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

[my*2*angels]

Your little one is getting so big and she is so cute with all her golden curls. That outfit is very adorable too. Very classic.

Ack! When did she get so big? And those curls are to die for!

I love the fancy stitching on the bottom of the top too, I would love to see a close-up. So cute!

Thank you!! And I don't know when she grew up on me, but it makes me sad!!! I made this outfit the night before we had pics scheduled!!! It kinda got thrown together!LOL The stitching on the bottom is just a blanket stitch! I will try to take a closeup for you in a little bit!

 

[my*2*angels]

TINKABELLE- I just wanted to tell you that I LOVE the pic in you avatar!!!! She is soo cute!

 

[Haganfam5]

Thank you! and Oh my goodness isn't she just a little cutie!!! Rylie does look adorable and the outfit is really cute too!!!! LOVE the brown/white polka dots!!!!! TOO CUTE!

 

[2cutekidz]

I think my question was missed I'll ask again because I'm stuck! When hand embroidering facial features on your appliques, do you use embroidery floss? Also, when do you do the hand appliqueing? After everything else has been sewn on?

Thanks, I'm working on my Seuss creations and can't go any further until I know what I'm doing!

I know others have answered...but I don't use embroidery floss when I do the handwork. I use regular multipurpose thread. I use 2 strands of it. I'm sure you can do it either way.

 

[my*2*angels]

Thank you! and Oh my goodness isn't she just a little cutie!!! Rylie does look adorable and the outfit is really cute too!!!! LOVE the brown/white polka dots!!!!! TOO CUTE!

AWWW! Thanks! She is not quite the ham your little one is!

 

[sahm1000]

I feel like I am finally joining the living again! What a bug I had: I would definitely recommend the flu shot (for the kids it was just a little spray up the nose). I only got the kids done because Jacob has some allergies but I am glad I did, just to save them from getting as sick as I did. Next year, flu shots for everybody!

Anyway, I wanted to join in even though I am late, late, late. This is the first thing I ever made, it is a twirl skirt pattern from Sewing for Dummies. It was so easy and a great warm up for a return to sewing:

For Jacob's shirt I "appliquéd" the star with fabric paint.

This is what I made for the father/daughter western dance:

Not a whole lot harder, but cuter I think!

Megan talked me into this Littlest Pet Shop fabric when we were at wal mart. I was going to make an a-line top until she saw Tessa's skirt in the same fabric. She told me she HAD to match Tessa!

That is our orange tree, for Teresa. Here she is going off to school today. I made a gymboree-like hair thing and put her hair in sock curls last night:

Now I just have to finish my St. Patrick's day dress, which has been sitting almost-done since before I got sick!

Glad you're back in the land of the living Steph! Thankfully my girls aren't into the LPS so they don't care about the fabric or I'm sure I'd end up making some outfits with it! It turned out cute! Love the orange tree too! Even though we have mild weather for winter in Dallas we can't grow citrus this far north in Texas. Makes me jealous!


Who on the board is from Geneseo, IL? I keep forgetting to comment on that! One of my roommates/sorority sister's is from there and still lives there. Her DH is a pediatrician there so I thought you might know them. Her name is Amy Van Kerrebroeck, her DH is Drew Van Kerrebroeck. Let me know if you know them!

So Wendy, our resident rag quilt expert (and anyone else who knows how to do this please feel free to respond!!!) how big are you making your rag quilts? How big are your squares? And at what size of squares do you have to put the X through them, or should you do that for all of them? TIA for your help!

 

[twistedribbonbows]

I love the bows! Where did you find the Mickey/Minnie Head ribbon? I would love some of that to make myself a key fob. My DD refuses to wear bows! I made her wear one today and she tried to take it out. Her teacher told her to put it back in because she looked so cute. Then she said you can you look cute for just one day!

The ribbon is actually all over Ebay. If you type in minnie grosgrain, it should pop up. There's alot of different styles of minnie ribbon out there.

