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

[micksmoma]

I made this for one of my grandaughters. I love all the stuff that I have been seeing on here. I would have never found this pattern without this site. Thank you all so much. This is the second one I have made her but I forgot to take a picture of the first one.

 

[Blyssfull]

Diane,

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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These are great! I love them!

Happy Mother's Day!!!

I will be at a dance competition all day aren't I a good Mommy

You are a GREAT! Mommy! Happy Mother's Day!!

It is perfect and long enough when she lies down to hide her fanny. I did have you make them maybe a shade big in the width, but she loves them and so do the nurses! We could truly use some prayers tonight please. Thank you.

Praying for your family. Big Hugs!

I made this for one of my grandaughters. I love all the stuff that I have been seeing on here. I would have never found this pattern without this site. Thank you all so much. This is the second one I have made her but I forgot to take a picture of the first one.

I commented on facebook. But I couldn't resist here... Love this! Adore the plaid fabric and it's a wonderful job on sewing!! Congrats on beating your fear.

Happy Mother's Day to everyone else! I'm so thankful to be surrounded by such wonderful women who are sometimes my sanity as a stay at home mama!

 

[OhStuffandFluff]

My Singer sewing machine just went out on me today I was wondering what sewing machines you all would recommend. I am not an expert sewer, but enjoy putting together clothes for my kids and do some appliqueing at times. Do not do alot of heavy duty sewing. Am hoping to find a machine that is $150 or under. Thanks so much for your help and advice!!

 

[Mouse7116]

Thanks for the compliments on my quilts. I'll be heading back to read more on how to do quoting so I can start commenting on all the cool stuff everyone has been doing, but this board is so busy I'm afraid I'll suddenly be pages and pages behind!

Anyway, I've got my pieces cut out and saw I had enough for shorts and long pants (for jammies) as well as the shirt. Woohoo! Serger practice went great and I'm looking forward to getting started on the next set and DS has already helped me pick out some fabric for more fun pj's. and one for good measure.

Happy Mother's Day all!

 

[pyrxtc]

My Singer sewing machine just went out on me today I was wondering what sewing machines you all would recommend. I am not an expert sewer, but enjoy putting together clothes for my kids and do some appliqueing at times. Do not do alot of heavy duty sewing. Am hoping to find a machine that is $150 or under. Thanks so much for your help and advice!!

I can tell you not to get a Singer Brilliance. I purchased one a couple of weeks ago when I broke my Mom's machine and the experience was horrible.

I think it would help if you said what you want from it.

I know when I finally buy a new one, it needs to do automatic button holes and it needs to have a removable table that gives me a small arm to work with to sew little sleeves. It also has to be top load bobbin. I'm sure I'll want more specifics as I learn to sew more but these are my current requirements if I were to buy one now.

As it stands, the Brilliance went back to the store after 3 days and 5 broken needles.

 

[VBAndrea]

It is perfect and long enough when she lies down to hide her fanny. I did have you make them maybe a shade big in the width, but she loves them and so do the nurses! We could truly use some prayers tonight please. Thank you.

The pattern we used actually is a hair less wide than what you measured on your gown, but we used the adult version and figured if it were any larger Lisa would be swimming in the gowns. My guess is that Lisa is wearing the Princess one for her first night. Prayers are said; hope all goes smoothly. And I was cleaning the playroom yesterday and found a very short letter that Alexa wrote to Lisa -- I think it may have been from her hospital stay in Philly -- clearly it never got mailed!

I made this for one of my grandaughters. I love all the stuff that I have been seeing on here. I would have never found this pattern without this site. Thank you all so much. This is the second one I have made her but I forgot to take a picture of the first one.

Just precious! I so wish I had a little one to sew for.

My Singer sewing machine just went out on me today I was wondering what sewing machines you all would recommend. I am not an expert sewer, but enjoy putting together clothes for my kids and do some appliqueing at times. Do not do alot of heavy duty sewing. Am hoping to find a machine that is $150 or under. Thanks so much for your help and advice!!

I have heard to spend at least $100 and get a drop in bobbin. I would also get one that makes buttonholes. And my dh said his mom had one that sewed buttons on and he had no clue I sewed all my buttons on by hand.

