Disboutiquers Part 13 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew

[kimmylaj]

hi all i attempted carlas new pattern this morning, i left off cuff and collar for my first attempt, but i think next time i will be ready to do it, the dress went together pretty quick for me ...just a little over 2 hours. i am happy with it...i am throwing a baby shower with a nursery rhyme theme and mia will wear this

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shhh. dont tell anyone i used snaps cause i am afraid of buttons

 

[sohappy]

I finished both outfits for Epcot and I went outside with the girls to take some pictures. Its blowing a hurricane out there!

Yaaaaa, I am glad I am done! DD11 and I will be wearing tees with the Mickey Head in the flag material. IF I get the embroidery machine, I would like to add Epcot 2009 on the cuff of their capris and onto our tees.

Cathy! Those look fantastic! I am sooooo happy that you are getting to use that fabric that I found for you!

You are putting me to shame! You have gotten so far in your sewing for your trip that is a MONTH after mine!!! i will have 2 measly things to post tonight hopefully when my models get back home. I have a spreadsheet with ideas, clip art, etc, I just need to make a timeline- gosh, I am an over-planner!!

I am making rainbow cupcakes today for Cooper to take to school tomorrow. I can't decide if I need to make decorative picks to go in the cupcakes- time will be the determining factor. Hopefully, I can post our mickey bowling shirts and Cooper's doggie birthday party shirt tonight.

 

[sweetstitches]

Justin is fine. Thank you for asking He broke the globe a light bulb in his room from the ceiling fan He was flying a remote helicopter in his room and it must have hit it just the right way and it shattered. Thank goodness he was not hurt but falling glass! Anyway- all is well, dad got it cleaned up. We just have to replace the globe. He said the good news was "he didn't break his helecopter" and the bad news was "he broke the ceiling fan"

Glad he's okay.

 

[sweetstitches]

hi all i attempted carlas new pattern this morning, i left off cuff and collar for my first attempt, but i think next time i will be ready to do it, the dress went together pretty quick for me ...just a little over 2 hours. i am happy with it...i am throwing a baby shower with a nursery rhyme theme and mia will wear this

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shhh. dont tell anyone i used snaps cause i am afraid of buttons

That turned out cute. You know, you could always sew buttons on over the snaps if you wanted to.

 

[t-beri]

I finished both outfits for Epcot and I went outside with the girls to take some pictures. Its blowing a hurricane out there!

Yaaaaa, I am glad I am done! DD11 and I will be wearing tees with the Mickey Head in the flag material. IF I get the embroidery machine, I would like to add Epcot 2009 on the cuff of their capris and onto our tees.

Very nice Cathy! The girls look thrilled.
...t.

 

[2cutekidz]

On the embroidery machine issue. I think a 5x7 is perfect in so many ways. Especially for a beginner. I have had mine for about 8 yrs now and when I first got it I mainly did 4x4 embroidery. I used my larger hoop a few times to make a little scene to put on blankets or sweatshirts but all the designs were 4x4 (or smaller).

With applique I have a larger hoop. No idea how big it is. Guess I could measure but I find it too big. It is annoying to take on and off all the time. I always worry about it coming unhooped because it is just so large. It is also hard to do smaller tshirts with the larger hoop. A 10/12 is about the first size that I find it okay with (but that is probably because I think the hoop is shaped awkwardly - long and skinny).

The one thing I don't like is a 5x7 design on some tshirt sizes. To put one on a size 8 (for Dallas) usually the design looks tiny. If you add something to it (below or above it) then it looks better. Dallas' WallE I am actually okay with. BUT for most sewing as in the skirts, pants and dresses I think the size is fine.

Using the bigger hoop wouldn't be nearly as bad if you were just appliqueing on a piece of fabric vs a tshirt and worrying about the fabric folded over and what not weighing it down.

If you could get a 5x7 I would for sure go the extra $ and get one. If you can't I think most would be entertained for a while with the 4x4. BUt I am sure you'll want to upgrade at some point.

