Disboutiquers Part 30 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[dianemom2]

There is a way to bypass the thread cartridge to use a bigger spool on the se270D. I'll see if I can find the instructions on how to in the morning.

Great! I'd love to see the directions. I have one of those spool cartridges that are supposed to work with the larger spools but I find that the thread doesn't run through them smoothly and it breaks.

Diane - those centerpieces are amazing. I see you added pictures of your girls to the buckets (I assume they are pictures of them growing up). I love the candle lighting board, so sparkly and fun. Excuse my ignorance, but do you the lighting board at the temple during the ceremony?

The pictures are of them at different stages and at different beaches or tropical places we've visited. The theme for their party is tropical beach so I thought that the pictures were appropriate. The candle lighting is part of the party. The girls invite 12 groups of people who were significant in their lives up to each light one of the candles. They usually include grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, friends, teachers, scout leaders, etc. It is a way of honoring them and thanking them for being a part of their life. Then the 13th candle is for themselves and the the future. Some people add a 14th candle in memory of significant relatives who have passed away but we are lucky enough not need to do that.

They don't know that we are going back yet, I think they just think maybe someday. Can't decide when we should tell them.

Don't tell them until you are much closer. Having worked with young children, they don't understand time in the same way as adults. You will have to answer the question, "Are we going to Disney today?" for every single day between now and when you actually go next fall.

I made this laptop bag for me:



since I found this fabric in the remnant bin I made her some PJs:

Everything turned out great! Your bag looks perfect for a laptop and I am sure it will get a ton of use. And your daughter's bird for the school project was very creative. I hope she got a good grade on it. The pjs for the party are adorable! I've made my girls pjs before but they never seem to like them very much. I can't figure out why. And the upcycled skirt is so clever. I love that you are using it now for Iron Man and that you will use it again for HP.

I actually use serger sized spools of thread on my 270D to sew. I put the spool in a spool holder, and use the spool extender thing that goes on top of the cartidge. That set up works like a charm!





I also made a bag for one of my friends for her birthday. It's an ITH project from Pickle Pie Designs.

I don't find that my spool holder for the larger spools works very well. Maybe I need to buy a second one and try it out. Maybe I just don't have a good one. Your Star Wars shirt is great and I love the bag you did for your friend's birthday. I made a bunch of those last year for birthday gifts for my girls' friends. Then I would tuck a small gift card inside to an ice cream place or Starbucks.

I appliqued one of my tshirts for me to wear during our trip. here it is and some close ups of the appliques.

Love the designs! The shirt is adorable!

How did you make the balls for the centerpieces? Those would be cute for my twin girls Minnie mouse badly party in 3 wks!

It is a large Styrofoam ball. I've seen something done for a Minnie Mouse party with two smaller balls attached for the ears. But they covered the balls with gumdrops.

 

[goteamwood]

Don't tell them until you are much closer. Having worked with young children, they don't understand time in the same way as adults. You will have to answer the question, "Are we going to Disney today?" for every single day between now and when you actually go next fall.

Ha! I have been answering that question every day for the 6 months since we left last time! I have been told, more than once, "All you have to do is go on an airplane and then a bus and we can get to Disney World." I am thinking that it can be like the promise of Santa... Be good or you can't go to Disney World. Mickey is watching.

 

[love to stitch]

I promised myself when the thread moved this time that I was going to keep up with it, I'm so far behind already. Everyone's work is wonderful.
The discussion about 2007 and the fabric that I called "psychedelic Mickey" reminded me of my granddaughter's first WDW trip in 2007. It was a 5 day trip and by the time I finished sewing she had 10 outfits and 2 nightgowns. I wasn't sure I liked the "psychedlic Mickey" fabric when I bought it but it ended up being one of my favorite outfits and everyone loved it. There was also a floppy hat to match.



And her first princess dress.

