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

[HeatherSue]

I miss you Heather.

Thank you, Melissa! I miss you, too. I just don't have time to keep up like I used to. I always have so much fun when I have a "free" day and I can come and "talk" with everyone on here!

 

[ibesue]

The twin vidas are too cute! And it is an easy pattern! They look like they love it!

The AK outfit is also very cute! I think I need that design from Heather!!!

Did I make the first page??!!!

I am so pitiful...page 15. Gone are my glory days of disboutiquing.

You are just too busy digitizing!!! You must keep us all busy! But I miss you too!

 

[tricia]

OMG, I take a couple of days away from the PC to get my SCUBA diving ticket and we are already on page 15 of a new thread.

Gotta go back and do some catching up.

 

[jham]

I saw Rebecca when we were at the AG Boutique in Atlanta. She is beautiful and her accessories are amazing!!

We're going to the free movie this week and it is Kit Kittredge. I'm hoping Gracie takes a liking to the treehouse. She really loved it at the store in Atlanta. If she shows interest I may push that a little. I'm not sure if I'll get Kit but I really want the treehouse. It has great reviews on the AG site.

that treehouse is so cool! We saw it in L.A. I can't believe you have room in your house for that treehouse!

Here are my very first Vida's thanks the the tutorial posted on the boards a few days ago (I'm sorry, but I can't remember her name on here right now but her blog is lyin' on the couch watching oprah ). I was surprised to see how easily they went together and I will definitely be making more. My DD's loved them!!!
Here's the front:

sorry for so many pics!

The dresses and your daughters are beautiful!

Traci,

Here is the Pooh toile I made for Margaret. Since they are leaving for their wish trip so soon, I just used a couple of fabrics I already had. It is a very simple dress. I hope it will be easy for her mother to dress her in.

Very cute Piper!

Did I make the first page??!!!

I am so pitiful...page 15. Gone are my glory days of disboutiquing.

 

[karamat]

Anyway....tonight our naughty dog CHEWED them up!!!! GASP.....talk about heartbreak!!!

Poor Taylor! I share her pain!!! Look what my naughty dog chewed one night...

I made the quilt about 15 years ago. It was my first quilt. I think I'm going to rip out the quilting (I was never really thrilled with it anyways), fix the top (most of the damage is to the edges; only one interior square chewed), and re-quilt it myself.

I am sorry to hear about your husband's grandfather. I hope this will be a comfort to you- my grandfather (my mom's dad) married my grandmother at 17 and also had never been on his own. We had said for many years that we thought if grandpa went first, grandma would be okay, but we could never imagine grandpa making it without grandma. Besides the fact they were so overwhelmingly in love, grandpa didn't even cook, do laundry, or any of those things for himself. Well, grandma passed away over three years ago and I'm happy to say grandpa IS doing it, and seems to be relatively happy, to boot! I will pray you all not only find peace, but that grandma finds comfort and strength on her own!

The human spirit is amazing!!! My grandmother was born and raised in Germany and met my grandfather while he was stationed there in WWII. At 18 she married him (he was 10+ years older.) After my father was born they moved to the U.S. My grandmother spoke no English and they lived in the back-woods of East Texas. Years later my grandmother had complications during the birth of her second child and ended up paralayzed from the waist down. So her whole world was wrapped up around my grandfather. We all thought that when he passed she would go soon after. Well it's been over 9 years since Papa passed away and Oma is still going strong!

 

[teresajoy]

Hellllllooooooooooooooooooo Kira!



editted to add...
I happen to be left handed and find this technique to work well for me too...
Have daughter face you, take sash in each hand and reach around her (like a hug) to tie bow behind her firmly, then have her turn around to "fluff out" bow- I get a perfect bow everytime that way too.

Someone posted this awhile back, and I put it in the bookmarks too, with the written directions.

I might be mistaken, but I think it's the same way Carla says to do it in her sash pattern.

I saw Rebecca when we were at the AG Boutique in Atlanta. She is beautiful and her accessories are amazing!!

We're going to the free movie this week and it is Kit Kittredge. I'm hoping Gracie takes a liking to the treehouse. She really loved it at the store in Atlanta. If she shows interest I may push that a little. I'm not sure if I'll get Kit but I really want the treehouse. It has great reviews on the AG site.

I love that movie! So does my mom. Lydia told me the other day she is saving her money for the treehouse. We don't have Kit ,but she wants that treehouse! We saw it at the AG Place in Chicago in May, and she was fascinated with it! It's SOOO BIG though, I'm not sure where we would put it!

