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

[Picabo]

I'm absolutely in AMAZEMENT when I look at all the gorgeous things all of you can make! Makes me feel like such a dud of a mommy!

Just wondering - can anyone tell me if it's hard for someone who's never sewn before to make Pillowcase dresses?? I'm looking for inexpensive ways to make my girls cute as a button for our Disney trip in December and love the style of the pillowcase dresses on lil girls! I'm so tempted to try making one but not sure if it's biting off more than I can chew or not!

 

[SallyfromDE]

Tyler finished a rag quilt this weekend that he made for his Auntie Barb. He picked the fabric, cut it and sewed it all himself on his new machine. The colours are bright, but Barb loves it cause it came from him.





Also, I mostly finished a POTC bowling shirt this weekend. I have not done the button holes or buttons yet cause I think it needs some skulls, and can't find any yet. Guess I will have to hunt for some.



Gonna have to pick a better photo spot next time. Things are pretty busy with all the stuff on the fridge, and the shorts he is wearing etc.

I love the quilt. Did't he get a sewing machine for Xmas? I think it's pretty awesome.

The bowling shirt is the best shirt I've seen for a boy yet. Is it a pillow case?

I need some help...please.

I've planned out all the outfits/dresses, except for one. Garden Grill. This is our last night there, and my DS8's Birthday. I am out of ideas. I have the Simply Sweet, A-line, Stripwork Jumper by Carla C and the round neck by That Darn Cat...(YCMT has gotten quite a lot of my money this month!) (as well as Scallopinni Skirt, Peasant Blouse and the Easy Fits)...So far all the patterns have been easy, so I have no problem making any of them...just ran out of ideas! I walked through Joann's for 2 hours today hoping for inspiration, and was at Wal Mart last night for an hour...so far, nothing is making me think Garden Grill...

Since we aren't going to spend much time at EPCOT that night, I'm not really wanting too much in the way of 'different worlds". Any ideas?


This was easy when I started with Minnie Mouse....lots of inspiration and ideas!

Nini Morris

Do they still have the characters? They used to dress up as farmers, with overalls, the straw hat.

 

[xdanielleax]

So, I've been dying to go back to Disney World. First it was baby fever...now it's Disney fever! lol...Disney Destinations sent me a pincode for $58/night in a value or $89 in a moderate for 8/22/09-10/01/09. And since DH is military he gets a 5 day park hopper for free and each additional family member is $99. It's just too good to pass up and I'm really trying to convince DH. He however, is not really a Disney enthusiast..hehe..If I bring it up too much I become nagging and it will never happen So just wish me luck that I can get him to agree. Sure, I'll be like 24 weeks preggo...but I don't care! I really want to go!! hehe ok, just had to get it out

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

I have some fabric that is an not-quite-white, red and black that I got at Hancock fabrics. It is kind of vintage/retro looking. I was going to make a portrait peasant dress out of it and use that fabric for the sleeves and the skirt and use a solid red for the bodice. I would like to use a minnie head applique with the old style hat with the flower. Red with white dots for the hat won't work b/c the fabric is not bright white and I don't think solid red would look right against the red bodice. Would a small black and white dot look ok? or a black and white stripe? Or is that too much of a variation on her hat for it to look right? Any opinions/suggestions would be appreciated!

I think I would make a solid black hat with a white flower and yellow center.

ANOTHER STRIPWORK SKIRT QUESTION:



So, I decided I'm a glutton for punishment and I'm making Emmy (12, women's size 12) a stripwork skirt. REmember I'm a sewing moron, so just cutting out the strips and sewing them together took me 7.5 hours. I told her for mother's day I want breakfast in bed..for a week! )

Anyhoo she's a little old for "ruffles" at the bottom of the skirt. Could I use a relatively narrow quilt binding to finish off the bottom edge instead? Or will it bulk up too much?

Thanks.

