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

[SomedayI'llBe]

Oops, double post!

 

[snubie]

I think it looks pretty good for a first attempt at applique.

 

[minnie2]

Here's the 100th day of school tee I made for Zoe.

LOve the numbers!

Curve the band like the top... now there's an idea. I feel a bit silly. Perhaps I've been overdoing the cold medicines. I'll give it a go! Thanks

I hope it works!

I am going to a scrapboking weekend in March. My sister is one of the coordinators, ao I made this pillow for her as a surprise. (The weekend is called Camp Crop-a-Lot) I had some time while I was waiting for a package of blank tees, so I whipped this up in a few hours.

My original thought was it would be a good lower back pillow for the days of scrapping we'll be doing! I used the FREE "Thanks a Melon" ebook on YCMT for the instructions and found a font I liked online.

what a fun thing to do!

Moose:

Hunter in the park getting air:

Me in Blue, my teacher in red, check out the degree of steep by looking at the tree line. We are in the mogul field. The moose was down on the right.

Look at Hunter catch some air!!!!

WoW look at you go ! And would you please put on some weight! you are too skinny!!!!

A few people asked me about how to sew piping. Today I finished up my DD’s Minnie Mouse Birthday top. I was going to put store bought pink piping on the shirt but then decided I should show everyone how easy it is to make piping.

I do have a piping foot but you can use a zipper foot as well.

I first cut my two inch strips. (*** I did not do this the correct way. You really should cut your strips on the bias- 45 degree angle.)


Next I gathered my supplies. I have my cording, piping foot and fabric strips. Also, here is a close up of the piping foot. You can see there is a little half circle groove that the piping/cording settles into as you sew.


Place your cording in the center of the fabric strip, close the fabric to make a little taco. My strips are two inches wide. Place the cording (surrounded by fabric) then sew along the edge of the cording. Since the cording sits in the groove it is super easy.



This is something that my DD made me while I was sewing. He kept me company. LOL

Now your piping has been made. I next trim the extra fabric. I trim the piping so it is about the same size as commercial piping. It is just easier with a little extra fabric.

ere is the end result. Now you can see on the corners why you should cut your fabric along the bias. By doing this the fabric will move and stretch nicely.

I added my straps and hooks to the bodice. Then I pinned my lining fabric to my bodice right sides together. Next I flip the bodice over and sew the lining to the bodice. I like to sew on the back of the bodice because you can use the piping stitching as a guide. Again, I use my piping foot so the piping is just guided through.

Next, I changed back to my regular foot and stitched the sides. I snipped the corners and clipped the curves of the bodice. I turned the bodice right side out and top stitched around the seams.

Here is the finished product!

I still have to finish the babes Minnie Mouse top. Here top does not have the bday hat though. JennWDW made about the cutest black and pink bows and Waughzee made super cute tiaras. They are going to wear these tops the first night we arrive at WDW with their Minnie pettiskirts.

Very cool! It looks so easy! Is that yarn you used for piping?
Also how do you cut on the bias?
I love the Minnie!
How cute your dd made you a friend!

Whew! I made it through 27 pages!!!!



I'm partial to Kathryn, but my name *is* Katherine, so I'm a bit biased.




Can I just say that I LOVE that you have a separate polka dots section!!!


And on another topic, my DD5 says to me this morning (while wearing her minnie patchwork twirl skirt), "Mommy, will you make me another skirt? You only made me this one and you're the best maker in the world". Flattery will get you everywhere my dear girl!! Of course, then she said she wants the next one to be all white, so it will match everything.

How sweet is that! That deserves 2 skirts!!!

HI everyone. I want to add some ruffles to the bottom of some pants Im making but I am not using a pattern. Would you suggest I use double of what the legs would be? or more? Thanks!

yup I would double the width.

 

[disneymomof1]

Moose:

Hunter in the park getting air:

Me in Blue, my teacher in red, check out the degree of steep by looking at the tree line. We are in the mogul field. The moose was down on the right.

Where in the heck do you live, a moose and all that snow????!!!!

A few people asked me about how to sew piping. Today I finished up my DD’s Minnie Mouse Birthday top. I was going to put store bought pink piping on the shirt but then decided I should show everyone how easy it is to make piping.

