Would you mind sharing where you got the appliques for the Little Einsteins?? I have been looking for one for Hollywood Studios and I really like that one.
And, I LOVE your Minnie with the flower buttons!!
There is someone on ebay and etsy that sells them. I'm not sure if stitch on time sells them. PM me if you need a link to them. My favorite were the ones on ebay. I digitized my own when I made a LE dress. I still need to post that one. I only posted really fuzzy pictures of it on my DD.
I actually bought them already, childrens place had them on sale for $4 a piece and they were a lot better made than the walmart ones. I was going to go with walmart until I saw those
They are more knit shorts than bikers but VERY cute.
Ooooh I love CC knit shorts. They are so soft!!! I need to get some.
Oh yeah and in talking her today I discovered that during the field trip to the zoo today, one of the parents seemed to think it was okay to walk from the bus into the zoo right next to my daughter SMOKING THE WHOLE FREAKING TIME! What part of "severe asthma" does the school not understand?!?! (She can't even go outside if it's under a certain temperature).
I feel a bit lady doggish but I really think I need to write to the teacher and the principal and tell them it is NOT acceptable for a parent to smoke on a field trip!!
That is just horrible. My DH has this problem while he works offshore. He can't breath when people smoke, but they just don't get it.
Do you have as much fun watching her eyes light up as I do when my 3 year old daughter gets a new outfit. She runs over and tells me "Mommy, I know you love me!" That is the best ever!
awww.. How sweet.
I love to shirr the backs for a great fit. I wind my bobbin by hand and make it as tight as my old hands can get it around the bobbin. I also find my first shirr line is loose at the top so I now start in the middle then work up and down.
I hope this helps.
I still can't get it to work. I called the dealer where I got my machine and she said it is probably how my machine bobbin is made. Ugh...
I hope I can figure something else out to make it work.
I failed shirring 101! I do plan on trying again and think part of my problem was I was going through 3 layers and the other was I didn't wind the bobbin tight enough. I tried it over and over and over!
Glad I am not the only one who can't get this "simple" technique to work. I feel so dumb.
Oh my goodness you guys, I have some really WONDERFUL news!!!!! ABSOLUTELY wonderful news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We just found out late yesterday that we will FINALLY be able to adopt our beautiful baby boy!!!!! After 17 very long months of worrying and fearing the worst, we finally have an adoption date!!!! Oh I am soooooooo excited!!!! This smile has not left my face since I heard the news! In the beginning of July our son will become ours legally forever and ever!!! No more worrying that he will be ripped from our lives!!! This huge weight of fear has been lifted and we have truly been blessed!!!!!!!!! Oh I can not wait......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you all so much for your kind thoughts and prayers. You guys are the best and I love being a part of this group!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know I am late, but congrats! How relieving this must be!
We also had one with the families from out Life Group at church, but they didn't wear the tutus that day.
The Easter dresses(I love all the dogwood blossoms on the ground - almost looks like snow - except for the cold part):
Love the Easter Feliz dresses!!
I saw you said you are in a Life Group. I didn't realize other churches call it that. I am in one on Tuesday nights. It is probably my favorite day of the week because of that. We have been doing Beth Moore studies.
Love it! Lilly is such a lucky girl. I need to make Hannah a mikadonald dress! hehe!
Wow! So cute! LOOOOOOVE that fabric.
Cute! I just bought tons of that fabric. She looks adorable in that dress.
If you want I can get you some! I live VERY close to JoAnn's was actually there yesterday and picked up alot of stuff, they had lots of Disney on clearance. among others. Let me know if you want me to get it for you.
Did they have any strawbery shortcake?? I have the blue patwork one, but am looking for anything else.
I was going to recommend The babywearer dot com. but I see Flea beat me to it. I am not surprised you are a babywearer too!!
I also like to use cotton gauze for summer time wraps. They are not heavy and keep rather cool.