This is the reason I don't think I want an embroidery machine. I would love it for alphabets, and adding words to my stuff (letters are a PITB to applique, especially on anything smaller than a 4) but I love the freedom of appliqueing by hand. I can re-size images to fit the size I need, and can make just about any image into an applique.

 

[sahm1000]

I finished both outfits for Epcot and I went outside with the girls to take some pictures. Its blowing a hurricane out there!

Yaaaaa, I am glad I am done! DD11 and I will be wearing tees with the Mickey Head in the flag material. IF I get the embroidery machine, I would like to add Epcot 2009 on the cuff of their capris and onto our tees.

Great job! I have that fabric and I'm waiting for our next trip to use it. I love what you did with it! Fantastic and the girls look like they love them!

hi all i attempted carlas new pattern this morning, i left off cuff and collar for my first attempt, but i think next time i will be ready to do it, the dress went together pretty quick for me ...just a little over 2 hours. i am happy with it...i am throwing a baby shower with a nursery rhyme theme and mia will wear this

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shhh. dont tell anyone i used snaps cause i am afraid of buttons

Cute! It will look perfect for the shower. Don't be scared of buttons. They really aren't that bad, I swear (as long as your machine has a one step buttonholer). Just read your manual and they are really easy. Promise!

 

[sahm1000]

Do you all have times where your brain just doesn't work right? I swear I am so annoyed with myself! I signed up to do the new Big Give for Joseph (yeah - it's my second one and I'm really excited!). I wanted to do a Mickey shirt for him so I went to Old Navy to try and find a t-shirt for him. I found the ringer shirts that some of you had been buying and found one that I thought was perfect! Woohoo! It was red and black, great for Mickey, right? Except that I wasn't thinking since the black is the main part of the shirt and the red is the "ringer" part on the sleeves and neck. Hello Benita! Mickey is almost entirely black and is not going to show up on a black shirt. Duh! And to make matters worse, I bought two! Thinking that I would make one for my nephew for next year when we go to Disney. So now I'll be going back to Old Navy tomorrow looking for a new shirt. Stupid!

Okay, rant over!

 

[jessica52877]

Do you all have times where your brain just doesn't work right? I swear I am so annoyed with myself! I signed up to do the new Big Give for Joseph (yeah - it's my second one and I'm really excited!). I wanted to do a Mickey shirt for him so I went to Old Navy to try and find a t-shirt for him. I found the ringer shirts that some of you had been buying and found one that I thought was perfect! Woohoo! It was red and black, great for Mickey, right? Except that I wasn't thinking since the black is the main part of the shirt and the red is the "ringer" part on the sleeves and neck. Hello Benita! Mickey is almost entirely black and is not going to show up on a black shirt. Duh! And to make matters worse, I bought two! Thinking that I would make one for my nephew for next year when we go to Disney. So now I'll be going back to Old Navy tomorrow looking for a new shirt. Stupid!

Okay, rant over!

I have done things like this before. This one is easily fixable. Are you putting just a Mickey head on it? If so Jeanne made Luke and her gang and her gang traveling with her adorable t's on that shirt. She just used red for the Mickey head! It is on her trip report right towards the beginning.

If you wanted to do a Mickey head with a face so the ears would be black just use a different non solid black (assuming you have a stash). I have this black that when put on black it doesn't look that black, kind of grayish but totally gives you the look. I'll see if I ever snapped a picture of it on black. Put it on white though and it looks black.

 

[jessica52877]

Here it is on black.

 

[t-beri]

Jess, you're so helpful

 

[MinnieVanMom]

I finished both outfits for Epcot and I went outside with the girls to take some pictures. Its blowing a hurricane out there!

Yaaaaa, I am glad I am done! DD11 and I will be wearing tees with the Mickey Head in the flag material. IF I get the embroidery machine, I would like to add Epcot 2009 on the cuff of their capris and onto our tees.

