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

[ncmomof2]

So what do the ladies and Tom think of this schedule for our trip (keeping in mind the opportunities for cute customs, of course! Though I'm not sure if some of these will be year round, and we might have to change up some days for the Very Merry party and things...

Sat: Travel day
Dinner: Spirit of Aloha OR Ohana dinner

Sun: DHS
Breakfast: Hollywood and Vine (Playhouse Disney)
Lunch: Open
Dinner: 50's Primetime

Monday: Magic Kingdom
Breakfast: Crystal Palace
Lunch: CRT
Dinner: Open (Very Merry Christmas Party)

Tuesday: Animal Kingdom
Breakfast: Tusker House
Lunch: Open
Dinner: Open- Perhaps CRT

Wednesday: Epcot
Breakfast: 1900 Park
Lunch: Le Cellier
Dinner: Garden Grill

Thursday: DHS
Breakfast: Open
Lunch: Sci Fi
Dinner: Brown Derby

Friday: Open for various activities
Breakfast: Chef Mickey
Lunch: (various, since Hannah will do Alice Tea, Lizzie will go to the mouse club and Emmy and The Husband will either swim with dolphins or do the snuba with the fish)
Dinner: Le Chefs de France

Saturday: Magic Kingdom
Breakfast: Open
Lunch: Open (maybe Tony's?)
Dinner: 1900 Park

Sunday: Last Day
Breakfast: Ohana
Lunch: Open

I would love to hear ideas and suggestions! And if you think it's crazy that I have started thinking about meals already, the girls and I are already thinking clothes. Of course Hannah alone could probably fund another trip with what she wants. She fell in love with a Disneyland parade dress (where the $70 fabric came from), and stumbled on me looking at Mom2RTK's stuff and said she wants Mary Poppins, Cindy, AND the FairyGodmother.

Are you sure you can eat that much?! We usually bring granola bars for breakfast and then eat on TS and one CS a day and we are stuffed (and then there are yummy snacks if you are on the dining plan)! I can't imagine three TS in one day, let alone two. Plus it is alot of time away from the rides because you have get there early and wait for your seat and then it takes awhile to eat. And if you are go to resorts... Just a thought.

 

[ireland_nicole]

okay, it's 2:00 AM and I can't sleep so I thought I'd just get up and post these.

Today I completed my very first Vida. I'm glad it's my first because it leaves MUCH room for improvement. It would be awful if this were my 10th Vida and it looked like this

Not only was it my first Vida, it was my first applique as well. It looks like this:

Even though the girls in my life love Piglet and Pooh, I love Eeyore.

And the Vida (drum roll, please.....)

Now I wonder if I can find an 8-year old who wants to wear it to Crystal Palace?

And now I must try and sleep. Again.

I think it's great! I love the fabrics, and the applique is awesome; I can't believe it's your first one- as for the 5 y/o, what about making her a twirl or stripwork skirt out of those fabrics and appliqueing a t-shirt?

I have a question. I have been wanting to post pictures of some of my creations for my boys, not that they compare to the things you ladies are doing for your girls, but I can't post attachments. How can I send my photos in my message like you all are doing? Please pardon my stupidity! Thanks!

Dawn

You're not stupid! You can upload your pics into photobucket; either your own acct. or you can use the group acct (see page 1) once they're uploaded, you just set your cursor over the image and it will show a drop down menu of urls and stuff; scroll down to the bottom one (it's IMG), and right click copy. Then just paste it into your post.

I'm probably now describing it well, because I am sooooooo not techy, but hopefully it made some sense.

Hi all!
Life has been crazy and for some reason I don't always get updates from this thread any more!!!
I wanted to share my newest creation. I shared the skirt before but I finally finished the top. Nikki wants to wear her today but I want her to save her for our trip. I am torn!!!

Here are my newest additions to my family! Beulah and her daughter Petunia! My mom sent them to me. HEr company sells stuff to places like Restoration Hardware and Anthroplolagie among other places. They are more for show then for actual design but she figured they where fun! They had one that was my kids size but they sold out of it . Oh well. It was a great surprise from my mom!

First of all, love the dress forms! I want one, but haven't found one in my price range yet; I'd love to be able to take pics on it if nothing else; plus, they look cool! Now, on the the outfit; so, so, so, cute! Honestly, I'd let her wear it. She's at an age where a lot of girls don't want to, and she could hit that anytime. She wants to wear an adorable outfit you made her! And she's old enough to take care of it. jmo.

