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

[mom2rtk]

I see a lot of you using a halter pattern with a straight edge across the top that ties behind the neck. Does anyone mind sharing what pattern that is?

Many thanks!

 

[emcreative]

**Totally OT question**

Has anyone ever had their whole house recarpeted (while they were living in it)? What the HECK did you do with all your furniture?!?! We don't even have a garage!

At this point I'm considering hiring movers and a van and just having them move the furniture onto a truck, get the carpeting in, and then have them move it back off the truck, lol. To further complicate issues hubby and I are disabled (he has a ruptured disc in his back) so um, yeah, can't see us moving bunk beds.

Oh yeah the air is getting replaced on tuesday...Goodbye $2k!

 

[jham]

Hello all I am going to try and catch up on the boards today. I have been sewing for my nephew's birthday. I made my first bowling shirt this week. Let me just say how wonderful the pattern is Carla. I thought I would never be able to make one. I have had the pattern since feb. And I just used it this week. I was a little scared by it. But know I cannot wait to make another one. I made him some jean shorts and my DH worked with me and painted the images on the piece of fabric I used to make it look like a map when he started it was just a brown piece of fabric.
My model is twin B Sammie.

Front.

Back.

Close up of back.

Pirate ship under shirt.

Pirate map shorts.

Map close up.

Skulls close up.

And this is what I wrapped it in. I thought it brought the whole pirate theme together.
thank you for looking.

So cute! I love pirate stuff.

Odd? Nothin' odd about that! In fact I think I should hire Morgan to be our tour guide the next time we go to DW!




I love the Vida dress! Y'all are making me wish I had an embroidery machine.

Thanks! I did the applique on the vida without the embroidery machine. I did it "by hand" as we call it so I'm sure you could too!

 

[ireland_nicole]

Super cute!

Here is a skirt I made for AK for Nikki.

No model she was too busy playing with her brother. I will get her to model it when the shirt is done

Love this, super cute! I know a lot of people put more of a yoke in, but I really like it this way; otherwise on my DD it looks like it's falling off. Love the fabric too.

I did not do a Chef for Chef Mickeys. I decided to go with black and red. I made Mickey yo yo's. They were a lot of fun.

Cute!

I'm sure I must have CASED you great minds!

Love these!

Hi, ladies!

A fellow sewing mom on Pattern Review mentioned this board and I decided to check it out and join. I wanted to introduce myself! I'm a mom of four boys (Matthew will be 9 on 9/27, Jamie is 7, and Benjamin is 4) and one girl (Princess Gracie is two!). I just took my kids to Disneyland while I was in CA for a convention. We only had two days, but it was wonderful. I probably won't get to take them to Disney for awhile as we are purposing to pay off all of our debts before we do anything else travelwise. I want to share some of the Disney outfits I've made once I have enough posts to add images. (If you are a Pattern Review member, I'm Sandi S there as well.)

I look forward to meeting y'all and seeing what you create!

Hi! Can't wait to see your stuff! Welcome!!

Even though we have no trip planned, I made this with Chef Mickey's in mind It's still not finished - need to add the cherry to the cupcake and get better pictures!

I love this, gotta get some of that fabric...

Odd? Nothin' odd about that! In fact I think I should hire Morgan to be our tour guide the next time we go to DW!

Did someone say Minnie Dot at Chef Mickey's???

These next two were on Valentine's Day:

Cute!! Really love the red and pink for the valentine's Vida

Hello all I am going to try and catch up on the boards today. I have been sewing for my nephew's birthday. I made my first bowling shirt this week. Let me just say how wonderful the pattern is Carla. I thought I would never be able to make one. I have had the pattern since feb. And I just used it this week. I was a little scared by it. But know I cannot wait to make another one. I made him some jean shorts and my DH worked with me and painted the images on the piece of fabric I used to make it look like a map when he started it was just a brown piece of fabric.
My model is twin B Sammie.

Front.

Back.

Close up of back.

Pirate ship under shirt.

Pirate map shorts.

Map close up.

Skulls close up.

And this is what I wrapped it in. I thought it brought the whole pirate theme together.
thank you for looking.

