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

[Mirb1214]

What fantastic color and pattern combinations! Just fabulous! And I read on page 1 you are not allowed to apologize for messy hair -- my dd's pic in her school dress had end of the day head which is similar to bedhead, but I just went with it -- easier than persuading her to have her tangles combed. Are your pants Carla's Easy to Fit? I plan on making some similar for an outfit I'm making dd now.

Yes those are Carla's Easy Fits. I SO wish she had Easy Fits for adults. . .I LOVE the easy fit pattern! As for my little model; she LOVES when I make her an outfit and LOVES to wear them but when I first get them made and just want her to "try them on". . . she wants NO part of it!

 

[NiniMorris]

These are the nemo dresses I made for my girls. I love how they turned out. They are so twirly!!! Thank you ncmomof2 for helping with the tiered skirt!!!!! I think they are going to wear them to Epcot! Because I don't have a ruffler foot, the bottom ruffle took quite awhile! I think it was over 25 feet long and I had to ruffle it by hand. I definitely need a ruffler foot. I also still need to make hairbows to go with these outfits.

I love, love, love these. This is what was in my head...but had problems finding the fabric. A 'Nemo' dress is the only thing DD9 asked for, and it is the one I didn't make...now it looks like we won't be able to all eat at Coral Reef (only have a ressie for 4 and there are now 8 of us).

I finished my first A-Line; it took a TAD longer than 15 minutes but it is REVERSABLE (which I never thought I could do)! Please excuse Mollie's "bedhead". It's like pulling teethe to get her to model to begins with. I sure wasn't going to make matters worse by insisting that I brush through her hair!

I only said I could do one in 15 minutes...not including the cutting time! I allow myself one hour blocks of sewing time...and I hate not finishing anything!

I love the way this one turned out. Funny DD9 now wants me to make her a set...when I suggested it she thought the pattern looked 'lame' as a top...now she loves it! Go figure!

Lydia looks so cute in the a-lines! I really like her in green with her hair.

The nemo dresses are just adorable. What cute girls!



Thanks, you crack me up, I think Scrappy should have his own fan club, lol.

Here he is, helping us sorting books for school. And by sorting, I mean bringing us his squeaky ball and knocking over piles until someone will throw it for him.

I have always had Doxies...I have a soft spot in my heart for them. I have a long hair mini right now. (also black and tan) She is queen of all she surveys and only allows us to live here with her. I tell the younger two kids to watch it, she has been here longer than they have!

Well 35 days left to go and all I have to finish are a few T shirts...that no one can agree on; move a couple buttons on one dress; two more doll dresses; and decide what to make for the little one that is making the trip with us. (I'm thinking some easy fits and a Mickey Head T shirt times 4....)

We have been using countdown rings (printed form the DISign boards) since we were at about 70 - ish. On 30 we switch to those good old Home Depot Mickey Head paint chips! Each Head will have a little message written on them and/or a little 'Disney' job for the kids to do. When DD9 realized it is only 5 weeks...she really got excited!

Nini

 

[disneygirlsanddrew]

Super job pulling by hand is hard work. Is the nemo an applique that you did?

Thanks! No, I didn't do the nemo applique this time. I cheated....it was on clearance at Joann's so I thought it was well worth it for the time that I saved.

I love the strawberry soup!

That was my favorite thing there too! I will definitely be eating that again!

These are adorable! Great job on the applique.

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Thanks, but I bought the applique and just sewed around the edges with matching thread.

Just lovely! I have ordered a Nemo custom for my dd for Epcot as well and will likely change her into it b/f the Nemo show at AK as well. I ordered it thinking I could never make anything like it -- it does have some applique that I'm probably not capable of and looks pretty complex, so likely a good thing I ordered it. I will post a pic of it once it arrives, but told the seamstress I didn't need it until November and I know she hasn't started yet b/c she just e-mailed me about altering the design so dd can wear a long sleeve shirt under if need be. Your little nemos look adorable and I love the twirl! Will you be dining at Coral Seas at all? That would be a good place to wear the dresses as well. We'll hopefully eat there on our Epcot day so my dd doesn't get too tired of changing!


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Thanks! This is probably my favorite one that I have made so far. I can't wait to see yours. We will not be eating at the Coral Reef this year. We went there last year and weren't all that impressed....very rude waitress is probably the one that ruined it for us. Hopefully you have a better experience. Trust me, it has ran across my mind to take these dresses to AK just to wear to the Nemo show, but I probably won't want to mess with carrying them around and they'll probably be dirty from Epcot.

