Disboutiquers Part 28 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[PrincessMickey]

Thanks for all the compliments!!

Thanks, I just realized looking at the picture I still have the snowscraper on the floor. I suppose it's finally time to take that out of the car. I like the style of the original dress better than the second. I'm not a huge fan of the color choice though. She picked fushia for the adults and tangerine for the little girls. I like the color pink and all but boy is this pink. One of the ladies I talked to on the phone yesterday said she hoped I looked good in pink. That didn't sound very encouraging to me. Here's the original.

http://www.davidsbridal.com/Product...al-Party-Bridesmaids-Short-Bridesmaid-Dresses

Here's the new style.
http://www.alfredangelo.com/collect...c9-de43-4942-bfa0-da77e21ebd65&pg=1&colorId1=

Oh, and she wants the sash to be orange. My wedding I only had one attendant so I just let her pick the dress in the color of my choice. I went with a light purple.

Love the organizers. It's on my list of things to make. Are they cotton or a special material ?

Thanks. They are just cotton. Each one has a character fabric for the pockets and a solid color for the front and back. Also bias tape on the top of the pockets and going around the outer edge.

 

[Dustykins]

Thanks for all the compliments!!

Oh, and she wants the sash to be orange. My wedding I only had one attendant so I just let her pick the dress in the color of my choice. I went with a light purple.

We're doing a vow renewal this summer and our colors are fuschia and orange (and turquoise). I love that combo. It's bold, and it doesn't sound like it would look good together, but it really can look great.

 

[VBAndrea]

Thanks, I just realized looking at the picture I still have the snowscraper on the floor. I suppose it's finally time to take that out of the car. I like the style of the original dress better than the second. I'm not a huge fan of the color choice though. She picked fushia for the adults and tangerine for the little girls. I like the color pink and all but boy is this pink. One of the ladies I talked to on the phone yesterday said she hoped I looked good in pink. That didn't sound very encouraging to me. Here's the original.

http://www.davidsbridal.com/Product...al-Party-Bridesmaids-Short-Bridesmaid-Dresses

Here's the new style.
http://www.alfredangelo.com/collect...c9-de43-4942-bfa0-da77e21ebd65&pg=1&colorId1=

Oh, and she wants the sash to be orange. My wedding I only had one attendant so I just let her pick the dress in the color of my choice. I went with a light purple.

I like the first dress way better -- I'm not a fan of the one shoulder strap thing. I think the orange sash will actually OK though -- better than it being entirely pink. I recently saw a fabric with a white background that had orange and hot pink flowers on it and it was very cute. I will have to scan a pic of pic of my purple dress for you. You will be very thankful once you see what I had to wear.

 

[Meshell2002]

Eeeeks on your machine and car! Don't you just love it when everything seems to go at once! I hope both were just having a bad day and start to behave appropriately.

So are you hoping for a boy or girl or are you indifferent? I so wanted a girl for #1 and it was a boy and for #2 I was very indifferent. Another boy would have been fabulous so #1 would have a playmate but I still wanted a girl. In the grand scheme of things, I realized it never really matters. I love both my kids and wouldn't trade either -- I'm just sad we were never able to have more.

We are sort of indifferent since we have one of each (DS almost 6 now and DD 3) and love them both for their unique qualities. I do want to sew/ shop though either way this it for us most likely...and we have upset the balence in the household

I was really surprised when we announced this pregnancy how many people assumed it was accidental sine we "had one of each" "the perfect family" I didn't know there were any perfect families

 

[PrincessMickey]

We're doing a vow renewal this summer and our colors are fuschia and orange (and turquoise). I love that combo. It's bold, and it doesn't sound like it would look good together, but it really can look great.

I like the first dress way better -- I'm not a fan of the one shoulder strap thing. I think the orange sash will actually OK though -- better than it being entirely pink. I recently saw a fabric with a white background that had orange and hot pink flowers on it and it was very cute. I will have to scan a pic of pic of my purple dress for you. You will be very thankful once you see what I had to wear.

Let me clarify and add more, I don't mind the pink and orange together, I think they go well together. To get the orange sash I have to order the extra sash separate which is considerably adds to the cost, I will be getting the fushia dress and then the orange sash. I have to order both items as a super rush to ensure I get them on time. It will cost an additional $45 extra per item for the rush.

 

[pyrxtc]

Oh yeah, forgot to tell everyone I was able to find some Ni Hao, Kai-lan fabric on clearance at a Joann's. I bought the almost 3 yards they had left. I always loved watching that show with my kids. Can't wait to make something with it. nice cotton material.

