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

[coteau_chick]

Back from our 9 day trip, we had a great time. We stayed at the Pop and had GREAT bus service. The girls got lots of comments on their custom outfits, except they didn't want to dress the same on this trip so they wore their matching outfits on different days. Guess it had to come to an end sometime. The only disappointment was Jenna was so excited to see Tink and she wanted to save her Tink outfit for that day. So we get to Toontown early, still have a 45 minute wait and then Tink doesn't say a word about her outfit. She was pretty disappointed. This is the outfit:

I don't think she will ever want to go see the fairies again .

I want to start planning another trip, but I told dh that I wouldn't ask for another one until after we went on a big ski trip out to Colorado. Plus I want to see Disney with all the holiday lights, so hopefully in about 20 months we can go again.

Now time to download all the pictures and try and catch up.

Emily

Soooooooooooooo cute. I made my dd a tinkerbell outfit too. She wore it to Magic Kingdom and she actually got to wake up tink in Tinkerbell's Treasure. I was so excited for her. The cm working didn't even say anything about her outfit either. I was disappointed too.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

I was planning on something witty and charming for my 2000th post but ended up with just a sewing question. Sorry.

This is the princess seam dress that is a complete FUBAR. It was my fault for cutting out the wrong size but then I went back and cut all the seams and took it in. It still didn't fit in the back or bust so I took in the princess seams in the back. It was close but still off at the underarms. They went out too much. Then the facings were laying badly and it has gone from bad to worse.

I love the fabric and now want to cut the dress above the waistline and make a skirt with back zipper and waist band.

Please could someone guide me through how to do this? I do know how to cut but the waistband and zipper???

 

[coteau_chick]

Here are the directions on my wonder under.
1. Place rough side against wrong side of fabric. Press for 5-8 sec with hot, dry iron. Let cool, draw desired shape onto paper backing, then cut.
2. Gently peel off paper backing. Position fusible fabric, web side down, on the project. Cover with DAMP press cloth. With iron at WOOL setting, press FIRMLY for 10-15 sec. (Heavier fabrics = more time.) Repeat, lifting and overlapping iron until all fabric is fused. Premove press cloth and iron fabric to eliminate excess moisture.
TIP: Use your damp press cloth as a temp. and timing guide. After 10 sec, press cloth should be dry. If not, raise iron temp or hold iron in place a few sec longer.

I haven't used Wonder Under in a while so I don't have any other suggestions. I hope maybe this helps. Good Luck.

Thanks for the info. I ended out pulling back a little piece of the wonder under before I trimed it around the letters. I could still trim around and I had a head start on peeling it off with out messing up the fabric. I figured this out on the last letter. I now know better for next time.

 

[livndisney]

Thought I would share some of my latest sewing....

T-shirt for ds for dinner at Ohana....

Close up:

This is for dd..and I am not sure if I really like the "flower" buttons that I used on the applique. I still have to do the button holes.

Close-up:

Little Einstein for ds - oops, just realized that I never went back and finish up Leo's hair because I didn't have any matching thread.

Close-up:

I am also making dd a June applique on a Vida dress when I broke my serger! So I will share that later when I am done.

Oh I LOVE the flower buttons. They are perfect!

 

[livndisney]

Soooooooooooooo cute. I made my dd a tinkerbell outfit too. She wore it to Magic Kingdom and she actually got to wake up tink in Tinkerbell's Treasure. I was so excited for her. The cm working didn't even say anything about her outfit either. I was disappointed too.

I just made Morgan a Fawn outfit that she cannot wait to show Fawn. I "hope" Fawn likes it LOL

I just found your trip report-your little one is ADORABLE!!!!!

 

[danicaw]

For those coming to Disneyland, let me know and I will get you directions to M&L fabrics! Its 7 miles from the front gate at disneyland to the store! Or I will come pick you up and take you there!! Any excuse to drive down there!

I am going to have to check that out!

The girls are in bed. we leave at 3:30 in the morning.

Have a Great time!

Here are my girls' Stripwork dresses for our breakfast at Cindrella's Castle!

Kaitlyn's dress (front)

Prayers are being said for those in need!

Cute dresses and love the pics! Such a cutie!