Wow, everyone has been so chatty!!! I finally figured out my password and found you guys! I got so far behind after being gone for the last couple of weeks! I am in Portland OR visiting DD and her family! Why does the heat follow me where ever I go??? I thought it rained and was cool in OR!

Everything has been so beautiful! I will forget everyone, so I won't try to remember anything I have read, I will just start here! Oh, except for Marah, I am sorry the trip didn't go as planned.

Okay to the AG debate. Kadie plays with her mom's Samantha doll. It is still in great shape!!! It is sooooo worth the extra money, and if you can get to an AG store, you should do it! We have been to the store in Chicago & Los Angeles and they are so much fun. I used to LOVE to read the catalogs when they came for my DD. Now when I get them, I send them along to one of the DGD's!

For those who can't spend the money on them, check out Craigs List! Or ebay. I have a couple of friends who have picked up a few that way. They still need to be loved and they got them at great prices! AG doll owners just like to pass them along! And didn't someone here find one at a thrift store?



Very true! Oh and ours has many matching outfits!



Can't wait to see him!!!


Well, I am hoping to go to the nations biggest fabric store this week!!!

I hope everyone stays cool this week!

I forgot you were out of town, I was wondering where you were!!!

I got one at a garage sale for $10 and Kelly got one for her Peach for even less than that! I still want to see pictures of that PrincessKel!

OOOOH world's biggest fabric store!!! Have fun!!!

Here are my very first Vida's thanks the the tutorial posted on the boards a few days ago (I'm sorry, but I can't remember her name on here right now but her blog is lyin' on the couch watching oprah ). I was surprised to see how easily they went together and I will definitely be making more. My DD's loved them!!!
Here's the front:

GREAT job!!! That was Steph's tutorial.

I was scrolling past your first picture and Lydia said, "She has the Rose Petal Cottage, AND Dora's house, just like me!" I'm not sure how she spotted Dora's house!

The Disney doll isn't very good quality. That was our first doll when we attended the Perfectly Princess Tea Party in March of 08. The following Christmas she got the AG dolls.

I agree, the Disney dolls are VERY poor quality! We picked some up at the Disney Outlet last year for $10, and honestly, I'm not sure they were even worth that. They did come with cute little outfits. They had Mickey Ears, a lanyard, a little wallet and t-shirt and shorts. They fit the AG dolls, so Samantha was wearing it last I knew.

Traci,

Here is the Pooh toile I made for Margaret. Since they are leaving for their wish trip so soon, I just used a couple of fabrics I already had. It is a very simple dress. I hope it will be easy for her mother to dress her in.

I LOVE it Piper!!! That is really pretty!

Here's the AK outfit I finished for Hayleigh today. I'm not quite sure why the shirt turned out a little tight, I made it the same size as others I've done and they've been on the big side. I may add a ruffle to it. It the portrait peasant top and the flouncy skirt both Carla C's. The applique design is HeatherSue's new safari mickey head.

ANd drumroll please.....I'm halfway through my first Feliz! Hopefully I'll get it done tomorrow and have pictures to share!

Get ready for too many Hayleigh pics!

Nope, that is NOT too many Hayleigh pictures!!! she is such a cutie!!! The outfit is adorable!!! It will look cute with a ruffle too.

Did I make the first page??!!!

I am so pitiful...page 15. Gone are my glory days of disboutiquing.

I should have posted for you!

Remember the glory days of internet shopping? I spent so much money saving money!!!

 

[tnmom25]

Very very cute! After I saw Steph's tutorial, I dug out my stash of pillowcases LOL I'm gonna let dd4 pic which ones she wants.

 

[mirandag819]

Help Please

I started working on an Emma Swing Top (from YCMT) today and I'm having problems with the pattern pieces for size 1-2. I know some others have made this top... did anyone else have problems?

For the Front and Back Contrast piece: the two pieces that seam together are not the same size. Is it supposed to be this way? There is about 1/8" difference.

The Front and Back Lining piece did match up, but once sewn do not match up with the bodice pieces... the seam lines will not match up.

I've checked and rechecked (and reprinted) my pattern pieces; I've checked and rechecked my seam allowance and everything looks good.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!

Mine was a 3-4... so can't confirm your pattern is right, but I had a similar issue until I realize I was putting the wrong side of the side piece against the front.... I had it upside down or backwards or whatever.... I was able to just flip mine around, but yours is a directional fabric. Have you tried lining it up the other way (it would make yours upside down, but hopefully you could re-cut if that was your problem). The side pieces aren't perfectly straight, and the piece that connects to the front is slightly different then the other side, the only way I could tell which was which was to line it up to the front and see which was the same size.

