Disboutiquers Part 29 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[goteamwood]

I attempted another adult bowling shirt, only one this time instead of 4 simultaneously all with appliqués the week before we went to WDW. This was a birthday gift for my Husband who is a huge comic book/superhero nerd. I thought my boys would have spilled the beans because they saw the shirt and couldn't believe it was for Daddy and they both wanted one. I was able to find the fabric, which is quilt panels on ebay and got 4 yards, which is essentially 4 Batmans. They are huge so I am not sure how they would translate to toddler size.

Not sure what occasion he will wear it, other than regular everyday, but he asked why I didn't include admission to a Comic convention with it...




I also made him a polo shirt with the Green Lantern logo and his mom gave him a thermal with the Hulk on it so he had a big superhero birthday extravaganza.

 

[scrap_heaven]

This is absolutely stunning.

QUESTION

I am looking for disney fabric and found some gorgeous stuff on etsy, what is your experience with Japanese and Chinese fabrics that depict disney characters?

 

[PrincessMickey]

Glad he liked the Hoodie. Mine went over really well too. I convinced my two and my nephew to all wear their Incredible Hulk Hoodies Ice skating today. They looked very cute together. My little guys LOVE looking like their big cousin.



And yes, this is about the best I was able to get all 3 looking in one direction.

Thanks. The boys all look great in their hoodies!

So glad that they love the hoodies!

Thanks, they both have been wanting to wear them every day. The girls also have been enjoying their purses and taking them with them everywhere. It always makes me feel good to see them enjoy the things I make!

I am glad the hoodies went over well! It sounds like you had a busy time but I hope you will get a chance to relax this weekend.

We had a lovely time with family yesterday. We were over at my in-law's and we watched Brave together. We all enjoyed the movie. I got lots of wonderful gifts, including some Disney fabric. We went shopping today as the stores here have Boxing Day sales. It's our version of Black Friday. The mall was busy but it was manageable. Some stores had quite a line though. We got good deals at Williams-Sonoma (my favourite store), the Lego Store (DH's favourite store), and a couple of other places. Maybe I will go to Fabricland tomorrow to see if they have any sales, though I really shouldn't be buying more fabric!

Thank you!

Just starting to plan our 2013 trip to Disney, in October or November. We are trying to decide when free dining will be.

But most important is what are we going to wear!!

I also thought I would show off the kids Incredible Halloween costumes, because we are in Canada it can be really really cold for Halloween so I made their costumes out of fleece. I had a pattern sort of that I followed, but really I ended up altering it so much to make it a snugger jumpsuit looking outfit that it is a 1 of a kind, well 2 of a kind I guess.

They both love their costumes, and felt really great in them. Our 2 year old kept saying "I inKEDible, I Dash"

Yeah on the trip! You did a great job on the costumes!

Crazy big top...

Jammie shorts

I hope you all have a happy safe new year!

Marci

Great job on the jammies even if they are a little big. Glad you figured out button holes, they are pretty easy but they are intimidating to do the first time.

Here is another dress that I made from the butterfly pattern that I bought last month on YCMT. I also made a matching t-shirt.

They both look great, I can't see anything wrong with the sailor dress, looks cute.

Here's a few things I worked on for Christmas gifts:

Tea Towels -

Beach Towels -

and finally my first patchwork twirl dress -

(with special thanks to Andrea for the directions she posted last summer!)

Judy

You were busy but I love them all especially the patchwork twirl. I love all the colors.

Recently I purchased software to start combining my embroidery files to make them a little more custom (and maybe save some $ in buying text files?) and today I stitched out my first set that I put together myself.




I like the way these turned out, and they are birthday-ish without being overly so, hopefully they can wear them whenever. I also like that they go together without matching, which is tough to find for Boy/Girl twins.

These are for the last of the twin friends' birthdays until July, thankfully. They are the 5th set in our playgroup to have birthdays since the 1st week in November. Whew! I made shirts for all of them, and in September I made matching simply sweet dresses for the only twin girls in the group. The rest are boy/girl and mine are boys.

You did a good job on those! That is a lot of kiddos so sew birthday outfits for plus all the aprons you did for them all.

So here's the Rapunzel dress I made for my 3 1/2 year old DGD. We go to Virginia on the 4th to have Christmas with our two daughters and 5 grandchildren. I'm glad I had the extra time, because I needed it!