I just think these are too cute. Great job on making the outfits.

It was like a rush for the door when I got there...it was packed in there by 10:10....I did get the stuff I wanted...

Can anyone think of a good pattern for a Glinda the Good Witch Costume. I got some great pink organza with silver glitter design on it for $2.50/yd..in the red tag area that was originally $12.99/yd. Yay Me!!!!

Yay for you! Glad you got what you wanted.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

Oh - and here is Zoey - "no, I never get into anything - Hershey Kiss wrapper you say? Well I never!!" How does she peel those????

Wendy, your dog is so funny! I wonder how she does peel them off and eat the good part?

MinnieVanMom - We living in Torrington, it's 85 miles north of Cheyenne, just 7 miles from the Nebraska border. Are you from Wyoming also?

Here's a couple more pics.

My two oldest daughters

Great job on the applique and good for the boys to wear the shirts. I bet they really did like them but were just to cowboy to show it.

Yep, we are in the mountains close to Jackson.

I am so tired and headed to bed, but I wanted to announce......

The Fawn outfit I have been working on for quite awhile is done!!!!! (well atleast as done as it is going to be for now LOL. I am basically happy with it-Morgan loves what she has seen so far. I did tell her JORD would NOT be getting a matching outfit LOL

Great job on finishing the outfit. Now post the pictures.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

Prayer Warriors?? Are you out there?? Lift up our family, please!

But I digress...
I wanted to say something about Big Gives.
After my day today, and after sending my 12yo off to bed I looked at the Belfonti pre-trip report. Can I just say that I am feeling a little bit of calm and contentment? My little "gift", which didn't take me very long to make, has just brought alot of joy to a little girl. Seeing her smiling face made me feel soooo much better! I know that it's been said before that the Gives are rewarding for those of us participating. I feel that! It's not about me, but tonight, it WAS about me! I don't have to feel like the worst daughter-in-law and next door neighbor on the planet for a few minutes.

Today, I made a difference in the life of a child.

Tomorrow after church, I will apologize to my MIL and we will have a calm conversation about my daughter. But today, I made a difference in the life of a child. And her smile warmed my heart. And I am so grateful for the opportunity I had to make that difference.

And that is all, because I am crying and can no longer see the computer screen.

But I sincerely ask that you lift our family in prayer. Our Father knows our needs...

Prayers for better days and grace for all. Big gives are good for the soul and for the children.

Just a reminder the RED tag fabric @ JoAnn's is 50% off starting today!!​

You are such an enabler! Lucky for me the nearest store would be 4 hours RT. No fabric for me.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

sahm1000,

I hope you find a machine you want and that is best for you. I remember the Brother at Wal-Mart that did Disney but now they have a new model. I just use the one at the high school. It is free.

The lady who got sunburn gardening. I hope you feel better soon. Did you get the garden in? I planted the starters inside today and turned the soil in the garden.

Sorry for all the posts at once. I just can't stack more than a few quotes at a time.

I detailed the new to Pacifica and with a lot of help from the board I learned how to start the DVD from the steering wheel! Tomorrow it goes to the shop and once again I am paying cash!!!! Yeah for Dave Ramsey, it really does work and it feel great to buy what I can afford.

 

[MouseTriper]

Thank you for fililng us in; now I now specifically what to pray for. All of our adoptions were legal risk in the sense that the birthfathers never signed, but we were never in the situation that you are in. In Theo's case, the agency thought that the birthfather was going to contest, so they put him in foster care for the first 2 months. We didn't even know about him at that point. They didn't want him to come home with us because they were worried about how hard it would be on Nathan & Rachel if it were contested. Theo was exactly 2 months old when he came home, but because he was a preemie, he had just moved into 0-3 month clothes, so he felt like a newborn. I still feel cheated about those two months though, and if we had been given a choice, I KNOW we would have had him placed with us from birth. Still, I can't imagine how stressful this must be for you, and you are definitely in my prayers!!!