 

[troijka]

I just found some old pics of my DD (she just turned 6) at the AG store in NYC. Thought I would share.

 

[Tink561]

I just found some old pics of my DD (she just turned 6) at the AG store in NYC. Thought I would share.

So cute! I hope to get to the NYC store one day before Gracie outgrows AG.

 

[tnmom25]

Someone wants me to make dresses for twins and they need to be size 12m. They'll be 9mo when they want to wear the dresses for Christmas pics, so I'm assuming not walking yet. I didn't start making customs til my youngest was 2. For those of you with little ones in customs, what are your favorite style dresses?

I'm kinda leaning toward a twirl jumper and either ruffled pants or jeans with threaded ribbon or rick rack. Any ideas would be helpful!!!

AND

Anyone know anything about Ariel having a red dress? A friend's daughter wants one of those and we're baffled! It's not her pink one, I asked her and she doesn't want a red one like the pink one. So, any ideas?

 

[teresajoy]

I just found some old pics of my DD (she just turned 6) at the AG store in NYC. Thought I would share.

Cute!!!!

 

[troijka]

I know I posted these pics a million years ago, but they remain my favorite outfit I made for our last Magical Gathering. i have to say I like my new stuff that I am making for our upcoming trip, but I haven't taken pics to post yet. (I will soon). Enjoy!

 

[revrob]

Here are my very first Vida's thanks the the tutorial posted on the boards a few days ago (I'm sorry, but I can't remember her name on here right now but her blog is lyin' on the couch watching oprah ). I was surprised to see how easily they went together and I will definitely be making more. My DD's loved them!!!
Here's the front:

Here's the back:

My dancing princesses:

sorry for so many pics!

Those are SO CUTE! Isn't that Steph awesome! I may need to case these - I have some of those panels and I've never used them - I love how they look in the Vida!


TINK561 - I'd love to see pics of those AG outfits - would you mind sharing?

 

[emcreative]

As I'm starting our photobook and getting my trip report ready, I thought I'd post a few pics of Melissa's (mommyof3princess) awesome outfits in action!

It took two days for me to get the Hula dress off of Hannah. Yes, she even slept in it TWICE! I only managed it this morning because she had to get ready for another trip (and then she tried to put her Minnie dress back on before it was washed, lol!)

 

[Mirb1214]

Here are my very first Vida's thanks the the tutorial posted on the boards a few days ago (I'm sorry, but I can't remember her name on here right now but her blog is lyin' on the couch watching oprah ). I was surprised to see how easily they went together and I will definitely be making more. My DD's loved them!!!
Here's the front:

I love it! You did a great job; and you can NEVER have too many pictures!

 

[princessmom29]

Mine was a 3-4... so can't confirm your pattern is right, but I had a similar issue until I realize I was putting the wrong side of the side piece against the front.... I had it upside down or backwards or whatever.... I was able to just flip mine around, but yours is a directional fabric. Have you tried lining it up the other way (it would make yours upside down, but hopefully you could re-cut if that was your problem). The side pieces aren't perfectly straight, and the piece that connects to the front is slightly different then the other side, the only way I could tell which was which was to line it up to the front and see which was the same size.

I think you have the back linig piece upside down. I just did one of these yesterday and tried to make the same mistake. The lining is narrower on the end where the buttons and button holes go. I tried to sew that end into the side seams and just couldn't get it to match up.

 

[mommyof3princess]

As I'm starting our photobook and getting my trip report ready, I thought I'd post a few pics of Melissa's (mommyof3princess) awesome outfits in action!

It took two days for me to get the Hula dress off of Hannah. Yes, she even slept in it TWICE! I only managed it this morning because she had to get ready for another trip (and then she tried to put her Minnie dress back on before it was washed, lol!)

Aww they make me feel so honored. I loved creating things for them. It was a whole lot of fun. I think the best part is adding the special touches.

 

[WDWAtLast]

Hi,
I just wanted to add my two cents on the American Girl question...
my MIL bought my daughter and her cousin the Bitty Babies when they were three. They LOVED them (and still do). They were a perfect intro to AG. (This is before they had hair...they were the bald babies).

When my DD was 4, she decided she wanted a "big girl doll". I tried to steer her away from the historical dolls to the "just like me" dolls. It was perfect. She is a wavy blonde with dark brown eyes and fair skin...that was hard to find a doll that was a match. The only doll who had that coloring was freckled, which my daughter is not. She did not care. She loves her anyway.