Hi Friends,
Thanks for the prayers for Savannah, Mom's black shepard. We have searched fields and forests. It has been 24 hours and I fear the worst. The dog has not returned or been seen. Perhaps when they do the cutting the farmer might let us know is he finds the dog. Mom is sad and I am just trying to get her to continue with going through the motions of life. What else can we do?

Nicole, I would love to know what you find out in the class about stabilizers. Please share. The machine is great but I have work once again.

Sorry to be so sad today, I just really liked that dog.

Of course you're sad, I'm still really hoping and praying you find her safe. As far as the class; I will definitely share everything I learn (although most of you veterans probably know it already); gotta make the $30 worth it!

 

[tadamom]

Nope, I am in Douglasville. I have been here since 1993 so I have seen it explode with growth. Anyways, to make a long story short my SIL shouldn't have told me that I wasn't going to have a job. More kids enrolled and now I have a three year old class on Tuesdays and Thursdays and I can fill in for teachers who are absent. Are you on facebook?

That's great about your job. I am going to be teaching 2 yr. olds/5 days a week! I am on facebook!

 

[Steve's Girl]

Are you sure you can eat that much?! We usually bring granola bars for breakfast and then eat on TS and one CS a day and we are stuffed (and then there are yummy snacks if you are on the dining plan)! I can't imagine three TS in one day, let alone two. Plus it is alot of time away from the rides because you have get there early and wait for your seat and then it takes awhile to eat. And if you are go to resorts... Just a thought.

I was thinking a lot of the same things. I can barely get my kids to sit still through one TS per day. In the morning, they are anxious to get to the parks right away. We usually do granola bars or cereal in the room for breakfast, CS lunch and TS dinner. By dinner, the kids are ready for a break and usually don't mind sitting still for dinner. Traveling to other resorts for meals can use a lot of time. You have to allow an hour travel time each way (unless you have a car) and to be on the safe side, you need to allow 1.5 hours or so for the meal.

 

[angel23321]

I've changed my itinerary again...sigh.
I need a dinner for our first night. We'll be doing Rope Drop at AK (a counter service for breakfast), counter service for lunch, maybe the parade (it's kind of late in the afternoon). The evening will just be at the Poly for the fireworks. Since I think now we're not going to park hop and not do Osborne lights. where do you suggest for dinner...it would have to be one of the resorts. And since we're doing Kona's on our last night and Chef Mickey's our the next night...any other ideas???

TIA. I have two days and no time to talk to DH...so this should be interesting.

 

[angel23321]

Lost my multi quote....but

I'm sorry about your dog..I know how hard that can be..they are part of the family.

Love the forms..the little one is too cute.

 

[HeatherSue]

I don't know if Teresa has already posted this, but we had a Dismeet on Monday!!!We met Glenda (Gcast)!! She was in town visiting her family and we met her at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo. She was so cute and had the sweetest Texas accent! I could have listened to her talk all day! Here we are! That's Glenda in the middle.

Then, Teresa and I went to see "The Time Traveler's Wife". I LOVED it!! Teresa really liked it, too!

After that, we went to JoAnn and we found the PERFECT Cinderella fabric!! The silver is sparkly!

It was great to spend some alone time with my sister, and to meet another Diser, too!

Our nanny, Mara, keeps teasing me that I need a big suitcase just for Emily's dresses. LOL

Julie

What's so funny about that?

I have been lurking since Part 15 and finally decided to post. I'm loving all of the outfits!! I'm in awe of all the talented people here! We're going to Disney World in December so I've been making a few simple dresses for my DD. My camera fell off my pantry shelf last week and the lens broke so I can't take pictures of the dresses yet...it's a dslr camera so my DH wasn't too happy with me after finding out how much it will cost to replace the lens! Once I get the lens replaced, I'll post pictures.

I'm also an adoptive mom. My DD is 3.5 years and my DS is almost 8 months. We're still waiting to finalize his adoption, because his birthdad is refusing to sign the paperwork. When my DD was born, some friends of mine threw me a shower, but only 2 people (besides the hostesses) showed up. No one bothered to give us a shower when DS arrived (we brought him home Christmas morning so that was enough of a gift for us! ). Our neighborhood arranges meals for families with newborns, but they didn't do it for us. And, I've had my fair share of negative comments from friends and family. It really stinks and I'm so sorry that others have had to face the negatives of adoption as well. For the most part, we've had a lot of support, but the negative comments/behavior tend to sting and aren't easily forgotten. I know that I am truly blessed to have my kids in my life!!!

