Disboutiquers Part 26 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[mkwj]

You could always use the simply sweet Belle pattern. I just made my first one and it wasn't too bad. Although I made several mistakes, I am hoping to cover them up.

 

[weluvdizne]

Here are a few of the outfits for our upcoming trip. We are leaving on Saturday the 10th. If anyone sees us, I'd be thrilled if you said hello.

I credit all of you here for teaching me to sew. Thank you so much for all of the tips and inspiration. I don't post often, but read as much as I can.

for the Animal Kingdom...she was mad because she said it's cold here.

Rapunzel...

Dawn

Beautiful. Have a marvelous trip!

Wow am I ever behind on this thread! As some of you know from the Big Gives, I got quite sick back in June and I had been away for quite some time. Fortunately I received very good medical care and even mostly recovered in time for our August trip. We just got home last night.

I wore mostly home-made clothes during our 10 day trip (the only thing that was not made by me was a Disneyland T-shirt - I made dresses, blouses, skirts, and skorts) and used my Minnie Rosetta Bag version 2.0. DH and I had matching custom mouse ears. We got lots of comments on the ears, the bag, and some of my outfits. A number of cast members and guests told me that I should sell my creations (which made me feel pretty good about my work). For those of you who has children outgrowing customs - it is fun sewing for yourself. Who knows, maybe they will decide they want something too if they see that customs can have a more mature look. I will post some pictures of my outfits after I finish sorting the pictures from the trip.

I was on a customs hunt during our trip and only saw a handful of them. The majority of the parents I talked to purchased their customs. I only met one mom who made her DD's dresses. I was hoping to bump into a couple of Disboutiquers while we were there, but unfortunately that didn't happen.

Chiara - I am sorry to hear about your family's loss. Sending hugs your way.

Would love to see pix of your outfits. Sounds like fun. Glad you are doing better.

I haven't been on here in ages and there's WAY too much to quote. I've been swamped with work and wedding stuff for my 2nd daughter, who gets married in less than a month!

Here's a few things I managed to finish lately.

Back to school outfits for Alexa and Connor.

Back of Alexa's shirt.

Outfits I did for Gabriella's Big Give.

For her parents, the shirt is damp because I was getting the washable marker off.

A Minnie Dress I did for the daughter of an online friend. This little girl has been really ill and I started by volunteering to make a dress for her and then I decided to do something for the whole family. Plus AK outfits because those are my favorite to do!

Thanks for looking!

Very cute bts outfits. How very sweet of you to make those for your friend and her family.

I did a princess dress with a crown on the bodice for my daughter. Its hard to decide which ones to put on the front and back, but I sorta went with my favorites...

Very beautiful. I like the dress, too! How's the house coming? Do you have an estimated move in date yet?

I think Rod is an amazing man... to give Ginger the helmet and let her ride on the back... I think she has herself a winner - now if she can just keep him...



If you squint really hard, with the sun at your back... you can just barely make them out on the monitor... try it.





Agreed.



Well, as I am getting your 6 made, they will be included into the 52. Currently your outfits are #50, #49 & #48... You you should keep an eye on my PTR over the next couple of days.



Congratulations... I know - I've said it a trillion times, one day I will own that machine... It may not be for another 20 years, and it may be a cheepie on Craigslist, but I will own it... Said the same thing about my Edge 2 years ago - and lookie now... it's mine.



Absolutely adorable... that little princes of yours is so stinkin' cute!

OK - for all of you not following my PTR... here's outfit #52... nothing amazing, but fun anyways.

And an FYI - I just posted #51 on my PTR. Ooooh, oooh, ooh - and I just changed my siggy to reflect the new number.

D~

Awesome dress! I have been following your ptr, just havent had time to comment yet. I know you can do it. I paid for our upcoming trip using money I earned selling on ebay and amazon (of course not things I had to make) and saving any money I had saved in coupons while grocery shopping. Took me 2 years, but I know you can and will do it. Now, stop reading this and get back to that sewing machine!

Fly by post - as we're supposed to be having family time this afternoon/evening. . .