Awwww, I see you have been through some of it too. I am glad Theo ended
up with you guys!! Thanks again for the prayers!

I do have thousands of pictures of her from 18 months - now. I also have thousands of my older kids from the time they came home- present, but I do regret that I don't have baby pictures of them. I have asked the bio mom several times if I can take the few she has and have copies made, so I have them, but so far no luck. I do have the hospital pics of Katie and also a few her bio- brothers adoptive mom took of Katie with her bio bro and bio mom the day she was born. They are priceless!

I will keep searching for my Disney photos. I know they are around here somewhere. I have one picture from that trip with her grabbing Mickey's nose and trying to put it in her mouth. Every time she sees it she says "Aww...baby Katie kissing Mickey". So cute!

Justin is fine. Thank you for asking He broke the globe a light bulb in his room from the ceiling fan He was flying a remote helicopter in his room and it must have hit it just the right way and it shattered. Thank goodness he was not hurt but falling glass! Anyway- all is well, dad got it cleaned up. We just have to replace the globe. He said the good news was "he didn't break his helecopter" and the bad news was "he broke the ceiling fan"

Yeah...see you caught up on the picture taking. Hahaha. Seriously though, I know what you mean. That is awesome you have her hospital picture though. She will love that when she gets bigger too. Awww I really hope you find those old Disney pictures. And if you haven't found them soon enough just tell your DH that you feel the need to book another trip to WDW to take newer pictures. Hahahahahaha....(hey, it's worth a shot, right)?

So glad your son was not hurt from broken glass.....and glad that he did not break his helicopter. Hahahahaha.

 

[Adi12982]

Oh Adi......that dress is beautiful!!! Love the photo op too, my SIL has a place like that to go to- lucky you! You did an amazing job on this dress!!!! So my style! I get Sew Beautiful magazine and gaze at the photos in wonder...no one around here teaches that type of sewing, nevermind clothes!
My favorite quilt shop suggested i could teach a class on making clothes after the baby is born! Which I said "thats sounds like fun" lightly and when it got home it really hit me...ME!? teach a class!?????
Adi- check out this site for cloth dipes...
http://www.storkwearhouse.com/
she is really nice and a work at home mom. You could check out FBs or Training pants.

Mystic was fun- ill try to post photos tomorrow. I have elephant feet tonight and I really probably pushed myself too far, I suspect I will be in bed a lot tomorrow. I also have little raised bumps all over my tummy????? (not red or anything, wonder if Im allergic to the Skin So Soft I bought and started using a week ago?)

I plan to make these for DD and my 2 neices (birthdays in April,May and June) turning 2,3, and 4...

and...

The tote is made up of fat quarters, so I am hoping to dig around and find the right fabric tomorrow in my stash. Aren't these cute? I thought they would be fun as gifts
the cupcake tote is only like 7"x7" and 3" wide.

Thanks for all the wonderful things you said, but you meant them for *Toadstool* my bun is still in the oven

 

[lovesdumbo]

Mystic was fun- ill try to post photos tomorrow. I have elephant feet tonight and I really probably pushed myself too far, I suspect I will be in bed a lot tomorrow. I also have little raised bumps all over my tummy????? (not red or anything, wonder if Im allergic to the Skin So Soft I bought and started using a week ago?)

I plan to make these for DD and my 2 neices (birthdays in April,May and June) turning 2,3, and 4...

and...

The tote is made up of fat quarters, so I am hoping to dig around and find the right fabric tomorrow in my stash. Aren't these cute? I thought they would be fun as gifts
the cupcake tote is only like 7"x7" and 3" wide.

That is really cute!

I know it is no big deal but I just bought a sewing machine today and attempted my first thing, I have never ever touched a sewing machine before, so I am sooooo excited to have actually made something. I couldn't find my camera so I took the pics on my blackberry, so it isn't really clear.... I know it is no biggie but I still wanted to share. You all were right, the easy fit pants were pretty easy to do. Here they are:

I am just excited they came out looking normal on my first try, I was afraid they would be all deformed or that I wouldn't be able to figure out how to thread the machine. I think I want to go make another pair now!

