Disboutiquers Part 15 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew

[xdanielleax]

I was wondering of anyone knew of a good online tutorial for pettiskirts with step by steps online? I looked through the ones in the bookmarks but they are just written instructions, no pics. I'm more of a visual learner..lol

 

[livndisney]

I just talked to my daughter who works at disney and her boyfriend is an emt for disney he said it was either the brakes failed or something else as the driver that got killed had no one on his train and possibly just not have been paying attention there is a huge invetigaton going on because of the late time of night he said it took awhile to cut him ou so he had to hit pretty hard

The news reports and video show there was a family on the monorail. Thankfully they were not injured.

 

[MouseTriper]

The monorail accident is so sad. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family who lost a loved one.

 

[emcreative]

Speaking of Mulan... wouldn't this top be cute with a pair of easy fit pants. You could do a mulan applique on one pant leg and another character on the other leg. Too bad no one in my house are big Mulan fans.

http://www.sewitup.com/kyoto.html

Yes I saw this and it's adorable...but my mulan lover wears about a size 12 womens

I did contact the person on the "artsy" site about making the girls version dress in a bigger size, but I never heard back.

 

[mrsmiller]

Yes I saw this and it's adorable...but my mulan lover wears about a size 12 womens

I did contact the person on the "artsy" site about making the girls version dress in a bigger size, but I never heard back.

What are the measurements for your daughter? Will you know how to put it together????


Linnette

 

[SallyfromDE]

I am going to attempt a stripwork twirl skirt to go with Emmy's (my 12 yo who looks 17) hotfix Mulan shirt.

This is the shirt design (I haven't taken a pic of the finished shirt yet):

Emilee picked out these two fabrics (she said the red made her think of cherry blossoms and she insisted on it. I'm not sure this is the exact one but it's close):

Should I leave it at the two fabrics, or add another one? I was kinda thinking of this one but was worried it might be too busy:

Here are some others she liked, maybe one of these would work if I need to add?

I think I'd in a third fabric. To break it up, since she's set on the other 2, I'd use the grey fabric. I like all the fabric picks.

 

[SallyfromDE]

I just talked to my daughter who works at disney and her boyfriend is an emt for disney he said it was either the brakes failed or something else as the driver that got killed had no one on his train and possibly just not have been paying attention there is a huge investigaton going on because of the late time of night he said it took awhile to cut him out so he had to hit pretty hard

My first thought was that the driver fell asleep since it was about 2am. But then I read this:

The maximum speed during normal operations is 40 mph.

Disney officials said at any given time, there must be at least two holdpoints between a given train and the train ahead of it.

When the train detects there are fewer than two holdpoints between itself and the preceding train, the emergency brakes are immediately applied and cannot be released until sufficient spacing becomes available, or the operator explicitly overrides the system.

I thought it sounded like the brakes were automatic and couldn't be released until the driver unlocked them. If it were me, and the brakes failed, and knew there was no one on my train, I think I'd bail out the door.

I am praying for this drivers family. And for the driver in the other train that was sent to the hospital.

 

[princessmom29]

Speaking of Mulan... wouldn't this top be cute with a pair of easy fit pants. You could do a mulan applique on one pant leg and another character on the other leg. Too bad no one in my house are big Mulan fans.

http://www.sewitup.com/kyoto.html

I have this pattern and love it. It is really siple to put together. I think it would make a great mulan. I can't remember who said they needed a women's size, but I think I have seen a Simplicity womens wrap top pattern that could be modified to work. The shash would be pretty easy to draft if you had a top. I don't remember the number though, sorry!

 

[lynnanddbyz]

Okay I have been encouraged by my bowling shirt turning out okay. Both sons and husband said they liked it and would wear one at Disney. We are doing the Laui(sp?). Hawaiian Party. So I thought I could do matching Bowling shirts in Red like Lilo. And make a sundress for me to match. I can't find an adult sundress pattern. Just a plain sundress. I also have been looking for Red Hawaiian fabric. Can't find that either. I know some one posted a site a while back that was mostly Hawaiian fabric. Can some one PLEEEEEEEASE repost it?????? Thank you wonderful ladies in advance.

