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

jessica52877 · Apr 23, 2015

disneywithbaby said:
Hi everyone I am new to this board but after looking through the pictures I am enlisting my mom to help me make DD and her cousin simple dresses for Disney in sept. I only have an old singer with no charger, embroidery or any fancy stuff so it will be a simple simple pattern. Can anyone suggest a pattern I can purchase from JoAnn fabric that they have done and would he a good first dress??? Thanks so very much for all the inspiration.

You cannot go wrong with Carla C's Simply Sweet dress, there are a variety of options and it is like a sewing lesson all in one. Here is a link,
http://www.youcanmakethis.com/products/simply-sweet-tops-and-dresses . It is $10 and you download and print but so worth it. I was one who kept thinking why would I pay almost 10x the price and then print it myself!! Been eating those words every since, it is also the pattern that most of us started out with, either that one or something of Carla's. She also does have a paper pattern for it in stores, let me figure out if I can see who it is by if you prefer paper, but honestly this is the best!! Simple machines can do amazing things. I have 2 fancy embroidery machines but everything I do is by hand using a simple zig zag or satin stitch, I can do it on a cheap machine (which I own plenty of too) or an expensive one!! Good luck!

disneywithbaby · Apr 23, 2015

jessica52877 said:
You cannot go wrong with Carla C's Simply Sweet dress, there are a variety of options and it is like a sewing lesson all in one. Here is a link,
http://www.youcanmakethis.com/products/simply-sweet-tops-and-dresses . It is $10 and you download and print but so worth it. I was one who kept thinking why would I pay almost 10x the price and then print it myself!! Been eating those words every since, it is also the pattern that most of us started out with, either that one or something of Carla's. She also does have a paper pattern for it in stores, let me figure out if I can see who it is by if you prefer paper, but honestly this is the best!! Simple machines can do amazing things. I have 2 fancy embroidery machines but everything I do is by hand using a simple zig zag or satin stitch, I can do it on a cheap machine (which I own plenty of too) or an expensive one!! Good luck!

Thank you for the advice, I came across the simply sweet but how do you print a pattern? Wouldn't it just print on my 8x10 paper not to scale?

jessica52877 · Apr 23, 2015

disneywithbaby said:
Thank you for the advice, I came across the simply sweet but how do you print a pattern? Wouldn't it just print on my 8x10 paper not to scale?

Yes, just prints on regular paper and then you tape it together if necessary. On the simple sweet you'll only print the bodice and the straps, the skirt and ruffle (if you choose a ruffle option) you are given measurements vs a pattern. It is easily marked how to tape together, what to overlap and what not. So easy!! I only print the size I need and can always go back and print other sizes later.

SparkleMommy · Apr 24, 2015

jessica52877 said:
You still need it even if you used the wonderunder. The wonderunder just made it stick to the tee, the stabilizer with keep the knit tee stable. It will make a world of difference.

Thanks! I will try it! I wish I would have asked this sooner- I've completed three T-shirts each for me and DD already. I only have a couple more to make- but better late than never!

SparkleMommy · Apr 24, 2015

ABCastillo said:
Everything looks great! I love the matching outfits.

Great advice!

Thanks! I'm going to try stabilizer on my last couple of projects.

PurpleEars · Apr 24, 2015

SparkleMommy said:
Here are two finished projects so far for our up coming trip. Well, I still have to add the satin stitching to the yellow silhouettes. I'm loving having a new sewing machine for the first time ever- always had hand me downs. My mom and grandma were both professional seamstresses, so always got an old one when they upgraded. My new machine does satin stitching- YAY no more hand stitching! I am still having to seam rip a lot as I figure it out but still much faster than by hand.

I do have a question- how do I prevent puckering when doing machine satin stitch? I'm trying really hard not to pull (or push) the fabric but still getting puckering. It is not an embroidery machine, so no embroidery hoop.

Here is one of our MK days matching outfits (yes, matching- don't judge me! LOL)
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Here are our matching AK shirts and the kiddos matching skirt (I'll just wear shorts)
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Nice cute outfits! I second what Jessica says with the stabilizer. I would look for cutaway stabilizer (instead of tearaway) for T-shirts.

disneywithbaby said:
Hi everyone I am new to this board but after looking through the pictures I am enlisting my mom to help me make DD and her cousin simple dresses for Disney in sept. I only have an old singer with no charger, embroidery or any fancy stuff so it will be a simple simple pattern. Can anyone suggest a pattern I can purchase from JoAnn fabric that they have done and would he a good first dress??? Thanks so very much for all the inspiration.