Back from our 9 day trip, we had a great time. We stayed at the Pop and had GREAT bus service. The girls got lots of comments on their custom outfits, except they didn't want to dress the same on this trip so they wore their matching outfits on different days. Guess it had to come to an end sometime. The only disappointment was Jenna was so excited to see Tink and she wanted to save her Tink outfit for that day. So we get to Toontown early, still have a 45 minute wait and then Tink doesn't say a word about her outfit. She was pretty disappointed. This is the outfit:

I don't think she will ever want to go see the fairies again .

I want to start planning another trip, but I told dh that I wouldn't ask for another one until after we went on a big ski trip out to Colorado. Plus I want to see Disney with all the holiday lights, so hopefully in about 20 months we can go again.

Now time to download all the pictures and try and catch up.

Emily

Oh, I am sorry Tink didn't say anything. Its a great outfit... love the way the fairy wings make up the K. Cool idea!

Thought I would share some of my latest sewing....

T-shirt for ds for dinner at Ohana....

Close up:

This is for dd..and I am not sure if I really like the "flower" buttons that I used on the applique. I still have to do the button holes.

Close-up:

Little Einstein for ds - oops, just realized that I never went back and finish up Leo's hair because I didn't have any matching thread.

Close-up:

I am also making dd a June applique on a Vida dress when I broke my serger! So I will share that later when I am done.

Wow! Great job! I love tropical prints and themes and add that mouse to it and I am sold! Great job! Love it... and great image of Leo! Super job!


So I had some time yesterday before a hair appointment and wandered into a sewing machine store.... I was hoping for more info about a ruffle foot for my machine. The ladies working don't think my machine will take one... poo. But they did encourage me to upgrade. They showed me the latest and greatest Brother/Disney machine.... insert drool here.... this thing is COOL. And 160 included Disney embroidery images ain't bad.
So the super good deal they offered me was 7998.00 with trade in....
Oh, I am still giggling.
Maybe someday. It is a seriously cool machine. The ladies at the store had a great sense of humor about it all. They were just having fun showing me all the features of the thing. Apparently one of them just bought herself one. I wonder what kind of employee discount the get

 

[Adi12982]

Does anyone know if you can use a ruffler foot on a singer futura??

 

[paysensmom]

Where could I get a really good fabric with Aurora on it? I just made a last minute ADR for the princess dinner in Norway for my four year old daughter and me! Aurora is her absolute favorite! Any tips, ideas or suggestions?
Thanks so much!

 

[ibesue]

I need to ask for prayers...I wish I could go into detail right now, but I am not sure I should share on a public forum...but just say we are having a hard time in our community right now and we need prayers for sure! Ugh...that's all I can say!

Prayers are coming your way.

Here are my girls' Stripwork dresses for our breakfast at Cindrella's Castle!

Kaitlyn's dress (front)

and here are some pictures of my Kaitlyn sitting in my mom's lap, learnig about her sewing machine! My future sewer!!!

The dresses are so cute! And sparkley! That is great that your mom is teaching her to sew! I think I will do that with my DGD's this summer when they visit!

Back from our 9 day trip, we had a great time. We stayed at the Pop and had GREAT bus service. The girls got lots of comments on their custom outfits, except they didn't want to dress the same on this trip so they wore their matching outfits on different days. Guess it had to come to an end sometime. The only disappointment was Jenna was so excited to see Tink and she wanted to save her Tink outfit for that day. So we get to Toontown early, still have a 45 minute wait and then Tink doesn't say a word about her outfit. She was pretty disappointed. This is the outfit:

I don't think she will ever want to go see the fairies again .

I want to start planning another trip, but I told dh that I wouldn't ask for another one until after we went on a big ski trip out to Colorado. Plus I want to see Disney with all the holiday lights, so hopefully in about 20 months we can go again.

Now time to download all the pictures and try and catch up.

Emily

I am so sorry Tink didn't notice her dress. Remember Tink is a bit of a brat! I can't wait to see your pictures! I like the outfit your DD is wearing with the Tink with wings!

Disney with all the holiday lights is magical!

Thought I would share some of my latest sewing....

T-shirt for ds for dinner at Ohana....

Close up:

This is for dd..and I am not sure if I really like the "flower" buttons that I used on the applique. I still have to do the button holes.

