Disboutiquers Part 16 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew

[NiniMorris]

Thanks for the kind words...the internet/computer issues I've had the past two weeks has really done a number on my pictures. I seem to have lost most of them...(my SIL insists they are still there, we just can't find them!) These pictures I took today really show me that I should have at least attempted to press them before I snagged pictures! Oh well!

The fabric on Farmer Mickey is from Hobby Lobby. It also has a cute 'handkerchief' square in the back pocket, but it photographed as just a red blob...much cuter in person.

It was the easiest outfit I made! LOL It took longer to take the pocket off than to do everything else!

I have loved looking at everyone's beautiful pretties. Wish my multiquote had worked ...

My next projects involve making two doll dresses for each meal! How do I let them talk me into this? I still have several Tshirts to finish up!

Nini

 

[emcreative]

Google Goddess, when you have the time (no hurry) do you think you could help me find pictures of some of the princesses in Christmas attire? I am contemplating trying something Christmas related for a princess outfit since we're going in Dec. Again -- no hurry as I'm not yet proficient enough to attempt a princess gown.

LOL I love that name, I should have used it as a username!

I will most definitely be searching for you...our trip is December 2010 so I'm on the hunt for Christmas dresses too!

 

[MinnieVanMom]

Another start to another week at work. But in 1 month and 11 days we will be going to Disney.

I did start to see a counselor about having my TBI and I think it may help in the end. Other than that, everything being posted is lovely and wishing my friends well.

 

[emcreative]

Y'all are contagious.


Hubby and I concocted a secret plan for me to surprise the girls and take them to the fair tomorrow (it's pay one price day). I swear one of my first thoughts was:

OMG but they dont' have customs what could I make TONIGHT omg I don't have time!!


Contagious, I tell ya!

And, the test was NEGATIVE so we're safe!

 

[sohappy]

Love all of the new stuff guys. I just get so much inspiration (and support) from this board. It is really great.

Y'all are contagious.


Hubby and I concocted a secret plan for me to surprise the girls and take them to the fair tomorrow (it's pay one price day). I swear one of my first thoughts was:

OMG but they dont' have customs what could I make TONIGHT omg I don't have time!!


Contagious, I tell ya!

And, the test was NEGATIVE so we're safe!

#1- haven't you seen that show "I didn't know I was pregnant". They sometimes come out negative, but you really are pregnant. . . I am just saying

#2- we almost missed Dr. Seuss PJ party at the library because we didn't have customs or at least super cute hand made PJs. Then I realized I was being silly. I still do it though.

 

[2cutekidz]

****Can someone with the Vida Pattern PM ME?*******

I have a question about it (I am going to order it, I think)

Did someone PM you? did you get your answer?

Here is the outfit you all wanted to see....Taylor is wearing this to 1900 PF next Saturday. It was not made by me, Leslie made this and it is what got me so inspired to learn how to sew.

Sorry the pictures aren't great it got too late to take them outside. I promise I will get good pictures at 1900 PF for you to use Leslie.

Apparently, Taylor thinks she is Vanna White or a Price is Right girl tonight, this is all should would do when I would try and get her to pose

Awww...she looks ADORABLE!! The bright colors are perfect on her! That's the first I've seen the big raggie bows on anyone. I can't wait to see pictures of her meeting the Steps!! I hope you both have a FABULOUS birthday and a great trip!!

 

[angel23321]

First..thank you all for reassuring me that we can start with a park other than MK. LOL. I know it sounds so silly but I think my oldest will be fine with us starting with AK...she LOVES animals. We are getting hoppers so maybe we'll hop over to MK at night just to peak at the castle.

Argh! I just attempted to post a reply after typing replies to all these multiquotes and when I hit submit a blank page showed up so here I go again...

I am actually looking for zebra microfur. I plan on doing two AK outfits. One for cold weather and one for warmer weather. Ah the joys of traveling in December when weather is unpredictable. For the warmer weather outfit I'm thinking of a patchwork skirt for which I will need cotton fabrics so will still need to find a zebra fabric. I plan on a stripwork type outfit with the microfur, though have no idea if it's feasible or not as I'm not sure how hard that will be to sew. I also want to do a little bolero style jacket with the zebra fur in particular. And then sew some fur around the bottom of pants or leggings. I have it all in my head and sketched out what I want to do, though have no idea if I'll be able to pull it off.


Oh no -- I'm soooooo sorry. It's the Walmart by Lynnhaven Mall. It's on Phoenix drive. I promise you they still have fabric. In March though they will become a SuperWalmart and the fabric will get eliminated to make more room for electronics The fabric associate told me to call 1-800-Walmart often and complain. I tried once, had to go through a bunch of menus and finally hung up when I got put on hold.



I'm glad you like TGM. I plan on subscribing.

Well they did have zebra fur at JoAnnes so it might be worth the trip over for you. If you see cotton zebra...let me know.
Hmm..I don't know where that Walmart is. I'll have to google it...there's always tomorrow at lunch. LOL.
I've liked TGM so far also. Everyone has had such good things to say about him, I'm sure I should take his advice.