 

[babynala]

I lost a bunch of quotes but I really love the circus dress and the Tiana and Rapunzel dresses. The car organizers look great and don't you know that as soon as you take the ice scraper out of the car it will snow?

Andrea - your DD looks so cute in her Dorothy dress. Was that the lion mane you made too?

I've also been to weddings where everyone wears a different dress but same color family -- I like that so much better than a bunch of girls parading down the aisle in tacky matching dresses. And did you get alterations yet? I was in one wedding with the most hideous purple dresses with these sleeves that poofed up to my ears. The dresses were outrageous to begin with and then we had the added bonus of expensive alterations -- I swear they purposely make these dresses to fit no one so they have no choice but to be altered.

Would love to see that purple dress!! You guys might have seen it too but I just saw a link for a website where the women would make a quilt out of your old bridesmaid dresses. I think my sister would have enough dresses for 10 quilts. She must have been in about 20 weddings and she's probably still paying for some of those ugly dresses.

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.

I think both dresses are pretty but it is crazy that you have to pay all that extra money because the wedding is on short notice. It is crazy what people expect others to endure for their wedding. I've already told my DD (10) that she has to elope. I'm sure that will not happen since she is already picking out dresses and hair styles for the prom.

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.

Yikes Diane, I am glad they were able to take care of everything and that you were at the hospital when this was discovered. I hope you have a speedy recovery. Take it easy and let your body heal.

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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Lisa looks so happy in her pretty hospital gowns. Lots of prayers for Lisa and her surgery.

My aloha dress! The pattern is from an old Burda (circa 1994) and the appliques are from Sweet Pea (Minnie) and Bows and Clothes (Mickey).

Sandi - this dress looks great on you. I lost my quotes but wanted to say that I loved the last few dresses you posted. You always look so stylish.

Just checking in here, I've been delinquent for months. I've got a trip planned for a weekend in June with my sister and our kids. My 11yo nephew is willing To put up with his crazy aunt, and will wear whatever custom t-shirts I make for him, and my sister and DD's are always ready.

Just thought I'd say hi as I lurk here again.

Sounds like your nephew is well trained. Be sure to post your creations (even if it is after your trip).

My Lisa received two MORE gowns each from Lynn (cajunfan) and Andrea (VBAndrea aka: ISA). Lynn also made Lisa some matching headbands and Andrea made our Miracle Dog Bandit a reversible bandanna. As you can see they are gorgeous and MUCH prettier than the "Lima Bean Green" (Lisa's words) hospital gowns she wore her last weeklong hospital stay.


Lisa LOVES to dance and both today's pics and yesterday's pics show her twirling, arms out and hair flying.

Gowns/Bandanna from Andrea:

Gowns/Headbands From Lynn
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How sweet. The doggie gown looks so colorful and I love the matching bandana for Bandit. The ballerina gown and matching headbands look so pretty and obviously make Lisa want to dance.

I made this for one of my grandaughters. I love all the stuff that I have been seeing on here. I would have never found this pattern without this site. Thank you all so much. This is the second one I have made her but I forgot to take a picture of the first one.

Cute, cute, cute. I love the colors.

 

[babynala]

My Singer sewing machine just went out on me today I was wondering what sewing machines you all would recommend. I am not an expert sewer, but enjoy putting together clothes for my kids and do some appliqueing at times. Do not do alot of heavy duty sewing. Am hoping to find a machine that is $150 or under. Thanks so much for your help and advice!!

I have heard people advise that you should make sure the machine has a zig zag stitch too. I don't have either of these machines but I hope the links help:

I am not familiar with this machine but Costco has this one on sale:
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11748478

I think lots of folks have this machine Brother CS-6000i. It is showing up on overstock.com for $75 but is refurbished. A few months back some people bought an embroidery machine from overstock with success. One person had issues with the one they got and overstock returned it and sent a "new" one:
http://www.google.com/products/cata...X&ei=2vywT9b6GoKy8ASTorXtCA&ved=0CJ8BEOUNMAA#

 

[dianemom2]

I made this for one of my grandaughters. I love all the stuff that I have been seeing on here. I would have never found this pattern without this site. Thank you all so much. This is the second one I have made her but I forgot to take a picture of the first one.