I love, love, love, love this; what an awesome gift! And the way you wrapped it is inspired!!

So I don't post very often since I just started to sew (thanks to you all) but I follow along all of the time (unless you are being super chatty then I miss a few pages).

A few random things/questions for today. . .

I went to JoAnn's at lunch and they had certain Disney fabriques (I think that is what they are called - they are basically already made appliques that just have to be attached). Anyway, my Joann's had Minnie and for those with boys or anyone - Mater and the police car from cars on sale for $3.97 each.

I am about to try my hand at my first non-pillowcase sewing and need some advice on what would be an easy first dress/skirt. I bought several Carla C patterns - would one of those be a good choice or something else? Please remember I have zero sewing skills and zero knowledge of sewing terms. Though I have to say thanks to Jeanne's directions, my pillowcase dress turned out great!

So speaking of my zero sewing knowledge some of Carla's patterns call for an underlining material to be used - I bought white muslin - is that a good choice for that and is the underlining even really necessary? I am so clueless about all of this stuff - anyone want to come visit the Harrisburg, PA area and give me some sewing lessons ?

One more thing - my mother-in-law gave me her Bernina (I think it is a 1010) sewing machine. Is that a good one for me to be using or as a beginner should I have a more basic/newer machine?

Thanks!

Berninas are great machines, I think it's going to be fine for now. I would definitely recommend the simply sweet jumper style bodice dress for a first pattern as well.

This year my daughters will be wearing:

Gotta love the Minnie dot!

Last year my oldest wore:

I am struggling with my AK outfit. It was my favorite last year so I have high expectations!

Cute, cute cute!

go to youcanmakethis.com they have FABULOUS patterns! I LOVE LOVE LOVE carlaC's patterns they are so easy to fallow so many pictures she break everything down so simply. I can't do commercial patterns at all and now i don't even bother not worth it.


So cute!


Great minds think alike! Love the minnie dot!


Welcome!

So adorable! Is that cupcake one of Heathers designs? It is perfect!
I LOVE that Minnie and Mickey applique!
Lily looks so tiny!

What a great idea everything came out wonderful

That would be fine for underlining. I usually use a top sheet in white.

Not sure about the Bernina machine but frankly I say start with what ever is available. I am sure it wil be perfect!

Love the dots!

HEHe i must have missed it not enough coffee at the time!


Here is a minnie dot i made last yr for Nikki and the small one was for my niece but we put it on her AG doll. This is one of the 1st things I ever made!

Not sure why she doesn't have th top on i made to go with it???

like the skirts; you should make one for the doll, then they'd all match!

I was looking trhough old pics and I was not sure that I ever shared this disney cruise set. sorry if I did but I think I sewed it while I was on a Disboard lapse

Disboard lapse? Oh the horror! Super, super cute outfit though; love everything; the ruffles, shirring, applique; it's perfect!

I see a lot of you using a halter pattern with a straight edge across the top that ties behind the neck. Does anyone mind sharing what pattern that is?

Many thanks!

That's usually carla c's simply sweet done with the halter option. you can buy it on youcanmakethis.com

 

[mom2rtk]

That's usually carla c's simply sweet done with the halter option. you can buy it on youcanmakethis.com

Thanks! I looked there, but must have missed it. Thanks for saving me more time looking!

In between work sewing, I want to start casual sets for our Sept trip!

 

[Keurigirl]

Chef Mickeys - I made a quickie outfit using the free chef hat pattern at YCMT..

And while I'm at it, I might as well share everything I made, yes? LOL Disclaimer: I had only just learned to sew, and these were my very first Disney customs. So lots are super easy!

An easy AK outfit..

My favorite of the trip - the Minnie Dress

Easy overalls:

For our Pooh/Tigger breakfast:

Because it was St. Patrick's Day when we were there:

We leave in 6 weeksish and I have lots up my sleeve for this trip!

 

[ireland_nicole]

Chef Mickeys - I made a quickie outfit using the free chef hat pattern at YCMT..

And while I'm at it, I might as well share everything I made, yes? LOL Disclaimer: I had only just learned to sew, and these were my very first Disney customs. So lots are super easy!