When we go to Disney in Dec., I'll be celebrating my 2 year anniversary since having a kidney transplant. I'm trying to decide if I should create a t-shirt to share my celebration or just skip it (maybe a kidney shaped Mickey head LOL!).

!!!! Great, now I'm trying to figure out how to digitize a kidney Mickey head!

I'm going to have some fun this evening. I'm meeting a friend at a gardening place in a little town not to far from here. It's a beautiful farm that they have made into a picturesque (like in- YOU NEVER WANT TO LEAVE THERE- my yard MUST look like this too!) garden/gift place. I'm so excited.! I know.... doesn't sound too exciting does it? So- I'm gonna take pics of the place and post them for you to see. After I do, I know that more then Teresa will be coming to stay in my guest room!

Here are a couple pics from their website:

http://www.monchesfarm.com/0404/Angel.jpg

http://www.monchesfarm.com/0404/The Shed.jpg

Wow, beautiful!!!! Let us know when your backyard looks like that so we can make plans!

For anyone who has not met Morgan-what are you waiting for?
TeresaJoy, Heather Sue and Kristine tell me ALL the time what an "angel" she is. Guess I should email them the video LOL

Yes, send it on over! That Morgan is so wonderful for putting up with you. I mean, really! How dare you try to make us think that child is anything but a little

First: I could use some prayers for my dad. Some tests came back elevated and next week he is having a biopsy done on his prostate. They are possibly thinking cancer. Wanted to post to facebook, but dd is on there and she doesn't know yet.

I'll say a prayer for your dad.

Wow! That is SO cute! I think you did a fantastic job on the applique!

Question for those who have done fabric Coops
I'm sorry to be the official group troublemaker, but:
I had a weird situation today, and while trying to be vague enough, I'm wondering if y'all can tell me if my expectation was wrong.

A large group of fabrics that was seasonally based was being ordered yesterday.
On the run up to it, there was a lot of tooing and froing to fill bolts.
I originally chose 3 yrds; one main fabric and two coordinates, to do a Vida
one of my coordinates didn't get enough orders to fill a bolt, so was dropped. No problem, moved it to another coordinate.
Then they were having problems filling, so I added a yard of each, thinking I could also do a ruffled capri, peasant top, maybe a stripwork skirt with the extra.
Then today, the owner says the order was placed and all but one fabric will be arriving as expected, the other fabric won't come for another month. and those who ordered it would have to pay extra shipping.
Of course, that was one of the coordinates I needed.
So I asked the group owner if she had any suggestions
She accused me of lying and basically having buyers remorse and not wanting it.
So now, I'm trying to figure out how to handle this. I'm obviously stuck with a bunch of fabric that hopefully DD will agree to wear next year. I would have thought that she would try to help me come up with a solution, at least not charging the extra shipping, but no, she immediately became angry.

So my question is, 1. Did I unknowingly do something wrong? 2. How do you think I should handle it at this point? 3. Is this sort of thing common? Cause I really didn't need this drama today.
TIA

Yikes, what a mess! I'm trying to see it from the perspective of the person running the group. She was probably stressing out that some of the fabric was backordered, too. Plus, she would have to pay shipping twice to ship the fabric to you in two shipments, right? It doesn't sound like it was really her fault. But, I have no idea what the whole situation was! It must have been pretty frustrating for you!

Hiya
I am hoping to try and make my 18 month old a little skirt and t shirt to wear when we are in disney- can anyone point me in the right direction for some lovely material for the skirt and some how or other to incorporate it in to a little applique for the t shirt???

If you have a Walmart with a fabric department, they usually have some great character fabrics!

I found this forum several months ago while searching for custom Disney clothes. I had only sewn one thing in my life, an apron for home ec that fell apart. But you ladies (and Tom) inspired me. My mil gave me a sewing machine and I have been sewing every since. I love it! I hope one day to be able to do the beautiful work that you all do.
I have a question about a ruffler foot for my machine. I have the Brother Disney se-270d. The brother website does not list a ruffler foot for this machine. It does have a gathering foot, though. Several sewing machine websites list the sa143 ruffler foot as compatible with my machine. Do any of you have this machine or know if there is a ruffler foot that I can use? I am wanting to try a patchwork skirt soon and would love to not have to ruffle everything by hand.
I appreciate any help. I promise to come back and drool over your beautiful creations, and I will try to learn how to upload pics of some of mine. If I can learn to sew, maybe I can learn my way around the computer too. thanks to you all!

