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

[karebear1]

I am in Dallas and there is a huge store called Childress Fabrics it has alot of home interior stuff there but alot of other stuff too it is off of GoodLatimer near SMWright frwy.. There are also a ton and I mean ton of wholesale fabric places off of HarryHines and Walnuthill .. The litterally line the streets, and most have at least 1 sometimes 2 or 3 other fabric stores behind them that you can not see from the street and all of them sale to the public.. Hope that helps

This is very valuable information! While my DH may not ever appreciate your educating me about these stores, I will be forever grateful fo your shopping expertise! THANKS FOR ALL THOSE IDEAS!!!

Anyone else know of any good places in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area??

I googled this subject and I found a place (don't know the name right now) in Carrolton- it looked like it was kind of an 'old fashioned' downtown place-- cutsey area store. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?? Would it be worth taking a trip there for that store?

 

[aimeeg]

Has anyone here made the farbenmix skirt "Insa"? If so - could you PM me - I have a question and would LOVE some help

Other than the flounce this is my absolute favorite skirt to make! I have made a bunch. What is your question?

 

[sahm1000]

Machine Embroidery Question!!!


Hey Ladies! I've been messing around with my new machine tonight and I had a question about fonts. If I wanted to purchase a font how do I use the font to embroider a name onto fabric? Is each letter of the name stitched out as a seperate design or is there a way to combine the letters into one design? TIA for your help!

 

[lori123]

Other than the flounce this is my absolute favorite skirt to make! I have made a bunch. What is your question?

I am tracing the pattern right now....I was wondering about the "yolk" - it has way more lines than the dotted cutting lines - LOL. So - if I am making a 110/116 - is the yolk supposed to be 26 3/4 x 6 1/4??? And is that one piece - with only one seam? I would also love your opinion on sizing - how it runs. Oh - one last question - seam allowances, I didn't add them to the bottom of the skirt pieces - do you think that will be ok size wise?
TIA!

 

[minnie2]

There were so many gorgeous things posted today!!! I feasted my eyes on everything!!!




Here is the result of lots of time/work!

I am just showing you a few pics...I will post more on my blog. I have to update it tonight. And I still haven't revealed the "big announcement" news.... I'll have to do that soonerish too!


I still need to make my other DD her skirt. Everything is appliqued and ready to go I just have to assemble it. I was considering doing a pictorial sew-along if anyone would be interested in making a skirt like this. I am no Carla C but let me know if you would be interested. This is basically a panel double layer twirl skirt....not hard at all.




Ok now for the credits!!!!!
God - everything
Disney characters - Walt Disney
Embroidery Machine - Janome MC 10000
Applique designs - Diva Duds (on etsy) Characters (5x7 size)
Wording - Disney font "Safari" - KaboDesignsdotcom and StitchOnTime for the "adventure".
Tee - Old Navy
Fabric - Walmart.....Special thanks to MINNIE 2 for sending it!!!
and some from Joann Fabric
Notions - Joann Fabric and various other stores!

Oh Cathy I LOVE IT! I am so happy I found that fabric for you! She looks so adorable in it and the outfit is fab!


I wasn't involved in Noah's give but the news is just heart wrenching...

 

[teresajoy]

I am finally getting the nerve up to post. I have been lurking here for the last year. We are avid visitors at Disneyland, but have never been to the World. We are planning an Oct. trip to DL, and my husband thinks I'm crazy because I have started making customs. You all are a really bad influence on me. After each custom I see, I feel a need for a new one!!

Trying again since my pics didn't work earlier....Finished another VIDA. This has to be my new favorite pattern and it is soooo easy. I took off the bottom panel and just added the ruffle instead so it was a bit shorter. Can't wait to see this one on Abby. Dot fabric is Amy Butler and the other I picked up at Hancock...

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That is such a cute dress!

I made my first dress for my baby girl. It took longer than most of the dresses I have made for my 3 year old! It is a little big but I have two months until we go to Disney!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE!!!! I love it!! Oh my your daughter is just so cute too!!!

