Disboutiquers Part 12 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew

[Mommy2JulietJocelyn]

snubie --great news! hang in there.. morning sickness stinks but I alkways told myself that it was a healthy baby..

Haganfam5 -- Joci saw the dress...."I want that Mommy! Can you make me one too?" It's a good thing Juliet didn't see the video or I am sure it would be first on her list being a Juliet herself..




ok I trimmed it just where the yello ends - it does look so much better now - not as heavy so it puffs out a little more. (not that tulle weighs a ton....) Now on to Juliet's Tink fairies skirt and Evangeline's Curious George......

 

[mrsmiller]

Had an ultrasound yesterday - one healthy heartbeat! This is a relief to me - now I might be able to relax and "enjoy" this pregnancy a bit, once the morning sickness goes away maybe.






Very cute and I vote for the same spot - just above the bottom ruffle.

Oh Stacie ....I did not know you were preggo!!!!!!
Congratulations!!!
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This is to a happy and healthy pregnancy



Linnette

 

[danicaw]

So, it was my mom's birthday on the 21st, but she was in Florida for the month, so I am just now getting to her birthday present. I really wanted to make her a housecoat in this particular fleece she saw at the fabric store, but I have not been able to find it anywhere since the day she pointed it out to me in like November. Then I thought I would make her an apron or 2 since she loves aprons, but I never could find material that I wanted to do that with. So, when I was visiting her in Florida she was complaining about her purse.... Thus I decided to make her 2 new purses.





Long story just to show you a couple of pics. I just somehow feel that I am settling in what I am giving her. I really hope she likes them.

Cute! I think she will love them!

Okay, here is te practice run of Kaitlyn's Easter dress. I wanted to try the pattern on some less expensive fabric before I made her dress with the fabric that I chose for her Easter dress. this is the "Ms Lily" from YCMT.com. It was fairly easy to put together and the instructions were easy to follow. Please excuse the ravioli face, I finished it while she was eating her lunch and she is still wearing it as I type this. I think we have found a winner!!!! she really loves the poofyness of the skirt and how it looks when she spins!!

Ohhh! I like it! So cute! Can't wait to see the Easter version!

Boys need cute things too right?

I've been working on a ton of shorts for my sons for our trip at the end of the month but I haven't taken pics of those yet.

I also snuck in time to make this button down. My first time making buttonholes! The pattern is from the Weekend Sewing book by Heather Ross.
Blogged here:
http://myloosethreads.blogspot.com/2009/04/kai-shirt-from-weekend-sewing.html

Great shirt! That book sounds cool!

Where should I trim the tulle to on this skirt? half way between the layers, just above the bottom ruffle? What do you think? I am torn And yes I put her on the dinning room tab;e to take pictures. It's rainning here and when I tried to get her to try it on earlier she told me - "it's not perfect yet - I won't try it on til it's perfect!"

Oooo! Very cool. I agree with the other posters!

Had an ultrasound yesterday - one healthy heartbeat! This is a relief to me - now I might be able to relax and "enjoy" this pregnancy a bit, once the morning sickness goes away maybe.

Yeah! Enjoy and congratulations! Good luck with the morning sickness.

 

[danicaw]

So, I was all excited about doing some sewing this AM and went through my stash... I found some princess fabric I have had forever and decided to do a portrait peasant dress for DD. I didn't quite have enough for the skirt, but decided to give it a go anyway.... not good!
The top is fine....but, I don't like the bottom (skirt) at all - just not enough fabric.

At first I thought I would add a sash and that would make it all better. Now I am wondering... If I take the skirt off and turn it into a stripwork skirt how would that look with the peasant style top?

I was thinking of cutting the strips so each had 2 princesses and adding a lavender and another fabric.
Any suggestions for re-working it so its better? I stopped sewing before it was actually "Done" so taking it apart is just one seam.

Its funny I have a bunch of fun fabric like this from a few years ago when I just started thinking about sewing... I would only buy a yard (or less ) when I found something I liked...Now I buy 3 yards if I see something I like how things change.