I promised pics of Savannah's coordinating outfit when I got it finished. I TOOK the pictures, but forgot to post them

So, here you go! I used prudentbaby's layer cake tute to make the skirt but added the trim at the hem and the width of my 3 rows is more narrow than theirs. . . but it looks like it will be SUPER TWIRLY (especially since I DID use their lengths for my strips and Savannah only has an 18" waist!). . .

and the two outfits together:

I can't wait 'til she can try it on Tuesday!!! Their first day is Wednesday (together, they do staggered starts and it's usually by last name, but the teacher knew to keep them together). . . .

I have a picture I need to share about a big give item in progress, but don't want to post it here, so can y'all pop over to the big give board and give me some feedback please???

ok! gotta run, as Finn is singing, "I am gonna go to Yoforia with my brother and my dad & my mom, yeah, gotta go, gotta go!"

Very cute outfits. Hope you had a nice day with your fam.

Hey girls we are back. Lots of comments in the parks from CM and on the cruise.

We had a blast but came home to bad news. My 13 yearold nephew who had a near drowning at 2 passed this afternoon not what you want to come home too.

I am waiting to hear more. Now to go and catch up.

I am sooooo sorry. Your family is in my prayers.

I am glad you had a good trip, and can't wait to see pix of those great outfits in action!

 

[ellenbenny]

. . . and on ebay the out of print ones ranged from $29.99 to $40



Hmmmmm, let me decide whether or not I like that. I'll have to think about it and get back to you.



Oh, why didn't you say so sooner. THAT sewer. Sure everything's clear now.

I have both of these patterns:
Simplicity 9902

Simplicity 5835:

If you would like to use one I would be willing to mail it to you, as long as you would trace the pattern and not cut the original tissue paper and send it back to me when you are done with it.

Also, here are 2 tutorials I found recently:
http://creatingbycami.blogspot.com/2010/10/belle-dress-tutorial.html

http://crafterhours.blogspot.com/2010/08/belle-dress-tutorial.html

Unfortunately I don't think I have the time to commit to making this or I would offer to do it.

I made this dress using 9902.. I was very happy with it.

 

[Meshell2002]

Ladies I need help.

I conned dh into dressing up for mnsshp and decided making a vest for him would be simple so decided Flynn and rapunzel.

The vest pattern I got was a actuay jack sparrow because of length but I need the shoulder parts of flynns. Any idea how to attack that? I thong I'd have plenty of time to play around but wih a three year old and a baby whose first day is tomorrow didn't Happen. My three girls added to their custom orders for the trip putting me behind .

Did I mention we leave wed and my dress bodice is only pinned and no sleeves even cut yet !

Please toss any ideas my way thanks so much I'm off to sew!!!

I just bought http://mccallpattern.mccall.com/m5214-products-6902.php?page_id=494 to make a Flynn vest for DS....its 99 cents through today at Joanns. There's a mens version too. The lines on the gold one in the bottom right hand corner just says Flynn Ryder to me.

Chiara---so sorry to hear about your loss, glad you were safe on your trip.

 

[cogero]

Teresa

My nephew fell in a pool and drowned in 2000 but suffered a TBI from it. His body finally gave out yesterday but it wasn't expected.

I am waiting to find out the funeral arrangements for him.

 

[WyomingMomof6]

Just a quick post as I'm about to go to work. Thanks everyone for all the compliments!

Andrea, I got those designs from Stitchontime. Heather also has a couple of School Rocks designs that aren't grade specific. One woul definitely work for a boy, the other one is more "swirly" if I remember right.

 

[InkspressYourself]

Wow!!! You are most talented I could never do a Belle like that! It's amazing. The Ak set is my favorite though -- is that a 6x10 applique? It looks HUGE, or perhaps your dd is just tiny. Beautiful work!

Thank you. It is the 4 by 6. I'm embarassed to admit I've never used my 6 by 10 hoop. I think it's really hard to use. I do all of my sewing on a brother 270D and had major hoop envy. I talked my dh into buying me another machine and I was insistent on getting a 6 by 10. Thank goodness we got it on ebay so we didn't pay a scandalous amount for it (it's a brother ULT2001), but I'm still embarassed I haven't used what I begged for.

I love these.

