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

[ncmomof2]

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!

 

[aksunshine]

IMO they don't have to match they have to coordinate! Post pics if you really want opinions I bet it looks great. I know I am always very critical of my work.

LOL! I did silly! They are quoted just above my question. Thanks though.

 

[VroomVroomLightning]

I am amazed by all the wonderful work you all can do on here. I can't quote them all or else the page would take forever to load! So here is a good job for everyone

 

[kathyell]

Hello all I am going to try and catch up on the boards today. I have been sewing for my nephew's birthday.

(And lots of other great stuff I cut to save a little space)

I like your pirate stuff a lot! What a great gift.

I had an anxiety dream last night that we were in WDW and my daughter was wearing something I sewed for her and it started to unravel at the seams! And in the dream, I didn't have another outfit with me and I was so worried and preoccupied with trying to keep her clothes on her as we walked.

Can you tell I might lack a little confidence in the strength of my seams?

 

[Mirb1214]

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!

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.

 

[Eyore4Ever149]

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!

That was probably me- Im so glad you came, you are a talented sewer and obviously a disney fan and I knew youd like it here if you checked it.
I think I wrote about us in a review of a princess dress you made

WELCOME!!

Im NicoleK over there

 

[Tanzanite]

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!

I cant wait to see your creations i am not a sewer but i love looking at all the talented people who sew here.I love this thread

 

[VroomVroomLightning]

I cant wait to see your creations i am not a sewer but i love looking at all the talented people who sew here.I love this thread

Same for me! I am a master at "no-sew blankets" and am going to start making those for the "Big Gives" . Maybe one day I will be able to learn to make wonderful creations like this

 

[disneygirlsanddrew]

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.

Where did you get that mickey fabric? I always want cool mickey fabric like that and can never find it! I also went to my Joann's to find the minnie dot and they only had smaller dots. I want the big dots!!!! Any advice?

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 have some of that apron fabric and love your outfit!!! There is no way I could applique minnie and mickey like that yet though!

 

[minnie2]

hi! popping in here, i lurk and am in awe of your amazing skills!
I can make somethings but not much, i dont like patterns lol. Anyway i was wondering what you make for the kids to wear to DHS that isnt to complicated for me lol. I also couldn't figure out what DS could wear to Epcot, im thinking nemo maybe idk...DD is wearing a princess skirt.

Im going to attempt a twirly strip skiry for dd we shall see how that works lol

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.

You could always applique the "Hat" onto a tshirt for DHS and the "ball" for Epcot if you wanted something really simple

Last year my DD wore an Ariel Sundress to DHS. Another Disboutiquer made it so it wasn't complicated at all for me

She wore a sundress for Epcot as well...I made this one but it was super easy!

So cute!

Start? I thought I saw minutes from the last meeting

What about us parents of the "odd" child? Morgan is running around the house in a princess spinny yelling "tour guide Morgan"

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

Great minds think alike! Love the minnie dot!

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!

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!

So adorable! Is that cupcake one of Heathers designs? It is perfect!

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:

I LOVE that Minnie and Mickey applique!
Lily looks so tiny!

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.

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

What a great idea everything came out wonderful

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!

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!

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!

Love the dots!

LOL! I did silly! They are quoted just above my question. Thanks though.

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???

 

[aimeeg]

Where did you get that mickey fabric? I always want cool mickey fabric like that and can never find it! I also went to my Joann's to find the minnie dot and they only had smaller dots. I want the big dots!!!! Any advice?

The Mickey fabric is a sheet from ebay.

The dots are hit or miss. Sometimes they have them and other times they do not. These dots are probably about an inch-ish. I also have bought he bigger Minnie dots at Walmart with the Halloween fabric and at Hancock Fabrics.

Good Luck!

 

[disneylovinfamily]

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

 

[Jen117]

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!).

So with all the Chef Mickey outfits I wanted to share what I want to me. YouCanMakeThis has a free Chef Hat pattern. I want to make those for my girls, but not sure what color to me. I think they will wear the Minnie Dot outfits, so I don't want to over Minnie Dot everything. Maybe red? White seems too normal and well... my youngest will most definitely get a white one dirty in a second! My oldest (she is almost 9) wants a Chef Apron also, we'll see on that!

I haven't finished anything yet. I am soooooo behind like I am every year. When I get things done I will post so anyone what will be there with us can play Waldo looking for another Dis-er.

 

[Eyore4Ever149]

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!

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!

 

[Sandi S]

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.

 

[Sandi S]

That was probably me- Im so glad you came, you are a talented sewer and obviously a disney fan and I knew youd like it here if you checked it.
I think I wrote about us in a review of a princess dress you made

WELCOME!!

Im NicoleK over there

Yep - it was on my review of Simplicity 4949 which I had adapted into a more casual Sleeping Beauty dress for wearing in the park.

I need to post more so I can add pics & links...

 

[Camping Griswalds]

Yep - it was on my review of Simplicity 4949 which I had adapted into a more casual Sleeping Beauty dress for wearing in the park.

I need to post more so I can add pics & links...

Oh I can answer this one! Just do a count down ( post #3 then post 4 etc) and you will get to 10 quick enough. Tell us a little bit about you...favorite animal, favorite disney park, favorite princess, favorite villian....you can get to 10 in no time at all!

 

[VroomVroomLightning]

AMAZING WORK EVERYONE

 

[emcreative]

Yep - it was on my review of Simplicity 4949 which I had adapted into a more casual Sleeping Beauty dress for wearing in the park.

I need to post more so I can add pics & links...

Hi Sandi!

How many times have you been to the park?

How long have you been sewing?

What is your favorite thing you've ever made?

How many customs do you have planned/are working on?

(Feel free to answer each in a separate post..lol!)

 

[aksunshine]

OMG! I just love that Chef Mickey set! And I don't like Chef Mickeys! LOL!

I saw some super cute minnie dot dresses and skirts. And a cute little one had on the cutest dress with Mickey and Minnie kissing! Great job everyone!!