 

[NaeNae]

So, I was all excited about doing some sewing this AM and went through my stash... I found some princess fabric I have had forever and decided to do a portrait peasant dress for DD. I didn't quite have enough for the skirt, but decided to give it a go anyway.... not good!
The top is fine....but, I don't like the bottom (skirt) at all - just not enough fabric.

At first I thought I would add a sash and that would make it all better. Now I am wondering... If I take the skirt off and turn it into a stripwork skirt how would that look with the peasant style top?

I was thinking of cutting the strips so each had 2 princesses and adding a lavender and another fabric.
Any suggestions for re-working it so its better?

Its funny I have a bunch of fun fabric like this from a few years ago when I just started thinking about sewing... I would only buy a yard (or less ) when I found something I liked...Now I buy 3 yards if I see something I like how things change.

I think your idea would work just fine. Just make sure the princesses are visible on each strip. You could make the princess strips wider and the colored fabric narrow, maybe 2 to 1, they don't have to all be the same width IMO

 

[jenb1023]

Had an ultrasound yesterday - one healthy heartbeat! This is a relief to me - now I might be able to relax and "enjoy" this pregnancy a bit, once the morning sickness goes away maybe.

That is great news! Having had some pregnancy issues myself, I know what a relief it is to know things look good!

 

[surfergirl602]

Disboutiquers - were do you all get your amazing patterns???

 

[SallyfromDE]

I bought an item on Ebay and paid for priority shipping.A week or so went by and I had not heard anything so I emailed the seller to ask if the item had been shipped. They replied that it had been shipped on the 25th and I should get it is a day or so. I received it on the 31st via regular mail. Postage on the package was dated the 30th. (So basically I paid almost 10.00 for fast shipping, they spent 2.00 on regular shipping and lied to me about it). But then they did not send all the parts!

SO, at the VERY least I want the money I paid in shipping back. I can "make it work" for the missing piece.

My question is this-if I return it, I am not going to get my shipping back am I? Has anyone filed a dispute? And I out the money?

Any suggestions?

Place a complaint with PayPal. They will contact the seller for you and try to come to a reslution. If they don't respond, then they refund your money when the seller has some in the account. But they contact the seller, 3 times I think, first.

Paypal because it is practically impossible to get a human to talk to if you can find the phone # in the first place. I like a human if there is an issue.

You can have a delivery confirmation # and can show delivered but if you didn't print your label through paypal (instead you went to the post office) then they automatically side with the other person (the buyer in this case). I have never understood some of their thoughts and this being the first one! I usually do print my labels through them but there has been more then once where my printer just would not print.

I shipped a stocking overseas one time on the slow boat (so takes about 4-6 weeks) and when it arrived the person filed a claim stating there was a dead spider in the box. I am not saying there wasn't but if there was it sure as heck wasn't that big or I would have seen it and I didn't put it in there on purpose. I don't want to touch a spider or send a spider somewhere! Anyways, they refunded the $15 for the stocking and the $12 shipping without making them send it back.

I could go on with the stories I have personally encountered but really overall it is hardly any compared to what I have shipped and usually something far off crazy or just that they said it didn't arrive. I know things get lost, it happens alot more then I would like to think and so that isn't so much paypal but more the postal service.

Years ago I never received 2 items (2 different transactions) but when I tried to file a dispute because it wasn't $25 they wouldn't do anything about it. They let you go through all the steps and then it just says it doesn't qualify due to amount spent. I do think that has changed since then but not positive.

I've had to file a few resolutions and found the process to work for me. Sorry you had so much trouble.

Good Morning & TGIF!!!

I am looking for this fabric, saw it on ebay from Austalia and wanted to know if anybody else has seen it anywhere? It was almost $10 just for a FQ that does include shipping!
I really want to make some easy fit pants for pj bottoms for our trip for the girls.

I bought it about 2 years ago.

hi all! Just a drive by to share my Big Give outfit. This is my Sleeping Beauty inspired outfit for a 9 1/2yo...Katie approved and has requested her own now!

