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

[jeniamt]

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.

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.


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.

I did like it but I think I like the simply sweet a little better. Really because I like the halter option that the simply sweet offers. It was certainly easy enough though. Nice thing is, one fat quarter is the perfect amount to make the four strips of each fabric. I have a lot of fat quarters! Not too long to rip, just a little bit of a pain. Next time I'll leave myself enough room to hide the ruffle stitch inside the finished seam.

Jeniamt- I LOVE the cupcake dress. It is perfect! I have that cupcake fabric too but I guess what fabric don't I have. LOL Did you get it at Cotton Seed Glory? Do you know about their club card? Ask about the card if you ever go in there. It is a punch card where you can earn free fabric. Although, there prices have really gone up!!! I saw some fabric for over $10 a yard.

I did get it at Cotton Seed Glory! Too funny, when I saw your other cupcake fabric I wondered the same thing about you! They do have some great fabrics but like you said they are $$$$. Plus, I find the owner a little strange. Not that she isn't nice but I always get the feeling she thinks I'm not a serious shopper. Maybe because I'm always the youngest person in the shop?? I've taken a lot of quilting classes from her and I bought my machine there. I asked her about carrying the Feliz pattern and she looked at me like I had 3 heads! I told her I could get the manufacturer for her if she was interested and she looked at me blankly and said "NO." On another occasion, I asked about Michael Miller fabric and told her I wasn't quilting anymore but creating custom kids clothes and then she said "Are you still on our mailing list?" Hugh? What does that have to do with the MM fabric?

Where can I find Dr. Seuss fabric. Georgia wants a dress for school to wear for Dr. Seuss birthday party. And I know I have seen a few Dr. Seuss customs, care to share them again??

My kids came home with the letter about his birthday as well. The letter said to come in costume, themed clothing, or wear red and white on March 2nd. Of course the kids said, "what can you make us?"

Well before I go to bed, I was thinking about doctor Seuss fabric today and it's funny you should mention it! I looked on Pottery barn and the cheapest way to go is a crib sheet for I think $29 plus shipping. . I was going to go for it because the going rate is about $40. a yard on ebay (if you can find it). Well, they are backordered for 4 weeks. Which brings me here. I was thinking I would take a vote and see how many ladies want to go in on some fabric and maybe we can split it up? Maybe order a few crib sheets and split them or a larger set? I know it had been brought up on the fabric board before but I don't know how much response it got. Just figured I would throw that out there and take a vote. I mean a pillow case alone is $24..??? Maybe it would be best to split crib sheets. It wouldn't be that much fabric but the prints are large and could porbably be cut into pieces.

Oohh, maybe I'll try to get to the mall tomorrow and see if they have the sheets at our PBkids. I'll let you know!

 

[PrincessKell]

Thank you

My girls were abnormally good today. They have really embraced the organized art room. They spent the whole day in there with me. The colored and played Little Pet Shop. DD4 sat in the chair next to me and listened to the entire Beauty and the Beast Broadway Soundtrack. (Side note it was driving me crazy because Belle is Meg from Hercules.) We finished the Minnie shirts this morning. Later on in the day we made the babes CITH dress. They had fun watching MMCH on the laptop while I sewed. DD4 even scolded me for talking to my Mom on the phone. She walked up to me, pointed and said "SEW!" Both my Mom and I cracked up!!!

OMGosh Aimee, that is too funny! I love it. At least we know she loves what you do for her. hahaha Or at least you are out of her way when you are busy sewing.

 

[jeniamt]

Not sure if I posted this one before or not, I made this for my 3 1/2 month old niece...it's a 6-9months, so she should fit in it soon!! I can't wait to see her in it! I am afraid the straps might be a little short though...I kinda messed up on them. This is pre-buttons

so cute!

What do you think of this one?? I did this for fun for Easter...

I was having fun with the Tule!!

Oohh, I love it! I want to see it on. I really want to add some tule to my creations but I'm afraid the girls will complain that its too itchy. You'll have to let me know.

 

[Keurigirl]

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.

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AIMEE G!! Holy cow, woman, that looks awesome! How to you wrap your fabric? Care to share some tips so that I can attempt to be as organized as you are? All my stuff is sitting on the floor. LOL

 

[PrincessKell]

What do you think of this one?? I did this for fun for Easter...

I was having fun with the Tule!!

I love that. I love the green! sooo cute.

 

[Rebecuberduber]

I've been reading but I haven't had a chance to sit and post in forever. I think I've finally found a moment .. we'll see if I can get this out before I'm interrupted.

What a sweet idea! It came out so great!