Little Einstein for ds - oops, just realized that I never went back and finish up Leo's hair because I didn't have any matching thread.

Close-up:

I am also making dd a June applique on a Vida dress when I broke my serger! So I will share that later when I am done.

They are all gorgeous! You did a great job. I guess you do those by hand? When you said you forgot his hair, my first thought was eeks, you took it out of the hoop!! So even better job since you do it yourself!!

Thanks!! I'm dying to try to make an applique, but I think I might have to wait for a little bit and work up to it. I looked up the pillowcase dress instructions, and it looks pretty easy.

I just got off work for the summer (well, besides summer programs), like, an hour ago. Hopefully I'll have some fun outfits to show for it!!

Enjoy your summer! I would get to know your machine first before trying an applique! So start with a pillowcase dress!

I was planning on something witty and charming for my 2000th post but ended up with just a sewing question. Sorry.

This is the princess seam dress that is a complete FUBAR. It was my fault for cutting out the wrong size but then I went back and cut all the seams and took it in. It still didn't fit in the back or bust so I took in the princess seams in the back. It was close but still off at the underarms. They went out too much. Then the facings were laying badly and it has gone from bad to worse.

I love the fabric and now want to cut the dress above the waistline and make a skirt with back zipper and waist band.

Please could someone guide me through how to do this? I do know how to cut but the waistband and zipper???

So pretty! I don't do alterations. If it doesn't fit, it goes into the give away bag.

But wow, 2000 posts! Congrats!

So I had some time yesterday before a hair appointment and wandered into a sewing machine store.... I was hoping for more info about a ruffle foot for my machine. The ladies working don't think my machine will take one... poo. But they did encourage me to upgrade. They showed me the latest and greatest Brother/Disney machine.... insert drool here.... this thing is COOL. And 160 included Disney embroidery images ain't bad.
So the super good deal they offered me was 7998.00 with trade in....
Oh, I am still giggling.
Maybe someday. It is a seriously cool machine. The ladies at the store had a great sense of humor about it all. They were just having fun showing me all the features of the thing. Apparently one of them just bought herself one. I wonder what kind of employee discount the get

You would love the machine!! And really you can't put a price on happiness?? So back in the day, my DH bought me the top of the line Baby Lock! I love it and wouldn't give it up.... except every time I take it in for servicing.... they tell me they can upgrade me to the newest Baby Lock for only 160 a month!!! First time they told me that, I laughed, but it pops into my head ALL the time!!! It comes with a little "snowman"... I was like what??? Yeah, you put the snowman on you hoop, exactly where you want the embroidery to start, and that is where it starts. No more guessing and hoping the machine starts where you want it to start!

 

[EnchantedPrincess]

Wow, I am not worthy applique master. Your work is amazing and the button idea is great. Have a wonderful trip!

Oh I LOVE the flower buttons. They are perfect!

Thanks..I think I will keep the buttons where they are.

Wow! Great job! I love tropical prints and themes and add that mouse to it and I am sold! Great job! Love it... and great image of Leo! Super job!


So I had some time yesterday before a hair appointment and wandered into a sewing machine store.... I was hoping for more info about a ruffle foot for my machine. The ladies working don't think my machine will take one... poo. But they did encourage me to upgrade. They showed me the latest and greatest Brother/Disney machine.... insert drool here.... this thing is COOL. And 160 included Disney embroidery images ain't bad.
So the super good deal they offered me was 7998.00 with trade in....
Oh, I am still giggling.
Maybe someday. It is a seriously cool machine. The ladies at the store had a great sense of humor about it all. They were just having fun showing me all the features of the thing. Apparently one of them just bought herself one. I wonder what kind of employee discount the get

Thanks...is that the Brother Innovis 4500D machine? I am guessing that it is for that price. I was at one of the local sewing store couple weeks ago, and they were showing me the Brother Innovis 2500D, and what it can do! I love it, but it was $3300...maybe some day in the far, far future or when I win the lottery! LOL

 

[princessmom29]

I am going to have to check that out!



Have a Great time!



Cute dresses and love the pics! Such a cutie!



Oh, I am sorry Tink didn't say anything. Its a great outfit... love the way the fairy wings make up the K. Cool idea!