If the idea of printing off a pattern does not appeal, you can get the Scientific Seamstress pattern from Simplicity (Simplicity 1180) which includes a top, pants, and skirt. The top can be made longer into a dress.

disneywithbaby · Apr 25, 2015

Thanks everyone, after talking with my mom she is going to try McCall m7076 pattern and modify it a little. I have faith in her that she can do it! I'm so excited to have found this board.

PurpleEars · Apr 25, 2015

disneywithbaby said:
Thanks everyone, after talking with my mom she is going to try McCall m7076 pattern and modify it a little. I have faith in her that she can do it! I'm so excited to have found this board.

Please show us the pictures when the outfits are ready!

DMGeurts · Apr 26, 2015

Hi everyone!!! Gosh it's been eons since I've checked in here!!! So happy to see so many new faces and so many old faces!!!

I love seeing everyone's projects!

I have 3 trips coming up within the next year +, so I will have lots of Disney sewing in my future, I am super excited about that! :lovestruc

But because of the age of my girls/me... It will all be adult Disney customs. I am still looking forward to it though. ::yes::

And, as usual - I have a combined PTR going for all of these trips... So, if you 'd like to follow along, you are all more than welcome to jump in. :thumbsup2

I'll have to check in more often here too though - for a while there, it seemed like this thread had disappeared, I am happy to see that it's been revived. :woohoo:

D~

Happyinwonerland · Apr 26, 2015

I keep hearing mention of a Facebook group. Is there a DIS Boutiquers Facebook page?

PurpleEars · Apr 26, 2015

DMGeurts said:
Hi everyone!!! Gosh it's been eons since I've checked in here!!! So happy to see so many new faces and so many old faces!!!

I love seeing everyone's projects!

I have 3 trips coming up within the next year +, so I will have lots of Disney sewing in my future, I am super excited about that! But because of the age of my girls/me... It will all be adult Disney customs. I am still looking forward to it though.

And, as usual - I have a combined PTR going for all of these trips... So, if you 'd like to follow along, you are all more than welcome to jump in.

I'll have to check in more often here too though - for a while there, it seemed like this thread had disappeared, I am happy to see that it's been revived.

D~

You know that I am a big fan of customs for adults so I can't wait to see what you make! :love:

ABCastillo · Apr 26, 2015

Finished another custom today! This one I let DD (4 yo) design. She found the skirt fabric and I made a simple top to go with it. Tried to sew the jersey top to the woven skirt but it looked weird. When she walks around she still sticks out her tummy some and it just didn't fit right. I think it works as two pieces too. Easier to mix and match!

Isatricia · Apr 26, 2015

It's been a long time since I checked in on this board. In 2012, I made my 6 & 8 yr old girls dresses for our trip to DL. They enjoyed wearing the "princess" dresses and meeting all the characters wearing them. I'm not sure how to link to the dresses I made then.

Fast forward 3 years and we are planning our trip to WDW - 1st for all of us. The girls will be 10 & 12 (celebrates her birthday at WDW) when we travel in August. They aren't as into princesses now, but my younger one still wants some way to dress up. It will be August and it will be HOT, so comfort will be the key. She enjoys wearing knit dresses, but whatever I make will need to be versatile enough to wear at home without being a costume. She wears a girls size 12-16 depending on the pattern. My older one wears a 10-12.

Any suggestions for older girls (tweens) that still like mom to make them dresses that I will be able to theme a bit? I don't have an embroidery machine, so I would be considering using fabric patterns or applique for the theme.

squirrel · Apr 26, 2015

I did this with my sewing machine for my niece who was 7 when we went to DL and I made a similar one for her older sister (9) with a Stitch head. I made my own Simply Sweet pattern.

squirrel · Apr 26, 2015

Here are some photos of the water bottle holder I made for my daycare stroller. No pattern was used.

ABCastillo · Apr 26, 2015

squirrel said:
Here are some photos of the water bottle holder I made for my daycare stroller. No pattern was used.

It looks great! Is it hooked to the side of the stroller?

ABCastillo · Apr 26, 2015

Isatricia said:
It's been a long time since I checked in on this board. In 2012, I made my 6 & 8 yr old girls dresses for our trip to DL. They enjoyed wearing the "princess" dresses and meeting all the characters wearing them. I'm not sure how to link to the dresses I made then.

Fast forward 3 years and we are planning our trip to WDW - 1st for all of us. The girls will be 10 & 12 (celebrates her birthday at WDW) when we travel in August. They aren't as into princesses now, but my younger one still wants some way to dress up. It will be August and it will be HOT, so comfort will be the key. She enjoys wearing knit dresses, but whatever I make will need to be versatile enough to wear at home without being a costume. She wears a girls size 12-16 depending on the pattern. My older one wears a 10-12.