!! I'd love to see your pictures!

for anyone following my coop question: apparently I shouldn't have asked, 'cause I've been pretty unceremoniously kicked out. Are you guys sure you're all ok having such a "black sheep" hang out here?

Well, that takes care of that, huh?

Wow you people sure make some beautiful clothes.
I do some sewing for my 8 year old dd with my cheap machine and no serger. I would love to show you some pics but I think I need more posts before I can.

As my dd gets older ~ I'm finding it harder to make things fro her. She's getting picky and sometimes wont wear what I've made her.
Though she's already telling me how to make her Halloween costume

!! I can't wait to see your pictures, too!

We got a new furbaby!

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Oh, how CUTE!!!

I was just thinking about you and wondering if you made it home yet. Your kids are SOOOO cute! I wish I paid more attention to the boards and met up with you all sooner.
I warned "Brent" that his picture would have to be posted on the Dis...he just laughed about it.

Why do you guys keep putting "Brent" in parenthesis? Isn't that his real name? Is it really Brett? Was I right?

I have to stay away from fabric stores because I buy too much and don't get around to using it. I have banned myself from going in until I use up what I have in my closet.

Oh please, you don't have enough fabric until it's tumbling out of the closet every time you open the door!

Speaking of adoption, I used to work for AT&T. My first baby died at birth and they were trying to tell me that I didn't need maternity leave because I didn't have a newborn at home to take care of. I was a total zombie. My Dr. pretty much straightened that one out for me so I did end up with my leave. A year or so later I'm in the HR office again discussing my options. We were approved for adoption and just waiting for the placement of a baby. They tell me "you can't have maternity leave because you didn't actually give birth." What? Is it for giving birth or taking care of a baby, get your story straight AT&T. I was so mad!

That is awful, Jeanne.

Hi Friends,
I feel so bad to even but could you, would you, just say a prayer for my mom. It seems so trivial compared to those who are so ill or hurt. But my mom is hurting so bad on the inside.

I'm sorry your mom can't find her dog, April.

 

[teresajoy]

OK you asked for it.
I made this top and jacket for the spring concert. She already had the leggings.

That is adorable!!! Is it the Daisy Kingdom pattern?

Awww, prayers to those who need them and I hope mom finds her dog ok. I know how scary that can be.

I lost my multi-quote too. I think I am just tired from working/running errands/sewing/etc.

DH finished some photos so I thought I would post them before I forgot. We went to the Bristol Renaissance Fair the other weekend. DH and I used to go a lot when we were dating. It's bigger now and much more expen$ive. Chloe wore her Disney pink petti and I made her the reversible corset top. I love this top because:

1. It was easy and quick.
2. It looked really cute with or without a shirt under it (it was raining when we first got there).
3. Most important - Chloe loved it and asked me to make more of them.

Here's a mini tr:

We had a lot of fun! And I drooled over a lot of the fabrics I saw. LOL

I did resize the pics - hopefully it will adjust.

What a cute picture!!!

I can finally post some progress on my next sewing project!

(It's for Lizzie, so she picked the fabrics)

Great job Marah!

So what do the ladies and Tom think of this schedule for our trip (keeping in mind the opportunities for cute customs, of course!

I don't have much comment about the itinerary, other than to say I'm seriously considering cancelling one of our ADRs because I don't think the customs would be cute enough!

okay, it's 2:00 AM and I can't sleep so I thought I'd just get up and post these.

Today I completed my very first Vida. I'm glad it's my first because it leaves MUCH room for improvement. It would be awful if this were my 10th Vida and it looked like this

Not only was it my first Vida, it was my first applique as well. It looks like this:



Even though the girls in my life love Piglet and Pooh, I love Eeyore.

And the Vida (drum roll, please.....)

And now I must try and sleep. Again.

Great job! I love Eeyore!

I have a question. I have been wanting to post pictures of some of my creations for my boys, not that they compare to the things you ladies are doing for your girls, but I can't post attachments. How can I send my photos in my message like you all are doing? Please pardon my stupidity! Thanks!

Dawn

If you read the first post, there are some great directions for posting pictures. Did you already try those suggestions? If so let us know and we'll help you figure out what's going wrong.