 

[disneygirlsanddrew]

I love, love, love these. This is what was in my head...but had problems finding the fabric. A 'Nemo' dress is the only thing DD9 asked for, and it is the one I didn't make...now it looks like we won't be able to all eat at Coral Reef (only have a ressie for 4 and there are now 8 of us).



Nini

Thanks! I actually got the fabric on for a very reasonable price! My DD2 is very into Nemo right now.

 

[JohnsonsLoveDisney]

I'm not sure which code. Is it your password it isn't accepting, or is there one of those crazy things where you have to enter letters that are all screwy looking? We'd love it if you could join us over there!

The screwy letters was the issue the other day. but now its not taking my passoword or my email.

Im sure its just my computer acting up. sometimes it just hates me.

I'll try again today though.

Thanks for al the help ladies.

I am kidless today so i am off to the fabric store to start scoping things out!

 

[HeatherSue]

DH is running a 15.5 mile marathon in the mountains today. On a horse trail way back. I am leaving in a bit to go the pick up spot. I gave him 5 hours to finish it.

Wow, that is really impressive! I can't imagine running that far!

Yes those are Carla's Easy Fits. I SO wish she had Easy Fits for adults. . .

ME TOO!!!

 

[JohnsonsLoveDisney]

We made our official "Countdown to Disney" calendar today! We won't start marking the days off until tomorrow. But, Sawyer is so excited about it. He's asked me about 20 times today "Are we going to Disney World now?" I think it's going to be a long 49 days!

DD3 Started that the min i booked the trip. So after about 4 days i got real tired of it and cut her out 118 mickey heads, wrote the count down numbers on them and put them on a book ring and hung them off the fridge and every night before bed she pulls one off. It has stopped the questions because she can see what a 100 + days looks like.

 

[kathyell]

Love the Nemo dresses and all the a-lines! I'm really eying that a-line pattern as the reversible aspect of it is very appealing to me...twice as much pretty fabric to pick out.

I also found the Mickey/Minnie/Pluto Halloween fabric at Joann's yesterday! I've been stalking the seasonal aisle for weeks looking for it, and then there it was! Now I just have to figure out what to use it on. (Should have picked out a coordinating fabric while I was there, but I was so excited to find the licensed fabric I wanted that I forgot!)

 

[SallyfromDE]

I finished my first A-Line; it took a TAD longer than 15 minutes but it is REVERSABLE (which I never thought I could do)! Please excuse Mollie's "bedhead". It's like pulling teethe to get her to model to begins with. I sure wasn't going to make matters worse by insisting that I brush through her hair!

Tell Mollie the outfit wouldn't be half as cute if she didn't model it for us! I love the color combo.

 

[mom2rtk]

OK, let's face it, you need to be working in costuming at Disney. Simply amazing!!!! You need to video the encounter at 1900PF so we all can see.

I also have another idea for you since you did the blue/pink Aurora combo -- try a combo of Anastasia and Drizella , for example make the right side of the dress Anastasia's colors and the left side Drizella's. I think that would be interesting.

Thanks! That is high praise indeed! Talk about your basid DREAM job!

I don't know if I'll come back with video though. My husband's not a big camera person, and I don't want to miss the still shots. Maybe I can bribe my 14 year old son into doing it.... Although his M.O. is to head for the buffet when the characters come around..... Last summer Lady Tremaine grabbed him by the shirt and dragged him back to the table, so he's not very fond of her....

And I LOVE the idea of the Ana-zilla costume! I think that's a definite go for the next trip! As I was finishing up Lady Tremaine, I wondered what was left to do for next time... and bingo! Here's a new plan! Thanks!

 

[eeyore3847]

These are SO cute! Did you use a pattern for Anastasia's skirt? I love it! It's perfect for appliques!

it is perfect... I cut that out from something..... totally dont remember, found it in my pattern box.. it is on parchment paper.... I will have to figure out where I cut it from

 

[disneylovinfamily]

Lady Tremaine is almost done. She wants to wear it to 1900PF on her birthday. We love to surprise the characters with little seen costumes, so this should be fun!

Sorry that was so big! I just shrank it a bit....

This is just amazing! SHe is going to get tons of attention!

 

[ireland_nicole]

Ok, I'm getting ready to sew my first Carla C. A-line top. I have it cut out and ready to go. I don't see many posted on here that other people have done; is there a reason for this?? Is it a hard pattern? I've gotten the simply sweet down pat and the A-line looks like a lot less time consuming. Does anyone have pics to post of any A-lines??

Here's the first one I did:

I love the pattern but I have only made it for my daughter a couple of times. Because it is fully lined it is a little hot for us in Florida and you have to wear sleeves to school so she has to wear a t-shirt underneath it as well. I think it is totally cute though (and easy), especially on the little ones! I have made the dolly version for my daughter's AG doll several times.