(You know, we realy need this smilie for when I post this stuff:

No dunce caps needed. I think it is a perfectly reasonable question. Better to ask now than to have to use a seam ripper. I agree with Adi that double fold bias tape would be a great alternative to a ruffle.

I would use double fold bias tape in a coordinating color - it is actually very easy and finishes a skirt or dress off nicely

She posted on facebook this morning that she is having a Harry Potter marathon with the kids. I haven't heard anything about a baby arriving yet.

Poor dear. I hope she's not too uncomfortable.

I need some help...please.

I've planned out all the outfits/dresses, except for one. Garden Grill. This is our last night there, and my DS8's Birthday. I am out of ideas. I have the Simply Sweet, A-line, Stripwork Jumper by Carla C and the round neck by That Darn Cat...(YCMT has gotten quite a lot of my money this month!) (as well as Scallopinni Skirt, Peasant Blouse and the Easy Fits)...So far all the patterns have been easy, so I have no problem making any of them...just ran out of ideas! I walked through Joann's for 2 hours today hoping for inspiration, and was at Wal Mart last night for an hour...so far, nothing is making me think Garden Grill...

Since we aren't going to spend much time at EPCOT that night, I'm not really wanting too much in the way of 'different worlds". Any ideas?


This was easy when I started with Minnie Mouse....lots of inspiration and ideas!

Nini Morris

How about some overalls with a Mickey Head applique with bandanna print or maybe there is a quilting fabric with some little vegetables all over it?

 

[jenb1023]

I'm absolutely in AMAZEMENT when I look at all the gorgeous things all of you can make! Makes me feel like such a dud of a mommy!

Just wondering - can anyone tell me if it's hard for someone who's never sewn before to make Pillowcase dresses?? I'm looking for inexpensive ways to make my girls cute as a button for our Disney trip in December and love the style of the pillowcase dresses on lil girls! I'm so tempted to try making one but not sure if it's biting off more than I can chew or not!

I have not touched a sewing machine since 8th grade home ec and made two pillowcase dresses over the weekend. The first one took awhile until I figured everything out and what worked for me but I knocked the second one out in an hour. I will try to post a photo later (I think I took one). You can do it!

 

[Picabo]

I have not touched a sewing machine since 8th grade home ec and made two pillowcase dresses over the weekend. The first one took awhile until I figured everything out and what worked for me but I knocked the second one out in an hour. I will try to post a photo later (I think I took one). You can do it!

YES! Please post pix of your dresses! How awsome you were able to do not just one but a 2nd one as well! So you did it without a sewing machine or you did use one? I don't have one but my FIL has one I can have - my MIL died 3 yrs ago and so it's been sitting unused. I'd have to figure out how to use the thing - like you it has been since high school since I've touched one! If not using a sewing machine - is there an EASY way to do the hem on the heckline, etc? AND if I wanted to add some ruffle of some sort at the bottom, how do I attach that? (Sewing machine, eh??)

Where's the best place to buy the DIsney applique's? Is there an online source that is cheaper than buying them at Joann fabric or Walmart, etc? And any secret to finding good deals on ribbons and embellishments?

 

[aimeeg]

This is the number one request I always get from my customers, they want comfy princesses dresses...how about simple sundresses for the day...

I hate to repeat pictures,,,,(please forgive me is just to give you an idea)

I made cinderella halter sundress, (sorry do not have the pictures as customer requested for me not to post them) but it was really cute and I know the girl loved it, ( she send me a beautiful thank you card)...

and also I've seen a beautiful snow white dress here ( forgot who posted!!) using CarlaC peasant pattern ... it was a beauty and sleeping beauty sundress by revrob, !!!!!

also if you ahve the simply sweet pattern by Carla the possibilities are endless!!!!!!!

I have done a bunch of cotton princess dresses. I love doing them because the possibilities are endless!