An easy AK outfit..

My favorite of the trip - the Minnie Dress

Easy overalls:

For our Pooh/Tigger breakfast:

Because it was St. Patrick's Day when we were there:

We leave in 6 weeksish and I have lots up my sleeve for this trip!

You may say they were "super easy" but they sure don't look it; they are all fabulous! I've always wondered: what pattern did you use for the apron?
THanks!

 

[MinnieVanMom]

Is anyone using any of their embroidery machines and running Windows Vista on their computers? I didn't realize (stupid of me) that the sewing machine wasn't compatible with Vista. Is there anything I have to do to make it work? I'm going to call the store where I bought the machine and ask but thought I might ask here as well.

Take Vista off and put XP back on. Vista was a complete failure and XP is bomb proof. At work we got a new computer and I told them no Vista so we run XP.

Congrats on the machine!!!

 

[Keurigirl]

You may say they were "super easy" but they sure don't look it; they are all fabulous! I've always wondered: what pattern did you use for the apron?
THanks!

It was self-drafted. And looks terrible from the inside. LOL! It is just a c-shaped bottom with a straight top that I held against my daughter for size. Then I made a tie long enough to tie around her and sewed it to the top, and then I made a ruffle and sewed it to the bottom. REally simple.

 

[jenb1023]

My first "non pillowcase" outfit was Carla C's Simply Sweet Halter. I also used a Tigger Fablique from JoAnne's for this outfit. My only piece of advice on using the Fablique is to MAKE SURE that you have enough length on the bodice to place it. I had to lengthen my bodice before cutting it out to insure that it fit. . . and it was almost too small (even after lengthening several inches). As for your other questions, someone WAY more experienced than me will have to answer. I've only been sewing since the end of June. But the Carla C Simply Sweet is an AWESOME pattern; I've already made 4 outfits and they went together pretty easy.

That would be fine for underlining. I usually use a top sheet in white.

Not sure about the Bernina machine but frankly I say start with what ever is available. I am sure it wil be perfect!

First, theres NO reason to downgrade in sewing machine- I believe it's always better to start with something you can grow in to, as it is, I really wish 3 years ago when I bought my machine I had purchased "more" than I did. I could own an embroidery machine right now, but I thought- oh, it will take me years and years to get to that- well here I am, already wishing I owned one. My first machine was a Jem Janome for $275, purchased more than 10 years ago for mostly quilting purposes, no stitch adjustment, etc. To Kenmore (made by janome) my Kenmore is digital and it sews so much more smoothly than my mechanical- I love it, just wish I had an embroidery. If your current machine is computerized/digital, whatever, you are in good shape.
Second, you must have the Simply Sweet by Carla C and/or the stripwork. The underlining adds just a little more structure to the bodice, I like it, so I keep it in, if it were winter and you wanted warmth, you could use something a bit thicker- like a broadcloth. I use muslin myself, its inexpensive and I have a bunch of it in my closet.

Third, I would either do Carla's peasant dress first, or the jumper style top of the simply sweet. I would suggest the peasant dress, but be sure to use a bit of chalk pencil or something to mark pieces, when I first did that pattern (also as a newbie) I found it was easy to get the sleeve and bodice pieces mixed up.

Cant wait to see your creation!

Berninas are great machines, I think it's going to be fine for now. I would definitely recommend the simply sweet jumper style bodice dress for a first pattern as well.

Thanks for all of the advice ladies! Looks like it will be the simply sweet for a first dress. Once I get started, I am sure my future posts will be filled with lots of dumb questions - hope you don't get sick of me!

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

Hello all I am going to try and catch up on the boards today. I have been sewing for my nephew's birthday. I made my first bowling shirt this week. Let me just say how wonderful the pattern is Carla. I thought I would never be able to make one. I have had the pattern since feb. And I just used it this week. I was a little scared by it. But know I cannot wait to make another one. I made him some jean shorts and my DH worked with me and painted the images on the piece of fabric I used to make it look like a map when he started it was just a brown piece of fabric.
My model is twin B Sammie.

Front.