I have seen apple (and pear fabric) at JoAnn's. HTH!

Megan picked out bright yellow bees and apples for her back to school outfit. Not what I would have picked but ok!

JoAnn's did cut me new fabric for the hole and let me keep the one that was damaged. They were very nice about it!

Megan was throwing the ball to the dog and somehow the 8 pound dog ran into to her and knocked her down on the tile. I was quick thinking and gave her a freezer pack and let her look at youcanmakethis.com. Soon she was laughing instead of crying looking at all the cute kids in their outfits. She especially likes the baby booties. Or she likes me saying "booties." She saw Tom's bag and said that Leighanna is such a crazy girl and she misses her. And she loved Shannon's Princess in July dresses. Such an easy kid!

Too funny! I hope Megan is ok though!

Okay, while I was in photobucket I uploaded photos of Lily's revised Hula Hut outfit. I ended up not liking the first top I made to go with these pants so I made the Emma swing top and I like it much better! Like Lisa I'm hoping to figure out how to get the back to overlap a bit and not be so open, unless she wants to make a tutorial for that And I don't know why I keep taking photos by that corner of the wall where Luke crashed into the baseboards with the vacuum and it got put back together but the paint did not get touched up...I know you noticed.

I love this Jeanne! And, Lily's hair looks adorable!

Soo cute! and yeah, you know Teresa noticed!

Who me??

Everyone is amazing and I want to thank you for giving me the inspiration and motivation to figure out how to sew. I had a working knowledge because my Mother and Grandmother have always sewn. I just never picked it up. I have had a machine in my cabinet for close to 10 yrs that I rarely used.

Here are a couple things that I had taken pics of. I have also made a an outfit for my DD and a couple pillow case shirts that I do not have pics of yet.




this is actually like a skort (it looks like a skirt in the front but shorts in the back). Just can't really tell in the pics.

Thanks for looking!!!!

Love the outfits!Great job!

Okay, so after two test bodices (I just took measurements off of something that fits my daughter well instead of using a pattern, so I wanted to make sure it was right) and two do-overs on the leaves at the bottom of the shirt (finally decided on a rolled hem because everything else was too bunchy) I have at last finished my daughter's Tinkerbell set for her to wear when we visit the fairies next week. (And I was cutting it close! We fly out on Friday!)

A few pics of my pixie:

Obligatory Tinkerbell impression picture:

How cute is that!!?? That is just adorable!!! Your daughter looks just like tink!

Well, I've been working away at my first pink/blue Aurora. It's almost done. It's not grabbing me, but I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun at the park. I guess I'm just thinking it's a bit too "court jester-ish"......

Of course it doesn't help that I chose to use Simplicity 9384. I've only done that one 3 or 4 times before, and I forgot how much I hate that pattern.....

Anyway, here's how it looks:

Great job!! It looks wonderful!

Introducing Evangeline!
This is the first of our new Disney wardrobe for young Miss Evangeline. SHe is wearing a flowing summery Simply Sweet halter with a fuller double layer twirly skirt in classic Mickey & Minnie colors. And to showcase her new dress she got to wear her sisters petti (safety pinned to a smaller size until hers gets here.) --Well, It;s not perfect but Evie sure loves it so I am happy. Hopefully Joci & Juliet will love theirs too when I get them finished.
Thanks for looking. - Here are too many Evie's.....

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This is FABULOUS!!! Seriously beautiful!!!

I probably can't justify it either, but I've really wanted it and the dealer I bought it from gave me a decent deal and threw in the smaller 4x4 hoop (it comes with the 5x7 but I figured for little things for babies it might be useful), some stabilizer, prefilled bobbins and lessons on it.

So for all of you experienced users out there.........where do you buy your embroidery thread and what brand have you had the best luck with? Does anyone know of any great deals on it? The store where I bought the machine had a set of 25 for $60 but I didn't know if that was a good deal or not.

WOO HOO!!

For thread, Heather and Jessica order from this site, and like it. http://www.marathonthread.com/collection.shtml It's very inexpensive.