Funny story on the trip. We were riding from Kidani to Epcot for our princess dinner and a family on the bus fell in love with Cs outfit. Even asked if I would of been interested in making sets for their 3 girls but that outfit took me over 10 hours of sewing the appliques. I couldn't even think of the right price to ask. But I was flattered with the attention from this family.

I saw a few girls in pillowcase dress but nothing else.

I think for the December trip I am going to attempt a rosetta bag for me. Also Miss C decided to reuse the skirts and I will just redo some shirts so she can layer.

So our next trip is 110 days now to decide what to do for the boy LOL.

Thanks for all the prayers and thoughts they are appreciated

Thanks. I'm always flattered when people want me to make stuff for them, but I don't do it that often. I only do it for free and out of love. If I started selling, I'm afraid it would start to seem like just more work.

Everything looks great. Can I ask what pattern you used for Belle? The current Give girl is interested in a Belle dress so I did a bit of Googling this morning without much luck. If I were to do it I would need an exisitng pattern, not frankenpattern six other patterns.

It's the Simplicity 3943 and I'm sure I bought it for 1 dollar. It isn't specifically Belle, I did a cross between view H and view A, but not much frankenpatterning because of the way it is printed. I bought a hoop off of ebay (I read that suggestion on here by mom2rtk) and didn't make the skirt layer with the tulle attached.

How absolutely adorable!!!!!!



WHOA!!! These are wonderful!!! The Belle dress is simply STUNNING!!!!!

Thank you. I really appreciate it.

Dawn

 

[ellenbenny]

Teresa

My nephew fell in a pool and drowned in 2000 but suffered a TBI from it. His body finally gave out yesterday but it wasn't expected.

I am waiting to find out the funeral arrangements for him.

Chiara, I am so sorry for your loss.

 

[mommy2mrb]

I think I found the Belle dress creator you all were talking about....

she's linettevi.......she made a belle dress for Katelyn BG...see her post on the second page....hopefully she can share the pattern she used!!!

 

[miprender]

Thanks I thought the brother ones were popular and I really like the look of the 770 but I don't think it can be available in the UK as the only ones listed on the UK Brother website are the Innov ones?

Does anyone know if they are of similar quality??

The Innov ones are sold at the dealers around here. I also have an Innovis 900 something but I use it just for my sewing as it only has a 4x6 hoop and I use my PE770 for all my appliques.

I'm curious about this too. Right now I'm waffling between the PE770 and the Innov-is 1250D. There's a significant price difference but with as limited as space is in my sewing area I'm thinking the combo machine might be worth the extra cost, especially now that I've added a serger and am in the process of restoring my great-aunt's 1940s Singer. I don't have space for 4 machine to stay set up and I hate hassling with getting them out of storage cases when I need to use them!

It seems a lot harder to find reviews of the Innov-is machines. I'm not sure if that is because they are more expensive while the PE770 is so much more affordable or what, but I would love to know how they compare.

My mother has that machine and has had no problem but like Jessica pointed out I love having my machines seperated because you have to change the foot for sewing or appliquing.

I did a princess dress with a crown on the bodice for my daughter. Its hard to decide which ones to put on the front and back, but I sorta went with my favorites...

Never saw this before. This came out adorable.

Fly by post - as we're supposed to be having family time this afternoon/evening. . .

I promised pics of Savannah's coordinating outfit when I got it finished. I TOOK the pictures, but forgot to post them

So, here you go! I used prudentbaby's layer cake tute to make the skirt but added the trim at the hem and the width of my 3 rows is more narrow than theirs. . . but it looks like it will be SUPER TWIRLY (especially since I DID use their lengths for my strips and Savannah only has an 18" waist!). . . and the two outfits together:

I can't wait 'til she can try it on Tuesday!!! Their first day is Wednesday (together, they do staggered starts and it's usually by last name, but the teacher knew to keep them together). . . .

So cute. Can't wait for you to post pictures of them wearing it.

Hey girls we are back. Lots of comments in the parks from CM and on the cruise.

We had a blast but came home to bad news. My 13 yearold nephew who had a near drowning at 2 passed this afternoon not what you want to come home too.

I am waiting to hear more. Now to go and catch up.

Welcome back but so sad to hear about your nephew.