 

[Mouse7116]

I really like the baby quilt! I enjoy seeing quilts that others have made. It's been a while since I quilted since the local Ronald McDonald House doesn't even take them anymore! (I donated lap quilts for children in wheelchair and they told me they had too many already) Maybe I should try a nursing home instead.


Project Linus is another organization that can always take quilts. I don't think that they are terribly finicky on size either.

On a sewing note, today I picked up some patterns and a dinosaur knit and some Buzz Lightyear and coordinating to try my hand at some clothing construction. Actually, I've coerced a friend into teaching me how to use her serger. The knit will be cool weather pjs and the Buzz will hopefully be a bowling type shirt. Wish me luck! I'll be sure to post pictures however they turn out.

 

[smile5sunshine]

Sorry for skipping some things, I will go back shortly to quote and comment on all your lovely projects, but I have a QUESTION for SANDI OR any other people experienced with sewing clothes from commercial patterns

I picked up these 3 patterns today:

McCall's M5391

McCall's M6354

Vintage Vogue V8789

And I'm trying to begin figuring out what SIZE to sew for myself. I usually wear a size 4 or Small in RTW clothes, but when I use my measurements that I take (bust/waist/hip/etc.), according to the pattern sizing I would be a Large for the tunic, a size 14 for the vintage dress, and the shorts. I even rechecked to make sure I was getting the measurements the right way, and I AM! I tried looking up the patterns on the pattern review site Sandi reccomended, and no one seemed to say the patterns are sized small SO I guess I'm asking is it NORMAL that I would need to make such a bigger size off a pattern as opposed to something I buy off the rack??

SANDI HELP ME OUT! I KNOW you just sewed the Vintage Vogue recently!

okay, thanks so much for I am but a wee grasshopper.
Sunshine

 

[smile5sunshine]

Oh yeah, forgot to tell everyone I was able to find some Ni Hao, Kai-lan fabric on clearance at a Joann's. I bought the almost 3 yards they had left. I always loved watching that show with my kids. Can't wait to make something with it. nice cotton material.

Yay for the Kai-lan fabric. I can't wait to see what you do with it.

We are sort of indifferent since we have one of each (DS almost 6 now and DD 3) and love them both for their unique qualities. I do want to sew/ shop though either way this it for us most likely...and we have upset the balence in the household

I was really surprised when we announced this pregnancy how many people assumed it was accidental sine we "had one of each" "the perfect family" I didn't know there were any perfect families

Oh man I was in the middle of a design when my machine screen just decided to freeze up! This is the same machine that I just spend $75 on replacing the motor. I'm afraid this decade old machine may not be doing too well in the computer board department. The service guy that fixed it in Jan said he'd look at it....but he didn't sound too hopeful of finding the cause....It does of course come when we aren't looking at spending a lot of extra money right now, my car also just decided to shut off yesterday in the 95 degree heat, so that's either going to be an expensive fix or a new (to me) car. GRRRR.

So today after DS kindergarten interview we are going to go to walmart and buy a gift since I can't finish my project.:Hopefully the car will make it.

On the up side my gender u/s is June 5th!

I completely understand what you mean. We have four kiddos and every time we would announce a new pregnancy I swear people would speak before even THINKING. I don't know how many times I heard comments like "better you than me." of course, in a way i couldn't agree MORE with their statement! Oh and sorry to hear about your botched sewing project. I HATE it when I have to toss something I've been working on. Hopefully it won't cost too much to get your machine going again.

Thanks for all the compliments!!
Thanks, I just realized looking at the picture I still have the snowscraper on the floor. I suppose it's finally time to take that out of the car. I like the style of the original dress better than the second. I'm not a huge fan of the color choice though. She picked fushia for the adults and tangerine for the little girls. I like the color pink and all but boy is this pink. One of the ladies I talked to on the phone yesterday said she hoped I looked good in pink. That didn't sound very encouraging to me. Here's the original.

Oh, and she wants the sash to be orange. My wedding I only had one attendant so I just let her pick the dress in the color of my choice. I went with a light purple.

But anyway enough of the drama for now so here's the organizer all complete and then in the car along with the other one.

I must admit, what you are experiencing is one of the biggest reasons I'm happy that everyone I know is now MARRIED! Sorry you are getting the run-around on the dress and it's going to end up costing you so much. HOWEVER, I also want to add that your car organizers look great!