ANOTHER STRIPWORK SKIRT QUESTION:



So, I decided I'm a glutton for punishment and I'm making Emmy (12, women's size 12) a stripwork skirt. REmember I'm a sewing moron, so just cutting out the strips and sewing them together took me 7.5 hours. I told her for mother's day I want breakfast in bed..for a week! )

Anyhoo she's a little old for "ruffles" at the bottom of the skirt. Could I use a relatively narrow quilt binding to finish off the bottom edge instead? Or will it bulk up too much?

Thanks.

(You know, we realy need this smilie for when I post this stuff:

I think your plan sounds perfect. I would go with the double fold bias tape in a contrasting color.

 

[Stephres]

I need some help...please.

I've planned out all the outfits/dresses, except for one. Garden Grill. This is our last night there, and my DS8's Birthday. I am out of ideas. I have the Simply Sweet, A-line, Stripwork Jumper by Carla C and the round neck by That Darn Cat...(YCMT has gotten quite a lot of my money this month!) (as well as Scallopinni Skirt, Peasant Blouse and the Easy Fits)...So far all the patterns have been easy, so I have no problem making any of them...just ran out of ideas! I walked through Joann's for 2 hours today hoping for inspiration, and was at Wal Mart last night for an hour...so far, nothing is making me think Garden Grill...

Since we aren't going to spend much time at EPCOT that night, I'm not really wanting too much in the way of 'different worlds". Any ideas?


This was easy when I started with Minnie Mouse....lots of inspiration and ideas!

Nini Morris

I made this for the father/daughter western theme dance but I can see something like this for garden grill.

Teresajoy.. my DIL did not like it. She thought the fabric was too 'busy'. I haven't told my DD9 yet...probably won't!

BTW...My DGD2 thought it was 'pretty'!

Nini

That is awful! I wouldn't tell her either, I think she did a great job and it is totally cute!

 

[mirandag819]

I have something I am a little confused about. I am wanting to make a few shirts for me and my sister (maybe my mom too), to match DD's outfits on our Disney trip. I will probably do just a few applique t-shirts or tank tops for us. I was also thinking of adding our names to the shirts, but here is where I am confused. I love the disney font much better then the default fonts of my machine (Brother PE 700 II). I have seen on etsy where you can buy the disney font, but how does that work…. Do you literally send 1 letter at a time to your embroidery machine and have to move the needle position after each one? Or can you type the name on your computer first and then send it (I figure you probably need editing software?? Which I don't have), or can you send multiple letters to your machine one at a time and then actually form the word and stitch them at once?

Anyone bought the disney font without editing software?

Thanks!

 

[Jennia]

Gotta catch up here for today. I wanted to share a pic of Hayleigh from today and a pic of the three of us in our customs. My husband is all into having shirts for our next trip.

Does anyone recognize anything new with my signature???

Cute, love matching family stuff!

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

Love that pattern, saved it to my loooong list of "someday" buys!

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.

Love all the outfits, smocking is so sweet on little girls!

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, amazing! What a talented dd you have!

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.

That's lovely, and what a pretty name!

Well it was a great day! Went to see the early show of Ice Age in 3d. Kids loved it!
here they are leaving in there 4th outfits!

Then we came home and had a cute little pool to play in.. not a fab pool, but it was something. had to get creative for the 4th! Even the dogs kept going in and out of the pool. very funny.



Lori

All three of your kids look so sweet!

I swear this thread needs a diabetic warning...the kids are so SWEET! I love the 4th outfits, and the big poofy hairbows!!! They make my (childless) friend cringe, and I just want to pinch their little pigtailed faces!!

Big news from here today:

Ferb (who is now 14.5 mos old, but was a preemie) finally made the "ma ma ma!" noise today!!!!!!!!

YAY!! That's just about one of the sweetest moments ever when you hear your child say your name.

Nicole's Hermione shirt. I have to give a big thank you to EMCreative she sent me this picture and Nik just loved it!

Ohhhhh I LOVE this! Great job!