 

[Tracie]

Hey Y'all if you have time could you say a prayer for my FIL. he lives with us and last night about 11pm he had a heart attack. He is in the cath lab now. He is so hard headed he has been having chest pain for a few days and would not go to the Dr. Thank goodness I talked him in to taking a couple of asprin before he went to bed last night.

Tracie

 

[twistedribbonbows]

The large bows go for between $4 and $6. Yours are embelished enough to def go into the higher part of that range.

The first number that popped into my head was $4, so I have to agree with the above.

Generally, when I price bows, I look at how much the ribbon/supplies cost and go from there. If I also have a design that I know I won't use again and the bows are OOAK, I throw 'em on Ebay for $1 and see how they do.

Now, my minnie bows I threw on Ebay for a little bit more because the supplies cost more and there's definitely a lot more details involved than my $1 bow specials.

I would do some research first on Ebay and see how other bows compare to yours that are in the $4, $5, $6 dollar range.

Good luck!

 

[my*2*angels]

Sending prayers!

 

[tricia]

Here's Miss Sophia in her very first Simply Sweet:

I used the stand on the table trick to get her to stand still. And also because the kids got chip crumbs all over while I was sewing. I better get to vacuuming!
And here is Lucas with his newest Lego creation:

It's a Dragon Fly!

Love the colours on the Simply Sweet.


Great creation Lucas!!!

I made this dress for Jenna last night. She is going to wear it on Monday for Spring picture day at school.

Great dress. Love the pattern and the colour.

Here is it! The St. Patricks Day outfit! My first 4 piece set! YAY!

I Just love the fabric and I think it came out so green and Irish!! (My husband's side has the Irish....so my husband demands green on St. Patricks Day )

Pose 1:

Awesome outfit. We will be in FLA on St. Patty's Day. Guess I have to remember to pack something green for my DS's to wear.

another drive-by post ( but really love the outfits posted!!!)

what a day!!

5 pairs of men's pants hems
2 zippers
1 invisible zipper
2 sundresses
and almost done with Wendy's Feliz

I hope you like this one Wendy!!

back

my neighbor wanted the same dress without the ruffles

decided to do the back a little different from the other one

Linnette

Thanks for the drive by. I love it with the princesses on the bodice like that.

Thanks for the help. Guess I'll hand embroider Thing 1 and Thing 2 on the tummies and their faces, gonna be greedy... I need more help. As I said, I'm not feeling very creative so I'm hoping you guys can help. I'm making 2 Simply Sweets for DD9 and her BF. Had NO luck finding anything Seuss so here is what I've come up with:

The red and white will be the skirt and the black swirl will be the bodice.

Looks great. What did you decide to do?

So Wendy, our resident rag quilt expert (and anyone else who knows how to do this please feel free to respond!!!) how big are you making your rag quilts? How big are your squares? And at what size of squares do you have to put the X through them, or should you do that for all of them? TIA for your help!

For me it all depends on the size of quilt I want and how elaborate I want it. I have done anywhere btw 8 and 12 inch squares. Wendy did one with different size squares, some 8 and some 4 inches (I think about that) Depends what you want. I have always sewn an X thru mine.

 

[Tinka_Belle]

TINKABELLE- I just wanted to tell you that I LOVE the pic in you avatar!!!! She is soo cute!

Thank you! That is my favorite picture of her from our trip. She just looks so happy in that pic.

Hey Y'all if you have time could you say a prayer for my FIL. he lives with us and last night about 11pm he had a heart attack. He is in the cath lab now. He is so hard headed he has been having chest pain for a few days and would not go to the Dr. Thank goodness I talked him in to taking a couple of asprin before he went to bed last night.

Tracie

Prayers being said.

 

[Tinka_Belle]

Hannah is such a cutie in her bunny costume. Your Mardi Gras outfit is too pretty. I love the smocking.

Don't you love that wrap pattern? It is so cute, and very easy. I need to make a few more of those for spring & summer.

I really do like it. I just haven't been able to make it into something regular. It always looks dressy.