Wow am I ever behind on this thread! As some of you know from the Big Gives, I got quite sick back in June and I had been away for quite some time. Fortunately I received very good medical care and even mostly recovered in time for our August trip. We just got home last night.

I wore mostly home-made clothes during our 10 day trip (the only thing that was not made by me was a Disneyland T-shirt - I made dresses, blouses, skirts, and skorts) and used my Minnie Rosetta Bag version 2.0. DH and I had matching custom mouse ears. We got lots of comments on the ears, the bag, and some of my outfits. A number of cast members and guests told me that I should sell my creations (which made me feel pretty good about my work). For those of you who has children outgrowing customs - it is fun sewing for yourself. Who knows, maybe they will decide they want something too if they see that customs can have a more mature look. I will post some pictures of my outfits after I finish sorting the pictures from the trip.

I was on a customs hunt during our trip and only saw a handful of them. The majority of the parents I talked to purchased their customs. I only met one mom who made her DD's dresses. I was hoping to bump into a couple of Disboutiquers while we were there, but unfortunately that didn't happen.

Welcome back. Glad to see you are doing better. I hope you are going to post pictures of all your outfits.

I haven't been on here in ages and there's WAY too much to quote. I've been swamped with work and wedding stuff for my 2nd daughter, who gets married in less than a month!

Here's a few things I managed to finish lately.

Back of Alexa's shirt.

Outfits I did for Gabriella's Big Give.

A Minnie Dress I did for the daughter of an online friend. This little girl has been really ill and I started by volunteering to make a dress for her and then I decided to do something for the whole family. Plus AK outfits because those are my favorite to do!

Thanks for looking!

Everything is adorable. How sweet to do something for that family.
And I really love the back of your DD's shirt.

Here are a few of the outfits for our upcoming trip. We are leaving on Saturday the 10th. If anyone sees us, I'd be thrilled if you said hello.

I credit all of you here for teaching me to sew. Thank you so much for all of the tips and inspiration. I don't post often, but read as much as I can.

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Dawn

WOW... you learned how to sew all that just by reading this thread. Maybe I need to read more and less talking.

Serious though you did a wonderful job.

 

[aboveH20]

Thank you all. I wasn't going to post any more on this board, I was going to finish on the Big Give board. You know, Operation Security and all.

Belle Pattern

I have a Belle Pattern, but no time to make the dress. If somebody would like to volunteer their time and materials to make the dress, I would gladly mail you the pattern. It is Mc Call's MP343. Here's the catch, you need to do some serious upsizing, because the pattern I have is in a size 2-3-4.

Included in this pattern set is also Snow White, Cinderella, Rapunzel and Pretty Witch.

Let me know if somebody is willing to do this, and I will mail the pattern out priority Tuesday Morning.

Just got back from JoAnn's with it.

I have both of these patterns:
Simplicity 9902

Simplicity 5835:

If you would like to use one I would be willing to mail it to you, as long as you would trace the pattern and not cut the original tissue paper and send it back to me when you are done with it.

Also, here are 2 tutorials I found recently:
http://creatingbycami.blogspot.com/2010/10/belle-dress-tutorial.html

http://crafterhours.blogspot.com/2010/08/belle-dress-tutorial.html

Unfortunately I don't think I have the time to commit to making this or I would offer to do it.

I made this dress using 9902.. I was very happy with it.

Your dress is GORGEOUS. (That's the pattern that's out of print. McCall's must have outbid Simplicity for the rights.) I'm going to look at the pattern I just got -- no where near as fancy as yours, so I may take you up on your offer. Was your pattern as difficult as it looks?

I haven't looked at your two tutorials, but I'm there next.

QUESTION What kind of fabric did you use? Envelope suggets satin or sateen. That's not itchy or sweaty or uncomfortable is it? Looks like it may be what you used.

It's the Simplicity 3943 and I'm sure I bought it for 1 dollar. It isn't specifically Belle, I did a cross between view H and view A, but not much frankenpatterning because of the way it is printed. I bought a hoop off of ebay (I read that suggestion on here by mom2rtk) and didn't make the skirt layer with the tulle attached.

Thank you. I really appreciate it.

Dawn

Thanks for the leads. More to check out.