There were so many gorgeous things posted today!!! I feasted my eyes on everything!!!




Here is the result of lots of time/work!

I LOOOOOOVE this, Cathy!!! WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[anggye]

That blue Lilo outfit is darling. I bought some pink material and was planning on making outfits just like that for DL. Lilo & Stitch breakfast is my families favorite!!

Miss Evangeline is adorable and her dress is darling.

I have been playing with the idea of getting an embroidery machine for my B-day next month, but I,m having trouble justifying it.

I can't remember who posted this but in part 15, someone made a stripwork Alice in Wonderland dress. My 3 year old DD looked at that forever asking for that dress.

 

[eeyore3847]

That blue Lilo outfit is darling. I bought some pink material and was planning on making outfits just like that for DL. Lilo & Stitch breakfast is my families favorite!!

oh thanks... that is what i made them for.. that breakfast is the best.. sometimes a walk from an off site... but the food is always spot on!!!

Lori

 

[*Toadstool*]

It's been awhile but I finally have something to share. The inspration for the sets was this great knit hat that I got off I just love how they turned out and can't wait for halloween to roll around. I am halloween mode around here with lots of ideas scetched out. Now i just need time to make them come to fruition.

Love these sets! THey are so adorable! I like how you did the applique on a different fabric.

I love it! That fabric is really perfect. I hope she gets to meet those fairies, and not wait too long. I know my parents skipped it because of the long line.

Gorgeous! You are nuts for not thinking it is perfect.

I AM BACK!!!! I finally got a new computer.... laptop... got the great deal at walmart on sunday! oh yeah..
anyways.. working on a few new designs.. but here is what I have not been able to post!!!

Everything is so cute. I really like Lilo and the school set. The quilt shop here has some fabric with crayon markings all over it. Now I want some!

(she was excited to wear the petti!)

Omgooses! That is just fabulous! I love it. The petti picture is the best.

I am so excited! I know I've mentioned it several times, but I finally pulled the trigger today and bought the embroidery machine! I got the Brother PE 750D! Woohoo! Now if I can just figure out how to use it................... One of my neighbors wants some fabric embroidered with her daughter's name on it so she can make her a nap mat for preschool so I think that will be my first project!

How awesome! I have the PE700 which is almost identical to that machine. It is a great machine! Very user friendly too.

I can not believe school starts monday already!!!! where did the summer go!

Lori

Wow.. that outfit is very trendy. I'd think it would be super popular. What a cute idea.

Ok now for the credits!!!!!
God - everything
Disney characters - Walt Disney
Embroidery Machine - Janome MC 10000
Applique designs - Diva Duds (on etsy) Characters (5x7 size)
Wording - Disney font "Safari" - KaboDesignsdotcom and StitchOnTime for the "adventure".
Tee - Old Navy
Fabric - Walmart.....Special thanks to MINNIE 2 for sending it!!!
and some from Joann Fabric
Notions - Joann Fabric and various other stores!

I love this too. You guys are killing me. I need to go to DW!!!!
I like how your skirt panels are done so you can see the characters very well. A pet peeve of mine is skirts with embroidery all over them and you can't see it because it is so gathered and bunched up. I always try to make them show like you did in the skirt. It looks like you did it differently than I did so I'd love a tutorial!

I just read that. Here is the blog post:


It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I write this blog.

Noah earned his wings today. Just after 2pm this afternoon he went to be with Jesus.

No more tubes...no more pain...he is whole.

I'm glad that their family knows Jesus, and knows that Noah is with him.

The big sale I posted about is Thursday only and in Galveston (about 4 - 5 hours South of Dallas). Sorry! I've heard of some good fabric shopping in Dallas, but I've never done any there.

You're killing me!! I want to go so bad. 45 minutes isn't far, but I know I'll have a hard time convincing the hubby.