So just a little bit of an update on our August trip. I have totally dropped the idea of doing a PTR. There is no way I can keep up with one (I barely keep up with this thread as it is!) and I realized I hate sharing info about my family to others. I actually started writing the PTR and I simply didn't feel comfortable posting it. Oh well, I will just lurk on others' PTR instead! The second update is that we decided not to rent DVC this time. It's simply too late in the game for not doing split stays. We have the free dining package at Coronado Springs and we know we will like it there (our 5th time staying there). At least that's one more thing settled for our trip!

I'm sure you will have a WONDERFUL trip nonetheless!

OhMyGoodness, I'm ridiculously behind. I came over to post my tinkerbell fun for Andrea that I finally finished up today! Thanks for asking me to do this, it inspired me to try something new!

And I just couldn't resist... She now has a complete Tinkerbell outfit.

I'm about 6 pages behind.. YIKES!

OH this came out adorable! WONDERFUL job!

My taggie blankets. grabbed both for the pic so you could see the front and back at the same time.

My circus dress, I saw this fabric and knew I had to do something completely crazy and out there with it for a dress. I got this pattern at a clearance center with the big bow and poufy sleeves.

front

back

The taggie blankets and kid's clothes are great! Sorry I had to take out a bunch of pictures because I had too many quoted, but I left the circus dress because I like that one the best. The fabric is VERY cute, and it's just not something you'd see everyday, kwim? My favorite part is the big top stripe in the middle! SO CUTE!

For those of you that don't follow my TR, or my FB fan page, or my personal FB page... My latest bag:

And then - a teaser photo for my Launch bag:​

D~

I already commented (I think?) on the tigger bag. It's Great/Fantastic/Awesome/Etc. and I can't wait to see what the launch bag turns out to be!

Thank you for all the replies regarding hoop size and machine preference. I would have been here sooner but I was trying to catch up on the thread from the beginning of this one. Goodness you ladies are talented!

I believe that DH has resigned himself that I am going to go forward with this and while it is not totally in the budget right now, I have some time to do more research and save my pennies.

In the meantime I thought I would share a few pictures of my work just for a little more eye candy on this thread.

This is a block from a quilt I made for a dear friend of mine that I haven't quilted yet because I have an error somewhere as the top is not squaring up correctly.

This is a table topper a friend and I redrafted from an antique block we saw at a quilt show.

Lastly

This is a baby quilt a friend and I designed around the fabric (the cream and the brown border). Her favorite color is brown and she was expecting a girl.

Happy sewing everyone!

Everything looks great but I LOVE the Christmas tree quilt block! Great fabric combinations for that one!

I finished up the boy-wear after dinner and got the little monsters to model for me (and my new camera, a Nikon D3100, came - happy Mother's Day to me!)

Time to dig through the fabric and decide on my next endeavor!

LOVE IT!!! the Mickey board shorts are so cute but I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Snoopy set. Truth be told, he (Snoopy) was/is my first love. (NO ONE TROW ROCKS AT ME!!!!)

This is the week for surgery. I am having some minor surgery in the morning. I will probably only be out of the loop for tomorrow. But I am sure that will mean that I will have pages and pages of beautiful things to see when I get back in here.

I'm sure your surgery is already over, but praying for a speedy recovery for you.


WHICH REMINDS ME OH CHERYL hope you are continuing to recover and getting more food down.

Here are just a few pics from the play. The Wicked Witch and Tin Man are tall 5th graders. Lion is a 4th grader -- I made his mane and did his makeup (much to his protest!). And one pic with me in it and one of Alexa wearing Daddy's cap. And this concludes the Dorothy series -- I won't bore you all with any more photos. The play went great and all the kids did super -- I don't think a single child missed any lines.

Oh thank you so much for sharing these pictures with us. Looks like it was a great play. LOVE the one with your DD wearing her daddy's hat. So precious!

Okay, that should catch me back up!
Sunshine

 

[pyrxtc]

Sorry for skipping some things, I will go back shortly to quote and comment on all your lovely projects, but I have a QUESTION for SANDI OR any other people experienced with sewing clothes from commercial patterns

I picked up these 3 patterns today:

McCall's M5391

McCall's M6354

Vintage Vogue V8789

And I'm trying to begin figuring out what SIZE to sew for myself. I usually wear a size 4 or Small in RTW clothes, but when I use my measurements that I take (bust/waist/hip/etc.), according to the pattern sizing I would be a Large for the tunic, a size 14 for the vintage dress, and the shorts. I even rechecked to make sure I was getting the measurements the right way, and I AM! I tried looking up the patterns on the pattern review site Sandi reccomended, and no one seemed to say the patterns are sized small SO I guess I'm asking is it NORMAL that I would need to make such a bigger size off a pattern as opposed to something I buy off the rack??