 

[ellenbenny]

Thank you all. I wasn't going to post any more on this board, I was going to finish on the Big Give board. You know, Operation Security and all.



Just got back from JoAnn's with it.



Your dress is GORGEOUS. (That's the pattern that's out of print. McCall's must have outbid Simplicity for the rights.) I'm going to look at the pattern I just got -- no where near as fancy as yours, so I may take you up on your offer. Was your pattern as difficult as it looks?

I haven't looked at your two tutorials, but I'm there next.

QUESTION What kind of fabric did you use? Envelope suggets satin or sateen. That's not itchy or sweaty or uncomfortable is it? Looks like it may be what you used.



Thanks for the leads. More to check out.

I used costume satin, which was the cheapest satin at Joann's. The dress was not as difficult as it looks, although I did not do the underskirt or "slip" I think they called it. I did use horsehair braid for the hem and although it was a little pricy, it really made sewing the hem much easier than trying to hem the normal way, and it gives some very nice body to the hem/bottom of the skirt. My DGD is wearing a hoop under it for this picture, but did not wear it to walk around the parks in and it still looked great I think.

If you decide you want to try it let me know, and I would be happy to try to answer questions. If you want to drive 4 hours each way, you can come see the dress, pick up the pattern, and ask questions in person but I think there would be quite a few others that would be very jealous if I got to meet you first!!

 

[aboveH20]

I used costume satin, which was the cheapest satin at Joann's. The dress was not as difficult as it looks, although I did not do the underskirt or "slip" I think they called it. I did use horsehair braid for the hem and although it was a little pricy, it really made sewing the hem much easier than trying to hem the normal way, and it gives some very nice body to the hem/bottom of the skirt. My DGD is wearing a hoop under it for this picture, but did not wear it to walk around the parks in and it still looked great I think.

If you decide you want to try it let me know, and I would be happy to try to answer questions. If you want to drive 4 hours each way, you can come see the dress, pick up the pattern, and ask questions in person but I think there would be quite a few others that would be very jealous if I got to meet you first!!

I'm even wondering about using a nice cotton so it won't be sticky -- could be warm weather when they're there. I'll have to Google horsehair -- I'm not familiar with that at all -- although when I was in HS and took sewing, patterns were 60¢ and we rode horses to school.

If Dinosaur BBQ hadn't opened here a couple months ago you would have given me the perfect excuse to drive to Rochester -- plus Krispy Kreme donuts. (My son's first two years were are RIT. When we drove into the parking lot they had zillions of boxes of Krispy Kreme donuts. We thought 'what a nice welcome' until we realized they were selling them as a fundraiser. )

I'm hoping to make a go of the pattern I have, but I'll let you know one way of the other.

 

[VBAndrea]

I'm embarassed to admit I'm not sure to whom you're referring. Maybe she'll see this and chime in.

Lisa found her -- she posted not too long ago, and yes, look on Katelyn's BG b/c she is doing some things for her. I just think her dresses are nice because they are cotton but still look just as stunning as satin (IMO).

I have confidence in Cheryl!!! She can do it!!

(let's not upset her, you know how she can get.....)

I have confidence in her as well. If she can make water bottle holders a gown should be a piece of for her. Cheryl is most talented -- she has the best dressed 2 liter bottles on the planet.

Just a quick post as I'm about to go to work. Thanks everyone for all the compliments!

Andrea, I got those designs from Stitchontime. Heather also has a couple of School Rocks designs that aren't grade specific. One woul definitely work for a boy, the other one is more "swirly" if I remember right.

Thanks -- I found a 4th grade specific one on another site and the shirt is made, washed and hanging on ds's closet door for tomorrow! I will take pics of the kids tomorrow.

I think I found the Belle dress creator you all were talking about....

she's linettevi.......she made a belle dress for Katelyn BG...see her post on the second page....hopefully she can share the pattern she used!!!

Most excellent detective work! I really think she makes up her own patterns, but she may base them off something.

 

[DisneyAPMama]

Hi Everone:

I read the tutorial about how to make appliques and I'm about to embark on my journey, however I have one question.

At what point do you hand sew the eyes and nose parts? Is it when you have your applique completly done and heat n bonded together and ironed onto the shirt?

Or do you do it right before you iron it on the shirt (or different item)?