I have a pretty good fabric stash, but I'd still be interested in something like this. All too often I get an idea in my head and then can't find all of the fabrics in one place (and I HATE paying multiple shipping charges.)

I finished another top for our upcoming WDW trip... I hope this will fit Megan in December. I made a patchwork bucket hat for her a couple of months ago, and then made another one this weekend from the same size, and it just barely fits!!

I also finished this outfit for Megan. There is a dog show in town weekend after next, so I thought she needed something cute to wear.

Cute, like the dog show outfit!

Ok I am back in town now and have some pics of Taylor in her 4th of July outfit now. I love my camera, I think I took like 800 pictures in just the couple hours at the park. Taylor was having a blast playing with my cousin's little girl, they were born a week apart and are best of friends when they are together, but they don't get to see each other enough since we live 5 hours away.

Here is Taylor reading her shirt to us:

Twirling (or skipping while twirling)

Your little girl is so stunning and that outfit is precious on her!

Ok I have the dress for the CHinese Auction one step from being done and I need opinions.....This is the basic dress. (It is sewn together now the pic was before the skirt & top were sewn together.)

In my head I have always had this....

Here is the side & back pics

Is the front "apron" too much? I think I really like it like this. But wanted some of the pros thoughts before I sew it together. And do you think this is too much for a Beef n Beer Chinese Auction or do you think I would raise more money by putting it on ebay? ( It is for the Breast Cancer 3day in Philly - I will be walking if I can get enough money raised.) I have enough time to make something simpler for the Auction if you think it would do better on ebay. TIA,
Carol

I think it would look great either way, though I do like the apron! It would probably go for more on ebay, more people on there who are interested in customs probably.

 

[pixiefrnd]

I have something I am a little confused about. I am wanting to make a few shirts for me and my sister (maybe my mom too), to match DD's outfits on our Disney trip. I will probably do just a few applique t-shirts or tank tops for us. I was also thinking of adding our names to the shirts, but here is where I am confused. I love the disney font much better then the default fonts of my machine (Brother PE 700 II). I have seen on etsy where you can buy the disney font, but how does that work…. Do you literally send 1 letter at a time to your embroidery machine and have to move the needle position after each one? Or can you type the name on your computer first and then send it (I figure you probably need editing software?? Which I don't have), or can you send multiple letters to your machine one at a time and then actually form the word and stitch them at once?

Anyone bought the disney font without editing software?

Thanks!

Unfortunately if you don't have software then yes you would have to send 1 letter at a time to your machine and line it up with the other letters. I would be glad to help you out to make it easier for you to do the shirts I am sending you a PM.

 

[Mirb1214]

I'm absolutely in AMAZEMENT when I look at all the gorgeous things all of you can make! Makes me feel like such a dud of a mommy!

Just wondering - can anyone tell me if it's hard for someone who's never sewn before to make Pillowcase dresses?? I'm looking for inexpensive ways to make my girls cute as a button for our Disney trip in December and love the style of the pillowcase dresses on lil girls! I'm so tempted to try making one but not sure if it's biting off more than I can chew or not!

The pillowcase tops/dresses are a BREEZE! That is what I started out sewing in Feb. and I recently sewed a simply sweet top, and a halter top and capris from a McCall's pattern. Pillowcase tops is a great way to test the waters with sewing I think.

 

[emcreative]

I'm gonna try to catch up later on all the awesome stuff you ladies (where's tom??) have been posting today. I'm still fighting with Emmy's skirt, lol!

I did want to post up some stuff today. I DID NOT SEW IT! Melissa did the sewing, we "collaborated" about fabrics and ideas but she was the genius behind almost all of it. Please forgive Lizzie (the darker shorter haired girl) she had a very hard weekend with her biodad so it took her a while to get into the spirit of it. Look at her smile, though, with her Lilo dress!!! She and Melissa did a lot of planning on it together and she put it on and was in LOVE! She is my tomboy who usually hates dresses, so that she asked for these and loves them is HUGE. Hannah is the smaller girl with pigtails, she's my diva- notice she decided that Cindy's dress needed gloves, lol! You MUST have satin gloves to dine with the princesses, I guess! Let me know if this is too big and I'll resize.