I do have a piping foot but you can use a zipper foot as well.

I first cut my two inch strips. (*** I did not do this the correct way. You really should cut your strips on the bias- 45 degree angle.)

Next I gathered my supplies. I have my cording, piping foot and fabric strips. Also, here is a close up of the piping foot. You can see there is a little half circle groove that the piping/cording settles into as you sew.

Place your cording in the center of the fabric strip, close the fabric to make a little taco. My strips are two inches wide. Place the cording (surrounded by fabric) then sew along the edge of the cording. Since the cording sits in the groove it is super easy.

This is something that my DD made me while I was sewing. He kept me company. LOL

Now your piping has been made. I next trim the extra fabric. I trim the piping so it is about the same size as commercial piping. It is just easier with a little extra fabric.

Now it is time to sew your piping to the bodice. I just line the piping to the edge of the fabric and let the piping foot guide me along.

Here is the end result. Now you can see on the corners why you should cut your fabric along the bias. By doing this the fabric will move and stretch nicely.

I added my straps and hooks to the bodice. Then I pinned my lining fabric to my bodice right sides together. Next I flip the bodice over and sew the lining to the bodice. I like to sew on the back of the bodice because you can use the piping stitching as a guide. Again, I use my piping foot so the piping is just guided through.

Next, I changed back to my regular foot and stitched the sides. I snipped the corners and clipped the curves of the bodice. I turned the bodice right side out and top stitched around the seams.

Here is the finished product!

I still have to finish the babes Minnie Mouse top. Here top does not have the bday hat though. JennWDW made about the cutest black and pink bows and Waughzee made super cute tiaras. They are going to wear these tops the first night we arrive at WDW with their Minnie pettiskirts.

May I ask what kind of machine you use?

 

[abc123mom]

This made me giggle so silly, gotta love kids!

The top turned out great. Thank you so much for the mini-tutorial. Now I have something else new to try. Can't wait!

 

[aimeeg]

You are all so welcome! I do think the tops turned out cute. The potato is now on my DD's dresser. He cannot go back in the box.

I use a Viking Sapphire 830. It was quit and investment but money well spent. I killed several Singers and was off to buy my third when my DH said buy a good machine. I was so super excited. I ended up buying a little nicer model that I thought I would. For all the sewing I do it was a good investment.

To cut on the bias you lay your fabric out and you cut diagonally. It helps to have a ruler, mat and rotary cutter. Here are a few links that might help out.

http://www.savvyseams.com/techniques/biastape.php

http://quilting.about.com/od/rotarycuttingskills/ss/cutting_strips_3.htm

Ps. . . Don't tell my Mom my I did not cut my fabric on the bias. It is one of her sewing pet peeves!

 

[PrincessKell]

Okie dokie, I think I am full of them today. Has anyone made clothes for build-a-bears? we have many of these guys floating around the house. and Um I am tired of spending $$$ on clothes for them when I can make them myself! What patterns have you used? Or how would I construct them myself. How do I do the math for these guys?

 

[minnie2]

You are all so welcome! I do think the tops turned out cute. The potato is now on my DD's dresser. He cannot go back in the box.

I use a Viking Sapphire 830. It was quit and investment but money well spent. I killed several Singers and was off to buy my third when my DH said buy a good machine. I was so super excited. I ended up buying a little nicer model that I thought I would. For all the sewing I do it was a good investment.

To cut on the bias you lay your fabric out and you cut diagonally. It helps to have a ruler, mat and rotary cutter. Here are a few links that might help out.

http://www.savvyseams.com/techniques/biastape.php

http://quilting.about.com/od/rotarycuttingskills/ss/cutting_strips_3.htm

Ps. . . Don't tell my Mom my I did not cut my fabric on the bias. It is one of her sewing pet peeves!

thanks!
Is that yarn you are using for the piping?

Okie dokie, I think I am full of them today. Has anyone made clothes for build-a-bears? we have many of these guys floating around the house. and Um I am tired of spending $$$ on clothes for them when I can make them myself! What patterns have you used? Or how would I construct them myself. How do I do the math for these guys?

I have nothing fancy but I just made some patterns I have for Nikki's ag dolls bigger.