 

[The Moonk's Mom]

Hey Y'all if you have time could you say a prayer for my FIL. he lives with us and last night about 11pm he had a heart attack. He is in the cath lab now. He is so hard headed he has been having chest pain for a few days and would not go to the Dr. Thank goodness I talked him in to taking a couple of asprin before he went to bed last night.

Tracie

Tracie...Sending prayers for your FIL and for you....I get that hard headed thing...thank goodness he has you!!!

 

[HeatherSue]

I can't believe this is only my 2nd post in this thread and the first one was just to pimp my TR (which I'm already on my 4th installment of!)!

I have a lot going on in my life at the moment that I can't really discuss on here. Nothing bad, really. But, it's kinda stressful! So, that's why I haven't been around much, and all my free time has been going to my TR, before I forget everything!

This took me FOREVER to smock. I used an entire skein of purple, green, and yellow floss. I've never done that before. That is ALOT of floss!
The pattern is Mandarin Yoke top from Sew Beautiful. It wasn't difficult.. just time consuming. I wanted to test this one out before making my asian inspired one.
The bunny costume was her Halloween one. It was really cold that night.
She calls it her little rabbit foo foo!
I added a growth tuck around the top because I want her to wear this a LONG time since it is a holiday outfit. I'm not crazy about the look, but I would have been sooo mad if this didn't fit next year.
The collar lays alot better on her neck. It fits like a bishop around the neck. The collar that is going underneath doesn't actually show on the ends like it does in the picture.
Bows are by JenWDW. There are 2, but I can't find the other!
Oh... and it is purple. I am a little color blind, but I know it is. The pictures look blueish to me.
I think I am going to get some german interfacing to make the smocking lay flat. I think I smocked a little too tight on this one. It told me to use german interfacing in the pattern, but I didn't have any.
Anywho... this is why I have been lurking!

Oh.. I was going to snap a model picture, but she is potty training and had an accident right when I got the camera out.
I'll try to take modeled pics tomorrow.

That bunny outfit is absolutely adorable!!

I love the Mardis Gras outfit, too. I like the asian inspired bodice on it! Wow, that's a lot of floss!! It must have taken forever! Is smoking somewhat like cross stitch, or is there more involved?

What would you do with this? I found it at my local goodwill and I want to make something for DD it is a 10-12 and she is a size 3t...

That is such a cute shirt! You could sort of cut the top off and make it into a skirt. Or, you could add a bodice and make the bottom into a dress. Or, you could just use any pattern and cut the pattern pieces out of the fabric of the shirt. No matter what, it will be cute!

I feel like I am finally joining the living again! What a bug I had: I would definitely recommend the flu shot (for the kids it was just a little spray up the nose). I only got the kids done because Jacob has some allergies but I am glad I did, just to save them from getting as sick as I did. Next year, flu shots for everybody!

That is our orange tree, for Teresa. Here she is going off to school today. I made a gymboree-like hair thing and put her hair in sock curls last night:

Now I just have to finish my St. Patrick's day dress, which has been sitting almost-done since before I got sick!

Tessa saw these pictures and said "It's Megan!" "She matches me!!" She was SO excited!!! I love Megan's outfit. Your skirt is definitely cuter than the one I made. Mine was a 10 minute special. I just wanted to do something super easy after all the Disney sewing I was doing.

I'm glad you're feeling better! Don't bank on the flu shot for keeping you healthy. We all had the flu shot this year and we've all been sick multiple times. VERY sick! But, it might help. So, we always get them anyway.

and I wanted to share a pic of Rylie!!! I thought she looked so cute!

She is just beautiful!! I love her little brown polka dot outfit. That is just precious!

Thank you!! And I don't know when she grew up on me, but it makes me sad!!!

I know how you feel! My little baby isn't really a baby anymore, either.

Hey Y'all if you have time could you say a prayer for my FIL. he lives with us and last night about 11pm he had a heart attack. He is in the cath lab now. He is so hard headed he has been having chest pain for a few days and would not go to the Dr. Thank goodness I talked him in to taking a couple of asprin before he went to bed last night.