I am in Dallas and there is a huge store called Childress Fabrics it has alot of home interior stuff there but alot of other stuff too it is off of GoodLatimer near SMWright frwy.. There are also a ton and I mean ton of wholesale fabric places off of HarryHines and Walnuthill .. The litterally line the streets, and most have at least 1 sometimes 2 or 3 other fabric stores behind them that you can not see from the street and all of them sale to the public.. Hope that helps

Shannon and I got to go to the Harry Hines area. We went to Golden D'or(not sure of the spelling). It was incredible the amounts of fabric in that place. It was huge!! I only bought a few things. I got some really cheap Michael Miller fabric, and that made my trip worthwhile. I wish I lived closer so I could spend a couple hours in there.


I'm off to Houston in the morning to see Phantom of the Opera. I've wanted to see it since I was a little girl, so I am very excited! I wanted to see it in New Orleans because of the gorgeous theater we used to have there. I'm hoping it will be just as magical in Houston though. Hubby and I are going alone, so we plan on having a nice little romantic time.
You ladies don't sew too much while I'm gone. I already feel so lazy for not pumping out at least one custom a week like it seems all of you do.
I'm going to bring my smocking with me though. I love to smock in the car!

 

[Mommy2JulietJocelyn]

Embroidary thread - not that I have a machine but started using the embroidary thread to do the appliques. (Especially now that I have the right sized needles) I bought mine off for basicly a dollor a cone - Brand is TheraDelight it is 40wt, 110 yds each - I bought 2 sets of 24 each - a spring & a winter set, and it was free shipping. I bought it this way because I was tired of having to go to the store if I wanted to try out an applique. I don't know if it is a good brand because I haven't done much applique yet but it says it is colorfast and does not fade through washing or sun. So I am going to try it.

 

[karebear1]

The big sale I posted about is Thursday only and in Galveston (about 4 - 5 hours South of Dallas). Sorry! I've heard of some good fabric shopping in Dallas, but I've never done any there.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh RATS! Oh well... it was certainly worth asking about, adn if I were there, I might actually gomthere just forthe heck of it! ya know- make a little trip of it and stay overnoght nad do some exploring.
Anyway....

I wanna see all you come back with and hear about the deals that you got! please post when you return!

 

[revrob]

This is very valuable information! While my DH may not ever appreciate your educating me about these stores, I will be forever grateful fo your shopping expertise! THANKS FOR ALL THOSE IDEAS!!!

Anyone else know of any good places in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area??

I googled this subject and I found a place (don't know the name right now) in Carrolton- it looked like it was kind of an 'old fashioned' downtown place-- cutsey area store. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?? Would it be worth taking a trip there for that store?

I was gonna tell you about the stores on Harry Hines that someone else told you about - that's all I know. I'd love to know more about this place in Carrolton though. Hope someone can answer you! Have fun shopping!

Machine Embroidery Question!!!


Hey Ladies! I've been messing around with my new machine tonight and I had a question about fonts. If I wanted to purchase a font how do I use the font to embroider a name onto fabric? Is each letter of the name stitched out as a seperate design or is there a way to combine the letters into one design? TIA for your help!

It depends on the machine. Some machines will allow you to add designs and move them around to where you want them to be before you stitch them out. If yours does not do that, you will need digitizing or editing software that will allow you to combine all of the letters and save as a design before importing into the machine.

 

[karebear1]

Shannon- where's Longview?

 

[karebear1]

Shannon- Here's the website for that place in Carrolton- taht's all the info I have on it. I googled quilt shops in Dallas and a blog of sorts , came up . This person decided to go visit quilt stores all over Texas and this is one of the places she went to. She said it was a do not miss. Anyway- here's the link to the store. i was just wondering if anyone had been there and if it was worth the time or not?

http://theoldcraftstore.com/wordpress/

 

[jessica52877]

For thread, Heather and Jessica order from this site, and like it. http://www.marathonthread.com/collection.shtml It's very inexpensive.

I that Teresa always has the answer to this! I have get up and look at my box if not!

I have used this for 9 years and it! I have also used Medeira (too expensive) and Brother (again expensive) and they work well but WAY too costly and no better then the marathon.