Don't give up! My kitty was missing for 3 weeks. I knew I should give up, but I just couldn't. I kept praying and the lady who found him called me one Sunday morning during Sunday School. The really cool part is that right after that I was teaching in Children's Church and the lesson was on faith. Boy, did I have a good illustration for that one!!

My cat was once missing a week and half and traveled over an hour (by car) away from home. Someone found him and we got him back. Then last year he was missing for three months and then we got him back. Right now he has lost his collar and name tag, so I really need to get him a new one!

Hi all!
Life has been crazy and for some reason I don't always get updates from this thread any more!!!
I wanted to share my newest creation. I shared the skirt before but I finally finished the top. Nikki wants to wear her today but I want her to save her for our trip. I am torn!!!

This outfit is so cute!!! And, I love the newest members of your family!

Hi Friends,
Thanks for the prayers for Savannah, Mom's black shepard. We have searched fields and forests. It has been 24 hours and I fear the worst. The dog has not returned or been seen. Perhaps when they do the cutting the farmer might let us know is he finds the dog. Mom is sad and I am just trying to get her to continue with going through the motions of life. What else can we do?

Nicole, I would love to know what you find out in the class about stabilizers. Please share. The machine is great but I have work once again.

Sorry to be so sad today, I just really liked that dog.

April, I know how special pets can be, so don't apologize for being sad about this! I feel for you and your Mom.

This makes me sad, but these pictures do not show up for me!



I am going to trace a vida that I have today, with the hopes of sewing one this weekend. I hote mine comes out half as good as your first try!!

Shoot! You could probably find pictures on Etsy. But, let me try to repost these for you!

Do those work???

 

[teresajoy]

I don't know if Teresa has already posted this, but we had a Dismeet on Monday!!!We met Glenda (Gcast)!! She was in town visiting her family and we met her at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo. She was so cute and had the sweetest Texas accent! I could have listened to her talk all day! Here we are! That's Glenda in the middle.

It was great to spend some alone time with my sister, and to meet another Diser, too!



Oh please, you don't have enough fabric until it's tumbling out of the closet every time you open the door!

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I hadn't posted yet, because I was waiting for the picture! I loved meeting Glenda!! She was really sweet!! I wish we'd seen her little granddaughter, who was wearing a Glenda Custom though!

I loved spending time with you too!!!

And COME ON!!! If your fabric fits in a CLOSET you don't have NEARLY enough!!! LOL!!!

 

[ireland_nicole]

I've changed my itinerary again...sigh.
I need a dinner for our first night. We'll be doing Rope Drop at AK (a counter service for breakfast), counter service for lunch, maybe the parade (it's kind of late in the afternoon). The evening will just be at the Poly for the fireworks. Since I think now we're not going to park hop and not do Osborne lights. where do you suggest for dinner...it would have to be one of the resorts. And since we're doing Kona's on our last night and Chef Mickey's our the next night...any other ideas???

TIA. I have two days and no time to talk to DH...so this should be interesting.

I think you'd be very happy with either Boma's at AKL (it's buffet, with great selections, definitely one of my kids and DH and I's must do's every trip; but it works best for people with slightly more adventurous tastes; lots of interesting flavors) or Ohana's at the Poly; dinner there is really fun, and the meat and salad are great! The appetizer and sides are served at the table, family style, and the meats are brought round on skewers. Honestly, we think they're both great (although we liked Ohana's better when they had potatoes, but DH is Irish, so...)

I don't know if Teresa has already posted this, but we had a Dismeet on Monday!!!We met Glenda (Gcast)!! She was in town visiting her family and we met her at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo. She was so cute and had the sweetest Texas accent! I could have listened to her talk all day! Here we are! That's Glenda in the middle.

Then, Teresa and I went to see "The Time Traveler's Wife". I LOVED it!! Teresa really liked it, too!

After that, we went to JoAnn and we found the PERFECT Cinderella fabric!! The silver is sparkly!

It was great to spend some alone time with my sister, and to meet another Diser, too!



Yikes, what a mess! I'm trying to see it from the perspective of the person running the group. She was probably stressing out that some of the fabric was backordered, too. Plus, she would have to pay shipping twice to ship the fabric to you in two shipments, right? It doesn't sound like it was really her fault. But, I have no idea what the whole situation was! It must have been pretty frustrating for you!


Well, that takes care of that, huh?