 

[LisaZoe]

I think the larger scale Kanji print might be too large scale to show well in a strip work skirt. I'd add both of the other 2 prints to give a nice range of color values.

BTW - I've found that using prints that cover a nice range from light to dark really makes a garment (or quilt) more visually interesting. There are special 'fabric viewers' available that remove the color of the fabric you're viewing so it's easier to see it's color value. They are usually thought of as a tool for selecting quilt fabric. However, the idea of including a range of color values (or tones) in a piece is common in many areas of art.

Sorry for the unsolicited 'lesson' on color theory. LOL I don't always keep this in mind when selecting fabric but I find that I really like the garment so much more when I do include a range of values. My recent experience with the pink skirt revisions is a good example of this. The prints in the first version were too close in value to be interesting (IMO) while a minor change to add more areas of darker value really made it work so much better.

I was just wondering how many of you (especially new sewers who haven't developed a big stash), would be interested in sewing kits? You would get a pattern with excellent directions, fabric to make one or two outfits (after that you would have to buy your own), and notions like thread or interfacing or buttons or whatever. You would get the whole thing put together in one kit...no extra shopping or trying to find what you need! What do you all think??? I really value your opinions and thoughts and ideas! Thanks!!!

This is very common in smocking stuffs.. In the magazines you buy you can buy a kit. The problem is the kits are much more expensive than if you were to just buy the fabrics yourself. Some of the higher end magazines have fabric printed just for them so that you can not buy the fabric except in the kit.
While at Martha Pullen I took a class with Lorene Bonewitz. She has a business that sells kits with popular patterns. Her prices seem much more reasonable to me that Sew Beautiful Magazine!
She uses good fabric too. http://www.sewitup.com/ I've been meaning to post that link so revrob could see it. She and I took a separate class for that session. I don't think I have ever seen anyone do this on etsy or anything like that so you may get good business there doing this.

I like the idea of the fabric kit with the pattern as an optional add-on. I think that is a great way to do it so people who already have the pattern will be inclined to come back for more fabric kits.

 

[aimeeg]

Happy 4th of July!!!

We had a very nice LONG day. I have some tired kiddies today!!!

Our day was full of Popsicles, bbqs, swimming and fireworks on the boat. Jeniamt watched the same fireworks last night. Small world huh

This is my all time favorite picture of my daughter.

I really like the girls dresses but the S did not show up well in pics. It looked cute in person though. boo hoo I am happy with the bows though. I am not a confident bow maker. I am a confident bow buyer.

We were on our way to Pop's house. They love Daddy's Jeep-o.

Our CASED cupcakes. They were a huge hit. My Dad giggled when he saw them. The other cute thing was my DD is now potty trained. Her shorts were so big now that she does not wear a pull up.

We ended the night with a boat ride to see the fireworks. I am not happy with my firework pics in general. I have not learned how to use my new camera to take firework pics. I did think it was really that you could see the red, white and blue reflection in the water.

 

[DisneyKings]

I love this outfit!

Hope you are all having a great 4th of July! Here's a big THANK YOU to all of our troups, military personal, and their families!

Here are some things I have made lately...all cased I am sure!!!

These are gorgeous!


IRON-ON HELP: I have used the iron-ons (Avery I think) from Wal-Mart & not had a problem. The first time I did one was with the light iron ons & I followed the advice from this thread: http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1772213 that includes a vinegar wash to set the colors. No bleeding on my white shirt. I have not had a problem with the dark iron-on on the colored shirts I did last time even without using the vinegar wash. Hope that helps!

 

[Jenjulia]

I wish I had a good trick. I used sticky back stabilizer on the tank top. For knits that seems to work the best. I know it is more expensive but I really like it. I also used Dritz Spray Adhesive for each piece of fabric. It help make everything lay nice and flat. I am not sure how the shirts will hold up but I have made a couple princess satin tanks. They were fun to do.

Thank you! That's what I use too, the sticky back stabilizer. I haven't been putting a ws topping over the tee everytime and I noticed that I really had problems with needle holes when I have used satin. Yours look perfect!

 

[NiniMorris]

In a little over two hours, my DD9 made this for her niece's birthday next month. She will be 2.