What size needle would you recommend for hand sewing these parts?

thanks a bunch ladies.. I'm super excited..

 

[PurpleEars]

I haven't been on here in ages and there's WAY too much to quote. I've been swamped with work and wedding stuff for my 2nd daughter, who gets married in less than a month!

Here's a few things I managed to finish lately.

Back to school outfits for Alexa and Connor.

Back of Alexa's shirt.

Outfits I did for Gabriella's Big Give.

For her parents, the shirt is damp because I was getting the washable marker off.

A Minnie Dress I did for the daughter of an online friend. This little girl has been really ill and I started by volunteering to make a dress for her and then I decided to do something for the whole family. Plus AK outfits because those are my favorite to do!

Thanks for looking!

Those are fun back to school outfits. It is very nice of you to make the special outfits for the Big Give and for this other family. I am sure they will really appreciate your hardwork.

Here are a few of the outfits for our upcoming trip. We are leaving on Saturday the 10th. If anyone sees us, I'd be thrilled if you said hello.

I credit all of you here for teaching me to sew. Thank you so much for all of the tips and inspiration. I don't post often, but read as much as I can.

for the Animal Kingdom...she was mad because she said it's cold here.

Rapunzel...

Dawn

All the outfits look great. I am sure she will get lots of attention during the trip!

 

[mphalens]

Thanks for all the kind words on my BTS outfits! Tomorrow they'll try them on and Weds there will be LOTS of pictures

ME ---> who only came downstairs to let the dogs out -- back to the sewing space to continue work on Katelyn's give I must go

I totally spent the entire day on Katelyn's give today . . . We had a PJ day (the boys & I, DH, of course, had to work -the sad life of a golf pro's wife I lead) . . . I really hope my project looks as good as Phalen insists it does . . .

There have been so many cute things posted! I don't know where my quotes went for them my internet has been ALL kinds of funky lately!!!

 

[jessica52877]

I used costume satin, which was the cheapest satin at Joann's. The dress was not as difficult as it looks, although I did not do the underskirt or "slip" I think they called it. I did use horsehair braid for the hem and although it was a little pricy, it really made sewing the hem much easier than trying to hem the normal way, and it gives some very nice body to the hem/bottom of the skirt. My DGD is wearing a hoop under it for this picture, but did not wear it to walk around the parks in and it still looked great I think.

If you decide you want to try it let me know, and I would be happy to try to answer questions. If you want to drive 4 hours each way, you can come see the dress, pick up the pattern, and ask questions in person but I think there would be quite a few others that would be very jealous if I got to meet you first!!

I would be quite jealous that the two of you got to spend time together! I wish we all lived closer together.

I'm even wondering about using a nice cotton so it won't be sticky -- could be warm weather when they're there. I'll have to Google horsehair -- I'm not familiar with that at all -- although when I was in HS and took sewing, patterns were 60¢ and we rode horses to school.

If Dinosaur BBQ hadn't opened here a couple months ago you would have given me the perfect excuse to drive to Rochester -- plus Krispy Kreme donuts. (My son's first two years were are RIT. When we drove into the parking lot they had zillions of boxes of Krispy Kreme donuts. We thought 'what a nice welcome' until we realized they were selling them as a fundraiser. )

I'm hoping to make a go of the pattern I have, but I'll let you know one way of the other.

I love the dresses made out of cotton. Just look friendlier to me!

Teresa

My nephew fell in a pool and drowned in 2000 but suffered a TBI from it. His body finally gave out yesterday but it wasn't expected.

I am waiting to find out the funeral arrangements for him.

I am so sorry to hear of the circumstances. So so sad!

And I want to make a public service announcement and I know Teresa will too! Everyone be so so careful with your kids around water! It is so sad when something like this happens and it is always an accident and can happen right in front of our eyes.

Disboutique Runway

Challenge 6

This will be the final Disboutique Runway challenge. So if you want to join, now is your chance! I am going to extend the deadline for this project to give everyone a chance to work on it!

This week's theme: Your favorite Disney character/movie.