I saw this on FB and it is adorable. I've used that pattern several times and it has good directions. I do use snap tape instead of making buttonholes though.

My Singer sewing machine just went out on me today I was wondering what sewing machines you all would recommend. I am not an expert sewer, but enjoy putting together clothes for my kids and do some appliqueing at times. Do not do alot of heavy duty sewing. Am hoping to find a machine that is $150 or under. Thanks so much for your help and advice!!

Several friends who don't do a huge amount of sewing have bought Brother machines at Walmart for around that $150 price range. They come with lots of features and seem pretty dependable. I agree with Andrea that you should get a drop in bobbin and one that does buttonholes. Both of those make life much easier!

I have heard to spend at least $100 and get a drop in bobbin. I would also get one that makes buttonholes. And my dh said his mom had one that sewed buttons on and he had no clue I sewed all my buttons on by hand.

Andrea any machine that does zigzag can sew on your buttons for you. I still sew on my own buttons if I am only doing one or two of them. But if I do a bowling shirt with a bunch of buttons, I use my button foot on my machine. I bought it on ebay for like $5 including shipping. It basically just holds the button in place while your machine does a zigzag stitch. It is very easy to use. You just drop the feed dogs on your machine and then adjust the width of your zigzag to fit the holes in your buttons.


I wanted to tell you all that I got the first issue of Ottobre magazine. It is a back issue that I got for free for subscribing so it is the one from last winter. It has so many cute patterns. There are a couple of things that I think I will definitely be making. There was a really cute set of pajamas with some pin tucks that I might try. The pattern comes in a size large enough that it should still fit my girls. It seems like a good price for the magazine based on the number of patterns that are in it. The magazine that I got had 40 different patterns included!

 

[aboveH20]

I know I'm going to be waaaaaaaaay over the 25 pictures per post limit, so let's see if I can do this without butchering everything or getting too frustrated.

First, I'll give my sick call report. On Friday my husband got tired/concerned about my lack of progress (nine days after surgery) so called the MDs office. After speaking with me the nurse wanted me to go to the ER (I need to take BIG gasps of air to whisper) but she said she'd call the surgeon first, who was in surgery.

Long story short, I was sent to an ENT MD. She put a fullsize Canon video camera down my nose to see what she would see. She tried to sound optimistic that it's just a matter of time, but I was wondering what she's really thinking.

She said she would support our inclination to cancel our cruise. It's June 9, and I don't mind not being able to talk, I could manage not drinking (anything, I don't mean alcohol) but I am a bit concerned about my breathing and don't want problems on any of the flights (AK is a long way from NY), on the ship, and I don't want to end up in a hospital in AK. We called our travel agent, and bottom line, we'll make our decision after my 5/25 appt with the ENT MD (whom I like much more than the Endo MD).

After consulting with the Endo doc I was put on a short term steroid Rx (in case of swelling) and amoxycillin ( in case there's infection where the breathing tube was). Tomorrow I go see the surgeon for a routine followup appt. I'm not looking forward to it.

Holy Hannah. I didn't mean to write so much, sorry.

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!

I love your little monsters and their outfits. Don't think I've seen the Mickey fabric before.

Cheryl - I'm glad to hear that you are feeling better and I hope you get a nice cold drink soon.

Thanks. I definitely feel better -- just don't eat or drink or talk better.

So, since I fixed my Mother's machine I have been busy.

My Tiana dress

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.

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On to the next pattern, it had a shirt, pants, dress, and kerchief.... I went with Tangled for my theme.

Everything looks great. I love the way you did the hem on the Tiana dress.

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.

I feel your GRRRR.

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

So cute, so soft, so colorful. I made a taggie block once for a Big Give. I have to made a scarp taggie just for fun -- or for Ginger.

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!

I'm about 6 pages behind.. YIKES!

Those are amazing. Seems like it would be fun to decorate a birthday cake with them if you could figure out a way not to get them stuck in frosting.

Wow! Everyone's been busy and looks great! I just finished up my big give items. A few weeks ago I posted a Star Wars car organizer, I finally finished the other. My youngest requested Lightning McQueen. I did change up one thing after I put them in the car. I initially used cord elastic on the top, I thought it would be pretty easy to be able to just slip it over the headrest. I didn't think it all the way through and once toys started getting put into the pockets the elastic started stretching quite a bit so I replaced the elastic with cording.