I also used it to make this fake-vida, lol.

Cute!!

have you looked in the photobucket?
here are some of mine..

reverse


reverse of cupcake


reverse
(I know it doesnt look it in the photo, but the fabrics are all coordinates and they DO match )

Super cute!

Thanks so much! I was so grateful for your help!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The person who was looking for Alines - here are a few I have done..

Its a nice pattern to follow with lots of length options for more of a top or a dress!!!

Adorable!

Attikus had his 1st day of school on Thursday! He is going once a wk. I hope to have a job at the 3yr olds school this yr, His school is right around the corner from Ellarie's school. (Kindergarten)

Here is my BIG BOY!!!

I can't believe how big he's gotten.

Here is SisBoom and Carla's new Meghan pattern! This went together so quick and was easy. I have only ever sewn 2 other things for myself and that was years ago. I can't wait to make this in solid black and a burgundy for around the holidays! It is perfect and can be dressed up or down!

Love it! Just wish I could wear one w/o looking 6 months pregnant LOL.

These are the nemo dresses I made for my girls. I love how they turned out. They are so twirly!!! Thank you ncmomof2 for helping with the tiered skirt! I think they are going to wear them to Epcot! Because I don't have a ruffler foot, the bottom ruffle took quite awhile! I think it was over 25 feet long and I had to ruffle it by hand. I definitely need a ruffler foot. I also still need to make hairbows to go with these outfits.

These are great! Awesome twirl!

I finished my first A-Line; it took a TAD longer than 15 minutes but it is REVERSABLE (which I never thought I could do)! Please excuse Mollie's "bedhead". It's like pulling teethe to get her to model to begins with. I sure wasn't going to make matters worse by insisting that I brush through her hair!

Love it!

Hi gu
ys,

Two things....

Ma is back in the hospital - 3rd visit because of the hernia issues - quick recap May had her 8th abd hernia surgery - July went back because of post of infection - Aug went back now because 2 years ago the guy (diff dr) must have hit her intestines because she had had bile leaking for this long... This caused the infections and mesh issues etc. etc. Now they have to address that in the front of her abd and open her side like a sandwich bag to pull apart her intestines, remove some and repack them in. Needless to say it's been hectic and she is scared to death.... so any blessing or good vibes you can send would be awesome. Her name is Pat if you want to add her to your prayers list.

Also... I am going to sew to help my nerves but I have to size up a pattern. The one I have is a 8 I need to make it a 10-12... How do I size it up? Is there an inch or so to add to the outside edge of the 8? I looked in the bookmarks on pg 1 but I didn't see anything.

Thanks for all of your help

Praying for your mom

Lady Tremaine is almost done. She wants to wear it to 1900PF on her birthday. We love to surprise the characters with little seen costumes, so this should be fun!

Sorry that was so big! I just shrank it a bit....

Wow! That is the most amazing dress!!!

Thanks -- I read the troubleshooting in my book (of course didn't think to do that until after I posted) and it said it's either bad thread (and this thread does look nasty), tension too tight or to change the needle. I adjusted the tension and am trying again but now almost ran out of thread so can't go further b/c I want to rethread by tieing off. And dh is gone so this is a trip to the fabric store with two children in tow My serger scares me and I fear changing the needle. I can change my sewing machine with no prob, but the serger just intimidates me. I will keep you posted....

I really like Maxi lock thread for my serger

 

[3huskymom]

1900 Park Fare is my all-time favorite character meal! The stepsisters are SO much fun! Plus, the food is DEEE-LICIOUS! I still dream about the brownies that were kind of like fudge and kind of like brownies. MMMMMM.....

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One of my favorites too! The strawberry soup is awesome and I really like the desserts, including the rice krispie treats. Can't wait to see those new designs! BTW, I love the pluto cutie and can't wait to see more cuties!

These are the nemo dresses I made for my girls. I love how they turned out. They are so twirly!!! Thank you ncmomof2 for helping with the tiered skirt!!!!! I think they are going to wear them to Epcot! Because I don't have a ruffler foot, the bottom ruffle took quite awhile! I think it was over 25 feet long and I had to ruffle it by hand. I definitely need a ruffler foot. I also still need to make hairbows to go with these outfits.

I love these dresses!

Lady Tremaine is almost done. She wants to wear it to 1900PF on her birthday. We love to surprise the characters with little seen costumes, so this should be fun!

Sorry that was so big! I just shrank it a bit....

Love this! I can only hope to get my stepsisters costumes for mom mom and I to look 1/4 that good!