And for some inspiration:
(please excuse how awful I look in these pics
I do not photograph well!)
Is that a BB slen or something like that? I have a BB slen.. I think that is what it is. I have the pink one. I didn't use it that much. My DD didn't like it.
I am keeping it though. It is so yummy and soft! I loved the babywearer forums.
Your DD looks sooo familiar!!! Surely she doesn't live in Louisiana???
Hey gals! The test track and EE dress came in today and they are SOOOO adorable! Here are a few shots I took.
For those who don't remember I DID NOT MAKE THESE LOL
I did help with the colors and I did come up with the design
I know I commented on these before she tried them on, but they are just so beautiful! Good job on the designing. Is it bad that everytime I see your name I want to go and make pralines????? My maw maw used to make them all the time. She has passed away. I wish she used recipes. She always did it by scratch and we never have found a recipe that tastes the same.
What pattern did you use for the bodice? I love that! It is beautiful! You sure do learn fast!
all the babywearing talk has me thinking.
I wanted to do this last time and bought a ring sling and a baby bjorn and DD did not like either of them, in fact, she didn't like swaddling either. She would tolerate it for about 5 minutes and then cry.
I hadnt even considered it with the new baby. I never loved the sling all that much, I found it akward to put on- I hate things that go over my head I guess. and then there was all the adjusting each time I used it, had to tighten after putting on, then loosen to take off, etc. The bjorn was somewhat easier to get on and off, but she didnt like being held close. I would try to go for walks in the neighborhood (although I really had hoped to wear her around the house) and most of the time I would have to turn back from my walk cause she was unhappy (and quite often she would get hot and sweaty)
What do you experts think of ring slings and baby bjorn???
You should go over to thebabywearer forums if you haven't already. They don't speak highly of baby bjorns. I blame baby bjorn for me not wearing my DD early enough for her to love it. I had one of those and it was so uncomfortable when she was newborn!!!!
And here is a new Patriotic set I did this year.... Totally reversable!
Lori
That looks so cute! JoJo always makes me smile!
I designed and digitized the embroidery on the neckline myself! I'm hoping to open up an etsy shop for my digitized embroidery soon.
Wow! That is so cute! Did you shrink the pattern to make it fit tighter? I don't like the looser fitting ones so much. Your neckline embroidery is precious!!!
Well, I finished one design and got it on the shirt!
Really cute. I don't have the steady hands to do that.
At least when working with smocking I just get poked with a needle if I mess up. Hotfix sounds like I'd burn myself!!!
By the way- Toadstool- here is my new foot- I went and bought it the other day. I used it today for the first time. While it's supposed to be geared towards quilters, I tried it out on CarlaC's Aline- so lots of curves.
I paid $16.75 for mine, but I just found it on sewingmachineplus.com for $11.95
You can use the guide at 1/4" or shift your needle to the left to where it fits in the little hole and it does 5/8"
I really liked that I knew my accuracy was perfect as long as my fabric touched the guide.
I have found that what kind of thread you use can alter your measurement ever so slightly.
I'm very eager to put this to work on my quilt projects, I have a king size quilt to start this summer or fall that has log cabin, courthouse step and greek-snail trail blocks that require absolute accuracy in order to fit together correctly and this little foot will be a great help.
My only issue is that my eyesight at night isn't the best and the guide is black- I wish the guide was white or something brighter in color...
QUESTION_
If I am doing an A-line swing top (should fall below hip) should I do a straight short or a bloomer type short? I was thinking of running some elastic thru about 1.5" from the hem line?
Megan came down with a fever today, which might explain all the meltdowns we have been dealing with for the last few days. Temp was 101.5, I took her to Doc, just in case, the quick strip test for strep came back negative, but culture will come back tomorrow. Dr says odds are its just a virus at this point- wash my hands and if I have to kiss her, only on the top of her head!!! Do you have any idea how hard that is!!!!