SANDI HELP ME OUT! I KNOW you just sewed the Vintage Vogue recently!

okay, thanks so much for I am but a wee grasshopper.
Sunshine

I have been sewing pretty much all commercial patterns and as far as I can tell, they run pretty much at the size they say on the back if you follow the seam instructions.

I would say to pin a mock up together of a light muslin or cheaper fabric and then see if that fits you. You will need help with it. That is what I plan to do with my dress I want to make soon.

Yay for the Kai-lan fabric. I can't wait to see what you do with it.

The taggie blankets and kid's clothes are great! Sorry I had to take out a bunch of pictures because I had too many quoted, but I left the circus dress because I like that one the best. The fabric is VERY cute, and it's just not something you'd see everyday, kwim? My favorite part is the big top stripe in the middle! SO CUTE!

Sunshine

I know there were tons of pictures, sorry. The striped fabric is actually the entire underskirt. The circus part is just a cover pinafore and completely removable. so when she walks it should show a lot more. I really do need someone who will model the clothes for me. I LOVE that you picked up that the stripes is the big top. My DD actually asked what peanuts have to do with the circus.

I saw that fabric at the clearance store and wanted it but left it the first time, when it was still there when I went back a week later, uncut, I knew I had to buy it. I have about 3 yards of each left. Maybe a little more of the yellow.

 

[ivey_family]

It's been a busy night...

and I have two more larger pairs of the Mickey shorts almost done as well!

I didn't grab both posts, but all the boy stuff is super cute!

It looks like the play was a big success! Love the pic of you and Alexa!

This is the week for surgery. I am having some minor surgery in the morning. I will probably only be out of the loop for tomorrow. But I am sure that will mean that I will have pages and pages of beautiful things to see when I get back in here.

I hope you're recovering well, Diane!

In the meantime I thought I would share a few pictures of my work just for a little more eye candy on this thread.

Happy sewing everyone!

All the quilts are very pretty!

For those of you that don't follow my TR, or my FB fan page, or my personal FB page... My latest bag:

And then - a teaser photo for my Launch bag:​

Thanks for looking!

D~

Tigger is adorable! Love all those bright colors. And that dotted fabric is great! Can't wait to see the whole bag!

My circus dress, I saw this fabric and knew I had to do something completely crazy and out there with it for a dress. I got this pattern at a clearance center with the big bow and poufy sleeves.

front

All the outfits are beautiful, but the circus dress is a showstopper! Those are great fabrics! What a great idea to make some bigger items now!

Oh man I was in the middle of a design when my machine screen just decided to freeze up! This is the same machine that I just spend $75 on replacing the motor. I'm afraid this decade old machine may not be doing too well in the computer board department. The service guy that fixed it in Jan said he'd look at it....but he didn't sound too hopeful of finding the cause....It does of course come when we aren't looking at spending a lot of extra money right now, my car also just decided to shut off yesterday in the 95 degree heat, so that's either going to be an expensive fix or a new (to me) car. GRRRR.

So today after DS kindergarten interview we are going to go to walmart and buy a gift since I can't finish my project. Hopefully the car will make it.

On the up side my gender u/s is June 5th!

I'm sorry you've had car and machine troubles! That's never fun. What fun about your ultrasound. We never found out ahead of time, but I SOO loved seeing the baby for that brief moment!

And I just couldn't resist... She now has a complete Tinkerbell outfit.

Those are all really cute! I love the flip-flops!

Both of those turned out great! We have a store bought one with elastic and the kids pull on it all the time. Good call on the cording!

Sorry for skipping some things, I will go back shortly to quote and comment on all your lovely projects, but I have a QUESTION for SANDI OR any other people experienced with sewing clothes from commercial patterns

I picked up these 3 patterns today:

And I'm trying to begin figuring out what SIZE to sew for myself. I usually wear a size 4 or Small in RTW clothes, but when I use my measurements that I take (bust/waist/hip/etc.), according to the pattern sizing I would be a Large for the tunic, a size 14 for the vintage dress, and the shorts. I even rechecked to make sure I was getting the measurements the right way, and I AM! I tried looking up the patterns on the pattern review site Sandi reccomended, and no one seemed to say the patterns are sized small SO I guess I'm asking is it NORMAL that I would need to make such a bigger size off a pattern as opposed to something I buy off the rack??