 

[DisneyMom5]

I promised myself when the thread moved this time that I was going to keep up with it, I'm so far behind already. Everyone's work is wonderful.
The discussion about 2007 and the fabric that I called "psychedelic Mickey" reminded me of my granddaughter's first WDW trip in 2007. It was a 5 day trip and by the time I finished sewing she had 10 outfits and 2 nightgowns. I wasn't sure I liked the "psychedlic Mickey" fabric when I bought it but it ended up being one of my favorite outfits and everyone loved it. There was also a floppy hat to match.



And her first princess dress.

LOVE!!!!!
Especially the princess dress. SWOOOOOON....

 

[BellePrincessBelle]

I promised myself when the thread moved this time that I was going to keep up with it, I'm so far behind already. Everyone's work is wonderful.
The discussion about 2007 and the fabric that I called "psychedelic Mickey" reminded me of my granddaughter's first WDW trip in 2007. It was a 5 day trip and by the time I finished sewing she had 10 outfits and 2 nightgowns. I wasn't sure I liked the "psychedlic Mickey" fabric when I bought it but it ended up being one of my favorite outfits and everyone loved it. There was also a floppy hat to match.

http://s53.photobucket.com/user/cshortcrochet/media/Disney2007082_zpsf341df8e.jpg.html

And her first princess dress.

http://s53.photobucket.com/user/cshortcrochet/media/Disney2007031_zps6b4e8cc4.jpg.html

She's a cutie! I love the princess dress!!

 

[Tonyslady]

I appliqued one of my tshirts for me to wear during our trip. here it is and some close ups of the appliques.

I love this. Do you mind sharing where you got the designs?

TIA

 

[smittette]

I wasn't sure I liked the "psychedlic Mickey" fabric when I bought it but it ended up being one of my favorite outfits and everyone loved it.



And her first princess dress.

I LOVE that psychedelic Mickey fabric! Too bad it's not a current pattern. I did a quick google just in case somebody had some they were selling, but no luck.

The princess dress is adorable! I'm working on my first one now. It's Cinderella inspired, but I was worrying that it's not Cinderella enough - guess I don't need to worry. I'm always way more critical of what I'm doing than what others do.

Funny how I'd never seen nerd Mickey until the other day when I got the pins I ordered.



Then a couple of days later, you posted this.

 

[Disneymom1218]

I love this. Do you mind sharing where you got the designs?

TIA

Frou Frou by Heather Sue

 

[Disneymom1218]

I LOVE that psychedelic Mickey fabric! Too bad it's not a current pattern. I did a quick google just in case somebody had some they were selling, but no luck.

The princess dress is adorable! I'm working on my first one now. It's Cinderella inspired, but I was worrying that it's not Cinderella enough - guess I don't need to worry. I'm always way more critical of what I'm doing than what others do.

Funny how I'd never seen nerd Mickey until the other day when I got the pins I ordered.



Then a couple of days later, you posted this.

I saw the Nerds When we were At Pop Century about 3 years ago and I fell in love with them. The apparel was all for kids and skinny people so I was unable to purchase anything. When I saw the Designs I HAD to purchase them so I could make something in my size, and that is just what I did.

 

[brooke789]

Ha! I have been answering that question every day for the 6 months since we left last time! I have been told, more than once, "All you have to do is go on an airplane and then a bus and we can get to Disney World." I am thinking that it can be like the promise of Santa... Be good or you can't go to Disney World. Mickey is watching.

Ha! I told my husband he is about to be in trouble b/c he is using WDW too much. Yesterday when no one would take their nap he went up and said if they didn't take naps they wouldn't be going to WDW. If they're not good they can't go to WDW. If they didn't learn to use the potty they couldn't go to WDW. He needs to stop. It is too much. hahah

 

[DMGeurts]

I promised myself when the thread moved this time that I was going to keep up with it, I'm so far behind already. Everyone's work is wonderful.
The discussion about 2007 and the fabric that I called "psychedelic Mickey" reminded me of my granddaughter's first WDW trip in 2007. It was a 5 day trip and by the time I finished sewing she had 10 outfits and 2 nightgowns. I wasn't sure I liked the "psychedlic Mickey" fabric when I bought it but it ended up being one of my favorite outfits and everyone loved it. There was also a floppy hat to match.