Rules:
1. Must be made during the challenge period. (Can't be something you have made before)
2. Must be made from a pattern/tutorial that you have never used before, or make your own.
3. You must modify some portion of the pattern/tutorial to make it your own. (ie: change type of strap, modify length, modify hem line, add buttons, add zipper....)
4. Include the pattern that used (or let us know you made your own) and the modifications that you used with the submission photos.


Deadline for entry... Monday, Sept 19 at midnight EST. That will give you two weeks.

This is the final challenge...so I wanted it to be challenging! Happy sewing everyone!!!

Woo hoo! This is probably the easiest challenge yet. I only ever use 3 patterns and I hate to follow instructions so it will be easy to pick something new and modify! Now, if only I can follow through and do it. It won't be spectacular but atleast I'll make something new!

 

[dianemom2]

Here are a few of the outfits for our upcoming trip. We are leaving on Saturday the 10th. If anyone sees us, I'd be thrilled if you said hello.

I credit all of you here for teaching me to sew. Thank you so much for all of the tips and inspiration. I don't post often, but read as much as I can.

for the Animal Kingdom...she was mad because she said it's cold here.

Rapunzel...

Dawn

These look terrific! Did you sew the zebra pettiskirt too? I've never done one of them. Are they hard?

Thank you. It is the 4 by 6. I'm embarassed to admit I've never used my 6 by 10 hoop. I think it's really hard to use. I do all of my sewing on a brother 270D and had major hoop envy. I talked my dh into buying me another machine and I was insistent on getting a 6 by 10. Thank goodness we got it on ebay so we didn't pay a scandalous amount for it (it's a brother ULT2001), but I'm still embarassed I haven't used what I begged for.
Dawn

That's funny because I started out with a Brother 270D and I had major hoop envy. I also insisted that I HAD TO HAVE the 6x10 hoop. I bought my Babylock Ellageo 3 off of ebay and I believe that it is the first cousin to your Brother Ult2001. I also have hardly used that 6x10 hoop. I think it is hard to get on and off the machine and hard to get things in the hoop correctly. Maybe on the newer machines, like the Ellegante or the 6000D it is easier to hoop things correctly. When I was at the Brother store several months ago they were showing me how they had changed the design on the larger hoop to make it easier to use. Later this month I am going to the Sewing Expo and I am hoping to take a closer look at the newer machines. Not that we can afford one right now, but is fun to look and to dream.

 

[PurpleEars]

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome back! I am still not quite 100% yet but I am thankful for being able to take time off work to recover and go on the trip. We had to take things more slowly this trip but both of us still had a good time. I go back to work next week so I am sure it will be a challenging week!

I went through the pictures on our camera from this trip and I realized I didn't have pictures of all the outfits I made! I tend to make things in duplicates and embellish them in different ways. I hope these pictures will inspire someone for more "grown up" customs.

First up, blouse with Heather's Mickey silhouette embroidery (though you can't see the embroidery in the picture) and a pair of skorts with animal print for one of our Animal Kingdom days.

The next picture shows the embroidery on the blouse. I paired it with a pair of black skorts. I couldn't decide what embellishment to put on the skorts so I left them blank. I can always add something later.

I also made a few blouses in different colours with Heather's Tink silhouette or Mickey silhouette embroidery. Unfortunately I do not have pictures of them.

Next up is a Meghan peasant dress with Mickey head flowers along the hem. I designed the flowers (they still need more work since they stitch out in a slightly funny way).

Since I liked the Meghan peasant dress, I decided to try it out as a top. I used the same Mickey head flower embroidery for this top. I paired it with the "When you wish upon a star" music skirt. I had the lei because we had dinner at Ohana.

I also made one with Heather's Tink silhouette embroidery and one in a lighter pink with Heather's Mickey silhouette embroidery.

Finally, my favourite outfit – the Minnie-inspired Jamie dress! This is one of my favourite pictures from this trip.

Last but not least, a picture of DH and I with our matching mouse ears:

(Just in case you are wondering why my hairstyle look slightly different in the pictures, I got a hair cut at MK in the middle of the trip. I am donating my hair to one of the places in town that makes wigs for kids undergoing cancer treatments, so I had to cut 12 inches off!)

Thanks for looking!

Edit: Sorry the pictures are huge. I guess I must have forgotten how to resize properly in Photobucket?!