For those interested I just finished and posted Day 2 of our trip to my Lavender Ladybug blog.

 

[MiniGirl]

it is perfect... I cut that out from something..... totally dont remember, found it in my pattern box.. it is on parchment paper.... I will have to figure out where I cut it from

Lori, isn't Anastasia's skirt a Farbenmix pattern? I thought it was an Insa when I first saw it.

Heather, if it is Insa, it is a German pattern. I have it but haven't made it yet, so I don't know if tutorials are out there or not.

 

[emcreative]

Marah, you are too funny - hey, How is Ryker today????????

He's doing much better. I try to keep in mind he lived more than his first year and a half with absolutely NO rules, especially from a "mommy person", so that's part of his resistence to following thing now. Sometimes it helps my sanity to think this way, sometimes it doesn't! (thanks for asking, though!0

Hi guys,

Two things....

Ma is back in the hospital - 3rd visit because of the hernia issues - quick recap May had her 8th abd hernia surgery - July went back because of post of infection - Aug went back now because 2 years ago the guy (diff dr) must have hit her intestines because she had had bile leaking for this long... This caused the infections and mesh issues etc. etc. Now they have to address that in the front of her abd and open her side like a sandwich bag to pull apart her intestines, remove some and repack them in. Needless to say it's been hectic and she is scared to death.... so any blessing or good vibes you can send would be awesome. Her name is Pat if you want to add her to your prayers list.

I lit a special candle for your Mom today, I hope she is doing well.

I also have another idea for you since you did the blue/pink Aurora combo -- try a combo of Anastasia and Drizella , for example make the right side of the dress Anastasia's colors and the left side Drizella's. I think that would be interesting.



Thanks -- I read the troubleshooting in my book ideaf course didn't think to do that until after I posted) and it said it's either bad thread (and this thread does look nasty), tension too tight or to change the needle. I adjusted the tension and am trying again but now almost ran out of thread so can't go further b/c I want to rethread by tieing off. And dh is gone so this is a trip to the fabric store with two children in tow My serger scares me and I fear changing the needle. I can change my sewing machine with no prob, but the serger just intimidates me. I will keep you posted....

Oh MY that's a fantastic idea! I wish I'd thought of it! I'd ask to CASE it, but erm, yeah, thinking it will be a while until my skills are NEAR that level!

 

[Rymer]

Hey Ladies
I have a question for you, where can I get a cheap petti? I'm not looking to spend a ton on one, I want to make sure she will wear the thing and don't want to waste the money if she doesn't want to wear it. anyone know where I can get a decently priced one?
I'm almost done w/ twirly skirt! I REALLY need a ruffler. my hand gathering looks horrible, but this is my first twirl skirt and so far, I'm pretty proud of it! I'll post pics when I'm done of course. it's been a LONG work in progress. LOL

 

[mommyof3princess]

I know someone on her made the cutest 50's diner waitress outfit. i think it was black and white. Does anyone have a clue who made it or have a picture of it?

I want to surprise Megan and make a version of it for halloween she wants to be a 50's waitress. Go figure.

 

[SallyfromDE]

Hey Ladies
I have a question for you, where can I get a cheap petti? I'm not looking to spend a ton on one, I want to make sure she will wear the thing and don't want to waste the money if she doesn't want to wear it. anyone know where I can get a decently priced one?
I'm almost done w/ twirly skirt! I REALLY need a ruffler. my hand gathering looks horrible, but this is my first twirl skirt and so far, I'm pretty proud of it! I'll post pics when I'm done of course. it's been a LONG work in progress. LOL

Hello Kitty makes one, it's about $30 and whatever sale might be going on. I had seen them at Macy's and they were pretty good looking to.

 

[mgmsmommy]

I've not been posting much lately as things here have been kinda crazy. My dh has beenmostly gone all summer for work & is at a base in Hawaii for weeks right now. It stinks that I wasn't able to go with him but someone has to take care of our 5 kids right?

Anyway I've seen some great stuff posted lately. Miranda I hope you have a wonderful time with your husband while he is home on leave & a great disney trip too!

Emcreative I was so happy to see your boys pictures. They are adorable.

I have been sewing lately but seems every good day we have had plans & the days I wanna take pictures it storms. I hope to get some pics soon though to share.

I do have a question though. I am in the process of making a simply sweet & I want To have an underskirt with rufle attached and then a hemmed overskirt. How do I attach them to the bodice? Separately or do I attache the underskirt to the overskirt & then attach them together to the bodice?

Thanks for anyones help. I can envision it but am having a hard time thinking through the right way to construct it.