I can't wait to see this on.

I don't know where to start. What do I do with it? lol - - -

Okay all you sewing savvy Disers out there.... care to help out a fellow diser bound and determined to learn how to sew? After seeing all the adorable stuff you've all made on here, I am going to try my hand at making some cute outfits for my kids for our trip in september. I've only sewn a handful of times, and that was all on my moms machine. A friend of my husband divorced his wife and I got the sewing machine. I got it about four years ago, and just opened in yesterday. Talk about an april fools joke the leprechauns were playing on me yesterday... I searched my house high and low for the accessories, and just before bed my hubby found them - just after midnight, go figure! Anyhoo - here's what I've got. Can you tell me anything about it - and where do I start? I don't even know how to thread the darn thing, but the 60's manual is pretty detailed, so I think I can figure it out! I have no idea what these pieces are that are with it though!

Thanks everyone!!! I want to try with some simple stuff - I have been wanting to make some simple diaper bag/purses out of military gear and have been looking for an online pattern. I made a big one for myself with my mom, but we didn't use a pattern, we just winged it. I have no idea how to start with this machine. It seems to be in really good shape, no rust or anything, I just don't know what it can do. Are there any items that I am going to need to help with the learning process?

I used to have a singer button hole attatchment like this picture. The zig zag plate, is to hold little disc of the same size. That disc you put in the attatchment and it makes the button hole for you. Very easy. I loved it, intil the trap door on my attatchment broke.

 

[phins_jazy]

Where should I trim the tulle to on this skirt? half way between the layers, just above the bottom ruffle? What do you think? I am torn And yes I put her on the dinning room tab;e to take pictures. It's rainning here and when I tried to get her to try it on earlier she told me - "it's not perfect yet - I won't try it on til it's perfect!"

That's so cute! I agree with the others about making it shorter. I see that you did do that. Post a pic please! My 4 year old wants a dress with poofy tulle like that.

Had an ultrasound yesterday - one healthy heartbeat! This is a relief to me - now I might be able to relax and "enjoy" this pregnancy a bit, once the morning sickness goes away maybe.

Yeah!!!!! It always makes it so much more real when you can actually see it on the monitor.

Disboutiquers - were do you all get your amazing patterns???

http://youcanmakethis.com/ our favorite designer is CarlaC. You can't go wrong with her patterns!!!

 

[minnie2]

hi all! Just a drive by to share my Big Give outfit. This is my Sleeping Beauty inspired outfit for a 9 1/2yo...Katie approved and has requested her own now!

I love that!

Okay, here is te practice run of Kaitlyn's Easter dress. I wanted to try the pattern on some less expensive fabric before I made her dress with the fabric that I chose for her Easter dress. this is the "Ms Lily" from YCMT.com. It was fairly easy to put together and the instructions were easy to follow. Please excuse the ravioli face, I finished it while she was eating her lunch and she is still wearing it as I type this. I think we have found a winner!!!! she really loves the poofyness of the skirt and how it looks when she spins!!

Very cute!

Boys need cute things too right?

I've been working on a ton of shorts for my sons for our trip at the end of the month but I haven't taken pics of those yet.

I also snuck in time to make this button down. My first time making buttonholes! The pattern is from the Weekend Sewing book by Heather Ross.
Blogged here:
http://myloosethreads.blogspot.com/2009/04/kai-shirt-from-weekend-sewing.html

Adorable!

Where should I trim the tulle to on this skirt? half way between the layers, just above the bottom ruffle? What do you think? I am torn And yes I put her on the dinning room tab;e to take pictures. It's rainning here and when I tried to get her to try it on earlier she told me - "it's not perfect yet - I won't try it on til it's perfect!"

That is cute!
I knid of like it the way it is but others ideas where good too

 

[Eyore4Ever149]

So, I was all excited about doing some sewing this AM and went through my stash... I found some princess fabric I have had forever and decided to do a portrait peasant dress for DD. I didn't quite have enough for the skirt, but decided to give it a go anyway.... not good!
The top is fine....but, I don't like the bottom (skirt) at all - just not enough fabric.