 

[Tinka_Belle]

Okie dokie, I think I am full of them today. Has anyone made clothes for build-a-bears? we have many of these guys floating around the house. and Um I am tired of spending $$$ on clothes for them when I can make them myself! What patterns have you used? Or how would I construct them myself. How do I do the math for these guys?

I use CarlaC's dolly patterns and they fit perfectly.

 

[tricia]

Whoa, I stop reading for a couple of days cause I get the stomach flu and you guys post like 20 pages. Great stuff, I just quoted on the last couple of pages though. I get to reading and forget to hit the button most days.

got everything put away. I took everything off the shelves and then put it back in color order- lightest to darkest, colored groups of prints etc . . . Then I organized all the dots- light to dark and small to large. I am telling you I can not squeeze on scrap of fabric on these shelves! Good thing I am going 100 days without shopping.

Seriously jealous here, but not because you have more than me, but because you have more different patterns than my Fabricland (the only fabric store in my city)

Moose:

Hunter in the park getting air:

Me in Blue, my teacher in red, check out the degree of steep by looking at the tree line. We are in the mogul field. The moose was down on the right.

Cool. I love that you snowboard and Hunter skis. My DSs and I ski, snowboarding is just too much work

Here's the 100th day of school tee I made for Zoe.

very cute

 

[twob4him]

I can't believe it. I finished a top for my DD. The apron is a bit big but I am going to wait to closer to the trip to adjust everything. BTW it's cold and windy out...and DD was still a very cooperative model....


The front...( I fixed the spelling )

The back...

First try on....

The step sisters up close....

Ok so one down....23 to go!!!

*****************************************************



DD 5 was feeling much better as the day progressed. Hopefully she can go to school tomorrow! OK now I am going to finish cleaning and make dinner

 

[aimeeg]

I use cording to make piping. It comes in lots of widths and it is super cheap. You can find it at pretty much any fabric store!

 

[JaimeK]

My first attempt at posting a pic here....
My disney stash (plus thomas):

 

[twob4him]

got everything put away. I took everything off the shelves and then put it back in color order- lightest to darkest, colored groups of prints etc . . . Then I organized all the dots- light to dark and small to large. I am telling you I can not squeeze on scrap of fabric on these shelves! Good thing I am going 100 days without shopping.

OK that just does my heart good. I think instead of spending $1000's on artwork....one should just buy shelves and fabric. And arrange it prettily like you did. I could stare at it all day!

Moose:

Me in Blue, my teacher in red, check out the degree of steep by looking at the tree line. We are in the mogul field. The moose was down on the right.

Wow how cool are you! You go girl! I love the moose too!

Here's the 100th day of school tee I made for Zoe.

So cute! I love your appliques. I wish I had a nice machine to applique with.

A few people asked me about how to sew piping. Today I finished up my DD’s Minnie Mouse Birthday top. I was going to put store bought pink piping on the shirt but then decided I should show everyone how easy it is to make piping.

I do have a piping foot but you can use a zipper foot as well.

I first cut my two inch strips. (*** I did not do this the correct way. You really should cut your strips on the bias- 45 degree angle.)

Next I gathered my supplies. I have my cording, piping foot and fabric strips. Also, here is a close up of the piping foot. You can see there is a little half circle groove that the piping/cording settles into as you sew.

Place your cording in the center of the fabric strip, close the fabric to make a little taco. My strips are two inches wide. Place the cording (surrounded by fabric) then sew along the edge of the cording. Since the cording sits in the groove it is super easy.

This is something that my DD made me while I was sewing. He kept me company. LOL

Now your piping has been made. I next trim the extra fabric. I trim the piping so it is about the same size as commercial piping. It is just easier with a little extra fabric.

Now it is time to sew your piping to the bodice. I just line the piping to the edge of the fabric and let the piping foot guide me along.

Here is the end result. Now you can see on the corners why you should cut your fabric along the bias. By doing this the fabric will move and stretch nicely.

I added my straps and hooks to the bodice. Then I pinned my lining fabric to my bodice right sides together. Next I flip the bodice over and sew the lining to the bodice. I like to sew on the back of the bodice because you can use the piping stitching as a guide. Again, I use my piping foot so the piping is just guided through.