SANDI HELP ME OUT! I KNOW you just sewed the Vintage Vogue recently!

okay, thanks so much for I am but a wee grasshopper.
Sunshine

I've done quite a bit of sewing with commercial patterns. It's always a bit of a shock to the system to compare ready to wear sizing to pattern sizing. I usually wear a much larger size in patterns. Before cutting something out, I would do some careful flat pattern measuring. A muslin is also never a bad idea rather than spoil expensive fabric. I have found that most patterns need some kind of adjustment for a good fit.

Regards,
C.

 

[Meshell2002]

Sorry for skipping some things, I will go back shortly to quote and comment on all your lovely projects, but I have a QUESTION for SANDI OR any other people experienced with sewing clothes from commercial patterns

I picked up these 3 patterns today:

McCall's M5391

McCall's M6354

Vintage Vogue V8789

And I'm trying to begin figuring out what SIZE to sew for myself. I usually wear a size 4 or Small in RTW clothes, but when I use my measurements that I take (bust/waist/hip/etc.), according to the pattern sizing I would be a Large for the tunic, a size 14 for the vintage dress, and the shorts. I even rechecked to make sure I was getting the measurements the right way, and I AM! I tried looking up the patterns on the pattern review site Sandi reccomended, and no one seemed to say the patterns are sized small SO I guess I'm asking is it NORMAL that I would need to make such a bigger size off a pattern as opposed to something I buy off the rack??

SANDI HELP ME OUT! I KNOW you just sewed the Vintage Vogue recently!

okay, thanks so much for I am but a wee grasshopper.
Sunshine

It is very common to be totally off from your RTW size when dealing with commercial patterns. I always go by the FINISHED measurements listed on the pattern (I know simplicity and mccalls furnish this I havn't sewn a Vogue lately)

If you are bigger than a B cup your shirt & upper dress sizing may be tricky....typically if you are and the pattern is really fitted (I'm thinking of that vogue dress pattern you had) you will probably need a full bust adjustment. It makes a world of difference in the fit. It seems complicated at first but once you learn your alterations they are the same every time you make something....so it's worth the time to learn.

I highly recommend "Fit for Real People" by Patti Palmer it's a great fitting book that shows you how and why patterns are what they are....and how to fix them.

 

[Piper]

Sorry for skipping some things, I will go back shortly to quote and comment on all your lovely projects, but I have a QUESTION for SANDI OR any other people experienced with sewing clothes from commercial patterns

Vintage Vogue V8789

And I'm trying to begin figuring out what SIZE to sew for myself. I usually wear a size 4 or Small in RTW clothes, but when I use my measurements that I take (bust/waist/hip/etc.), according to the pattern sizing I would be a Large for the tunic, a size 14 for the vintage dress, and the shorts. I even rechecked to make sure I was getting the measurements the right way, and I AM! I tried looking up the patterns on the pattern review site Sandi reccomended, and no one seemed to say the patterns are sized small SO I guess I'm asking is it NORMAL that I would need to make such a bigger size off a pattern as opposed to something I buy off the rack??

SANDI HELP ME OUT! I KNOW you just sewed the Vintage Vogue recently!

okay, thanks so much for I am but a wee grasshopper.
Sunshine

I would definitely go with the measurements on the patterns--not the size. Especially on the vintage, the sizes aren't the same. When I was a teen-ager, I weighed 103 and was 5' 7 1/2" and I wore a size 10 in patterns and clothes. Over the years, the sizes got smaller for the same measurements. By the time I was in my 20's, I was the same height and weight and wore a size 5, then a 3, then a 1 as the sizes changed.

sighing~~~~those were the days BC (before cortizone.)

 

[dianemom2]

Hi Everybody,
I have been reading all the posts and I love everything I've seen. My minor surgery did not go as expected. I am fine now but I was having surgery to remove my medi-port that I've had in place for several years. They believed that there was a leak in it but it turned out that it was completely broken. When they had me in the surgery and went to pull out the port a piece of it slipped into the artery in my neck and was carried down to my heart where it was lodged. They had to do an emergency procedure to go and get the piece out of my heart. I am fine and only have a small extra incision but haven't felt really great or energetic yet. I will be completely healed in a couple more days though. It was a close call and I am glad that it happened in the hospital because if the piece had lodged in my heart while I was at home, it might have had some terrible consequences.

 

[blessedmom4]

Diane, Please know I am thankful you are well enough to let us know how your surgery went and hope that you have a speedy recovery!