At first I thought I would add a sash and that would make it all better. Now I am wondering... If I take the skirt off and turn it into a stripwork skirt how would that look with the peasant style top?

I was thinking of cutting the strips so each had 2 princesses and adding a lavender and another fabric.
Any suggestions for re-working it so its better? I stopped sewing before it was actually "Done" so taking it apart is just one seam.

Its funny I have a bunch of fun fabric like this from a few years ago when I just started thinking about sewing... I would only buy a yard (or less ) when I found something I liked...Now I buy 3 yards if I see something I like how things change.

So does this mean you don't have any left? My first choice would be to get more fabric and insert a panel in the back and then regather and attach. i dont know if this would work, but what about making a tiered gathered skirt- incorporate another fabric??
Or what about making a two-fabric A-line and then use the "skirt" piece for capris? You could put the princess heads on a cuff......
I dont know what you have for total yardage....

 

[surfergirl602]

I used to have a singer button hole attatchment like this picture. The zig zag plate, is to hold little disc of the same size. That disc you put in the attatchment and it makes the button hole for you. Very easy. I loved it, intil the trap door on my attatchment broke.[/QUOTE]

So that's what that is? Hmm... I wonder how you use it. lol

I've been looking up sewing tips for beginners all after noon. Now I just feel lost! I need to sew something easy, just to get a feel for the machine, but I don't know what to make.

 

[livndisney]

So, I was all excited about doing some sewing this AM and went through my stash... I found some princess fabric I have had forever and decided to do a portrait peasant dress for DD. I didn't quite have enough for the skirt, but decided to give it a go anyway.... not good!
The top is fine....but, I don't like the bottom (skirt) at all - just not enough fabric.

At first I thought I would add a sash and that would make it all better. Now I am wondering... If I take the skirt off and turn it into a stripwork skirt how would that look with the peasant style top?

I was thinking of cutting the strips so each had 2 princesses and adding a lavender and another fabric.
Any suggestions for re-working it so its better? I stopped sewing before it was actually "Done" so taking it apart is just one seam.

Its funny I have a bunch of fun fabric like this from a few years ago when I just started thinking about sewing... I would only buy a yard (or less ) when I found something I liked...Now I buy 3 yards if I see something I like how things change.

What about taking the "gather" out of the skirt and make it an A-line? Then you could add a sash if you wanted.

 

[danicaw]

I think your idea would work just fine. Just make sure the princesses are visible on each strip. You could make the princess strips wider and the colored fabric narrow, maybe 2 to 1, they don't have to all be the same width IMO

So does this mean you don't have any left? My first choice would be to get more fabric and insert a panel in the back and then regather and attach. i dont know if this would work, but what about making a tiered gathered skirt- incorporate another fabric??
Or what about making a two-fabric A-line and then use the "skirt" piece for capris? You could put the princess heads on a cuff......
I dont know what you have for total yardage....

What about taking the "gather" out of the skirt and make it an A-line? Then you could add a sash if you wanted.

I am soo glad I posted! You guys have great ideas
I don't have much fabric at all and I haven't seen this print for a while. I might be able to pull off capri's but I know I could do an A-line. I need to go thru my stash and see what I have that might match/coordinate.

Thanks guys! I will post and let you know how the re-do is going

 

[mrsklamc]

Does anyone know of good fabric stores in Orlando?

 

[livndisney]

Does anyone know of good fabric stores in Orlando?

I do!!!!!

The Sewing Studio in Maitland has BEAUTIFULLLLLLL fabric.

 

[Haganfam5]

Thank you for all of the compliments! I think I am happy with it now. After a little tweeking here is the final result:

 

[MouseTriper]

Thank you for all of the compliments! I think I am happy with it now. After a little tweeking here is the final result:

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it!!

 

[Eyore4Ever149]

Thank you for all of the compliments! I think I am happy with it now. After a little tweeking here is the final result:

This is just gorgeous!!!

Does anyone know where I could get this fabric??

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

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