I went to a Walmart that Amy told me about that just started carrying fabric (not the closest to my home, but the second closest so I'll take it!!!) and they did not have the exact gingham to match what my sister gave me but they did have a bolt for < $3/yd so I bought two yards which should be enough. Have to wash it and then get to work.
But alas, whilst at Wally's some ZhuZhu pets items were on clearance so I bought them for dd who just got a zhu zhu pet and the dog she has doesn't fit in the tunnels so now she has begged me to get her a hamster -- TODAY! So I told her I'd take her to Target which is close to home, but nooooooo, the one she wants is at Toy R Us which isn't super far but with weekend traffic I'd really prefer to stay home!!!
I think it has been a while since I shared some recent BG work:
I am not sure if I posted these before for fans of Pooh and gang:
For another family, I sent pillowcases and a wristlet for mom:
And the last one, I sent shirts for Hoop Dee Doo:
This is the set where I had a "conversation" with my embroidery machine. It told me to use green when I was doing Bullseye so I went ahead and used green (thought it was supposed to be grass or something). Well, guess what, Bullseye ended up with grass-stained hooves!
By the time I realized what it was, I had spent too much time on the set to start over again! Argh!
(at least I haven't had an upside down applique...yet)
I definitely remember the Pooh set since I made Kiera the shirt and hat to go with it -- and she looked adorable in it
I love your bowling shirts but I would have loved to eavesdrop on that conversation that you had with your machine LOL!
Now, for my latest - done and modeled! Ottobre magazine (1/2008 #18)
This is the Little Mermaid top - but only the top portion was finished at her bedtime:
So our jumbo cat Winston finished the job - he's about a 5T:
I should do some grading, but I have a bunch of new leotard fabric and a special request from DD...and I have a brand new Ottobre magazine.
OMG!!! Thankfully I was not taking a sip of my beverage as I happened upon your supermodel. I had my dd take a peek at him and she could not stop laughing!!!! I think that wins the award for best picture on Part 28 of Disboutiquers.
In all seriousness, I love both dresses. I love the colors that are so bright on the Alice set -- a bit different from traditional colors which looks fabulous!
And I have to agree with your dh about the neon t.p.
Love everything yet again. Thanks for the compliments about my shorts. I had so much fun with Andrea again today!! Here is the fantastic shirt from today. I haven't had time to cut the jumpstitches yet.
I am working on a bowling shirt for the outfit as well. Guess I should finish looking at it.. I am so confused right now.
Just so everyone knows, I leave all the jump stitches on all the names for Amy to cut
I have to make her feel like she had big part in making the shirt! I think she may just have her very own PE770 in the near future ~ though she told me she tried out a $3000 model at sew-vac! I also think the colors on the shirt look more vibrant in person -- looks washed out on her photo. And that design was from Just Peachy and she has nice thick stitches
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Attempting to post picture of my DDs quilt... quality of pic isnt great since it was from my cell phone, but .... lets see if it even shows up here
Beautiful! Love the colors
So here's my attempt at repurposing a pair of jeans. It was my first time working with denim, using a rotary tool, reading the manual for my sewing machine, and doing ruffles. As you can see, I haven't mastered sewing straight. Please be gentle, I'm brand new to this.
Those look really nice! Once the skirt is on no one will ever notice a couple of wobbly spots -- ruffles and denim is a hard combo. I think you did a magnificent job.
That is great that you get to spend some time with Andrea. You need to send her up my way. I would love to spend a day sewing with her.
Buy my house and I'll come up for the closing
I need some prayers please!
My niece is coming today!
BUUUUT she wasn't due until May 15th. My SIL has an infection in her amniotic fluid. (I refuse to google to see how serious this is and give myself an anxiety attack.) My brother lives in North Georgia and they went to the hospital there but they couldn't do the amnio test there and have the results soon enough so they had to move her to Chattanooga. So anyways, if you could just say a prayer for my family today, I would really appreciate it.
Hope y'all have a fantastic weekend. I'll be back to post some pictures when she's born!
Prayers for a smooth delivery and healthy mom and baby
She is not that early so all should be well in that respect and hopefully the infection was caught early that all is well and easily treatable.
And now you'll get to find out her name! Your SIL sounds like she is in very goods hands so I am hopeful all will be well
Great job! Good to see that the name worked out for you (assuming it is the one I sent you). I was worried about this one and hadn't had a chance to test it out on my machine.
So far I've done Christopher, Jonathon, Allison and Skye and they've all been great!
I've missed you all and see that you've all been very busy sewing! I've finally gotten to sew a little this week, but we've had several illnesses in the house, work, overtime, etc...all dragging me away from my machine and this thread.
I've seen sooooo much that I love, but I can't comment on it all. There has been lots of inspiration posted lately.
I finally finished Natalie's Ariel dress and finally got photos today. The appliques were made by our very own Diane. I hope she feels that I did them justice! I am going to add some more snaps to the top of the apron band to hold the apron up where it should be better. The headband is a tad too small also and comes off of her since it's tight after 10 minutes of wear. I need to redo it somehow.
She loves it though! When she saw me coming with it, she couldn't get her clothes off fast enough to get it on.
She loves looking at the frill on the front and saying "Pretty!".
I hope everyone is on the mend.
The dress is GORGEOUS!!!! I love the fabrics you used and while I'm normally not a fan of smocking I think it is beautiful on that style of dress -- you did an outstanding job!
UGH I hope you are able to find that fabric you need for the Dorthy dress. Oh and I WISH that I lived close to you, because getting together for a sewing party sounds positively DELIGHTFUL! But alas, I am far, far away (TX).
Okay, so today was my actual birthday. I didn't really think I was going to get any extra birthday presents (because technically the new serger is supposed to be my present) but my DH surprised me with a gift card to Hobby Lobby. It was such a sweet and thoughtful gift, especially because he DESPISES going into that store.
Hope everyone has a good weekend!
Sunshine
I wish you lived by us too -- that's why I got excited when I thought you were military!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY and BRAVO to your dh -- a fine gift to compliment the new serger.
I love Hobby Lobby!
Any tips or tricks to make a better bow?
Especially like the wristlet. Might have to try that one!
Off to try to read about the shirt!