Back.

Close up of back.

Pirate ship under shirt.

Pirate map shorts.

Map close up.

Skulls close up.

And this is what I wrapped it in. I thought it brought the whole pirate theme together.
thank you for looking.

This is adorable! I love the whole set and my kids thought it was really cute too. Where did you get the treasure chest and gold tissue? On our upcoming trip we are staying in a pirate room and I would love to get a couple of those treasure chests to make gift baskets for the kids!

So I don't post very often since I just started to sew (thanks to you all) but I follow along all of the time (unless you are being super chatty then I miss a few pages).

A few random things/questions for today. . .

I went to JoAnn's at lunch and they had certain Disney fabriques (I think that is what they are called - they are basically already made appliques that just have to be attached). Anyway, my Joann's had Minnie and for those with boys or anyone - Mater and the police car from cars on sale for $3.97 each.

I am about to try my hand at my first non-pillowcase sewing and need some advice on what would be an easy first dress/skirt. I bought several Carla C patterns - would one of those be a good choice or something else? Please remember I have zero sewing skills and zero knowledge of sewing terms. Though I have to say thanks to Jeanne's directions, my pillowcase dress turned out great!

So speaking of my zero sewing knowledge some of Carla's patterns call for an underlining material to be used - I bought white muslin - is that a good choice for that and is the underlining even really necessary? I am so clueless about all of this stuff - anyone want to come visit the Harrisburg, PA area and give me some sewing lessons ?

One more thing - my mother-in-law gave me her Bernina (I think it is a 1010) sewing machine. Is that a good one for me to be using or as a beginner should I have a more basic/newer machine?

Thanks!

Sounds like a great machine! I wouldn't downgrade.

Here is a skirt I made for AK for Nikki.

No model she was too busy playing with her brother. I will get her to model it when the shirt is done

That is adorable!

What if I applique something on the skirt? I feel like the peices don't match enough.

I think they match well, but if you don't feel like it is done add something else!! ARGH! Would be really cute.

Someone one, or two, posted pics of a Phineas dress they made out of a tshirt. I got the shirt today because DD is in love with that show and is so esited that another girl loves it too. How did you finish it off as a dress? I have never worked with knits before. Did you use a knit or just a cotton material? I keep adding projects to a list that doesn't seem to get any shorter! I did finish the vida alice dress which I hope to post tomorrow as we have not had the best weather to photgraph in!




I answered on your TR. I had the same thing happen to me as a kid...

My daughter loves that show too. I am hoping to make Perry the Platypus shirts for our trip. . .

Hi, ladies!

A fellow sewing mom on Pattern Review mentioned this board and I decided to check it out and join. I wanted to introduce myself! I'm a mom of four boys (Matthew will be 9 on 9/27, Jamie is 7, and Benjamin is 4) and one girl (Princess Gracie is two!). I just took my kids to Disneyland while I was in CA for a convention. We only had two days, but it was wonderful. I probably won't get to take them to Disney for awhile as we are purposing to pay off all of our debts before we do anything else travelwise. I want to share some of the Disney outfits I've made once I have enough posts to add images. (If you are a Pattern Review member, I'm Sandi S there as well.)

I look forward to meeting y'all and seeing what you create!

**Totally OT question**

Has anyone ever had their whole house recarpeted (while they were living in it)? What the HECK did you do with all your furniture?!?! We don't even have a garage!

At this point I'm considering hiring movers and a van and just having them move the furniture onto a truck, get the carpeting in, and then have them move it back off the truck, lol. To further complicate issues hubby and I are disabled (he has a ruptured disc in his back) so um, yeah, can't see us moving bunk beds.

Oh yeah the air is getting replaced on tuesday...Goodbye $2k!

We had our upstairs carpet replaced and the installers moved the furniture from one room to another. We did put some stuff in the bathrooms upstairs to keep it out of the way. But they did every room upstairs, even the closets by moving things around. Before they came I had to make sure the beds were stripped down and there wasn't anything under them.

Chef Mickeys - I made a quickie outfit using the free chef hat pattern at YCMT..