I can’t keep up with our TR, much less this fun thread...BUT, I know that Lynn posted a request for hospital gowns for my little Princess here and we received two pretty gowns today that made Lisa have the BIGGEST smile! She is THRILLED to wear something else besides those ugly green gowns at the hospital. I wanted to share their hard work with you. I know Lynn, Andrea and Amy M are also sending Lisa gowns and we are grateful to Flora for offering! Lisa will be admitted Mother’s Day for surgery on May 15. We welcome your prayers please.

These pretty gifts were made by Mary (RMAMom) the Ariel Hospital Gown and from Ann (fruto76) the Princess Hospital Gown.

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[billwendy]

Hi everyone!!

Just a reminder that the ship date for Justin's big give is TOMORROW!!! YAY!!!!

So excited for this adorable loving family!!!!

Please let me know if you are having difficulty. The ship date for this is important as they live in Canada!!

Thanks!!

 

[VBAndrea]

Oh yeah, forgot to tell everyone I was able to find some Ni Hao, Kai-lan fabric on clearance at a Joann's. I bought the almost 3 yards they had left. I always loved watching that show with my kids. Can't wait to make something with it. nice cotton material.

Very cute!

Sorry for skipping some things, I will go back shortly to quote and comment on all your lovely projects, but I have a QUESTION for SANDI OR any other people experienced with sewing clothes from commercial patterns

I picked up these 3 patterns today:

McCall's M5391

McCall's M6354

Vintage Vogue V8789

And I'm trying to begin figuring out what SIZE to sew for myself. I usually wear a size 4 or Small in RTW clothes, but when I use my measurements that I take (bust/waist/hip/etc.), according to the pattern sizing I would be a Large for the tunic, a size 14 for the vintage dress, and the shorts. I even rechecked to make sure I was getting the measurements the right way, and I AM! I tried looking up the patterns on the pattern review site Sandi reccomended, and no one seemed to say the patterns are sized small SO I guess I'm asking is it NORMAL that I would need to make such a bigger size off a pattern as opposed to something I buy off the rack??

SANDI HELP ME OUT! I KNOW you just sewed the Vintage Vogue recently!

okay, thanks so much for I am but a wee grasshopper.
Sunshine

I can not help you one bit on sizing. I wonder if pattern manufacturers didn't decrease their sizes when the garment industry did I agree with Piper -- I'm 20 pounds heavier now than when I got married 13 years ago, yet I now wear the same size or a size smaller. And they've done the same with kids' clothes -- I just bought my son some size L shirts on clearance and it will probably be a few years before he can wear them!

Nonetheless, I love your pattern selection! I would love all of those!

Hi Everybody,
I have been reading all the posts and I love everything I've seen. My minor surgery did not go as expected. I am fine now but I was having surgery to remove my medi-port that I've had in place for several years. They believed that there was a leak in it but it turned out that it was completely broken. When they had me in the surgery and went to pull out the port a piece of it slipped into the artery in my neck and was carried down to my heart where it was lodged. They had to do an emergency procedure to go and get the piece out of my heart. I am fine and only have a small extra incision but haven't felt really great or energetic yet. I will be completely healed in a couple more days though. It was a close call and I am glad that it happened in the hospital because if the piece had lodged in my heart while I was at home, it might have had some terrible consequences.

OMG!!! I am so thankful you are OK -- that sounds so incredibly scary. I am glad you were in good hands in the hospital. I hope you get your rest for now and the energy will come in time.

Diane, Please know I am thankful you are well enough to let us know how your surgery went and hope that you have a speedy recovery!

I can’t keep up with our TR, much less this fun thread...BUT, I know that Lynn posted a request for hospital gowns for my little Princess here and we received two pretty gowns today that made Lisa have the BIGGEST smile! She is THRILLED to wear something else besides those ugly green gowns at the hospital. I wanted to share their hard work with you. I know Lynn, Andrea and Amy M are also sending Lisa gowns and we are grateful to Flora for offering! Lisa will be admitted Mother’s Day for surgery on May 15. We welcome your prayers please.

These pretty gifts were made by Mary (RMAMom) the Ariel Hospital Gown and from Ann (fruto76) the Princess Hospital Gown.

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They look great! I am so glad you posted pics of Lisa modeling them! Are they long enough? This was a big dilemma for all of us!