And her first princess dress.

Love the outfits... Your DGD is so adorable!

D~

 

[DMGeurts]

In keeping with the "Now and Then" theme... My favorite theme of all - as many of you know...

Here's the first items I ever made - many of them are my own patterns:

And here's the most recent:

These danglers were made by Beth (Blyssfull) and Liz (Babynala) for a Disboutiquer's dd... So, I give them full credit for those!

This bag was actually a remake (which I never do) of my own personal bag - and to prove it:

Sorry if some of these are duplicates...

D~

 

[aboveH20]

Hello sewers (or sewists, if you prefer),

Good to "see" you all and to have something to post about.

As you may recall, once upon a time I was going to check with Give Kids the World (GKTW) about pillowcase sizes. Seems as though the flannel is getting smaller and getting four pillowcases from a yard of flannel was getting harder.

Word back from them is still to get four pillowcases from a yard of flannel BUT the directions also say to cut each pillowcase 10 1/2 to 11" wide. Now for the math lesson

4 x 10.5 = 42
4 x 11 = 44

Accounting for "fluffy" selvage, the math works best when the flannel is at least 43" wide. I did some checking this morning and JoAnn claims their flannel is 42", so I think that's why I haven't been able to squeeze a fourth pillowcase out of their flannel. I serge the seams, so try to make the seams at least 3/8".



This was going to be my fourth pillowcase, but it's barely 10". I've tried "cheating" in the past, but the seams just don't work and I think the pillows get a lot of wear and tear, so I don't think cutting the case smaller or skimping on the seams is the way to go.

Hobby Lobby's flannel is 44-45" according to their website, and I have no problem getting four pillowcases from their flannel. (Unfortunately Hobby Lobby isn't as convenient for me.) I also checked fabric.com online (I think Chiara has mentioned that website, I haven't used it) and their flannel is 44-45" wide.

Bottom line, if you're interested in making pillowcases, check the width of the flannel before you buy!


The good news is the unusable last bit of fabric makes the PERFECT pillowcase dress for your favorite GA doll!



Add a Simply Swell neckline and voila. Happy ending.

(I see photobucket is as enjoyable as always. Can't wait to see what size my photos end up )

 

[PurpleEars]

I appliqued one of my tshirts for me to wear during our trip. here it is and some close ups of the appliques.

Cute shirt! It's nice to see what others make for themselves!

Great! I'd love to see the directions. I have one of those spool cartridges that are supposed to work with the larger spools but I find that the thread doesn't run through them smoothly and it breaks.


I don't find that my spool holder for the larger spools works very well. Maybe I need to buy a second one and try it out. Maybe I just don't have a good one. Your Star Wars shirt is great and I love the bag you did for your friend's birthday. I made a bunch of those last year for birthday gifts for my girls' friends. Then I would tuck a small gift card inside to an ice cream place or Starbucks.

I don't have the instructions handy but I took a couple of pictures of the set up. This is a side view with the spool stand:


This is a picture of the thread with the spool extender thing on top of the cartridge. You more or less thread the cartridge the same way as you would with a small spool:


Thanks. My friend really liked her bag and they were so easy to do. I am making a few of them for Mother's Day for the females in my family who are mothers.

I promised myself when the thread moved this time that I was going to keep up with it, I'm so far behind already. Everyone's work is wonderful.
The discussion about 2007 and the fabric that I called "psychedelic Mickey" reminded me of my granddaughter's first WDW trip in 2007. It was a 5 day trip and by the time I finished sewing she had 10 outfits and 2 nightgowns. I wasn't sure I liked the "psychedlic Mickey" fabric when I bought it but it ended up being one of my favorite outfits and everyone loved it. There was also a floppy hat to match.