And while I'm at it, I might as well share everything I made, yes? LOL Disclaimer: I had only just learned to sew, and these were my very first Disney customs. So lots are super easy!

An easy AK outfit..

My favorite of the trip - the Minnie Dress

Easy overalls:

For our Pooh/Tigger breakfast:

Because it was St. Patrick's Day when we were there:

We leave in 6 weekish and I have lots up my sleeve for this trip!

ADORABLE!! I love everything you made! Your DD is so cute. (I love her name) I have an Abby too but she is 8 "sigh" I remember when she was little like that.

 

[jenb1023]

I was looking trhough old pics and I was not sure that I ever shared this disney cruise set. sorry if I did but I think I sewed it while I was on a Disboard lapse

I think you did post this before because I remember thinking how beautiful it was! That's okay though because it is an outfit worth reposting!

If a 5-year-old's opinion means anything to you, this is what my DD (Jordan) had to say when she saw your photos and I told her that the little girl in the photos mom made her dress: "Wow, she is very talented! I wish you could be more talented than that." I thought to myself - don't hold your breath waiting for that to happen!

 

[ncmomof2]

I made my little one an Ariel dress today to match her sisters. I simplified it from the Minnie dot dress I made a few days ago. One more dress from big sister and 4 more for this one. Oh, and ten applique t-shirts to go for our trip

She was not too happy to try it on!

 

[mommyof3princess]

thank you for all them comments on my pirate outfit. I sure hope my nephew loves it as much as I do.

I bought the treasure chest at a party supply store it was for a center piece and I found the gold tissue paper there also. I thought it was the perfect way to wrap his gift.

 

[Eyore4Ever149]

I see a lot of you using a halter pattern with a straight edge across the top that ties behind the neck. Does anyone mind sharing what pattern that is?

Many thanks!

not sure if you got an answer, its probably the Simply Sweet, but with the halter option instead of the jumper option- these dresses are also allowed to be made and resold (thought you might be interested in that since you also sell as a business)

**Totally OT question**

Has anyone ever had their whole house recarpeted (while they were living in it)? What the HECK did you do with all your furniture?!?! We don't even have a garage!

At this point I'm considering hiring movers and a van and just having them move the furniture onto a truck, get the carpeting in, and then have them move it back off the truck, lol. To further complicate issues hubby and I are disabled (he has a ruptured disc in his back) so um, yeah, can't see us moving bunk beds.

Oh yeah the air is getting replaced on tuesday...Goodbye $2k!

I would ask you carpet co, most of the time they are prepared for this and you just shuffle furniture from room to room- I know when my parents home flooded thats what we had to do. I seem to recall it took them a few days to do it all. ( I was a kid back then) I remember feeling sick for weeks until all the wet carpeting was removed (we went away for Christmas for a week and my parents had never shut off their hot water before.....well the hose to the washer broke and it flooded the whole downstairs (3 bedrooms, family room, bathroom, storage room/wash room/tool room, etc)

Chef Mickeys - I made a quickie outfit using the free chef hat pattern at YCMT..

My favorite of the trip - the Minnie Dress

Easy overalls:

For our Pooh/Tigger breakfast:

Because it was St. Patrick's Day when we were there:

We leave in 6 weeksish and I have lots up my sleeve for this trip!

These are just awesome! Love Minnie! What pattern is that?

I made my little one an Ariel dress today to match her sisters. I simplified it from the Minnie dot dress I made a few days ago. One more dress from big sister and 4 more for this one. Oh, and ten applique t-shirts to go for our trip

She was not too happy to try it on!

woops- put the wrong comment here, meant to say this baby girl is sooo cute and I love her dress too!
My latest...I dont know why, but once in a while I screw up putting the cuff on and have to rip it all out...




Its been a while since Ive done the jumper version and I dont know why, but the skirt doesnt seem quite as full as I thought....does it look less full to you folks?

What's next? Well MommyBoo shopped for me and all I need is th find a Cinderella block to start work on my "movie quilt" for DD3

and I need to start on a precious dress for baby hannah's baby dedication...
but I cant decide on fabric..