This is amazing. I agree, I could gaze at it for hours. I think I've found my mecca. It's glorious.

Hunter in the park getting air:

Moose! Cool that you can snowboard! You go girl! I tried snowboarding once in highschool. I went up with friends and they told me the easiest way to learn is go on one of the big hills so you can get some speed. I don't know if they were joking or just stupid, but it backfired because it took us ALL DAY to get down the mountain. Never so much as looked at a snowboard, since.

Thanks! That is done "by hand" I don't have an emboidery machine. I haven't decided if I want one.

Obviously you don't need one! You've got mad skillz!

Oh darn! There were so many other things I wanted to comment on but my little one decided they want to nurse. I'm now typing one handed so will have to keep this brief. Love all the creations posted, today! The Dr. Seuss things are adorable!!! Love the monster letters and the cupcake applique. Hmm ... I know I'm forgetting things, but I really loved it all. Keep up the good work, ladies!

 

[jeniamt]

I actually made one today. What is that saying- Ask and you shall receive. I was going to wait to share it for a few weeks. My youngest daughter is going to wear this to her sisters Birthday at school. I still have to finish DD4's but hers is a little more complicated.

The best place to find the fabric is ebay and it does get very expensive. I still have not been able to win Grinch fabric.

Here is the newest . . .

Here is a previous dress . . .

JennWDW made the bows. How awesome are they??? They are my favorites because of the korkers.

Okay, give it up girl... where did you get the Seuss fabric? Since I'm near you, I'm heading straight to your source if you bought it recently. Maybe based on your post, you got it from e-bay? Stinkers The outfits are, as always, amazing!

 

[aimeeg]

Sorry I wish there was some fabulous secret source to my CITH fabric. Too bad because that would be fun. Really ebay is your best bet. There is a lady that sells the blue in fat quaters. It is about $10 for a FQ but you can really stretch it. I do not breathe when I cut it though! LOL

 

[jeniamt]

Sorry I wish there was some fabulous secret source to my CITH fabric. Too bad because that would be fun. Really ebay is your best bet. There is a lady that sells the blue in fat quaters. It is about $10 for a FQ but you can really stretch it. I do not breathe when I cut it though! LOL

Ouch, $10 for a fat quarter! I think I might just make something with red & white stripe fabric and embroider something Seuss like on it. Plus, there isn't much time to get it shipped to me. I'm not feeling very creative right now... its hard to shift gears from B-day cupcake to Cruise to Seuss.

 

[jeniamt]

I have a question. When looking at custom clothes on or Etsy, I often see the word "Wisterialane" in the title. Anyone know what that means?

 

[squirrel]

Wisterialane isn't that were the people on the TV show Desperate Housewives live? Could it have anything to do with that.

I have some questions: I made some dresses and have a little bit of fabric left over and wanted to make one of those hankerchief head things. Has anyone made one? How big should I make the triangle for a child?

I also wanted to try out putting a mickey head on the hankerchief. Do I need to buy some kind of glue or something to keep it in place while I stitch the outside edge? I can just use a zig zag stitch and put the sewing machine on fine correct.

 

[ibesue]

I have a question. When looking at custom clothes on or Etsy, I often see the word "Wisterialane" in the title. Anyone know what that means?

Wisteria Lane is an ebay boutique group. They mostly sell childrens custom clothing. They are having a launch right now with lots of designers.

 

[tinashaver]

yea I am happy to say I FINALLY got motivated to do some sewing today! When DD gets up in the morning I can finish then I will post some pics asap! Thanks for giving some motivation!

 

[snubie]

This looks great. Very creative.

Nice job.

 

[jessica52877]

Sorry I wish there was some fabulous secret source to my CITH fabric. Too bad because that would be fun. Really ebay is your best bet. There is a lady that sells the blue in fat quaters. It is about $10 for a FQ but you can really stretch it. I do not breathe when I cut it though! LOL

Yep, ebay is it! I paid about $20 for not quite a yard of the green last time. I had had lots of green but used it all and then had lots of blue left since I bought way more of it so got a smidgen more just to have.

I wish I had bought the white when walmart had it (this was YEARS ago) but I was using it for something different at the time and white just didn't work well.

 

[minnie2]

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.

Please make it a pdf. That would be wonderful.

Don't feel guilty it is gorgeous!

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.

Great job! Love the little goldfish waiting for you. How sweet! I guess she figured you where working so hard you needed nourishment

Where can I find Dr. Seuss fabric. Georgia wants a dress for school to wear for Dr. Seuss birthday party. And I know I have seen a few Dr. Seuss customs, care to share them again??