You did a fabuous job on the dress, I bet your granddaughter is going to love it!

I also made him a polo shirt with the Green Lantern logo and his mom gave him a thermal with the Hulk on it so he had a big superhero birthday extravaganza.

Great job!!

I hope it's ok to post this here, it's not sewn but I did make it. I crocheted this afghan for my son-in-law for Christmas.

That is amazing. Maybe you can help me out or anyone else. I decided to learn how to crochet. This new job I have I will be on 10 hour shifts on graveyard. I get one half hour break and two 15 minute breaks but due to staffing I will have to take them all at the same time so I will get an hour break. I can't leave the building and can't bring electronics in so no surfing the web or playing games on the phone. There's only so much on tv in the middle of the night and I don't want to fall asleep. Most of my books I read on the Ipad and can't bring that so I figured I should do something productive so why not learn to crochet. Does anyone know of any pattern/tutorials that would make learning easy. Like a CarlaC pattern but for crochet or any tips or tricks I should know?

 

[cogero]

This is absolutely stunning.

QUESTION

I am looking for disney fabric and found some gorgeous stuff on etsy, what is your experience with Japanese and Chinese fabrics that depict disney characters?

I love Japanese fabric and have had good luck with it.

We are home from our trip and I am gearing up to work on orders and some new things.

Love all the cuteness posted.

 

[love to stitch]

So here's the Rapunzel dress I made for my 3 1/2 year old DGD. We go to Virginia on the 4th to have Christmas with our two daughters and 5 grandchildren. I'm glad I had the extra time, because I needed it!

That is a beautiful dress, your granddaughter is such a lucky little girl!

I attempted another adult bowling shirt, only one this time instead of 4 simultaneously all with appliqués the week before we went to WDW. This was a birthday gift for my Husband who is a huge comic book/superhero nerd. I thought my boys would have spilled the beans because they saw the shirt and couldn't believe it was for Daddy and they both wanted one. I was able to find the fabric, which is quilt panels on ebay and got 4 yards, which is essentially 4 Batmans. They are huge so I am not sure how they would translate to toddler size.

Not sure what occasion he will wear it, other than regular everyday, but he asked why I didn't include admission to a Comic convention with it...




I also made him a polo shirt with the Green Lantern logo and his mom gave him a thermal with the Hulk on it so he had a big superhero birthday extravaganza.

That is a great shirt.

That is amazing. Maybe you can help me out or anyone else. I decided to learn how to crochet. This new job I have I will be on 10 hour shifts on graveyard. I get one half hour break and two 15 minute breaks but due to staffing I will have to take them all at the same time so I will get an hour break. I can't leave the building and can't bring electronics in so no surfing the web or playing games on the phone. There's only so much on tv in the middle of the night and I don't want to fall asleep. Most of my books I read on the Ipad and can't bring that so I figured I should do something productive so why not learn to crochet. Does anyone know of any pattern/tutorials that would make learning easy. Like a CarlaC pattern but for crochet or any tips or tricks I should know?

Crochetcabana.com has great tutorials and there are bunches of helpful videos on youtube. I would also suggest checking out crochetville.org where there are many helpful and friendly people. Ravelry.com is also another great forum for crochet and knitting.

 

[dianemom2]

So here's the Rapunzel dress I made for my 3 1/2 year old DGD. We go to Virginia on the 4th to have Christmas with our two daughters and 5 grandchildren. I'm glad I had the extra time, because I needed it!

Just gorgeous! I am sure your dgd will fall in love with this! What a wonderful grandma to make such a special dress!

Wow, that turned out great! The idea to use quilt panels was wonderful. He sure looks happy with his birthday gift!

QUESTION

I am looking for disney fabric and found some gorgeous stuff on etsy, what is your experience with Japanese and Chinese fabrics that depict disney characters?

Lots of people have ordered fabric from Japan and China with great results. I ordered some Disney fabric from China last year and was very pleased with it. You can get some really pretty and different fabrics if you order from overseas but it is pricey!