 

[Tykatmadismomma]

since I am stuck on the couch I decided to open a facebook account can you ladies point me in the direction of the group on there?

 

[emcreative]

Melissa you know I think your stuff rocks!!!!

Um, so yeah, I just realized ....

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY PHINEAS AND FERB ARE MINE!

Okay, well, I have share them with The Husband and the girls...but

MINE MINE MINE

No CPS, no case workers, no adoption workers, no home visits, no drop in visits, NO PAPERWORK, no classes, no getting permission to CUT THEIR FRAKKING HAIR let alone take them anywhere, and on and on and on...

 

[disneylovinfamily]

I think you did post this before because I remember thinking how beautiful it was! That's okay though because it is an outfit worth reposting!

If a 5-year-old's opinion means anything to you, this is what my DD (Jordan) had to say when she saw your photos and I told her that the little girl in the photos mom made her dress: "Wow, she is very talented! I wish you could be more talented than that." I thought to myself - don't hold your breath waiting for that to happen!

Sorry to repost, I could not remember it and I came across the outfit today and it reminded me. Too funny about your DD

I made my little one an Ariel dress today to match her sisters. I simplified it from the Minnie dot dress I made a few days ago. One more dress from big sister and 4 more for this one. Oh, and ten applique t-shirts to go for our trip

She was not too happy to try it on!

So cute! Your little one looks just like a babydoll!

 

[Rebecuberduber]

Hi, ladies!

A fellow sewing mom on Pattern Review mentioned this board and I decided to check it out and join. I wanted to introduce myself! I'm a mom of four boys (Matthew will be 9 on 9/27, Jamie is 7, and Benjamin is 4) and one girl (Princess Gracie is two!). I just took my kids to Disneyland while I was in CA for a convention. We only had two days, but it was wonderful. I probably won't get to take them to Disney for awhile as we are purposing to pay off all of our debts before we do anything else travelwise. I want to share some of the Disney outfits I've made once I have enough posts to add images. (If you are a Pattern Review member, I'm Sandi S there as well.)

I look forward to meeting y'all and seeing what you create!

Hello, Sandi. I've visited that site a couple times. Never posted, though. Can't wait to see your creations!

Front.
Back.

Pirate ship under shirt.

Pirate map shorts.

This is all so adorable. This may very well be one I have to CASE soon. I've been thinking of something to make for my son for our next trip. I"m certainly not talented enough to paint my own treasure map and all, though. I love it!

I was looking trhough old pics and I was not sure that I ever shared this disney cruise set. sorry if I did but I think I sewed it while I was on a Disboard lapse

That dress is jaw-dropping. Beautiful.

I haven't posted much here in a lonnnnnggggg time. Long story short... I no longer work full time out of the home and well, am pregnant now (number 3, with a huge gap between 2 and 3. It was planned.) We leave for WDW in 2 weeks from today (Yah for free dining!).

Congratulations on it all -- working from home, baby #3, and upcoming trip!!

My favorite of the trip - the Minnie Dress

Easy overalls:

For our Pooh/Tigger breakfast:

Because it was St. Patrick's Day when we were there:

We leave in 6 weeksish and I have lots up my sleeve for this trip!

These are all so wonderful! I the minnie dress, and I also really like the Eeyore one! Eeyore and gingham -- two of my favorite things.

Thanks for all of the advice ladies! Looks like it will be the simply sweet for a first dress. Once I get started, I am sure my future posts will be filled with lots of dumb questions - hope you don't get sick of me!

I'm starting my first Simply Sweet this weekend, too. In fact I'm printing off the pattern as I type this. Perhaps we can stumble through together.

I made my little one an Ariel dress today to match her sisters. I simplified it from the Minnie dot dress I made a few days ago. One more dress from big sister and 4 more for this one. Oh, and ten applique t-shirts to go for our trip

She was not too happy to try it on!

So cute. My goodness, I need another baby.

So very cute.

Um, so yeah, I just realized ....

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY PHINEAS AND FERB ARE MINE!

 

[Tinka_Belle]

Someone mentioned issues with Vista and their new embroidery machine. You can try this: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/using-windows-vista-compatibility-mode/