Wow! Great job! I love tropical prints and themes and add that mouse to it and I am sold! Great job! Love it... and great image of Leo! Super job!


So I had some time yesterday before a hair appointment and wandered into a sewing machine store.... I was hoping for more info about a ruffle foot for my machine. The ladies working don't think my machine will take one... poo. But they did encourage me to upgrade. They showed me the latest and greatest Brother/Disney machine.... insert drool here.... this thing is COOL. And 160 included Disney embroidery images ain't bad.
So the super good deal they offered me was 7998.00 with trade in....
Oh, I am still giggling.
Maybe someday. It is a seriously cool machine. The ladies at the store had a great sense of humor about it all. They were just having fun showing me all the features of the thing. Apparently one of them just bought herself one. I wonder what kind of employee discount the get

And I thought it was bad when someone tried to sell me th $1500 Janome!

 

[Adi12982]

I was planning on something witty and charming for my 2000th post but ended up with just a sewing question. Sorry.

WOW, congrats on hitting 2000, in a little over a year!! I've been on for 2.5 years and still haven't gotten there!! Guess I need to speak up more, lol!

 

[danicaw]

You would love the machine!! And really you can't put a price on happiness?? So back in the day, my DH bought me the top of the line Baby Lock! I love it and wouldn't give it up.... except every time I take it in for servicing.... they tell me they can upgrade me to the newest Baby Lock for only 160 a month!!! First time they told me that, I laughed, but it pops into my head ALL the time!!! It comes with a little "snowman"... I was like what??? Yeah, you put the snowman on you hoop, exactly where you want the embroidery to start, and that is where it starts. No more guessing and hoping the machine starts where you want it to start!

Oh, I was introduced to the "snowman" yesterday also.... seriously cool!
The machine was the Brother Quattro 6000d.... and it has a built in camera right over the needle with a huge screen (for a sewing machine) so you can see from a birds eye view what you are doing. Cool.
And apparently there is some way to set it up so you just tell it how far from the edge you want it to sew and it does... all by itself! It keeps the fabric straight (which I seem to struggle with) and moves it along til the end. I came home with a few spec sheets on the thing... just to drool over

 

[EnchantedPrincess]

Oh, I was introduced to the "snowman" yesterday also.... seriously cool!
The machine was the Brother Quattro 6000d.... and it has a built in camera right over the needle with a huge screen (for a sewing machine) so you can see from a birds eye view what you are doing. Cool.
And apparently there is some way to set it up so you just tell it how far from the edge you want it to sew and it does... all by itself! It keeps the fabric straight (which I seem to struggle with) and moves it along til the end. I came home with a few spec sheets on the thing... just to drool over

I love drooling over those spec sheets!! LOL...BUT if I have $7998 to spend, I will buy that Babylock Imagine serger that everyone talks about, a new sewing machine with a slightly lower price tag and than spend the rest on fabric/notions! ooh.>I can dream I guess.

 

[danicaw]

I love drooling over those spec sheets!! LOL...BUT if I have $7998 to spend, I will buy that Babylock Imagine serger that everyone talks about, a new sewing machine with a slightly lower price tag and than spend the rest on fabric/notions! ooh.>I can dream I guess.

Yeah! I was telling hubby, imagine the stash I could put together with 7K.

 

[ibesue]

Oh, I was introduced to the "snowman" yesterday also.... seriously cool!
The machine was the Brother Quattro 6000d.... and it has a built in camera right over the needle with a huge screen (for a sewing machine) so you can see from a birds eye view what you are doing. Cool.
And apparently there is some way to set it up so you just tell it how far from the edge you want it to sew and it does... all by itself! It keeps the fabric straight (which I seem to struggle with) and moves it along til the end. I came home with a few spec sheets on the thing... just to drool over

I love drooling over those spec sheets!! LOL...BUT if I have $7998 to spend, I will buy that Babylock Imagine serger that everyone talks about, a new sewing machine with a slightly lower price tag and than spend the rest on fabric/notions! ooh.>I can dream I guess.

I love drooling over them too! And I keep thinking, how can I make another 160 a month!!! And I do have the stash to match!! And I am trying to figure out how to get the serger too!

 

[SallyfromDE]

Thanks for all the help. I bought Carla's Precious Dress Pattern.