 

[emcreative]

Hey, I have an odd request. Do you watch the parade in the Magic Kingdom? If you (or anyone else anytime soon!) catch the parade, can you take a picture of the back of Cinderella's gown in the parade? I've done replica for our trip, but haven't done the bow yet. I need a closer look at the size and to see if it has tails.

Thanks to anyone who can help!

AHA!

From what I can see, it does NOT have tails:

Still searching for more definitive pics, but that seems to not have a tail on the bow to me.

 

[emcreative]

Did someone PM you? did you get your answer?

Not yet!

 

[emcreative]

And for the other Belle Lovers out there (OMG check out the flower bunches and tassles)

 

[lovesdumbo]

Hi Ladies
wow, I am making a patchwork twirl skirt for my daughter and I'm so frustrated! My goodness it's taking me FOREVER! I don't know how you ladies make all these things. I think i'm the worlds worst and slowest sewer ever. I wanted to sew a bunch of dresses for my daughter for our trip but I really think I"m going to have to buy most of them. sad. I have very little time to sew and with the amount of time it takes me to do things, I'll never get anything done. off to etsy I go......I am hoping sometime next week I will get this skirt done. man i hope it comes out decent enough to share with you all. I really think things would go better for me if I just had more time. sorry...just venting tonight.

Don't give up! Patchwork skirts are a lot of work! Try an Aline or peasant style next-those are quick & easy!

Nope, it was fairly easy - if you've made a Vida already it would be easy to do.

I've made the Vida twice. I'll have to try AGD size.

Speaking of photographers...my friend Liz is a photographer and did a fantastic family shoot of my BFF's family. Since you fabric-obsessed folks enjoy the sari pics- you can check out some here. She took like 500 pics but she put a couple of them on her blog.

Great pics! I love the one of the baby's feet sticking out of the sari!

Thank you so much for the encouragement. It's just that I only have about an hour at night to work on stuff and of course I always end up seam ripping half of what I've done so I don't get much done in that hour! LOL! Last night I sewed my 3rd tier together and cut the strips for the ruffle. Tonight I wanted to sew my ruffle together but instead I have to make a new nap mat for my daughter for school. she had an accident while napping on Friday and I forgot to wash it until Sunday........my bad.....I can't get the smell out of it!!! so off to the fabric store tonight for fabric and batting for a new nap mat! (I know I know I could just buy one, but it wouldn't be princess fabric if I bought one! she loved her ariel nap mat!)
anyway thanks again for the encouragement. I won't give up. the nap mat will set me back a bit but hopefully I finish my skirt before the weekend!!

I was having a bit of a mold smell in some of my towels this summer after it rained nearly every day here. I bought some Arm & Hammer laundry additive (not sure the exact name)-it was with other stain boosters and it seemed to work. You might want to try that on the mat.

Get Ready for lots of Pictures ---- I finished Joci's M&M dress and she likes it and told me she will wear it. Whewww!

Love everything! Have a magical trip!

Inspired by Leslie's cute Vida for the AG doll, I decided to make one for one of Zoe's Build A Bear animals. I think it came out really cute. Unfortunately, the bunny I'd started to make it for didn't like my fabric/color choices (or so Zoe told me). Luckily this pink kitty did so it won't go unworn like the last dress I made for Zoe (no, I'm not still bothered by that ).

BTW - I'm not sure the bunny will be getting a dress anytime soon since she's so darn picky.

I also did a modified 'Emma' style top. I changed it quite a bit but it's most noticeable in the back. I think this will make it work for more of the year.

So, here's what I did different:

1) The front is fully lined but I did not do a contrast lining. I stitched the front contrast to the main front piece along the bottom edge (the edge was pressed under first). I then attached the straps in the upper seam between the main front piece and the front lining.

2) The back is not lined. I made it all one piece about 1.5 times the original width. Again I didn't do the contrast lining. I put the back contrast with right side to wrong side of the main back piece. The straps were inserted before stitching that seam. I flipped the contrast to the right side, folded under the edge and topstitched in place. I made 3 evenly spaced lines of stitching along the length of the contrast. I put 1/4" elastic in the bottom 2 and left the top one alone so it would be more ruffled.

3) With right sides facing on the front main and front lining, I put the back between the layers (right side of back to right side of main front), lined up side seams and stitched both sides. I flipped it right side out, topstitched the top edge of the front and added the ruffle.

Of course I didn't think to take photos as I did this one since I was kind of making it up as I went along. However, I'll be making another Emma in the same way soon and will try to remember to get photos then for a clearer tutorial.

Love your AGD Vida! LOVE your Emma top! Love the fabric you used for Daisy's beak!!!

The forever popular Pooh Stripwork Jumper.

Great job on all of those! Love the bee fabric on this Pooh one!

Hi! Got DS's first day of school outfit done, and he loves it, although my DM thinks it's too "girly"

So what do y'all think?

Adding myself to the list of very satisfied TGMers!

Love the shirt but I think if my DS wore the shorts to school around here he'd get teased but maybe the kids are rough here-they teased him when he wore a tie.