That is amazing. Maybe you can help me out or anyone else. I decided to learn how to crochet. This new job I have I will be on 10 hour shifts on graveyard. I get one half hour break and two 15 minute breaks but due to staffing I will have to take them all at the same time so I will get an hour break. I can't leave the building and can't bring electronics in so no surfing the web or playing games on the phone. There's only so much on tv in the middle of the night and I don't want to fall asleep. Most of my books I read on the Ipad and can't bring that so I figured I should do something productive so why not learn to crochet. Does anyone know of any pattern/tutorials that would make learning easy. Like a CarlaC pattern but for crochet or any tips or tricks I should know?

I can't help with specifics but my dd wanted to learn to knit and she watched a bunch of videos on youtube. It really helped her. I know you can't watch youtube at work but if you watch at home before you go, it might help.

 

[strega7]

So here's the Rapunzel dress I made for my 3 1/2 year old DGD. We go to Virginia on the 4th to have Christmas with our two daughters and 5 grandchildren. I'm glad I had the extra time, because I needed it!

Beautiful! My Grandma made me a dress when I was about 4 or 5, it was a cute little pink eyelet dress. My mother let my little cousin wear it, and she never gave it back. I still can remember the dress even though I was so young, it left a lasting impression on me. Your grandaughter is lucky to have someone make her such beautiful things, I am sure she will love and appreciate them forever.

I attempted another adult bowling shirt, only one this time instead of 4 simultaneously all with appliqués the week before we went to WDW. This was a birthday gift for my Husband who is a huge comic book/superhero nerd. I thought my boys would have spilled the beans because they saw the shirt and couldn't believe it was for Daddy and they both wanted one. I was able to find the fabric, which is quilt panels on ebay and got 4 yards, which is essentially 4 Batmans. They are huge so I am not sure how they would translate to toddler size.

Not sure what occasion he will wear it, other than regular everyday, but he asked why I didn't include admission to a Comic convention with it...




I also made him a polo shirt with the Green Lantern logo and his mom gave him a thermal with the Hulk on it so he had a big superhero birthday extravaganza.

That turned out awsome! I dragged my DH in here to check it out and he thought it was very cool also! Don't you just love these birthdays right after christmas. DS's is next Monday (poor kid has to go back to school for his 13th birthday, and DH's is next Tues. At least I get it all over with at the beginning of the year.


I have started playing with my serger and actually was able to thread it properly! I was pretty excited, baby steps...then I threw DS a pair of easy fit pants together cause I was so excited to try it out. Love it! so much quicker than sewing and then zigzaging, that thing is an animal! I am still getting used to figureing out where to "look" when sewing on it to judge where the material will go through. Some of my corners didn't seem to stitch as close as I wanted them to, but I am sure over time I will get the hang of it.


Marci

 

[scrap_heaven]

I love Japanese fabric and have had good luck with it.

We are home from our trip and I am gearing up to work on orders and some new things.

Love all the cuteness posted.

Lots of people have ordered fabric from Japan and China with great results. I ordered some Disney fabric from China last year and was very pleased with it. You can get some really pretty and different fabrics if you order from overseas but it is pricey!
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Is there any sellers you recommend?

 

[dianemom2]

I have started playing with my serger and actually was able to thread it properly! I was pretty excited, baby steps...then I threw DS a pair of easy fit pants together cause I was so excited to try it out. Love it! so much quicker than sewing and then zigzaging, that thing is an animal! I am still getting used to figureing out where to "look" when sewing on it to judge where the material will go through. Some of my corners didn't seem to stitch as close as I wanted them to, but I am sure over time I will get the hang of it.


Marci

Sounds like you have a great start on the serger!

Is there any sellers you recommend?

I've used this shop before:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/himenana?ref=pr_shop_more

I try and stay away from it because it costs me too much ever time that i look!

 

[PurpleEars]

I attempted another adult bowling shirt, only one this time instead of 4 simultaneously all with appliqués the week before we went to WDW. This was a birthday gift for my Husband who is a huge comic book/superhero nerd. I thought my boys would have spilled the beans because they saw the shirt and couldn't believe it was for Daddy and they both wanted one. I was able to find the fabric, which is quilt panels on ebay and got 4 yards, which is essentially 4 Batmans. They are huge so I am not sure how they would translate to toddler size.

Not sure what occasion he will wear it, other than regular everyday, but he asked why I didn't include admission to a Comic convention with it...