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.

What a great idea! They look practical and pretty!

Glad to hear you're starting to feel better and able to eat a little something. I have thyroid disease and boy if I don't take my medicine, it's crazy. I can't think of words or get off the couch. For a long time, I just thought I was lazy but once they got my medication right I found out it was a different story.

I guess this thyroid stuff is more common than I realized. Glad medication works.

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.

That's another cartoon I'm not famililar with. I'm going to rent some kids this summer to get caught up on pop culture.

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


Sunshine

Spaghetti slid down my throat very nicely last night. Liquids still don't like me though.

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.

That's scary. So glad it was hospital and ended well.

Diane,


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

I love this hospital "gown" and all of the others you received. What a wonder gift -- love in the form of hospital gowns.

Somehow it doesn't seem right that what Cinderella wore to the ball was called a gown and dayglo green pieces of fabric draped over you in the hospital are called gowns.

My aloha dress! The pattern is from an old Burda (circa 1994) and the appliques are from Sweet Pea (Minnie) and Bows and Clothes (Mickey).

I love the fabric and the fit. Great job!

 

[Sassmyfrass]

Hi,

I'm Karri from Houston and I have been a long time lurker. We are planning our first trip to DW in 2013. I'm hoping for Oct b/c we just got back from Orlando and it was hot. I have a 4 year old named Emma.

I have been admiring everyone's creations for about 6 months and decided to create an account an delurk.

My favorite Disney movie is "The Black Cauldron" and I'm excited that Cinderella is being released. Sleeping Beauty is my favorite princess movie. Emma loves Goofy and Pluto!

Thanks,
Karri

 

[dianemom2]

First, I'll give my sick call report. On Friday my husband got tired/concerned about my lack of progress (nine days after surgery) so called the MDs office. After speaking with me the nurse wanted me to go to the ER (I need to take BIG gasps of air to whisper) but she said she'd call the surgeon first, who was in surgery.

Long story short, I was sent to an ENT MD. She put a fullsize Canon video camera down my nose to see what she would see. She tried to sound optimistic that it's just a matter of time, but I was wondering what she's really thinking.

She said she would support our inclination to cancel our cruise. It's June 9, and I don't mind not being able to talk, I could manage not drinking (anything, I don't mean alcohol) but I am a bit concerned about my breathing and don't want problems on any of the flights (AK is a long way from NY), on the ship, and I don't want to end up in a hospital in AK. We called our travel agent, and bottom line, we'll make our decision after my 5/25 appt with the ENT MD (whom I like much more than the Endo MD).

After consulting with the Endo doc I was put on a short term steroid Rx (in case of swelling) and amoxycillin ( in case there's infection where the breathing tube was). Tomorrow I go see the surgeon for a routine followup appt. I'm not looking forward to it.


Somehow it doesn't seem right that what Cinderella wore to the ball was called a gown and dayglo green pieces of fabric draped over you in the hospital are called gowns.

Cheryl- I hope you start feeling better soon. It is terrible that you've felt bad for this long. It seems like a good idea to be prudent about the cruise. That is a lot of money to spend to go somewhere fabulous and it would be terrible not to be able to enjoy it. DH and I just loved AK! Maybe you can get them to change the date of your cruise instead of canceling it. We went in September and it was so beautiful because all the trees were wearing their fall colors. Plus, at the end of the season, all the stores close for the winter and all the souvenirs were like 80% off! How did the dr get a full sized camera down your nose????

I agree that Cinderella's dress and the lovely hospital outfits are not equivalent and should not have the same name!

Hi,

I'm Karri from Houston and I have been a long time lurker.

Hi Karri! We are glad you decided to de-lurk! Welcome! So do you sew? 4 year old girls are such a fun age to make Disney outfits for!

 

[RMAMom]

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 you had a successful outcome! It must have been very scary.

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!

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

I am so glad that it fit! Please tell Lisa that we are praying for her.

My aloha dress! The pattern is from an old Burda (circa 1994) and the appliques are from Sweet Pea (Minnie) and Bows and Clothes (Mickey).