To explain pirate day- My father in law was in a very bad accident about two years ago. He was working construction and another worker ran over his foot (bending it backward onto itself) with a fork lift. He was in the hospital almost a year, fighting hard to be able to save his foot. Eventually it was decided it would probably be healthier (not such an infection risk, end up with better mobility) by having it amputated. It was such a hard thing for him to do, he is a very independent man, but he knew the choice had to be made.
Eventually they fitted him for a prosthetic bottom leg. The top under his knee is very much like a "peg leg." When they had him go pick out fabric to seal on the top of it under the plastic coating..he picked a skull and crossbones! Yes, my FIL has a "REAL" pirate peg leg! To us it was like the first sign that yes, he was going to be fine, and was even having some "fun"/accepting what had happened. So we decided one day at Disney we would ALL be pirates!

 

[ireland_nicole]

I'm gonna try to catch up later on all the awesome stuff you ladies (where's tom??) have been posting today. I'm still fighting with Emmy's skirt, lol!

I did want to post up some stuff today. I DID NOT SEW IT! Melissa did the sewing, we "collaborated" about fabrics and ideas but she was the genius behind almost all of it. Please forgive Lizzie (the darker shorter haired girl) she had a very hard weekend with her biodad so it took her a while to get into the spirit of it. Look at her smile, though, with her Lilo dress!!! She and Melissa did a lot of planning on it together and she put it on and was in LOVE! She is my tomboy who usually hates dresses, so that she asked for these and loves them is HUGE. Hannah is the smaller girl with pigtails, she's my diva- notice she decided that Cindy's dress needed gloves, lol! You MUST have satin gloves to dine with the princesses, I guess! Let me know if this is too big and I'll resize.

To explain pirate day- My father in law was in a very bad accident about two years ago. He was working construction and another worker ran over his foot (bending it backward onto itself) with a fork lift. He was in the hospital almost a year, fighting hard to be able to save his foot. Eventually it was decided it would probably be healthier (not such an infection risk, end up with better mobility) by having it amputated. It was such a hard thing for him to do, he is a very independent man, but he knew the choice had to be made.
Eventually they fitted him for a prosthetic bottom leg. The top under his knee is very much like a "peg leg." When they had him go pick out fabric to seal on the top of it under the plastic coating..he picked a skull and crossbones! Yes, my FIL has a "REAL" pirate peg leg! To us it was like the first sign that yes, he was going to be fine, and was even having some "fun"/accepting what had happened. So we decided one day at Disney we would ALL be pirates!

That is such a sweet story; I love your family's sense of humor- can y'all adopt me, too? The dresses are even cuter on the girls than on their own- just think, soon we might catch a glimpse of phineas and ferb, too

 

[luvinyou]

ANOTHER STRIPWORK SKIRT QUESTION:



So, I decided I'm a glutton for punishment and I'm making Emmy (12, women's size 12) a stripwork skirt. REmember I'm a sewing moron, so just cutting out the strips and sewing them together took me 7.5 hours. I told her for mother's day I want breakfast in bed..for a week! )

Anyhoo she's a little old for "ruffles" at the bottom of the skirt. Could I use a relatively narrow quilt binding to finish off the bottom edge instead? Or will it bulk up too much?

Thanks.