I've never posted photos before so here goes:
Tinkerbelle out of the pre-shirred fabric

My McCall's Minnie Mouse Dress disaster. It was huge and I was determined to fix it somehow, I added elastic around the waist at the top back edge and string elastic in the neckline to pull it in a little. Maybe a sash or something would help? Any ideas? Maybe it's just not wearable...

Thanks!

I think it looks cute!

Where could I get a really good fabric with Aurora on it? I just made a last minute ADR for the princess dinner in Norway for my four year old daughter and me! Aurora is her absolute favorite! Any tips, ideas or suggestions?
Thanks so much!

I have seen fabric with just Aurora. It's pretty much all the Princesses. Walmarts and JoAnns have some.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

I saved the fabric and made a skirt from the FUBAR dress. I am happy overall and also learned how to do the waistband with zipper skirt.

FUBAR dress

 

[sahm1000]

Thought I would share some of my latest sewing....

T-shirt for ds for dinner at Ohana....

Close up:

This is for dd..and I am not sure if I really like the "flower" buttons that I used on the applique. I still have to do the button holes.

Close-up:

Little Einstein for ds - oops, just realized that I never went back and finish up Leo's hair because I didn't have any matching thread.

Close-up:

I am also making dd a June applique on a Vida dress when I broke my serger! So I will share that later when I am done.

Very cute Jenny! Can't wait to see the Vida!

I was planning on something witty and charming for my 2000th post but ended up with just a sewing question. Sorry.

This is the princess seam dress that is a complete FUBAR. It was my fault for cutting out the wrong size but then I went back and cut all the seams and took it in. It still didn't fit in the back or bust so I took in the princess seams in the back. It was close but still off at the underarms. They went out too much. Then the facings were laying badly and it has gone from bad to worse.

I love the fabric and now want to cut the dress above the waistline and make a skirt with back zipper and waist band.

Please could someone guide me through how to do this? I do know how to cut but the waistband and zipper???

No help but you crack me up with your FUBAR!

So I had some time yesterday before a hair appointment and wandered into a sewing machine store.... I was hoping for more info about a ruffle foot for my machine. The ladies working don't think my machine will take one... poo. But they did encourage me to upgrade. They showed me the latest and greatest Brother/Disney machine.... insert drool here.... this thing is COOL. And 160 included Disney embroidery images ain't bad.
So the super good deal they offered me was 7998.00 with trade in....
Oh, I am still giggling.
Maybe someday. It is a seriously cool machine. The ladies at the store had a great sense of humor about it all. They were just having fun showing me all the features of the thing. Apparently one of them just bought herself one. I wonder what kind of employee discount the get

Holy cow! $8000! yikes! I'm thinking that even with the employee discount it couldn't be any better than half off. Wow!

Where could I get a really good fabric with Aurora on it? I just made a last minute ADR for the princess dinner in Norway for my four year old daughter and me! Aurora is her absolute favorite! Any tips, ideas or suggestions?
Thanks so much!

I've never seen any fabric with just Aurora but there are lots of fabrics with her on it with the other princesses. Wal-Mart usually has a selection or there is always Ebay.

Oh, I was introduced to the "snowman" yesterday also.... seriously cool!
The machine was the Brother Quattro 6000d.... and it has a built in camera right over the needle with a huge screen (for a sewing machine) so you can see from a birds eye view what you are doing. Cool.
And apparently there is some way to set it up so you just tell it how far from the edge you want it to sew and it does... all by itself! It keeps the fabric straight (which I seem to struggle with) and moves it along til the end. I came home with a few spec sheets on the thing... just to drool over

Wow! That sounds fantastic! But for that price tag I guess it ought to!

 

[Miz Diz]

OMG! You all have really fab stuff on here.

I really can't sew that well. Would love to take a class someday, but until that happens, I will keep doing simple stuff. I am going to attempt to add a Mickey Head to a dress that I bought dd. Of course, I will practice first on something else.

QUESTION........

How in the world do I get this Mickey head on?

I was planning on cutting the Mickey Head out, bonding it to the dress, then sewing around the Mickey Head with tiny zigzags. I wasn't going to fold any of the edges down b/c I figured this would mess up around the curves. Am I on track here? Or should I just forget about it before I waste my time?