And her first princess dress.

Awww, how cute! Thanks for sharing the pictures!

In keeping with the "Now and Then" theme... My favorite theme of all - as many of you know...

Here's the first items I ever made - many of them are my own patterns:

And here's the most recent:

These danglers were made by Beth (Blyssfull) and Liz (Babynala) for a Disboutiquer's dd... So, I give them full credit for those!

This bag was actually a remake (which I never do) of my own personal bag - and to prove it:

Sorry if some of these are duplicates...

D~

Thanks for sharing those pictures. Your work always look so beautiful. I certainly remember the Donald bag (afterall, I saw it in real life!)

Hello sewers (or sewists, if you prefer),

Good to "see" you all and to have something to post about.

As you may recall, once upon a time I was going to check with Give Kids the World (GKTW) about pillowcase sizes. Seems as though the flannel is getting smaller and getting four pillowcases from a yard of flannel was getting harder.

Word back from them is still to get four pillowcases from a yard of flannel BUT the directions also say to cut each pillowcase 10 1/2 to 11" wide. Now for the math lesson

4 x 10.5 = 42
4 x 11 = 44

Accounting for "fluffy" selvage, the math works best when the flannel is at least 43" wide. I did some checking this morning and JoAnn claims their flannel is 42", so I think that's why I haven't been able to squeeze a fourth pillowcase out of their flannel. I serge the seams, so try to make the seams at least 3/8".



This was going to be my fourth pillowcase, but it's barely 10". I've tried "cheating" in the past, but the seams just don't work and I think the pillows get a lot of wear and tear, so I don't think cutting the case smaller or skimping on the seams is the way to go.

Hobby Lobby's flannel is 44-45" according to their website, and I have no problem getting four pillowcases from their flannel. (Unfortunately Hobby Lobby isn't as convenient for me.) I also checked fabric.com online (I think Chiara has mentioned that website, I haven't used it) and their flannel is 44-45" wide.

Bottom line, if you're interested in making pillowcases, check the width of the flannel before you buy!


The good news is the unusable last bit of fabric makes the PERFECT pillowcase dress for your favorite GA doll!



Add a Simply Swell neckline and voila. Happy ending.

(I see photobucket is as enjoyable as always. Can't wait to see what size my photos end up )

Thanks for the note about the flannel. I am glad that you found the perfect way to use the "unusable" bit of fabric. Now our GA dolls will be the best dressed ones out there!

Since we had a discussion about quilt clips a couple days ago, I decided to take a picture of my package of quilt clips, in case someone wants to know what to look for while in the store (especially those who have to shop with children or impatient husbands)!

 

[BellePrincessBelle]

I'm trying to upload a picture of the description to bypass the thread cartridge of the 270d but I'm having issues right now.

 

[smittette]

D~

Great! now I have to make bags for Disney too.

This is a picture of the thread with the spool extender thing on top of the cartridge. You more or less thread the cartridge the same way as you would with a small spool:

Just be careful with the spool extender. One of the little prongs that hold it in the cartridge broke off of mine and made it almost impossible to use.

 

[sewmess]

That's too bad about your shirt. In keeping with the Star Wars theme, here's my shirt for today:



I also made a bag for one of my friends for her birthday. It's an ITH project from Pickle Pie Designs.

Ah, the shirt is still wearable and the design is small enough not many people would notice the "moy" rather than May. Besides, it was cool enough here that I had to wear a sweatshirt over it anyway.

Love you Minnie as Leia!

Disneymom1218: What I love about being able to sew: For us bigger gals, it's a way to make an awesome shirt that shows our personality without loosing the cuteness. And I'm always for some individuality and uniqueness.

 

[WDWCP96]

Cute shirt! It's nice to see what others make for themselves!