(You know, we realy need this smilie for when I post this stuff:

I like to add a co-ordinating band at the bottom of twirl skirts because I really dislike ruffling. Something like this:

This isn't a stripwork, but I believe it was a women's size 12ish

 

[Rebecuberduber]

Another question ... sorry to be asking so many, lately!! I'm just trying to come up with a game plan for the sewing for our trip, now that it's official. Has anyone ever used the Disney Fabric Art panels in garment sewing? I've got a Princess Minnie Mouse one that I've been holding onto for a while trying to figure out what to do with it. The recommendations on the package are for pillow cases or bags, but I thought it might be cool to use as the top of a Simply Sweet dress, or something. I just don't know if the fabric type lends itself to that well, or not. Do you guys know what I'm referring to or have any thoughts on that?? Thanks!!!

 

[jessica52877]

Another question ... sorry to be asking so many, lately!! I'm just trying to come up with a game plan for the sewing for our trip, now that it's official. Has anyone ever used the Disney Fabric Art panels in garment sewing? I've got a Princess Minnie Mouse one that I've been holding onto for a while trying to figure out what to do with it. The recommendations on the package are for pillow cases or bags, but I thought it might be cool to use as the top of a Simply Sweet dress, or something. I just don't know if the fabric type lends itself to that well, or not. Do you guys know what I'm referring to or have any thoughts on that?? Thanks!!!

I think Linette has done it and I am sure more then just her. Oh Cathy, was your snow white panel back part one too? for the big give?

 

[mom2prettyprincess]

Another question ... sorry to be asking so many, lately!! I'm just trying to come up with a game plan for the sewing for our trip, now that it's official. Has anyone ever used the Disney Fabric Art panels in garment sewing? I've got a Princess Minnie Mouse one that I've been holding onto for a while trying to figure out what to do with it. The recommendations on the package are for pillow cases or bags, but I thought it might be cool to use as the top of a Simply Sweet dress, or something. I just don't know if the fabric type lends itself to that well, or not. Do you guys know what I'm referring to or have any thoughts on that?? Thanks!!!

I have wondered this also...have seen many of these on that auction site and wondered also.

 

[mirandag819]

Love all the outfits posted lately!!!!!! Everyone is doing some amazing work!!!!

As some of you may know, we are going to Disney in October. We are planning to do the Princess Breakfast in Epcot and we will dress Parker and my niece up in princess stuff but I'm thinking that I do not want to do full princess dresses b/c we will not be going back to the resort afterwards to let them change and I don't think wearing those big dresses all day will be very comfortable and it will be hot. However, I am making Michael and my little nephew Prince Charming outfits (red pants w/the white coats & gold trim) but I can easily fold those up after changing & place them in a bag. I don't think big princess dresses will be that easy.

I'm looking for ideas for Princessy things that they can wear, anybody got any pics to show me?

Also, do you think it will look bad or clash if the boys are in Prince costumes and the girls in something less costumey? Any advice greatly appreciated

Here is a dress I made last month for DD to wear to the Epcot princess breakfast... I am going to put a pettiskirt under it to dress it up for the meal, and then since it will be hot in August she can take the petti off after we eat and I can put it in my backpack with a travel sized spacebag and she will just have more of a sundress on.

Then I also made Cinderella's workdress to wear into the BBB.

 

[sheridee32]

Ok- I'll do what I can to help, bu I have yet to cut fabric with my cricut!

Here's what I have read on how to cut fabric;

1- it's mostly a trial and error thing. Be patient, and try using small adjustments on speed and pressure if it doesn't cut right for you. ALWAYS experiment on fabric scraps first to make sure it'll cut how you want it to on the good stuff! For best results use a cotton type fabric- one that would be quilting quality fabric.

2- Use a new cutting mat so it's nice and sticky, set you blade to 4 or 5 and your speed to medium. You do not need the deep cut blade, the regular one is just fine, just make sure it's new as well.

3- Use ULTRA Heat N Bond- iron it to the wrong side of the fabric and put that on your mat, fabric side up. Cut away. You may just want to hold it down lightly to be sure it won't slip while it cuts or at least when it starts cutting.

4- just keep trying if it doesn't work- it will eventually! GOOD LUCK!

Thank you so musch for taking the time to help I will try it in a little bit