I actually made one today. What is that saying- Ask and you shall receive. I was going to wait to share it for a few weeks. My youngest daughter is going to wear this to her sisters Birthday at school. I still have to finish DD4's but hers is a little more complicated.

The best place to find the fabric is ebay and it does get very expensive. I still have not been able to win Grinch fabric.

Here is the newest . . .

Here is a previous dress . . .

JennWDW made the bows. How awesome are they??? They are my favorites because of the korkers.

Well before I go to bed, I was thinking about doctor Seuss fabric today and it's funny you should mention it! I looked on Pottery barn and the cheapest way to go is a crib sheet for I think $29 plus shipping. . I was going to go for it because the going rate is about $40. a yard on ebay (if you can find it). Well, they are backordered for 4 weeks. Which brings me here. I was thinking I would take a vote and see how many ladies want to go in on some fabric and maybe we can split it up? Maybe order a few crib sheets and split them or a larger set? I know it had been brought up on the fabric board before but I don't know how much response it got. Just figured I would throw that out there and take a vote. I mean a pillow case alone is $24..??? Maybe it would be best to split crib sheets. It wouldn't be that much fabric but the prints are large and could porbably be cut into pieces.

Aimee Love the dresses!

So funny I was helping at Kyle's class and his teacher and I where talking about how the school is doing Dr Suesses bday! So I started thinking how can I make DR S customs for Kyle and Nik! i was actually going to post that this am!

I love everything posted but do you all have any suggestions on how to make a Boy DR S thing and maybe an older girl DR S custom?

Not sure if I posted this one before or not, I made this for my 3 1/2 month old niece...it's a 6-9months, so she should fit in it soon!! I can't wait to see her in it! I am afraid the straps might be a little short though...I kinda messed up on them. This is pre-buttons

So pretty

What do you think of this one?? I did this for fun for Easter...

I was having fun with the Tule!!

So fun!

 

[2manyprincesses]

I have some questions: I made some dresses and have a little bit of fabric left over and wanted to make one of those hankerchief head things. Has anyone made one? How big should I make the triangle for a child?

I also wanted to try out putting a mickey head on the hankerchief. Do I need to buy some kind of glue or something to keep it in place while I stitch the outside edge? I can just use a zig zag stitch and put the sewing machine on fine correct.

I'm not sure if your question was answered yet, but what I would do is measure the child's head and work from there. Put the measuring tape right where you would want the front of the handkerchief to sit and decide how far down you want the points of the triangle to be. (ie, just past the ears or all the way to the underside of her head)

Then make a pattern. I use the back of wrapping paper. Draw your line that long then connect the ends to make your triangle.

As far as the mickey head, check out the bookmarks. There is an awesome step by step tutorial there to guide you through that.

Good luck and I really want to see it when you're done!! Maybe I could make one too? I'm thinking this might be good for the sun on our upcoming trip!

 

[2manyprincesses]

What do you think of this one?? I did this for fun for Easter...

I was having fun with the Tule!!

This is so cute! Sweet and simple. Although I like the fancy stuff that's posted too!

Where do you get the hungry caterpillar fabric? My youngest is hmmmm... how to put this? "pooh sized" And I think it would be socute and fitting for her to have a dress made with it! (She's 10 months old and wears 18 months clothing!) Cute as a button though!

 

[Camping Griswalds]

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.

I love the "Little Lady" fabric! The dress turned out simply adorable!


This is really weird, but I haven't been on since I think page 18. Well when I came here today, it started me at page 28. When I click "view first unread post' or whatever that is, I got shot back to page 28. So I have a lot to catch up on, but worse, gotta figure out where to start!


Sewing question...for those of you who appliqued a face from a pillowcase ( remember way back before you guys could applique so well and cut our Snow White from a pillowcase panel?) Did you use the head from the side where all 4 characters are ( that is smaller and what I would think is the "back" of the pillowcase) or the side where there are the 3 princess close together? I'm gonna try to cut one out and put it on a twirl dress, and didn't know which size to use. My DD is in a size 5. TIA!

 

[lucyanna girl]

How much fabric (45 inches wide) will I need for a pair of pants made with CarlaC's pattern in a size two (waist 21 inches, inseam 12 inches)?

I intend to buy the pattern tonight but don't have time right now. I have a meeting in the nearest town with a fabric shop and want to make my grand baby a pair of Batman pants. He is 2 1/2 and loves Barman. Seems like a good way to get my feet wet after years of not sewing.

All the cute things I see here have inspired me. Plus he is getting a new baby sister very soon and I really want to sew for them both.

Thanks,

Penny