 

[Rymer]

Hey Ladies
these outfits are looking fabulous! I have not been doing any sewing as of lately....it's just been crazy busy at my house and I've been exhausted! anyway....I'm looking for a super simple twirl dress pattern.....I've seen a lot on Etsy that i know I could make but cant' find the pattern for it. usually they are strips of fabric going vertically and a simple halter style top. does anyone know what I'm talking about? If you know of a pattern could you PM me with it? thanks so much! I appreciate all the help you've all given me. hopefully my sewing improves!

 

[TinaLala]

jham - your girls are about the same age as mine and awhile ago you posted pictures of Minnie shirts you made each of them. I'm trying to explain to DH that I want to do the same type of thing, but "he needs to see it" in order to understand it. Would be kind enough to repost the picture of the girls in the Minnie suntops - I believe they were jumping/on someone's bed.

I picked up the red and black pokadot fabric last night and I figured I'd do a line of yellow rickrack on the seam between the red and black and make suntops but a little longer. Of course I have little to no time to make them, but the girls will be coming home late tonight so that gives me two hours to cut and try to sew something together without them seeing it.

 

[WDWAtLast]

The sale is Thursday at Moody Gardens in the 9th floor ballroom from 10am - 7pm. The shop is Quilts by the Bay - they had a large shop on the island and I loved stopping in whenever I was on the island. The building they were in was damaged during Ike and they haven't reopened since then. The newsletters they've sent out say they'll have 3000 bolts of undamaged fabric, plus some more bolts that were flooded (and have since been washed.) In addition to fabric they will have other items, including 17 years of shop quilts, for sale.

My mom and I are heading down to be there as close to 10 as we can, then we'll have lunch on the island, and hit Sew Contempo on the way home. I expect it will be an expensive day for me

Thanks for the info! I won't make this sale - too long of a drive with a 5 and almost 8 year old - plus I couldn't shop for long with them!!! I can't wait to se what great fabrics you find!!!

 

[WDWAtLast]

Shannon- Here's the website for that place in Carrolton- taht's all the info I have on it. I googled quilt shops in Dallas and a blog of sorts , came up . This person decided to go visit quilt stores all over Texas and this is one of the places she went to. She said it was a do not miss. Anyway- here's the link to the store. i was just wondering if anyone had been there and if it was worth the time or not?

http://theoldcraftstore.com/wordpress/

I would love a link to the blog with all of the Texas stores!! After Jham posted that the adorable prints in her dd's dress were Timeless Treasure brand - I did a search and found a quilt store that carries that brand only a few miles from me!! But I would love to see if there are other stores close to me!!

Hey Ladies
these outfits are looking fabulous! I have not been doing any sewing as of lately....it's just been crazy busy at my house and I've been exhausted! anyway....I'm looking for a super simple twirl dress pattern.....I've seen a lot on Etsy that i know I could make but cant' find the pattern for it. usually they are strips of fabric going vertically and a simple halter style top. does anyone know what I'm talking about? If you know of a pattern could you PM me with it? thanks so much! I appreciate all the help you've all given me. hopefully my sewing improves!

I know that Carla C ( www.youcanmakethis.com ) has a stripwork dress that sounds similar to this - and her patterns are very easy to use!!

Introducing Evangeline!
This is the first of our new Disney wardrobe for young Miss Evangeline. SHe is wearing a flowing summery Simply Sweet halter with a fuller double layer twirly skirt in classic Mickey & Minnie colors. And to showcase her new dress she got to wear her sisters petti (safety pinned to a smaller size until hers gets here.) --Well, It;s not perfect but Evie sure loves it so I am happy. Hopefully Joci & Juliet will love theirs too when I get them finished.
Thanks for looking. - Here are too many Evie's.....

(she was excited to wear the petti!)

Soooo cute - love the different polka dots that you used!

 

[ncmomof2]

Thanks for all the kind works about the baby dress, and my sweet little girl! It really is encouragement to keep sewing!