Cute! You look great in that!

oh my goodness! i love it ALL!!! specially the banner and the framed sayings/poems! we had a ducky shower for my 1st grndson too! love that theme for lil boys! th eblue and yellow are perfect! that cake was so pretty and i loved the wreaths too! great job on everythng and i too love pinterest,a world of ideas right at your fingertips! we are in the process of planning a Minnie Mouse shower for my newest grandchild Liberty! everything in b/w damask and hot pink and MInnie Heads!!! even the kids at the shower get to play pin the bow on minnies head!

Thank you. When is your daughter due? I think she is a little farther along than Rachel.

My Lisa received two MORE gowns each from Lynn (cajunfan) and Andrea (VBAndrea aka: ISA). Lynn also made Lisa some matching headbands and Andrea made our Miracle Dog Bandit a reversible bandanna. As you can see they are gorgeous and MUCH prettier than the "Lima Bean Green" (Lisa's words) hospital gowns she wore her last weeklong hospital stay.

A little off topic but Lisa's turnout is impressive!

I made this for one of my grandaughters. I love all the stuff that I have been seeing on here. I would have never found this pattern without this site. Thank you all so much. This is the second one I have made her but I forgot to take a picture of the first one.

Adorable!

Hi,

I'm Karri from Houston and I have been a long time lurker. We are planning our first trip to DW in 2013. I'm hoping for Oct b/c we just got back from Orlando and it was hot. I have a 4 year old named Emma.

I have been admiring everyone's creations for about 6 months and decided to create an account an delurk.

My favorite Disney movie is "The Black Cauldron" and I'm excited that Cinderella is being released. Sleeping Beauty is my favorite princess movie. Emma loves Goofy and Pluto!

Thanks,
Karri

Hi Karri, I'm glad you decided to come out of lurkdome and say hello. Do you sew?

 

[Sassmyfrass]

I'm so terrified of mixing up patterns but I love these dresses.

 

[Sassmyfrass]

Yes I sew but mainly peasant dresses, really quick skirts where you lined up the salvege ends and pop in a casing and circle skirts.

 

[OhStuffandFluff]

I wanted to thank you all for the advice on sewing machines. I guess I was not too sure about what I required because the machine I had was very limited in its functions and is the only machine I have ever owned. I had seen many of you talk about the Brother machines before as well as recently. So I ended up getting one at Walmart yesterday. I tried it out this morning to finish up the applique I was working on when my machine crashed. It worked amazingly! I love how it is computerized and so easy to use! I have never used a drop-in bobbin before and it is pretty slick! I am loving this machine so far, but it has only been a day!!

 

[Sassmyfrass]

I second pattern review. I tried to make an Amy Butler coat and the arms holes were too small. I had 20 hours and $150 into that project.

 

[DMGeurts]

First...

Judy - I missed your quote... Lisa looks adorable in her hospital gowns and everyone that made one for her is fantastic! I've been thinking of all of you and sending prayers up often.

Sandi... I also missed your quote... I love your dress - it's so awesome!

I know I'm going to be waaaaaaaaay over the 25 pictures per post limit, so let's see if I can do this without butchering everything or getting too frustrated.

First, I'll give my sick call report. On Friday my husband got tired/concerned about my lack of progress (nine days after surgery) so called the MDs office. After speaking with me the nurse wanted me to go to the ER (I need to take BIG gasps of air to whisper) but she said she'd call the surgeon first, who was in surgery.

Long story short, I was sent to an ENT MD. She put a fullsize Canon video camera down my nose to see what she would see. She tried to sound optimistic that it's just a matter of time, but I was wondering what she's really thinking.

She said she would support our inclination to cancel our cruise. It's June 9, and I don't mind not being able to talk, I could manage not drinking (anything, I don't mean alcohol) but I am a bit concerned about my breathing and don't want problems on any of the flights (AK is a long way from NY), on the ship, and I don't want to end up in a hospital in AK. We called our travel agent, and bottom line, we'll make our decision after my 5/25 appt with the ENT MD (whom I like much more than the Endo MD).

