tad early. ME was nice - we weren't the first resort dropped off - but we didn't care, because we got to oogle other resorts. My girls already have a list prepared for our next resort.

Our room is amazing... Our location is amazing (bldg 6)... The resort is amazing... the view is amazing... the theme is amazing...

We LOVE the dining plan... so far, we've only eaten at the resort food court - but everyone that works there has been super nice to us, helping us learn the dining plan, because we've never used it before.

I had comments on Chiara's shirt - lots of them. V had comments on Marianne's shirt - lots of them...

Some of the resort empolyees loved the Up bag - and then asked my why Disney hadn't sued me yet. Yah - that was a bit uncomfortable, and I wasn't quite sure how to answer it???? I really wasn't prepared for that. So, now I'll probably get sued by Disney.

Otherwise - we had a wonderful first day in MK... Rode splash, Rode HM... Got the girls' and Rufus' silhouettes done...

I actually saw my Evil Queen bag too - so that was cool.

OK - the girls are bugging me to go to bed - we have an early ADR at CP tomorrow.

D~

Hi friend! See, I am posting on your PTR!
How weird that the CM said that about suing you! Eww!
So glad you are in the most magical place on earth! It would only be better if I could be there with you!
Did you get the email I sent you tonight??? White powdered donuts, I'm telling you!!!! A-FREAKIN-ADORABLE!
 
thanks Marianne for the scrapping :love: I create with paper, you all with fabric.....don't understand the sueing thing either, what about all the disney stuff we create for scrapbooks...they make the cartridges for the Cricuts and people make things and some sell them :confused3

Judy hasn't gotten the camp schedule yet, still on a waiting list, hope she gets an answer soon, I need to be planning too :thumbsup2

I don't have my emails anymore....filled up my acct way to much, so now I just click on the "user CP" in the upper left corner and it shows when my threads have been updated....less work!


see D~ hasn't check in with us today....guess she trusts us with her thread :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:



I sure am ready for the weekend....Megan has friday off so three days of lazy mornings :woohoo::woohoo:

btw - I posted an update earlier today on my TR....
 
Hi everyone!

First - Yes Marianne - I got your email... It was only slightly larger doing it that way. I did get some video about it from someone else - not very good video, but it helped me figure out the size. :lovestruc I totally see the "powdered donuts" - however, in light of our trip and where we are staying - I prefer to think of them as "beignets". :wizard: LOL

I am up earlier than I want to be... I accidentally set the alarm too early - it's very dark in here and I can't figure out how to shut it off - the girls are still sleeping and I am listening to static/bad dance party music. :eek:

THe girls and I had a pretty good day yesterday... We opened MK early and got lots of photopass pictures on Mainstreet... I am a bit disappointed in PP photographer availability - we've been in the park a lot and the only place we have pictures so far is up and down main street iwth the castle in the background. :confused3 A bit annoyed.

No more comments about being sued by Disney - I do want to clarify though that the CM wasn't rude about it at all... maybe a bit condecending or smug - but she wasn't rude. It was me who was fumbling all my words because I was so shocked by what she said.

THe girls and I wore Marianne's shirts yesterday, and we got a lot of comments on them. :lovestruc

Our CP breakfast was amazing! We are still shocked by how much food is on the Dining plan... The dessert seems like such a waste, because by the time I get to it - I am stuffed and can't eat it. So far, all of our food has been delicious.

I am super excited for today... Today is our big Diser meet day. We get to see Liddy and her family. We also get to meet Corri - who flew in last night and is staying with us at POFQ somewhere - she never texted me her room #, just that she was here. All 3 of our families will be in Epcot today, so we plan to do the Soarin' FP run together, and ride it. We also plan to meet up for lunch. Then tonight is our big Dismeet, with all the March Disers at WDW, we are meeting at Yee Haw Bob's. It should be a great time! :banana:

The girls and I also have our Cape May dinner ADR... I am trying to figure out a way that we can sneak in an afternoon break - as we are just exhaused... and we still have 8 days to go! :eek: I am not sure if we should take it right after we have lunch? Or if we should just skip out on Epcot early and head back to the hotel after our Cape May dinner? The last time we were here - we opened and closed every park we were in every day... This time, I am really trying to enjoy everything and take some breaks. The girls are enjoying the breaks...

Believe it or not (and I don't want to jynx it) - but the girls are getting a long really well... either the months of threatening are sinking in - or their dad bribed them??? They have had one little squabble over the hair straightener yesterday. I shouldn't even be telling you this - because now they are going to start fighting... :rolleyes1

I better get going... I need to tidy up my hair a little bit and do our breakfast run before it gets busy down there.