So, to anyone who is on the fence about CarlaC's A-line dress... if my daughter can do it, I know you can!!


Don't you just hate it when a momma starts to brag!!!


Nini Morris

 

[ireland_nicole]

You betcha. You want an iron on?

Oh, yes please!!! I bought two t-shirts, I thought I could do them for both kiddos. Also bought one of the fabrics you showed me for the pluto outfit. Now we just have to see if I can finish the durn things!

I think the larger scale Kanji print might be too large scale to show well in a strip work skirt. I'd add both of the other 2 prints to give a nice range of color values.

BTW - I've found that using prints that cover a nice range from light to dark really makes a garment (or quilt) more visually interesting. There are special 'fabric viewers' available that remove the color of the fabric you're viewing so it's easier to see it's color value. They are usually thought of as a tool for selecting quilt fabric. However, the idea of including a range of color values (or tones) in a piece is common in many areas of art.

Sorry for the unsolicited 'lesson' on color theory. LOL I don't always keep this in mind when selecting fabric but I find that I really like the garment so much more when I do include a range of values. My recent experience with the pink skirt revisions is a good example of this. The prints in the first version were too close in value to be interesting (IMO) while a minor change to add more areas of darker value really made it work so much better.



I like the idea of the fabric kit with the pattern as an optional add-on. I think that is a great way to do it so people who already have the pattern will be inclined to come back for more fabric kits.

I love, love, love these 4 fabrics together. I really like using 4 fabrics in my stripworks, it makes it interesting.

In a little over two hours, my DD9 made this for her niece's birthday next month. She will be 2.

So, to anyone who is on the fence about CarlaC's A-line dress... if my daughter can do it, I know you can!!


Don't you just hate it when a momma starts to brag!!!


Nini Morris

Wow, you have a very talented daughter- that dress is awesome!

I love this outfit!



These are gorgeous!


IRON-ON HELP: I have used the iron-ons (Avery I think) from Wal-Mart & not had a problem. The first time I did one was with the light iron ons & I followed the advice from this thread: http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1772213 that includes a vinegar wash to set the colors. No bleeding on my white shirt. I have not had a problem with the dark iron-on on the colored shirts I did last time even without using the vinegar wash. Hope that helps!

Thank you, I hadn't seen anything about the vinegar rinse, I really appreciate this!

 

[Tinka_Belle]

I finally have a pic of something that I made. This is a birthday dress that I made for my cousin's little girl. She just turned 1 and that is the smallest size of the Vida pattern and it is huge on her.

Her name is Serena Lilly. Isn't she a cutie. I made her a size newborn dress for her shower gift and she still wears it.

 

[Tinka_Belle]

In a little over two hours, my DD9 made this for her niece's birthday next month. She will be 2.

So, to anyone who is on the fence about CarlaC's A-line dress... if my daughter can do it, I know you can!!


Don't you just hate it when a momma starts to brag!!!


Nini Morris

That is SO awesome. That gives me confidence that Jenna could make something like that.

 

[revrob]

Does anyone know how to change the original title of a post that you have made? I need to close a thread in the DVC area, and I can't figure out how to change the title.

 

[karebear1]

Does anyone know how to change the original title of a post that you have made? I need to close a thread in the DVC area, and I can't figure out how to change the title.

Clcik Edit on the original post, and then click on Advanced and you should be able to edit the title there. It's in the right hand top of the edit page.

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

So glad you found her! Did you not find her until this morning?

Thank you. Unfortunately we didn't find her until this morning. We couldn't see her last night even with a flashlight. It was so dark out there. So she spent the night outside which she never does. I was so worried about her blood sugar getting really low but she did okay. I gave her some honey as soon as we got her out from under there and then some dog food in the house. Luckily it was a nice night out, not to warm and no rain. Now she is sleeping in her basket where she belongs.

In a little over two hours, my DD9 made this for her niece's birthday next month. She will be 2.

So, to anyone who is on the fence about CarlaC's A-line dress... if my daughter can do it, I know you can!!


Don't you just hate it when a momma starts to brag!!!


Nini Morris

I want to get that pattern. It is just so classy! (and easy to applique)

Tell your DD she did a great job