Tracie

I'll definitely say a prayer for him.

The first number that popped into my head was $4, so I have to agree with the above.

Generally, when I price bows, I look at how much the ribbon/supplies cost and go from there. If I also have a design that I know I won't use again and the bows are OOAK, I throw 'em on Ebay for $1 and see how they do.

Now, my minnie bows I threw on Ebay for a little bit more because the supplies cost more and there's definitely a lot more details involved than my $1 bow specials.

I would do some research first on Ebay and see how other bows compare to yours that are in the $4, $5, $6 dollar range.

Good luck!

Wow, bow makers and sewers are definitely underpaid! By the time you pay ebay and paypal fees, and pay for supplies that leaves practically nothing! I think the only reason people sew for profit is because they love to sew!

 

[The Moonk's Mom]

I can't believe this is only my 2nd post in this thread and the first one was just to pimp my TR (which I'm already on my 4th installment of!)!

I have a lot going on in my life at the moment that I can't really discuss on here. Nothing bad, really. But, it's kinda stressful! So, that's why I haven't been around much, and all my free time has been going to my TR, before I forget everything!

Heather - whatever is going on...I hope you are doing okay...stress is BAD so I hope all works itself out for you very soon!

 

[LisaZoe]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dr-Seuss-Suess-VHTF-Green-Eggs-Ham-Fabric_W0QQitemZ270339371459QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Fabric?hash=item270339371459&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50
http://www.scrubs-max.com/drseuss.html

I think someone is cutting up the scrubs and selling them on ebay as remnants. I was kinda shocked at this.

I saw others with listings for 'remnants'. I don't have a problem with selling them but I can't believe she's asking so much since it's only about 1/3 yd total. Of course others are starting at almost $8 for a remnant of about 11"x11". I couldn't justify paying those prices for fabric.

 

[Shannalee724]

Hey Y'all if you have time could you say a prayer for my FIL. he lives with us and last night about 11pm he had a heart attack. He is in the cath lab now. He is so hard headed he has been having chest pain for a few days and would not go to the Dr. Thank goodness I talked him in to taking a couple of asprin before he went to bed last night.

Tracie

Absolutely Tracie!!! Prayers said and I will keep yall in my thoughts today.

 

[bengalbelle]

This took me FOREVER to smock. I used an entire skein of purple, green, and yellow floss. I've never done that before. That is ALOT of floss!
The pattern is Mandarin Yoke top from Sew Beautiful. It wasn't difficult.. just time consuming. I wanted to test this one out before making my asian inspired one.
The bunny costume was her Halloween one. It was really cold that night.
She calls it her little rabbit foo foo!
I added a growth tuck around the top because I want her to wear this a LONG time since it is a holiday outfit. I'm not crazy about the look, but I would have been sooo mad if this didn't fit next year.
The collar lays alot better on her neck. It fits like a bishop around the neck. The collar that is going underneath doesn't actually show on the ends like it does in the picture.
Bows are by JenWDW. There are 2, but I can't find the other!
Oh... and it is purple. I am a little color blind, but I know it is. The pictures look blueish to me.
I think I am going to get some german interfacing to make the smocking lay flat. I think I smocked a little too tight on this one. It told me to use german interfacing in the pattern, but I didn't have any.
Anywho... this is why I have been lurking!

Oh.. I was going to snap a model picture, but she is potty training and had an accident right when I got the camera out.
I'll try to take modeled pics tomorrow.

It turned out beautiful! I really like that pattern. Where did you find the smocking plate?

 

[bengalbelle]

I think my question was missed I'll ask again because I'm stuck! When hand embroidering facial features on your appliques, do you use embroidery floss? Also, when do you do the hand appliqueing? After everything else has been sewn on?

Thanks, I'm working on my Seuss creations and can't go any further until I know what I'm doing!

I would use embroidery floss.