That is a HUGE deal! They came out great! I used to sew a lot but hadn't really sewn in about 15 years so my DD(9) had never seen me make anything. When I made her first pair of easy fit PJ pants she said "how did you make them look so real?"

The portrait peasant is very easy and I really like the A-line too.

Fresh out of the washer/dryer first time - a new baby rag and taggie - this time I used machine quilting thread, and had no breakage between the squares (either that or I was more careful when cutting)????

Oh - and here is Zoey - "no, I never get into anything - Hershey Kiss wrapper you say? Well I never!!" How does she peel those????

Love your quilt & blanket! Zoey is too cute!

I'm going to attempt to post a pic here. I tried to post several last night and I got a message saying it had to go to an administrator for approval and it never showed up. If it does show up, these are a couple of the first things I ever made (that promptly fell apart after we got home). I made the patchwork twirl skirt and the shorts. I didn't do the shirts, I'm not that good!

That skirt & shorts are great! Love all the other photos you posted too!

I got a nasty sunburn out in the garden today, and I can't sleep . I put SPF30 all over Louie and myself, but I forgot the back of my neck. Yeouch!

Hope you're feeling better!

Thank you ALL for your prayers and kind words!!! The power of prayer is definitely an amazing thing. We have actually had our son here with us since he was born. He is now almost a year and a half. We just have not been allowed to adopt him yet. Tucking in my baby every night and not knowing whether it will be the last time or not is very emotional for me. Dealing with a legal-risk adoption is kinda like being on an emotional roller-coaster of ups and downs, you live in a constant state of fear. As you can imagine, hearing this latest news has been a true blessing. We still are not quite there yet so we continue to pray. Again, thank you all for your prayers!!!!

Continued prayers for your family!

I have had just about the worst day EVER today.

Hope today was better!

Hello!My name is Kristi. I have been a lurker for over a year now. I must say that I have no idea about computers but I have loved getting to know all of you through your posts. And I just love everything that everyone has made. I am a sahm of 2 girls. My oldest, Julia, is 12 and my youngest, Kristin, is 3. They keep me very busy. I am married to my best friend, Robert. I finally got the courage to ask my computer genius uncle how to post. So here I am and I hope to get to know all of you much better.
Hugs, kristi

Welcome!

Here are a few pics from Mystic Aquarium yesterday, one of my favorite places..... I started going to Mystic on my 9th birthday....that was a lot of birthdays ago! I haven't made any A-lines since last summer, I forgot how much I love this pattern and how quickly it works up. I was able to have this done in 1 day! (that includes cleaning, cooking, errands, life, etc too of course)

in front of the beluga whale exibit- there are 2 or 3, but they were cleaning the exhibit so you could only see them when they swam right up in front of the glass.

reverse side (with Carla's Precious dress as a bodice)

Love both sides of your Aline! Glad you had a little quiet time!

I feel you pain. I had a day like this yesterday. My sister has become incresingly rude and bossy while trying to plan her wedding. She asks for my opinion and them yells at me when it is not the opinion she wants ect. Well, the wedding was yesterday and by the time the ceremony started i had had enough. She had been ordering me around all day like a servant, and just generally being a diva, but i just took it b/c its her day after all. She had the nerve to correct my parenting in front of my child and I lost it. Told her that I would partent my child in the way that I see fit and NO ONE had the right to tell me how to parent. (she is 22 and has no children) She didn't appreciate me telling DD not to run in the floor length formal she had on. Mom of course comes in on the tail end and once agian takes sis's side in the whole thing. I have never be so glad that something was over!

I finished both outfits for Epcot and I went outside with the girls to take some pictures. Its blowing a hurricane out there!