Ooooh.. Thanks for posting the picture of the foot. I want one now. I know what to ask for now. I use 1/4 inch topstitching alot, so that would probalby be faster than having to go super slow to make it perfect!
I hope Megan feels better. I hope you don't get sick. That would be so bad for you right now!! It has to be hard for no kisses too. I usually catch broncchitus every year so I know how it is for no kisses!
I love bloomers with A-lines. It gives it that extra girly flair. I think the 1.5 from the hemline casing would work fine. I do like my bloomers extra poofy though. It makes the dress poof out if you do it that way. I use Kari Meccas underclothes pattern for my bloomers. They have lots of poof! I did use the commercial pattern ones until she got older though.
OOOH!!! Your fabric looks so pretty!!
It was really interesting when I went into the "nerd store" to get my comic book boards. They looked at me like I had 3 heads! I don't think they'd ever seen a "girl" in there before! But, the nice thing was, they waited on me hand and foot. They let me cut in line in front of all of the guys and they even offered to carry them out to the car for me! That is something that has NEVER happened!
I dated a guy that managed a comic book store, and I totally know how you feel. You get lots of drooling and blank stares. I love nerds.. I married one.
We met online in a very nerdy way.
WOW! I haven't been on in so long and I have missed out! I wanted to post my little Rylie in her Sophie tunic:
This pattern is so cute and very easy! No gathering, elastic, zippers or buttons if you choose! Also wanted to show off an outfit I recently made for a customer:
Her little girl is about the same size as Rylie so that worked out well!
Omgoodness! Rylie is soooo adorable! Her smile just makes me giggle! Love the outfits too.
So cute! We love veggietales! By we I mean DH and I! Hannah thinks it is okay, but definitely does not adore it like I do.
Does anyone else have "Where is my Hairbush?" stuck in their heads now?
*nods*
I asked a shirring ? but couldn't find the answerI want to learn how to shirr and I di the whole wind the bobbin with elastic thread. But it didn't work! Could i have not wound the thread enough? any help would be wonderful!!!!
Some people say to wind it tighter. That didn't help for me. I am having the same problem!! It just stays flat. No shirring happening. Did you try steaming it or putting it in the dryer a little damp?? People told me to try that, but it didn't help me. Someone told me it is my machine. If you have an older machine with a side bobbin that you don't drop in it supposed to work better. I am baffled because everyone says it is so easy.
Ooooh! Love it! I need some of those tanks now. Thanks Jeanne.. lol
Sorry!! Here is a better picture..
First one looks like a zipper foot to me. I use my zipper foot like that alot for attaching mini piping. The third one looks just like a basic clear foot. I use mine more than the regular foot. It is just so you can see better.
Update on my "stuff"
I went to the endo specialist yesterday. Drove 3 hours to get there. I came out of there feeling alot better about everything though. He did offere me the hope that I was looking for. He is giving me medication to make my body go into menopause in hopes that the endo goes away. I am hoping it doesn't make me miserable.
He is not even sure that it is endo though. He said some of my story doesn't sound like endo. We didn't have trouble conceiving for one thing. We haven't tried since Hannah though. He said it is better to treat one thing and see if my pain goes away. I just am praying that it works. Some days I can not walk I am in so much pain. It is hard with a 3 year old too. I can't pick her up most days. She keeps putting bandaids on me to make my boo boo go away. Poor baby! My DH is such an understanding man. He is so supportive. I thank God everyday for him. We are going to also try accupuncture which is probably going to be very expensive as insurance doesn't cover it. He said that accupuncture has helped several of his chronic pain patients. Too bad the closest one is an hour away! I am desperate for pain relief though so I plan on trying it.
They gave her a free top of the line Bernina serger too. I can't believe she quit. 
160 a month makes it hard to say no I bet. I hope you get it so you can help enable me to get one myself. hah!
Thank you so much!!!! I am completely relieved!!!
Hope you find relief soon!!!!!