I also made him a polo shirt with the Green Lantern logo and his mom gave him a thermal with the Hulk on it so he had a big superhero birthday extravaganza.

The shirt looks great. I hope your husband had a great birthday. I feel bad for people who have birthdays close to Christmas as they often get short changed on birthday cards/gifts.

QUESTION

I am looking for disney fabric and found some gorgeous stuff on etsy, what is your experience with Japanese and Chinese fabrics that depict disney characters?

I have never bought Disney fabric from overseas. I am always concerned that they are not offically licensed (especially from China). I simply don't want to spend my hard earned money on counterfit items. I imagine the more reputable sellers will be ok?

Crochetcabana.com has great tutorials and there are bunches of helpful videos on youtube. I would also suggest checking out crochetville.org where there are many helpful and friendly people. Ravelry.com is also another great forum for crochet and knitting.

Thanks for the links. I will have to check them out the next time I am babysitting the embroidery machine.

Don't you just love these birthdays right after christmas. DS's is next Monday (poor kid has to go back to school for his 13th birthday, and DH's is next Tues. At least I get it all over with at the beginning of the year.


I have started playing with my serger and actually was able to thread it properly! I was pretty excited, baby steps...then I threw DS a pair of easy fit pants together cause I was so excited to try it out. Love it! so much quicker than sewing and then zigzaging, that thing is an animal! I am still getting used to figureing out where to "look" when sewing on it to judge where the material will go through. Some of my corners didn't seem to stitch as close as I wanted them to, but I am sure over time I will get the hang of it.


Marci

Sounds like you will be busy making birthday cakes in the next little while! I am glad that you started playing with your serger and you are happy with it so far. I used my serger to do rolled hem today and it saved me lots of time as I would have had to do narrow hem otherwise!

 

[disneychic2]

That is GORGEOUS!!!! Can you make one in my size?!?!?

Thanks! It would probably be easier to make in an adult size, for sure!

Wow! This is a grogeous set! I hope your granddaugther will like it!

Thanks! I hope she likes it and that it fits! I'll find out Friday.

I attempted another adult bowling shirt, only one this time instead of 4 simultaneously all with appliqués the week before we went to WDW. This was a birthday gift for my Husband who is a huge comic book/superhero nerd. I thought my boys would have spilled the beans because they saw the shirt and couldn't believe it was for Daddy and they both wanted one. I was able to find the fabric, which is quilt panels on ebay and got 4 yards, which is essentially 4 Batmans. They are huge so I am not sure how they would translate to toddler size.

Not sure what occasion he will wear it, other than regular everyday, but he asked why I didn't include admission to a Comic convention with it...




I also made him a polo shirt with the Green Lantern logo and his mom gave him a thermal with the Hulk on it so he had a big superhero birthday extravaganza.

Great job on the bowling shirt and he looks well pleased with it.

This is absolutely stunning.

You did a fabuous job on the dress, I bet your granddaughter is going to love it!

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Thank you! I sure hope she does. I once made an elaborate Cinderella dress for my oldest DGD when she was three and she wouldn't even touch it. Much later in the year she finally put it on and then it became a favorite and when we took her to Disney in April, she wore it all day at MK and to meet Cinderella.

That is a beautiful dress, your granddaughter is such a lucky little girl!

Thanks!

Just gorgeous! I am sure your dgd will fall in love with this! What a wonderful grandma to make such a special dress!

Thanks! BTW, my DH surprised me with a PED Basic and I can't wait to try it out! I had no idea he even knew I wanted that, so it was a fun surprise. Thanks for recommending it!

Beautiful! My Grandma made me a dress when I was about 4 or 5, it was a cute little pink eyelet dress. My mother let my little cousin wear it, and she never gave it back. I still can remember the dress even though I was so young, it left a lasting impression on me. Your grandaughter is lucky to have someone make her such beautiful things, I am sure she will love and appreciate them forever.

Marci

Aww, that's a sweet story. It's so nice when someone appreciates all the love that goes into something hand made. Too bad you didn't get the dress back so you could have it. My Dad wore a pair of overalls when he was little and my sister, brother and I all wore them, and so far, 3 of my 5 grandchildren have worn them. It's pretty cool.