Next, I changed back to my regular foot and stitched the sides. I snipped the corners and clipped the curves of the bodice. I turned the bodice right side out and top stitched around the seams.

Here is the finished product!

I still have to finish the babes Minnie Mouse top. Here top does not have the bday hat though. JennWDW made about the cutest black and pink bows and Waughzee made super cute tiaras. They are going to wear these tops the first night we arrive at WDW with their Minnie pettiskirts.

OK first off...I have a piping foot. I never knew what to do with it. Do you blog? If so, can you put this tutorial on there? I don't know how to save it. Can Teresa put this in the bookmarks maybe? I love the top...So cute!!

I use cording to make piping. It comes in lots of widths and it is super cheap. You can find it at pretty much any fabric store!

I really gotta try this on my next outfit! Thanks so much for the help and great pics!

 

[aimeeg]

I can try to pdf the instructions and then someone could post them permanently.

Thanks for all the fabric compliments. I have to admit I had a slight breakdown when I was finished I was feeling so guilty. I did not even want to post the finished pics. My DH was really sweet to me and also how can you walk past that bookcase and not smile.

 

[Tracie]

got everything put away. I took everything off the shelves and then put it back in color order- lightest to darkest, colored groups of prints etc . . . Then I organized all the dots- light to dark and small to large. I am telling you I can not squeeze on scrap of fabric on these shelves! Good thing I am going 100 days without shopping.

I don't even own a sewing machine, but I love your sewing stash! It looks so colorful and happy!

 

[jeniamt]

yahoo.... I finished my first stripwork which is also my first applique. Its for DD's 3rd birthday! I did go ahead and cut the back out of the applique to remove the striped fabric that could be seen behind the cupcake top.

In the future, I will give my self some extra fabric on the bottom of the bodice. A 1/2 inch seem alowance is not enough for me when I'm attatching it to a gathered skirt. I had to remove the gathering stitches once everything was sewn together.

Had to share, DD2 left me a little present (yes, that's a goldfish) on my ruffler foot today.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

Aimee,

Thank you for posting how to make piping and with all the pictures and easy to follow instructions. You did a wonderful job on the this tutorial! I copied and pasted into word and saved but hope they put in in the bookmarks.

Very very good job.

 

[Tinka_Belle]

yahoo.... I finished my first stripwork which is also my first applique. Its for DD's 3rd birthday! I did go ahead and cut the back out of the applique to remove the striped fabric that could be seen behind the cupcake top.

In the future, I will give my self some extra fabric on the bottom of the bodice. A 1/2 inch seem alowance is not enough for me when I'm attatching it to a gathered skirt. I had to remove the gathering stitches once everything was sewn together.

Had to share, DD2 left me a little present (yes, that's a goldfish) on my ruffler foot today.

The dress turned out very pretty. I love it and the Goldfish is too cute too.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

I can't believe it. I finished a top for my DD. The apron is a bit big but I am going to wait to closer to the trip to adjust everything. BTW it's cold and windy out...and DD was still a very cooperative model....


The front...( I fixed the spelling )

The back...

First try on....

The step sisters up close....

Ok so one down....23 to go!!!

DD 5 was feeling much better as the day progressed. Hopefully she can go to school tomorrow! OK now I am going to finish cleaning and make dinner

That is just amazing and wicked good. How long does it take for you to create just 1 outfit? You are so ambitious to do 23 more. Good luck and keep posting the great pictures.

My first attempt at posting a pic here....
My disney stash (plus thomas):

That is a very nice collection of fabric. A very good start! I have a fabric addiction but I admit it. Hello, my name is April...I am addict to buying fabric.

yahoo.... I finished my first stripwork which is also my first applique. Its for DD's 3rd birthday! I did go ahead and cut the back out of the applique to remove the striped fabric that could be seen behind the cupcake top.

In the future, I will give my self some extra fabric on the bottom of the bodice. A 1/2 inch seem alowance is not enough for me when I'm attatching it to a gathered skirt. I had to remove the gathering stitches once everything was sewn together.

Had to share, DD2 left me a little present (yes, that's a goldfish) on my ruffler foot today.

That is a beautiful first try at the strip work. Did you like making it? Was it easy? Sorry you had to do the seam ripper work after attaching. Did it take long to rip? It looks great and the fish is very cute.