I hope you all have a wonderful day - and just so you know, I do log in from my phone and read - usually when we are on a bus - but I don't post. "I'm watching you" in my best Rozz imitation. :laughing:

D~
 
THIS IS ADORABLE!!!! I know you said you were scared to deal with ETSY b/c of tax stuff, but do you sell your creations? You can PM me if necessary:) Nice work!
No, I don't sell anything. I've thought about it because a lot of people said I should, but I never have. Do you sew at all? I honestly just started about 2.5 years ago with my only sewing "lessons" being home-ec in junior high over 30 years ago. Thank you for the compliment though :) My dd wore this outfit to school yesterday and loved it -- she thought it was so comfy because it's knit. I must buy more knits now! Sadly they aren't cheap, but this dress is pretty easy to make and you can do it with short sleeves and appliques on it as well.

I don't get why people say that all the time. Even my local sewing store told me I could get my computer confiscated for having Disney applique's on it:confused3
:rotfl2: That's a new one!

:wave: Hey Y'all! Remember me?
My email decided it didn't want to send me any DIS notifications . . . and the internet has been wonky . . .so I've just been keeping up with D~ via text message. Tonight the internet appear to want to be my friend, so I'm attempting to post!

I love the scrapbook pages too, Lisa! Not sure where my quote of them went???
Andrea - you should bring your stuff and I'll haul out my stuff and maybe I can actually finish scrapbooking my WEDDING in time for my 10th Anniversary this summer LOL

Hey, Judy, any dates on those camps yet? We need to start planning this big summer DIS get together in a little more detail!!!!
I remember you! I'm still waiting for photos of the kids in the Suess outfits -- feel free to post them right here on D's ptr. While the cat's away:cat: the mice come out to play :mickeyjum

So you scrapbook like I do? I never did our wedding -- I just started with the birth of ds. I am just past his first birthday and ready to work on a trip we did when he was 13 months old. He is ten now, so I'm only 9 years behind. If you're ten years behind I feel like I'm doing well now!

I'm quite sure I can make it down to visit for at least a night -- hopefully two. It all depends on childcare for ds. I don't think he'd be interested in coming. Alexa is dying for a playdate and sleepover with Lisa though! As long as my dh is not out of town childcare shouldn't be an issue. He can stay with grandma during the day. He's mature enough to stay by himself, but I think it would be illegal.

Hi everyone!

First - Yes Marianne - I got your email... It was only slightly larger doing it that way. I did get some video about it from someone else - not very good video, but it helped me figure out the size. :lovestruc I totally see the "powdered donuts" - however, in light of our trip and where we are staying - I prefer to think of them as "beignets". :wizard: LOL

I am up earlier than I want to be... I accidentally set the alarm too early - it's very dark in here and I can't figure out how to shut it off - the girls are still sleeping and I am listening to static/bad dance party music. :eek:

THe girls and I had a pretty good day yesterday... We opened MK early and got lots of photopass pictures on Mainstreet... I am a bit disappointed in PP photographer availability - we've been in the park a lot and the only place we have pictures so far is up and down main street iwth the castle in the background. :confused3 A bit annoyed.

No more comments about being sued by Disney - I do want to clarify though that the CM wasn't rude about it at all... maybe a bit condecending or smug - but she wasn't rude. It was me who was fumbling all my words because I was so shocked by what she said.

THe girls and I wore Marianne's shirts yesterday, and we got a lot of comments on them. :lovestruc

Our CP breakfast was amazing! We are still shocked by how much food is on the Dining plan... The dessert seems like such a waste, because by the time I get to it - I am stuffed and can't eat it. So far, all of our food has been delicious.

I am super excited for today... Today is our big Diser meet day. We get to see Liddy and her family. We also get to meet Corri - who flew in last night and is staying with us at POFQ somewhere - she never texted me her room #, just that she was here. All 3 of our families will be in Epcot today, so we plan to do the Soarin' FP run together, and ride it. We also plan to meet up for lunch. Then tonight is our big Dismeet, with all the March Disers at WDW, we are meeting at Yee Haw Bob's. It should be a great time! :banana:

The girls and I also have our Cape May dinner ADR... I am trying to figure out a way that we can sneak in an afternoon break - as we are just exhaused... and we still have 8 days to go! :eek: I am not sure if we should take it right after we have lunch? Or if we should just skip out on Epcot early and head back to the hotel after our Cape May dinner? The last time we were here - we opened and closed every park we were in every day... This time, I am really trying to enjoy everything and take some breaks. The girls are enjoying the breaks...

Believe it or not (and I don't want to jynx it) - but the girls are getting a long really well... either the months of threatening are sinking in - or their dad bribed them??? They have had one little squabble over the hair straightener yesterday. I shouldn't even be telling you this - because now they are going to start fighting... :rolleyes1

I better get going... I need to tidy up my hair a little bit and do our breakfast run before it gets busy down there.