Who is this "Andrea" you are speaking of? But I am hopeful your package from Isa will arrive tomorrow. It might not thanks to the garage door situation. For those who don't know, I wanted to mail my package first thing Thursday morning but on Wed night my garage door broke with my car inside. The door could only be opened 1.5 feet. It wasn't repaired until noon on Thursday so my package got out a few hours later than I intended. And then, to top it off, I mailed Lisa B's fleece blankets (for the orphanage) at the same time and when I put hers in the self serve shoot I apparently jammed it So they told me to just set Judy's package on the end of the counter. I hope someone took it right away and that it's not still sitting on the end of the counter! And to top it off, the lady behind me at the self serve thingie gave me a snotty look b/c then she too had to walk her package down to the counter.

 

[pyrxtc]

Hi Everybody,
I have been reading all the posts and I love everything I've seen. My minor surgery did not go as expected. I am fine now but I was having surgery to remove my medi-port that I've had in place for several years. They believed that there was a leak in it but it turned out that it was completely broken. When they had me in the surgery and went to pull out the port a piece of it slipped into the artery in my neck and was carried down to my heart where it was lodged. They had to do an emergency procedure to go and get the piece out of my heart. I am fine and only have a small extra incision but haven't felt really great or energetic yet. I will be completely healed in a couple more days though. It was a close call and I am glad that it happened in the hospital because if the piece had lodged in my heart while I was at home, it might have had some terrible consequences.

glad they caught it when they did and hope for a swift recovery.

 

[PrincessMickey]

Hi Everybody,
I have been reading all the posts and I love everything I've seen. My minor surgery did not go as expected. I am fine now but I was having surgery to remove my medi-port that I've had in place for several years. They believed that there was a leak in it but it turned out that it was completely broken. When they had me in the surgery and went to pull out the port a piece of it slipped into the artery in my neck and was carried down to my heart where it was lodged. They had to do an emergency procedure to go and get the piece out of my heart. I am fine and only have a small extra incision but haven't felt really great or energetic yet. I will be completely healed in a couple more days though. It was a close call and I am glad that it happened in the hospital because if the piece had lodged in my heart while I was at home, it might have had some terrible consequences.

Glad everything is good now and everything was taken care of. Will keep you i my prayers and hope ou start getting your energy back soon.

Diane, Please know I am thankful you are well enough to let us know how your surgery went and hope that you have a speedy recovery!

I can’t keep up with our TR, much less this fun thread...BUT, I know that Lynn posted a request for hospital gowns for my little Princess here and we received two pretty gowns today that made Lisa have the BIGGEST smile! She is THRILLED to wear something else besides those ugly green gowns at the hospital. I wanted to share their hard work with you. I know Lynn, Andrea and Amy M are also sending Lisa gowns and we are grateful to Flora for offering! Lisa will be admitted Mother’s Day for surgery on May 15. We welcome your prayers please.

These pretty gifts were made by Mary (RMAMom) the Ariel Hospital Gown and from Ann (fruto76) the Princess Hospital Gown.

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Those look great and definately much better than hospital issued gowns. I'll be praying everything goes well for Lisa.

 

[PurpleEars]

FYI, I found a free tut for a microwave bowl holder -- I haven't tried it and it's not perfectly detailed, but looks doable. I want to buy the microwave batting stuff before trying it (and that likely will not happen within the next week). Thought I would share though in case anyone is interested:
http://www.quiltinaday.com/community/topic.asp?forum=3&topic=24991

Thanks Andrea for posting the link. I almost bought some tater batting today and then conveniced myself not to get them (not sufficiently on sale for my taste).

Thanks, I just realized looking at the picture I still have the snowscraper on the floor. I suppose it's finally time to take that out of the car. I like the style of the original dress better than the second. I'm not a huge fan of the color choice though. She picked fushia for the adults and tangerine for the little girls. I like the color pink and all but boy is this pink. One of the ladies I talked to on the phone yesterday said she hoped I looked good in pink. That didn't sound very encouraging to me.

Oh, and she wants the sash to be orange. My wedding I only had one attendant so I just let her pick the dress in the color of my choice. I went with a light purple.

I have to say I like the first one better too. My first thought on the second one was "I don't think it will look too flattering on most figures." I hope you will look fab in the dress!

I guess I was a really lazy bride. I just picked out the colour of the flowers and told my maid of honour (I only had one attendant as well) to go and get whatever she wanted, as long as it went with the flowers. She went with a beautiful light purple and she didn't get stuck with a dress she won't ever wear again.

Oh and I had to laugh at your snowscrapper comment because we leave the snow brush in the car year round.