 

[dianemom2]

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Thanks! BTW, my DH surprised me with a PED Basic and I can't wait to try it out! I had no idea he even knew I wanted that, so it was a fun surprise. Thanks for recommending it!

How awesome! Just remember that when you buy the files on the internet, they come zipped. You have to unzip them and then load just the PES files that you want onto your card. You might want to set up a file folder for the designs that you purchase.

Also, if you have the storage space on your computer (or on a thumb drive) keep all the formats of the files because that way you have more options when you want to upgrade your machine. Somebody in one of my other sewing groups recently wanted to upgrade from her PE770 but she had to stick with Brother or Babylock because she had purchased hundreds of design files but only kept the PES format for them. She had really wanted the Janome machine she had seen but didn't want to re-purchase many of her designs.

 

[PurpleEars]

BTW, my DH surprised me with a PED Basic and I can't wait to try it out! I had no idea he even knew I wanted that, so it was a fun surprise. Thanks for recommending it!


It's so nice when someone appreciates all the love that goes into something hand made. Too bad you didn't get the dress back so you could have it. My Dad wore a pair of overalls when he was little and my sister, brother and I all wore them, and so far, 3 of my 5 grandchildren have worn them. It's pretty cool.

Congrats on getting the PED Basic. I am sure you will enjoy the ability to use embroidery files for your work!

That's a great story about the overalls. I guess the overalls were really well made to last that long! In my family it was a T-shirt that was worn by my brother, sister, and I. I imagine there were other pieces too, but this particular shirt showed up in various pictures.


I had a great sewing weekend. I finished the casserole carrier for my sister-in-law and I made myself a new lunch bag. I will have to wait until the weekend to take pictures as I am heading back to work tomorrow. At least this work week should be reasonably quiet since most people I work with are off until next week.

 

[nannye]

Here's a few things I worked on for Christmas gifts:

Tea Towels -

Beach Towels -

and finally my first patchwork twirl dress -

(with special thanks to Andrea for the directions she posted last summer!)

Judy

I love that dress!

 

[RMAMom]

Just wanted to pop in and wish everyone a happy new year!

Now that Christmas is behind us I am finding myself in need of a sewing project. I am not sure what I should sew now. Maybe the 2 zip hipster for my Aunt who has a birthday coming up, she really liked mine when we were in the parks last Oct.

Thanks to everyone that answered my questions about making blanket sleepers. I took your advise and gave up the idea and went to Joanns for fleece, it was slim pickens but I found a white fleece with red and green mittens on it and I was surprised at how cute they turned out. The pattern was really easy to follow but runs a little small. The baby wears 6-9 months, I made the sleepers in 12 months and had to take the arms out and use the 2T arms because they were just to tight. Of course in all fairness the baby is a bit of a chunky monkey!

Here is my Grandson (5months) on Christmas morning in his jammies.

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I am sorry I didn't think to take pics to better highlight the pajamas.

 

[Disney52303]

Hello all and Happy New Year! I have been MIA for most of December I think It was a crazy month with travel, parties, etc. Much as I adore Christmas, I'm glad things can settle and I can be back to my normal routine (work, WW, running, sewing, etc). Our next trip (to Beach Club Villas) is still 139 days away but I made this dress this weekend for DD and I LOVE IT!!!!

And you can see in the back of the photo I bought a shoe organizer thing this weekend and color coded all my scraps, which makes them so much easier to find than the basket I had been using.

The front (like the blue streak in DD's hair... Christmas gift):

The back:

I have the straps about an inch too long. I will adjust the buttons if need be but I'm hoping she will be able to wear it both in May and November.

And two outfits I made for a friend who bought into DVC (used us as a referral) and I wanted to give her a thank you for their trip later this month:

 

[dianemom2]

I had a great sewing weekend. I finished the casserole carrier for my sister-in-law and I made myself a new lunch bag.

It sounds like you got a lot done this weekend. Can't wait to see pictures!

Thanks to everyone that answered my questions about making blanket sleepers. I took your advise and gave up the idea and went to Joanns for fleece, it was slim pickens but I found a white fleece with red and green mittens on it and I was surprised at how cute they turned out. The pattern was really easy to follow but runs a little small. The baby wears 6-9 months, I made the sleepers in 12 months and had to take the arms out and use the 2T arms because they were just to tight. Of course in all fairness the baby is a bit of a chunky monkey!