Wonderful!!!!! I love the royal blue polka dot fabric with that!

hi all i attempted carlas new pattern this morning, i left off cuff and collar for my first attempt, but i think next time i will be ready to do it, the dress went together pretty quick for me ...just a little over 2 hours. i am happy with it...i am throwing a baby shower with a nursery rhyme theme and mia will wear this

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shhh. dont tell anyone i used snaps cause i am afraid of buttons

So cute!

Do you all have times where your brain just doesn't work right? I swear I am so annoyed with myself! I signed up to do the new Big Give for Joseph (yeah - it's my second one and I'm really excited!). I wanted to do a Mickey shirt for him so I went to Old Navy to try and find a t-shirt for him. I found the ringer shirts that some of you had been buying and found one that I thought was perfect! Woohoo! It was red and black, great for Mickey, right? Except that I wasn't thinking since the black is the main part of the shirt and the red is the "ringer" part on the sleeves and neck. Hello Benita! Mickey is almost entirely black and is not going to show up on a black shirt. Duh! And to make matters worse, I bought two! Thinking that I would make one for my nephew for next year when we go to Disney. So now I'll be going back to Old Navy tomorrow looking for a new shirt. Stupid!

Okay, rant over!

How frustrating! And yes I've had moments like that!

 

[DisneyDreams4P&B]

It is very sad and troubling for me to report that I am on the loosing end of an attempt to purchase custom clothing from a member of this thread.

I have posted to the thread a few times, expressing my desire to learn how to sew. I was wanting to make some special outfits for our very special Grand Gathering in the fall. The trip was a gift to my entire family (mom, sisters, niece, nephew and my family) from my 83 year old Grandmother. What is important to note is that my 2 sons and my niece and nephew all have autism (my niece Zoe, is the most severe).

I was contacted by a veteran DIS'er, who offered to make some outfits for Zoe to purchase. My sister supports them on her own and I know she didn't have the money (not that we aren't too far behind her). I wanted something special, as my niece only responds to a few things.

I asked if I could pay in 2 parts to break up the payments (it was close to $60.00 for the 2 outfits). I always included my address with my correspondence. I was promised in an email from her on Feb 23rd, that as soon as the payment cleared Paypal, that it would be shipped. I emailed her on the 31st to tell her I had made the last payment. Then nothing. I waited until the 12th for the package to arrive. I then emailed, PM'd and even emailed the PayPal account. Nothing. I filed a claim with PayPal, in hopes to retrieve my money. I was past the 45 day mark on the 1st payment so they would do nothing but I noted to them that I wanted a positive resolution and my ultimate goal was to get the outifts.

I finally heard from the DIS'er 2 days ago and was given a multitute of personal reasons as to why it had not been sent. She then told me that her husband was unwilling to send the packages because for some reason the transaction showed my former address and not the one listed on my account (PayPal confirmed that it was their error not mine but could not correct it on the transaction). I PM'd the seller that her best course of action would be to send it certified (to cover both of our bases and even PayPal said they would drop the claim if they were given a tracking number). She never responded to me or to PayPal. PayPal made the decision to reverse the final payment. I still have not heard from her.

I am out $25.00, have no outifts for my precious Zoe. I feel I was more than accomidating and understanding. I am not sure if what she told me about her personal issues was true or not, I gave her the benefit of the doubt but her complete lack of correspondence is what makes the whole thing seem fishy.

I am hoping that she will read this and send at least one of the outfits that I paid for or send my money back. It is incomprehensible to me that someone would cheat a child, let alone a special needs one. Even if she had honerable intentions, the whole thing could have been avoided by remaining in contact with me (I also know she was on the DIS boards and had to have gotten my PM's as you can tell when someone is logged in and she was frequently logged in and out)

I know this was long but I hope that people are careful when entering into these transactions.

 

[my*2*angels]

Okay, so I haven't been able to keep up or catch up, because I have been working on my shop! Here is my latest set. I really love how this came out and wished we had a trip planned so she could wear it!

And because this is just a cute pic