Marissa update...yesterday she wasn't so lucky. She did do the audition wearing her pointe shoes (and evidently nobody else did) and said she felt like she rocked it, but the CM in charge told her that her technique was excellent, but she was too short for what they needed to cast. So it's my fault she didn't make it....the lack of height comes from little ole me!
But her attitude is still good, and she's determined to keep at it. She still has hopes something will come of Thursday's attempt...when she filled out the application she checked all the boxes...full time, part time, seasonal and holiday.
Now we get to go to WDW and play!
Oh pooh! that's really too bad
Although she does have a wonderful attitude about it so FX that they find the perfect role for her in WDW and SOON!
at your comment about Amy and her collection of machines! trust me, she's not laughing! She leaves very soon and had hoped to get more done. Hopefully I can help her out some this week. And hopefully third time is a charm!
Good job on getting the diapers in order. I still have all mine boxed in the attic which I need to pull down and see if I can find someone to buy them. I know you can't sell diapers on e-bay but I think I can have the local homebirth midwife send out an e-mail to her chain of folks advertising them for me. I paid loads of $$$ for all of them and we were never able to have more children so it's time to get rid of them. I have sooooo much stuff I need to go through and get rid of. I need to e-bay some of dd's good clothes but I've only ever bought on e-bay -- hopefully I can figure out to sell!
Do you have a snap tool? Does it work well? I have more fabric to make a hospital gown but the snap tape is so expensive. My fabric will sit until the house sells. And thank you for your prayers -- the more the better!
Oh I DO feel badly for Amy. I hate that she's had such dumb luck with getting a good machine. But I agree, hopefully the 3rd time's the charm and she can get her sewing done before her trip.
You CAN sell used diapers on ebay now (either they've changed their rules or relaxed them because there are always several listings there. But another website that you can try listing things is Spot's Corner on Hyenacart.com (
http://hyenacart.com/stores/Spots_corner/) Hyenacart is a lot like Etsy (small shops that use paypal for transactions) but most of them are more eco-friendly in their products. I believe for Spot's Corner listings you just pay a set fee and list as many items as you want for a specific period of time (I think it's 2 weeks, but I'm not sure). If someone buys your item, they pay you and you mail it out to them.
However, it really might be easier to work something out with the midwife as then you wouldn't have to mess with shipping them. As an aside, and forgive me if I'm being nosy, but did you have a homebirth? We did with my last and I LOVED it, so that's why I was curious....please don't feel you have to answer if I you don't want to.
And yes, I do have a pair of snap pliers. I ordered mine online because I bought them before they started selling the Babyville line at JoAnns and Hobby Lobby. But from the other ladies on the cloth diaper sewing board I am on, I know that the actual snap pliers in the Babyville line are the same as the ones I have. The babyville snaps are just OK. They work fine, but they are a little cheaper in quality-they are more apt to break while you are setting them if you don't get them lined up the right way in the pliers, and they are also more expensive than the snaps I get from kamsnaps.com (more colors too!)
Went with the red with black ruffle (the red at her neck is her gymnastics leotard, she had just gotten home from practice)
Shes so slim that the shorts are a bit baggy in the front, but she liked them anyway
I also started working on another tee shirt into a dress for DD4, and had to tear it all apart
so will try to fix it tomorrow and post it then...too frustrated to touch it again now
Oh those are very cute! Sorry that the dresses were giving you such a fit yesterday. Hopefully they will be more cooperative today and you can get them finished.
Question!
I need to make a Poodle Skirt for V, Is there a specific pattern anyone would recommend? Maybe even just the skirt part of a dress pattern? I found a Poodle Skirt pattern at Fabric Land by simplicity, I could get that, but wonder if it is necessart to buy one. I'm making it out of pink broadcloth for our lunch at 50's Prime Time.
My Rapunzel Tea Party was cancelled and moved to tomorrow, so I am off to sew my first dress.
Guess I'm joining in on the "Great Mind's club"
, I 3rd (or 4th?) the circle skirt pattern on the MADE site.
Not 15 minutes in and I broke the machine.
somehow the thread is breaking so my stitches don't have any thread. Getting the book and looking for a tool kit
Oh no! Not your machine too. Hmmm, I'm starting to wonder if maybe there was a defective batch of 770's that was produced
I really hope that you are able to figure out what is wrong with your machine and get it working again.
SO 260 snaps pressed and my hand HURTS!
But all the snaps are now set so I can move on to sewing the wetbags. I do need to make a trip to Hancock and pick up some more of the wicking fabric and also 5 more zippers. I'm betting I can get all the wetbags sewn today though.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday!
Sunshine