Wow, Heather, looks like y'all had a great time! Thanks for sharing the pics, and I gotta see if my local Joann's has that fabric; too cool. As far as the coop thing. It was interesting. I'm guessing she was incredibly stressed, and apparently this had never happened to her with a domestic order. This morning she sent me a very nice email, and apparently they're not kicking me out after all. Does this mean I lose my street cred?

 

[EnchantedPrincess]

Hi Friends,
I feel so bad to even but could you, would you, just say a prayer for my mom. It seems so trivial compared to those who are so ill or hurt. But my mom is hurting so bad on the inside.

I looked for about an hour but the fields are so tall right now. I scanned the fields, checked the forests, called, drove, called some more. Finally my mom insisted I leave.

It has been 12 hours since Savannah went missing and it is more than likely too late for a good outcome. She most likely got eaten by a mountain lion or shot.

Mom is devastated. There is no consolation or closure since we can't find anything of her dog. Please I know it is seems so small but if you could pray for peace and comfort for my mom.

Yes, I have the machine. It is nice but so bitter sweet. I do have pictures but i am going back to mom's.

Not trivial at all! Saying a prayer for your mom that her dog will be found soon!

I'm done with minnie dots outfit..

Love the outfit! Very cute.

Here is the photo pictorial of my sewing machine adventure. Sorry if they are big. Penny the shop owner

New box at home

New machine

All the sewing machines

We did our first mickey on a red knit polo. It didn't come out so good but I will get better as I learn how to hoop the fabric.

Woo hoo on the new machine..now I can't wait to see what you make with it.

What a beautiful outfit! Perfect for Spring.

(It's for Lizzie, so she picked the fabrics)

The applique looks great, and great fabric choices.

So what do the ladies and Tom think of this schedule for our trip (keeping in mind the opportunities for cute customs, of course! Though I'm not sure if some of these will be year round, and we might have to change up some days for the Very Merry party and things...

Sat: Travel day
Dinner: Spirit of Aloha OR Ohana dinner

Sun: DHS
Breakfast: Hollywood and Vine (Playhouse Disney)
Lunch: Open
Dinner: 50's Primetime

Monday: Magic Kingdom
Breakfast: Crystal Palace
Lunch: CRT
Dinner: Open (Very Merry Christmas Party)

Tuesday: Animal Kingdom
Breakfast: Tusker House
Lunch: Open
Dinner: Open- Perhaps CRT

Wednesday: Epcot
Breakfast: 1900 Park
Lunch: Le Cellier
Dinner: Garden Grill

Thursday: DHS
Breakfast: Open
Lunch: Sci Fi
Dinner: Brown Derby

Friday: Open for various activities
Breakfast: Chef Mickey
Lunch: (various, since Hannah will do Alice Tea, Lizzie will go to the mouse club and Emmy and The Husband will either swim with dolphins or do the snuba with the fish)
Dinner: Le Chefs de France

Saturday: Magic Kingdom
Breakfast: Open
Lunch: Open (maybe Tony's?)
Dinner: 1900 Park

Sunday: Last Day
Breakfast: Ohana
Lunch: Open

I would love to hear ideas and suggestions! And if you think it's crazy that I have started thinking about meals already, the girls and I are already thinking clothes. Of course Hannah alone could probably fund another trip with what she wants. She fell in love with a Disneyland parade dress (where the $70 fabric came from), and stumbled on me looking at Mom2RTK's stuff and said she wants Mary Poppins, Cindy, AND the FairyGodmother.

I notice some days where you have table service breakfast, and lunch and also table service breakfast, lunch and dinner. We did something similar couple years ago, and found it to be just too much food and rushing around to restaurants...and this year, we did a late table service breakfast or an early lunch, and then dinner..and it seems to work much better. Can't wait to see all the customs you make for your trip!

I love it!!!! I love the Vida!

So cool that you and Teresa got to meet another disser!!! Great picture of all three of you. I love that sparkly cinderella fabric..!

 

[livndisney]

:

Yes, send it on over! That Morgan is so wonderful for putting up with you. I mean, really! How dare you try to make us think that child is anything but a little

All right Miss HeatherSue! That is it-you are getting Samantha for Christmas!!!!



(And for the record she is being very good today-she MUST want something LOL)

 

[ncmomof2]

Help! I am appliqueing some mickey heads and the thread keeps breaking! I already hate appliquing and now I am about to scream!! Any suggestions?!