Any suggestions for older girls (tweens) that still like mom to make them dresses that I will be able to theme a bit? I don't have an embroidery machine, so I would be considering using fabric patterns or applique for the theme.

I like a lot of the Disney bounding stuff people do. Maybe make some "inspired by" outfits for them. I love when people add silhouettes too. But maybe something like a maxi dress in the same color as a favorite princess or sailor skirt in honor of donald duck? There are some great polka dot fabrics in knits and wovens these days. They might make a great inspired by minnie dress. I've seen a lot of great patterns for older kids in Ottobre, but I've never searched around that much on the web. (Mine are all under 5 still!)

squirrel · Apr 26, 2015

ABCastillo said:
It looks great! Is it hooked to the side of the stroller?

It's on the front side of a triplette stroller. I can move it to the front seat if there isn't anyone in that seat and have it hang off the belly bar. I could probably hang it off the back also, but I have my first aid kit (lunch box) hanging there. Might fit hanging from the handle area, I never checked.

DMGeurts · Apr 27, 2015

Isatricia said:
It's been a long time since I checked in on this board. In 2012, I made my 6 & 8 yr old girls dresses for our trip to DL. They enjoyed wearing the "princess" dresses and meeting all the characters wearing them. I'm not sure how to link to the dresses I made then.

Fast forward 3 years and we are planning our trip to WDW - 1st for all of us. The girls will be 10 & 12 (celebrates her birthday at WDW) when we travel in August. They aren't as into princesses now, but my younger one still wants some way to dress up. It will be August and it will be HOT, so comfort will be the key. She enjoys wearing knit dresses, but whatever I make will need to be versatile enough to wear at home without being a costume. She wears a girls size 12-16 depending on the pattern. My older one wears a 10-12.

Any suggestions for older girls (tweens) that still like mom to make them dresses that I will be able to theme a bit? I don't have an embroidery machine, so I would be considering using fabric patterns or applique for the theme.

I've done August with my 2 girls for the last 2 years... And even though they don't dress up much - I do, and once in a while, my youngest does... Here's a few of my outfits... If you'd like to see the rest of them, they are in my last Trip Report, which is complete. :thumbsup2

A Celebration of Lifelong Friendship - August 2014

I really love doing it up with accessories... I coordinate all of my bags, head gear, shoes and jewelry with a solid tank top (in most cases, I put some sort of applique on the bottom hem - I do all of the appliques on felt and I do a long straight stitch to sew them on - that way, when I get home, I seam rip them all off and I have plain tank tops again. :thumbsup2

) and a pair of denim shorts. I would have been sweating to death in August wearing nothing, so I tried to keep everything as minimal as possible. :thumbsup2

I hope this helps... I am planning Nov/Jan/Oct trip over the next year, so I am looking forward to adding a few more layers to my wardrobe for these trips. LOL

D~

PurpleEars · Apr 27, 2015

ABCastillo said:
Finished another custom today! This one I let DD (4 yo) design. She found the skirt fabric and I made a simple top to go with it. Tried to sew the jersey top to the woven skirt but it looked weird. When she walks around she still sticks out her tummy some and it just didn't fit right. I think it works as two pieces too. Easier to mix and match!

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I think your DD did a great job designing! It looks cute as a two-piece outfit.

Isatricia said:
It's been a long time since I checked in on this board. In 2012, I made my 6 & 8 yr old girls dresses for our trip to DL. They enjoyed wearing the "princess" dresses and meeting all the characters wearing them. I'm not sure how to link to the dresses I made then.

Fast forward 3 years and we are planning our trip to WDW - 1st for all of us. The girls will be 10 & 12 (celebrates her birthday at WDW) when we travel in August. They aren't as into princesses now, but my younger one still wants some way to dress up. It will be August and it will be HOT, so comfort will be the key. She enjoys wearing knit dresses, but whatever I make will need to be versatile enough to wear at home without being a costume. She wears a girls size 12-16 depending on the pattern. My older one wears a 10-12.

Any suggestions for older girls (tweens) that still like mom to make them dresses that I will be able to theme a bit? I don't have an embroidery machine, so I would be considering using fabric patterns or applique for the theme.

I made a number of Minnie-inspired dresses for myself over the years. I just use black woven fabric as the main parts of the dresses and using red polka dot woven as the accents. I have worn them for my August trips. This is an example:

squirrel said:
Here are some photos of the water bottle holder I made for my daycare stroller. No pattern was used.

Great idea for the water bottle holder!

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