After consulting with the Endo doc I was put on a short term steroid Rx (in case of swelling) and amoxycillin ( in case there's infection where the breathing tube was). Tomorrow I go see the surgeon for a routine followup appt. I'm not looking forward to it.

Holy Hannah. I didn't mean to write so much, sorry.

Cheryl... I am so sorry... I wish there was something I could do for you. I am praying you get better soon and you are able to go on your cruise - you sooo deserve it.

Hi,

I'm Karri from Houston and I have been a long time lurker. We are planning our first trip to DW in 2013. I'm hoping for Oct b/c we just got back from Orlando and it was hot. I have a 4 year old named Emma.

I have been admiring everyone's creations for about 6 months and decided to create an account an delurk.

My favorite Disney movie is "The Black Cauldron" and I'm excited that Cinderella is being released. Sleeping Beauty is my favorite princess movie. Emma loves Goofy and Pluto!

Thanks,
Karri

Welcome!!! Please check out youcanmakethis.com It's where almost everyone here starts out and Carla C's patterns are just the best... It's a sewing tutorial all wrapped in one. Sounds like you've sewn quite a bit though - so maybe you are a bit beyond Carla C? Regardless - she has great patterns anyways. I can't wait to see what you make for your upcoming trip!

D~

 

[Sandi S]

My Singer sewing machine just went out on me today I was wondering what sewing machines you all would recommend. I am not an expert sewer, but enjoy putting together clothes for my kids and do some appliqueing at times. Do not do alot of heavy duty sewing. Am hoping to find a machine that is $150 or under. Thanks so much for your help and advice!!

I have a Kenmore (which is made by Janome) - very good machine.

I saw this on FB and it is adorable. I've used that pattern several times and it has good directions. I do use snap tape instead of making buttonholes though.



Several friends who don't do a huge amount of sewing have bought Brother machines at Walmart for around that $150 price range. They come with lots of features and seem pretty dependable. I agree with Andrea that you should get a drop in bobbin and one that does buttonholes. Both of those make life much easier!


Andrea any machine that does zigzag can sew on your buttons for you. I still sew on my own buttons if I am only doing one or two of them. But if I do a bowling shirt with a bunch of buttons, I use my button foot on my machine. I bought it on ebay for like $5 including shipping. It basically just holds the button in place while your machine does a zigzag stitch. It is very easy to use. You just drop the feed dogs on your machine and then adjust the width of your zigzag to fit the holes in your buttons.


I wanted to tell you all that I got the first issue of Ottobre magazine. It is a back issue that I got for free for subscribing so it is the one from last winter. It has so many cute patterns. There are a couple of things that I think I will definitely be making. There was a really cute set of pajamas with some pin tucks that I might try. The pattern comes in a size large enough that it should still fit my girls. It seems like a good price for the magazine based on the number of patterns that are in it. The magazine that I got had 40 different patterns included!

Welcome to the Ottobre addiction - I have every issue in English and a couple in Finnish or German.

I wanted to thank you all for the advice on sewing machines. I guess I was not too sure about what I required because the machine I had was very limited in its functions and is the only machine I have ever owned. I had seen many of you talk about the Brother machines before as well as recently. So I ended up getting one at Walmart yesterday. I tried it out this morning to finish up the applique I was working on when my machine crashed. It worked amazingly! I love how it is computerized and so easy to use! I have never used a drop-in bobbin before and it is pretty slick! I am loving this machine so far, but it has only been a day!!

BTW - Check out the sewing machine reviews on Pattern Review!

 

[PrincessMickey]

Ok ladies, I need some help. The bridesmaid dress saga continues. This is the dress we ended up getting, in fushia. This one they have on hand in the warehouse in the correct sizes so we won't have to worry as much on whether we would get it in time or not.

http://www.alfredangelo.com/collect...c9-de43-4942-bfa0-da77e21ebd65&pg=8&colorId1=

We decided not to order the extra sash as it was going to be so much more expensive. The bride would still like a sash so I thought maybe if I just made them it would be easier and cheaper. How would I do this, has anyone made anything like that before? Would you make it longer and tie it in a bow or knot in the back. Or would you make it more fitted? Or just leave as is with no sash? Thanks for any help or advise I can get I'll be so glad when this wedding is over.