 

[Leger13]

Hi, I am totally out of my element here but I just wanted to say that you all are SO tallented. I you all and all the beautiful things you have made. I just wish I had a little girl to sew dresses for. They are all so cute!! I'm a quilter (only been quilting for a little over 2 years now) and have not yet ventured over to the world of making clothes but you all sure are making me want to try my hand at it! I've been looking at the pictures on your photobucket account and I'm in love with all the great things you all have made.

Anyways, good work one and all! Keep it up! Also, all of your children are just adorable!!

 

[emcreative]

Are you sure you can eat that much?! We usually bring granola bars for breakfast and then eat on TS and one CS a day and we are stuffed (and then there are yummy snacks if you are on the dining plan)! I can't imagine three TS in one day, let alone two. Plus it is alot of time away from the rides because you have get there early and wait for your seat and then it takes awhile to eat. And if you are go to resorts... Just a thought.

Mostly for us, it's a break to sit for a while, especially with the two little ones and our AsthmaDiva. We figure we could spend this time standing in a line waiting to see the characters, or we can sit and have a drink and have them come to us.

I'm not completely sold on the "three a day" but we've got some time to think of it. Any meal with at least two concurrent meals with be "spread out"- in other words breakfast would be 7:30-8:15ish, and Lunch wouldn't be until 2:30 or so. That would make dinner 8:45-9ish. Or if it's lunch a dinner, lunch would be 11:00-11:30, dinner not until 7:30 or so.

 

[busy mommy]

I have the Brother Disney se-270d. You just need to find a snap-on foot. My mom ordered one off of a website for $59.

thanks. I will check on this.

 

[HeatherSue]

Well- you're kids have lots of Aunts and even an Uncle now! Once you're in this group- your family! OHANA!!!

You're such a smart girl! I never woulda thought of that! I'll post more pics tomrrow- I have a SPECIAL ONE FOR HEATHER -so will you make sure she comes out to play tomorrow??? PLEEEEEASE????

That is so sweet, Karen! And so true! I have so many wonderful friends because of this thread!

I'm here- now where is this picture?

You can't go wrong with Minnie dot! That is so cute, and so is your daughter! The butt picture cracked me up. My daughter inevitably tries that pose every time I take her picture. Unfortunately, there is usually no reason for it, other than she wants to be a PITB.

My son's best little girl friend from preschool will be at WDW the week after us, and my sweet son wants me to make her an outfit for Animal Kingdom. I am doing her a pair of zebra skorts with a hot pink tee. On the shirt I am putting an applique Minnie head in the same zebra fabric as the skorts. Here is my question. If the shirt is hot pink and the applique is zebra print, what colors should Minnie's bow be? My son wants me to do it in black with hot pink dots. What do you think ladies? I always sew for boys so I am not sure what looks good for the girls. Does that outfit sound okay to you?

That would be adorable! He has great taste!

Here is the photo pictorial of my sewing machine adventure. Sorry if they are big. Penny the shop owner

We did our first mickey on a red knit polo. It didn't come out so good but I will get better as I learn how to hoop the fabric.

It's harder to embroidery on knits. I would suggest hooping some non-stretchy cotton with a medium weight stabilizer first! I made your pics bigger! LOL!

So cute! I love that little jacket!!

That top turned out really cute!!

That looks great, Marah! I can't believe how well you're doing with the applique!

So what do the ladies and Tom think of this schedule for our trip (keeping in mind the opportunities for cute customs, of course! Though I'm not sure if some of these will be year round, and we might have to change up some days for the Very Merry party and things...

Sat: Travel day
Dinner: Spirit of Aloha OR Ohana dinner

Sun: DHS
Breakfast: Hollywood and Vine (Playhouse Disney)
Lunch: Open
Dinner: 50's Primetime

Monday: Magic Kingdom
Breakfast: Crystal Palace
Lunch: CRT
Dinner: Open (Very Merry Christmas Party)

Tuesday: Animal Kingdom
Breakfast: Tusker House
Lunch: Open
Dinner: Open- Perhaps CRT

Wednesday: Epcot
Breakfast: 1900 Park
Lunch: Le Cellier
Dinner: Garden Grill

Thursday: DHS
Breakfast: Open
Lunch: Sci Fi
Dinner: Brown Derby

Friday: Open for various activities
Breakfast: Chef Mickey
Lunch: (various, since Hannah will do Alice Tea, Lizzie will go to the mouse club and Emmy and The Husband will either swim with dolphins or do the snuba with the fish)
Dinner: Le Chefs de France

Saturday: Magic Kingdom
Breakfast: Open
Lunch: Open (maybe Tony's?)
Dinner: 1900 Park

Sunday: Last Day
Breakfast: Ohana
Lunch: Open

I would love to hear ideas and suggestions! And if you think it's crazy that I have started thinking about meals already, the girls and I are already thinking clothes. Of course Hannah alone could probably fund another trip with what she wants. She fell in love with a Disneyland parade dress (where the $70 fabric came from), and stumbled on me looking at Mom2RTK's stuff and said she wants Mary Poppins, Cindy, AND the FairyGodmother.