I hope you all have a wonderful day - and just so you know, I do log in from my phone and read - usually when we are on a bus - but I don't post. "I'm watching you" in my best Rozz imitation. :laughing:

D~
We found afternoon breaks to be the best. That's when the parks seemed more crowded, though we didn't have bad crowds. I talked to my sister yesterday. They are at CBR (and not too happy with a couple of things like their broken refrig that took 24 hours to be replaced). Her bigget complaint is all the dang strollers and motorscooters/people mover thingies -- she said those are the worst (we never saw any when we were there!). So I imagine the corwds aren't the greatest right now and I think afternoon breaks would be the best -- alot of people get tired in the evening so the crowds die down then.

Have a fun day and a fun Dismeet! I am not working today so hopefully I can keep your ptr alive and well (:lmao::lmao::lmao:) while you are enjoying your day :)
 
Okay peeps, catch me up on here.

What 'store' are you talking about? (Because I do like to shop you know!). I haven't gotten to go thru all gazillion pages on this thread (OP, look how popular you are! :cool1: )

Glad you are off to a good start on your trip! We usually head back for down time right after lunch for a few hours. Of course, my DD's are 4 and 8 and the last time we did the World was when they were 2 and 6...so it was def necessary! We enjoy that time too!

Have a great vaca!
 
sounds like a fun day ahead! have a great time today and enjoy the DIS meet!

happy the girls are getting along :goodvibes


we are trying to behave without you....its Andrea's fault if we don't :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
 
THe girls and I had a pretty good day yesterday... We opened MK early and got lots of photopass pictures on Mainstreet... I am a bit disappointed in PP photographer availability - we've been in the park a lot and the only place we have pictures so far is up and down main street iwth the castle in the background. :confused3 A bit annoyed.

They were like that when we went too. Of course, I had nothing to compare it to, but from what I had seen on the DIS, I expected to see them everywhere. Oh well, At least I had my mom there to take pics ;)

Have a great time! So jealous! Both you and Liddy are gone, so I have no one commenting on my TR :sad2: Yes you two were keeping it going. Maybe I'll just wait til you get back :rolleyes1
 
we are trying to behave without you....its Andrea's fault if we don't :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I'm innocent! I've been doing yard work most of the day. I dug up one tree and disposed of it and then I moved one bush. 5 (possibly 6) more bushes to relocate. Amazing how much one's landscape changes after 10 years. Digging up well rooted bushes is not fun. Fortunately I only have to drag these a few feet to replant them.

Before I went outside I went up to the sewing room to start a new Olivia. I only got as far as pulling fabrics out and then decided since it was so nice outside I had better get a move on yardwork.

And then I saw my neighbor's have a landscape service pull up to remove all their debri and trim their bushes and mulch. And I saw another one on the way out of the neighborhood. I wish I had the money to hire a service. We are by no means poor, but I just don't understand where all these people get all this $$$ from.

Soccer and homework on the horizon for this evening so won't have much time to play here.

Oh, I have a dilemma. I really would love JUDY's input on this. DD has hair down to her behind. She has never let me trim more than an inch off. Suddenly she wants it cut to just past her shoulders :scared1::scared1::scared1: Clearly I disagree with this. I told her she must wait a week and think about it. Then she remembered she is being Dorothy for the school play in May so can't have it that short. So I told her I would trim 4 inches off of it for now (I think I can handle that -- it will get rid of all the straggly ends so may look better) but what am I going to do come May??? My only thought was I might feel better if we donated to locks of love (I did that with my hair once) but I will still be so sad to see her long hair go. Wanted Judy's input to see how she would feel if Lisa wanted her hair cut.
 
Oh, and did I mention I have a mild case of hives from doing yard work?! I never had allergies as a child (of course I lived in WI). I don't think VA likes me. I can't take any benadryl since I have to drive the kids around this evening. I told an allergy tablet, but I think those need to build up.
 
They were like that when we went too. Of course, I had nothing to compare it to, but from what I had seen on the DIS, I expected to see them everywhere. Oh well, At least I had my mom there to take pics ;)

Have a great time! So jealous! Both you and Liddy are gone, so I have no one commenting on my TR :sad2: Yes you two were keeping it going. Maybe I'll just wait til you get back :rolleyes1

If I have time tomorrow I will come visit you :) Then again, I've been known to invade ptr's so you had better watch out!!!! D would know nothing about this though so don't bother asking her.

Hmmmm, where's Cheryl lately. I know she's back. Is she doing a TR? We need her over here for entertainment purposes.
 












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