Eventually, as she got older, we have added the historical dolls to our collection, as well as some Girls of the Year. I think we have Felicity (Just got this summer at NYC store), Nikki, Mia, Ruthie, Julie, Ivy and someone else.

My DD is now 8 and truly LOVES the books. They have taught her so much cool stuff about history and what it was like in the "olden days" (now, she says this when referrring to Julie and she is from the seventies. HMMMMMMMM...makes a mom feel old).

I love the quality of the toys and the enduring charm. I have no problem spending the money because I know that if parts need replaced or break, the company will do it and stand behind their product.

I think the little girls are fine with the historical dolls, I think the age suggestion is more for them to enjoy the historical aspect and read the books. Just the accessories alone will introduce them to times past.

Oh, and on a side note, our dolls have made many journeys with our family....NYC, Disney, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, California, etc. etc, etc. And my daughter packs them accordingly. It makes my husbands BATTY, but they are part of the family and get to travel, too. And she is very diplomatic about who's "turn" it is to travel.

Oh, and I have jokingly said that I am going to sell our AG collection and buy a new house, but I am having another girl in three weeks and I have a feeling these toys will be around for a few more years!!!!

Sorry for the long post. I just HATE wasting money on toys that never get played with or break and I truly have nothing but rave reviews about AG.
SO GO ORDER THE CATALOG!!!

Christi

We Love AG, too! Kristin (8) has Kit and Ruthie and Kendall (almost 6) is asking for Julie for her birthday (she only has a Bitty Twin) My 8 year old also loves the books - another plus of the historical dolls!!

By the way, I MADE MY FIRST VIDAS THE LAST 2 DAYS thanks to the AWESOME tutorial put on here a couple of days ago!!!! I couldn't have done it without it!!!! I'm so excited! I will definitely be making more of them! I'll post pics when my DD wakes up from her nap and we can try them on!

Congrats!!I hope to make a couple of Vida's after our trip - and I have the tutorial bookmarked!

Hi! I am here (so late), but I just want to chime in on the AG subject...

Before I made patterns for kids, I made patterns for dolls. I've seen a big range of price, quality, durability, etc. The AG dolls are pretty hard to beat, I must say. Mine have been subjected to wardrobe changes, crazy hairstyles, etc, and still look pretty new. Louie fell in LOVE with my "Just Like You Doll," Shelby, and she goes on Big Wheel rides with him, picks tomatoes from the garden, etc. If an AG doll can survive my little guy, then they are pretty great quality. That isn't to say some of the other dollies won't hold up just as well...I just have lots of experience with a rough kid and AG dolls!

And I LOVE that the dolls outfits are included with the children's outfit!!! We love AG!!

Here are my very first Vida's thanks the the tutorial posted on the boards a few days ago (I'm sorry, but I can't remember her name on here right now but her blog is lyin' on the couch watching oprah ). I was surprised to see how easily they went together and I will definitely be making more. My DD's loved them!!!
Here's the front:

Here's the back:

My dancing princesses:

sorry for so many pics!

They are adorable! And so are your dd's!!

As I'm starting our photobook and getting my trip report ready, I thought I'd post a few pics of Melissa's (mommyof3princess) awesome outfits in action!

It took two days for me to get the Hula dress off of Hannah. Yes, she even slept in it TWICE! I only managed it this morning because she had to get ready for another trip (and then she tried to put her Minnie dress back on before it was washed, lol!)

Soooo cute!! Love the hula skirt!!!!


If I did this right - this is my first mulitquote <fingers crossed> I have sewn all day and have one Simply Sweet halter with the Patchwork twirl almost finished. The second one always goes faster, right?????? : And THANK GOODNESS I bought a ruffler for this project! My bottom ruffle was 20 feet long - as I was pinning it (stretched across the living room floor) my DH asks if that is for both skirts!!

 

[troijka]

Okay, one more...i made this for my daughter for Halloween a few years ago. She wore it to the last Pirate and Princess Party we attended. Got LOTS of attention. Captain Jack Sparrow loved it...he even gave her a special coin to take to "Moe's Tavern" and ask for Larry. They would then turn her into a real pirate...but she MUST be grown up first. (she is desperately waiting. The coin has a place of honor in her room) Sorry her head is cut off, I was trying to show more of the outfot. It is a crazy background, but it was the best pic I have of the outfit...