Here is my Grandson (5months) on Christmas morning in his jammies.

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The blanket sleeper turned out great! I'm glad that you were able to find some cute fleece. Now you can use the flannel next year when your dgs will be toddling around and wearing 2 piece pajamas is easier than when they are infants. Your grandson is a real cutie! Love those full cheeks!

The front (like the blue streak in DD's hair... Christmas gift):

The back:

I have the straps about an inch too long. I will adjust the buttons if need be but I'm hoping she will be able to wear it both in May and November.

And two outfits I made for a friend who bought into DVC (used us as a referral) and I wanted to give her a thank you for their trip later this month:

The dress turned out great! With the way kids grow, you may not need to adjust the straps. The outfits for your friend turned out great too.

 

[Mouse7116]

So excited! I got an embroidery machine for Christmas! We, gift cards to buy what I wanted and I got the Brother PE 770. I haven't fired it up yet but was wondering what you do for thread. Do you have a particular brand you like? Purchase lots from eBay? I have some sulky small spools but wasn't sure if that was the best to start with.

Anyway, I'm very excited about my new addition and can't wait to get started!

 

[love to stitch]

Hello all and Happy New Year! I have been MIA for most of December I think It was a crazy month with travel, parties, etc. Much as I adore Christmas, I'm glad things can settle and I can be back to my normal routine (work, WW, running, sewing, etc). Our next trip (to Beach Club Villas) is still 139 days away but I made this dress this weekend for DD and I LOVE IT!!!!

And you can see in the back of the photo I bought a shoe organizer thing this weekend and color coded all my scraps, which makes them so much easier to find than the basket I had been using.

The front (like the blue streak in DD's hair... Christmas gift):

The back:

I have the straps about an inch too long. I will adjust the buttons if need be but I'm hoping she will be able to wear it both in May and November.

And two outfits I made for a friend who bought into DVC (used us as a referral) and I wanted to give her a thank you for their trip later this month:

Your daughter and her new dress are adorable. And those are very cute thank you gifts.

 

[PrincessMickey]

Crochetcabana.com has great tutorials and there are bunches of helpful videos on youtube. I would also suggest checking out crochetville.org where there are many helpful and friendly people. Ravelry.com is also another great forum for crochet and knitting.

Thank you so much. As soon as I get to the store to get a few starter supplies I will start watching some of the videos on crochetcabana. She has alot of great information on there!

I can't help with specifics but my dd wanted to learn to knit and she watched a bunch of videos on youtube. It really helped her. I know you can't watch youtube at work but if you watch at home before you go, it might help.

Thank you! My plan is to watch some videos to get started and get familiar with everything. Then I will start with some squares or an easy pattern I can just print up and bring in. Maybe even down the road when I get better I can do hats or something for the gives instead of sewing and get those done while I'm at work

Here is my Grandson (5months) on Christmas morning in his jammies.

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I am sorry I didn't think to take pics to better highlight the pajamas.

He certainly is a chunker but oh so cute. Great job!!

The front (like the blue streak in DD's hair... Christmas gift):

The back:

I have the straps about an inch too long. I will adjust the buttons if need be but I'm hoping she will be able to wear it both in May and November.

And two outfits I made for a friend who bought into DVC (used us as a referral) and I wanted to give her a thank you for their trip later this month:

I love the dress, and love that it works for any of the parks!! The other outfits looks great too!

So excited! I got an embroidery machine for Christmas! We, gift cards to buy what I wanted and I got the Brother PE 770. I haven't fired it up yet but was wondering what you do for thread. Do you have a particular brand you like? Purchase lots from eBay? I have some sulky small spools but wasn't sure if that was the best to start with.

Anyway, I'm very excited about my new addition and can't wait to get started!

Congrats on the new machine!! I got a 770 for Christmas too! I ordered the 50 most popular colors from Marathon. Soon I will probably get the next 50 most popular colors. I know some on here get thread through Threadart. I will probably start ordering stabalizer online because I discovered Joann's doesn't always have the stablizer I need in stock. The first time I went in they had tear away but not cut away. The next time I went in they had the cut away but not the tear away. I hope you have as much fun as I've been having with mine.