I have to agree with some of the others that it looks like you have too many sit down means scheduled. I wouldn't ever do more then 2 in one day, and then I would make sure it's a breakfast and a dinner- not 2 consecutive meals. Ideally, I'd just do 1 per day. The sit down meals really do take a lot of time out of your day, so you will end up spending a lot of time waiting to eat and not a lot of time enjoying the parks.

I think it looks wonderful!! Both the applique and the vida! Great job! If you can't find an 8 year old who will wear it, I know a 6 year old that would!

I am not sure if this is the right place but I am interested in a pillowcase for my son for our sept trip. I have never sewed but I will try and my sil is very good at it and will help me, I went to Joannes but did not see any disney fabric that was not flannel. Does anyone know of an iron on that I could use on a standard pillowcase? Thanks for any advice.

If you're looking for an iron-on design, you might want to try the Disign board. Here's a link:
http://disboards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=105

I have a question. I have been wanting to post pictures of some of my creations for my boys, not that they compare to the things you ladies are doing for your girls, but I can't post attachments. How can I send my photos in my message like you all are doing? Please pardon my stupidity! Thanks!

Dawn

Did you read through the picture posting tutorial in the first post?

Love the Snow White outfit! Let her wear it now! Those dress forms are so cool!

This makes me sad, but these pictures do not show up for me!

Try searching for PrincessHeirlooms by seller on etsy.

Does this mean I lose my street cred?

Totally! Peace out! (that was just for you, Shannon)

All right Miss HeatherSue! That is it-you are getting Samantha for Christmas!!!!



(And for the record she is being very good today-she MUST want something LOL)

Oh, wait...I think those fetch some pretty good prices on ebay.

Help! I am appliqueing some mickey heads and the thread keeps breaking! I already hate appliquing and now I am about to scream!! Any suggestions?!

What kind of stabilizer are your using? If I use anything sticky, it'll make my thread break. Here are some other things you could try:
1. change your needle
2. rethread your machine
3. retrehad your bobbin
4. try a different spool of thread

 

[momtoprincess A]

Very cute! I can tell she is a girl after my own heart, with her bright cheery colors. She would get along very well in our house!

Then you would like this one I made two years ago to go to Disneyland.

Sorry they are not the best of pics because she was going through a sprinkler at the rest stop so the dress is quite wet in the second pic.

This is the other one I made for this trip.

 

[momtoprincess A]

That is adorable!!! Is it the Daisy Kingdom pattern?

No it's a Simplicity or McCalls pattern, very simple. The dress in the pic was actually a lot longer but I thought it looked cute shorter.
It only took me about an hour and a half to sew it.

 

[froggy33]

Sat: Travel day
Dinner: Spirit of Aloha OR Ohana dinner

Sun: DHS
Breakfast: Hollywood and Vine (Playhouse Disney)
Lunch: Open
Dinner: 50's Primetime

Monday: Magic Kingdom
Breakfast: Crystal Palace
Lunch: CRT
Dinner: Open (Very Merry Christmas Party)

Tuesday: Animal Kingdom
Breakfast: Tusker House
Lunch: Open
Dinner: Open- Perhaps CRT

Wednesday: Epcot
Breakfast: 1900 Park
Lunch: Le Cellier
Dinner: Garden Grill

Don't have much to say about the food - the places look good to me. A lot of food, but then it is nice to have character meals with kids! I will say though that we are going this December from Sat to Sat and we have the exact same park schedule for the first 5 days!! You're going to have such a great time!!

First of all, love the dress forms! I want one, but haven't found one in my price range yet; I'd love to be able to take pics on it if nothing else; plus, they look cool!

Don't know what your price range is, or what sizes you would need, but I got mine for a great deal! It is mainly for pictures, but you could probably use it for sizing if they had the right size. I got mine at http://www.displayimporter.com/Jersey-Forms/ It looks like the smallest child size is 3T-4T, but they are only $37 and they may have another size somewhere on the site.