And the top Kirsta and I colored:

Love all the pics but this outfit is my favorite!!!!

Yep, the princesses all have different gowns in the parade. Here's what I have so far:

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I only have 11 days left to sew and everyday I think of something else to make, this free dining is killing me, why do all the restaurants have to have such fun themes. And while I am thinking of it, have any of you eaten at Whispering Canyon? All the reviews I have read lately have been pretty bad and I have a res there and am wondering if I should change it.
Here is one set of outfits for the girls to wear at AK, DD13 is too old to have much of a theme to her clothes but the subtle animal print on this fabric met her standards. She even wore it to church on Sunday to please DD6 so they could have matching outfits, if she will do it at church where she knows everyone I know she will do it at Disney YEAH!!

Love, love, love those!!!!! Where did you get that fabric? I would wear a top in that fabric-even to work not just AK!

Here is the outfit you all wanted to see....Taylor is wearing this to 1900 PF next Saturday. It was not made by me, Leslie made this and it is what got me so inspired to learn how to sew.

Sorry the pictures aren't great it got too late to take them outside. I promise I will get good pictures at 1900 PF for you to use Leslie.

PERFECT!!!! I'm sure she'll have a very special birthday in that!!!!

 

[2cutekidz]

Here's a side pic of Cinderella...

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

MARAH...where were you watching the parade from???? You got great shots!!!

 

[emcreative]

More of Cindy from odd angles:

This is from the "Dream Along with Mickey" show, and while it seems to have white it's not the same dress (this is the one with the stars on the skirt). I just thought I'd include it if anyone else is interested:

 

[Eyore4Ever149]

okay i have to go to bed and i havent read page 142 yet, but Andrea THAT is one funny lawn mowing story!!!
Is your DH a techie by any chance? I wonder if its in their blood? LOL
DH isnt quite that bad. But very similar. Too funny

 

[emcreative]

MARAH...where were you watching the parade from???? You got great shots!!!

I wish they were my pics, but alas, they are not

Both times I've been to Disney I've missed both the midday parade AND the fireworks (and I even paid for the Fireworks dessert party last time!)

 

[twob4him]

You know what we all need....a Behind the Scene tour of Disney's costuming dept....I could spend hours looking through all the costumes and versions and watch the seamstresses creating them....Big Bucks I'd pay to go on that tour.

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

Here is the outfit you all wanted to see....Taylor is wearing this to 1900 PF next Saturday. It was not made by me, Leslie made this and it is what got me so inspired to learn how to sew.

Sorry the pictures aren't great it got too late to take them outside. I promise I will get good pictures at 1900 PF for you to use Leslie.

Apparently, Taylor thinks she is Vanna White or a Price is Right girl tonight, this is all should would do when I would try and get her to pose

Beautiful! I love the appliques on this set. The expression on Lady Tremaine's face is perfect!!

Inspired by Leslie's cute Vida for the AG doll, I decided to make one for one of Zoe's Build A Bear animals. I think it came out really cute. Unfortunately, the bunny I'd started to make it for didn't like my fabric/color choices (or so Zoe told me). Luckily this pink kitty did so it won't go unworn like the last dress I made for Zoe (no, I'm not still bothered by that ).

BTW - I'm not sure the bunny will be getting a dress anytime soon since she's so darn picky.

I also did a modified 'Emma' style top. I changed it quite a bit but it's most noticeable in the back. I think this will make it work for more of the year.

So, here's what I did different:

1) The front is fully lined but I did not do a contrast lining. I stitched the front contrast to the main front piece along the bottom edge (the edge was pressed under first). I then attached the straps in the upper seam between the main front piece and the front lining.

2) The back is not lined. I made it all one piece about 1.5 times the original width. Again I didn't do the contrast lining. I put the back contrast with right side to wrong side of the main back piece. The straps were inserted before stitching that seam. I flipped the contrast to the right side, folded under the edge and topstitched in place. I made 3 evenly spaced lines of stitching along the length of the contrast. I put 1/4" elastic in the bottom 2 and left the top one alone so it would be more ruffled.

3) With right sides facing on the front main and front lining, I put the back between the layers (right side of back to right side of main front), lined up side seams and stitched both sides. I flipped it right side out, topstitched the top edge of the front and added the ruffle.

Of course I didn't think to take photos as I did this one since I was kind of making it up as I went along. However, I'll be making another Emma in the same way soon and will try to remember to get photos then for a clearer tutorial.

These are both adorable! I love the black/red/yellow floral fabric on that Build-a-bear Vida!

 

[LisaZoe]

You know what we all need....a Behind the Scene tour of Disney's costuming dept....I could spend hours looking through all the costumes and versions and watch the seamstresses creating them....Big Bucks I'd pay to go on that tour.

Now that would be an amazing tour! I've often thought it would be fun to work in a costuming dept.

 

[mirandag819]

I wish they were my pics, but alas, they are not

Both times I've been to Disney I've missed both the midday parade AND the fireworks (and I even paid for the Fireworks dessert party last time!)

Oh Marah, did you not make it to the dessert party? I have been waiting for the part in your SSTR....why didn't you go?