I don't have the instructions handy but I took a couple of pictures of the set up. This is a side view with the spool stand:
http://s1118.photobucket.com/user/Purple_Ears/media/Sewing projects/IMAG0186_zps0175bcb5.jpg.html

This is a picture of the thread with the spool extender thing on top of the cartridge. You more or less thread the cartridge the same way as you would with a small spool:
http://s1118.photobucket.com/user/Purple_Ears/media/Sewing projects/IMAG0187_zpsdc67cbe6.jpg.html

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It looks like you have the same machine as I do, innovis 500d? If so where did you buy that spool stand?

 

[dianemom2]

Ha! I have been answering that question every day for the 6 months since we left last time! I have been told, more than once, "All you have to do is go on an airplane and then a bus and we can get to Disney World." I am thinking that it can be like the promise of Santa... Be good or you can't go to Disney World. Mickey is watching.

That's so funny! My SIL told her 3 year old that they were going to have a new baby when she was only about 2 months along. She had to endure 7 more months of "Is the baby coming today?" LOL!

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And her first princess dress.

Awwww, just too cute!

:
The good news is the unusable last bit of fabric makes the PERFECT pillowcase dress for your favorite GA doll!



Add a Simply Swell neckline and voila. Happy ending.

(I see photobucket is as enjoyable as always. Can't wait to see what size my photos end up )

I haven't had time to make any more pillowcases but I have fabric that I've bought for them. Hopefully soon!

I LOVE Ginger's new dress. And she is so lovely. Has she thought about doing any professional modeling?

I don't have the instructions handy but I took a couple of pictures of the set up. This is a side view with the spool stand:


This is a picture of the thread with the spool extender thing on top of the cartridge. You more or less thread the cartridge the same way as you would with a small spool:

Thanks for the pictures. I do have the same spool thingy for the top of the sewing machine but I haven't tried it on the spool stand. Maybe I will give that a try.

I'm trying to upload a picture of the description to bypass the thread cartridge of the 270d but I'm having issues right now.

I can't wait to see it.

It looks like you have the same machine as I do, innovis 500d? If so where did you buy that spool stand?

Purple Ears (Flora) and I both have the older version of your machine. We have the Brother SE270D. It is a nice little machine and it sews very well.

 

[mommy2AbIzEli]

Great! I'd love to see the directions. I have one of those spool cartridges that are supposed to work with the larger spools but I find that the thread doesn't run through them smoothly and it breaks.


The pictures are of them at different stages and at different beaches or tropical places we've visited. The theme for their party is tropical beach so I thought that the pictures were appropriate. The candle lighting is part of the party. The girls invite 12 groups of people who were significant in their lives up to each light one of the candles. They usually include grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, friends, teachers, scout leaders, etc. It is a way of honoring them and thanking them for being a part of their life. Then the 13th candle is for themselves and the the future. Some people add a 14th candle in memory of significant relatives who have passed away but we are lucky enough not need to do that.


Don't tell them until you are much closer. Having worked with young children, they don't understand time in the same way as adults. You will have to answer the question, "Are we going to Disney today?" for every single day between now and when you actually go next fall.


Everything turned out great! Your bag looks perfect for a laptop and I am sure it will get a ton of use. And your daughter's bird for the school project was very creative. I hope she got a good grade on it. The pjs for the party are adorable! I've made my girls pjs before but they never seem to like them very much. I can't figure out why. And the upcycled skirt is so clever. I love that you are using it now for Iron Man and that you will use it again for HP.


I don't find that my spool holder for the larger spools works very well. Maybe I need to buy a second one and try it out. Maybe I just don't have a good one. Your Star Wars shirt is great and I love the bag you did for your friend's birthday. I made a bunch of those last year for birthday gifts for my girls' friends. Then I would tuck a small gift card inside to an ice cream place or Starbucks.


Love the designs! The shirt is adorable!


It is a large Styrofoam ball. I've seen something done for a Minnie Mouse party with two smaller balls attached for the ears. But they covered the balls with gumdrops.

Thank you for the directions. I will see what I can come up with.