We are sort of indifferent since we have one of each (DS almost 6 now and DD 3) and love them both for their unique qualities. I do want to sew/ shop though either way this it for us most likely...and we have upset the balence in the household

I was really surprised when we announced this pregnancy how many people assumed it was accidental sine we "had one of each" "the perfect family" I didn't know there were any perfect families

I think you have the right attitude regarding the gender of your baby. How rude for people to make assumptions about your pregnancy! It is none of their business. What is a "perfect family" anyway? I doubt I have seen one - every family has their ups and downs.

Project Linus is another organization that can always take quilts. I don't think that they are terribly finicky on size either.

On a sewing note, today I picked up some patterns and a dinosaur knit and some Buzz Lightyear and coordinating to try my hand at some clothing construction. Actually, I've coerced a friend into teaching me how to use her serger. The knit will be cool weather pjs and the Buzz will hopefully be a bowling type shirt. Wish me luck! I'll be sure to post pictures however they turn out.

Thanks. I have donated to Project Linus in the past but the local chapter seem to be more into crochet blankets. Right now I am happy with just doing the BG's as my creative outlet.

Sergers are great tools to have. I am sure you will master it in no time, especially with your friend's help. I can't wait to see the finished products!

Sorry for skipping some things, I will go back shortly to quote and comment on all your lovely projects, but I have a QUESTION for SANDI OR any other people experienced with sewing clothes from commercial patterns

And I'm trying to begin figuring out what SIZE to sew for myself. I usually wear a size 4 or Small in RTW clothes, but when I use my measurements that I take (bust/waist/hip/etc.), according to the pattern sizing I would be a Large for the tunic, a size 14 for the vintage dress, and the shorts. I even rechecked to make sure I was getting the measurements the right way, and I AM! I tried looking up the patterns on the pattern review site Sandi reccomended, and no one seemed to say the patterns are sized small SO I guess I'm asking is it NORMAL that I would need to make such a bigger size off a pattern as opposed to something I buy off the rack??

SANDI HELP ME OUT! I KNOW you just sewed the Vintage Vogue recently!

okay, thanks so much for I am but a wee grasshopper.
Sunshine

I have a totally different take on this. I would say go with the finished garment sizes and determine which size to make. I have gone with my measurements on those envelopes in the past and things ALWAYS ended up too big (except when I was "overly optimistic" about my measurement). Yes, I use 5/8" seam allowances, so that's not the issue. Now, I look at the finished sizes on the actual pattern pieces (for bust, waist and hip) and decide which one to make depending on the style (wearing ease). My trumpet skirt using a Simplicity pattern was my off the rack size + 4. That formula seem to have held true over the last 15 years or so (since I started sewing, really).

I'm sure you will have a WONDERFUL trip nonetheless!
Sunshine

Thanks. I am sure we will as well. A day at Disney is better than a day at work, right? The funny thing is that we are already talking about taking another trip in December 2013!

Hi Everybody,
I have been reading all the posts and I love everything I've seen. My minor surgery did not go as expected. I am fine now but I was having surgery to remove my medi-port that I've had in place for several years. They believed that there was a leak in it but it turned out that it was completely broken. When they had me in the surgery and went to pull out the port a piece of it slipped into the artery in my neck and was carried down to my heart where it was lodged. They had to do an emergency procedure to go and get the piece out of my heart. I am fine and only have a small extra incision but haven't felt really great or energetic yet. I will be completely healed in a couple more days though. It was a close call and I am glad that it happened in the hospital because if the piece had lodged in my heart while I was at home, it might have had some terrible consequences.

I am so glad that the problem happened in hospital! How scary! I hope you will recover quickly from this point on. Will you need the port put back in at some point?

Diane, Please know I am thankful you are well enough to let us know how your surgery went and hope that you have a speedy recovery!

I can’t keep up with our TR, much less this fun thread...BUT, I know that Lynn posted a request for hospital gowns for my little Princess here and we received two pretty gowns today that made Lisa have the BIGGEST smile! She is THRILLED to wear something else besides those ugly green gowns at the hospital. I wanted to share their hard work with you. I know Lynn, Andrea and Amy M are also sending Lisa gowns and we are grateful to Flora for offering! Lisa will be admitted Mother’s Day for surgery on May 15. We welcome your prayers please.

These pretty gifts were made by Mary (RMAMom) the Ariel Hospital Gown and from Ann (fruto76) the Princess Hospital Gown.

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Oh I am so glad that princess Lisa will have nice comfy hospital gowns to wear! I felt terrible that I couldn't help you out with the gowns - the shipping cost would have been >$50 even if I had the gowns made the day after we chatted. I will be praying for Lisa, your family, and Lisa's medical team over the next few days.