No sewing for me- We're headed to the Mall of America today!
OOH fun!!! Mary Kate and Ashely went there once with their cousin!
Okay, major stress. My new sewing machine is messed up. I think the timing is off. I just got it for Christmas (from Costco) so I took it back, but they don't carry it in the store anymore so I had to order a new one online (and pay $30 more dollars for it)
so much for sewing this weekend! I may just have to undo my ruffler contraption (now that I think I finally got it optimized) and get to work on this baby:
This machine never breaks and is very fast and smooth. I just cant do much more than a straight stitch on it because the contraptions that go along with this thing make a ruffler foot look dainty!
Here is the latest thing I have made Lily. It is a sundress for summer, but she INSISTS on wearing it every day. I do need to move the (purely decorative) buttons higher though.
Sorry about your machine. That old one looks very sturdy!
Lily's dress, and Lily are completely adorable!! I love that nice cheery fabric!!! It almost makes me believe that spring might actually get here someday!
I was going to go to JoAnn's and take the kids to the Hannah Montana movie today but Megan has been fighting a cold and feels feverish. She is so cute, lying in my bed watching tv in her Jasmine costume with a minnie bow in her hair. I did redo two of her bows I have previously made (oh my, what a hot mess they were). Maybe I will get that St. Patrick's fabric I bought and figure out what to do with it.
Aww, poor Megan, I hope she gets feeling better!
Teresa- SOS!!!! I'm trying to access the tutorial to do decoupage jeans on "the bookmarked links of bliss" and it won't allow me in! Don't they know who I am?
J/K!!!! It has the DIS boards official
access denied post! ARGH!
This is what I get:
UtahMama, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:
1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.
Yep, since the hid the thread, some of the links are not working. I did find quite a few of them though, (Google cache) so not all of the ones I had bookmarked are lost. I put the ones I found on my blog, and bookmarked it from the bookmarks. So, we won't lose them again. LisaZoe's corset top, TheSeamstress sewing room, Dreamer and Wisher's ruffled pants and quite a few others are some of the ones I found. I'm still missing Cindee's very cool doll tight tutorial though, and that's really bugging me!
EVERYTHING that was posted on that thread is gone. Never to be seen again. I may ask Lisa if she would mind doing a tutorial and posting it on the board I set up.
I found a lot of the links, so not everything was lost. I'm pretty determined when I put my mind to something, and I found lots of the posts.
It would be great if LisaZoe or some of the other great knowlegeable Disers could write something up for your site though! I will bookmark it if they do. I know there were a few on here that had some great tips for those.
My friend just got this machine. She was driving home and it was sitting in someones driveway with a sign on it that said FREE WORKS GREAT! So she picked it up. We live 1 minute away from each other- I wish I was just driving by and found a free sewing machine.
This is what I am working on:
It is one of Katies birthday gifts. I am so excited to give it to her. I am using pink tulle, pink chenille, and pink taffeta. I am using a plain table I bought at Michaels with two chairs. The chairs are not as fancy, but it is cute. I hope it turns out half as cute as the one in the picture.
Awww, Lacy, that table set is going to be so pretty!!! I love it!!! And, I'm jealous of your friend's find!!
This is freakin' adorable!
I can't wait to see the finished product!
I used up the fabric Camelotcats sent to me!
This is what I came up with:
I still have to finish the hem. I decided to use binding (I like the clean look of it) so I have to get to the store now to get it. I also have another one that I am doing for Julia. She will be 11 months when we go, so I am trying to figure out her size.
I'll take action shots later when Zofia feels like trying it on.
That is so cute!!! I just love what everyone is coming up with with this fabric! I have a semi-plan for mine too. I have too many plans in my head, and not enough into the fabric though!!!
That is really cute!!! I was going to vote for peasant top, but then I saw you allready did it! I love your little applique. Some day I'm going to try one of those!
Sock monkey's kind of scare me, but that's cute fabric!!! I love the Dr. Seuss ones!!! What a great friend!
Watch out! I used to make all my DD's clothes. Then when she was getting married, I took her dress shopping and we found one that we both loved. When I got home that night the phone was ringing. She said, "Mom, I don't want to get that dress. All my life I dreamed you would make my wedding dress. Please, please."
Cutting into $149 a yard lace is nerve wracking-
-but on the bright side--I finally used algebra for something -- figuring out how to shorten the train!
Now I'm making stuff for my grandkids!
That is so sweet!!! I hope your daughter can get you a picture. I'm sorry you lost so much in Katrina.
30 years? I already have Morgan's husband picked out! (It is actually a VERY sweet story-she cared for him in China). He is soooo sweet. And I just love his family. Did you buy silk in China for a wedding dress?
Awww, and how does he feel about Jord and the Bitty Babies? Is he willing to take on that responsibility?
Guess where we ate lunch today?? Burger King!!! I saw a commercial for the Cabbage Patch Kids in the Kids Meals, and I told the girls we were going! They are pretty cute!!
Now if I only had a good place to put one....
No customs but I'll share a couple pictures tomorrow/today.
